Broome County Arts Council Presents June’s First Friday

Broome County Arts Council (BCAC) is pleased to invite you to June’s First Friday Art Walk on June 5th, 2026, from 6-9 pm, with some locations having varying hours (details below). Most exhibitions are free and open to the public.

Patrons can now receive a special $5 event parking rate for six hours (4pm-10pm) at the new Water Street Parking Garage. For more information, visit our website.

This month’s First Friday participating open galleries and creative spaces include 14 locations with 1 pop-up venue:

• Trolley Tours: The Trolley Tour is running. Trolleys are free, and you can ride them from the Phelps Mansion at 6pm & 7pm for transportation to all exhibition spaces.
• Pop-Up! Artists For Change & Uncorked Creations: Community in Color: An Art + Music Experience Celebrating Pride, Creativity, and Community with Sam Zaremski, Victoria Anine, Alexei Ackley, Mack Ingraham, and other Uncorked Artists @ Deep State 214 State Street. Artists for Change and Uncorked Creations present a Pride-themed First Friday celebrating community, creativity, and local artists. The evening will feature live music, artwork from multiple local artists, interactive art activities, and community-centered creative experiences in an inclusive gallery environment (6pm-9pm).
• The Artisan Gallery: North Light by Daniel Fox. Motivated by a love of art and nature, Daniel Fox has continually pursued oil painting over his life. His paintings have appeared in national juried exhibitions and have won numerous awards. “I’m calling this exhibit “North Light” for two reasons. The first is the quality of light in our region, which can be excellent, mainly when the sun shines! The second is the consistency of light that shines into a window facing north, which allows an artist to paint in natural light at all hours of the day, without the shadows changing. I am fortunate to have such a window!”
• The Art Path Gallery: Art of a Bipolar Mind by Patricia Hauptfleisch. Patricia was born and raised in Endicott, New York. I am 64 years old now and an empty nester. While I was growing up as a young girl, I was always interested in painting and drawing. I was influenced by my mother, who liked to draw and paint with water colors. When I was in high school I took every art class that was available to me. I was also a member of the art club. Upon becoming an adult I got married and had two sons. My artistic pursuits were put on pause for awhile. In my twenties I was diagnosed with Bipolar. I began expressing myself through art again to cope with the ups and downs of my diagnosis. It was a therapeutic outlet for me. I consider it at times to be a savior in dealing with bipolar symptoms. Art has added so much to my life and I am thankful for it. Life is a journey. Art has been a therapeutic outlet for my expression as a person with a mental health diagnosis. My children inspire me to be more than a diagnosis. My style is outside art. This is how it is defined: Outside art is art made by self taught individuals who are untrained and untutored in the traditional arts. It is believed that this art style is created outside the boundaries of official cultures. Jean Dubuffet, who coined the term outsider art, believed it to be focused particularly on art by those on the outside of the established art scene, such as psychiatric patients, prisoners, hermits and spiritualists.
• Artful Child Gallery: The Discovery Center: Life in Color.
• Atomic Toms: Finding Peace by Vinny Naro. Listen to live music by local performers. (5pm-9pm).
• The Bundy – 3rd Floor Gallery: There are 4 Lights by Amara, jk. Paintings, Photography, Artistic Creations (6pm-9pm).
• Binghamton Photo: Into the Blue by Kaitlyn Hession. Film Photography has played a key part in my young adult life and continues to today. Not only have I been amazed by the process behind film development, but I’ve also peaked interest in how to manipulate film when it came to printing or scanning it. For Into the Blue, I worked with Cyanotype processing. The Cyanotype Process is one of the earliest forms of photography being invented in 1842 by Sir John F. W. Herschel (For context, the first photograph was taken by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce just 16 years prior in 1826). Despite originally being used to create blueprints for Mathematical tables and technical drawings, photographers often used this process at home to print negatives since it was an affordable option and a darkroom wasn’t needed. For this gallery, I’ve chosen two types of subjects to print: Film Negatives and Botanical Plants. Both are super easy to use when it comes to printing cyanotypes and could be combined through double processing. I’ve also included some pieces that were printed on various types of fabric as well to show how versatile this type of photography can be. (6-9pm)
• The Cooperative Gallery 213: Unfocused by Kit Ashman & Chuck Haupt. A collection of captivating paintings, photos, and prints by Artist Kit Ashman and Photographer Chuck Haupt that showcase their passion for the art form, offering a stroll through a garden or a fresh view of the clouds. Chuck Haupt: This collection of work emerged spontaneously and lacked a clear direction; one might describe it as unfocused. These images depict locations I have visited that captured my attention. They were primarily taken spontaneously with my iPhone camera. Photography immortalizes moments in time, eternally. It is not just the camera that creates the image; it is I who shapes it, employing my vision, feelings, and passion. The use of black and white in the final image conveys the mood and emotion of the photograph. Kit Ashman: This body of monotypes began without a fixed plan. I often enter the studio not knowing what I will make that day, a process that can appear scattered or unfocused. Rather than beginning with a clear image or predetermined outcome, I start working and allow connections, themes, and pathways to emerge through the act of making itself. What develops is not chaos, but a record of attention, instinct, and discovery. This approach mirrors the way I move through other parts of my life, especially in the garden. Faced with overgrowth or overwhelm, I begin by placing my hands in the soil and simply starting. One section at a time. One gesture at a time. I plant intuitively, often without strict order, allowing chance and placement to guide the final composition. The work in this exhibition grows from that same process of accumulation and response. Scenes from the garden, shifting pathways, fragments of observation, and repeated marks slowly come together into something cohesive. Although the process feels sporadic, the completed works reveal an underlying structure shaped by movement, repetition, and intuition. In this way, “unfocused” becomes less about a lack of direction and more about openness — trusting that meaning can emerge through process rather than control.I have also become increasingly aware of how changes in my eyesight affect the way I see and interpret the world around me. Like Claude Monet later in life, my visual experience has altered my relationship to color, detail, and atmosphere. These shifts have influenced the surfaces and imagery within the monotypes, allowing perception itself to become part of the work. (6-9pm)
• Anthony Brunelli Fine Arts: Main Gallery: Spring Selections by Various Artists & Project Space: Safe Travels by Ariel Bullion Ecklund. Our Main Gallery exhibition features new arrivals and selections from a select group of our gallery artists. Our Project Space will feature a new exhibition with artist Ariel Bullion Ecklund titled “Safe Travels.” Sculptural and 2-dimensional works will be included.  Ecklund is also the owner of Corners Gallery in Ithaca, NY.
• The Discovery Center of the Southern Tier: Kids Club Creative Showcase by The Discovery Center Kids Club Program. A special First Friday Art Show marks the end of the school year with a celebration of creativity from our young artists. This month’s exhibit features a variety of artwork created by participants in the Kids Club after school program, showcasing their imagination and unique perspectives. Enjoy an evening of art, community, and celebration as we recognize a year of learning, growth and creativity. Bring your friends and family to support these young artists and be inspired by their incredible work! (4pm-7pm).
• The Exhale Gallery @ Just Breathe: Glass Art by Jimmy Dutcher. This exhibition will feature glass work by Jimmy Dutcher featuring subjects of nature and seasons (6pm-9pm).
• The Roberson Museum: RESURGENCE with Alexandra Davis: In RESURGENCE, Alexandra Davis explores the intersections of time, memory, and human endeavor through intaglio prints on shaped plates in shifting configurations. Her compositions evoke fractured land masses drifting across vast geological time, placing human experience within the immense scale of the Earth’s history. Admission to the museum will be half-priced ($4) (12pm-9pm).
• Phelps Mansion Museum: A Grand Night for Singing with Mary Lou Muratori. Join students and friends of Mary Lou Muratori’s Voice Studio for “A Grand Night for Singing” at 7pm. Additionally, the mansion will be open for self-guided tours from 6pm-9pm. FREE Admission.
• The Lost Dog Cafe: Women of the Cigar Factories—Broome County Historical Society Photography.

The Broome County Arts Council is proud to continue First Friday with the generous support of the Broome County Government and City of Binghamton. Updated exhibition information and a Google Map are available on our website: https://broomearts.org/in-the-community/first-friday/. Are you hosting arts and cultural events during First Friday and located in Downtown Binghamton? Reach out to Broome County Arts Council to learn more about joining the First Friday Art Walk program!

CONTACT: Suzanne Richardson, Community Outreach Coordinator, Broome County Arts Council
P: 607-723-4620 ext 102 | E: srichardson@broomearts.org