Galleries

Note: Admission to all Galleries is free unless otherwise listed

Art District on Beekman Street & Environs

70 Beekman Street Fine Art Gallery, 70 Beekman Street
Friday and Saturday, 12:00–8:00 p.m.,
Sunday 12:00–6:00 p.m.10% off gallery purchases with ARTSPASS

Beekman Street Artists Studios and Coop, 79 Beekman Street
Friday, 4:00–8:00 p.m., Saturday, 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Sunday, 12:00–4:00 p.m.
10% discount for ARTSPASS holders

Feats of Clay. This juried exhibition of regional clay artists includes functional ceramics, both handbuilt and thrown, and sculpture. The gallery has an outdoor sculpture garden, as well as an indoor gallery.

Feast Gallery & Meeting Space, 142 Grand Avenue
Thursday–Saturday, 12:00–8:00 p.m., Sunday, 12:00–5:00 p.m.

Mean Streets: drawings by Dino Danelli. The Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame Drummer of the Rascals renders his personal interpretation of the gritty dichotomous world of urban street life. In his first upstate exhibition, Mean Streets, Danelli demonstrates a mastery of draftsmanship and a keen artistic sensitivity in capturing the psychological essence of his subjects.

John Yost: The Motion Portrait Project, Video Art, re-examines the notion of portraiture. The Motion Portrait Project is a captivating film installation that captures the most minute nuances and eccentricities of the eclectic mix of subjects.

Girard Stoneware, 30 Beekman Street
Friday 11:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m., Saturday 11:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.
Sunday 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
10% discount for ARTSPASS holders.

Girard Stoneware offers some of the finest handmade pottery in the area—from custom dinnerware to home decor, one-off fine art pieces and more. Girard Stoneware has been featured in WellWed magazine, The Times Union, and The Post-Star for its unique designs and commitment to excellence. Come see the “throw out” demonstrations by several local artists in the courtyard.

LaFayette Jewelry Designs, 30B Beekman Street
Thursday–Sunday, 1:00–6:00 p.m.
10% discount on jewelry and art for one item with ARTSPASS

Silversmith & Stone Setting Workshops. Nicole LaFayette will demonstrate how she makes custom design jewelry using soldering and stone-setting techniques.

Mimosa Gallery, 70c Beekman Street
Thursday 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Friday and Saturday 11:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
Sunday 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
20% off one item with ARTSPASS

Mimosa Gallery features an exhibition of work by local painters, Jeremy Lebediker and Stu Eichel.

Textile Studio, 143 Grand Avenue at Beekman
Thursday, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Friday, 10:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
Saturday, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Sunday, 12:00–5:00 p.m.
25% discount off one regular priced item by fritteli & lockwood.
Good 6/10–6/17/2010 only.

Fun with Fiber —Handwoven clothing, accessories and gifts by Cecilia Frittelli and Richard Lockwood, displayed in a working weaving studio. Weaving demonstrations on backstrap loom and floor loom for children and adults to try.

Downtown

Crafters Gallery, 427 Broadway
Thursday, 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Friday and Saturday 10:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.
Sunday, 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
10% to 30% discount with ARTSPASS. (Discounts vary per artist.)

Crafters Gallery will exhibit mixed media (paintings, prints, photographs) from local and global artists. Styles ranges from contemporary abstracts to majestic landscapes to images of local landmarks. Reception refreshments served Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 1:00–5:00 p.m.

Flores Fine Art Gallery, 492 Broadway
Thursday–Sunday, 10:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.
15% discount with ARTSPASS

Flores Fine Art Gallery, “Paint In”—Stop by and visit an artist-owned gallery/studio located right on Broadway. Watch Frankie Flores as he creates colorful, striking, and richly textured paintings of jazz, equine, and abstract themes. You can observe for a minute or an hour or more! Paint sessions daily from 2:00–7:00 p.m., complimentary wine and snacks from 5:00–8:00 p.m. daily.

House of Creative Soul, 38 Van Dam Street
Thursday–Saturday, 11:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.
Sunday, 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Thursday–Sunday, 15% off all purchases with ARTSPASS

The House of Creative Soul will be exhibiting several group shows featuring multiple creative mediums, three dimensional and two dimensional, throughout SaratogaArtsFest and 2010. In addition, this new gallery will host a special exhibition featuring select Paint Out artists from June 1 through 14. The public is invited to a reception to meet the featured artists on Sunday, June 13, from 3:00–5:00 p.m.

Mimosa Gallery, 454 Broadway (Downstreet Marketplace)
Thursday and Friday 12:00–5:00 p.m.
Saturday 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Sunday 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Art From Their Heart for Koi Koi is an exhibition of artwork by orphans from Jinja, Uganda. The Giving Circle has started working with a very poor orphanage there, which is in desperate need of a home of its own. These children have all lost parents due to AIDS. 100% of proceeds from the sale of the artwork will go towards building the Koi Koi House orphanage.

Saratoga Arts, 320 Broadway
Thursday, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Friday, 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Saturday, 11:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m., Sunday, 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

The Space Within, an exhibition of paintings by artists Marjorie Derrick and Ben Schwab, reflects both artists’ interest in the construction of space, the environment, and the objects around us. By examining the space within, both Schwab’s renderings of urban landscapes and Derrick’s internal analysis of popped corn leave the viewer questioning matter, the configuration of parts, and the catalysts of change. This is a compelling exhibition that motivates us to view the world around us in order to understand ourselves; it entices the viewer to look beyond the chaos to the quiet stillness of what is not there, the space within.

Saratoga Mystique Piano, Music & Art Gallery, 516 Broadway
Thursday–Saturday, 10:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.
Sunday, 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
5% off any instrument or art purchase with ARTSPASS

Piano, music, restoration, and fine arts gallery with beautiful inventory of new, used and vintage pianos. Instruments, accessories and official gallery of internationally known artist Boguslav Lustyk, official artist of the Kentucky Derby. Nationwide sales and service, music lessons, and tuning seminars. Music performances during ArtsFest in our gallery at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. each day and throughout the day.

Sorelle Gallery, 385 Broadway
Thursday and Friday, 10:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
15% off

Sorelle Gallery will have artist demonstrations from 2:00–4:00 p.m., Thursday to Sunday. Grace Gilbert, Sorelle Gallery’s nonagenarian artist, will do the Sunday demonstration.

Spa Fine Art, 376 Broadway
Thursday and Sunday, 9:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, 9:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m.
10% off all merchandise

The Spa Fine Art Gallery is a new gallery exhibiting both traditional and modern artwork. Proud of its ability to locate and display an array of artwork, Spa Fine Art presents local established and emerging artists, as well as artists local to the Northeast. Whether you seek astonishing equestrian artwork for your home or an elegant piece of jewelry, Spa Fine Art is the gallery to visit.

Symmetry Gallery, 348 Broadway
Friday, 12:00–5:00 p.m., Saturday, 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Sunday, 1:00–3:00 p.m.
10% off purchases over $50

Glass Bead Making Demonstration. Join us to experience the magic of hot glass as Symmetry gallery artists Dianne Zack and Kristen Barrows hand make miniature works of art. Working with an oxygen/propane torch, Murano and domestic colored-glass rods are melted, shaped and skillfully embellished to create art that can be worn, collected or simply held in the palm of your hand. Finished jewelry composed with these beautiful beads will be available for purchase.

Gary Zack Studio, Bolster Lane and Van Dam Street
Friday and Saturday, 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

Glass blowing demonstrations.

Skidmore College

The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College
SaratogaArtsFest hours: Friday, 12:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, 12:00–5:00 p.m., Sunday, 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Admission: Suggested donations are adults: $5;
children over 12: $3; seniors: $2.
With ARTSPASS, free admission (all year) and 10% discount in the museum store (all year)

The Tang Museum will be highlighting two major exhibitions: sculpture and watercolor drawings by Cuban artist collective Los Carpinteros and twenty years of collaged paintings by Fred Tomaselli. A new monumental sculpture by Los Carpinteros will be featured as will sculpture from the Tang Museum's collection by Jonathan Seliger, Barry Le Va, Dorothy Dehner, and Martin Kersels, among others.

Opener 19: Los Carpinteros
Exhibit Dates: April 10–August 7, 2010
Havana-based collective Los Carpinteros (The Carpenters) create surrealist-inspired sculptures, large-scale installations, and drawings that hover between architecture and furniture, functionality and uselessness.

Fred Tomaselli Last chance to see Fred Tomaselli, closing Sunday, June 13th! Ever the idiosyncratic collector, artist Fred Tomaselli amasses actual pills and plants along with a range of images-among them flowers, birds, and anatomical illustrations-carefully cut from books and magazines.

For You
Exhibit Dates: June 12–August 22, 2010
This summer, the Tang Museum will present a unique open call exhibition of artwork created by artists who have passed away, but whose work and memory continue to impact individuals in the greater Capital Region.

Museums

Schick Art Gallery, Skidmore College
Thursday and Friday, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday, 12:00–5:00 p.m.
Recommended for mature audiences only

The Figure Five Ways. Featuring Hugo Crosthwaite, Michael Ferris Jr., Susan Jamison, Sophie Jodoin, and Emily Metzguer.

The Children’s Museum at Saratoga, 69 Caroline Street
Thursday–Saturday, 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Sunday, 12:00–4:30 p.m.
Admission: $6 for adults and children over 12 months old.
Free admission with ARTSPASS on Saturday.
For Art Rally (see Workshops listing in Daily Event descriptions), $10 per kit or $5 with an ARTSPASS.

The Children’s Museum at Saratoga, which just celebrated its 20th anniversary, boasts 8,000 square feet of interactive play space, including the recently renovated Creation Station. (Thanks to the generosity of the Alfred Z. Solomon Trust and the Target Foundation, the museum provides this art studio space where children and their adults can create unique masterpieces.) Children and adults explore our exhibits together. Role playing, problem solving, and creative art projects make the museum a favorite place for families to spend a few hours.

The Hyde Collection, 161 Warren Street, Glens Falls
Saturday, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (Hyde members ONLY)
Sunday, 12:00–5:00 p.m.
Admission: $10 general public; $8 with ARTSPASS

Andrew Wyeth: An American Legend seeks to unravel the myth and understand the artist behind the brush. This exhibition represents the first opportunity since the artist’s death in 2009 to begin to critically reevaluate his contribution to and position in American art of the twentieth century. The exhibition will include nearly fifty works in pencil, watercolor, and tempera works, and will feature thematic sections devoted to early coastal watercolors; landscape painting; Wyeth’s models; vernacular architecture; the Regionalist tradition; and Magic Realism.

National Museum of Dance, 99 South Broadway
Thursday–Sunday, 10:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Admission: Adults: $6.50, Seniors and students: $5, children 12 and under, $3, children 3 and under: free.
$2 off admission and 15% discount in the gift shop with ARTSPASS

The Museum’s only permanent collection, The Hall of Fame, has been newly designed and opened in an upgraded space. The Hall of Fame is a tribute to more than a century of dance pioneers whose collective voice created a unique American art form. Balanchine, Sokolov, Astaire, Graham, Bojangles, Taylor, and Limon are among those honored.

National Museum of Racing & Hall of Fame, 191 Union Avenue
Thursday–Saturday, 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Sunday 12:00–4:00 p.m.
Admission: $7 adults, $5 seniors and students, children age 5 and under free

The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame celebrates the history of thoroughbred racing in the United States and honors the achievements of exceptional horses, jockeys, and trainers. The Museum’s collection includes fine art, trophies, memorabilia, racing equipment, film and photographs.

Saratoga Automobile Museum, 110 Avenue of the Pines Saratoga Spa State Park
Thursday–Sunday, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Admission: $8 adults, $5 active duty military, seniors and student 17+ (with ID), $3.50 children 6–16, under 6 free.
With ARTSPASS, receive $1 off admission and 10% discount at the GiftShop.

The Saratoga Automobile Museum presents some of the most gorgeous and amazing cars ranging from the early brass era to tricked out speedsters, as well as automotive art.

Saratoga Springs History Museum, Canfield Casino, Congress Park
Thursday–Sunday, 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Admission: $5 adults, $4 seniors and students, kids under 12 free.
Buy one, get one free admission with ARTSPASS.

The Saratoga Springs History Museum’s three floors of exhibits tell the story of Saratoga Springs from pre-historic times to the 21st century. The featured exhibit in 2010 is Elegance to Ashes: Fire History in Saratoga Springs.

Art in Alternative Spaces

Note: Admission for Art in Alternative Spaces is free unless otherwise listed.

Beekman Street Bistro, 62 Beekman Street
Friday–Sunday, 12:00–9:00 p.m.
Featuring works by local artists.

Beverly’s Café, 47 Phila Street Friday–Sunday, 8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Featuring works by Tom Myott.

Borders Bookstore, 395 Broadway
Friday–Sunday, 9:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m.
Cheryl Chalmers and Ron Taylor, artists, and Karen Brackett, “Skidmore Group in South Africa,” Fabric/Story Quilts.

Creative Sparks, 42 Phila Street
Friday and Saturday, 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Sunday, 12:00–5:00 p.m.
Original oil paintings by Maryann Schmidt.

Elle Ced, 439 Broadway
Edie Cannizzo will paint outside the store.

The Gap, 341 Broadway
Friday–Saturday, 10:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.
Sunday, 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Featuring works by Frankie Flores.

Green Conscience Home & Garden, 33 Church Street
Friday–Saturday, 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Sunday, 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Featuring works by local artists.

Hilton Garden Inn, 125 S. Broadway
Cheryl Chalmers, artist

Max London’s Restaurant & Bar, 466 Broadway
Friday 11:30 a.m.–Closing, Saturday 11:00 a.m.–Closing
Sunday, 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Featuring works by local artists Zack Lobdell and Leah McCloskey.

Mexican Connection, 41 Nelson Avenue
Friday–Saturday, 4:00–10:00 p.m., Sunday, 4:00–9:00 p.m.
Recent oil paintings by Miguel Hoyos.

Rena’s Fine Flowers, 51 Ash Street Friday–Saturday, 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Featuring works by local artists.

Seattle’s Best Coffee Shop (in Borders Bookstore), 395 Broadway
Friday–Sunday, 9:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m.
Original art will be featured.

Uncommon Grounds, 402 Broadway
Friday, 6:30 a.m.–11:00 p.m., Saturday–Sunday, 7:00–12:00 a.m.
Glen Marsh, Photography; Jason Nemec, Paintings.

The Wesley Community Gallery, 131 Lawrence Street
Friday–Sunday, 11:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.
Artwork by Eleanor Boyle and Ann Khanna, both from the local area. Eleanor Boyle will feature some pastel landscapes in her first exhibition. Ann Khanna will exhibit portraits, including Jimmy Hendrix and Bob Dylan. Her work is influenced by music, Indian literature, and religion.