2011 ACG Fall Gala

November 19, 2011 from 6:00-10:00pm

@ taste, 30 S.Pearl Street Albany, NY

*more information coming soon

SUMMER OF LOVE
Albany Center Gallery
June 5 - 7

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Inspired by most things psychedelic, Summer Of Love is a far out, three-day mind-bending exhibition to benefit Albany Center Gallery’s exhibitions and programs. Hundreds of 5×5 inch square original artworks, and dozens of 12×12 inch original artworks will be sold and displayed. Sixties attire encouraged.

CALL TO ALL ARTISTS
Albany Center Gallery seeks original artwork donations, inspired by almost anything psychedelic, 5×5 and/or 12×12 inches square. Please sign your artwork(s) on the back since the exhibit will be displayed anonymously. Artwork(s) should be preferably light-weight, unframed and 2-dimensional in all media such as painting, drawing, lithography, photography, silkscreen, collage, light weight relief sculpture, etc. Please donate up to three artworks. Drop off deadline is Saturday May 31 by 5 p.m., postmark deadline is Wednesday May 28.

VIP PREVIEW RECEPTION, Thursday June 5, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
5×5 inch artwork, $50 each. 12×12 inch artwork, $100 each. Artwork sold on a first come, first served policy. Cash bar. Live mellow yellow music. Munchies. RSVP to Sarah Martinez (518) 462-4775.

BASH, Friday June 6, 5 p.m. - 10 p.m.
$25 admits one and includes a 5×5 inch original artwork. $10 admits one participating artist. Draw a random number to determine your turn to choose an artwork (ex. If you draw #1, you go first!). Purchases begin at 7 p.m. Live psychedelic band will perform in Tricentennial Park. Trippy light show. Cash bar. Mouth watering hors d’oeuvres. RSVP to Sarah Martinez (518) 462-4775 or pay at the door.

ART IN Saturday June 7, 12 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Family friendly gathering filled with activities for both children and adults. 5×5 inch artworks, $15 each. 12×12 inch artworks, $35 each. Bring your instruments for a music circle in Tricentennial Park. Art activities, food vendors and thematic activities will be available both inside and outside (weather permitting). Free and open to the public.

Night Fire
Friday May 9, 8 p.m.

In collaboration with Albany Center Gallery, Mayor Jerry Jennings and the City of Albany Present, “Night Fire”, a unique art installation of environmental elements to
commemorate Albany Tulip Festival’s 60th Anniversary.

“Night Fire” is the City of Albany’s latest contemporary project that embarks on an unprecedented uniting of the arts, education and community to present a truly innovative and unique Fire-Art installation project that was inspired by two nationally acclaimed events: Nevada’s Burning Man, and Providence’s Water-Fire. Albany Center Gallery provided curatorial assistance and helped shape the content and visual aesthetics of the exhibit making this new yearly exhibit not only meaningful to Albany, but unique and a must-see.

At sunset on the opening eve of Tulip Festival 2008, “Night Fire” will bloom in Washington Park for an amazing two-hour experience. A locally designed steel sculpture of a Tulip is currently being created by artist Steven Rolf Kroeger and will be “cocooned” within an eco-friendly burnable structure created by artist Torrance Fish. The sculptures will be set afloat onto Washington Park Lake and ignited, slowly unveiling the 15-foot Tulip underneath. The main piece will be positioned in front of the Lake house, along with 6 unique lily pad sculptures, painted by artist Leigh Wen. Each will host its own small flame, creating a visual trail from the Lake House to the landmark foot bridge. All of this will be set to a live string quartet, performing an original composition by Denise Anderson, a composer originally from Albany who received her MA in music composition at NYU.

In celebration of Albany’s renewed sustainable and socially responsible initiatives, all products used to create the sculptures and fire-art are recyclable and/or environmentally safe. They will have no impact on our environment either today or tomorrow. This project will be mentored by an engineer from Zeller International, a group of specialists in Non-toxic Environmental Chemistry. Dr. Gary Zeller, winner of the Academy Award for Scientific Achievement, has agreed to enhance our project with his knowledge of industrial safety standards in pyrotechnics and sustainable development.

This collaboration is a result of local artists, students and businesses working together to enhance an appreciation of the arts, and to contribute to this capital city’s artistic growth. “Night Fire” will become the mark of a new tradition for Albany’s Tulip Festival and continue to be a community inspired art project for years to come.

You are encouraged to attend a public talk by the juror of the 30th Photography Regional, Jacqueline Hayden, on Saturday April 5 at 5 p.m. at 30 South Pearl, P1 Level, Albany, NY. Click here for directions. Acceptance notification for the 30th Photography Regional will be posted immediately following talk. Accepted works will be posted online at www.albanycentergallery.org, 30 South Pearl Street Building, and at the gallery premise immediately following the talk. The 30th Photography Regional opens April 29 and closes May 31. There will be a soft opening on Friday May 2 in conjuction with 1st Friday. The awards ceremony and main reception will be held on Saturday May 10 starting at 5 p.m.

ABOUT THE JUROR
Jacqueline Hayden, professor of photography and film at Hampshire College, received her M.F.A. from the Yale University School of Art. She has taught on the faculty of the Hartford Art School, Ohio State University and the Chautauqua Institution School of Art. Hayden received a Guggenheim Fellowship and two individual fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts for her work with older models titled Figure Model Series 1991 – 96. She has been an artist-in-residence at the Banff Center for the Arts in Alberta, Canada, and at the American Academy in Rome, Italy, developing her digital series combining older nudes with ancient statuary titled Ancient Statuary Series 1997 – present.