In a collaboration with the Ross Park Zoo, eight artists with the Dept of Public Art are painting a Parade of Animals along the wall leading to the entrance to the Zoo. Artists submitted designs in August based on animals that are in Zoo’s collection and 8 designs were chosen. They will prep Sept 18-19th […]
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The Cooperative Gallery 213 is featuring a unique family collaboration, as MaryRose, Judy Salton, and their granddaughter Karissa explore different themes, including art and politics. The exhibits open First Friday September 4th, 2020 and continues through September 26th every Saturday from 11 am- 3 pm and by appointment with the artists (call 607 7243462 or
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The following is a media release from Truth Pharm The People’s Protection Plan Coalition Respond to Jason Garnar’s “Tough on Crime” Rhetoric Update: July 29, 2020 (Binghamton, NY) On Friday, July 24th, 2020, representatives of the People’s Protection Plan Coalition, a multi-county partnership spanning the Southern Tier, held a press conference on the Broome
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The Dept of Public Art is joining forces with the Binghamton Zoo at Ross Park to paint murals of zoo animals this coming September. Plans are still afoot but DPA is looking for artists to help with the project. There will be stipends. For more information keep an eye on the Dept of Public Art
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(Binghamton, NY) The People’s Protection Plan Coalition (Citizen Action of the Southern Tier, Justice and Unity for the Southern Tier, Progressive Leaders of Tomorrow, Truth Pharm, and representatives from organizations from Tioga, Cortland, Chenango, Delaware, and Tompkins counties) will respond to the dangerous package of legislation proposed by the New York State Sheriff’s Association (NYSA)
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For 5 years, you helped LUMA create a totally unique kind of festival in Downtown Binghamton. There isn’t anything like it anywhere else in the US. Now, it draws artists and fans from all over the world. And because there’s no general admission ticket, anyone can experience it, regardless of background. But if that’s going
[types field=’attachment’ title=’gallery covid form’][/types] After a hiatus due to the Corona virus, the Cooperative Gallery is pleased to announce an opening with two of our gallery artists, Carolyn Gilligan and Ken Weir, as well as several paintings of the late Glenda Blake August 7-29, 2020. The gallery is opening with precautions in place
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When the Cooperative Gallery closed due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, we needed a way to keep in touch, support, and challenge each to continue to create art but now in isolation. We offered all current and former Gallery Exhibiting Artist a challenge and ten artists took up the offer. The Challenge Circle Artists are: Barbara
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A major portion of the Children’s Play area at Recreation Park in Binghamton was destroyed by fire, presumably arson in the early hours of June 1st. The location was earlier on Sunday the site of a massive and peaceful demonstration protesting police brutality and the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Organizers took steps to
According to Spectrum News at least a thousand people marched through Binghamton to protest George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis Police and systemic racism and violence against people of color. There were actually two planned marches, one originating at MLK Promenade to the Governmental Plaza, sponored by PLOT and the other larger at
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