Past Exhibits
JOAN MONASTERO: 40 QUESTIONS OF THE SOUL
January 6 – February 12, 2012
Foyer Gallery
Inspired by the late 16th Century German mystic, Jacob Bohme, whose metaphysical diagram, 40 Questions of the Soul, connotes the structural synthesis of the world in both its physical and spiritual aspects. There are over 80 mixed media collages on 8 inch square wood panels included in this exhibit.
BEN SCHWAB | YOU ARE HERE
August 26 – November 6, 2011
Foyer Gallery
In “You Are Here”, Ben Schwab exhibits a new series of paintings and drawings that depicts city skylines from all over the world.
SAMUEL ROWLETT: readymade
October 10 to October 17, 2011
Artist talk + Reception: Monday, October 10th from 5-7PM
Main Gallery
In readymade, Samuel Rowlett explores the particular significance of certain objects in our personal lives.
DAN WILCOX | FROM THE WORLD’S LARGEST COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF UNKNOWN POETS
September 10 – October 16, 2011
President’s Gallery
FENCE SALON 2011
One of the many benefits to becoming a member of The Arts Center of the Capital Region is that all members are invited to enter artwork into the annual Fence Show.
The Fence Show is sponsored by Pioneer Bank.
The Fence Show got its name 44 years ago, when members’ artwork was exhibited on the iron fence surrounding Washington Park, the original location of The Arts Center. The exhibition, which runs every summer and is hung salon style in our Main Gallery, features a cross section of the varied artistic community that comprises The Arts Center. All levels of skill and ability are represented – from novice to professional – and many of the participants in the Fence Show return year after year to share their work, some for more than a decade.
Carrie Haddad, owner and director of Carrie Haddad Gallery and Carrie Haddad Photographs in Hudson, New York, will jury the Fence Select and award $500 in cash and other prizes. A President’s Choice Award, which entitles one artist to a solo exhibition in the President’s Gallery in the coming year, will also be selected.
AWARDS
The juror will award $500 in cash and other prizes. An artist in the Fence Select 2011 will be awarded a solo exhibition in the President’s Gallery in the coming year.
OPENING RECEPTION
The opening reception for the Fence Show Salon will be Friday, June 24 from 5-9 PM. Prizes will be awarded at 7pm, including awarding an artist a solo exhibition in the President’s Gallery next year. The show will run through July 17. The opening reception for The Fence Select 2011 exhibition will be Friday, July 29 from 5- 9 PM. The exhibition will run through August 21, 2011.
Artists Participating in Fence Salon 2011:
REMOVAL OF WORK
Work not accepted for Select exhibition at The Arts Center
must be removed from display:
10 AM – 7 PM, M-Th, July 18 – July 21
10AM – 5PM, Friday July 22
Any artwork left at The Arts Center after July 22 will incur a $2/day late fee.
History of the World:
Owen Sherwood and Andrew DeGraff
April 4 – June 3, 2011
Main Gallery
History of the World features illustrators and artists Owen Sherwood and Andrew DeGraff in a vibrant exhibition of a collection of drawings, paintings, and site-specific wall-based works that create connections and rivalries between the microcosms of a creative world. Both Sherwood and DeGraff’s work incorporate humor, social commentary, and personal experience into works that come alive.
SPRING HOFELDT | UNDER GLASS
May 10 – June 3, 2011
President’s Gallery
The Presidents’ Gallery will feature Brooklyn-based artist Spring Hofeldt in a new series of paintings called “Under Glass.” Through Hofeldt’s richly colorful and realistic rendering, as well as a humorous approach to subject matter, each work immerses the viewer in an metaphor for day-to-day life.
CONGRESSIONAL ART COMPETITION
May 11 – May 17, 2011
The Congressional Art Competition is a nationwide art competition held annually that accepts entries from students across the United States providing them with an opportunity to showcase their artistic abilities. Each member of congress has the privilege of submitting one piece of artwork to be displayed for 11 months in a tunnel leading to the U.S. Capitol. It is an honor to be able to offer this opportunity to the many talented high school students in the 21st Congressional District. The student selected from our district will be eligible to travel to Washington, D.C. to attend a ceremony unveiling their artwork in June 2011.