The Colonie Art League's Art Book and Video Library
is housed within the Local Color Art Gallery, 1138 Troy-Schenectady Road, Latham, NY.
It currently has over 100 instructional tapes and 200 books for members to borrow. There is a catalogue at the gallery; soon to be on this website.
See below for rental arrangements.
Please contact Marcia Spada if there is a particular video or book you think would be a good addition to the library.
WHAT'S NEW!
New DVD additions are: Deborah Secor's "Outdoor Shadows in Pastel".
Kevin McKesson's "Painting a Landscape from a Small Study", a 106- minute demonstration before a live audience of his outdoor oil painting techniques.
Donations of books and videos have been very active and always will be welcome. Sometimes, as you can imagine, there are duplicates.
In additon to the donation of books and videos, a television, video libraries/sets and VCR player were also donated. Now, gallery receptionists and members may view videos at the gallery. God bless you for your generosity.
As you can see by the photograph, we have plenty of books and videos. These books and videos were sorted into categories and topics by the librarian. A listing will be online soon.
You can't go wrong with "any" knowledge.
Books require a $10. deposit, which you get back when you return the book at the end of the month.
Please don't forget to donate any of your art books. Your donations are tax deductible up to the amount of the new or used book.
Videos are $3. per video for two [2] week's rental.
Members who are recovering from illness or surgery may borrow up to five [5] videos free of charge.
The library is growing by leaps and bounds. . . . and for good reason. Rental of an art instruction video is invaluable for the artist who wants to learn, needs to see what the teacher is doing, and desires a comfortable stay-at-home atmosphere while experiencing new techniques.
WMHT has recognized the Colonie Art League in so many beneficial ways and has promoted us through their annual art auctions. Besides that great and worthy deed, they have donated an entire collection of oil painter, Helen Van Wyk's "Welcome to My Studio" videos for our library. They have also donated the series entitled "Around The World" of watercolorist, Frank Clarke.
The collection is located in a space solely for these collections.
To contact the Colonie Art League, Inc., Local Color Art Gallery, and for further information on the website - any additions, corrections, or informative art news, send email to Sally Spring, webmaster at: colors@nycap.rr.com
