GSCA Center Renovations
New Office Space, Work Parties, and More!

Our Building Committee has been hard at work pulling together the resources needed to get our office and program space finished in the arts center. We are very excited to open up this new space as it will allow us to occupy the building all year long, something we have been dreaming of for quite some time! We are working hard to organize work parties and gather the materials needed for our office. Thanks to a very generous donation from Davies Office Refurbishing, Inc. we will have most of the office furniture we need to have a functioning space for Grand Street Community Arts staff and volunteers, as well as a place for meetings and small art classes. We will be hosting several work parties in the next few weekends, so jump on board and help us get the arts center in tip top shape for the upcoming Summer season!

Upcoming Work Parties
April 17, 10:00 AM: Insulation
April 24, 10:00 AM: Sheetrock
May 1, 10:00 AM: Taping
May 8, 10:00 AM: Finishing touches

Walk-ins are always welcome, but we really need to count on enough people to get this work done. Please RSVP Tom, (tom@grandarts.org), Missy (missy@grandarts.org) or Anthony (acmefloors@verizon.net).


YouthFX Screening
Saturday, May 8, 2010

Grand Street Community Arts presents a screening of selected films from Youth FX:Film eXperience, a 6 week intensive summer teen filmmaking program that takes place in Albany's South End.  The films include: short documentaries and narrative films written and produced by youth filmmakers from around the city who participated in the program during the summer of 2009.  There will be a reception with food and drinks provided by Freestyle Catering and a Q & A panel discussion with youth filmmakers following the screenings.  Please come out and support the incredible work of these young emerging artists.  All proceeds will directly benefit the 2010 Youth FX program.

The Linda: WAMC's Performing Arts Center at 339 Central Avenue in Albany
Saturday, May 8, 2010
6pm Reception w/ food and refreshments
7pm Film Screenings w/ Q & A to follow
$5-10 suggested donation

Tranform the South End
Vacant Lot Project - Submit Your Proposal!

Are you a community member, artist, or part of an organization/institution that wants to see something being done about distressed, urban vacant lots in the South End of Albany? Now you can do something about it! Grand Street Community Arts has done most of the leg work for you - selecting lots and contacting property owners - but now GSCA needs your help! 

Grand Street Community Arts is seeking proposals for projects that will benefit the community on selected vacant lots in Albany's South End. Visit our website to download the proposal!
Due: EXTENDED to April 30, 2010 by 4 PM, addressed to Vacant Lot Project, 14 Wilbur St., Albany, NY 12202 or email your proposal to vacantlotproject@grandarts.org

more info on the vacant lot project>>


Youth Arts
Unique Art Opportunities

Art You Can Eat! - Call for Culinary Artists!
On June 12, we will be having our 2nd Annual Art You Can Eat Fundraiser! This fundraiser benefits our Grand Street Kids Club Youth Arts Summer Program. We are looking for culinary artists who would like to contribute a creative food dish for our fundraiser. If you are interested, please contact karece@grandarts.org.

After-School Art Club - Excerpt from Melissa Marceau
After-School Art Club is as magnificent as ever. All the children seem to migrate outside to be enveloped in Spring after a class of painting a portrait of a posing elaborately dressed model, creating a 3-D sculpture from shredded paper, or drawing a paper-patch like quilt of a family tree like Frida Kahlo. We read about famous women and artists this past March and proceeded to paint as if we were her. We walked a mile in her shoes. I'm fortunate to witness to these vibrant artists. The June art show will be amazing - do not miss. Many generous folks have donated arts and crafts supplies/recyclables from the recent Times Union article and I'm very appreciative. Any good ideas/book/sites, please pass on to me! As always we can use donations of glue, water colors, chalk and markers. Thanks for your support!! - Melissa Marceau, missy@grandarts.org.

Grand Street Kids Club - Registration!
Registration day for this upcoming summer program, Grand Street Kids Club, is set for May 29th during our GSCA Spring Open House and June 12th, during our annual Art You Can Eat Youth Arts Fundraiser, from 10 AM - 12 PM. If you are a parent and are interested in your child participating in Grand Street Kids Club, these are the only two dates you can register! Grand Street Kids Club is a summer program on week days, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM, July 6th - August 13th. Children do a variety of arts and crafts, take field trips, and work with local area artists to learn and master new skills!

Grand Street Community Arts
68 Grand Street (Physical) 14 Wilbur Street (Mailing)
Albany, NY 12202
P: (518) 463-2222 F: (518) 434-4384 
E: info@grandarts.org W: www.grandarts.org