Suzy Lake's "Peonies and the Lido #3," 2001, color gelatin prints (1 of 3), at Hallwalls beginning this Saturday.

Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center opens the doors to its new home at 341 Delaware Avenue (in Ani’s remodeled “Church”) this Saturday with the opening of an exhibition of works by Suzy Lake. Lake is a contemporary of Cindy Sherman; she took part in Hallwalls’ early days, and has made full use of performance art and photography throughout her long career in order to explore political issues through a personal investigation. Lake emigrated to Canada as a result of the political strife in the United States during the Vietnam War era. This show will present her current work mingled with works from throughout her career. The exhibit runs January 14 to February 18.

Saturday evening (January 14) will begin with the Annual Hallwalls Members’ Meeting at 6:30, open to members old and new. At 7:30 Suzy Lake will speak about her work, and the opening reception runs 8 to 11 pm. The Annual Members Exhibition, which normally takes place in January has been moved to the summer months to take advantage of the new space’s air conditioned facilities.

The first music presentation in the new space will be the Arthur Doyle Electro-Acoustic Ensemble on Friday, January 20 at 8pm ($10 general, $8 members, students and seniors). Doyle, the “underground free music icon” leads on voice, tenor sax and flute, joined by a four-man band. The Diane Bonder Film Retrospective will open Hallwalls’ media arts program in the new cinema on Saturday, January 21, at 8 pm ( $7 general, $5 members, and $4 students and seniors). Bonder is known for her low-tech approach to introspective, experimental film and video. Resolutions ’06 on Friday and Saturday, January 27 and 28th, features the film, video, installation and Web-based work of local and international artists, in response to a call for works. This festival is presented with Squeaky Wheel and is lots of fun.