FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK

“THERE’S NOTHING TO DO IN BINGHAMTON, NY” is an all-too-familiar complaint of the Southern Tier town. Broome County Arts Council’s First Friday rebrand, including new logos, a bright new color palette, kitchsy slogans, tote bags, art cards, and stickers, revitalizes the historic First Friday Art Walk and shows all the nay-sayers what they’re missing. 2023 First Friday rebrand encompasses colors and imagery from the Downtown Arts District. First Friday logos were generously created by designer Kari Bayait.

STATE STREET

Atomic Toms | 196 State Street
Art by Meg Reynolds
On view: 08/02/24

Anthony Brunelli Fine Arts | 186 State Street
Main Gallery:Summer Salon: A Group Exhibition 
by ABFA program artists
On view: 07/05/24 – 08/31/24

Main Gallery: Join us for our Summer Salon at Anthony Brunelli Fine Arts featuring works by Giles Alexander, Jeffrey Equality Brooks, Anthony Brunelli, Javier Bellomo Coria, Antonio Cazorla, Daniel Cuervo, Bruce Evans, A.J. Fries, Tom Martin, Gelos Michialidis, Sharon Moody, Thomas Pfannerstill, Peter & Madeline Powell, Scott Prior, Nadine Robbins, Peter Roth, Cesar Santander, Stephanie Schechter, Roger Watt, Doug Webb.

Project Space: Animalia: Paintings by Ester Curini
On view: 07/05/24 – 08/31/24

Project Space:Known for creating photorealistic animal portraits set against stark white backgrounds, self-taught Italian painter Ester Curini has explained that isolating the endangered species on a blank canvas allows her to concentrate on a subject’s essential characteristics, and, at the same time, on what is essential to her as an artist. This allows the animal to be in the main role rather than a supporting one. Curni does this to give them a strong and powerful voice.
Curini states, “Animals need that voice, now more than ever, because they are so often mistreated. The annihilation of wildlife has become an emergency that threatens our planet. The mistreatment of domesticated farm animals is rampant as well.”

Open First Friday 6PM – 9PM | anthonybrunelli.com

Orazio Salati Studio & Gallery | 204 State Street
Maidens of Nature
Sardar Kestay
On view: 08/02/24 – 09/27/24

Colorful figurative abstractions paintings from Sardar’s homeland, Kurdistan

Open First Friday 6PM – 9PM | oraziosalati.com

Southern Tier AIDS Program (STAP) | 208 State Street
First Friday Extravaganza
STAP Prevention Services
On view: 08/02/24

STAP Prevention Services is hosting a free testing event, encouraging individuals who otherwise can’t find a regular time during business hours to get tested. There will be vendors from local businesses, to agencies offering resources, to in house STAP programs such as Mobile Services administering Narcan Kits and doing trainings live on site. We are always looking for more vendors!

Open First Friday 6PM – 9PM | stapinc.org

Cooperative Gallery 213 | 213 State Street
Kindled
by Rebecca Austin
Waterfall
by Carolyn Gilligan
On view: 08/02/24

Open First Friday 5PM – 9PM | cooperativegallery.com

BCAC Artisan Gallery | 223 State Street
Home to Home: A Refugee’s Journey
Ellen M Blalock
On view: 08/02/24 

Open First Friday 6PM – 9PM| broomearts.org/artisan-gallery

BCAC Art Path Gallery | 223 State Street
Glenda Blake: A Legacy
On view: 08/02/24 

Open First Friday 6PM – 9PM| broomearts.org/art-path-gallery/

BCAC Artful Child Gallery | 223 State Street
Aspiring Artist Workshop
Youth artists of NoMa
On view: 08/02/24 

NoMa’s Aspiring Artists (Ages 8-12) is a Pilot Program funded by the Broome County Youth Bureau and launched in April 2024. The Aspiring Artist Workshop ran for 6 weeks focusing on a different aspect of creative expression each week.

Open First Friday 6PM – 9PM| https://broomearts.org/artful-child-gallery/

BCAC Artist in Residence Studio | 223 State Street
Smoke Signals
Marc Newton
On view: 08/02/24 

During his month-long residency at BCAC, Marcus explored urban areas designed for both ecological life and pollution control, such as retention ponds, landfills, and parking lots. Using natural and synthetic materials foraged from these spaces, he created paper from plants and microplastics, prints from soot and road salt, and various photographs. The works in Smoke Signals combine these materials and places to re-imagine the warning signs of a changing landscape.

Open First Friday 6PM – 9PM| broomearts.org/artisan-gallery

Art in Motion | State Street
Porsche exhibition 
On view: 08/02/24 

Porsche enthusiast’s from across the region will park their Porsches on State Street for this years “Art in Motion” display. From the organizer: “Automotive design is a complex and intricate process that requires an incredible amount of creativity, technical knowledge, style, and attention to detail. Interesting and high-performance cars qualifies as an art form, especially the Porsche marque.”

Open First Friday 6PM – 9PM|

WASHINGTON STREET

Old Barn Market | 258 Washington Street
No First Friday events this month.

Open First Friday 8AM – 9PM | oldbarnmarket.com

Garland Gallery | 116 Washington Street
No First Friday events this month.

Open First Friday 6PM- 9PM | garlandgallery.com

WATER STREET

Lost Dog Cafe & Lounge | 222 Water Street
Artworks by Susan MacDonald
Silent auction 08/24

Open First Friday 12PM – 10PM | lostdogcafe.net

MAIN STREET

Binghamton Photo (1st floor gallery – adjacent to the Bundy Museum) | 32 Cedar Street
Photography Retrospective
Bill Mutch
On view: 08/02/24 – 10/01/24

Exhibiting work from the last 50 Years

Open First Friday 6PM – 9PM | bundymuseum.org

The Bundy Museum | 129 Main St
Bundy Museum 2nd Floor Gallery:
Flow State
E.K Dof
On view: 08/02/24 – 10/01/24

From the artist: My best work, and really most if not all of my art is created in a place where I enter this “flow”. Its like a calm consumes my soul and the only way that I can communicate is through color and texture on canvas. The way the canvas accepts each and every individual emotion and stroke is something I will carry gratitude for forever. The way that I paint my last stroke and take a step back, not knowing anything I have done to create such a soulful piece is all credited to the beauty of “flow state.” I learned that after going through therapy I had different resources but they just didn’t quite work. I turned to vices that were the least beneficial to healing my pain until I turned to the canvas. The day I pulled out whatever old paint I could find and turned to the canvas changed my life forever. The canvas and paints healed me and continue to everyday. Life is an ocean and the next wave might pull you under and I’m so grateful that I found that painting would become my life jacket.

Bundy Museum 3rd Floor Gallery:
Whispers of the Wild
Clay Smith
On view: 08/02/24 – 09/03/24

“Whispers of the Wild” invites you to embark on a visual journey through the serene and uncharted realms of nature. This collection captures the delicate interplay of light, shadow, and texture that forms the heartbeat of our planet’s most untouched landscapes. Each photograph is a testament to the timeless beauty and intricate patterns that exist beyond human intervention, encouraging viewers to reconnect with the earth’s innate splendor and to listen to the silent stories told by the natural world.

Open First Friday 6PM – 9PM | bundymuseum.org

COURT STREET

The Exhale Gallery @ Just Breathe Cannabis Dispensary | 75 Court Street
No First Friday Events this Month.

Open First Friday 10AM-10PM | justbreathelife.org/

Phelps Mansion Museum | 191 Court Street
Psychic Readers Night
Psychic Readers and Mansion Tours
On view: 08/02/24

Open First Friday 6PM – 9PM |phelpsmansion.org

FRONT STREET

Roberson Museum and Science Center | 30 Front Street
“Placid Thoughts From Inside Her Eyelids” 
Anna Warfield
On view: 08/02/24 – 08/04/24

Last opportunity to view Anna Warfield’s text-based soft sculptures from fabric, which act like concrete poems in physical space, the form and text work together to create meaning. She engages with ideas related to the body, sexuality, Femininity, and relearning.

Open First Friday 5PM – 9PM | roberson.org

MORGAN ROAD

The Discovery Center of the Southern Tier | 60 Morgan Road
Scoops of Summer
St. Anthony’s Learning Center
On view: 08/02/24 

Indulge your senses in a delightful celebration of creativity and sweetness at our upcoming gallery exhibit, “Scoops of Summer.” Featuring an array of vibrant artworks crafted by the talented students of St. Anthony’s Learning Center summer camp, this charming showcase captures the essence of summer through the lens of ice cream-inspired imagination.

Open First Friday 4PM – 7PM | thediscoverycenter.org