Ben Wendel Group
2024-09-14 15:00 - 16:15 (America/New_York) | Shepard Park, Canada Street, Lake George, NY, 12845, United States
About Ben
Grammy nominated saxophonist Ben Wendel was born in Vancouver, Canada and raised in Los Angeles, CA. Currently living in Brooklyn, NY, he has enjoyed a varied career as a performer, composer and producer. Highlights include tours, performances and/or recordings with artists such as Tigran Hamasyan, Bill Frisell, Terence Blanchard, Antonio Sanchez, Gerald Clayton, Taylor Eigsti, Linda May Han Oh, Moonchild, Louis Cole, Daedelus, Snoop Dogg and the artist formerly known as Prince. Ben is a founding member of the Grammy nominated group Kneebody.
As a composer, he has received an ASCAP Jazz Composer Award, the 2008, 2011 and 2017 Chamber Music America “New Works Grant” and was awarded the Victor Lynch-Staunton award by the Canada Council for the Arts. He has also co-written multiple scores for film, television and animated shorts.
Ben has recorded for Edition Records, Sunnyside Records, Motéma Music, Concord Records and Brainfeeder, including six solo albums, Simple Song (2009), Frame (2012), What We Bring (2016) The Seasons (2018), High Heart (2020), All One (2023) and multiple Kneebody albums. His critically acclaimed music video project The Seasons, inspired by Tchaikovsky’s works of the same name, was released throughout 2015 and included guests such as Joshua Redman, Jeff Ballard, Mark Turner, Julian Lage, Ambrose Akinmusire and more. It was listed as one of the best albums of 2015 by the NY Times.
A graduate of the Eastman School of Music, Ben is a former teacher of Jazz Studies at USC and the New School in NYC. Educational outreach has been a constant in his career with over 300 masterclasses at various colleges and universities around the world. His online masterclass series and other educational products have been sold in over sixty countries.

HIS MUSIC

Drawn Away – Ben Wendel

High Heart: Burning Bright – Ben Wendel

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4 DAYS • 17 SHOWS • 4 SPECIAL EVENTSCELEBRATING 40 YEARS!

THURSDAY 9/12 @ 6PM

SATURDAY 9/14 @ 1PM

SUNDAY 9/15 @ 10AM

FRIDAY 9/13 @ 6PM

SATURDAY 9/14 @ 3PM

SUNDAY 9/15 @ 1PM

FRIDAY 9/13 @ 7:30PM

SATURDAY 9/14 @ 5PM

SUNDAY 9/15 @ 3PM

SATURDAY 9/14 @ 9AM

SATURDAY 9/14 @ 8PM

SUNDAY 9/15 @ 5PM

Ulysses Owens Jr. & Generation Y
2024-09-14 17:00 - 18:15 | Shepard Park, Canada Street, Lake George, NY, 12845, United States
About Ulysses Owens Jr.
Three time Grammy™ Award-Winning Drummer Ulysses Owens Jr., known for being a drummer who (The New York Times) has said “take[s] a back seat to no one,” and “a musician who balances excitement gracefully and shines with innovation.” Performer, producer and educator Ulysses Owens Jr. goes the limit in the jazz world and beyond; claiming eight successful albums of his own.
Owens has also gained special attention for his performances on GRAMMY Award-winning albums by Kurt Elling and The Christian McBride Big Band . In addition to five GRAMMY Award Nominated albums with Joey Alexander, Christian McBride Trio, John Beasley’s Monk’estra, and Gregory Porter. Both Jazziz and Rolling Stone Magazines picked his album “Songs of Freedom,” as a Top Ten Album for 2019 and in 2021; his most recent Big Band release, “Soul Conversations,” was voted the top album in May 2021 by JazzIz Magazine. “Soul Conversations,” received rave reviews and was added to multiple playlists on Apple Music, Spotify, and Sirius XM; and now the band is touring nationally. The Ulysses Owens Jr. Big Band has also been voted “Rising Star Big Band ” of 2022 by Downbeat Magazine. His upcoming eighth album release A New Beat, will feature his new “Generation Y” Band on the Cellar Jazz record label. The album was produced by Jeremy Pelt and recorded at the legendary Rudy Van Gelder Studios, in New Jersey.
About Generation Y
Generation Y is a band concept that was conceived back in 2019 with the goal promoting the next generation of dynamic talent from the top music conservatories in NYC and beyond. Led by Ulysses Owens Jr. who is a Multi Grammy Award-winning Drummer, Producer, Educator, Author and Cultural Entrepreneur.
Serving at The Juilliard School in the role of Small Ensemble Director within the Jazz Department for the last 8 years, has given Ulysses a front row seat to this Generation’s top talent. Ulysses Owens Jr., has been the driving force behind such great artists as Nicholas Payton, Christian McBride, Wynton Marsalis, Mulgrew Miller, Joey Alexander and many others. Through his relationship with these great bandleaders he learned of the legacy of Art Blakey and Betty Carter, both of whom were renowned for their own bands (which became educational institutions) and launched the careers of many of today’s paradigm-shifting musicians on the jazz scene. Generation Y is an updated model of the Jazz Messengers, and many of these band members also perform in Ulysses’ big band.
The band just recorded their debut album “A New Beat” that will be released on the Cellar Live Record label, in January 2024. The material on this album is a culmination of repertoire from Ulysses’ influences and mentors like Mulgrew Miller, Roy Hargrove, George Cables, and of course the great Art Blakey. This album also features a few original compositions from Benny Benack, Anthony Hervey, and the very talented Luther Allison who is an emerging talent performing with Grammy Award-winning vocalist, Samara Joy as her pianist. The album also features a classic from Louis Armstrong titled Heart Full of Rhythm featuring Milton Suggs, which learned during his time as the Louis Armstrong Museum ‘“Armstrong Now Artist in Residence.” This album is a culmination of repertoire that has been performed by this band around the world over the last 4 years and to add another level of nostalgia; it was recorded at the Legendary Rudy Van Gelder Studios in Englewood, NJ.

Ulysses Owens Jr. – Drums
Anthony Hervey – Trumpet
Erena Terakubo – Alto Saxophone
Tyler Bullock – Piano
Guillermo Lopez – Bass

MUSIC

One By One – Ulysses Owens Jr and Generation Y

I’m Not So Sure – Ulysses Owens Jr & Generation Y

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4 DAYS • 17 SHOWS • 4 SPECIAL EVENTSCELEBRATING 40 YEARS!

THURSDAY 9/12 @ 6PM

SATURDAY 9/14 @ 1PM

SUNDAY 9/15 @ 10AM

FRIDAY 9/13 @ 6PM

SATURDAY 9/14 @ 3PM

SUNDAY 9/15 @ 1PM

FRIDAY 9/13 @ 7:30PM

SATURDAY 9/14 @ 5PM

SUNDAY 9/15 @ 3PM

SATURDAY 9/14 @ 9AM

SATURDAY 9/14 @ 8PM

SUNDAY 9/15 @ 5PM

Nicole Zuraitis
2024-09-14 20:00 - 21:15 | Shepard Park, Canada Street, Lake George, NY, 12845, United States
About Nicole
Nicole Zuraitis is a GRAMMY® Award-winning (2024) jazz singer-songwriter, pianist and arranger, New York-based bandleader, and winner of the prestigious 2021 American Traditions Vocal Competition Gold Medal. With a “heart as big as her remarkable voice,” (Jazz Police), Nicole has positioned herself as one of the top artists and “prolific songwriters” (Broadway World) to watch in jazz and beyond. As a recording artist, Nicole has released five albums as leader, and her sixth album How Love Begins, co-produced with eight-time GRAMMY-winner Christian McBride (2023), features all original music and was awarded the GRAMMY for BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM. In addition to leading her quartet, Nicole is the premier vocalist for the Birdland Big Band and frequently headlines iconic NYC jazz clubs like Dizzy’s Club at Lincoln Center, Birdland, the Blue Note, the Carlyle, 54 Below and the late, great 55 Bar. She has appeared as a featured soloist with the Savannah Philharmonic, Asheville Symphony, and Macon Pops, and has supported iconic singers like Melanie, Morgan James, Darren Criss, and Livingston Taylor on piano and vocals. Nicole’s arrangement of Dolly Parton’s Jolene, co-written with renowned drummer and bandleader Dan Pugach, was nominated for a 2019 GRAMMY®, springboarding her career and making her a household name in the modern-day jazz landscape.
In 2020, she was named in the top 40 under 40 for 2020 in Connecticut Magazine, and her weekly livestream during the Covid-19 crisis, “Virtual Piano Lounge,” was featured in Forbes Magazine. Nicole has collaborated with an extensive list of luminaries, including Christian McBride, David Cook, Gilad Hekselman, Veronica Swift, Benny Benack, Stephen Feifke, Cyrille Aimee, Antonio Sanchez, Dave Stryker, Omar Hakim, Rachel Z, Helen Sung, and Bernard Purdie. She is a proud educator and currently vocal faculty at NYU and SUNY Purchase. For more information, visit www.nicolezmusic.com or tag @nicolezmusic.

Nicole Zuraitis – Vocals/Piano
Dan Pugach – Drums
Idan Morim – Guitar
Sam Weber – Bass

HER MUSIC

“Jolene” / Dolly Parton – Dan Pugach Nonet

Burn (STUDIO VIDEO) – Nicole Zuraitis with Christian McBride, Gilad Hekselman, Billy Kilson, David Cook

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4 DAYS • 17 SHOWS • 4 SPECIAL EVENTSCELEBRATING 40 YEARS!

THURSDAY 9/12 @ 6PM

SATURDAY 9/14 @ 1PM

SUNDAY 9/15 @ 10AM

FRIDAY 9/13 @ 6PM

SATURDAY 9/14 @ 3PM

SUNDAY 9/15 @ 1PM

FRIDAY 9/13 @ 7:30PM

SATURDAY 9/14 @ 5PM

SUNDAY 9/15 @ 3PM

SATURDAY 9/14 @ 9AM

SATURDAY 9/14 @ 8PM

SUNDAY 9/15 @ 5PM

Daniel Kelly Group: Celebrating Paul Pines
2024-09-15 13:00 - 14:15 | Shepard Park, Canada Street, Lake George, NY, 12845, United States
About Daniel Kelly / The Daniel Kelly Group
Pianist & composer Daniel Kelly first performed at Jazz at the Lake in 2004 with the Harvie S band. He returned over the years with his Emerge Trio, the WORKS Trio with Joe Lovano, and his multimedia collaboration with The Seeing with Photography Collective, Blind Visionaries, inaugurating the first Friday evening Jazz at the Lake performance.
An artist who explores the meeting place of music with literature, visual art and journalism with his various projects, Daniel has created several works that incorporate poetry, including All the World’s a Song: Shakespeare in Jazz, which interprets Shakespeare’s words as lyrics to jazz songs.
In honor of the 40th anniversary of the festival, Daniel uses the poetry of Paul Pines as inspiration for the music for this year’s performance. Paul, who founded the Lake George Jazz Weekend along with John Strong in 1984, was a dear friend to Daniel. He previously collaborated with Paul in his final months in 2018, composing settings for poems from his book Gathering Sparks in a 45-minute suite scored for a jazz septet titled Museum of the Infinite. This year, Daniel will explore Paul’s poetry throughout his writing career, anthologized in the collection A Furnace in the Shadows: Selected Poems.
Kelly’s music has been declared “powerfully moving” by Time Out New York. He has performed with Grammy-award winners Joe Lovano & Nicole Zuraitis, hip-hop star Lauryn Hill, cutting-edge modern classical The Bang on a Can All-Stars and a long list of jazz musicians such as NEA Jazz Masters Dave Liebman & Sheila Jordan, Don Byron, Donny McCaslin, Bobby Sanabria and many others.
Rakonto, Kelly’s series of interview-based concerts, have been commissioned by 13 performing art centers across the US. Each of these concert-length works have transformed stories of everyday people – farmers, teachers, students, seniors, immigrants and hurricane survivors – into dramatic and compelling music that celebrates our shared human experience.
Daniel has been honored to continue Paul’s role as Curator of Jazz at the Lake for the past five years.
“I remain convinced that Daniel Kelly is one of the most stunningly original talents both as an improviser and a leader that I have known in a long career of promoting this art form. His musical ideas spring naturally from a visionary imagination.” — Paul Pines, Curator, Lake George Jazz Weekend

Daniel Kelly – pianoJesse Lewis – guitarIke Sturm – bassJared Schonig – drumsDavid Gonzalez – spoken word

HIS MUSIC

All the World’s a Stage; Shakespeare in Jazz

Entrance to the Underworld – poetry by Paul Pines, music composed by Daniel Kelly

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4 DAYS • 17 SHOWS • 4 SPECIAL EVENTSCELEBRATING 40 YEARS!

THURSDAY 9/12 @ 6PM

SATURDAY 9/14 @ 1PM

SUNDAY 9/15 @ 10AM

FRIDAY 9/13 @ 6PM

SATURDAY 9/14 @ 3PM

SUNDAY 9/15 @ 1PM

FRIDAY 9/13 @ 7:30PM

SATURDAY 9/14 @ 5PM

SUNDAY 9/15 @ 3PM

SATURDAY 9/14 @ 9AM

SATURDAY 9/14 @ 8PM

SUNDAY 9/15 @ 5PM

Linda May Han Oh
2024-09-15 15:00 - 16:15 | Shepard Park, Canada Street, Lake George, NY, 12845, United States
About Linda
Based in New York City, GRAMMY award-winning Linda May Han Oh is a bassist/composer who has performed and recorded with artists such as Pat Metheny, Kenny Barron, Joe Lovano, Dave Douglas, Terri Lyne Carrington, Steve Wilson, Geri Allen and Vijay Iyer.
Originally born in Malaysia and raised in Boorloo (Perth), Western Australia, she has received many awards including a 2022 Deutscher Jazz Preis, 2nd place at the BASS2010 Competition, a semi-finalist at the BMW Bass competition and an honorary mention at the 2009 Thelonious Monk Bass Competition. She was voted the 2018-2021 Bassist of the Year by the Jazz Journalist’s Association, as well 2022 Bassist of the Year in Jazztimes. Linda also was voted 2019 Bassist of the Year in Hothouse Magazine and was the 2020 recipient APRA award for Best New Jazz Work. In 2023 she received the prestigious Herb Albert Award for music.
Linda has had five releases as a leader which have received critical acclaim, her latest – a quintet album entitled The Glass Hours on Biophilia Records. Her latest commissions include “Littoral Tales” a solo piano piece in two movements for Gloria Cheng, and “Ephemeral Echoes” written for percussion trio and piano trio as well as “Mirrors and Shadows” written for piano and bass duo.
Linda has written for large and small ensembles as well as for film, participating in the Sundance Labs at Skywalker Ranch and composing for several of sociologist/film maker Sabrina McCormick. Linda also composed and produced music for a collaborative film project with non-profit, “Hoperaisers” based in Korogocho, Kenya by film-maker Kizito Gamba and contributed music to his latest documentary “Calling the Shots” co-directed by Kore Abong about aspiring African women in the film-industry.
Linda is currently Associate Professor at the Berklee College of Music in the bass department and is also part of the Institute for Jazz and Gender Justice led by Terri Lyne Carrington. Linda was featured on bass in the 2020 Pixar movie “Soul” under the musical direction of Jon Batiste (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert) alongside drummer Roy Haynes and was the model for the character in the film – bassist “Miho.”

Linda May Han Oh – bass/vocals
Fabian Almazan – piano/keyboard
Sara Serpa – vocals
Greg Ward – saxophone
Obed Calvaire- drums

HER MUSIC

NYC Winter Jazz Fest 2015 “Lucid Lullaby”

The Glass Hours “Circles”

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4 DAYS • 17 SHOWS • 4 SPECIAL EVENTSCELEBRATING 40 YEARS!

THURSDAY 9/12 @ 6PM

SATURDAY 9/14 @ 1PM

SUNDAY 9/15 @ 10AM

FRIDAY 9/13 @ 6PM

SATURDAY 9/14 @ 3PM

SUNDAY 9/15 @ 1PM

FRIDAY 9/13 @ 7:30PM

SATURDAY 9/14 @ 5PM

SUNDAY 9/15 @ 3PM

SATURDAY 9/14 @ 9AM

SATURDAY 9/14 @ 8PM

SUNDAY 9/15 @ 5PM

Danilo Pérez, John Patitucci & Adam Cruz Trio
2024-09-15 17:00 - 18:15 | Shepard Park, Canada Street, Lake George, NY, 12845, United States
About Danilo Pérez, John Patitucci & Adam Cruz
For over three decades, Grammy Award Winning Panamanian pianist/composer Danilo Pérez has been lauded as one of the most creative forces in contemporary music. With jazz as the anchoring foundation, Pérez’s Global jazz music is a blend of Panamanian roots, Latin American folk music, West African rhythms, European impressionism – promoting music as a borderless and multidimensional bridge between all people. Pérez will be accompanied by his longtime collaborator, the distinguished bassist John Patitucci. Both Perez and Patitucci were integral members of Wayne Shorter’s legendary quartet, celebrated for its innovative and unpredictable music spanning many years. We encounter these two exceptional musicians in the trio of Perez that is completed by the impactful drummer Adam Cruz.
John Patitucci is one of the finest and most versatile bassists in the world on upright and electric bass. John has a recording and performance resume that could easily be transcribed into a book – he has played throughout the world with his own band and with jazz luminaries Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Stan Getz, Wynton Marsalis, Joshua Redman, Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, Freddie Hubbard, Tony Williams, Hubert Laws, Mulgrew Miller, James Williams, and many more. He has played with pop and Brazilian heavyweights including Sting, Aaron Neville, Natalie Cole, Carole King, Milton Nascimiento, Astrud and Joao Gilberto, Airto and Flora Purim. A truly well rounded player whose legacy will stand the test of time.
Drummer, composer, and educator Adam Cruz was born in New York City and has been a vital creative force on the international jazz scene. He leads his own group, is an integral part of renowned pianist Danilo Perez’s trio, and regularly works with artists such as Tom Harrell, The Mingus Big Band, Joey Calderazzo, Chris Potter, Steve Wilson and Edward Simon. Adam currently teaches at CCNY and the Berklee Global Jazz Institute. As a drummer, Adam represents a unique place in the American jazz lineage. His mixed ethnic background informs his playing in ways that transcend easy stylistic categorization. The wealth of his rhythmic knowledge, his deep sense of swing, and his knowledge of Latin American rhythms, all coalesce into his personal sound, giving his playing a powerful depth and a rare and distinctive musicality.

Danilo Pérez: Piano
John Patitucci: Electric & Upright Bass
Adam Cruz: Drums

THEIR MUSIC

Danilo Perez, John Patitucci and Adam Cruz at the Artists’ Quarter

Panama Libre – Danilo Perez

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4 DAYS • 17 SHOWS • 4 SPECIAL EVENTSCELEBRATING 40 YEARS!

THURSDAY 9/12 @ 6PM

SATURDAY 9/14 @ 1PM

SUNDAY 9/15 @ 10AM

FRIDAY 9/13 @ 6PM

SATURDAY 9/14 @ 3PM

SUNDAY 9/15 @ 1PM

FRIDAY 9/13 @ 7:30PM

SATURDAY 9/14 @ 5PM

SUNDAY 9/15 @ 3PM

SATURDAY 9/14 @ 9AM

SATURDAY 9/14 @ 8PM

SUNDAY 9/15 @ 5PM

Fernando Orellana
2024-09-26 12:00 - 2024-10-26 17:00
Exhibition Related Events

Saturday, September 28th4:00 – 6:00 PMArtist’s ReceptionThe Courthouse Gallery

Wednesday, October 2nd7:00 PMZoom Conversation withFernando Orellana To register please email june@lakegeorgearts.orgby noon on Wednesday

Sunday, October 6th 1:00 – 4:00 PM SUNDAY ARTS Gallery Tour andArt-Making for all agesFREE OF CHARGE

Artist Statement
Corpo
We sleep as our republics dissolve, our climate collapses, our humanity is bought and sold by global pirates on autopilot. We sleep as our bodies lay dying, preferring the limitlessness and safety of fantasies rather than the reality of the growing inferno. Our inability to acknowledge or agree on a collective logic has ensnared us into a new Dark Age, which will likely lead to our extinction, or worse, mass obsolescence to simulacra. The human figures in the robotic installation Corpo and the mechanisms that prop them up serve as a metaphor for our collective denialism.
Each figure in the installation is in a state of deep sleep as they work, ride the subway, watch tv, or lounge on arm chairs. Unpredictably, they are put into states of chaotic and violent inertia by the machines they are literally attached to. To ensure the figures stay blissfully sleeping, an artificial intelligence continuously fills the installation space with a soothing generatively made soundscape, which acts as a surrogate mother, humming an endless lullaby. By this the installation Corpo reflects our global culture of looking the other way, even when our existence is so obviously in peril.
The film
in the electric tower,
that is the dominant
display.
Early in the year 2023, I had an extraordinarily vivid dream. In this dream, a sage, seated inside a large circular hole cut into a stage, urgently exclaimed to me, “The film in the electric tower, that is the dominant display!” The moment was so profound that I awoke suddenly, scrambling to find something to write with so I wouldn’t forget the message. Since that night, the sage’s words have resonated, leaving me bewildered yet intrigued as I struggle to understand their meaning.
In this exhibition, I invite viewers to contemplate their own “electric towers” and “films.” What dominant displays shape your perceptions? What crucial messages are waiting to be screened in your consciousness? Through this body of work, I aim to illuminate these questions and encourage a deeper understanding of the narratives that define our existence.

Gardens of Earthly Delights
“Bureaucracy is the art of making the possible impossible.” – Javier Pascual Salcedo
Shame on us, the children of the future, for remaining in the dark on cannabis, a substance ingrained in human history since antiquity. Our comprehension, obstructed by our delight in distorting reality, political agendas and bureaucratic absurdities, remains tragically inadequate in discerning marijuana’s benefits or poisons. For over a century, “reefer madness” narratives have imprisoned culture and thwarted intellect, twisting our view on a subject that should be crystal clear, given our miraculous technologies. Shame on us!
Thanks to the courage of pioneering scholars and researchers, we have managed to harvest precious limited data on the effects of high-potency cannabis on the population. Yet, compared to the encyclopedias we have on other, often younger substances, what is known is laughable and mostly anecdotal. Until science is free to investigate cannabis without fear of academic, cultural or legal repercussions, attempting to create sober policy or regulations on this mysterious substance is as absurd as wondering if, and how, space bears can become intoxicated by marijuana.
Biography:
From robots that hold protests, extruders that birth populations and machines that are designed for the dead to operate, Fernando Orellana has collaborated with automation for over twenty years to create transmedia artwork. As a machine designer, a technologist and a user, Orellana has blurred the line between himself and the machine in the creative process. The imagery and narrative that Orellana explores spans a spectrum that includes giving agency to automata, embraces the generatively made, celebrates the wonder of absurdity and is most often driven by the universes of his subconscious mind.
He has exhibited at a variety of regional, national and international venues, most recently at the Toledo Museum of Art, the Speed Art Museum, the Spring Break Art Show and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art. He received a Master of Fine Art from The Ohio State University, a Bachelor of Fine Art at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and is currently an Associate Professor of Digital Art in the Visual Arts Department at Union College. He was born in El Salvador, San Salvador.

Courthouse Gallery 1 Lower Amherst Street Lake George, NY 12845 518-668-2616
Hours: Wednesday – Friday: 12:00 – 5:00 PM Saturday: 12:00 – 4:00 PM
For exhibition information or to schedule a visit outside of gallery hours please contactJune Waters, Director of Exhibitions june@lakegeorgearts.org 518-668-2616
Thank you to our exhibition sponsors!

Project Local at the Caldwell-Lake George Library
2024-11-01 10:00 - 2025-01-05 17:00
Mark Grimaldi
Grimaldi is renowned for his expertise in abstract expressionism; his artistic journey is deeply influenced by the iconic American artist, Jackson Pollock. With a portfolio of work found in studios, professional offices, and private collections, his style captivates viewers worldwide.
Mastering the “drip” technique over years of dedication, Grimaldi infused his distinct flair into this iconic method. Seeking innovation, he adapted the technique to diverse surfaces, including elevated vertical planes, without revealing traditional “drips.”
He also envisioned reimagining the spectrum of objects suitable for this style, enriching each with narrative depth and emotive resonance. Through meticulous
experimentation, Grimaldi perfected the fusion of paint type and application method, achieving his envisioned results.
Every creation bears the essence of his soul, ensuring each piece is a singular, unparalleled original. Rejecting mass production, he remains committed to the authenticity of his craft, eschewing prints in favor of genuine, intimate artworks.
Mark lives in Lake George. His work is shown at the Tivoli Arts Gallery in Tivoli, NY, and Art Gallery 71 in Rhinebeck, NY, and can be seen at markgrimaldi.com.

Jude Dolton
You see something, you pull out your camera and take the picture. That picture is almost exactly what you see in front of you right? That’s what photography is at its core, it’s a way to capture the world. Since almost everyone has a camera in their pocket, we are seeing the same photos over, and over. The more I have noticed this, the more I have turned away from just documenting what I’m seeing. Using long exposures, I have been taking a more impressionistic approach. I use the term Impressionism because much like the paintings from that era, even with objects and subject matter you can identify the work is very much still abstract.
Jude Dolton is a 2019 graduate of Glens Falls High School. In 2022 they received a grant to photograph and document local motel signs resulting in a solo exhibition at the Warren County Historical Society. She has exhibited locally with the Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council, North Country Arts, and The Folklife Center at Crandall Library. Their work was also featured in the Top 100 Juried High School Student Art Show at The Hyde Collection (2018). She currently studies Visual Arts at Alfred University, Alfred, NY.

Project Local
Caldwell-Lake George Library 336 Canada Street Lake George
Exhibition Reception Thursday, December 18, 2024 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Library Hours: Monday – Friday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Saturday: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Project Local Reception: Mark Grimaldi Paintings & Jude Dolton Photogrpahs
2024-11-06 18:00 - 20:00 | The Caldwell Lake George Library, 336 Canada St, Lake George, New York, 12845
Join LGAP staff, Library staff, and our Project Local featured artists for a celebration of our newest Project Local Exhibition at the Caldwell Lake George Library. The reception is an opportunity to connect with our featured artists, appreciate their work, and support the arts and artists who live and work in our region.

FEATURED ARTISTS

Mark Grimaldi
Grimaldi is renowned for his expertise in abstract expressionism; his artistic journey is deeply influenced by the iconic American artist, Jackson Pollock. With a portfolio of work found in studios, professional offices, and private collections, his style captivates viewers worldwide.
Mastering the “drip” technique over years of dedication, Grimaldi infused his distinct flair into this iconic method. Seeking innovation, he adapted the technique to diverse surfaces, including elevated vertical planes, without revealing traditional “drips.”
He also envisioned reimagining the spectrum of objects suitable for this style, enriching each with narrative depth and emotive resonance. Through meticulousexperimentation, Grimaldi perfected the fusion of paint type and application method, achieving his envisioned results.
Every creation bears the essence of his soul, ensuring each piece is a singular, unparalleled original. Rejecting mass production, he remains committed to the authenticity of his craft, eschewing prints in favor of genuine, intimate artworks.
Mark lives in Lake George. His work is shown at the Tivoli Arts Gallery in Tivoli, NY, and Art Gallery 71 in Rhinebeck, NY, and can be seen at markgrimaldi.com.

Jude Dolton
You see something, you pull out your camera and take the picture. That picture is almost exactly what you see in front of you right? That’s what photography is at its core, it’s a way to capture the world. Since almost everyone has a camera in their pocket, we are seeing the same photos over, and over. The more I have noticed this, the more I have turned away from just documenting what I’m seeing. Using long exposures, I have been taking a more impressionistic approach. I use the term Impressionism because much like the paintings from that era, even with objects and subject matter you can identify the work is very much still abstract.
Jude Dolton is a 2019 graduate of Glens Falls High School. In 2022 they received a grant to photograph and document local motel signs resulting in a solo exhibition at the Warren County Historical Society. She has exhibited locally with the Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council, North Country Arts, and The Folklife Center at Crandall Library. Their work was also featured in the Top 100 Juried High School Student Art Show at The Hyde Collection (2018). She currently studies Visual Arts at Alfred University, Alfred, NY.

Ali Herrmann: Cosmic Landscape
2024-11-13 12:00 - 2024-12-15 17:00
Artist’s Reception Thursday, November 14th 5:00 – 7:00 PM The Courthouse Gallery
Image: The Sweetest Things

SUNDAY ARTS Sunday, November 17th 1:00 – 4:00 PM Drop in for a gallery visit and art making Fun for ALL ages
Free
Image: Reasons to Breathe

SUNDAY ARTS Sunday, December 15th 1:00 – 4:00 PM Drop in for a gallery visit and art making for
ALL ages!
Free
Image: Flurries

Artist’s Statment
I create primarily as a multi-media painter, working with diverse materials of encaustic, acrylic, ink, oil, and paper collage. I allow the piece to dictate the medium; therefore, one medium may feed the color saturation, while another may best enhance shape, form and pattern. My work is heavily influenced by the natural world, my surroundings, color, repetition and patterns. I am also inspired by the binary energies of chaos and order, growth and decay. Within my paintings, I combine elements of representation and abstraction to show this inspiration, while incorporating a strong sense of beauty.
My artwork often starts with an ordered approach while my ideas get outlined on the surface. Influenced by color, shapes, and light, the process of painting develops with many layers. Repetitious forms and patterns emerge, creating abstract and playful landscapes. My abstractions reflect the journeys and paths we discover in the process of living amidst this natural order. The repetition of object and form attempts to further understand and interpret the natural rhythmic order of the universe—micro and macro—as exhibited by the natural things all around us.
My focus is driven by my desire to understand how individual elements and pieces come together to create a whole. My current works use cellular structures as a point of reference. Using ovals and circles as my primary shape, I begin with a repetition of these shapes to create an abstract environment into which these shapes move along the two-dimensional surface. Working in layers, I create a floating environment that can be cellular, floral, or purely abstract.

Artist’s Bio
Ali Herrmann is a mixed media painter based in Troy, NY. Raised in the bucolic Berkshires of Massachusetts, Herrmann developed an early interest in the raw beauty of the natural landscape, the ever-changing seasons, and the rich flora and fauna of the region.
Throughout her nearly 30-year career as an artist, Herrmann has been awarded multiple grants including the New York State Council for the Arts (2023, 2022); A.R.T. fund, NY (2020); Martha Boschen Porter Fund Grant from the Berkshire Taconic Foundation, MA (2019, 2014); and a Massachusetts Cultural Council grant (2017). She has exhibited widely including Ford Studios, VA; The Arts Center of the Capital Region, NY; Albany Center Gallery, NY; Emerge Gallery, NY; and The Berkshire Museum, MA. Her work is in the permanent collections of RCA Screen Gems Productions, CA; Sony Pictures Entertainment, NY; Red Lion Inn, MA; as well as several private collections. Artist residencies include the Millay Arts, NY (2020); Main Street Arts, NY (2017); and the Vermont Studio Center, VT (2007). She studied Fine Arts at Bennington College, VT, achieving a BFA (1998) in painting and printmaking.

Courthouse Gallery1 Lower Amherst StreetLake George, NY 12845518-668-2616
Hours: Wednesday – Friday: 12:00 – 5:00 PM Saturday: 12:00 – 4:00 PM
For exhibition information or to schedule a visitoutside of gallery hours please contactJune Waters, Director of Exhibitions june@lakegeorgearts.org 518-668-2616
Thank you to our exhibition sponsors!
The Town of Lake GeorgeThe Village of Lake GeorgeNYSCAThe Alfred Z. Solomon Charitable Trust518 AdvertisingStewart’s Holiday MatchWalmart SparkGodd

2024 Holiday Party & Annual Meeting
2024-12-05 17:30 - 18:30 | Mario’s Restaurant, 429 Canada Street, Lake George, NY, 12845, United States
Holiday Party & Annual Meeting
Thursday, December 5, 2024at Mario’s (429 Canada St., LG)5:30pm – Cocktail Hour • 6:30pm – Dinner and Meeting
We hope our friends and members can join us for an evening of great company, a little bit of Arts Project business,and a celebration of The Arts Project and all that we do.Social & Cocktail Hour starts at 5:30pm, followed by an amazing buffet dinner and the Annual Meeting at 6:30pm.We’ve got entertainment and a cash bar.
$55 per person – Please RSVP by December 1, 2024Menu includes: Alfredo Pasta, Chicken Marsala (gluten-free), Stuffed Sole, salad, potato, vegetable, dessert, coffee and one non-alcoholic drink.
Tickets can be purchased online (below), via phone (518-668-2616) or email (Tanya@lakegeorgearts.org)
If you would like to attend and would rather pay at the door, just let us know! Email Tanya@lakegeorgearts.org.

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SUNDAY ARTS: COSMIC LANDSCAPE ACCORDION BOOKS
2024-12-15 13:00 - 16:00
SUNDAY ARTS Gallery Tour
and Art-Making for all ages!
Create a winter or holiday-themed accordion book in the style of Ali Herrmann’s Landscape of Shapes

Top Image: Ali Herrmann, Flurry, 2019, Acrylic, collage on paper, 22” x 30”

Learn more about Ali Herrmann: Cosmic Landscape

Artist's Reception for Jude Dolton at the Caldwell-Lake George Library
2024-12-18 18:00 - 19:30
Meet Project Local photographer Jude Dolton, see the action paintings by Mark Grimaldi, and enjoy light refreshments at the Caldwell-Lake George Library.

Learn more about this exhibition

Project Local: Vincent Woolley Photographs through March 1st
2025-01-10 08:00 - 2025-03-01 17:00 | The Caldwell Lake George Library, 336 Canada St, Lake George, New York, 12845
Bio
As a graduate of William and Mary College with a degree in teaching, Woolley decided that sitting in a classroom was not really where he wanted to be. His love of art and the outdoors led him to the life of a photographer, and although he worked in many fields of photography, landscape photography is his real love. His early work was influenced by photographers Edward Weston, Ansel Adams, Minor Whyte, and Wynn Bullock.
He soon developed his own style which was more personal and abstract. Most of his early work was done with a 4 x 5 View Camera shooting black and white; today he works with digital cameras in both black and white and color.
He was awarded a grant to photograph in Antarctica in 2015. Previous exhibitions include: Little Church Gallery, NJ After Image Gallery, Dallas, TX The Courthouse Gallery, Lake George Various galleries in Florida Publications: Southwest Photo Dallas Photo Adirondack Life

Artist’s Reception at the Caldwell-Lake George LibraryMonday, February 10th6:00 – 8:00 PM

Artist’s Statement
The work you will see in this exhibition covers many years. As a landscape photographer, my work includes anything that I find beautiful. My favorite subjects include the Southwest, ice, river foam, and water reflections, all of which you can see here. I really like pictures that make you think and take a while to figure out. As my perception of the world around me changes, so will my photos! Enjoy!

Images: Top: Detail, Ice Curtain Left: Fall Aspens

The Caldwell-Lake George Library336 Canada StreetLakeGeorge, NY 12845518-668-2528

The Eye of the River: Textile Paintings by Lola Lefrançois
2025-01-22 12:00 - 2025-02-22 17:00
Images:Top: Detail, Rainbow Lorikeet, 160 x 60 inches, Oil paint and acrylic on fabricRight: Was the Ugly Duckling Ever a Swan?, 11 x 17 inches, Oil paint and acrylic on fabric

Artist’s Statement
Inspired by the utopian quality of Western landscape paintings, my work exposes the stark contrast between these idyllic scenes and the contemporary treatment of nature and animals. Drawing from my childhood in Auroville, India—a commune founded on utopian ideals of perfect humanity—I explore the alluring facade of a perfect place that ultimately reveals humanity’s capacity for violence.
I grew up in Auroville, an experimental township in India devoted to human unity, founded in 1968 by Mirra Alfassa (“the Mother”) and designed by architect Roger Anger. Living there for 8 years, I attended Transition School, where my education focused on our connection with the surrounding environment, emphasizing notions of awareness and empathy. Leaving Auroville and traveling with my mother, I became fascinated by the contrasting reality behind the idealized image I grew up with.
My work is dedicated to questioning our traditional painting heritage, referencing and altering both landscape painting and classical interior décor imagery. I paint on used fabrics that have flower or plant pattern reminiscent of traditional bourgeois interiors. Staining and cutting these fabrics, I deliberately alter and disrupt their original visibility. Referencing movements like the Hudson River School and 18th- and 19th-century European landscape painting, I adapt my painting crafting fragmented and decaying landscapes. My landscapes are strange yet familiar, inviting viewers to lose themselves in this illusory sense of peace and calm. Here, the boundaries blur between pleasure and harm, beauty and destruction, challenging us to question how these notions coexist.

About the Artist
Lola Lefrançois is a French artist based in New York City. Inspired by her childhood in the commune of Auroville, India, she explores the intricate relationship between humanity, nature, and violence. In 2019, she completed her Bachelor of Studio Art at The École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Lyon and her MFA in 2023 at the City College of New York. Since then, she has actively participated in residency programs such as The Canopy Program, ChaNorth, Monson Arts, the NARS Foundation Program (2024), and The Rockella Residency Program (2023).
Lola has showcased her work in several exhibitions in New York City and France. Her recent and upcoming solo exhibitions include “The Eye of the River” at Lake George, NY (2025), “A Parakeet’s Whisper?” at One-Eyed Studios, NY (2023), and “Fish Don’t Die With Their Eyes Closed” at C&G Gallery, City College of New York, NY (2023). Her group exhibitions include “Bodiless Body” at the NARS Foundation (2024), “What We Did Last Summer” at C&G Gallery, NY (2022), and Les ÉVAsions des Arts (“The Escape of the Arts”) in Villy en Auxois, France (2020). She was awarded the 1st Prize of The Kenza Scholarship for the Arts in 2021.

Courthouse Gallery1 Lower Amherst StreetLake George, NY 12845518-668-2616
Hours: Wednesday – Friday: 12:00 – 5:00 PM Saturday: 12:00 – 4:00 PM
For exhibition information or to schedule a visitoutside of gallery hours please contactJune Waters, Director of Exhibitions june@lakegeorgearts.org 518-668-2616
Thank you to our exhibition sponsors!

Winter Carnival Winter Arts: Cabin Fever
2025-02-01 10:30 - 12:00
You are invited toThe Courthouse Gallery between 10:30 and Noon every Saturday morning in February!
All materials are provided and all ages and abilities are welcome.Just bring your imagination!

Winter Carnival Winter Arts: Valentines Anyone?
2025-02-08 10:30 - 15:00
You are invited toThe Courthouse GalleryDrop-in between 10:30 AM and 3:00 PM every Saturday in February!
All materials are provided and all ages and abilities are welcome.Just bring your imagination!

Project Local Artist's Reception: Vincent Woolley at the Caldwell-Lake George Library
2025-02-10 18:00 - 20:00
Meet photographer Vincent Woolley and see his work on display at The Caldwell-Lake George Library Monday, February 10th, 6:00 – 8:00 PM.
The Caldwell-Lake George Library336 Canada StreetLake George, NY518-668-2528

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Winter Carnival Winter Arts: Let it Snow!
2025-02-15 10:30 - 15:00
You are invited toThe Courthouse GalleryDrop in between 10:30 AM and 3:00 PM every Saturday in February!
All materials are provided and all ages and abilities are welcome.Just bring your imagination!

Winter Break Art Workshop: Painting on Fabric
2025-02-19 10:30 - 17:00
Winter Break Drop-In Workshop
in the Courthouse Gallery
10:30 AM – 4:00 PM
See the exhibition
The Eye of the River
Paintings on Textiles by Lola Lefrançois
Create paintings or drawings of your own on fabric or patterned paper.
Suitable for ALL ages and abilities. Free of Charge. All materials provided.

Learn More about The Eye of the River

Winter Carnival Winter Arts: Maker Space!
2025-02-22 10:30 - 15:00
You are invited toThe Courthouse GalleryDrop in between 10:30 AM and 3:00 PMevery Saturday in February!
All materials are provided and all ages and abilities are welcome.Just bring your imagination!

Project Local: Maria De Angelo at the Caldwell-Lake George Library
2025-03-01 10:00 - 2025-04-30 17:00
Maria DeAngeloMixed MediaCard CollagesThrough April 30th
Artist’s ReceptionThursday, April 24th6:00 – 8:00 PM

About the Artist:
Maria DeAngelo is an artist and educator who was born and raised in Schenectady, NY. After living 30 years in the Adirondack Mountains, she and her husband have relocated and established their studio in Altamont, New York.Her explorations in art making are varied. Ms. DeAngelo studied Fine Art at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. Her concentrations were in Painting and Printmaking. She graduated with a BFA and went on to earn her MSEd from Potsdam College. Working with children has been a passion and inspiration for Ms. DeAngelo. Having taught hundreds of young artists over her career, Ms. DeAngelo shares their love of exploration and discovery.In addition to teaching art in the classroom setting, Ms. DeAngelo has facilitated murals, art clubs, and community art enrichment programs. Ms. DeAngelo has worked in large scale installation, mural painting, studio painting, sculpture, printmaking, fabric arts and jewelry creation. She is a member of the Schenectady Art Society, Albany Artists Group, Firehouse Painters and ArtWorks. As a studio artist, she was an Artist in Residence at Arlene’s Artist Materials for two years, where she is now a One-on-One Mentor for artists. She continues her explorations of the intersections between personal history and plant forms using printmaking, painting and stitching.

Artist’s Statment:
Each of the paintings in this show contains scraps of my life. Some are precious, my parents’ love letters and my grandfather’s college notes, while others are more common, the bits of a mylar birthday balloon or a piece of paint stained paper towel I cleaned my tools with. The “canvas” of the works are playing cards, each collaged with life pieces held together with paint. Some I have stitched together, a skill learned from my mother, that I find myself returning to in cycles within my creative life. The stitches are a tool I used to combine the parts of these works and “draw” with line and color.When creating this body of work, I gave myself the challenge to limit the color palette of the backgrounds to five colors that I used in varied amounts in every piece in the show. These colors are the bridge between the bits of life collage and the final layer of flora. I chose to create images of flowers because their lifespan is short and is impacted by the environment they bloom in. There is an external beauty in flowers, but also a beauty in the internal workings that we do not see, allowing them to grow, adapt and create food. I believe that our lives and our sense of self are stitched together from the interactions and environments we have experienced and the actions we choose going forward. We are a quilt of our past and present, the beautiful parts along with the torn and damaged. We can look for the beauty in the small moments and create change to improve our lives and that of others.

Project Localat theCaldwell-Lake George Library336 Canada StreetLake George, NY518-668-2528

Hours:Weekdays: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PMSaturdays: 10:00 AM – 2:00PM

Ario Elami: Numinous Altars
2025-03-12 12:00 - 2025-04-12 17:00
Ario Elami: Numinous Altars
March 12 through April 12, 2025
Artist’s ReceptionSaturday, March 22nd4:00 – 6:00 PM
Numinous: Something mysterious, supernatural, spiritual, awe-inspiring, and perhaps holy.
Altar: A table, as in early forms of architecture, used as the focus for a religious ritual, often for making offerings to a deity.

Bio
Ario Elami, is a graduate of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts’ MFA program through Tufts University, a composer, author, and artist whose work explores architecture as the tension between human design and nature. Claiming dual citizenship as an Iranian and North American, he has spent much of his life on the east coast and in Michigan.
Elami works exclusively on paper in an often limited palette, with the resulting works resembling prints or bookplates. They appear to be timeless, as if found from a remote past in a secret library. Each piece resembles the type of anthropological or archeological drawings made to document temples, palaces, sacrificial sites, or necropolises found in jungles, and not fully understood by their discoverers. Elami, in depicting undefined architectural sites of relics or ruins, allows us to dream of uses both sacred and profane; to explore the tension between human design and nature on the verge of reclaiming its primacy. Elami’s latest art has developed in tandem with an understanding of the earliest architecture as numinous altars, and a perception of nature as a roiling mass of aggressive life, perpetuating itself through overabundance. In this vision, architecture manifested out of violent, spiritual rituals, externalizing what is internal. Elami sees architecture, revitalized with its primitive and mythopoeic qualities, as a portal back to a cosmos overflowing with meaning and mystery.

LEARN MORE ABOUT ARIO ELAMI'S WORK

Images from top
World Machine III, Colored Pencil, pen and watercolor on paperWorld Machine II, Colored Pencil, pen, and watercolor on paperTemple to a Fungal Spirit, Colored pencil, pen, and watercolor on paper

Courthouse Gallery
1 Lower Amherst StreetLake George, NY 12845518-668-2616
Hours: Wednesday – Friday: 12:00 – 5:00 PMSaturday: 12:00 – 4:00 PMSundays: 12:00 – 4:00 PM (June – September)Select Sundays Monthly (October – May)
Or give us a call if you are in town. There is a good chance we are in the office and would love to open our doors for you!
For exhibition information or to schedule a visit outside of gallery hours please contact:
June WatersDirector of Exhibitionsjune@lakegeorgearts.org or 518-668-2616

THANK YOU!

Throughout the year, we offer 17 exhibitions of work by emerging and established artists in our Courthouse Gallery and in partner locations throughout Lake George.
We are able to do this because of the support of our sponsors and LGAP members.

This program is supported by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

Ario Elami: Artist's Reception
2025-03-22 16:00 - 18:00
Meet Iranian-American Artist Ario Elami to learn more about his exhibition: Numinous Altars.All are welcome; light refreshments are available.The Artist will speak about his work at 5:00.

About the Exhibition

Bands & Beans
2025-03-30 14:00 - 19:00 | Fort William Henry Conference Center, 48 Canada Street, Lake George, NY, 12845, United States
EARLY BIRD TICKETS HAVE FLOWN THE COOP!

THAT IS OK THOUGH - WE'LL BE SELLING TICKETS AT THE DOOR! TICKETS ARE $30 AND DOORS OPEN AT 1:30PM!

31 years of 100% homegrown music & chili!
Sunday, March 30, 20252pm – 7pmFort William Henry Conference Center
Spice up your March with a heaping helping of fun at the Bands and Beans – the biggest party in the North Country!
Over twenty local restaurants will be throwing down their best chili concoctions and all vying for the coveted People’s Choice Award. The heat doesn’t stop there though! We’ve got nine of your favorite bands, on two stages, playing all day long. This event isn’t just a ton of fun, the proceeds from Bands ‘n Beans benefit the Lake George Arts Project’s free and open to all music and art programs like our year-round Courthouse Gallery exhibitions, our Summer Concert Series and our popular Jazz at the Lake, three-day, Jazz Festival.
Tickets: $30 at the Door – Doors open at 1:30pm!
Are you a member of The Lake George Arts Project?Check your email for a special “Members Only” code and save an additional $5
Early Bird ticket sales end on Saturday 3/29 at midnight.Al ticket sales are final and non-refundable.

THANK YOU TO OUR 2025 BANDS AND BEANS SPONSORS

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Talent Unlimited 2025
2025-04-26 - 2025-05-04 | Courthouse Gallery, 1 Amherst St, Lake George, NY, 12845, United States
Talent Unlimited 2025
April 26 through May 4, 2025
The Lake George Arts Project is proud to showcase the incredible work of local students in grades 7–12 whose writing and artwork were selected for publication in the Talent Unlimited Journal, a student literary and art magazine published by BOCES.

ABOUT TALENT UNLIMITED

How would you create imagery or writing that expresses your interpretation of the word “Perspective?”
That is the theme of the 40th annual Talent Unlimited Literary Arts Journal. Students in grades 7 – 12 were inspired by this theme to create thoughtful and imaginative paintings, drawings, photographs, mixed media, and graphic design pieces and to write compelling essays, poems and stories and submitted their best work to be considered for publication. The art and writing, 50 pieces in each category, were chosen by juries of professional artists and writers.
The Talent Unlimited Literary Arts Journal is published by the Enrichment Resource Center at the Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex BOCES. It provides young artists and writers with the opportunity to have their art seen and their writing read while participating in a selection process that mirrors the professional worlds of art and publishing.
The Talent Unlimited 2025 exhibition in the Courthouse Gallery features over 40 pieces of the published students’ original artwork.

Images:Top: Cover Art by Charlotte MeasekAbove: Night Routine by Hailey Hamm

COMPLIMENTARY PROGRAMS

Saturday, April 26, 2025Artists’ Reception
1pm – 3pmCome celebrate the talent, imagination, and hard work of these young artists and writers. All are welcome. Light refreshments will be served. We hope to see you there!

Sunday, April 27thSunday Arts
Drop-in between 1pm-4pm for agallery tour and art-making opportunity!
All ages and abilities welcome!Free of Charge.

Talent Unlimited 2025 Artists' Reception
2025-04-26 13:00 - 2025-05-04 15:00 | Courthouse Gallery, 1 Amherst St, Lake George, NY, 12845, United States
Talent Unlimited 2025
April 26 through May 4, 2025
Join us for a special Reception Celebrating Student Creativity!
Saturday, April 26th • 1:00 – 3:00 PM
The Lake George Arts Project is proud to showcase the incredible work of local students in grades 7–12 whose writing and artwork were selected for publication in the Talent Unlimited Journal, a student literary and art magazine published by BOCES.
Come celebrate the talent, imagination, and hard work of these young artists and writers. All are welcome. Light refreshments will be served. We hope to see you there!

COMPLIMENTARY PROGRAMS

Sunday, April 27thSunday Arts
Drop-in between 1pm-4pm for a gallery tour and art-making opportunity!
All ages and abilities welcome!Free of Charge.

ABOUT TALENT UNLIMITED

How would you create imagery or writing that expresses your interpretation of the word “Perspective?”
That is the theme of the 40th annual Talent Unlimited Literary Arts Journal. Students in grades 7 – 12 were inspired by this theme to create thoughtful and imaginative paintings, drawings, photographs, mixed media, and graphic design pieces and to write compelling essays, poems and stories and submitted their best work to be considered for publication. The art and writing, 50 pieces in each category, were chosen by juries of professional artists and writers.
The Talent Unlimited Literary Arts Journal is published by the Enrichment Resource Center at the Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex BOCES. It provides young artists and writers with the opportunity to have their art seen and their writing read while participating in a selection process that mirrors the professional worlds of art and publishing.
The Talent Unlimited 2025 exhibition in the Courthouse Gallery features over 40 pieces of the published students’ original artwork.

Images:Top: Cover Art by Charlotte MeasekAbove: Night Routine by Hailey Hamm

Artist's Reception: Adria Arch Airwaves
2025-05-08 08:00 - 17:00
Artist’s Reception
Friday, May 16th6:00 PM – 8:00 PMatThe Courthouse Gallery1 Lower Amherst StreetLake George, NY 12845518-668-2616
Adria Arch will speak about her work at 7:00 PM.
Light refreshments will be available.
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Spring for the Arts Golf Tournament
2025-05-10 11:00 - 17:00 | Cronin’s Golf
Blind Visionaries: work by The Seeing with Photography Collective

Get ready to tee off for a good cause! Enjoy a day of fun and friendly competition with prizes, food, and great company at everybody’s favorite course – Cronin’s Golf Resort. So mark your calendars, gather your team, and join us in supporting a cause that is close to our hearts. See you on the greens!

at Cronin’s Golf ResortGolf Course RoadWarrensburg, NY 12885

REGISTER YOUR TEAM BELOW!

Details:• Registration starts at 11am• Lunch at 12pm• Shotgun start at 1pm• Prizes + Course Contests + Raffle!• No handicaps for this tournament
• Registration fee: $125 (per player)includes Golf, Cart, Lunch, Steak Dinner, and Awards Banquet
Don’t have a team? That is OK! You can register as an individual player by emailing Tanya or calling the Arts Project
To register!• email Tanya: Tanya@lakegeorgearts.org• call The Arts Project: 518-668-2616

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Airwaves: Painting and Sculpture by Adria Arch
2025-05-16 18:00 - 2025-06-14 17:00
Exhibition Events

Artist’s Reception
Friday, May 16th6:00 – 8:00 PMThe Courthouse GalleryThe artist will speak about her work at 7:00 PM.Light refreshments will be available.
Sunday Arts
Sunday, May 18th1:00 – 4:00 PMGallery Tour in the Courthouse Gallery
Art-making Activity for ALL ages!Create an airy sculpture!
Free of charge

Artist’s Statement
Throughout my artistic journey from painting to sculpture, I’ve built upon First Wave Feminist art’s legacy of transforming spaces, engaging viewers, and challenging traditional hierarchies of material and form. My work continues this tradition while speaking to contemporary concerns about presence and interaction. I rely on formal content – the meaning extends from color relationships and mark-making, while engaging with feminist art’s tradition of challenging hierarchical distinctions between abstract and embodied experience.
While the forms in my paintings and sculpture often echo natural and floral shapes, they deliberately play with and subvert traditionally ‘feminine’ imagery. My sinuous lines and flower-like forms are exaggerated and transformed into something more ambiguous and challenging – sometimes even unsettling. My work takes stereotypically ‘feminine’ organic shapes and makes them monumental, unavoidable, and slightly alien. These forms don’t politely decorate – they command space and demand engagement.
My recent work explores the choreography of pattern and void. The pieces float and interact like notes in a visual score, creating rhythms through both color and shape. While I embrace traditionally ‘feminine’ colors like pink, I deliberately disrupt their sweetness by introducing structural elements and unexpected color combinations. The negative spaces become as important as the forms themselves, turning the white wall into an active participant in the composition. This interplay between structure and fluidity, presence and absence, reflects my interest in how ‘feminine’ imagery can be both acknowledged and challenged within the same piece.

My early training in dance continues to influence how I think about space, movement, and the body’s relationship to its position. Each installation becomes a kind of choreographed environment where forms perform in space, creating temporal experiences that unfold as viewers move through them. The suspended pieces in particular engage in a slow dance with gravity, while their shadows create an ever-changing performance on walls and floors. This understanding of movement and spatial relationships informs everything from my initial drawings to final installation decisions.
Bio
Adria Arch is a mixed media artist living and working in Arlington, Massachusetts. She is interested in creating immersive experiences with sculpture and paint, using hand-cut or laser-cut lightweight polystyrene plastic to create sculptural forms that populate my large-scale colorful installations. Her work references the things seen every day- from neighborhood flower gardens to the ever-growing skyline of Boston. She has a vocabulary of shapes that includes ladders, grids, and spirals. The installations of hanging painted sculptures are whimsical, playful spaces that provide an experience of both delight and surprise.
Arch has had solo exhibitions at Danforth Art in Framingham, MA, the Art Complex Museum in Duxbury, MA, and the Hunt Gallery at Mary Baldwin College in Virginia. She has completed site specific murals at Lesley University’s Porter Square building in Cambridge, MA, Stonehill College, and Danforth Art in Framingham, MA. Arch has been awarded residencies at Vermont Studio Center, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Sanskriti Foundation in Delhi, and in Auvillar, France. Her work is included in many private and public collections including the DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Fidelity Corporation, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. In 2019 her work was featured at the Fitchburg Art Museum, and in 2020 at the Cahoon Museum of American Art. Most recently, Arch was commissioned by Google to do a room-sized installation. Arch showed installations at the Boston Sculptors Gallery, Brattleboro Art Museum in Vermont and the Danforth Museum in Framingham, MA. Her work will be on view at the San Luis Obispo Art Museum in 2025.

Images:Top: Detail, Holding the Center 4, 2025, Acrylic on synthetic paper, 8′ x 4′Right top: Shape of Things, 2025, Acrylic on polystyreneRight bottom: Holding the Center 4, 2025, Acrylic on synthetic paper, 8′ x 4′
