A Gather of Glass, Review
A Fascinating Overview of Glassworks from the Area
The Albany Institute of History and Art is always a place of variety and wonder, housing a multitude of significant artifacts from ancient times to very recent history. Toys from our childhoods, mummies, presidential displays, plus a gift shop—all packed into a relatively small [...]
First in the Hearts of His Countrymen: George Washington, Albany Institute of History & Art, Review
George Washington Exhibit, Albany Institute of History & Art, Exhibit Review
Firsts are nearly always memorable, whether it’s the first day of school, a first kiss, or a first job. Firsts represent precedents set, benchmarks reached, goals accomplished. Our fairly young [...]
Jerome Liebling Exhibit at the Smith College Museum of Art, Review
An Exhibit of the Renowned Photographer’s Work in Northampton
As you approach the Smith College Museum of Art (SCMA) in Northampton, Massachusetts, there are large, color banners catching the wind. These banners are for the larger of the current exhibits, specifically for Cross Currents: Art of [...]
Review of Kiki Smith’s “I Myself Have Seen It” at the Tang Museum
Photographic Representations by Kiki Smith
Over the past three decades Kiki Smith has made a name for herself, making art in all forms, but she is best known for her sculptures and printmaking. She has been classified as a feminist artist, but her [...]
Wired Kingdom, Arts Center of the Capital Region, Review
An Exploration of Electronic and Digital Media in Troy
The chambers of the Arts Center of the Capital Region in Troy echoed the murmurs of dozens of visitors and artists on Friday night, as the Wired Kingdom exhibit reception progressed. The exhibition, which ran from September 26th to [...]
smAlbany Exhibit at the UAG Gallery, Review
Upstate Artists Guild: Artwork Inspired by Albany
The term “smAlbany” is frequently evoked by residents of New York’s Capital City to explain the phenomena of running into friends in unexpected places or learning that the stranger you meet happens to know everyone you know. The smAlbany exhibit, [...]
Discard Avant Garb Fashion Show 2011 at Grand Street Community Arts, Review
Albany’s Annual Discard Avant Garb Brings Fun and Innovative Fashion to the Forefront
Being green is in. While the designs on the 11th Discard Avant Garb runway were not all necessarily the color green, they were all recycled materials transformed into pieces of wearable art.
The [...]
Pulp Fiction Paintings, Mandeville Gallery, Union College, Review
Pulp Fiction & Art
Picture a time and place where fear is simple: the enemy is an outsider with ugly distinguishing features, while you are a handsome, muscular male hero or a beautiful feminine victim. The wild and unknown is dangerous—space, the jungle, the frontier. Such is the subject [...]
William DeMichele’s Marks of Identity Exhibit, Review, Photo Center of the Capital Region, Troy
Through August 21, 2011, selected works of world-renowned local photographer, William DeMichele, are on display at the Photo Center of the Capital Region in Troy. Many of the photographs in the Marks of Identity exhibit have previously only been displayed in [...]
Review of The Fence Select Show 2011 at the Arts Center of the Capital Region
Currently on display at the Arts Center of the Capital Region in downtown Troy is The Fence Select Show, an annual juried art show that features a vibrant and unique selection of local artwork.
According to the Arts Center, the event was [...]
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