Current Exhibition
The Art of Holography – Past – Present
June 1st – December 2024
Gallery hours Friday to Sunday, 12 – 5pm
By appointment: Monday – Thursday
Visit us at 518 Broadway, Kingston, New York 12401
Full list of artists
artist statements
and images of their work.
Our opening events which took place on June 1st, 7 – 9pm
Gala Fundraising Event 2pm-11pm
Join us on Saturday June 1st for a special event to benefit the HoloCenter.
As we launch a new gallery show of holograms we invite you to join us for a Day of Dimensional Creativity and Exploration.
This special event will take place all day so we invite you to drop in and out as you explore Kingston’s First Saturday events.
This Gala event is also intended as a fund raiser for the HoloCenter and we respectfully request a $20 donation to help us to keep our doors open.
Ist June Opening Events
2 pm A walking tour of the new exhibition with Linda Law
Join Linda Law, Executive Director of the HoloCenter, as she takes you on a walking tour of our new exhibition featuring the art of leading Holographic Artists
3 pm Launch of “Painting with Light” an Augmented Reality Experience on the outside of the HoloCenter.
Created in collaboration between Jake Adams (artist and media professor at Rochester Institute of Technology, Interactive Games Department) and Jon McCarthy (Hudson Valley based multi-media artist and musician) this cutting edge art form will grace the outside of our building through your smart phones. Join Jake Adams and Jon McCarthy as they talk about this work and formally launch it to our visitors’ phones. You will be able to link into the work through a QR code which will allow you to use your smart phone to explore light paintings animated over the exterior of our building. This artwork will be viewable through your smart phones 24 hours a day when you visit the HoloCen- ter at 518 Broadway, Kingston.
4 pm Live Spatial Music Performance with Matthew D. Gantt accompanied by his projected 3D animations
Matthew D. Gantt will be performing live through our new spatial sound system with projected images from his 3D animations. Matthew is a musician and artist with a focus on the spatial characteristics and embodiment of electronic sounds. He is currently a PhD candidate at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the Electronic Arts Program. Our new spatial sound system is made possible by a donation of equipment from Norman Lowrey (Professor Emeritus in music at Drew University and Kingston res- ident) and John McCarthy who has put this system together.
5 – 8 pm Opening reception for “The Art of Holography Past – Present”
Join our holographic community in celebrating the opening of this new exhibition of Holograms. With this show we are touching on the past with some early holographic artworks created in the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s but moving forward into the present with new works from a group of both established and emerging holographic artists.
New tools for recording holograms are opening doors for a fresh wave of holographic artists to push the envelope of their creative skills in this extraordinary medium. This show is an opportunity to see work from the cutting edge of this artform whilest experiencing pieces from Holography’s evolving earlier period.
Full list of artists
artist statements
and images of their work.
Many of the works in this exhibition are available to purchase. Please ask for details during your visit.
8 – 10 pm Dance Party!
D.J.’d by Jon McCarthy we invite you to celebrate the opening of this show by dancing the night away in our extraordinary gallery space!
Exhibitions are supported in part by New York State Council on the Arts with the Support of Govenor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.
Recent Events
Artist Talks
We were delighted to present a talk by Sam Moree in the gallery on Saturday, March 3rd. Sam is a leading holographic artist who has been making holographic artworks since the early 70’s.
Workshop
Make your own Hologram
The HoloCenter offers a unique hands-on workshop to make your own hologram.
In this 4-hour workshop, you will have the opportunity to learn some of the principles of Holography, make your own creative composition, and record it as a hologram in our brand new mini-holography lab at the HoloCenter.
Linda Law, Executive Director of the HoloCenter, will be teaching this workshop.
Fee for the workshop:
$100 + $20 materials fee.
Contact Linda Law at lindalaw@holocenter.org, or call 845-532-3035 for details of our next workshop.
Since 1998 we have presented a wide range of exhibitions and supported artists to experiment with light, optics and space in our previous locations. Now, in our new building, we will be doing even more.
Join the HoloCenter by becoming a supporter and help us grow.
Your monthly tax-deductible contribution through Patreon enables the HoloCenter to support our programs and exhibitions.
For full details visit www.patreon.com/HoloCenter
Curious about holography – have a look at ‘What is Holography’ to learn about the process and remarkable results.
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More images of our new space here.
