Community Calendar

April 29—May 16 Visual Arts BFA Exhibit
The Annual BFA Exhibition showcases student work from the Russell Sage College’s Visual Arts BFA programs in Art+Extended Media, Graphic+Media Design and Interior+Spatial Design. Special gallery hours: Tues. through Sat. Noon to 5pm

Trash Chic!, at The Sketchbook Gallery, is a celebration of creativity that transforms the often discarded, overlooked, and thrown away. This diverse group of artists challenge the ideas of value, beauty, and permanence while highlighting the potential within what we throw away. We invite viewers to reconsider what “trash”is and discover how imagination can turn trash into something striking, meaningful, and new.

This exhibition is in conjunction with Matter Out of Place at Jane St. Art.

This exhibition brings together six invited artists who work with found objects, transforming overlooked materials into works of new meaning and possibility. Through the process of reimagining, these artists advocate for environmental concerns, drawing attention to using discarded materials while approaching their own creative practices with intentionality and care.

The exhibition is presented in conjunction with Trash Chic! at The Sketchbook Gallery.

6 Thursdays, 6 - 8:30 pm

May 7, 14, 21, 28, June 4, 11, 2026

Ages: 16+

This watercolor course is designed for intermediate and advanced artists looking to refine their technique and deepen their creative practice. Through structured exercises, students will enhance their observational skills, master controlled lighting, and explore advanced color mixing. Tailored assignments ensure a personalized learning experience, helping you achieve greater precision, expression, and confidence in watercolor painting.

All tools and materials will be provided.

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Please register at least a week in advance to guarantee your spot.

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We believe in access to art education for all. Please pay what you can to support this access for all of our community.

If you would like to use a scholarship code, they are listed below. If you require a full scholarship, please contact Chris@mkad.art

Scholarship Codes:
For 25% discount use code "25OFF"
For 50% discount use code "50OFF"
For 75% discount use code "75OFF"

THURS May 7, Animation and Music 7:00pm to 8:00pm
The Golem Trilogy, a stop-motion animation in three parts by Nathan Meltz, featuring live score by Steve Hammond, Adam Elabd, Mark Wolfe, and Nathan Meltz

David Nasaw is the author of The Wounded Generation: Coming Home After World War II (2025). The heroism of the men and women who won WWII may be well documented, but we know too little about the pain and hardships the veterans endured. Contrary to the prevailing narratives of triumph, this new history presents the largely unacknowledged realities the veterans — and the nation — faced, radically reshaping our understanding of American history.

The Wall Street Journal said, “As [Nasaw]… makes emphatically clear, a good war is an oxymoron. Just wars there are and necessary wars, but there are no good wars.”

Cosponsored by the History Department of the College of Arts and Sciences at UAlbany.

David Nasaw
7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 7
University at Albany
Campus Center West Auditorium
1400 Washington Avenue
Albany NY 12222

Free and open to the public.
Books will be available for sale.
A signing will follow the conversation.

https://www.nyswritersinstitute.org/davidnasaw

About the author
David Nasaw previous books include The Last Million: Europe's Displaced Persons from World War to Cold War (2020), named a best book of the year by NPR, Kirkus Reviews, and History Today, and, according to The Economist, one of the "six must-read books on the Second World War"; The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy (2012), a New York Times Five Best Non-Fiction Books of the Year; Andrew Carnegie, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year and the winner of the New-York Historical Society's American History Book Prize; and The Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst, winner of the Bancroft Prize.

He is the Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. Professor of History Emeritus at the CUNY Graduate Center and a past president of the Society of American Historians. In 2023, Nasaw was honored by the New York Public Library as a “Library Lion.” His father served in the Army Medical Corps in Eritrea during World War II.

Material Shift showcases work by 13 Haudenosaunee artists who employ found objects and other unconventional materials to create or illustrate traditional cultural objects or concepts and those who, conversely, explore traditional materials in unexpected ways. Works range from playful to provocative. These events are made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Institute of Museum & Library Services, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, and friends and members of the Iroquois Museum. For more information contact: info@iroquoismuseum.org

April 29—May 16 Visual Arts BFA Exhibit
The Annual BFA Exhibition showcases student work from the Russell Sage College’s Visual Arts BFA programs in Art+Extended Media, Graphic+Media Design and Interior+Spatial Design. Special gallery hours: Tues. through Sat. Noon to 5pm

Trash Chic!, at The Sketchbook Gallery, is a celebration of creativity that transforms the often discarded, overlooked, and thrown away. This diverse group of artists challenge the ideas of value, beauty, and permanence while highlighting the potential within what we throw away. We invite viewers to reconsider what “trash”is and discover how imagination can turn trash into something striking, meaningful, and new.

This exhibition is in conjunction with Matter Out of Place at Jane St. Art.

This exhibition brings together six invited artists who work with found objects, transforming overlooked materials into works of new meaning and possibility. Through the process of reimagining, these artists advocate for environmental concerns, drawing attention to using discarded materials while approaching their own creative practices with intentionality and care.

The exhibition is presented in conjunction with Trash Chic! at The Sketchbook Gallery.