For more information about the Art & Culture Program's Exhibition Case Program, please call 518.242.2241 or email arts@albanyairport.com.

Founded in 1986 by and for artists and audiences, The Saratoga County Arts Council is a private not-for-profit arts service organization dedicated to developing and promoting a thriving year-round cultural environment in Saratoga County communities. Since 1997, the Arts Council has operated The Arts Center at the corner of Broadway and Spring Street in Saratoga Springs, a 17,000 square-foot facility overlooking historic Congress Park where the Arts Council welcomes viewers to exciting art exhibitions, stimulates students of all ages and skill levels in a wide variety of art classes and workshops, hosts public performances, and coordinates many programs that bring the arts to every corner of Saratoga County. Operating with a paid professional staff of five, and the support of a sixteen-member Board of Directors, one hundred regular volunteers, and 1100 members, the Saratoga County Arts Council is also supported in part by funding from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA).

Contact information:
Saratoga County Arts Council at The Arts Center
320 Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
(518) 584-4132
www.saratoga-arts.org

Nestled among the trees on the Southeastern shore of Lake George, Wiawaka Holiday House steadfastly maintains its century-old mission of providing respite and renewal for working women. Founded in 1903 by Mary Wiltsie Fuller with the help of fifty of her philanthropically inclined friends from the Girls’ Friendly Society of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Troy, it is the longest continuously operating retreat center in America. Now operating as a non-profit corporation, Wiawaka takes pride in offering a diverse range of workshops for guests and the public, including creative writing, poetry readings, holistic healing, yoga, quilting, historic lectures, jewelry making, and tours of the property. Wiawaka’s 1,500 feet of waterfront property on 60 acres allows it to truly be a little haven on the lake, filled with ample space to play and rest. Many of Wiawaka’s guests return summer after summer to meet friends, attend workshops, volunteer, recall history and take in the peace, tranquility, and spirit that is Wiawaka.

Wiawaka is listed on the National Register of Historic Places with nine categories of significance and is also on the National Park Service’s travel itinerary “Where Women Made History.”

Contact information:
Wiawaka Holiday House
3778 State Route 9L
Lake George, NY 12845
www.wiawaka.org

The Mount is Edith Wharton's elegantly restored country estate, originally built by her in 1902 according to the design precepts she advocated in her books The Decoration of Houses and Italian Villas and Their Gardens. Here Wharton fashioned a writer’s retreat; a haven of beauty and calm where she could write in peace and entertain distinguished friends. She created some of her greatest works at The Mount, including her first bestseller, The House of Mirth, and her 1907 novel, The Fruit of the Tree. Visitors can tour Wharton’s exquisite classical revival mansion and wander through three acres of formal gardens that recreate her original landscape design. From the smallest architectural detail to the overall garden plan, The Mount embodies its creator's spirit.

Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1971, The Mount is the only U.S. monument to Edith Wharton and is one of the few National Historic Landmarks dedicated to women.

Contact information:
The Mount
2 Plunkett Street
Lenox, MA 01240
413-637-1899
www.EdithWharton.org

The National Soccer Hall of Fame, located in Oneonta, NY, is America’s home for the history of soccer. A highly interactive museum with multiple video presentations, a game play area, and skill challenges, the Hall of Fame is a place for everyone to enjoy the game. The Hall of Fame celebrates the history, honors the heroes, inspires the youth, and preserves the legacy of Soccer in the United States.

For over 30 years the Hall of Fame has steadily increased its impact on the game as it has reached more fans and players and enhanced its facilities. In 1999 the Museum opened a new 40,000 square-foot building on its 60-acre campus amongst four award-winning world-class soccer fields The Hall of Fame has hosted international teams from around the world, U.S. National Teams, Major League and Women’s professional teams, as well as youth teams from all across the country.

Contact information:
National Soccer Hall of Fame
18 Stadium Circle
Oneonta, NY 13820
607.432.8429
www.soccerhall.org

The Shaker Heritage Society, founded in 1977, is a non-profit historic preservation organization which offers interpretive educational programming about the Shakers and their influence upon the Capital Region. The Society is actively concerned with preserving the integrity of the Watervliet Shaker Historic District, America’s First Shaker Settlement (listed on the National Register of Historic Places). Eight remaining Church Family buildings, Shaker fields and apple orchards, Ann Lee Pond and nature preserve, and the Shaker cemetery comprise an intact, contiguous site that was first settled by the Shakers in 1775. The Shaker Heritage Society continues to maintain and renovate the site, and also offers special group tours of the 1848 Shaker Meeting House and historic district, guided tours on Saturdays, craft courses, workshops, lectures and numerous annual events throughout the year.

Contact information:
The Shaker Heritage Society
1848 Meeting House
Albany Shaker Road
Albany, NY 12211
518.456.7890
www.shakerheritage.org

Washington Park, first conceived by Albany civic leaders in 1868, was planned by Frederick Law Olmstead, designer of New York City’s Central Park, and completed in 1872 from the detailed designs of landscape architects John Bogart and John Yapp Culyer, both Olmstead protégés and Albany natives. Over the years, the Park suffered the effects of urbanization and suburban flight, but the 1970’s renaissance that swept the adjoining neighborhood provided the impetus to restore the Park to its earlier brilliance, and in 1972, it was designated as the center of a historic district with a listing on the National Register of Historic Places.

In 1985, out of an increasing interest in the Park’s welfare, a small group of public-spirited citizens, encouraged by an enthusiastic city administration, began what has become known as the Washington Park Conservancy. The Conservancy has initiated many restoration projects for the 200-year old Park, and continues its mission to preserve, protect and improve Washington Park.

Contact information:
Washington Park Conservancy Historic Washington Park City of Albany, NY
www.washingtonparkconservancy.com

Kidspace is a contemporary art gallery and art-making space for kids on the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) factory campus in North Adams. It is a collaborative effort of Williams College Museum of Art, the Sterling & Francine Clark Art Institute and MASS MoCA - all museums with outstanding exhibitions, public programs, and deep commitments to the community. Kidspace is integral to all three organizations’ educational programming and builds bridges between the local community and professional artists. Kidspace features two annual rotating exhibitions selected for both educational and artistic merit. These innovative exhibitions -- along with artists’ residencies, gallery visits and classroom projects for schools, intensive teacher workshops and curriculum developed in collaboration with teachers -- have made Kidspace a model for museum/school partnerships.
Contact information:
            Kidspace at MASS MoCA
            North Adams, Massachusetts
            413-664-4481 ext. 8131 or www.massmoca.org/kidspace

The Saratoga Automobile Museum is located in the Saratoga Spa State Park in Saratoga Springs in the historic Saratoga Bottling Plant. Its showrooms glimmer with some of the most beautiful, fast, elegant, and unique beasts of the open road. From Ford Model Ts, to stunning Race Cars, you will see a marvelous glimpse into the modern world of the automobiles in New York State. Since its opening in June of 2002, the Saratoga Automobile Museum’s mission has been to celebrate the automotive heritage of New York State and the international community. The Museum is also home to the New York State Stock Car Association Hall of Fame, and features a retrospective of Racing In New York and the history of automobile manufacturing in New York in the exhibition East of Detroit. There are also opportunities for hands-on learning in The Sprockets to Rockets Garage where young people can sit in race cars and learn about the science, art, and the history of cars.
Contact information:
            Saratoga Automobile Museum
            110 Avenue of the Pines
            Saratoga Springs, New York 12866
            (518) 587-1935 or www.saratogaautomuseum.org

The Fields Sculpture Park was founded in 1998 as a year round public exhibition space for contemporary sculpture. A component of the Omi International Arts Center, The Fields encompasses 300 acres of farmland, of which 50 are dotted with over 80 works of internationally recognized contemporary sculpture. While adding new works to the Park each year, temporary exhibitions are hosted as well. The Fields Sculpture Park provides hundreds of visitors with the opportunity to experience the impact of important regional and international contemporary sculpture in striking natural surroundings. Educators, schoolchildren, and various community groups take advantage of our educational outreach program, to enrich their knowledge and appreciation of contemporary art and sculpture.

The Fields Sculpture Park is located in Omi, NY, a Hudson River Valley hamlet two and a half hours north of New York City. For more information and directions, please call 518-392-2181 or visit our website at www.artomi.org.
Contact information:
            The Fields Sculpture Park
            Omi, NY
            518-392-2181 or www.artomi.org

The Pillow, as it is familiarly known throughout the world, began as the Carter family farm in the late 1700s, situated on a hilltop in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts. Founded by dancer, teacher, and choreographer Ted Shawn in 1933, today, Jacob's Pillow is an international force in the arts, and still pioneering. Its 161 acres encompass an acclaimed international dance festival (America's oldest), three unique theaters (including the Ted Shawn, the first in the U.S. built specifically for dance), a professional school, rare and extensive archives, an intern program, and community programs that serve the public year-round. Exhibition spaces, studios, restaurants, the Pillow Store, residential lodging, a health center, gardens, trails, and woodlands all comprise an incomparable center for dance that exists nowhere else in the world.
Contact information:
            Jacob’s Pillow
            358 George Carter Rd.
            Becket, MA 01223
            413.243.9919 or www.jacobspillow.org

The Brunswick Historical Society has, for over 30 years, endeavored to preserve Brunswick’s heritage for future generations; this not-for-profit organization holds a charter from the New York State Department of Education, and is operated by member volunteers. Headquartered at the 1881 Garfield School at 605 Brunswick Road in the hamlet of Eagle Mills, the Society hosts an admission-free research facility, offers a variety of programs and exhibits, operates a historic building marker program, and maintains a collection of artifacts, archival records, and family histories.
Contact information:
            Brunswick Historical Society
            605 Brunswick Road
            Eagle Mills, NY 12180
            518.279.4024 or www.bhs-ny.org
Learn more about Brunswick’s history and the 2007 Bicentennial celebration at www.townofbrunswick.org

The Berkshire Museum inspires and educates through exhibitions in the arts, history and the natural world. At the Berkshire Museum, you will find fourteen galleries, an aquarium, the Little Cinema - a theater presenting the best in contemporary foreign and independent film nightly from May through October, a museum shop and classrooms where thousands of school children participate in educational programs every year. The Berkshire Museum was founded in 1903 by Zenas Crane, whose vision was to create an inviting environment for everyone. He sought to use the museum's varied collection to enrich, educate and delight the county's citizens of all ages—to be “a window on the world.” This vision guides the museum to this day. At the heart of the museum's mission is a commitment to playing an active cultural and educational role in the community.
Contact information:
            Berkshire Museum
            39 South Street
            Pittsfield, Massachusetts 01201
            (413) 443-7171 or www.berkshiremuseum.org

Since its opening in 1994, The Bennington Center for Natural and Cultural Arts has been a multidisciplinary arts center. The Center is home to the Vermont Covered Bridge Museum, which features exhibitions about the history, culture, nature, science and art of covered bridges. The Laumeister Galleries host permanent and rotating exhibitions of works depicting wildlife and the natural world as well as Native American traditional and contemporary arts. The Oldcastle Theater Company is one of the finest regional equity companies in the nation.
Contact information:
            Vermont Rt. 9 at Gypsy Lane
            PO Box 260
            Bennington, VT 05201
            (802) 442-7158 or www.benningtoncenterforthearts.org

The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute is both an art museum and a research center, welcoming visitors year-round to experience its outstanding collections of European and American art in a setting of profound natural beauty. Surrounded by 140 acres of expansive lawns, meadows and walking trails, the Clark is home to exceptional examples of European and American painting and sculpture, master prints and drawings, English silver and porcelain and early photographs.
Contact information:
            Sterling & Francine Clark Art Institute
            Williamstown, MA 01267
            (413) 458-2303 or www.clarkart.edu

Ellen Sinopoli founded the Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company in 1991. Now in its 15th season, ESDC is the resident modern dance company at The Egg in Albany, NY, with an influence increasingly extending beyond its home base. Ellen Sinopoli has created a wide range of repertory work, which is noted for its lush interlacing of music, motion and athleticism. The Company shares its works through concerts, showcases, residencies, workshops and educational venues.
Contact information:
            Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company
            PO Box 775
            Troy, NY 12181
            (518) 408-1341 or www.sinopolidances.org

The Irish American Heritage Museum was founded in 1986 with a mission to develop and present a broad range of programs and exhibitions that serve to educate the public about the unique impact and heritage of the Irish in America. Its museum in East Durham, NY serves as the primary location for exhibitions and collections. Its administrative offices in Albany, NY house a research library that is open to the public. Traveling exhibitions are available for loan to both regional and national venues.
Contact information:
            Administrative Offices:
            991 Broadway, Suite 101
            Albany, NY 12204
            (518) 432-6598 or www.irishamericanheritagemuseum.org

Sharon Bates, Director
Art & Culture Program
Albany International Airport Gallery hours:
7:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. daily.
For additional information phone: 518.242.2241 or email arts@albanyairport.com