Talk: Rachel Dressler in conversation with Barbara Todd
2026-02-07 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Opalka Gallery, The Sage Colleges, 140 New Scotland Ave., Albany, NY, 12208, United States
SAT Feb. 7, Talk 2:00-3:00pm “The Bayeux Tapestry/Embroidery,” Art historian Rachel Dressler in conversation with Barbara Todd

PechaKucha
2026-02-13 18:30 - 19:30 | Opalka Gallery, The Sage Colleges, 140 New Scotland Ave., Albany, NY, 12208, United States
FRI Feb. 13 PechaKucha 6:30 snacks, 7:00pm talks. Short talks by interesting people. Sponsored by Druthers.

"Dahomey" screening @ Picture Lock one
2026-02-13 19:30 - 21:00 | Collar Works, 621 River Street, Troy, NY, 12180, United States
𝗗𝗔𝗛𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗬, 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗶 𝗗𝗶𝗼𝗽, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰
𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟮/𝟭𝟯, 𝟳:𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺 (𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝟳:𝟬𝟬𝗽𝗺)
📍Picture Lock One – 50 4th Street, Troy, NY
💺 Limited seating (venue is down a flight of stairs with no elevator)
💸 Donation based
𝘋𝘈𝘏𝘖𝘔𝘌𝘠 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘢𝘳-𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘚𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘕𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 2021, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 26 𝘳𝘰𝘺𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘥𝘰𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘢𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘯: 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵-𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯. 𝘜𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴, 𝘋𝘪𝘰𝘱 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘢𝘣𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦. 𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘎𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘉𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 2024 𝘉𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘦, 𝘋𝘈𝘏𝘖𝘔𝘌𝘠 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭.

"This is America" Artist Talk - Marielena Ferrer
2026-02-21 14:00 - 16:00 | Woodstock School of Art, 2470 NY-212, Woodstock, NY, 12498, United States
Curated by Jaime Ransome and presented by the Woodstock School of Art (WSA), this four-part series takes place in the fall and winter of 2025–2026 in the WSA gallery. Each conversation centers on a Hudson Valley–based artist whose practice is deeply rooted in cultural and ancestral histories. Together, their work reflects themes of migration, identity, belonging, and resilience, offering a pluralistic vision of American art as an ever-evolving form.
The series opens with Ransome, whose layered collage work examines the history and future of The Great Migration both from and back to the American South, illuminating African American histories of labor, movement, and spiritual continuity. Destiny Arianna, an Afro-Indigenous artist, creates immersive, site-responsive installations that connect family memory with broader ancestral narratives. Carl Grauer transforms personal history into figurative paintings that turn abstract symbols into icons of queer identity and remembrance, drawing on his own journey toward self-acceptance. Marielena Ferrer’s experimental sculptural practice—highlighted by her thesis work with poison ivy—draws a sharp, poetic comparison between the ways humans affect the earth and how the earth, in turn, shapes us. Together, these artists bring forward distinct voices and visions that, when placed in dialogue, reveal the complexity, diversity, and richness of American art today.
February 21 | 2:00 – 4:00pm

Supper Club: Catered by First+Adams
2026-02-28 18:30 - 21:00 | Opalka Gallery, The Sage Colleges, 140 New Scotland Ave., Albany, NY, 12208, United States
SAT Feb. 28 Supper Club 6:30pm-9:00pm Catered by First+Adams. Ticketed event. More information & tickets available at opalka.sage.edu.

"This is America" Artist Talk - Destiny Arianna
2026-03-21 13:00 - 15:00 | Woodstock School of Art, 2470 NY-212, Woodstock, NY, 12498, United States
Curated by Jaime Ransome and presented by the Woodstock School of Art (WSA), this four-part series takes place in the fall and winter of 2025–2026 in the WSA gallery. Each conversation centers on a Hudson Valley–based artist whose practice is deeply rooted in cultural and ancestral histories. Together, their work reflects themes of migration, identity, belonging, and resilience, offering a pluralistic vision of American art as an ever-evolving form.
The series opens with Ransome, whose layered collage work examines the history and future of The Great Migration both from and back to the American South, illuminating African American histories of labor, movement, and spiritual continuity. Destiny Arianna, an Afro-Indigenous artist, creates immersive, site-responsive installations that connect family memory with broader ancestral narratives. Carl Grauer transforms personal history into figurative paintings that turn abstract symbols into icons of queer identity and remembrance, drawing on his own journey toward self-acceptance. Marielena Ferrer’s experimental sculptural practice—highlighted by her thesis work with poison ivy—draws a sharp, poetic comparison between the ways humans affect the earth and how the earth, in turn, shapes us. Together, these artists bring forward distinct voices and visions that, when placed in dialogue, reveal the complexity, diversity, and richness of American art today.
March 21 | 1:00 – 3:00pm
