THURS, February 9, 6:30pm Professor Melody Davis & Larry Moore, publisher, Broadstone Books, present Broadstone poets: Philip Brady, Sara Cahill Marron, Michael Joyce, and Mervyn Taylor Join the reading at this link
DROP-IN ART MAKING Saturday, February 11 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM, Art StudioEnjoy your visit to the museum, and explore your artistic side with a coloring and pop-up diorama activity inspired by collection items and early Black history in Albany. The activity, using early paintings of Albany by James Eights, explores the depiction of Black women included…
SCR applications are open! Join Artist Fern Apfel for a Master Class Email: [email protected] to register! Class Spotlight: Intro to Papercutting Volunteer with us! In the Galleries… Main Gallery: Jan 19, 2023- Feb 25, 2023 Opening Reception: Jan 27, 2023 during Troy Night Out Artist Talk: Feb 9, 2023 7-8pm Master Class 2/16/23 Fern Apfel…
What’s New at the Arts Center! Are you looking for a crafty way to kickstart your holidays? Check out these classes! Wood Carved Holiday Ornament December 3rd 2022 Enjoy this intro to woodcarving, all based on Tom Hindes’ 5 Minute Wizard design. We’ll learn safe and efficient carving methods to produce a hanging tree ornament…
Some Bodies Subject, Object, and Identity in Nursing, Medicine, and Art Corinne Botz | Clarity Haynes | Oliver Herring | Kaisu Koski | Gracelee Lawrence Lisa Nilsson | Rosemary Meza-DesPlas | Sarah Sweeney | Armando Veve Some Bodies challenges viewers to think about human bodies as objects, the subjects they represent, and the clues about identity that are present or assumed. A dynamic dialogue among…
The Boston Globe’s review of “Frank Bowling’s Americas” calls it a “pivotal show” with “glorious, color-drenched canvases” that pull you in. Now on view, the exhibition explores how the British Guiana–born artist paved new routes into abstraction between 1966 and 1975, when New York City was his primary place of residence. You can learn even…
Fall Fundraiser Last Chance: RSVP by Monday, November 7 The Albany Institute BOARD OF TRUSTEES, Chair F. MICHAEL TUCKER, and Executive Director DR. KRISTEN OEHLRICH invite you to our Fall Fundraiser, a celebration of the exhibition GORDON PARKS: I, TOO, AM AMERICA. The night will feature a signature cocktail and hors d’oeuvres in the Hearst…
Ready, Set, GLOW! Troy Glow is a temporary public art light festival in historic downtown Troy that will be lit for five weeks, starting Dec. 4, 2022 through Jan. 9, 2023. Troy Glow will feature 6 site-specific outdoor installations of light-based art created by regional artists. In addition, 8 partner organizations will be participating, for…
The Hoffman Lecture in Sociology and Social Policy: Vagina Obscura Book Talk with author Rachel E. Gross Monday, November 14 | 6PM EST Bush Memorial Auditorium, Troy campus In-Person Event and livestreamed via RSC YouTube channel A myth-busting voyage into the female body. A camera obscura reflects the world back, but dimmer and distorted. Similarly, science has long…
MARK YOUR CALENDARS November Events & Exhibitions Opening Soon:GORDON PARKS: I, TOO, AM AMERICANOVEMBER 12, 2022 – FEBRUARY 4, 2023 This exhibition of forty photographs is drawn from the exceptionally strong holdings of photographs by Gordon Parks (1912-2006) at the Ulrich Museum of Art at Wichita State University. The Kansas native is a twentieth century…