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THE CALENDAR EXHIBITIONS Theater Listings and arts news

 

AREA EXHIBITIONS July 2024

 

ArtOmi.org • 518-392-4747 • Sculpture & Architecture Park • outdoor, self-guided tour, multiple artists
• Jul. 6-Sep. 3: “Nathan Young: Tune It Or Die!

 

Art on Main Gallery • 38 Main St., W. Stockbridge, MA • 413-298-2288
• Jul. 18-28: Gail Gelburd: “The Nature of our Mind”

 

BenningtonMuseum.org • 75 Main St., Bennington, VT • 802-447-1571 • Online, too
• through Nov.: North Bennington Outdoor Sculpture Show (NBOSS) at the Museum!; artists at www.nbossvt.com/2024
• through Nov. 10: “Vermont Rocks!”
• through Aug. 11, 2024: Dark Goddess: Sacroprofanity
• through Aug.: Vermont Female Farmers: Photgraphs by JuanCarlos González

 

BerkshireBotanical.org • 5 W. Stockbridge Rd., Stockbridge, MA • 413-298-3926
• through Aug. 4: Peter D. Gerakaris: “Microcosms”
• Aug. 10-Oct. 6: Todd McGrain’s “The Lost Bird Project”

 

BerkshireHistory.org/InvisibleCommunity •
• The Invisible Community: African Americans in Berkshire Co. (1830-2012) • Links at URL & Berkshire Co. Hist. Soc. YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpvu1J8etvdgSsr2bmDeSEuuzV2DNlFMu)
• Link at URL to Berkshire Co. Literary History driving tour

 

BoltonHistoricalMuseum.org • 4924 Main St. (Rte. 9N), Bolton Landing, NY • 518-644-9960
• through Sep. 2: “H-2-OH!” featuring:
•Darrin Freshwater Inst. “Jefferson Project:” “Creating the World’s Smartest Lake”
• Lake George ...
--Assn.: “Our Treasured Water’s Advocate”
--Land Conservancy: “Protecting the Land that Protects the Lake”
--Mirror: “The Voice of the Lake”
-- Park Comm’n.: “Caring for NYS’s Only Park Within a Park”
--Steamboat Co.: “Classic American Ships for Contemporary Touring”

 

Cambridge Historical Society and Museum • 12 Broad St., Cambridge, NY • Fri. & Sat., 1-4 pm, or appt. • www.instagram.com/Cambridge.NY_Hist.Soc.Museum
• through Dec. 5, 2025: “The Storied Life of Main Street”

 

CarrieHaddadGallery.com • 622 Warren St., Hudson, NY • 518-828-1915
• through Aug. 11: “The Summer Show”

 

CarvingStudio.org & Sculpture Center • 636 Marble St., West Rutland, VT • 802-438-2097
• Gallery • Outdoor Sculpture Garden
• through Jul. 7: Members’ Exhibition

 

ChapmanMuseum.org • 348 Glens St., Glens Falls, NY • 518-793-2826
• Ongoing: “Introductory Exhibit: Explore the History of Glens Falls & Queensbury” & “Hands-On History: Experiences of Hometown Life”
• through Sep. 8: James Whitcher Mann, Adirondack Colorist
• through Jan. 5, 2025: “Stitched in Time, 1850-1950 Quilts”

 

ChildsAndClarkGallery.com • 684 Main St., Unit 1, Great Barrington, MA • 413-645-3450
• Jul. 5-Aug. 5: “Six of Seven”

 

ClarkArt.edu • 225 South St., Williamstown, MA
• Jul. 4-Oct. 27: “Fragile Beauty: Treasures from the Corning Museum of Glass”
• Jul. 13-Oct. 6: “Edgar Degas: Multi-Media Artist in the Age of Impressionism”
• through Sep. 22: Lunder Center, Stone Hill: Kathia St. Hilaire’s “Invisible Empires”
• through Oct. 14: “Guillaume Lethiére”
• through Jan. 26, 2025: “David-Jeremiah: I Drive Thee”

 

Courthouse Gallery • 1 Amherst St., Lake George, NY • www.lakegeorgearts.org • Masks
• Jul. 10-Aug. 10: Cadence Giersbach: “Through the Summer Garden”

 

510WarrenStreetGallery.com • Hudson, NY
• Jul 5-28: Paul Nueckel: “Cognitationes in Res”

 

Folklife Center at Crandall Public Library • www.CrandallLibrary.org/Folklife-Center • 251 Glen St., Glens Falls, NY
• Online: Documentaries, Concerts, Stories: https://www.youtube.com/@thefolklifecenteratcrandal8195
• Folklife Gallery, Upstairs Gallery:
--through Aug. 30: “Breaking the Chains: Lincoln & Douglass Linocuts of Stephen Alcorn” AND “Love Stories from 1000 Years Ago” Persian Illustrations by Jacquiline Touba

The Friends Gallery • Crandall Public Library, 251 Glen St., Glens Falls, NY • www.crandallibrary.org
• Jul. 1-31: North Country Arts’ Annual Photography Show 2024

 

HancockShakerVillage.org • 327
• through Aug. 31: Artistry of the Shaker Sisters AND Instruments of Inspiration

 

HudsonHall.org • 327 Warren St., Hudson, NY • 518-822-1438
• through Jul 28: Ara Osterweil & Allan Osterweil: “Shapeshifters”
• through Nov. 26: “Houses and the Night Sky: The Art of Donna Dennis”

 

HydeCollection.org • 518-792-1761
• through Sep. 15: “A Long Affair: Surrealism 1924 to Now” AND “Daniel Giordano: Crystal Blue Persuasion” AND “Richard Estes: Urban Landscapes”

 

Image Photos Gallery • 413-298-5500
• photography of Clemens Kalischer

 

JacobsPillow.org • Browse on demand at https://watch.jacobspillow.org & https://www.youtube.com/c/JacobsPillow
• Blake’s Barn, Tue.-Sun., 12 pm through final curtain:
--”John Lindquist: As of Today”
--”Fantasy Meets Reality: Through the Eyes of a Denishawn Dancer”
--Jacob’s Pillow Archives/Norton Owen Reading Room: videos, books, Pillow’s computer catalog, permanent collec-tions of Pillow programs and photographs from the Archives; recent donations and archival treasures from the Stephan Driscoll Collection
• Ted Shawn Theatre Lobby, Tue.-Sun., 12 pm through final curtain:
--”Royal Ballet Connections”
• Online Exhibit: Jacob’s Pillow Dance Interactive at danceinteractive.jacobspillow.org

 

TheLafferGallery.com • 96 Broad St., Schuylerville, NY • 518-695-3181
• through Aug. 4: Erik Laffer & Ronn T. Mattia: Renewal

 

LAPINcontemporary.com • 60 Roberts Dr., Studio 308, N. Adams, MA
• Jul. 12-Sep. 28: Douglas Gilbert: “Gradient”

 

LARAC.org • Lapham Gallery • 7 Lapham Pl., Glens Falls, NY • 518-798-1144
• Jul. 5-Aug. 7: “Signs of Life,” feat. Jenny Hutchinson & Russell Serrianne

 

Lichtenstein Center for the Arts • 28 Renne Ave., Pittsfield, MA
• Jul 5-Aug. 20: CATA’s “I Am a Part of Art”

 

NationalBottleMuseum.org • 76 Milton Ave., Ballston Spa, NY • 518-885-7589

 

Norman Rockwell Museum • 9 Glendale Rd, Stockbridge, MA • nrm.org • 413-298-4100
• through Oct. 27: “What, Me Worry? The Art and Humor of MAD Magazine”
• through Nov. 5: Tony Sarg: Genius at Play
• through Feb. 9, 2025: “Norman Rockwell: Illustrating Humor”

 

NorthCountryArts.org
--Elizabeth (Betty) O’Brien Gallery • The Shirt Factory • Suite 120, 71 Lawrence St., Glens Falls, NY
• through Aug. 3: “My Way 2024”
--2nd Floor Gallery at City Hall • 42 Ridge St., Glens Falls, NY • 518-222-1471
• through Sep. 28: Deborah Bryk’s “Nature Photography”
• see Friends Gallery

 

NorthLoop.art • 112 Water St., Williamstown, MA • northloopgallery.ma-AT-gmail.com
• through Jul. 28: Haleigh Collins & SR Lejeune AND Edwin Arzeta “Green & Violet Blue”

 

Olana State Park • Hudson, NY • olana.org
• through Oct. 27: “Afterglow: Frederic Church and the Landscape of Memory”

 

PamelaSalisburyGallery.com • 362 ½ Warren St., Hudson, NY
• Jul. 27-Aug 25: Valerie Hammond: “Dreamers Awake;” Holly Hughes; Kathy Osborn; Geoff Young
• through Jul. 21: Susan Jane Walp: “Paintings & Drawings on Paper;” Adam Hurwitz, Diana Horowitz, Michael Meehan, Eric Wolf: “Water Works;” Mark Milroy: “Just the Thing;” Ying Li: “Paper Trails”
• through Aug. 25: Anina Major: “All Us Come Across Water”

 

Park-McCullough House • 1 Park St., North Bennington, VT
• ongoing: “Women of the House & Women of the Community”

 

RoeliffJansenHS.org • 8 Miles Rd., Copake Falls, NY • Free adm.
• Jul. 6-Oct. 6: “Mementos, Maps & Milestones: Copake at 200”

 

RootedinSalem.com • 196 N. Main St., Unit A, Salem, NY • 518-772-9332
• Jul. 4-30: Anthony Cafritz: “Underneath”

 

(Historic) SalemCourthouse.org • 58 E. Broadway, Salem, NY • 518-854-7053
• Jul 5-28: Jeri Macdonald: “A Decade and Then Some”
• Opening Aug. 2: Artist Gabi Moore’s “Lunch, Learn, & Play” Students’ Showcase

 

Saratoga-Arts.org • 320 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY • 518-584-4132
• through Jul. 26: Juried Exhibition 5: Robert Tomlinson, Adrian Lee, Judith Plotner, Nathan Meltz
• Aug. 2-30: 10 x 10 Exhibition

 

ShakerMuseum.us • at Kinderhook Knitting Mill • 8 Hudson St. • 518-610-8543
• through Sep. 1: “Unexpected Shaker”

 

SohnFineArt.com • 69 Church St., Lenox, MA • 413-551-7353
• through Jul. 29: John Clarke’s “A is for Always”

 

SVAC.org • 930 SVAC Dr., Manchester • 802-362-1405
• Jul. 20-Nov. 3: Summer 2024 Solo Exhibition
• through Jul 14: Spring 2024 Solo Exhibition
• through Sep. 22: “Sand to Splendor: The Nature of Glass” AND “Pastel Panorama: Journeys with a Medium”

 

SpencertownAcademy.org • 790 NY-203, Spencertown, NY • 518-392-3693
• Jul. 6-Aug. 4: “Drawn to Precision: In Monochrome”

 

StoneValleyArts.org • 145 E. Main St., Poultney, VT • Sat. & Sun., 1-4 pm
• through Aug. 18: “Capturing Time: A Neil Rappaport Retrospective”

 

SusanEleyFineArt.com • 433 Warren St., Hudson, NY
• through Jul. 13: Curio: Recent Monotypes & Watercolors by Eunju Kang AND Heather Boose Weiss & Katherine Curci
• Jul. 5-Aug. 18: Rachel Burgess: “Simple Gifts”
• Aug. 22-Oct. 13: Ted Dixon: “Eighteen”

 

Tang.skidmore.edu
• Jul. 13-Jan. 5, 2025: Mark Dion & Alexis Rockman: “Journey to Nature’s Underworld”
• through Sep. 22: “Vorágine: Yente and Cecilia Biagini”
• through Sep. 7, 2025: Yvette Molina “A Promise to the Leaves”

 

tANJAgRUNERT.com • 21 Prospect Ave., Hudson, NY
• through Aug. 4: “Russell Steinert - Current Work”

 

THECOLLAB • 163 North St., Pittsfield, MA
• Jul. 5-31: Noah Beauregard & Mike Carty

 

ValleyArtisansMarket.com • 25 E. Main St., Cambridge, NY
• through Jul. 1: Meryl Davis: “Color Play”
• Jul. 5-Jul. 29: Regina Wicham: “Vessels”
• Aug. 2-26: Molly Czub: Photography

 

WorldChildrensMuseum.org • 89 Warren St., Glens Falls, NY • Cultural Exhibits