A presentation I gave to the students involved in the Arts in Our Communities Residency I co-coordinated with Dr. Cynthia Bates and taught in the Spring 2022 term at SUNY Empire State University.
https://www.sunyempire.edu/residencies/arts-in-our-communities/
The Virtual Arts in Our Communities Residency celebrates the arts of New York State. Our inaugural 2022 residency focuses on the arts in the Capital District region with an emphasis on the Empire State Plaza and the New York State Museum in Albany, N.Y. During the spring term, students can register for one of five courses related to the practice, performance, support, and creation of the arts. The courses use a blended model that combines online learning with 3 virtual meetings. At these virtual meetings, students will have the opportunity to meet with their instructor and classmates, interact with students in other courses, explore virtual exhibits of historical sites, public arts displays, museum collections, and performing arts spaces.
4. Video overview of the collection
VIRTUAL VISIT: EMPIRE STATE PLAZA ART
COLLECTION PART 1
OUTDOOR SCULPTURES
VIRTUAL VISIT: THE EMPIRE STATE PLAZA ART
COLLECTION PART 2
THE PAINTINGS
7. 1. Windows on New York – A COVID-19 response to providing public access to museum collections while the
museum (and the world) was shut down. Ran from June 2020 to May 2021 when the museum reopened it’s doors to the
public.
2. The New York State Museum is excited to present a new outdoor experience that can be enjoyed while social distancing
during our closure. From Madison Avenue, make your way to the Empire State Plaza and up the steps to the Museum
Terrace. We’ve highlighted popular items from our 4th Floor Gallery, along with new objects from our collections that can
be viewed from outside.
3. http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/exhibitions/windows
8. https://albanycentergallery.org/capitalwalls
Downtown Albany is looking bright!
Vibrant murals are sprinkled throughout
downtown with the goal to inspire the
community with uplifting, educational or
thought-provoking works of public
art. Albany Center Gallery, Albany
Barn and Albany Parking
Authority spearheaded this public art
endeavor dubbed #CapitalWalls. These
eye-catching murals even inspired
the "Artful Albany" theme for the 2020
Discover Albany Visitors Guide! Scroll on to
view the murals, artists and locations.
https://www.albany.org/blog/post/a-guide-to-exploring-the-capitalwalls-murals-in-albany/
11. https://www.mohawkhudson.org/art
Art on the Rail Trail (ART) is a volunteer
committee of the Mohawk Hudson Land
Conservancy.
ART’s mission is to support and improve the Albany County Helderberg-Hudson Rail Trail by creating
public works of art along the Rail Trail. These unique art installations encourage local and regional
visitors of varying ages and physical abilities to enjoy this amenity, both increasing the diversity of trail
users and benefiting the local economy.In addition to bringing public works of art to the Rail Trail,
ART also hosts community events including the annual Chalk the Walk every September. ART recently
hosted a Look & Learn talk and plans to host more such events in the future so check back here
regularly to stay up to date on happenings!
Susan Togut’s installation features a series of
painted pieces that hang from the trees along
the Albany County Helderberg-Hudson Rail Trail
between Main Street and Grove Street in
Voorheesville
Ramiro Davaro-
Comas’ mural on the
bridge crossing
Delaware Ave. in
Delmar.
John DeMarco's art
can be found on the
columns under the
Cherry Ave. bridge in
Slingerlands.
Andrea Hersh
mural at the Adams
St. Rail Trail
entrance in
Delmar.
Angela Cuozzo
mural for Bliss
Juice Bar on
Delaware Ave.
in Delmar
12. https://www.artscenteronline.org/ http://www.artscenteronline.org/publicart/
The Uniting Line: Hoosick Street Underpass Public Art Project
The Uniting Line will transform a 500 foot stretch of road under the Hoosick Street Bridge – an urban void that
acts as a massive divider between downtown Troy and North Central Troy – into a space that draws people
together, uniting what a highway divided. Through creative placemaking, the project will unify the area graphically,
revitalize and beautify the area, encourage more pedestrian activity, and serve as a backdrop to activities that
take place at the adjacent basketball courts and other open spaces.
The project leadership team includes: Barbara Nelson, Executive Director, TAP, Inc.; Deputy Mayor Monica
Kurzejeski; Elizabeth Dubben, Executive Director, Collar Works; Elizabeth Reiss, CEO of The Arts Center of the
Capital Region; and Belinda Colón, Curator, The Arts Center of the Capital Region.
Joe Iurato – Franklin Alley
https://www.artscenteronline.org/artistinitiative/
14. Mission
Albany Barn is dedicated to providing a sustainable creative arts incubator and community arts center in
Arbor Hill – a place for artists to live, work and inspire.
Vision
Community renaissance catalyzed through creative collaboration.
Project Overview
Albany Barn, the Albany Housing Authority and the City of Albany partnered to redevelop the former St.
Joseph’s Academy, an abandoned school in the heart of Albany’s Arbor Hill neighborhood into 22 low-cost
live/work residences and a 13,000+ square ft creative arts incubator and program space called The Barn.
History
Albany Barn evolved from Rock2Rebuild™, a grassroots production group established to create events
benefiting important causes while creating opportunities for local creative talent. Rock2Rebuild staged
several major multimedia events and founded an ongoing acoustic concert series in the Children’s Hospital
at Albany Medical Center featuring capital region artists. Rock2Rebuild’s first undertaking to raise funds for
children and families devastated by the 2004 South Asian tsunami disaster attracted 2,000 people, raised
over $26,000, and was voted one of the year’s three “Best Concerts” in the Albany Times Union “2005
Readers Poll,” along with shows by top international touring acts Green Day and the Dave Matthews Band.
Since opening our Stage 1 Gallery in 2009 and The Barn in 2014, we have worked to create and strengthen
opportunities for local artists to execute passion projects and achieve their professional goals. With the
addition of Electric City Barn in 2018, our performance and maker space located at 400 Craig Street in
Schenectady, we have only strengthened our mission to create diverse artistic opportunities and professional
development services for artists.
With a special focus on developing the infrastructure and culture to support a thriving, inclusive, and socially
responsible creative economy in the Capital Region of New York, we believe that through our network and
collective passion, we can work together to uplift our neighborhood and beyond.
https://ecb.albanybarn.org
https://albanybarn.org/