The Arts Center of the Capital Region is looking to hire creative and motivated camp counselors for the upcoming summer art camps. Camps are offered for ages 6-17 and occur Monday-Friday from June 24th-August 31st. This position is full-time and requires commitment for all weeks of camp. Camp Coordinator The camp coordinator works closely with…
A Staged Reading CAMP LOGAN (A World War I Military Drama in Two Acts) Directed by Jean-Remy Monnay Tuesday, February 26, 6:30pm Written by Celeste Bedford Walker, an entertaining and compelling story of six Black U.S. soldiers and the incidents leading up to the tragic 1917 racially-charged riot at their Camp Logan base in Houston, TX during…
Samuel Delany Thursday, February 21st at 4:30pm Conversation @ Opalka 7:30pm Lecture at UAlbany Downtown Campus 135 Western Ave. A one-of-a-kind giant of American literature, Delany is a disruptive practitioner of “outsider art,” an explorer of African American and Gay identities, and one of the most influential and innovative science fiction writers of the last half century.Co-sponsored by the New York…
Carrie Schneider Artist Talk and Gallery Walk-through University at Albany Tuesday, February 19, 4:30 p.m. Motivated by Linda Nochlin’s 1971 historical text “Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?,” Carrie Schneider: Rapt features Schneider’s ongoing photographic series Reading Women. From 2012-14 the artist approached one hundred friends—including artists, writers, and musicians—to read a book of their choice, written by…
The Capital Roots Community Gardens Program and Albany Center Gallery partner to offer a workshop combining plants and art. Learn to draw out vibrant colors from nature’s palette, all while staying waste-conscious! Participants will experiment using natural plant-based dyes and food scrap stamps to create their own eco-friendly dyed fabrics and watercolor prints. Space is limited, RSVP by…
IN PLACE OF NOW + MUSIC VIDEO SCREENING FRI, 2/15 5:30pmOpalka Gallery, Sage College of Albany Come see Opalka Gallery’s new exhibition, In Place of Now, eat pizza, and enjoy a fun film program presented by Albany’s Youth FX. In Place of Now: An exploration of Black identity through an Afrofuturist lens, In Place of Now showcases artists who engage in…
Vernacular is an art, design and literary publication put together by students featuring the best of Sage’s art and literary talents. Open to all students, Vernacular provides an exciting platform to learn practical skills in collaboration, publication design, print and web production, estimating and much more. Please email [email protected] for the form to submit. Due…
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…
January 19 – June 16, 2019 MANDEVILLE GALLERY @ THE NOTT MEMORIAL A Decolonial Atlas: Strategies in Contemporary Art of the Americas is organized by the Vincent Price Art Museum, California, and is curated by Pilar Tompkins Rivas. Artists in the exhibition include Iván Argote, Isabel Avila, Raul Baltazar, Tania Candiani, Carolina Caycedo, E.D.E.L.O (Caleb Duarte…
Every Wednesday, February 6 – April 3, noon – 1 p.m. Free and Open to the Public. The University Art Museum is pleased to announce the Art, Women, Race, and Class Reading Group which will gather every Wednesday at noon to discuss Angela Y. Davis’s essential text Women, Race, and Class. Published in 1981, the subject remains as…