Fall 2024

The Voracious Eye

November 1 to December 7, 2024

Curated by Joan Grubin with artists Molly Heron, Nancy Shaver & Wolf, Ilene Sunshine, Christopher Werner, and Allan Wexler. Through discrete installations, each artist’s work is presented in dialogue with artifacts rich with personal meaning that they’ve curated from their private lives, offering a glimpse into each artist’s visual thinking.

FRI Nov. 1 FIRST FRIDAY, Walkthrough at 5:30, Reception 6:00 to 7:30pm. With jazz from the Alan Thomson Trio. In conjunction with the Russell Sage Department of Visual and Performing Arts’ Fire/Light Night. Students and faculty from the Department of Visual & Performing Arts at Russell Sage College will present the 9th Annual Fire/Light Night outside the gallery on the Albany campus. The event will include a demonstration of ceramic firing techniques, and 3-story animation projects shown on buildings around Opalka Gallery.
THU Nov. 21 7pm Stage & Stanza, hosted by Carol Durant with RSC Theatre Institute Director David Baecker. Conversations with regional creatives. Guests: Amelia Paul, actress, poet, Underground Railroad Education Center and David K. Wilson, author/screenwriter
FRI Dec. 6 FIRST FRIDAY, Gallery open until 8pm, Live music in the gallery from 6pm to 7pm with Nancy Donnelly Duo!
SAT Dec. 7 2pm, Conversation and closing reception with The Voracious Eye curator and artists

Spring 2025

Screenprint Biennial

January 24 through March 1, 2025

FRI Jan. 24 Opening Reception, with music from Connor Armbruster, 5:30-7:30pm
FRI Jan. 31 Pecha Kucha, 6:30 snacks, Talks at 7pm. Snacks from Druthers and Honest Weight Food Coop.
FRI Feb. 7 FIRST FRIDAY gallery open only for a ticketed performance by Owls Quartet Performance, presented by Capital Region Classical. Capital Region Classical, 7:30-8:30pm. Purchase tickets here. College students free at door. Limited seating.
THURS Feb. 13 6:00-7:00pm Print Panel: Tyanna Buie, Terry James Conrad, and Ruben Castillo, moderated by Screenprint Biennial founder and curator Nathan Meltz.

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2024 – 2025 Season Sponsors

Opalka Gallery 2024-2025 season sponsors include:

Russell Sage College
Albany Public Library
Ongoing, sustaining support provided by Chet & Karen Opalka