Contributed by Karlyn Benson / The Fifth edition of Upstate Art Weekend includes over 145 participants and spans ten counties from the Hudson Valley to the Catskill Mountains. There are too many art spaces and events to mention here, so this list primarily focuses on exhibitions and programs that take place exclusively during July 18-21. Check out the Upstate Art Weekend map for additional venues in the area including museums, galleries, and non-profit spaces.
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New York / Hudson Valley (and vicinity) recommendations sorted by county
Listings are from south to north.
Orange County
Bull Farm 1856, 347 Bull Road, Rock Tavern, NY / Embracing Nature, a hybrid art-design exhibition in collaboration with artists, creators, and craftsmen in New York and the Hudson Valley, including Valerie Hammond, Susan Magnus, Dove Bradshaw, Emil Alzamora, Ian McMahon, Jaanika Peerna, Ekaterina Leiva, Audra Wolowiec, and more / July 18–21
Sommernacht dinner (ticketed event), Saturday, July 20
ADS Warehouse / 105 Ann Street, Newburgh, NY / Gloria’s presents Means of Approach, Mary Blakemore, Gail Larroca, Nicky Lesser, Mariana Rodriguez Dal Pra, and Day Sinclair. Curated by Azikiwe Mohammed of The Black Painters Academy. Also on view is Earthlings, ceramics, paintings, and book collaboration by Corinne Beardsley and Sludge Thunder. / July 18–21.
Opening Reception Friday, July 19, 6–9 pm
Ann Street Gallery / 104 Ann Street, Newburgh, NY / Back and Forth, Between Names: An exhibition about bodies of water, Rachel Olivia Berg, Eliza Evans, Matt Frieburghaus, Koyoltzintli, Carmen Lizardo, Lauren Rosenthal McManus, Renana Neuman, Jaanika Peerna, Valerie Piraino, Adie Russell, Sarah Cameron Sunde, Suzy Sureck / July 6–August 25
Atlas Industries / 11 Spring Street, Newburgh, NY / How Could This be Otherwise?, Eric Ehrnschwender, Sophie Eisner, Anne Schaefer, Hannah Vaughan. Curated by Caitlin Tucker-Melvin. / July 19–21
Opening Reception: Friday, July 19, 5–8 pm
STRONGROOM / 2 Washington St., Newburgh, NY (boat dock) / Audra Wolowiec: (waves), a choral performance on the Hudson River aboard the Estuary Steward / July 18 and 20
Performances Thursday July 18, 7 and 8 pm & Saturday July 20, 7 and 8 pm (Reservations required)
Wolfhouse / 624 River Road, Newburgh, NY / A classic mid-century modern home built in 1949 by the architect Philip Johnson and commissioned by Ruth Wolf. / Curated by Wolfhouse: a series of collectible, limited-edition home pieces in conversation and collaboration with our community of artists and designers / July 19–21
Tours daily at 11 am.
Good Naked (Brooklyn) hosted by The Clearing / 308 Cragsmoor Road, Pine Bush, NY / An outdoor exhibition where artists are invited to create works that examine notions of monumentality and portability. The Clearing is located on the property of Grayson Cox and Hollis Witherspoon / Lawn Monuments: Sarah Anderson, Itziar Barrio, Grayson Cox, Sam Finkelstein, Kat Geng-Caraballo, Swati Jain, Zebadiah Keneally, Alison Kudlow, J McDonald, Lauren Pakradooni, and more / July 20–21 and by appointment
Ulster County
N/A Project Space / 137 Martin Sweedish Rd, New Paltz, NY / Utilizing a variety of mediums and processes, the artists in Second Nature create work that is inspired by the natural world and examine our relationship to the environment. / Second Nature: Aurora De Armendi Sobrino, Julie Evans, Mollie McKinley, Jason Middlebrook, Susan Walsh, Susan Wides, and Kathleen Vance. Curated by Karlyn Benson / July 13–28
Unison Arts / 9 Paradies Lane, New Paltz, NY / Sariah Park’s monotypes and handmade paper works address issues of identity, culture, and the act of making in relation to land. Xuewu Zheng’s paper-based installations explore an ongoing timeline of East-West cultural issues through continuous, meditative labor. / Sariah Park: IMMATERIAL / June 22–July 27 / Xuewu Zheng: Meditations / July 18–27
Artist talks on Sunday July 21 at 2 pm
Glasshouse Project / 251 Springtown Road, New Paltz, NY / 24 hour performance art program featuring durational performance works and ephemeral installations. An Emptying: Millicent Young, Manasa Thimmiya Appaneravanda, Kyriakos Apostolidis, Michael Asbill, Ellen Carpenter, Alexis Elton, Siralia Foundation, Verónica Peña. Organized by Lital Dotan / July 20-21, 10 am-10 pm (RSVP highly recommended)
Barn on Berme / 1250 Berme Road, Kerhonkson, NY / A spacious farm/estate with a converted horse barn where artists are given a barn stall to create their own solo exhibition. / Water: Manju Shandler, Michela Martello, Michael sylvan Robinson, Melissa Stern, Sarah Cameron Sunde, Johnny Thornton, Kathleen Vance / July 18 – 21
Opening reception Thursday, July 18 from 3-6 pm
Saturday, July 20 Sound Bath with Katie Down 4-5 pm
Army Of Frogs Studio / 282 Mohonk Road, High Falls, NY / A gallery space and a sculpture park where viewers can tour the art-filled grounds and gardens. Wild World: Amelia Biewald, Alta Buden, Saul Chernick, Justin Cooper, Paul Gagner, Ben Garthus, Barry Hazard, Andrea McGinty, Jason Middlebrook, Shiri Mordechay, Brent Owens, and Kristen Schiele / July 18-21
Artist talks on Friday, July 19 and Saturday, July 20 at 4 pm
Opening reception Saturday, July 20, 5-8 pm
Neuland / 1955 Lucas Turnpike, High Falls, NY / A creative incubator and social space featuring Woodworld by Olaf Breuning and Parallel Tones and other sound+light works by Aaron Alden.
Sunset cocktails and film screening of Olaf Breuning’s film Woodworld will be shown in the forest after dark on Saturday July 20th, 7-10 pm
NOISE FOR NOW / 51 Maiden Ln., Kingston, NY / Artist Editions to support the New York Abortion Access Fund and independent abortion clinics in NY via Keep Our Clinics. Work from: Manuela Arnal, Madeline Cass, Deborah Czeresko, Melanie Delgado, Ethan Greenbaum, Marc Hundley, Roxanne Jackson, Antonia Kuo, Janice Loeb, Leonora Loeb, Dorothea Marcus, Sam Margevicius, Parme Marin, Marc Pelletier, Charles Purvis, Mariah Robertson, Cherrelle Sappleton, Carrie Schneider, David Schoerner, Willy Somma, Sun You and more / July 18-21
Editions launch online on July 18
ArtPort Kingston / 108 East Strand, Kingston, NY / The exhibition Game On redefines the experience of art by inviting attendees to play, engage, and explore through a diverse array of interactive artworks. Game On: Lucid Dream Mini Golf, Suzan Shutan, Freedom Baird, Lynn Herring, Lake Heckaman, Clementine Williams, Dustin Schenk, ArtPod Collective, Stefan Saffer, Yin Mei, Matthew Schlanger and others. / July 18-August 25
Opening Reception Thursday, July 18, 6-8 pm
Artport Kingston Midtown and Ely Center of Contemporary Art (ECOCA) / 80 Smith Avenue, Kingston, NY / Artport hosts New Haven, CT’s ECOCA for the exhibition How did we get here? with Caitlin McCormack, Shweta Bist, Shanti Grumbine, Roxanne Savage, Jason Ting, Valerie Lyons, Aisha Alford Donté Hayes, Brian Kaspr, Emmanuel Amoakohene, Caroline Nelson, Emily Weiskopf, Susan Tabachnick, Vick Quezada, Josh Kramb, Swati Jain, Leila Daw, Claudia Renfro, Melissa Dadourian, Natale Adgnot, Faustin Adeniran, Kim Weston, Ying Ye, and others. July 18 – August 10
Opening Reception Friday, July 19, 5-7 pm
STONELEAF RETREAT / Stoneridge, NY / Open Studios featuring ARTNOIR Fellow Adrienne Elise Tarver, Baxter St Fellow Joiri Minaya and STONELEAF alum Moko Fukuyama. Onsite works are also on view by STONELEAF alumnae Liz Collins, Lizania Cruz, Joy Curtis, Moko Fukuyama, Macon Reed and Rebecca Reeve. Saturday, July 20. RSVP for address.
Open Studios: Saturday, July 20, 10 am-5 pm (RSVP)
steven harvey fine art projects at Market Street Studio / 9 Market Street, Ellenville, NY / A group show exploring depictions of the natural world and country life in contemporary painting and ceramics. Pastorale features works by Peter Acheson, Rebecca Allan, Gregory Amenoff, Lennart Anderson, Gideon Bok, Gregory Botts, Chuck Bowdish, Gandy Brodie, Susan Carr, Susanna Coffey, Abigail Dudley, Barbara Ess, Mary Flinn, Marion Gast, Wolf Kahn, Beth Kaminstein, June Leaf, Stanley Lewis, Susan Lichtman, Raoul Middleman, Ruth Miller, Richard Morrison, Stephanie Pierce, Paul Resika, Lillian Garcia-Roig, EM Saniga, Kyle Staver, Loraine Stephanson, Gwen Strahle, Ying Li, and Gillian Wainwright / July 18-21
Opening reception Saturday, July 20, 6-8 pm
Dutchess County
Beacon Open Studios / Beacon, NY / Annual open studio event in artist studios and other spaces throughout the city of Beacon. The weekend-long event includes dance and music performances and a film screening.
Opening reception Friday, July 19, 6-8 pm at The Yard, 4 Hanna Lane, Beacon
Ethan Cohen Gallery at the KuBe Art Center / 211 Fishkill Avenue, Beacon, NY / Explore three floors of gallery spaces, including Ron English’s Silver Fame Factory, Irrational Experiments in Physics by Emil Alzamora, OUT OF AFRICA: Seminal Works from Africa and its Diaspora, and Summer School with Aboudia, Olasunkanmi Akomolehin, Ray Arcadio, Gerardo Castro, Emil Alzamora, Bob Dillworth, Ron English, Jeffrey Spencer Hargrave, Catheris Mondombo, Yigal Ozeri, Armand Boua, Òmó Oba (HRH) Adetomiwa A. Gbadebo, Kine Aw, Innocent Nkurunziza, Catheris Mondombo, N’Dorah and more. / July 19-October 1
Opening reception on Saturday, July 20, 5:30-7 pm
The Sphinx at MOTHER / 1154 North Avenue, Beacon, NY / Film shorts by artists investigating sleight of hand, experimental poetics, assemblages, and simulations accompanied by a selection of small works on paper. A Net for String: Adam Amram, Jeanette Andrews, Jim Drain, David Matorin, Jennifer + Kevin McCoy, Alex McQuilkin, Max Razdow, Nathaniel Robinson, Dana Sherwood, Alicia Smith, Bob Szantyr / July 20-21
Ghost of a Dream / 9 Old Cross Rd. Wassaic, NY / Ghost Of A Dream (artist duo Lauren Was and Adam Eckstrom) open their new studio on Saturday and Sunday. Also on view are works from Art for Artists / July 20-21
Wassaic Project / 37 Furnace Bank Road, Wassaic, NY / Tall Shadows in Short Order / May 18–Sep 14
Saturday, July 20 is packed with special events, including artist talks, Shibori Indigo dyeing workshop, open studios, a dance party, and more.
Foxtrot Farm and Flowers / 6862 Route 82, Stanfordville NY / A group exhibition featuring works on paper, photography, painting, textiles, ceramics, and sculpture exploring queer ecologies, agriculture, and the body, challenging the separation between nature and culture taking place on a working flower farm. / UNRULY EDGES: Dani Buch, Eleanor King, Zoe Schein, Tara Foley, Brigita Varadi, and others. Curated by Charlotte Woolf / July 18–21
Opening Celebration Friday, July 19, 6-10 pm. Other special events throughout the weekend include live music and performance, yoga, tattoo pop-ups, and book readings.
Not Donuts / 6063 NY Rte. 82, Stanfordville, NY / A record shop and project space that also sells vintage stereo equipment and art, ceramics, and furniture. The exhibition OFF THE RECORD takes cues from 1980s DIY culture—the heyday of mixtapes and fanzines—seeking to draw connections among artists whose work has a kinship with sound and the printed page. OFF THE RECORD was organized by Natalie Beall and Pierre Le Hors. Participating artists include Natalie Beall, Katie Bell, Samantha Bittman, Elisa Lendvay, Joshua Marsh, CJ Matherne, Sean McCarthy, Brent Owens, Megan Pahmier, Eric Palgon, and Michelle Rosenberg / July 18–28
Opening Party Saturday, July 20, 4-7 pm
Art Works for Change at Rhinebeck United Methodist Church / 83 East Market Street, Rhinebeck, NY / The nonprofit Art Works for Change presents a large-scale multi-media installation comprised of assemblage, photography, sculpture, video and painting within a historic church. Mutant Ecologies: The Wave with Mary Mattingly, Randy Jayne Rosenberg, Belén Millán / July 18-21
‘T’ Space Gallery / 125 1/2 Round Lake Road, Rhinebeck, NY / PAINTING / SCULPTURE, Peter Halley and Steph Gonzalez-Turner / June 2 – July 28
Free guided tours including the Architectural Archive + Research Library and Ex of IN House on July 20-21
The Archive Gallery on the ‘T’ Space Reserve / 60 Round Lake Road, Rhinebeck, NY / James Casebere will present a new series of large-scale wooden geometric sculptures. James Casebere: Shou Sugi Ban Sculptures / July 20 – October 13
Artist meet-and-greet with James Casebere on Saturday, July 20, 3-5 pm
Geary / 34 Main Street, Millerton, NY / Catherine Haggarty’s new works on paper reference memory, grief, and iconography. Dan Gunn’s larger than life-sized stoneware toads also function as floor lamps. Just Drawing, Catherine Haggarty; The Ungrateful Son, Dan Gunn / Jun 8 – Jul 28
Artist talk on Saturday, July 20, 4-5 pm: Catherine Haggarty in conversation with Jennifer Coates and David Humphrey
The Re Institute / 1395 Boston Corners Road, Millerton, NY / Installations portraying time and its power to erode by artist couple Itty Neuhaus and Bill Schuck in the hay loft of a barn turned exhibition space. / Capillar: Itty Neuhaus and Bill Schuck / June 22 – August 3
Columbia County
Zero Art Fair / 365 West Pond Lily Road, Elizaville, NY / Co-founded by artists Jennifer Dalton and William Powhida, Zero Art Fair is an experiment during Upstate Art Weekend in which visitors to the fair are invited to take home one available work per day for free upon signing a contract. Visit the fair’s website for more information. July 19-21
Opening reception Friday, July 19, 4-6 pm
Mother-in-Laws / 140 Church Ave, Germantown, NY / Dani Plebes transforms Mother in Law’s into an intimate one room cabin full of paintings, objects, and gay ephemera referencing country living and rural tropes as well as Virginia Woolf’e essay A Room of One’s Own. Dani Klebes: A Dyke Cabin of One’s Own, curated by Elijah Wheat Showroom / Jul 18–Sep 21
Opening reception Sunday, July 21 from 2-6 pm
Mendes Wood DM at Archipelago / 10 Church Avenue, Germantown, NY / An exhibition of new works by Edgar Calel created in Comalapa, Guatemala in collaboration with his family and Mayan-Kaqchikel community. Edgar Calel: Kutenten – kutenten – kutenten / June 22-July 28 (Open Sat and Sun only)
LABspace / 2642 Route 23, Hillsdale, NY / Self Portraits that span the breadth of human emotion. / Pauline Decarmo: ins and outs and ups and downs / July 13–August 11
Interlude Artist Residency / 171 Old Rte 82, Hudson, NY / Artist-in-residence Shanti Grumbine will be sharing works in progress. / July 20 and 21
The Storycrafters spin tales for young audiences on Sunday, July 21 from 2-4 pm
Turley Gallery / 609 Warren Street, 2nd floor, Hudson, NY / Featuring new works by Liu Kincheloe, Edward Merritt’s garden of industrial decay, and Evan McGraw’s calligraphic works. Mollie McKinley will present an installation made from carved salt, blown glass, neon, and photographic sculpture to introduce The Light Well—a new nook within the gallery. Edward Merritt: The Long Season; Evan McGraw, ambush; Mollie McKinley: Lustrous Descent, Liu Kincheloe / Jul 19–Sep 1
Opening reception on Saturday, July 20 from 3–5 pm
Ten Barn Farm / 1142 County Route 22, Ghent, NY / Partnering with Ten Barn Farm, The Macedonia Institute will present a group show where artists reflect on what a modern return to nature might look like. / Arcadian Revival / June 28-July 21
Brunch at The Kitchen on Saturday and Sunday from 9 am–2 pm
Ashley Garrett & Brian Wood Studio / 626 County Route 5, East Chatham, NY / A four-person exhibition in Ashley Garrett and Brian Wood’s Studio, the conversations between the works span gestural, philosophical, emotional, and visionary spaces. Upstate Gnarly: Gracelee Lawrence, Brian Wood, Courtney Puckett, Ashley Garrett / July 19-21
PS21 / 2980 Route 66, Chatham, NY / The Enchanted Ecologies exhibition aims to ignite wonderment at Mother Nature – whether the melody of songbirds or the miracle and marvel of local plants and the natural world. / Enchanted Ecologies: Julia Whitney Barnes, Deville Cohen, Neil Enggist, Elisa Lendvay, Nate Mars, Shanekia McIntosh, Maggie Pate, Aaron Poritz, Nandi Rose; James Casebere’s Solo Pavilion for Two or Three; Silda Wall Spitzer and Tim Jones: Dandelions / July 18-21
Special events throughout the weekend include guided tours, yoga, and community indigo dyeing, plus 100 acres of meadows, woodlands, and trails.
Greene County
Beattie-Powers Place / Prospect Ave and Bridge Street, Catskill, NY / Portia Munson’s Flower Mandalas will be exhibited alongside Jared Handelsman’s moonlight landscape photograms and bound rock sculptures. Psychedelic Landscape: Portia Munson and Jared Handelsman / June 15-July 27
New Discretions at the Catskill Octagon House / 21 Walnut Street, Catskill, NY / The inspiration for this exhibition is taken from the 1971 schlock film The Love-Thrill Murders starring 60s heartthrob Troy Donahue, who plays a Manson-like character bringing his flock to New York. / The Love-Thrill Murders: Lucas Ajemian, Kenneth Anger, Elmer Batters, Heather Benjamin, Niki de St. Phalle, Jordan Eagles, Scott Daniel Ellison, Allison Jae Evans, Dorothy F. Foster, Simon Foxall, Vincent Gallo, Bibbe Hanson, Jeff Ladouceur, Cary Leibowitz, David Anaya Maya, Bjarne Melgaard, Russ Meyer, Bob Mizer, Genesis P-Orridge, Betsy Lin Seder, Aaron Skolnick, Karlheinz Weinberger, Lao Xie Xie, Harald Zipfel / July 19–21
Reception on Friday, July 19, 6-8 pm
Ben Vida and Lea Bertucci perform the soundtrack to Scorpio Rising on Saturday, July 20, 8 pm
Lexington House Gallery / 3879 Route 42, Lexington, NY / Summer Camp II, a group exhibition with Kat Howard, Tristan Fitch, Melissa Stern, Henry Klimowicz and others. Curated by Jill Benson. / July 19-21
Artist reception on Friday, July 19, 5-7 pm
Delaware County
ARTS&REC at OSMOS Station | 20 Railroad Avenue, Stamford, NY / Two solo exhibitions: Angeline Rivas and Chelsea Culprit / July 19-August 11
Opening reception Thursday, July 18, 5-7 pm
OSMOS Station: Angeline Rivas, Deja Vu 2, 2024, acrylic, gouache, graphite on canvas, 48 x 36 in
The Catskills Barn / 1740 Betts Hill Road, Delhi, NY / Barnstorm, a group exhibition including paintings, sculpture, collage and installations by 9 artists including John Atwood, Johanna Goodman, Minako Iwamura, and others. / July 18-21
Opening reception Thursday, July 18, 6-8 pm
Kipnz / 150 Delaware Street, Walton, NY / Walton Art Crawl: 8 artists in 4 locations around Walton, NY. Map of participants available here. / July 20-21
Thank you so much for posting about our show at OSMOS Station with Chelsea Culprit and Angeline Rivas.
Thank you for highlighting the summer show at Wassaic Project, Tall Shadows in Short Order, and the scheduled programming for this weekend. I’m so honored to be a part of the show and Upstate Art Weekend!