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Poetry: Lake George

January 16, 2021 by George Cassidy Payne Leave a Comment

Lake George

is how she saw it
a translucent
blue topaz shadow
disappearing
beneath the stump
of half-eaten pine cones

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Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts Tagged With: art, Lake George, Poetry

New Video Series Addresses Musical Influences of Jean-Michel Basquiat

January 15, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Horn Players 1983 by Jean-Michel BasquiatThe Broad, a contemporary art museum founded by philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad in downtown Los Angeles, has announced Time Decorated: The Musical Influences of Jean-Michel Basquiat, a three-part video series dedicated to the famed New York City artist. [Read more…] about New Video Series Addresses Musical Influences of Jean-Michel Basquiat

Filed Under: Arts, New York City Tagged With: art, New York City

New Publication Focuses on American Folk Art and Americana

January 13, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Americana InsightsAmericana Insights, a new nonprofit e-journal and multi-faceted resource center, has been launched by Jane Katcher, Americana and American folk art collector, in collaboration with David A. Schorsch, an authority on American antiques and folk art.

The digital publication is supported by an advisory board of museum and art-world professionals and edited by independent scholar, author, and curator Robert Shaw. [Read more…] about New Publication Focuses on American Folk Art and Americana

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Academia, art, Folk Art, Folklore, Material Culture, Recent Publications

Guggenheim Announces 2021 Creative Bubble Residencies

January 13, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

works and processWorks & Process, the performing arts series at the Guggenheim, has been awarded a $500,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, marking the most significant grant in the history of Works & Process.

Following eight creative bubble residencies launched in summer 2020, this grant will fund a second round of residences. The residencies will support over 120 artists who will gather, create, and work safely in isolated residency centers in the Hudson Valley during the first half of 2021. [Read more…] about Guggenheim Announces 2021 Creative Bubble Residencies

Filed Under: Arts, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: art, Grants

New Book About 1940s-1950s Jazz Clubs

January 11, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Sittin InBook purchases made through this link support New York Almanack’s mission to report new publications relevant to New York State.

The new book Sittin’ In: Jazz Clubs of the 1940s and 1950s (Harper Design, 2020), by Grammy-winning historian, archivist, author, and record executive Jeff Gold offers a new look inside the jazz clubs from this era across the United States. Drawing on a trove of photos and memorabilia, Sittin’ In gives a glimpse at a world that was rich in culture, music, dining, fashion, and more. [Read more…] about New Book About 1940s-1950s Jazz Clubs

Filed Under: Arts, Books, History, New York City Tagged With: art, Books, Music, Performing Arts, Photography

Napoleon’s Private Parts On Fifth Avenue: A Cautionary Tale

January 10, 2021 by Jaap Harskamp 5 Comments

The Field of WaterlooThe culture of ancient Rome banned the moving or dividing of corpses. Christians of the third and fourth centuries maintained the desire for proper burial. A call for corporeal integrity runs throughout medieval culture. Bodies intact were ready for the Last Judgment when soul and body were reunited. [Read more…] about Napoleon’s Private Parts On Fifth Avenue: A Cautionary Tale

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: art, Manhattan, Medical History, Military History

Poetry: The Hush

January 9, 2021 by George Cassidy Payne 1 Comment

The Hush

is hearing
yourself blink.

A seductive vent
where words vanish,
before they are blown apart.

A child believing in a dandelion.

Or a small log bridge overtook
with early snow.

The signs and temples along the way,
where we must walk, all messiah-like
on the frozen water of the Siamese Ponds.

chanting our mantras on purposeful accident.

Read More Poems From The New York Almanack HERE.

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts Tagged With: art, Poetry

Peoples Pixel Project Call For Short Films

January 6, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Peoples Pixel ProjectThe Lake George Arts Project has relaunched The Peoples Pixel Project (or P3), a contest and exhibition of short films, which was created to provide audience exposure to professional and emerging videographers, and to foster local interest and growth in the medium. [Read more…] about Peoples Pixel Project Call For Short Films

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Events Tagged With: art, Art Exhibit, film, Lake George, Lake George Arts Project

New York State Summer School of the Arts

January 6, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The School of Media ArtsApplications are currently being accepted for the 2021 New York State Summer School of the Arts (NYSSSA). The four-week summer program will be held fully online to ensure safety during the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis. Tuition will be free for all students who qualify, fostering equity by allowing students who may not have been able to participate otherwise. Students will be able to experience intensive work and interaction with internationally acclaimed artists and performing arts companies. [Read more…] about New York State Summer School of the Arts

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: art, Dance, Education, Media, New York State Summer School of the Arts, Theatre

Circus Artists and the Flying Trapeze Metaphor

January 3, 2021 by Jaap Harskamp 2 Comments

Ricketts Circus flierEquestrian artist Philip Astley was a pioneering entertainment entrepreneur. His demonstrations of trick horse-riding at London’s Royal Amphitheatre in 1768 constitute the origins of modern circus.

Astley performed his routine in a circular arena which would subsequently be referred to as the ring. He interspersed his displays with a variety of additional acts. Both in Europe and America other producers copied and expanded his new style of entertainment. [Read more…] about Circus Artists and the Flying Trapeze Metaphor

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: art, Cultural History, Performing Arts, Social History, sports, Sports History

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