With the COVID-19 pandemic causing the Albany Museum of Art to close access to the public, AMA Director of Education and Public Programming Annie Vanoteghem took the lead in bringing museum programs into the homes of children, teens and adults.

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Amanda M. Borghi is owner of Inherent Sound and a certified yoga instructor associated with 229 Yoga in Albany. She has found a way to reach people in their homes to soothe anxiety and stress.
 Click on "read more" at bottom right to learn more about Borghi and her outreach during the COVID-19 pandemic.  

Sarah Katherine Harris is a 17-year-old junior at Deerfield-Windsor School who is raising funds for Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital through the sale of her paintings of crosses. Click on "read more" below right to read more about Sarah.

For two and a half decades, Dr. Jose Tongol has practiced the medical arts in Albany, serving at the forefront of the battle against cancer. He also has found the visual and musical arts to play a big part of healthy living. As the COVID-19 pandemic has complicated providing medical care, the arts have become an even more important refuge for this renaissance man. Click on "read more" below right to learn about Dr. Tongol.

When COVID-19 struck the Albany area, Heather Ashberry, designer and owner of Beatrice Wormwood, used  her art and seamstress skills to make needed cloth face masks for those working at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Click on "read more" below right to learn about Heather and find links to her videos on how to make your own protective mask, including no-sew methods!