SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College presents Bardo Now, a three-day series with special guests that explores the Tibetan Buddhist concept of the bardo — most often understood as the intermediate space between death and rebirth — through contemporary literature, art, and music on April...
National Museum of Dance Poster Design Contest
SARATOGA SPRINGS – The National Museum of Dance announces a Poster Design Contest in celebration of the upcoming exhibition Art of the Dance: Posters from Hollywood’s Golden Age. Opening May 10, 2019, Art of the Dance will feature more than one hundred dance movie posters from the collection of veteran producer Mike Kaplan. This...
Town + Gown: Schick Art Gallery presents 2019 Juried Skidmore Student Exhibition
NYC-based Artist and Printmaker Miguel Aragón is Juror SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Schick Art Gallery will present the 2019 Juried Skidmore Student Exhibition, a popular exhibit of works in all media celebrating the imagination and skill of Skidmore College art students, Feb. 5 to March 5. An opening reception will be held 5 to...
Zombie Takeover at NMD!
Zombie Training at iTheatre Saratoga’s Night of the Living Dead SFX Make-Up Workshop SARATOGA SPRINGS – On Sunday, September 30, iTheatre Saratoga hosted an SFX make-up workshop at The National Museum of Dance. Professional film + television make-up artist Pat Moore-Theis (Men In Black 3, The Avengers) demonstrated the techniques of applying make-up inspired...
You Can’t Spell SPACE Without S-P-A-C!
Saratoga Performing Arts Center Announces “Out of this World Festival: An Exploration of Art + Cosmos,” Presented by the Adirondack Trust Company SARATOGA SPRINGS – As part of its commitment to creating immersive experiences that enhance world-class performances, SPAC has announced the “Out of this World Festival: An Exploration of Art + Cosmos,” presented...
NMD Opens Expo of Cuban Dance Heritage
SARATOGA SPRINGS – Kicking off an exploration of Cuban Ballet and its founder Alicia Alonso, the National Museum of Dance hosted a welcome reception and “Alicia Alonso’s Giselle” photo exhibition on Tuesday, May 22. The exhibit was augmented by an introductory, from the heart, at times emotional greeting by Octavio Roca – the foremost...
Youth will Be Served…
SPAC Partners with Empire State Youth Orchestra, Northeast Ballet Company and Capital District Youth Chorale for the Inaugural “2018 Festival of Young Artists” SARATOGA SPRINGS – As part of Saratoga Performing Arts Center’s commitment to fostering artistic collaboration and providing free access to enriching arts programs for local youth, it has partnered with Empire...
Town + Gown: Tang to Present Musicking the Collage
Performance of African Drumming and Dance April 12 Examines Postcolonial Identity SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College presents Musicking the Collage, an evening of African drumming, dance, song, and art, on Thursday, April 12, at 7:30 pm. Charles Lwanga, Skidmore College Visiting Assistant Professor of...
Brie’s Palette: The Eyes Have It
Local Artist Devotes Talent To Animal Kingdom SARATOGA SPRINGS – Brienna (Call her Brie) Haley has no pets of her own. She is happiest though, when she is capturing yours! To do this, she employs neither a cage nor a camera, but rather a rainbow of Prismacolor colored pencils and combines it with 4-5...
Elemental Narratives: New Exhibition at Saratoga Arts
Exhibition Now Open; Reception Saturday, April 7 SARATOGA SPRINGS – The public invited to the opening reception of Elemental Narratives, featuring artwork by Diane Fine, Daisy Rockwell and Oliver Schemm on Saturday, April 7 from 6-8pm at The Arts Center Gallery at Saratoga Arts (320 Broadway). Craft beer and light refreshments will be provided...