Art & Music

APL is proud to partner with the Albany Symphony Orchestra to provide free performance passes to Albany residents! The Albany Symphony Orchestra Performance Pass is good for two free tickets to any regular Saturday OR Sunday performance of the Albany Symphony at the Palace Theatre, Troy Savings Ban...

New Art Exhibit Opens Dec. 6 at Pine Hills

December 2, 2024 | Art & Music

Albany Public Library and Opalka Gallery celebrate the latest Art at APL exhibition, “Repeat Play: The Art of Pattern,” with an opening reception on Friday, Dec. 6, at 6 pm at the Pine Hills Branch library. The Dec. 6 reception is hosted by the Friends and Foundation of APL, and also features t...

Updated 11/12/24 Albany Public Library is hosting a new art exhibit featuring works created by people currently incarcerated in New York State prisons. Prisoners’ Legal Services of New York (PLS) developed “Untitled: Art from Behind Bars” to showcase the creativity of the featured artists and...

Art Exhibit on Display at Pine Hills

June 20, 2024 | Art & Music

Albany Public Library and Opalka Gallery celebrate the latest Art at APL exhibition, “In Residence: Albany Barn at APL.”  The artwork can be viewed during regular hours through Nov. 8, 2024. The artwork is installed throughout the Pine Hills Branch. The exhibit is free and open to the public. ...

Albany Public Library is hosting a new exhibition – “Tag, You’re It!” – in partnership with Opalka Gallery as part of the Art at APL program. The exhibition features collaborative “exquisite corpse” drawings, a unique parlor game started about 100 years ago by the Surrealists, as a un...

New Art Exhibition Opens Dec. 2

November 22, 2022 | Art & Music

Albany Public Library is hosting “Neither Here Nor There,” a new Art at APL exhibit curated by Opalka Gallery, at the Pine Hills Branch. The exhibition opens on Friday, Dec. 2, with a reception from 6 pm to 7:30 pm. The opening reception includes light refreshments and live music by the Albany ...