ON EXHIBIT

OPENING & EVENTS

American Italian Heritage Museum, 1227 Central Ave, Albany. 518435-1979. "The 500th Anniversary of the Death of Raphael, Master of the High Renaissance." The range and quality of Raphael's artistic achievements seem nothing short of astonishing. He is famous for idyllic Madonnas and his fresco cycles in the papal palace. Through November.

Opalka Gallery, Albany. Conversations @ Opalka. 7 p.m. Monday. https://russell-sage.zoom.us/ j/99308195033. Artists in conversation: Ever Baldwin, Cyndy Barbone, Pauline Decarmo and Richard Garrison. Each will discuss their work and how they found inspiration to create in turbulent times.

Saratoga Springs Public Library, 49 Henry St., Saratoga Springs. “Barbara King’s People and Things.” http://www.sspl.org. Opens Thursday. Through Oct. 31

IN-PERSON EXHIBITS

Albany Center Gallery, Albany. 42nd Annual Photography Regional Salon Show. albanycentergallery.org. The show included 206 works from 84 photographers. Awards will be announced on September 12, the last day that the Salon Show will be on view to the public. Over $1,000 in prizes will be distributed! There will be no opening reception instead; the gallery will do award announcements as a prerecorded video that will be shared online and via email. Closes Friday. Albany Institute of History and Art, 125 Washington Ave., Albany. albanyinstitute.org. “The Hudson River School: Landscape Paintings from the Albany Institute Collection.” Ongoing. Purchasing tickets in advance is strongly encouraged to ensure social distancing guidelines are met. Also, “Fellow Citizens! Dewitt Clinton’s Broadsides of the Early Republic.” The exhibit focuses on five New York state gubernatorial elections, the context of American life at the time the broadsides were written, and the life and legacy of Dewitt Clinton. It includes a selection of nearly 20 political broadsides, along with contemporary paintings, artifacts from the era, and a rare map of New York from 1796. Through March 14. Also, 2020 Exhibition by Artists of the Mohawk Hudson Region. The exhibition features 73 artists and 108 works ranging from paintings and drawings to prints, photography, collage, sculpture, textiles, and installation works. Curated by Susan Cross. Also, Summerland: A Sound Installation by Matthew Ostrowski. Through Jan. 3.

Art Associates Gallery Inc., 21 Railroad Ave., Albany. 2020 Season Opening Show. artassociatesgalleryinc.com. Featuring work in a variety of mediums by members of the Colonie Art League. Masks required. Through Ends Saturday.

Artforms, 2050 Western Ave., Guilderland. “Through Their Eyes.” artformsgalleryalbany.com Artist Steve Derrick’s paintings of frontline workers in the pandemic.

Arkell Museum & Canajoharie Library, 2 Erie Blvd., Canajoharie. Upstate/downstate – Views of New York. http://www.arkellmuseum.org.

Nature photography by Dave Wait. Also, City Life: The Photographs of Ken Ratner. Through December.

Carrie Haddad Gallery, 622 Warren St., Hudson. Pattern Play. http://carriehaddadgallery.com. Abstract Works by Donise English, Bruce Murphy, Vincent Pomilio, Susan Stover and Stephen Walling. Through Oct. 11.

Courthouse Gallery, Lake George Arts Project, 1 Amherst St., Lake George. D. Jack Solomon. http://www.lakegeorgearts.org. Paintings that draw from many sources, including early modernism, surrealism, abstract expressionism, pop art and cartoon imagery. Through Oct. 30.

The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls. J.S. Wooley, Adirondack Photographer. http:// www.hydecollection.org. J.S. Wooley (1867–1943) lived and worked in the Adirondack foothills throughout his life. From 1908 to 1923, he served as the official photographer of Silver Bay, during which time he created iconic images of Lake George and the surrounding Adirondack mountains. This exhibition offers a glimpse into the region’s past and its sustaining beauty. Also, Hyde House and the Permanent Collection. The Hyde Collection offers works of American and European art that span almost 6,000 years of art from antiquity to the present. The Museum’s founders, Louis and Charlotte Hyde, acquired the majority of objects during a 50-year period of avid and highly informed collecting. Many of these works are displayed in Hyde House, the founders’ former home.

Opalka Gallery, Sage College of Albany, 140 New Scotland Ave., Albany. “Infinite Uncertainty.” opalka.sage.edu. Showcasing artists at work in a changing world: new projects initiated, old ones revisited, creative bursts and detours in practice. Selected from over 250 submissions, 33 regional artists attempt to make sense of this unprecedented time and its persistent, frightening and painful unknowns. Juried by Sharon Bates, Stacey Robinson, Ellen Letcher and Julie Torres. Through Oct. 10.

Pamela Salisbury Gallery, 362 1/2 Warren St., Hudson. Don Voisine: Time Out. pamelasalisburygallery.com. The exhibit highlights recent paintings and works on paper that reflect the artist’s restrained by highly poetic compositions. Also, Robert Palumbo: Mortal. large-format, archival pigment prints as well as video that have special relevance in the current sociopolitical moment. Also, Lisa Ivory: Savage Gardens. Featuring 18 paintings and 14 ink drawings on paper. Through Oct. 4.

Sand Lake Center for the Arts, 2880 NY 43, Averill Park. “Art in our Time.” https:// slca-ctp.org. Paintings by Peter Watrous. Through Oct. 25.

Saratoga Automobile Museum, Saratoga Spa State Park, Saratoga Springs. “Dyson Racing: The Private Collection.” saratogaautomuseum.org. Featuring the varied collection of racing legend Rob Dyson. Ongoing. Also, “Wheels: Woman and Independence 1900-1920.” Ongoing. Also, “East of Detroit.” Ongoing. Also, “Racing in New York.” Ongoing.

University Art Museum, University at Albany. “Affinities and Outliers: Highlights from the University at Albany Fine Art Collections.” albany.edu/museum/. A fresh look at the permanent collections through new affinities and narratives among contemporary and modern artists. Through Nov. 24. Also, “Under-history Lessons.” A series of short lessons with artist Vito Acconci portraying both the teacher and students. Valley Artisans Market, 25 E. Main St., Cambridge. “Trees.” valleyartisansmarket.com. Group exhibition; masks required.

VIRTUAL EXHIBITIONS

Albany Center Gallery, Albany. 2020 Mohawk-hudson Regional Invitational. albanycentergallery.org. Virtually explore the annual juried exhibit featuring works by Capital Region artists as well as past exhibitions.

The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy. Congressional Art Competition. artscenteronline.org. The exhibit celebrates the artistic achievements of the nation’s high school students. Winners are recognized both in their home congressional district and at an annual awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. The winning artwork will hang in the Cannon Tunnel of the U.S. Capitol for one year.

Discover Albany Visitors Center, Albany. albany.org/about/visitors-center/. Take a virtual tour of the “Albany Heritage Exhibit.” The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery, Skidmore College. “Never Done: 100 Years of Women in Politics and Beyond.” Online visitors will be able to see images of 100 artworks by women and non-binary artists along with statements by each artist that reflect on their work in relation to women’s rights, representation, justice, and the legacy of the suffrage movement. These images will be presented alongside new curatorial writing, student reflections, a list of feminist readings and online resources and more. Through June 6. New York State Museum, Albany. Online exhibitions. nysm.nysed.gov/exhibitions/ online. Explore the museum’s various exhibitions online, including “Votes for Women: Celebrating New York’s Suffrage Centennial,” “A Spirit of Sacrifice: New York State in the First World War” and “1962 Audio Recording: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.” Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, Mass. “Finding Home: Four Artists’ Journeys,” “Norman Rockwell in the Age of the Civil Rights Movement” and “Norman Rockwell: Presidential Elections Illustrated.” nrm.org. Curated experiences that collect related images, photography, video, audio and history relating to the museum’s renowned collection of Norman Rockwell’s original paintings, his Stockbridge Studio, as well as the museum’s vast collection of illustration art.

The Teaching Gallery, Hudson Valley Community College. “Home Alone 1.” http:// www.hvcc.edu/teachinggallery. The first in a two-part virtual series includes work created

during the period of mandated COVID-19 isolation. Through Nov. 16

University Art Museum, University at Albany. 2020 Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition. albany.edu/museum/ mfa2020/mfa2020.html. View online the work of 2020 master of fine arts degree candidates Courtney Bernardo, Sean Corcoran, Maxwell Goodknight, Anthony Jackson (Bugzdale), Erica Kaufman, Ya Li, Arnela Mahmutovi, Meghan Mason, Anna Nina Pellicone and Tzuyun Wei. Woodstock Artist Association & Museum, Woodstock. Focus Online: A Different Kind of Now.https://www.woodstockart.org. WAAM’S first Online Focus Exhibition, examines the ways in which recent changes are expressed and possibly implemented, through the creative voice. WAAM invited artists to submit work that speaks to their individual interpretations of recent circumstances, but also gestures toward a vision of what comes next. Through Oct. 24.

CALL OF ENTRIES

Albany Diocesan Cemeteries 2020 Photography Contest, Accepting photographs taken at one of Albany Diocesan Cemeteries. Entrants may submit up to two (2) original photographs. Prizes range from $75 to $300. Deadline to enter: Oct. 15. https://www.capitaldistrictcemeteries.org. Sand Lake Center for the Arts: Artists for Social Justice gallery installation, SLCA invites artists of color to submit their works for a twomonth long gallery presentation to shine light on social injustices. All visual mediums are welcome. Jpeg and pdf submissions can be sent to brian@slca-ctp.org. Please include a short bio and brief description of your work.