living | with | art - 06.01.12
This Friday June 1st from 5-10pm, Albany Center Gallery returns to its roots with a FREE satellite exhibit at 17 Chapel. ACG will be transforming the unfinished Schuyler Penthouse, Suite 702, into a gallery space. Fifteen local artists will showcase their work in the former home building (1987-2001) of Albany’s premier gallery, which this year celebrates 35 years of promoting regional art. Watch the preview video below of the transformation from unfinished condo to art gallery!
Festivities will also include live performances on the roof level sky deck, as well as access to all the professionally decorated spaces from this year's Vanguard Showhouse!
For culinary enthusiasts, the Chefs on Parade celebrity cooking competition will feature the cuisine of renowned local chef Carmine Sprio of Carmine’s Brazillian Grill. As part of the CRBRA Parade of Homes, chef Carmine will prepare a variety of hors d’oeuvres right before your eyes. Featuring delicious meats and side dishes delicately prepared in the traditional Churrasca style, tickets cost $10 and proceeds from the event will benefit Albany Center Gallery as well as the American Cancer Society.
To view the full Chefs on Parade competition and complete tour of exciting new homes throughout the Capital Region, you can purchase tickets at Albany Center Gallery for $35. For more information, please visit the Parade of Homes Website.
Or, if you prefer the visual arts over culinary arts – or would like to make it free evening – spend the rest of the evening in Albany for 1st Friday. Exhibiting artists in the gallery include Exhibiting Artists include Bob Anderson, Sébastien Barré, David Brickman, Newbold Bohemia, Michael Cunningham, Dorothy Englander, Sarah Haze, Bill Jaeger, Sylvie Kantorovitz, Kathleen Loomis, Willie Marlowe, Timothy McMurray, Mike Millspaughski, Brian Mungavin, Thomasa Dwyer Nielsen, Deborah Regimbald, Larry Rosenmann, Terry Slade and Jacqueline Weaver.
The gallery will be open from 5 pm – 10 pm on Friday, June 1st 2012. Don’t miss this incredible celebration of downtown culture, cuisine and living!
