GALLERY OPENING

Reception Friday, January 25 from 5 to 9 pm

Fresh Picked: Recent graduates of three regional master’s programs; RPI, The College of Saint Rose, and SUNY Albany.
Exhibit dates: January 25- March 29, 2008

Artists: 
Justin Baker, Danan Christensen, Seth Cluett, Jonathan Coleman, Sara Di Donato, Alison Farrell, Daniela Kostova, Matthew Peebles, Laura Provo-Parker, Olivia Robinson, Jesse Stiles, James A. Van Duyne

The Main Gallery is an 1800 square foot gallery presenting contemporary exhibitions usually curated by outside sources, supplemented through an annual call for artists. We unite nationally recognized artists with regional artists, and usually produce catalogs of the exhibits that include essays as well as images of exhibits. The mission is to exhibit great contemporary art; challenge viewers and engage them in accessible dialogue.

Critical to the mission, is to invite outside curators to create exhibits. We have worked with such curators as Ian Berry from the Tang Teaching Museum, Jessica Hough from The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Lisa Dorin from Williams College Museum of Art, and Susette Min, Marisa White, and Luis Camnitzer of The Drawing Center, NYC. Through these new relationships we have shaped an exhibits program that continues to grow, including creating cutting-edge projects such as Factory Direct, an exhibit that stemmed from an artist residency at local industries. We have exhibited work by artists such as Jenny Holzer, Mark Dion, Vito Acconci, and Kara Walker at The Arts Center.

The hours for the Main Gallery are 11 - 7 Monday through Thursday, 9 - 5 Saturday and Sunday, noon - 4 Sunday.

Every year the exhibitions program calls for curatorial proposals and artist’s slides. Often there are specific thematic exhibitions called for in addition to an open call. The open call is used to support a slide registry for future curators, possible residency projects and one-person exhibitions in the President’s Gallery. Artwork is called for in any and all media including installation and video.