The Albany Art Room has a new spot
The Albany Art Room -- the arts/crafts/class space once located on Madison Ave near Lark in Albany -- has a new spot. And it's opening soon. In fact, its list of new classes for adults is already posted.
The new Albany Art Room space is at 350 New Scotland Ave in the New Scotland neighborhood (just up from the strip that includes The Fountain). There's an opening party scheduled for October 26 from 2-8 pm.
It's been about two years since the Albany Art Room moved from its Madison Ave location. Part of what made the place fun: It was a space very much like what you might remember as the "arts and crafts" room of a school/camp/neighborhood center -- it was like being a kid again, but there were classes for adults.
The new slate of classes includes stuff for both adults (examples: landscape painting and digital photography) and kids (examples: cartoon character drawing and clay modeling).
photo: Albany Art Room
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I took a class with them a while back when they had the temporary space down by the Port of Albany, and really loved it. I'm a Bennington dropout, so the painting class at AAR really helped get over some of the emotional scars from the horrid painting teacher I had there (may he rot in hell).
I'm glad to see they're up and running again, can't wait to bring my kids AND myself back.
... said Gina M on Oct 8, 2013 at 12:09 PM | link
The Albany Art Room is a nice contribution to this neighborhood. There is an article today in the TU about the saturation of those surrounding blocks of New Scotland Ave with bar/eateries (on the other side of the street), to the dismay of some residents. The Albany Art Room adds something different to the mixed use of the neighborhood. I'm looking forward to taking classes there.
... said chrisck on Oct 8, 2013 at 12:33 PM | link