Giving Tuesday Campaign 2020

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This year for Giving Tuesday we wanted to let you guys know exactly where your money is going towards, and how your donation can impact our organization and the people who need it! We’ve also been posting the ‘why’ behind the giving, which has been so much fun!

We’re aimingto reach the same amount as we did last year ($5,000) and we hope you can help. Let us show you how your donation directly makes a difference to our organization, and to our mission of preserving and protecting Albany’s architectural heritage.

Learn more about where your money goes and donate to #GivingTuesday here >>

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BUILT Winners 2020

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Here are all our award winners and mentions from this year’s BUILT. Congratulations to all the talented artists for making this event so successful.

  • Best of Show 2020 - Last Call At Uncle Ralph's Place, Stacey Magliaro,

  • 2020 Committee Choice Award - Pieces of Albany 1, Karen Schupack, Mixed media mosaic with epoxy resin created in a window frame

  • Dean Moore Award - "Fall Along the Hudson River", Robert Martin,

  • Albany Center Gallery Award - Found at Chestnut & Dove, Laura McCarthy
    Watercolor with handmade ink from Honeylocust pods, made from the tree in the images,

  • Young Artist Award - George by ORA, 2 wood panels, metal hinges, paint. Starting bid $100

  • Juror's Award, Hudson Park. Andrew Dines, Oil on Panel.

  • Juror's Award - Delaware Avenue with St. Francis, Kevin Kuhne, Etching with Burnt Umber Watercolor Wash, Framed and Mounted on Salvage Wood.

  • Juror's Award, Up On The Roof - View From AMC #1 Phil Palmieri, Oil on Canvas

  • Juror's Mention, Historic Cherry Hill, Scott Foster, Black Walnut Ink, made from walnuts gathered on the grounds

  • Juror's Mention - Stone Collection - Necklace #1, Dee Burkins, Jewlery - Vintage Hinge

  • Juror's Mention - Swan Street 1, Meredith Weill, Multi-plate linoleum block print, ink on mulberry paper

HAFs Position on the Proposed Stewarts

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Historic Albany believes that the new application does not address any of the previous concerns by the community or Planning Board, which initially caused the Planning Board to deny the project. The project still involves the demolition of two occupied, structurally sound residential structures on a residential corridor, and demolition of a structurally sound commercial building. In a city plagued with vacancy, frequent emergency demolitions of structurally unsound vacant buildings that create pockets of developable land throughout the City, the proposed demolition of sound and perfectly useable structures sets poor planning precedent, adds needlessly to the landfill, and perpetuates “disposable culture”  which has no place in a City striving to be sustainable.

In addition, this project is not consistent with the USDO, would certainly cause negative fiscal and environmental impacts on adjacent properties as well as those across Colvin and Washington Avenue not directly adjacent to the project, would have a direct negative impact on traffic flow, and does not provide any services that are not already readily available across the street or one block away.

Read the TU Article >>

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