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.

NOVEMBER POP UP: ITALIAN MEDIEVAL NIGHT – MUSICAL PERFORMANCES

Visit the University Downtown Center at 6pm to catch performances by Andrea Di Cesare and Nino Samiani. Andrea, one of Italy’s most well-known violinists, has played on 20 gold and platinum records. At this concert, he will be performing several original pieces inspired by Dante’s Divine Comedy. 

This performance is free to attend.

STATE STREET

Atomic Toms | 196 State Street
Atomic Jam with John Kanazawich

Anthony Brunelli Fine Arts | 186 State Street
Spatial Archetypes
by Linda Sokolowski
On view: 11/1/24 – 12/28/24

Explorations in Collage, Prints, and Drawings by artist and Binghamton University Professor Emerita.

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

Orazio Salati Studio & Gallery | 204 State Street
Poets in the Night
Jules Gotay
On view: 11/1/24 – 11/30/24

Jules creates the title of the painting first and then paints. You could say that the title is the skeleton of the creation. The titles are poetic metaphors. The characters in the painting become marionettes acting out mysterious poetic metaphors.

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

Southern Tier AIDS Program (STAP) | 208 State Street
First Friday Extravaganza
STAP Prevention Services
On view: 11/1/24

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
2 Joyful Artists: We’re not Going Back
Joanne Arnold-Thorne and Eileen Schlang
On view: 11/1/24-11/22/24

Seasoned painters, Joanne Arnold-Thorne and Eileen Seeley Schlag are 2 joyful artists who will exhibit works in oils inspired by the landscape and atmosphere of the light throughout the seasons. Joanne will share recent color field pieces that touch upon her garden and scenes from her home. Plein air (outdoor) paintings will also be shown. Eileen is continuing to experiment with texture, color, and atmosphere using the mixture of oils and cold wax to further abstract her land, and cityscapes. Her paintings are inspired by photos of places and nature and her imagination.

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

BCAC Artisan Gallery | 223 State Street
Members’ Juried Exhibition
BCAC Members
On view: 11/01/24 – 11/23/24 

The Broome County Arts Council invites members to participate in its annual Members’ Juried Exhibition, on view November 2024 in BCAC’s Artisan Gallery and Art Path Gallery. The exhibition will be juried in five categories: Sculpture, Painting, Photography, Drawing, and Mixed Media with prizes awarded for each category and Best in Show. This year’s jurors include: Alexandra Davis, Richard Henry, and David Zeggert.

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

BCAC Art Path Gallery | 223 State Street
Members’ Juried Exhibition
BCAC Members
On view: 11/01/24 – 11/23/24 

The Broome County Arts Council invites members to participate in its annual Members’ Juried Exhibition, on view November 2024 in BCAC’s Artisan Gallery and Art Path Gallery. The exhibition will be juried in five categories: Sculpture, Painting, Photography, Drawing, and Mixed Media with prizes awarded for each category and Best in Show. This year’s jurors include: Alexandra Davis, Richard Henry, and David Zeggert.

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

BCAC Artful Child Gallery | 223 State Street
Scrap Paper
Maxfield Zietsman
On view: 11/01/24 – 12/25/24 

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

BCAC Artist in Residence Studio | 223 State Street

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

WASHINGTON STREET

Old Barn Market | 258 Washington Street
Please check the venue’s website for the most up-to-date information

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

Garland Gallery | 116 Washington Street
Please check the venue’s website for the most up-to-date information.

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

WATER STREET

Lost Dog Cafe & Lounge | 222 Water Street
The Latest
Victor Lay
On view: 11/01/24 – 12/23/24

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

MAIN STREET

Binghamton Photo (1st floor gallery – adjacent to the Bundy Museum) | 32 Cedar Street
Twenties
Kojo Senoo
On view: 11/1/24 – 12/31/24

Kojo Senoo is a life-long New Yorker and working-class photographer. Formerly a photojournalist for Pipe Dream, he now shoots exclusively on 35mm and medium format film.

An alumni of the Binghamton University Sociology Department, he previously exhibited “Rolling Stock”, documenting a cross-country train trip, at Binghamton Photo gallery and “To Live for the Revolution”, featuring the history of organizing in Broome County, at the Bundy Museum.

Currently, he works as a photographer in New York City and at the Lower East Side Tenement Museum.

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

The Bundy Museum | 129 Main St
Bundy Museum 2nd Floor Gallery:
Book Signing “The Spiraling”
L.A. Garnett
On view: 11/1/24

Signing “The Spiraling” book one of the Tunsealiorian Saga.

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

The Bundy Museum | 129 Main St
Bundy Museum 3rd Floor Gallery:
Dual Realities
Kaitlyn Hession
On view: 11/1/24 – 12/03/24

For Dual Realities, Kaitlyn Hession combines minimalistic black and white and color analog photography and created images through the technique of ‘Sandwiching’ which consists on taking two (or more) negatives and stacking them together in an enlarger or scanner.

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

COURT STREET

The Exhale Gallery @ Just Breathe Cannabis Dispensary | 75 Court Street
Please check the venue’s website for the most up-to-date information.

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

Phelps Mansion Museum | 191 Court Street
Empirical Paranormal Presentation
Empirical Paranormal 
On view: 11/1/24

Join the team from Empirical Paranormal as they offer a presentation about the evidence they have collected through their many investigations here at the Phelps Mansion and other places as well.

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

FRONT STREET

Roberson Museum and Science Center | 30 Front Street
A Walk with Richard – Documentary Short 
John Walley
On view: 11/1/24

An intimate portrait of Richard Matsushima, a first-generation Japanese immigrant and restauranteur who firmly believes in protecting the customer, his business, and his legacy. Richard landed in Vestal, NY in 1975 and opened Kampai, a Hibachi restaurant that same year.

Open First Friday 12PM – 9PM | roberson.org

MORGAN ROAD

The Discovery Center of the Southern Tier | 60 Morgan Road
Dia de los Muertos: A living Tradition
Kids Club, Preschool, UPK
On view: 11/1/24 

Dia de los Muertos is a holiday celebrated primarily in Mexico that honors ancestors who have passed. This special event showcases the imaginative artwork of children from The Discovery Center’s UPK, Kids Club, and Preschool. This show celebrates the lives of loved ones through unique perspectives, highlighting alebrijes, sugar skulls, and the bright colors of Native Mexican Heritage. After seeing the amazing Discovery Kids art, make your own with creative crafts from Mexican Heritage.

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