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OPENINGS & EVENTS

Albany International Airport Gallery, Albany. Sunrise, Sunset. albanyairport.com. The Airport celebrates and welcomes the return of travelers this spring with this exhibition, featuring 46 artists who demonstrate the cultural vitality that defines the Capital and Hudson Valley regions. Due to COVID-19, a virtual reception event will take place at 7 p.m. June 10. Through Aug. 30. Pamela Salisbury Gallery, 362 1/2 Warren St., Hudson. Barbara Takenaga: Tracers. pamelasalisburygallery.com. Paintings. Also, Judy Pfaff: ar.chae.ol.o.gy. A three story, site-specific installation in the historic Carriage House. Also, Elisa Jensen: Closer to Home. Drawings. Opening reception 3-5 p.m. Saturday. Through June 20.

IN-PERSON EXHIBITIONS

Albany Center Gallery, Albany. 2021 Mohawk-hudson Regional Invitational. albanycentergallery.org. Each year, ACG selects artists from the previous year’s Artists of the Mohawk-hudson Region exhibit, a rotating, juried exhibition that highlights the work of some of the best visual artists in the region and is always one of the area’s most prestigious and popular shows. This year’s Invitational features the work of regional artists Daesha Devón Harris, Kingsley Parker and Peggy Reeves. Through June 11.

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, 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. Also , “A Sense of Time: The Historical Art of L. F. Tantillo.” The exhibition highlights the artist's 40-year career and brings together a selection of more than 90 works of art by one of the most noted painters of historical subjects and marine views of our time. Through July 25.

American Italian Heritage Museum, 1227 Central Ave., Albany. 518-435-1979. “The Caged Bird Doesn't Sing For Love.” Abstract portraiture in plaster, paint and recollage by Stefano Luigi Guida. Opens Thursday. Through May.

Art Associates Gallery, 21 Railroad Ave., Albany. “Picturing Nature,” 518- 459-1307. Images celebrating the majesty, beauty and serenity of nature presented by 12 Capital Region photographers. Show features the work of David Brickman, Chris De Marco, Michael P. Farrell, Jeanne Finley, Connie Frisbee Houde, William Jaeger, Liz Lajeunesse, Rob O’neil, Ben Palmeri, Joe Putrock, Margo Berch Singer and Theresa Swidorski. Through May 29. Regular gallery hours: noon-6 p.m. Mondayfriday; 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays; closed Sundays except by appoint

ment.

The Arts Center of the Capital Region, 265 River St., Troy. More Than a Sketchbook: The Diary of an Artist. artscenteronline.org. Artists use sketchbooks in many different, yet distinctly personal, ways. Viewers are invited to look through the daily sketches as then the finished pieces presented on the gallery walls. Also , Cocoon – The Reveal. In January 2020, the Arts Center offered studio spaces to five artists in themain Gallery, but after just six weeks, COVID-19 emerged and the Arts Center, the gallery, and the studio project were closed. The artists had to move out, but the creation of artwork didn’t stop. Now the Cocoon Studio Artists are back to reveal their work. Through June 25.

Collar Works, 621 River St., Troy. “Collective Health.” http://collarworks.org. Participating Artists: Julie Ann Nagle, Sarah Friedland, Kristen Heritage, Frank Locke, Eliza Evans, Arnela Mahmutovic, Marianna Peragallo, Ks Brewer, Emilie Crewe, Thomas Lail, Christina Hunt Wood, Kevin Smith, Raymie Iadevaia, Stephanie Palazeke, Christopher Durrell Evans, Debra Zechowski, Eleanor Aldrick, Hsiao-chu Hsia, Georgia Lale, Rachel Garber Cole, Christina Lucia Giuffrida and Megan Hildebrandt. Through May 16.

The Hyde Collection, 161 Warren St., Glens Falls. 30th Annual High School Juried Show. hydecollection.org. Showcasing the artistic talent of young artists from Warren, Washington, Saratoga, Hamilton, and Essex counties. Through May 30. Also, “Summer Bomb Pop: Collections in Dialogue.” The exhibition brings together seventeen works of contemporary abstract painting from the collection of the Tang Teaching Museum at Skidmore College. This exhibition is part of The 2021 Renz Family Season of Hope Exhibition Series. Through Oct. 31. Also , “Masterpieces & Mysteries.” Artistic treasures and art historical queries drawn from the Hyde’s vaults. Through Oct. 31.

MASS MOCA, 1040 MASS MOCA Way, North Adams, Mass. “Glenn Kaino: In The Light of a Shadow.” The exhibition, featuring a series of immersive installations, reflects on the legacies of two “Bloody Sundays” in order to explore the global interdependence of social justice. Also, “Close to You.” A group exhibition that gathers the work of artists who probe the capacity of the visual arts to conjure feelings of closeness — both to others and to ourselves. Features the work of Laura Aguilar, Chloë Bass, Maren Hassinger, Eamon Ore-giron, Clifford Prince King and Kang Seung Lee. Through January.

The Museum of Prints and Printmaking, 154 Barrett St., Schenectady. Print Club of Albany’s 86 years worth of presentation prints. semowich@gmail.com. Print art from the 16th century to the present, all by nationally known artists. There are also galleries devoted to Japanese prints, the art of Peter Max and local artist (the late) Dorothy Lathrop. Open by appointment.

New York Folklore Gallery of New York Artists, 129 Jay St., Schenectady. “Angels and Icons.” nyfolklore.org. An exhibit of original Greek Orthodox religious icons and original landscapes by artist Efthimios Stoja. Through October. Opalka Gallery, Russell Sage College, 140 New Scotland Ave., Albany. Art + Design: BFA Exhibition 2021. https:// art.sage.edu/. Includes student work from Sage's Art + Extended Media, Interior + Spatial Design and Graphic + Media Design programs. Through June 4.

Saratoga Arts, 320 Broadway, Saratoga Springs. Raina Briggs, David Brumagin, Christopher Evans and Susan Williams. saratoga-arts.org. The four artists were selected to show through an annual open call for artists jury process. Opens Thursday. Ends Saturday.

Shaker Museum pop-up space, 17 Main St., Chatham. Fringe Selects. http://shakermuseum.us. Through a selection of Shaker material chosen by artist/designer Katie Stout from the museum’s permanent collection, the exhibition explores the breadth of Shaker objects by taking a closer look at the objects on the “fringe” — colorful, ornamental and less well-known than the minimalist, iconic Shaker pieces. Also on view are two new chairs by Stout created as a response to her exploration of Shaker material culture.

Thompson Giroux Gallery, 57 Main St., Chatham. “Gracebeauty of Form.” http://www.thompsongirouxgallery.com. Three artists — Jim

Bergesen, Cotter Luppi and Gerald Wolfe — explore the tension between the intuitive and the cultivated. They approach the intersection between narrative, representation and abstraction. Opens Saturday. Through May 30.

Wikoff Student Gallery, Nott Memorial, Union College, Schenectady. The Private is Political: Dhea Kothari. union.edu/gallery. Union College junior Dhea Kothari, who hails from Mumbai, India, creates artworks that honor the history of Indian miniature painting, while telling the story of her generation through political examinations of contemporary Indian society. Through Aug. 15.

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. Also, 22nd Annual High School Regional, “Inner Spaces” and other past exhibitions.

Albany Institute of History & Art, Albany. “A Brilliant Bit of Color: The Work of Walter Launt Palmer.” https://www.albanyinstitute.org/ online-exhibitions.html. Explore the Albany Institute’s collection of paintings, watercolors and archival materials related to Albany artist Walter Launt Palmer. Also, “The Hudson River School: Landscape Paintings from the Albany Institute Collection.”

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.” http://www.tang.skidmore.edu. See images of 100 artworks by women and nonbinary artists that address women’s rights, representation, justice and the legacy of the suffrage movement. Through June 6. Also , “Energy in All Directions,” an exhibition that brings rarely seen works and new acquisitions from the Tang Teaching Museum collection in dialogue with objects from the Shaker Museum’s extensive holdings to celebrate the life and legacy of artist and gallerist Hudson (1950—2014). Through June 13. Also , “Nicole Cherubini: Shaking the Trees.” Cherubini’s long-term installation serves as a platform where Cherubini invites other artists to engage with her work, including Susan Jennings, who with Silver the Void performs her sound sculptures, and Sarah Braman, and more. Through Sept. 11. Also , “Pandemic and Protest.” The online exhibition features three artist projects made during the spring and summer of 2020 — an unprecedented time that witnessed an expanding worldwide COVID-19 pandemic and protests across the country calling for racial justice. Through June 6. Also , “We’ve Only Just Begun: 100 Years of Skidmore Women in Politics.” In the 100 years since America’s women won the right to vote, Skidmore women have been engaged in political movements from suffrage through the social transformations of today. This exhibition explores that history through work from Skidmore’s Special Collections. Through June 6.

Laffer Gallery, 96 Broad St., Schuylerville. “Upstate Artists.” https://thelaffergallery.com.

Juried show. Also, “Nature’s Echo.” Features artists Harry Orlyk and Julie Branch. Mandeville Gallery, Union College, 807 Union St., Schenectady. Chitra Ganesh: “Sultana’s Dream.” https://muse.union.edu/mandeville/project/chitra-ganeshsultanas-dream/. A virtual portfolio of 27 linocuts created in 2018 by contemporary artist Chitra Ganesh and published by Durham Press. The portfolio will be on exhibition in its entirety. Through June 20.

Martinez Gallery, 5 Broadway, Suite 203, Troy. “Am I a Nuyorican?” https://www.martinezgallery.org/. Work by artists Martin Rubio, Armando Soto and Marcos Dimas.

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 collection of Norman Rockwell’s original paintings, his Stockbridge studio, as well as the museum’s vast collection of illustration art.

The Sembrich, Bolton Landing. “A Winter at Bay View.” http://www.thesembrich.org/ exhibits. Highlighting winter scenes by Lake George photographer Fred Thatcher. The exhibit can be viewed on The Sembrich website or on the Google Arts & Culture app on

any mobile device.

Spencertown Academy Arts Center, Spencertown. “Inherent Beauty” online photography exhibition. spencer.townacademy.org. This invitational show features works by David Halliday, Ellen Lynch, Gerald Seligman and Neal Warshaw. The photographs will be for sale with a portion of sales benefiting the academy. Through May 31.

University Art Museum, University at Albany. Torch ’72/2020. https://www.albany.edu/university-artmuseum. A commissioned project by artist

Shane Aslan Selzer, explores the trajectory and lineage of intersectional justice efforts on the Ualbany campus, and reactivates Ualbany’s 1972 Torch yearbook, edited by then student and renowned AIDS activist, Ron Simmons. Also , i.de.al.is.tic. Curated by Michael Mosby, the exhibit brings together paintings, sculpture and assemblage by Anthony Olubunmi Akinbola, Sean Desiree and Marcus Leslie Singleton. It explores each artist’s relationship to the concept of idealism and the unrealistic aim for perfection. View online only.

CALLS FOR ENTRIES

2021 Mohawk Hudson Regional. https://www.albanyinstitute.org/id-2021mohawk-hudson-regional.html. For the first time in its 85-year history, the Mohawk

Hudson Regional exhibition will be presented at three locations simultaneously: Albany Center Gallery, Albany International Airport Gallery and Opalka Gallery starting Sept. 7 through Nov. 8. The exhibition is open to all visual artists living within a 100-mile radius of Albany. All visual media, 2D and 3D accepted. Video artists must supply their own equipment. Installation and performance artists should provide detailed instructions along with images. Works included in previous Mohawk Hudson Regional exhibitions are not eligible. Entries must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. May 31. Artwork included in this exhibition will be eligible for awards of merit, selected by the jurors, from more than $4,000 worth of cash prizes and gift certificates donated from area art related businesses.