This guide highlights 15 art exhibitions across Upstate New York for summer, featuring moody paintings by Emily Pettigrew at Fenimore Art Museum, Native artists exploring time and memory at Hudson River Museum, Renée Green’s conceptual word shuffling at Dia Beacon, and Black history in the Hudson Valley at Vassar College's Loeb. Other shows include Arlene Shechet's intimate sculptures at Catskill Art Space and Larry Fink's photography at CPW in Kingston.
This roundup matters because it showcases the vibrant arts ecosystem in Upstate New York, offering a diverse range of perspectives—from Indigenous cyclical time to Black space-making—that enrich regional cultural dialogue. It also provides a curated resource for summer art tourism, supporting local institutions and artists while addressing broader historical and social themes.