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Albany Barn, Inc. will present “Color of The Mind – Living Walls” on Friday, September 2, 2011, at Stage 1, Albany Barn’s headquarters and community art space located at 46-48 North Swan Street. A reception will be held from 5:00pm – 9:00pm in conjunction with the monthly “1st Friday” arts walk in the City of Albany. Refreshments will be served and the 1st Friday Trolley will provide complimentary transportation to and from the venue. The artwork will be on display throughout the month of September. Admission is free.

Albany Barn is pleased to welcome aboard Rachel Moore! Rachel comes to us via the Americorps*VISTA program at Siena College, and will be with us on a full-time basis through July 2012.

Sebastien Barre is an engineer by day and photographer by night. Living in Albany, NY, this native of France moved to Upstate New York in 2011 and has developed an affinity for live performances, architecture, community events and abandoned buildings.

In the artist’s words:

‘I am a self taught photographer. Like many photographers, I started taking photographs on a 35mm camera and bought a digital point and shoot when they first came out. I loved the ease of use and instant gratification, but missed the fine details and quality that film offered. The loss of quality forced me back to 35mm until the quality of digital photographs improved.

Albany Barn, Inc. and SNUG (a program of Trinity Alliance of the Capital Region) have partnered to present the “Peace In the Streets – Creative Expressions” exhibition, which will be on display at “Stage 1,” Albany Barn’s community art space located at 46-48 North Swan Street in the Arbor Hill Neighborhood.

B3nson Records, in conjunction with the WEXT, and All Over Albany will hold the second annual Restoration Festival on August 27th and 28 at St Joe’s in Arbor Hill

On Saturday and Sunday, August 27th and 28th from 12:00 pm to10:00 pm, St. Joseph’s Church in Downtown Albany will be a home and a stage for the second annual Restoration Funstival.  We are excited to announce both The Music Tapes & A Hawk and A Hacksaw will be playing at this years festival.

The ASAP Daisies present “Art for ALS” – an art exhibit and silent auction to benefit St. Peter’s ALS Regional Center. ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, is a fatal, degenerative neuromuscular disease affecting motor nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. Over time one loses their ability to move, speak, swallow and breathe.

Albany Barn and The Stakeholders, Inc.’s Arts Ambassador Institute (AAI) Class of 2011 have partnered to create a moveable mural with youth from the Evening Reporting Center (ERC) at Trinity Alliance of the Capital Region. The mural will be unveiled with a reception on Friday, May 6, 2011, at Stage 1, Albany Barn’s headquarters and community art space located at 46-48 North Swan Street in the Arbor Hill neighborhood.