Elio Villafranca & The Jass Syncopators Born in the Pinar del Río province of Cuba, pianist and composer Elio Villafranca was classically trained in percussion and composition at the Instituto Superior de Arte in Havana, Cuba. He is a GRAMMY-Nominated Steinway Artist, and recipient of the 2014 Jazz At Lincoln Center Millennium Swing Award. Since […]
Work by MICA Quilt Raffle Group, photo credit: Andrea Dixon. Quilting in the Age of the Pandemic: Susie Brandt and The MICA Quilt Raffle Group The MICA Quilt Raffle Group originated in 2015 at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), founded by Fiber Art Department faculty member Susie Brandt. Brandt organized a weekly gathering of students, […]
Through digital photography and various cinematic tools, artist Jeremy Dennis -- a tribal member of the Shinnecock Indian Nation in Southampton, NY -- examines indigenous identity, cultural assimilation, and the ancestral traditional practices of the Shinnecock People. His unique experience of living on a sovereign Indian reservation, combined with extensive research of archaeological and anthropological […]
The Lake George Arts Project invites regional, national, emerging and established artists to submit exhibition proposals to the Courthouse Gallery. Preference is given to experimental or non-traditional work created in the last two years. We welcome proposals for special exhibitions, installations, mixed media presentations, and performance art. Deadline is always January 31. Exhibition Proposals are submitted […]
LGAP members and friends: Join us for our Lake George Arts Project Annual Meeting and Holiday Party When: Thursday, December 1, 2022 Where: The Barnsider Restaurant (2112 US 9, LG) Social & Cocktail Hour starts at 5:30pm, followed by buffet dinner and the Annual Meeting at 6:30pm with entertainment and cash bar. $45 per person Tickets can […]
Ort Project is the collaborative union of artists Oona Nelson and Anna Noelle Rockwell, whose lush installations and photographs explore and critique aspects of consumption, abundance and decay. Within their work Ort Project blends the influence of art history, the contemporary cult of convenience and abundance, along with current corresponding environmental threats and distorted value systems, into […]