BDA and Spring Street Gallery present an artist talk with Royal Brown at Spring Street Gallery, 110 Spring Street, Saratoga Springs. Come meet Royal and see his exhibit!
Black Dimensions in Join us Friday, April 7th, 6-8:30 pm for HERstory: We Speak at @albanybarn. This exhibition is curated Black Dimensions in Art, Inc., and sponsored by Albany District Links, Inc., the African American Cultural Center of the Capital Region, and BDA.
Join us for an artist talk with Ransome at Opalka Gallery! Ransome will discuss the work in his exhibit, Up South: Reflections on the Great Migration.
Learn the story of Rapp Road Community Historic District, as told by Pastor Clarence Samuel Johnson accompanied by the Macedonia Baptist Church Gospel Choir.
Join via Zoom if you’re not able to attend in person!
Come make collages at the Opalka Gallery inspired by ransome’s work! All ages, parents must remain with children under 16. Free but space is limited! Register at this link!
In collaboration with Opalka Gallery, Black Dimensions in Art, Inc. is pleased to present a new solo exhibition from the artist ransome. Over a sixty-year period, Black people left behind poverty and Jim Crow in search of new lives in the North, Midwest, and West. In new paintings, installation, and sculpture, he reflects on this defining moment in America’s history and the ways in which his work is interwoven with this historic narrative.
Artist tour begins at 5:30 pm. Please arrive on time if you want to participate.
Black Dimensions in Art, Inc. is planning a special “Gathering of Artists” on Sunday, September 18, at 2:30p.m. We are inviting all creative people of the African Diaspora in the Capital Region to join us. This will be an opportunity to come and network with other Black creatives across all artistic disciplines. The occasion will be commemorated with a historic photo in the tradition of “A Great Day in Harlem” taken by Art Kane in 1958. Since that photograph, others, including hip-hop artists, black screen actors, musicians and others have paid homage by doing reenactments of the photo. This will be our opportunity to do the same. The location of this photo opportunity will be at the Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence which is the site of the Underground Railroad Education Center, 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany, NY.
RSVP by September 15th.
The coordinator for this event is BDA Board member D. Colin. If you have questions about this event, please reach out to her at poet.d.colin@gmail.com, or Jacqueline Lake-Sample at bakari42@yahoo.com.
Please arrive early to make sure you are in this historic photo.
Celebrate Juneteenth with a retrospective sampling of works created by Capital District youth during the BDA Summer Youth Art Camp, an annual collaborative with Trinity Alliance of the Capital Region, Inc.
The exhibition at the Albany Barn will run from June 19th-28th* from 10am-5pm. For more information or to schedule a specific visit please email casey@albanybarn.org or call 518-935-4858 ext. 12
*closed Sundays
Appropriate COVID-19 safety measures are in place. Call Casey Polomaine at 518-935-4858, ext. 12.
The first 20 families will receive an artist kit!
David F. Walker and Marcus Kwame Anderson will discuss their new book The Black Panther Party: A Graphic Novel History which recently appeared in the New York Times
Join us on Friday, March 19 at 7 pm using this link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85184770623?pwd=SVhkNzFaeWNjOXdiVXdkenlEbWx0UT09
Meeting ID: 851 8477 0623
Passcode: 944197
This Conversation will be hosted by the Albany Barn
We’re excited to be one of the beneficiaries of the Wine & Dine for the Arts Festival (January 16-18, 2020) this year! We hope you will come out and celebrate with us at one or all of the many wonderful events throughout the weekend.
Be sure to select Black Dimensions in Art (BDA) as your affiliated organization when purchasing tickets online! This helps to support BDA and the work that we do throughout the year.
Taste the flavors from 70 innovative Chefs and Restaurants, 250 Global wines ,spirits and NYS Craft Beers, cast your vote in the Slider Slam competition, or attend the Gala reception and dinner!
More information and tickets available here.