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Poetry Reading | Frank X. Gaspar

Mr. Gaspar is the author of six collections of poetry and two novels, and his work has appeared widely in magazines and literary journals, including The New Yorker, The Nation, The Harvard Review, The Hudson Review, The Kenyon Review, The Georgia Review, The American Poetry Review, The Southern Review, Prairie Schooner, The Tampa Review, Miramar, among others.

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Sunday Night Live Concert

We were excited to host an onsite concert, a gift from Creative Music Intensive faculty and visiting artists Michael Harrison, Elliot Cole, Ritvik Yaparpalvi and Payton MacDonald. The concert was opened to all ALN onsite residents, local community and everyone came to ALN on the 21st, as well as all online participants of CMI 2022.

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Everything and Beyond - Terry Riley & Sara Miyamoto

As a living legend, Terry Riley’s career as composer / performer has spanned over 6 decades starting in the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 50’s up to the present time in Japan. On Friday August 26th, 2022, Terry Riley and Sara Miyamoto offered an online zoom live concert from Japan. The concert was free and open to all thanks to Terry Riley's graciously offering!

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Creative Music Intensive 2022

The 2022 Summer Creative Music Intensive was a two-week hybrid program ( In-person & Online ) held from August 14th – 28th at Arts Letters & Numbers. Participants were immersed in the creative process of making and performing music, exploring new approaches and developing individual and collaborative works as creative artists.

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SunShip Thesis 2022

The 2022 Summer SunShip Thesis was a three-week hybrid program ( in-person & online ) held from July 23rd to August 14th 2022 with both in-person participants at ALN campus and online participants from different places of the world. This unique multi-disciplinary thesis program was led by ALN founding director David Gersten and ALN recurring visiting artist Homa Shojaie.

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HFFI 2019/2020 Pilot at AHS

During the academic year of 2019/2020 Arts Letters & Numbers brought the Harbor Freight Fellowship Initiative to the Capital Region. This nationwide apprenticeship program, designed by Big Picture Learning and Harbor Freight Tools, is an alternative pathway for students whom show significant interest in the trades…

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Eating Together

Over the course of 7 weeks, Eating Together offered bi-weekly virtually shared meals, inviting individuals to come together while safely remaining in their own environment. These gatherings were hosted by Frida Foberg as a direct response to the social constraints of the spring and summer of 2020.

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Third-Thursday Ed.14

Thanks to all the support and participation of artists and community, the 14th edition of 3RD-THURSDAY was successfully held an enlightening and inspiring exchange at Arts Letters & Numbers. We express great gratitude to the following presented artists along with visitors and supporters.

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Third-Thursday Ed.13

Thanks to all the support and participation of artists and community, the 13th edition of 3RD-THURSDAY was successfully held an enlightening and inspiring exchange at Arts Letters & Numbers. We express great gratitude to the following presented artists along with visitors and supporters.

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Spillage

Spillage is a sculptural interpretation of Yixuan’s album “two breaths forward, one breath back,” exploring the effect of displacement of sound and the impermanence of materiality. Using sound, light, found objects, fabrics, and ink, it invites conversations and reinterpretations of preexisting surroundings, realigning the tension of contemporary politics and history. 

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Third-Thursday Ed.12

Thanks to all the support and participation of artists and community, the 12th edition of 3RD-THURSDAY was successfully held an enlightening and inspiring exchange at Arts Letters & Numbers. We express great gratitude to the following presented artists along with visitors and supporters.

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