Lapham Gallery & Gift Shop
Admission is free and open to the public
Monday-Saturday 10am - 3pm
Thursdays 10am - 6pm
7 Lapham Place, Glens Falls, NY 12801
LARAC’s Lapham Gallery hosts seven exhibitions a year featuring local, regional, and national artistic talent working in a variety of different mediums and artistic genres. Our exhibitions are scheduled from January to October, with each exhibition on view for 4 weeks. Five out of our seven exhibitions feature selected artists. Every year, we host one themed Juried exhibition, as well as one Members only exhibition. Every other year we also host an Intercollegiate Art Competition which contains work from students within a 120 mile radius of LARAC. In November and December, we host our annual holiday shop which contains handcrafted gifts from regional artists.
We are located on the first floor of our renovated carriage house in historic Downtown Glens Falls. The building is directly next to beautiful Downtown City Park, the center of activity in the City. Lapham Gallery is almost 1900 square feet of stunning gallery space with just the right amount of architectural detail, painted white. First-time visitors to Lapham Gallery are always in awe of its elegance and versatility.
Current Show
Show V: Further on Up the Road, featuring Betsy Brandt & Laura Von Rosk
July 3 - August 6, 2025
Opening Reception: Friday, July 11th at 5pm
The Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council (LARAC) is honored to present Show V: Further on Up the Road, featuring the works of Betsy Brandt and Laura Von Rosk. Organically expanding upon their respective art practices to create exciting new works, both artists will display new collections in LARAC’s well-appointed gallery space.
After many years of working mostly in watercolor and gouache, Betsy Brandt returns to clay making in this exhibit, introducing her nodule vessel series and flower sculptures. Thematically her 3D work in the show is a reverberation of her 2D paintings, abstractions based on the observations and responses to sources in the natural world. Some explore systems and patterns of growth, while others are more fantastical interpretations of plants and tree of life imagery. Betsy’s work has been exhibited in galleries and museums since 1987; her work crosses media distinctions and ranges from painting, drawing and sculpture to installation work and ceramics. In addition to her art practice, Betsy teaches Art at Siena College.
Using both visual recall and invented forms, Laura Von Rosk creates atmospheric surreal spaces where the landscape holds traces from invisible people, suggesting both their presence and absence. In addition to a large display of her well-known landscape work, the artist will exhibit several recent series, exploring new spaces, narratives and larger scaled works. from storm damaged forests in the “Storm Damage Series” to garden spaces and selections from her new “Fence Series”. Laura has exhibited extensively in both solo and group shows all over the country. Awards and residencies include a NYSCA Individual Artist Grant 2023, a NYFA Fellowship in Painting 2004, and a Full Fellowship Residency at the Vermont Studio Center, as well as the Sam and Adele Golden Foundation of the Arts, Yaddo, among many others.
Workshops & Programs
LARAC has developed an active workshop schedule that has something for everyone. Check out the workshop schedule often as new and inspiring workshops are being added frequently.
In addition to a robust workshop schedule for artists and art lovers of all abilities, LARAC offers a variety of programs throughout the year for artists in various stages of their practice and careers, such as professional and peer art critiques, business of art presentations, artist talks, sessions on how to apply to online shows, and much more.
To register for upcoming workshops, click on the workshop of your choice and complete the registration form, call 518-798-1144, x-2, or stop into our Lapham Gallery and register in person.
Lapham Gallery Calendar
Gift Shop
LARAC’s Gift Shop features original handmade works by local and regional artists and artisans. Many categories of products are available such as pottery, wood items, textiles, jewelry, food, books, and much more! Find a variety of gifts for all types of occasions year-round!
Call To Artists
LARAC encourages any artist to apply to exhibit in the LARAC Lapham Gallery and/or space to sell your artwork in our gift shop. Works are sold on commission. The juried application process is ongoing with no deadline.