FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK

“THERE’S NOTHING TO DO IN BINGHAMTON, NY” is an all-too-familiar complaint of the Southern Tier town. Broome County Arts Council’s First Friday rebrand, including new logos, a bright new color palette, kitchsy slogans, tote bags, art cards, and stickers, revitalizes the historic First Friday Art Walk and shows all the nay-sayers what they’re missing. 2023 First Friday rebrand encompasses colors and imagery from the Downtown Arts District. First Friday logos were generously created by designer Kari Bayait.

Browse our First Friday merchandise available on our ShopArt page!

There is no Trolley on First Friday, July 4th. 

POP UP VENUES!

Praxis | 85 Court Street
Your Brain on Art
MHAST Art Program Participants
On view: 7/04/25 – 7/26/25

This month, Praxis hosts the work of the Mental Health Association of the Southern Tier’s Art Program participants in a collaborative look at the intersection between art and mental health. Join us at 8PM for performances, including juggling and poetry.

Open First Friday 6PM – 9PM |instagram.com/praxis_projectspace/

STATE STREET

Atomic Toms | 196 State Street
Celebrate the Arts & Protect Liberty
Local Artists
On view: 7/04/25

Orazio Salati Studio & Gallery | 204 State Street
Works from Private Collections
On view: 7/04/25 – 7/28/25

Salati will be exhibiting his work from private collectors.

Open First Friday 6PM – 9PM | oraziosalati.com

Cooperative Gallery 213 | 213 State Street
Stars and Shadow: Reflections on the Idea of America
Gabe Morton-Cook, Area Artists
On view: 7/04/25 – 7/26/25 

America’s promise and struggle are explored through memory, protest, commiseration, hope & critique. First Friday performances & readings + launch, a zine about community as resistance.

Stars and Shadow is curated by Cooperative Gallery Exhibiting Artist Gabe Morton-Cook and features his paintings and installations along with works in multiple media from artists around the community and beyond.

Open First Friday 5PM – 9PM | cooperativegallery.com

BCAC Artisan Gallery | 223 State Street
On the Diamond
Gerry Ponterio
On view: 7/04/25 – 7/26/25 

Baseball Art: Documenting our National Pastime

Open First Friday 6PM – 9PM| broomearts.org/artisan-gallery

BCAC Art Path Gallery | 223 State Street
Roundhouse Bound
Gerry Ponterio
On view: 7/04/25 – 7/26/25 

Railroad Art: on Railroad Restoration

Open First Friday 6PM – 9PM| broomearts.org/art-path-gallery/

BCAC Artful Child Gallery | 223 State Street
Rainbows & Springtime
Calvin Wilson
On view: 7/04/25 – 7/26/25 

Open First Friday 6PM – 9PM| https://broomearts.org/artful-child-gallery/

BCAC Artist in Residence Studio | 223 State Street
Please check the venue’s website for the most up-to-date information.

Open First Friday 6PM – 9PM| https://broomearts.org/2025-2026-resident-artists/

WATER STREET

Lost Dog Cafe & Lounge | 222 Water Street
Please check the venue’s website for the most up-to-date information.

Open First Friday 12PM – 10PM | lostdogcafe.net

MAIN STREET

Binghamton Photo (1st floor gallery – adjacent to the Bundy Museum) | 32 Cedar Street
To All Those Struggling
Photography by Alex Work

From the artist: I’ve never really approached photography with a clear plan or specific intention. Looking through my photos, I realized that the subjects of my photography, which I was drawn to in particular, are often going through something. They look tired, lost, or quietly in pain. And I think that’s because I see parts of myself in them.

For a long time, I’ve struggled with my mental health, feeling out of place, weighed down, and unsure of where I belong. But even in my darkest moments, what kept me grounded were the people around me. People are complex, messy, beautiful beings, each with their own hardships and daily struggles. That quiet resilience is what makes them my favorite subjects to photograph.

Recently, my best friend has been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, which could leave her paralyzed. She lives in Mexico, where she has no real access to health care or even an actual mattress to sleep on. I’ve felt completely helpless. I don’t ever want there to be a day that I wake up and she just disappears. My life is just better with her in it. All the money from these photos is going directly to her. So she can sleep in a bed without fear of getting attacked by scorpions, so she can not starve herself for weeks on end just to pay for medication. So that I can help her in any small way I can.

This show is dedicated To All Those Struggling. Wherever you are, whoever you are, know that someone out there cares. Even if it’s just the quiet compassion of a stranger or the fleeting warmth of a moment captured in a photo, you are not alone. You are loved. Always.

Open First Friday 6PM – 9PM | bundymuseum.org

The Bundy Museum | 129 Main St
My Story My Roots
Photography by Julian Paugh

Julian was born and raised in Binghamton. His father is a musician; his mother is a multi-talented artist. Julian’s first exposure to photography was as a child, taking portraits of his family with his grandfather’s old Polaroid. As a teenager, he was gifted a point-and-shoot. Encouraged by friends and family, Julian began to seriously consider a future in photography. He met with his cousin – a fellow photographer – who inspired him to use his work as a lens into the mind of someone dealing with anxiety, depression, and autism. Julian studied communications at SUNY Broome.

Open First Friday 6PM – 9PM | bundymuseum.org

COURT STREET

The Exhale Gallery @ Just Breathe Cannabis Dispensary | 75 Court Street
Please check the venue’s website for the most up-to-date information.

Open First Friday 6PM-8PM | justbreathelife.org/

Phelps Mansion Museum | 191 Court Street
Architectural Tours of the Mansion
Phelps Mansion Museum
On view: 7/04/25

Architectural Tours of the Mansion will be offered at 6:15pm, and 7:15pm. Additionally the museum will be open for self-guided tours from 6pm-9pm.

Open First Friday 6PM – 9PM |phelpsmansion.org

FRONT STREET

Roberson Museum and Science Center | 30 Front Street
CLOSED on July 4th; half price admission ($4) on July 11th
Liminal Spaces: A Visual Memoir
Rich Harrington
On view: 6/14/25 – 10/19/25

The term Liminal Spaces represents periods of significant life change or transition. They can be associated with emotional states of ambiguity, uncertainty and the potential for growth or change. In his first solo exhibition at Roberson Museum, artist Rich Harrington creates metaphoric liminal spaces with his work in a variety of mediums harkening to the 1960s, the artist’s formative years.

Paintings, sculpture and assemblages have been placed throughout the entire Roberson campus, alluding to metaphoric liminal spaces created in the search for identity within the context of school, play, and pop culture.

Open First Friday 12PM – 9PM | roberson.org

MORGAN ROAD

The Discovery Center of the Southern Tier | 60 Morgan Road
CLOSED on July 4th
The Lost Boys and Fairy Dust – A Neverland Magical Party
On view: 7/31/25 

July 31 11am-1pm – Join us on this special Thursday as we fly off to Neverland! There will be pirates and fairies and magic dust in the air as we play at the place where we never have to grow up! Come dressed as your favorite fairy or pirate and have a swashbuckling time! Crafts, activities, and games are from 11AM-1PM and are free with admission.

Open First Friday 4PM – 7PM | thediscoverycenter.org