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

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

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.

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.

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

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!