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The sifting sound of windblown sand, Paintings by Khara Gilvey

The sifting sound of windblown sand, Paintings by Khara Gilvey

Every day from Oct. 10 to Nov. 8

Hudson Beach Glass · Beacon

Seaside nostalgia without the pretension. Khara Devlin Gilvey's oil paintings find quiet beauty in birds in flight, beachgoers' reflections, and fishermen at work, inviting simple enjoyment over deep analysis.

Beg to be Loved, Beg to be Touched

Beg to be Loved, Beg to be Touched

Every day at 11am

Distortion Society: Art Gallery + Tattoo Studio · Beacon

Torn, patched, and stitched back to life: Holly McCabe's soft sculptures turn salvaged vintage fabrics into a tactile meditation on girlhood, womanhood, and punk DIY care. Showing at Distortion Society, a tattoo shop turned art gallery.

Exhibition: Linda Lauro-Lazin “Early Works: Arches Series”

Exhibition: Linda Lauro-Lazin “Early Works: Arches Series”

Every day at 1pm from Oct. 9 to Nov. 8

BAU Gallery · Beacon

A lucid dream in the south of France became these haunting paintings of arches and cloistered gardens. Lauro-Lazin spent two years between New York and Andalusia turning reverie into color and form.

Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz

Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz

October 21 at 11am +29

Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard · Annandale-On-Hudson

Microprocessors and stock market tickers meet traditional textiles as Navajo weaver and mathematics educator Marilou Schultz presents her first career survey, tracing six decades of experimentation across culture and industry at the Hessel Museum of Art.

Uman: In Between

Uman: In Between

October 21 at 11am +29

Center for Curatorial Studies and Hessel Museum of Art · Annandale-On-Hudson

Somalia-born painter Uman gets her most comprehensive survey yet: 100+ kaleidoscopic works spanning two decades, from early portraits to towering canvases she paints with her fingers.

Play Sets: Agnes Martin

Play Sets: Agnes Martin

October 24 at 10:30am (This weekend)

Dia Beacon · Beacon • Free

Agnes Martin's quiet grids get loud with little imaginations. This free family session at Dia:Beacon digs into one artist's work through hands-on exercises that spark new ways of seeing and thinking.

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Tue, Oct 20 · 1:00 PM

The World of Thomas B. Pope

Beacon Historical Society · Beacon

Tue, Oct 20 · 1:00 AM

Lee Ufan’s paintings and sculptures display

Dia Beacon · Beacon

Tue, Oct 20 · 2:00 PM

Uman: In Between

Fisher Center at Bard · Annandale-On-Hudson

Tue, Oct 20 · 9:30 AM

September/October 2026 Art Exhibitions at the Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center

Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center · Poughkeepsie

Thu, Oct 22 · 6:00 PM

Grace Smith House - The Clothesline Project

Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center · Poughkeepsie

Free

Thu, Oct 22 · 6:00 PM

October 22, 2026 Art Opening Receptions

Gallery 40 · Poughkeepsie

Free

Thu, Oct 22 · 6:00 PM

Grace Smith House – “The Clothesline Project”

Cunneen-Hackett Arts Theater · Poughkeepsie

Free

Fri, Oct 23 · 4:00 PM

Linda Lauro-Lazin, Early Works: Arches Series

BAU Gallery · Beacon

Fri, Oct 23 · 5:00 PM

Painting en Plein Air on the Farm: Art Reception

Fishkill Farms · Hopewell Junction

Free

Sat, Oct 24 · 2:00 PM

Public Tours

The KuBe Art Center · Beacon

Sun, Oct 25 · 10:00 AM

Hudson Valley Free Day

Dia Beacon · Beacon

Free

Sun, Oct 25 · 10:30 AM

Play Sets: Lucas Samaras

Dia Beacon · Beacon

Free

Sat, Oct 31 · 10:30 AM

Play Sets: Louise Bourgeois

Dia Beacon · Beacon

Free

Fri, Nov 6 · 5:00 PM

Victorian Gallery – Daniel Pailes-Friedman, Abstract Art

Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center · Poughkeepsie

Free

Fri, Nov 6 · 5:00 PM

November 6, 2026 Art Opening Receptions

Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center · Poughkeepsie

Free

Fri, Nov 6 · 5:00 PM

Carolyn Schlam, Painter/Mixed Media

Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center · Poughkeepsie

Free

Fri, Nov 13 · 1:00 PM

Exhibition: Linda Lauro-Lazin “Fire & Ash: What Arises and What Remains?”

BAU Gallery · Beacon

Fri, Nov 13 · 1:00 PM

Exhibition: Elvira Clayton and George Kimmerling “Regarding the Slavery Matter”

BAU Gallery · Beacon

Fri, Nov 13 · 1:00 PM

Exhibition: Nansi T. Lent “At Home in a World We Don't Yet Inhabit”

BAU Gallery · Beacon

Group show

Tivoli Artists Gallery · Tivoli

AR at Weird Specialty

Weird Specialty Studio · Tivoli

Beacon Open Studios 2025

The KuBe Art Center · Beacon

Julia Whitney Barnes: Cyanopaintings and the Botanical World

Tyte Gallery · Millbrook

25th Anniversary Exhibit & Celebration

Betsy Jacaruso Studio & Gallery · Rhinebeck Village

Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Black Space-Making from Harlem to the Hudson Valley

Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College · Poughkeepsie

Ascension Symptoms

Elijah Wheat Showroom · Beacon

Placing Water

Scenic Hudson's Long Dock Park · Beacon

Beacon Open Studios 2025

Hudson Valley Guitar Fix · Beacon

A Thread of Longing: Works From 1976-2026

BAU Gallery · Beacon

Plein Air on the Farm

Fishkill Farms · Hopewell Junction

Beacon Open Studios Pop-Up Sculpture Park

The Lotus Garden · Beacon

Jack Whitten Works on Paper Exhibition

Dia Beacon · Beacon

YOU ARE DYNAMIC I LOVE I AM I CAN HAVE IT ALL MY TRUTH

Womenswork.Art · Poughkeepsie

Class of 2026 Thesis Exhibition

Bard College Exhibition Center · Red Hook

Afternoon music performances

Chapel of Sacred Mirrors · Wappingers Falls

This Must Be The Place

Wassaic Project · Wassaic

Nansi T. Lent, A Thread of Longing: Works From 1976–2026

BAU Gallery · Beacon

Riso Paradiso: Utopian Moments of a New Medium in the Global Village

Thompson Library · Arlington

Free

Unearthing the Light

The Church in Staatsburg · Staatsburg

Art Reception

Poughkeepsie Public Library District - Adriance Memorial Library · Poughkeepsie

Celestial Art Salons

Chapel of Sacred Mirrors · Wappingers Falls

Multi-level Artist workshops

Chapel of Sacred Mirrors · Wappingers Falls

Full Moon Ceremonies

Chapel of Sacred Mirrors · Wappingers Falls

Robert Grosvenor Solo Show

'T' Space Rhinebeck · Rhinebeck

Earthly Delights

Kaatsbaan Cultural Park · Tivoli

Free Entry at Dia for Residents

Dia Beacon · Beacon

Rhinebeck Arts Walk

ALL THAT JAVA · Rhinebeck Village

Arcane Bodies

Womenswork.Art · Poughkeepsie

Art at the Bellefield exhibition featuring Polly E. Perkins

Inn at Bellefield / Hyde Park · Hyde Park

Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz Exhibition

Fisher Center at Bard · Annandale-On-Hudson

Off the Clock

Elijah Wheat Showroom · Beacon

VERSE Work/Shop presents Talk Shop 8.0

VERSE Work/Shop · Red Hook

Elizabeth Keithline: We Belong Together

CONVEY/ER/OR Gallery · Poughkeepsie

What She Builds, She Must Destroy

Distortion Society: Art Gallery + Tattoo Studio · Beacon

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