Séance: New Exhibition & Events at the Opalka Gallery

Séance: Photographs by Shannon Taggart October 31 through December 9, 2023 For the past twenty years, American artist Shannon Taggart (born 1975) has documented Spiritualist practices and communities in the United States, England, and Europe. The resulting body of work, Séance, examines the relationship of Spiritualism to human celebrity, its connections to art, science, and technology,…

Upcoming Exhibition at the Arts Center – Visual Poetry: New Vistas

Visual Poetry: New Vistas Curated by Willie Marlowe, Joseph Mastroianni, and Bella Burnett Important Dates: Exhibition Open: November 13th – December 20th, 2023 Opening Reception: November 17th, 6pm-8pm Visual Poetry: Poetry in Performance: November 28th, 6pm-9pm Curated by Nancy Klepsch “Visual Poetry: New Vistas unites eight regional artists with 44 artists from around the world…

New Exhibition + Reception: Reflected Inspirations at Albany Institute of History & Art

RECEPTION | Reflected Inspirations Saturday, September 9 4:30 PM – 6:30 pm “Join us for a special reception celebrating new exhibition, Reflected Inspirations, the nineteenth National Exhibition of the American Society of Marine Artists.The evening will feature the opportunity to meet with the exhibiting artists, including Capital Region resident, Len Tantillo. Beverages and hors d’oeuvres…

New Exhibition + Pop-Up Beer Gardens at Opalka Gallery

Sept. 1 – Oct. 14  To Be—Named To Be—Named is a multi-site, new media art exhibition focused on how names are created and used to shape, reshape, and sometimes mis-shape, our worlds and identities. The origins of To Be—Named lie in a partnership between the European Union funded CoLing project—a multi-national, multi-institutional program focused on minority languages, the OSUN-funded Experimental Humanities Collaborative…

Our 2022 Exhibitions Open in One Month!

EXHIBITIONS: UPCOMING Wangechi Mutu and Outlooks: Brandon Ndife On view May 21 – November 7, 2022 Wangechi Mutu Mutu’s work engages with the natural world to address themes of women’s rights, human equality, and civil rights, and their inextricable relationships with our ecosystems. This exhibition will foreground Mutu’s current practice in earth and bronze sculpture and exhibit…

Mohawk-Hudson Regional Invitational Exhibit

ACG will be presenting the 2019 Mohawk-Hudson Regional Invitational exhibition, featuring the work of regional artists: Amy Cheng, Susan Meyer, Karin Schaefer, and Amelia Toelke. Exhibition Dates: February 8 – March 16, 2019 Opening Reception: Friday, February 8, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.Exhibit sponsors: Ann Pfau and David Hochfelder as well as ParkAlbany, New York State Council on…

Jan Tschichold and the New Typography Exhibition

Jan Tschichold and the New Typography:Graphic Design Between the World Warsby Paul Stirton Published by Bard Graduate Center in association with Yale University Press Friday, February 155 – 7 pmBard Graduate Center Gallery18 West 86th StreetNew York, NY 10024  Bard Graduate Center invites CAA 2019 members and participants to join us for this special reception celebrating the…

Events @ Opalka

Youth FX 10th Anniversary Celebration The Opalka Gallery Friday, December 14, 2018 from 7-10 pm   Youth FX, based in Albany and led by people of color, elevates the skills and voices of young filmmakers from marginalized communities and supports their growth by building connections to the broader film industry. This celebration will feature food and drinks…

HEAVY MACHINERY @ OPALKA: Steamroller Print Day

Steamroller Print Day Armory at Sage College of Albany Saturday, November 10, 10 am – 5 pm   In the Sage Armory, participants will ink and print large, hand-carved woodblocks under the drum of a 2-ton steamroller. All ages welcome https://opalka.sage.edu/programs-events/  

FILM @ OPALKA

Just Like Being There Opalka Gallery at Sage College of Albany Thursday, November 8, 6:30 pm The film is followed by a discussion and Q&A led by biennial founder, Nathan Meltz, and graphic designer, Philip Pascuzzo. In the gig poster community, artists such as Daniel Danger and Jay Ryan prove that creating this artwork (gig…