Albany Wine and Dine For The Arts 2020

Albany Capital Center 55 Eagle Street, Albany, NY, United States

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...

BDA Conversations: The Black Panther Party Graphic Novel

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...

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Beneath the Drinking Gourd: BDA Summer Youth Camp Exhibit

Albany Barn 56 Second Street, Albany, United States

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...

Free

The Gathering: Artists of the Diaspora

Underground Railroad Education Center 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany, United States

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...

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Reception – Up South: Reflections on the Great Migration by ransome

Opalka Gallery Russell Sage College 140 New Scotland Ave., Albany, United States

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...

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Rapp Road: A Story of Migration

Opalka Gallery Russell Sage College 140 New Scotland Ave., Albany, United States

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!

Free

Ransome: An Artist Talk

Opalka Gallery Russell Sage College 140 New Scotland Ave., Albany, United States

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.

Free

HERstory Exhibit at Albany Barn

Albany Barn 56 Second Street, Albany, United States

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.

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Family Art Day with artist Maya Lewis @ Opalka Gallery

Opalka Gallery Russell Sage College 140 New Scotland Ave., Albany, United States

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!

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The Evidence of Things Unseen: Royal Brown Artist Talk

Spring Street Gallery 110 Spring Street, Saratoga Springs, NY, United States

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!

Free