Programs & Events

Fall 2024

 

Nov. 1 – Dec. 7, 2024    The Voracious Eye

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, Reception 5:30pm 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  Stage & Stanza, 7pm, 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! Co-sponsored by the Music Performance Trust Fund, arranged by Albany Musicians Association.

SAT Dec. 7 Conversation and closing reception at 2pm, with The Voracious Eye curator and artists

 

Jan. 24 – Mar. 1, 2025          Screenprint Biennial 

  • FRI Jan. 24  Opening Reception, with music from Connor Armbruster,  Walkthrough with Nathan Meltz at 5:30. Reception 6:00pm to 7:30pm.

  • FRI Jan. 31  Pecha Kucha, 6:30 snacks, Talks at 7pm. Snacks from Druthers and Honest Weight Food Coop.

  • FRI Feb. 6  5:30 to 7:00pm. Join us for a Member Appreciation Reception. Live screenprinting with Rebekah Tolley: make something to take home! Meet Nathan Meltz, founder and curator of the Screenprint Biennial. For Opalka members–new members welcome! Get more info and join on our Membership page!

  • FRI  Feb. 7  FIRST FRIDAY gallery open only for a ticketed performance by Owls Quartet Performance, presented by Capital Region Classical, 7:30-8:30pm. Purchase tickets here. College students with ID, free at door. Limited seating.

  • THURS Feb. 13  Print Panel: Tyanna Buie, Ann aspinwall, and Ruben Castillo. 6:00-7:00pm. Moderated by Screenprint Biennial founder and curator Nathan Meltz.

  • THURS Feb. 20 Yoga with Carrie Will of YogaCareNY. 6:00-7:00pm. All levels welcome. Mats and props provided, but please bring a mat if you have one. Pay what you can. Teacher: Carrie Will. Cosponsored by Yoga Care

  • SAT Feb. 22 All Ages Kids’ Art Workshop led by RSC MAT Art Education students. 1:00pm-2:30pm. Free but please register here.