Bill Arning Exhibitions (BAE) was founded in 2019 by curator Bill Arning following a career that spanned four decades in the nonprofit art worlds of Cambridge, New York, and Houston. First conceived as a radical nomadic curatorial project that would mount exhibitions in a variety of international gallery, museum, and alternative art spaces, the current incarnation of BAE resulted from the pandemic travel restrictions of early 2020 and opened first in Houston before relocating to the Hudson Valley in 2023. Built in 1812, the modest building is conducive to a quiet and contemplative experience with stunning natural vistas everywhere. Best known for having organized early exhibitions of artists who today have since been honored with major museum retrospectives such as Lisa Yuskavage, Sean Landers, Marilyn Minter, Lorna Simpson, Glenn Ligon, Cady Noland, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Petah Coyne, Andres Serrano, Gary Simmons, Mary Weatherford, John Currin, and Jim Hodges, Arning sees BAE’s exhibition program today as extending the curatorial values he has manifested since organizing his first exhibitions in the mid-80s. His aesthetic prioritizes the interweaving of work that challenges convention and delicate sensibilities with a respect for the profound positive bodily and spiritual effects that result from visual pleasure. In choosing to organize shows today, Arning is demonstrating his faith that the next generation of art makers will continue those dialogues that matter.
The Sanctuary for Independent Media is a telecommunications production facility dedicated to community media arts, located in an historic former church at 3361 6th Avenue in north Troy, NY. The Sanctuary hosts screening, production and performance facilities, training in media production and a meeting space for artists, activists and independent media makers of all kinds.
The RPI Players is a student-run theatre company open to all RPI students, faculty, staff, and the greater Capital Region community. The RPI Players is one of the oldest theatre troupes in the area, and has staged over 300 shows in it's nearly 90 seasons. The RPI Players produce between three and six shows per year, and call the RPI Playhouse their home. Often, the Players will collaborate with a variety of performing arts organizations on campus and in the community.
Located off Route 145, Michael J Quill Irish Cultural & Sports Centre is set in the idyllic countryside in East Durham. This venue is named after the Irishman, Michael J Quill. This spacious fairgrounds is known to host a number of cultural and sports events. Some of these include arts week, golf tournaments, the Irish festival and lot more. They also offer space to host events like weddings, reunions and music concerts.
