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Current Exhibition

In collaboration with Collar Works and Artist/Mother Podcast, we are pleased to present the fourth Painting at Night open-call exhibition featuring 38 artists from around the world.
Curated by Sean Desiree & Alisa Sikelianos-Carter.

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Coming Soon!

The Voracious Eye, curated by artist Joan Grubin and featuring Molly Heron, Nancy Shaver & Wolf, Ilene Sunshine, Christopher Werner, and Allan Wexler. The exhibition presents five discrete installations from these artists that contemplate the human drive to collect, organize, and project meaning onto objects. At right: A Simple Arrangement of works from Nancy Shaver and Wolf.

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The Opalka Gallery

Offering the Sage community, as well as the greater Capital Region, a place to gather for exhibitions, lectures, films, and other performances.

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A Home for Contemporary Art

“Inner View Nexus Open I” by the sculptor Caroline Ramersdorfer is permanently on view outside the Opalka Gallery.

Caroline Ramersdorfer sculpture
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Welcome to Opalka Gallery

Opalka Gallery is the formal exhibition facility of Russell Sage College.

Located on the Albany campus, Opalka’s primary focus is on contemporary art and design from nationally recognized artists. An important part of the cultural life in the Capital Region, the Gallery frequently hosts lectures, films, concerts, and other events in conjunction with its exhibitions.

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