CAPNY ACTIVATE :
Destination Washington County!
I remember being invited to a friend's bonfire a little over 25 years ago. She had told me it was at her parents house in Sushan, NY. I'm not originally from New York, so I had never even heard of that town before. I was living in Schenectady at the time. We didn't have cell phones or a GPS app back then. She emailed the directions to me, and I printed them out. I remember thinking to myself, "What place is she leading me to?"

I then got in my car and started driving towards Washington County.

Nellie Ackerman : Freelance Writer / Photographer
Salem Art Works : A Conversation
with Executive Director - Pearl Cafritz
My first exposure to SAW was through the 'Things To Do' section in back of The Metroland (RIP). There was a listing for a quirky music festival called SAWFEST. I went, saw and heard. Ever since, I have been a big fan of this amazing institution. I first met Pearl through previous ACE! Executive Director Maureen Sager. We did an event together and I came to appreciate just how much Pearl had to offer SAW and the region at large.

Corey Aldrich : Senior ACE Contributor
NEW ACE! PODCAST COLLABORATION
This is the first installment of THE CREATIVE ECONOMY JOURNAL, a collaboration between Moses Nagel, Senior Correspondent at Hudson Mohawk Magazine, (A project of the Sanctuary for Independent Media) and Corey Aldrich, Executive Director at ACE! Our purpose is to highlight and amplify the interesting and unique voices participating in the Creative Economy of New York States Capital Region.

In our inaugural episode we drop in on a couple regional happenings we were amplifying last month including a film industry event, The Monkey Business Gala and the recent ACE! Creative Networking event at miSci : Innovation and Technology Museum. This is followed up by a brief 3 Questions interview segment with the founder of BLISS Arts, Maria Cristine Diotte. All that in only a 10 min listening commitment!
NEW ACE! GUEST WRITER SERIES
In this series, Street Art / Graffiti as Gravity: Part I of III “A Townie Perspective,” Troy based contemporary arts doyen Taliesin Thomas delves into the increasingly omnipresent street art and graffiti scene in the City of Troy New York and how it is changing the public landscape of a rapidly growing and diverse community. In Part I she explores the current state of affairs and historical precedent of the ubiquitous, sometimes divisive nature of ad hoc installations and the placemaking benefits of a local public art identity.
REGIONAL | NATIONAL NEWS and OPPORTUNITY
Preservation League of NYS
Public Art X Preservation
Panel Discussion Webinar
The Blake Annex
Nonprofit-Focused Private Office Suites & Coworking Space Downtown Albany, New York
Wall Street Journal
You Made $700 From an
Online Side Hustle
Hyperallergic
Art Problems
How Do I Manage My Time?
Forbes
Entrepreneurs Are Happier And Healthier Than Employees ARTICLE HERE
Saratoga Arts
Art in the Park | 07.23 & 09.17
Capital Region Job Opportunities



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