Contributed by Karlyn Benson / The Hudson Valley region is gearing up for Upstate Art Weekend, which runs for five days, from Thursday, July 17 through Monday, July 21. This year’s edition includes over 155 participants, with dozens of openings, performances, artist talks, and other events. July is a great month for excursions to the Catskills to explore an expanding selection of galleries and art spaces. Highlights include Arlene Schechet’s solo show at Catskill Art Space and Leo Koenig’s outpost in Andes. Another not-to-be-missed summer event is Art Omi’s Open Studios on July 12 from 1–4 pm. It’s the last chance to visit Pamela Salisbury Gallery in Hudson, as they are closing their current location on July 20. In Beacon, Mother Gallery reopens after a break in programming to present Line Load, a group show with work by Kerri Ammirata, Trudy Benson, Lauren Anaïs Hussey, Meg Lipke, and Paola Oxoa.

Contributed by Karlyn Benson / The first weekend of May is packed with shows opening and closing around the region. On Friday, May 2, “The River That Flows Both Ways: Ever Baldwin, Erika DeVries, Clarity Haynes, Portia Munson” opens at RUTHANN in Catskill. On Saturday May 3, Hudson-based Italian artist Lucio Pozzi opens at Philip Douglas Fine Art in Hudson, and “Ellon Gibbs: The Color Blue is Warm” opens at Gallery 495 in Catskill. Nearby in Hillsdale, LABspace opens two solo shows, Susan Meyer and Carlton Davis. In Kingston, “More Than Any Mirror” with Benjamin Herndon and Adie Russell opens at Headstone, and in Cold Spring, an exhibition of landscape paintings by Lisa Diebboll opens at Buster Levi. In the Catskills, Wade Kramm, Howard Schwartzberg, and Susan Silas are opening at Catskill Art Space, and a group show “Feeding Our Demons” opens at 1053 Gallery. Also on May 3, “Nature Reimagined” blooms with Rachel Burgess, KK Kozik, F Lipari and Warner Friedman opens at Bernay Fine Art in Great Barrington, MA. In Kent, CT, Carol Corey Fine Art will host an exhibition of works by legendary New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast for the gallery’s final show. Sunday, May 4 is the last chance to see three excellent exhibitions at CPW in Kingston: Mary Ellen Mark’s “Ward 81, My Sister, My Self;” Colleen Kenyon and Kathleen Kenyon, and Keisha Scarville in “Recess.” Sunday is also the last day for Amy Talluto’s solo show at the Garrison Art center. A new gallery, Ligenza Moore Gallery, is opening in Cold Spring on May 24 with a group show featuring work by Katherine Bradford, Don Voisine, Judy Pfaff, Chris Martin, Meg Hitchcock, and others.

Contributed by Karlyn Benson / The first weekend of May is packed with shows opening and closing around the region. On Friday, May 2, “The River That Flows Both Ways: Ever Baldwin, Erika DeVries, Clarity Haynes, Portia Munson” opens at RUTHANN in Catskill. On Saturday May 3, Hudson-based Italian artist Lucio Pozzi opens at Philip Douglas Fine Art in Hudson, and “Ellon Gibbs: The Color Blue is Warm” opens at Gallery 495 in Catskill. Nearby in Hillsdale, LABspace opens two solo shows, Susan Meyer and Carlton Davis. In Kingston, “More Than Any Mirror” with Benjamin Herndon and Adie Russell opens at Headstone, and in Cold Spring, an exhibition of landscape paintings by Lisa Diebboll opens at Buster Levi. In the Catskills, Wade Kramm, Howard Schwartzberg, and Susan Silas are opening at Catskill Art Space, and a group show “Feeding Our Demons” opens at 1053 Gallery. Also on May 3, “Nature Reimagined” blooms with Rachel Burgess, KK Kozik, F Lipari and Warner Friedman opens at Bernay Fine Art in Great Barrington, MA. In Kent, CT, Carol Corey Fine Art will host an exhibition of works by legendary New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast for the gallery’s final show. Sunday, May 4 is the last chance to see three excellent exhibitions at CPW in Kingston: Mary Ellen Mark’s “Ward 81, My Sister, My Self;” Colleen Kenyon and Kathleen Kenyon, and Keisha Scarville in “Recess.” Sunday is also the last day for Amy Talluto’s solo show at the Garrison Art center. A new gallery, Ligenza Moore Gallery, is opening in Cold Spring on May 24 with a group show featuring work by Katherine Bradford, Don Voisine, Judy Pfaff, Chris Martin, Meg Hitchcock, and others.

Contributed by Karlyn Benson / As spring unfolds in the Hudson Valley new exhibitions are opening every weekend. On April 5 William Corwin, Things: Wheels, Ladders, Teeth, Alps, Gods, Boats, Etc. opens at Geary along with a presentation of Corwin’s work at The Re Institute, both in Millerton. On April 12 Amy Talluto and Heather Cox have solo shows opening at the Garrison Art Center, and there are openings nearby in Beacon at Bau, Super Secret Projects, and Distortion Society. Kingston has two new galleries: Roundaboutsnow, which opened in March with the group show Middle Ages, and 68 Prince Street Gallery, which opens on April 26 with a solo show of paintings by Francine Tint. In addition, the River Valley Arts Collective is active again for the season with Nicki Green: Fruitful Vine at the Al Held Foundation in Boiceville, NY (visits by appointment only).

Contributed by Karlyn Benson / The Hudson Valley is finally thawing out after a cold, icy February. At the same time, a number of art spaces are opening again after a winter break. There are a lot of openings this month, starting March 1 with Michael Fortenberry at Headstone and a group show of monoprints at The Lockwood Gallery on March 2, both in Kingston. On March 8, Kino Saito in Verplanck…