ON EXHIBIT

OPENINGS & EVENTS

CREATE Community Studios, 70B Beekman St., Saratoga Springs. “Spells.” Artwork by Tara Hughes. Artwork by Tara Hughes, part of the international initiative: Taking Up Space initiative a “Grassroots Female Focused Community Global Art Exhibition” to highlight artwork made by living women artists in their own area during the month of May. Opening reception 5-8 p.m. Friday. Through July. Thompson Giroux Gallery, 57 Main St., Chatham. Dan Devine: “Robin Whiteman: “Gathering.” Through June 12.

MUSEUMS

Albany Institute of History & Art, 125 Washington Ave., Albany. “The Four Elements of Leigh Li-yun Wen.” albanyinstitute.org. The artist explores elements of western cosmology — earth, air, fire and water — in monumental paintings, prints, ceramics and fabrics. Also, “You Are Here: Mapping Our World.” Seventeen maps from Michael Insel’s (1947-2017) collection are included in this exhibition, along with maps, globes, books, and historic objects that were already part of the Institute's collection. Through Oct. 23. Also, “The Hudson River School: Landscape Paintings from the Albany Institute Collection.” Ongoing. Also, “Nineteenth-century American Sculpture: Erastus Dow Palmer and His Protégés Launt Thompson, Charles Calverly, and Richard Park.” Ongoing. American Italian Heritage Museum, 1227 Central Ave., Albany. “Everything Italian.” The Schenectady Art Society will show and sell its original artwork depicting “Everything Italian,” landscape, Mediterranean seascape, food, family and music is fair game as subject matter so long as it reminds the artist of Italy, its people or culture. Through May.

Arkell Museum, 2 Erie Blvd., Canajoharie. “What Do You See? Portraits from the Arkell Museum Collection.” Features visitor favorites, rarely exhibited pieces and stellar examples from the permanent collection. Also, “New York State Grange Photographs by Andrew Baugnet.” The exhibit examines the history, cultural importance, and legacy of New York State granges. Through Aug. 21.

The Arts Center of the Capital Region, “Tara Fracalossi: Postcards to Myself.” artscenteronline.org. Through May 31.

The Clark Art Institute, 25 South St., Williamstown, Mass. “As They Saw It: Artists Witnessing War.” clarkart.edu. Spanning European and American art from 1520—1920, the exhibition of prints, drawings and photographs shows how artists have portrayed periods of military conflict, bringing war off the battlefield and into the homes and lives of those often at a far remove from the scene. Through May 30.

Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College Art Gallery,124 Raymond Ave., Poughkeepsie. “Mastery and Merit: Tibetan Art from the Jack Shear Collection.” vassar.edu. The collaboration among three prominent college art museums — Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College, T. Barton Thurber of the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center at Vassar College, and Pamela Franks of the

Williams College Museum of Art — includes an array of visually stunning thangka paintings and other pieces of Tibetan art from the Jack Shear Collection. Through July 31.

The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery, Skidmore College. “Radical Fiber: Threads Connecting Art and Science.” Historical artifacts and contemporary art that demonstrate the ways in which fiber craft techniques and materials have influenced and impacted scientific fields like mathematics, digital technology, medicine and neuroscience. Through June 12. Also, “Opener 34: Ruby Sky Stiler — New Patterns.” skidmore.edu/tang. A solo exhibition, including new relief paintings, site-specific line sculpture and functional sculpture. Also, Lauren Kelley: Location Scouting. Kelley, an artist and curator, reshapes and combines meditations on travel with snapshots of everyday life in her drawings, sculpture and stop-motion animation videos. Through Sept. 10, 2023. Hessel Museum, Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College, 33 Garden Road, Annandaleon-hudson. “Interference.” ccs.bard.edu. Fourteen new exhibitions and curatorial projects that probe the hybrid conditions, change and adaptation that have defined life and, in turn, contemporary art and curatorial practice, since the start of the pandemic. Through May 29. The Hyde Collection, 161 Warren St., Glens Falls. Georgia O’keeffe: Pattern of Leaves. hydecollection.org. On loan from The Phillips Collection, the exhibit celebrates O’keeffe’s long association with Lake George and the Adirondacks. Through May 29. Also, Here @ The Hyde: Featured Objects from the Permanent Collection. Through May 29.

Iroquois Museum, 324 Caverns Road, Howes Cave. “Material Shift.” iroquoismuseum.org. A showcase of work by Haudenosaunee artists who employ toys, food containers, bike reflectors, CD discs and other unconventional materials to create traditional cultural objects and concepts and those who, conversely, use traditional materials such as ash splint, corn husk and antler to create popular (not necessarily functional) everyday items such as watches, day packs, toothbrushes and cellphones. Through Nov. 27. MASS MOCA, 1040 MASS MOCA Way, North Adams, Mass. “Yto Barrada: Ways to Baffle the Wind.” New and recent work by the French-moroccan artist. Through May 2023. Also, kellie rae adams: Forever in Your Debt. “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, James Turrell: C.A.V.U. Thirty years in the making, Turrell’s largest free-standing circular Skyspace measures 40 feet in diameter and 40 feet high. Also, Taryn Simon: “The Pipes.” Large-scale outdoor sculpture. Also, “Ceramics in the Explanded Field.” Through April 2023. Also, James Turrell, Nicholas Mosse and William Burke: “Lapsed Quaker Ware.” Through October.

New York State Museum, 222 Madison Ave., Albany. “Wedding Wear in 19th-century New York.” http:// www.nysm.nysed.gov. Through Sept. 4. Also, “Courage: The Black New York Struggle for Quality Education.” This 20panel exhibition explores the visions and aspirations of courageous leaders and parents who have been seeking to educate Black children. Through July 15. Also, “Berenice Abbott: Changing New York.” Photographs of New York City’s changing landscape. Through May 22. Norman Rockwell Museum, 9 Glendale Road, Stockbridge, Mass. “Freedom’s Legacy.” nrm.org. A series of four 1943 oil paintings each representing the four freedoms — Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Worship, Freedom from Want and Freedom from Fear. Also, Bascove: The Time We Spend with Words.” Known by the mononym Bascove, Anne Bascove is a master printmaker, illustrator, painter and collagist best known for her striking woodcut book jacket and magazine illustrations as well as for her series of paintings and drawings of the bridges of New York City. Through June 5.

Saratoga Automobile Museum, 110 Avenue of the Pines, Saratoga Springs. “Radwood.” saratogaautomuseum.org. The original 1980s and 1990s automotive lifestyle brand is partnering with the Saratoga Automobile Museum to showcase iconic cars of the era alongside period fashion, music, memorabilia and endless nostalgia. Featured cars include four of the rarest supercars of the era; the Bugatti EB110, the Jaguar XJ220, the Porsche 959 and the one-of-one Isdera Commendatore 112i, among others. Through summer.

University Art Musuem, University at Albany, 1400 Washington Ave., Albany. 2022 Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition. Featuring the work of the University at Albany spring 2022 MFA candidates: Sara Alonge, Alicia Barton, Juliana Haliti, Maddie Hinrichs, Tara Holmes, Minling Lin, H.C. Tiffany Lo, Jeanna Mead and Dani Ruf. Also, 2022 Master of Arts Thesis Exhibition at Gallery 22. Featuring the work of University at Albany spring 2022 M.A. candidates: Michael Moscatiello, Adrianna Oropello, Kit Kelly Yedinak and Yin Zhang. Opens Tuesday. Artist reception 5-7 p.m. Friday. Through May 15.

GALLERIES

Albany Center Gallery, 488 Broadway, Albany. 2022 Mohawk-hudson Regional Invitational. albanycentergallery.org. Featuring the work of 7 regional artists Donnabelle Casis, Ann Ledy, Laura Moriarty, Huê Thi Hoffmaster, Catalina Viejo Lopez de Roda, Hanna Washburn and Wendy Williams. Through June 4.

Albany International Airport Gallery, Albany. “The Life Around Us.” Recent paintings by Ashley Norwood Cooper and Heidi Johnson, as well as a new site specific installation, “Stream” by Laura Moriarty. Reception 3-5 p.m. May 14. Through Aug. 29.

Art Associates Gallery, 21 Railroad Ave., Albany. “Firehouse Artists Spring Show.” 518-459-1307. Showcasing the work of 14 area artists in a wide variety of mediums, styles and subject matter. Through May 28. The Arts Center of the Capital Region, 265 River St., Troy. “Esmé Stories: A Magical Journey.” artscenteronline.org. When offered the chance for a Make-a-wish wish, Esmé Ann Savole expressed her desire to create an “Esmé Museum.” The result is an exhibit, created by local artists, drawing on inspiration from stories

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