miss, an interdisciplinary art exhibition by jess petrylak & miss fluny delegates
july 31 – august 31, 2026 | art in the atrium, syracuse, ny

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miss examines how women create, inherit and perform identity through family lineage, cultural influence, childhood imagination and pageantry systems.

central to the project are behind the scenes photographs and materials gathered during the regional miss fluny and miss fluny teen competitions january 2026. through delegate captured imagery, drawing, poetry, installation and a live set by dj samdiowise, miss reframes pageantry and the feminine experience not as spectacle alone, but as a rehearsal space for confidence, leadership, aspiration and emerging myth-making amongst young women.

all proceeds from the exhibition benefit the miss fluny scholarship organization.

miss would not be possible without our incredible sponsors: salt city holistic health, m.e. creativeworks, tanfastic sun tan center, margo rose photography, cones ice cream, photodad photography, dj samdiowise, art in the atrium & cny arts.

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