Events Calendar
Micropolis Art Gallery
Micropolis' guest artist Diane Castle Babcock has been practicing the art of linoleum block printing for almost fifty years. The process she uses is called the reduction method, because she continually cuts away from one block to create a multiple color image. Her images are created in four to six steps of cutting and printing. As the print is created, the block is destroyed, ensuring a limited edition. She chose linoleum block printing as her medium because of its vibrant colors and textural quality. Diane is inspired by what she sees on walks and hikes through the Adirondacks, where she lived for fifteen years, as well Rochester, NY, her current home. Hallmarks of her work include mountain scenes, white birches, and moonlight scenes. She takes photos for reference, but her work represents the feelings and memories a particular place instills in her. Some of her work is specific to a location. Other pieces are a composite of several photos or derived purely from memory and imagination. Her work is Impressionistic because she works with small dots and lines of color, as well as a sense of light and atmosphere. Diane collects birch bark and branches during her hikes, which she incorporates into her prints. She makes birch bark frames and builds shadow boxes with birch branches included in her landscapes. Diane graduated from Nazareth University and Binghamton University with degrees in art and in art education certification. She worked as a visiting artist with Young Audiences of Rochester. She retired from Adirondack High School in Boonville, NY where she taught art. Diane has received awards at the Clothesline Festival, Corn Hill Art Festival, Artists Row, and Colorscape Chenango. She is a juried member of the Roycroft Arts and Craftsmen Guild. In addition to the artwork of the featured artist, the gallery is filled with paintings, drawings, pastels, photographs, fiber art, mixed media, glass, digital art, jewelry, pottery, woodland assemblages, baskets, turned items of exotic wood and fine art cards by the members of Micropolis Cooperative, Inc. The reception is free and open to the public and is part of a broader evening of arts programming in downtown Gloversville. ?Material Conversations,? an exhibition at Glove Cities Gallery, 52 Church St., Gloversville, will also having a receptions from 4:30-7pm. Both shows will run through the end of April. Micropolis, located inside Mohawk Harvest Cooperative Market at 30 N. Main St., Gloversville, is open Monday-Friday / 9am-6pm and Saturdays from 9am until 2pm.
Fulmont Community Action Agency Board of Directors Meeting
Our tripartite Board of Directors represent three sectors of the community equally; the private sector, elected public officials, and the beneficiaries or consumers of our services. ​ ALL MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Board Chairperson - Christian Manns Board Vice-Chair - Robin Wentworth Board Treasurer - Ellen Anadio Board Secretary - David Jordan Monday February 2, 2026 Room 214 or Conference Call (TBD) Monday March 2, 2026 Room 214 or Conference Call (TBD) Monday April 6, 2026 Room 214 or Conference Call (TBD) Monday May 4, 2026 Johnstown - Holiday Inn Monday June 1, 2026 Room 214 or Conference Call Monday August 3, 2026 Room 214 or Conference Call Monday September 14, 2026 Room 214 or Conference Call Monday November 2, 2026 Room 214 or Conference Call Monday December 7, 2026 Room 214 or Conference Call All meetings are held in the Montgomery County Annex Building, 20 Park Street, Fonda, NY 12068 at 5:00 p.m. with the exception of the May meeting, which is held in Johnstown at 6:30 p.m. ALL MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
