ArtBeat: What To See

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Trick or Treat in The Fields @ Art Omi, Ghent. A free afternoon of Halloween fun includes art-making, hayrides, and a candy hunt amongst the sculptures. Come in your favorite costume, craft your own treat bag, and enjoy cider, popcorn and fresh apples from Love Apple Farm in the park. Saturday, October 29, 1-3pm.

Victims, Perpetrators, Eyewitnesses and Survivors: Life After War @ Palmer Gallery, Poughkeepsie. An exhibition of photographs by Amy Kaslow. Opening reception: Thursday, October 27, 5pm. (Through November 18)

Artists of the Mohawk-Hudson Region @ The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls. The 80th annual Artists of the Mohawk-Hudson Region exhibition, curated by Michael Oatman, includes 126 works from 106 artists and stretches the boundaries of the regional art show. Opens Sunday, October 30. (Through December 31)

2016 Screenprint Biennial @ Collar Works and The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy. An event that showcases a range of screenprint-based art applications, from framed, editioned prints to installation, sculpture, video, ephemera and posters. This juried exhibition includes two large-scale exhibitions as well as a temporary site-specific work created by Providence, Rhode Island based artist Ian Cozzens at Oakwood Community Center. Opening reception: Friday, October 28, 6-10pm during Troy Night Out. (Through December 23)

Fine Arts and Digital Media Faculty Exhibition @ HVCC Teaching Gallery, Troy. Works by in a wide variety of media by Justin Baker, Tara Fracalossi, Kyra Garrigue, Richard Garrison, Benj Gleeksman, William Jaeger, Thomas Lail, Jean O’Malley, Ryan Parr, GG Roberts, Linda Ryder and others. Opening reception: Thursday, November 3, 4-6pm. (Through December 3)

Brenda Goodman and Amy Pleasant @ Jeff Bailey Gallery, Hudson. New paintings and works on paper by Brenda Goodman and new drawings and sculpture by Amy Pleasant. Opening reception: Saturday, October 29, 6-8pm. (Through December 18)

Mara Lehmann: New Paintings @ Clement Gallery, Troy. Landscape paintings in oils by Mara Lehmann. Opening reception: Friday October 28, 6-9pm. (Through November 22)

Exploring the Tarot @ Athens Cultural Center, Athens. An exhibition of 23 rug representations of the major Arcana of the Tarot. Reception: Saturday, November 5, 6-8pm. (Through November 20)

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Distaff in Sharon: A Tribute to Melva Bucksbaum @ Sharon Historical Society Gallery, Sharon. An invitational exhibition and sale featuring work by local women artists Debra Bilow, Zelina Blagden, Tina Chandler, Karen LeSage, Ellen Moon, Catherine Noren, Sally Pettus and Kate Stiassni. (Through October 28)

Oatman & Father, Signmakers @ Courthouse Gallery, Lake George. An exhibition of Michael Oatman’s working drawings and studies for his large scale collages, as well as the collages themselves, presented within frames created by his father, Gordon Oatman, who will also exhibit a selection of his frames (unfilled) and his studies and drawings for those frames. (Through October 28)

A Change of Place: Four Solo Exhibitions @ The School, Kinderhook. Working across painting, photography and sculpture, Pierre Dorion, Hayv Kahraman, Richard Mosse and Garnett Puett converge on themes of transformation, environment and remembrance. (Through October 29)

30th Anniversary Invitational @ Saratoga Arts, Saratoga Springs. An exhibit showcasing recent work by 30 artists who have exhibited at the gallery over the past 30 years: Adam Daily, Francelise Dawkins, Katie DeGroot, Anne Diggory, Chris Duncan, Jill Fishon-Kovachick, Scott Nelson Foster, Anne Francey, Deb Hall, Tracy Helgeson, Liz Howe, Richard Garrison, Chloe Kettlewell, Shawn Lawson, Willie Marlowe, Beverley Mastrianni, Pat McEvoy, David Miller, Doretta Miller, Victoria Palermo, Judith Plotner, Tom Schottman, Ben Schwab, Sergio Sericolo, Charles Steckler, Roy Stevens, Susan Stuart, Stephen Tyson, Laura Von Rosk and Harry Wirtz. (Through October 29)

Finding Raven: Art and Stories from the Northwest Coast @ Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield. Fantastic tales set in the oceans, streams and forests of the Pacific Northwest are accompanied by totem poles, carved masks and other ceremonial and utilitarian objects reflecting the traditions and artistry of the Haida, Tsimshian, Kwak’waka’wakw and Tlingit groups, among others. (Through October 30)

The Art of the Chop @ Inky Editions, Hudson. A group exhibition of fine art prints produced at Lisa Mackie Studio, many by established artists. Also on display: Earth/River River, an installation/environment by Lisa Mackie that includes sculptural objects, moving image, print and painting media. (Through October 30)

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Where Things Go @ Albany Center Gallery, Albany. 12 wall sculptures constructed in a variety of materials by Albany sculptor Paul Mauren. (Through November 4)

Rockwell and Realism in an Abstract World @ Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge. An exhibition that examines the forces that inspired the relegation of narrative painting, and especially the art of illustration, to a lesser status by mid-century as well the resurgence of realist painting during the latter half of the twentieth century. Artists’ panel: Thursday, July 21, 5:30–6:30pm. (Through October 30)

Living on Earth: The Work of Robert Hite @ Hancock Shaker Village, Pittsfield. A solo show of sculpture and photography, co-presented this summer in a special collaboration by the Berkshire Museum and Hancock Shaker Village. (Through October 30)

Touched by Verses and Related Works @ John Davis Gallery, Hudson. Sculptures by Leonid Lerman and Jock Ireland. Also on display are paintings by Paul Harbutt, Leticia Ortega Cortes and Pamela Cardwell. (Through November 6)

Know Justice @ Ferrin Contemporary, North Adams. A two-person show by Justin and Brooke Rothshank focusing on American politics, the Supreme Court, and presidential history. Brooke’s miniature watercolor portraits are complemented by Justin’s decal-printed tableware. Artist’s discussion: Saturday, October 15, 3-5pm. (Through November 12)

3rd Annual Juried Regional Art Exhibition @ Spencertown Academy Arts Center, Spencertown. The Academy’s third annual regional art show features 40 artists from the area working in disciplines from oil and watercolor to sculpture and fiber art. (Through November 13)

Bar-Carolle @ Hudson Opera House, Hudson. In this unique residency, contemporary artist Zoé Bellot transforms decayed pianos that have resided in the Opera House’s upstairs theater for decades into one of a kind piano bars and magical operatic shadowboxes. Also on view is Bellot’s Bon Voyage!, a series of crafted music boxes inspired by popular myths, proverbs, poems and other writings. (Through November 13)

# @ Thompson Giroux Gallery, Chatham. Works by Nathalie Ferrier, Spencer Hall, Michael McKay, Ned Snider, Lawre Stone and Hazle Weatherfield. (Through November 13)

Identity @ Davis Orton Gallery, Hudson. Photographs by Nicole Buchanan and artist books, photography, archives, ephemera by Amanda Chestnut. Also on display are portfolio showcases by Don Russell and Ben Arnon. (Through November 13)

A Show of Heads @ Limner Gallery, Hudson. The gallery’s annual portraiture exhibit. Through November 19.

Everything I Never Told You: Secrets Too Beautiful to Keep @ MCLA Gallery 51, North Adams. A collaborative exhibition by Shelley Chamberlin and Michelle Daly, featuring artworks that map the trajectory of their friendship, along with their individual and collective artistic practices. (Through November 20)

4th Annual Upstate Invitational @ The Laffer Gallery, Schuylerville. Works Anne Diggory, Janice Medina and Russell Serrianne, the winners of the Best in Show awards at last year’s Upstate Artists show at the gallery. (Through November 27)

Slippery Slope by Georgie Friedman @ Peter Irving Wold Center, Schenectady. A site-specific video installation piece by interdisciplinary artist Georgie Friedman. (Through November 30)

Explode Every Day: An Inquiry into the Phenomena of Wonder @ MASS MoCA, North Adams. New and existing works by 23 international artists, each touching on certain facets of wonder, including: the perceptual/visionary, the technological/scientific, the philosophical/meditative, time/cosmos, and illusion/fear.

Common Side Effects @ The Esther Massry Gallery, Albany. Lisa Hoke’s quirky, intensely colored sculptures, giant wall murals and small collages made from cast-off, familiar packaging reclaimed from our mass-produced, consumerist culture. (Through December 4)

Inside Outside: Landscapes, Cityscapes and Interiors @ Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson. Works by Jane Bloodgood-Abrams, Sue Bryan, Judith Adrienne Miller, Bill Sullivan, Patty Neal, Robert Goldstrom, Richard Brittell, Darshan Russell, David Austin and Steven Poser. (Through December 4)

Future Perfect: Picturing the Anthropocene @ University Art Museum, Albany. Works by over 20 visual artists that explore our conflicted relationship to the natural world. Participating artists include Colin C. Boyd, Amy Brener, JoAnne Carson, Edgar Cleijne & Ellen Gallagher, Tommy Hartung, Dana Hoey, Darius Kinsey, Jason Middlebrook, Alexander Ross, Miljohn Ruperto & Ulrick Heltoft, Jacolby Satterwhite, Letha Wilson, among others. Their work will be exhibited with works from the University Fine Arts Collection by artists including Marilyn Bridges, Larry Fink, Eduardo Paolozzi, Robert Smithson and Edward Steichen. (Through December 10)

Charles Steckler: Contrary to What Sometimes Happens @ Mandeville Gallery, Schenectady. Assembages and works on paper by draughtsman/stage designer/collage and diorama artist Charles Steckler. (Through December 11)

Celebrating Heroes: American Mural Studies of the 1930s and 1940s from the Steven and Susan Hirsch Collection @ Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Poughkeepsie. An exhibit featuring 47 paintings and drawings by Anton Refregier, Judson Smith, Edward Chávez, John Ruggles, Richard Crist, Juanita Guccione and many more. (Through December 18)

Spotlight: Alexander Hamilton @ Albany Institute of History and Art, Albany. Founding father Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804) first visited Albany in 1777 to speak to General Horatio Gates on behalf of George Washington. Three years later he married Elizabeth Schuyler in the parlor of her Albany home, the Pastures, now known as Schuyler Mansion. For the next 20 years, Hamilton was connected to Albany traveling to the city to visit his in-laws and conducting legal business. This exhibition highlights objects related to Alexander Hamilton from the Institute’s collection with a few significant loans including a portrait of him by Ezra Ames courtesy of Union College Permanent Collection. (Through December 31)

The Art of Seating @ Albany Institute of History and Art, Albany. An exhibition of more than forty chairs, from the early nineteenth century to the present day, each chosen for its beauty and historical context with important social, economic, political and cultural influences. (Through December 31)

Transforming The Hyde @ The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls. Selections from the recent gift of modern art from the collection of Werner Feibes and the late James Schmitt will be exhibited. The gift represents a remarkable group of paintings, drawings, prints, mixed media, and sculpture by many of the world’s leading modern artists, including Josef Albers, Sol LeWitt, Grace Hartigan, Ellsworth Kelly, Robert Motherwell, Bridget Riley and David Smith, among others. (Through December 31)

There is a Road @ a href=”http://artomi.org/page.php?2016-Fall-Exhibitions-240″>Art Omi, Ghent. Remy Jungerman creates sculptural relief works which bring to mind modernist architecture, beams, window lintels, tracks and building blocks. Nicole Cherubini’s there is a road is an exhibition of new work that frames her exploration of sculptural properties and processes. (Though Januuary 1)

A More Perfect Union @ The Tang, Saratoga Springs. The first exhibition of Flag Exchange, a multi-year project by conceptual and social interventionist artist Mel Ziegler. With a stock of new American flags in his trunk, Ziegler traveled to all 50 states collecting worn American flags, exchanging the old for the new and, in the process, mimicking the actions of a political candidate, arriving, making a connection and then moving on. The space will also feature a large stage where a series of debates, lectures, performances and more will explore the upcoming election cycle and the role of democracy today. (Through January 1)

State of Disobedience @ Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown. An exhibition that brings together works in a range of media that speak to the power of art to provoke unexpected and contradictory responses, including works by Matthew Ronay, Barkley Hendricks, Mary Ellen Mark, Patty Chang, Glenn Ligon and others. (Through January 15)

Being the Measure @ Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown. David Zink Yi’s first museum exhibition in the United States brings together his work in sculpture, photography, music, and video. Marking his foray into live performance, it fuses his interests in Afro-Caribbean music and cephalopod mollusks. (Through February 12)

Sixfold Symmetry: Pattern in Art and Science @ The Tang , Saratoga Springs. An exhibition of contemporary and historical art, artifacts, and material culture exploring the human desire to use and create pattern to understand the world around us. (Through March 12)

By the Patterns @ Mandeville Gallery, Schenectady. Kira Nam Greene, the fourth featured artist in the gallery’s Art Installation Series, has installed her patternist collages. (Through March)

Active Turn: The Devil’s Wheel @ Art Omi, Ghent. Photographers Kahn + Selesnick have created a new work for use in Freya Powell’s zoetrope. (Through May 28)

Concinnitas Portfolio @ Mandeville Gallery, Schenectady. A portfolio of ten fine art aquatint prints featuring equations, expressions or formulas transcribed by ten notable mathematicians and physicists, in response to the prompt to record their ‘most beautiful mathematical expression.’ Each image was hand-drawn by each of the following participants: Sir Michael Atiyah, Enrico Bombieri, Simon K. Donaldson, Freeman Dyson, Murray Gell-Mann, Richard Karp, Peter Lax, David Mumford, Stephen Smale and Steven Weinberg. (Through August 2018)