Fall 2025

FRI Sept. 12 Reception, 6pm to 9pm. Celebrate our new exhibition, Compass Roses: Maps by Artists, along with our outdoor Pop-Up Beer Garden!

SAT Sept. 13 11am Talk: Albany History in Maps, City Historian Tony Opalka, followed a map scavenger hunt!

THURS Sept. 25 6pm- 8pm Online Talk: Hear from Compass Roses artists & curators Renee Piechocki and Nadine Wasserman. Register in advance here.

SAT Sept. 27 Kids’ Art Workshop, 1:00pm to 2:30pm. led by RSC MAT Art Education students. Free but please register in advance here.

black and white photo of four men holding different instruments and standing in a bank vault — Arch Stanton Quartet

FRI Oct. 3 FIRST FRIDAY, 6:30pm to 8pm. Music from Arch Stanton Quartet. Free but register in advance to reserve seats here.

THURS Oct. 2 6pm- 7pm, Yoga: Led by Carrie Will of Yoga Care. All levels welcome. Pay what you can. Walk-ins welcome but register in advance to reserve a spot.

Events during The 46th PhotoRegional:

THU Oct. 30 7pm Stage & Stanza, hosted by poet Carol Durant and David Baecker of the Theater Institute at RSC.

FRI Nov. 7 FIRST FRIDAY, 5:30- 7:30pm, Reception for PhotoRegional Exhibition

a color photo of a room full of people taken from behind, with artwork on walls and a screen up front with the words "pechakucha night" on the screen.

THU Nov. 14 PechaKucha, 6:30 snacks, 7pm talks. Snacks from Druthers and Honest Weight Food Co-Op.

FRI Dec. 5 FIRST FRIDAY, Gallery open until 8pm. Music from Az Iz, co-sponsored by the Music Performance Trust Fund, arranged by Local 14.

SAT Dec. 6 2pm, Curator tour and closing reception of the PhotoRegional.

Arts, Thrive and Grow is funded by New York State, Kathy Hochul, Governor. We thank Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart Cousins for her extraordinary commitment and leadership, and our elected officials who represent our grantmaking region: Senators Jake Ashby and Neil D. Breslin; Assemblymembers Scott H. Bendett, Patricia Fahy, John T. McDonald III, Angelo Santabarbara, Phil Steck, and Mary Beth Walsh.”

More events are being added. Please check back for a full slate of events for Fall 2025 at Opalka Gallery!