Exhibitions at City Hall
City Hall is proud to serve as both a municipal building, and a gateway to the City of Kingston. In an effort to bring art to our local public spaces, the ground floor of City Hall will transition into a space for the exhibition of art. In 2019, the Ground Floor Gallery will host four exciting displays of Kingston related artwork. Each show will run for three months, with opening receptions on First Saturday, from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM. The Ground Floor Gallery has been developed through the collaboration of prominent local arts organizations, including Arts Mid-Hudson and the Midtown Arts District.
If you are interested in displaying your work at City Hall, please contact
The Department of Art & Cultural Affairs or The Kingston Arts Commission.
UPCOMING EXHIBITION:
En Camino: Destination Forward
Alexandro 'Alekz' Pacheco
Opening Reception
July 6th, 3:00PM - 5:00 PM
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En Camino: Destination Forward
Photographic work by Alexandro Pacheco
(Image Courtesy of Alekz Pacheco)
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“En Camino: Destination Forward” explores my personal experience as a witness to my family’s journey as immigrants in the United States. IT is an open invitation to be a part of our history, in a journey full of progression. This experience is crucial, not only is preserving our culture, but also in aiding the evolution of tradition to fit the contemporary experience.”
- Alekz Pacheco
Alexandro “Alekz” Pacheco
Alexandro “Alekz” Pacheco is a Mexican-American photographer, born and raised in Kingston, NY. Pacheco holds a BFA from the State University of New York at New Paltz. His most recent show “Mírame: El Primer Capítulo” exhibited at the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art in May of 2018. Pacheco’s work often addresses his past struggles with self-acceptance within his traditional Mexican upbringing. Pacheco sites photographers Olivia Bee and Nadia Sablin as two of his main sources of inspiration.
The artist would like to thank Carolina Lopez and Ruu Silverman for being a part of this project.
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“En Camino: Destination Forward” explora la experiencia personal del viaje de mi familia como inmigrantes en los Estados Unidos. Esta es una invitación abierta a ser parte de nuestra historia, en un viaje lleno de progreso y reflections personales. Esta's experiencias son crucial, no solo preservan nuestra cultura, sino también ayudar a que la evolución de la tradición se ajuste a la experiencia contemporánea ".
- Alekz Pacheco
Alexandro "Alekz" Pacheco
Alexandro "Alekz" Pacheco es un fotógrafo Mexicano-Estadounidense, nacido y criado en Kingston, Nueva York. Pacheco obtuvo su Mastria de Arte en la Universidad Estatal de Nueva York en New Paltz. Su muestra más reciente, "Mírame: El Primer Capítulo", se exhibió en el Museo de Arte Samuel Dorsky en Mayo de 2018. El trabajo de Pacheco a menudo aborda sus luchas pasadas con la autoaceptación dentro de su educación tradicional mexicana. Pacheco's fuente de inspiración son los fotógrafos Olivia Bee y Nadia Sablin.
El artista quisiera agradecer a Carolina Lopez y Ruu Silverman por ser parte de este Proyecto.
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The Spaces Between: Exploring Our Physical and Cultural Borders.
“En Camino: Destination Forward” is one of three Kingston-based exhibitions presented as a part of The Spaces Between. The Spaces Between is an ambitious project, developed by the Arts Mid-Hudson Folk Arts Program, Latinx Project, the Reher Center for Immigrant Culture and History, the Hudson Valley LGBTQ Center, and Kingston’s City Hall. The multi-site project seeks to explore the social spaces of marginalized cultures in American society. The Reher Center, the LGBTQ Center, and City Hall will host three exhibitions, along with a variety of events to encourage conversation around immigration, identity, and culture.
To learn more, please visit the Latinx Project
The Space Between is presented by the following organizations:
