> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://hyperallergic.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Your Guide to Art Excursions Outside NYC This Fall - URL: https://hyperallergic.com/your-guide-to-art-excursions-outside-nyc-fall-2023/ - Published: 2023-08-29T22:00:20.000Z - Updated: 2025-11-24T15:01:25.000Z - Description: Here are 19 art exhibitions to check out in Upstate New York, Long Island, Connecticut, and New Jersey. - Author: Lakshmi Rivera Amin - Tags: Guide, Connecticut, Featured, Long Island, New Jersey, New York, Previews, Upstate New York, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-large, #Import 2025-11-24 09:29 (2023, 2024, part 1) Looking for an art getaway to take a break from the frenzy of fall in New York City? We recommend a few of the many compelling, perplexing, and engaging art exhibitions on view across Upstate New York, Long Island, Connecticut, and New Jersey this season, compiled below by our team of writers and editors. At the Thomas Cole National Historic Site, contemporary women artists including Cecilia Vicuña and Wendy Red Star respond to 19th-century painter Susie Barstow, whose work was inspired by the nearby Hudson River. Also along the Hudson River banks, the Hessel Museum of Art hosts the work of over 100 artists in an exploration of Native self-determination through performance art and theater. Elsewhere outside the city, pay a visit to Raven Halfmoon's first solo show, the art of Syrian textiles, Tibetan *thangkas*, and more — and enjoy the fall scenery along the way. --- ### Connecticut Modern: Art, Design, and the Avant-Garde, 1930–1960 In 1933, Alexander Calder moved from Paris to Roxbury, Connecticut, and so began a Modernist renaissance in the state. Within a decade, Connecticut was home to creators such as Paul Cadmus, Louise Bourgeois, and André Masson. Arshile Gorky came soon after, followed by Josef and Anni Albers. Picasso’s first US retrospective took place there, as well as the world premiere of the opera *Four Saints in Three Acts*, written by Gertrude Stein and designed by Florine Stettheimer. This exhibition shines a spotlight on Connecticut’s creative legacy, too often overshadowed by New York City. The Bruce Museum ([brucemuseum.org](https://brucemuseum.org/whats-on/connecticut-modern-art-design-and-the-avant-garde-19301960/?ref=hyperallergic.com)) 1 Museum Drive, Greenwich, Connecticut September 23–January 7, 2024 --- ### Silver Linings: Celebrating the Spelman Art Collection ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2023/08/amos.jpg) Emma Amos, “2/4 Time” (1984), mixed media, 37 x 47 inches (image courtesy the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art) In honor of its 124th anniversary, the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art has curated a selection of works from its permanent collection, spanning the 1800s through today, focusing specifically on works by women of African descent. This exhibition is part of the museum’s broader initiative to center women artists and artists of color, featuring works by Beverly Buchanan, Betty Blayton, Nellie Mae Rowe, and Amalia Amaki, among others. The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center at Vassar College ([vassar.edu](https://www.vassar.edu/theloeb/exhibitions/silver-linings-celebrating-spelman-art-collection?ref=hyperallergic.com)) 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, New York September 29–January 28, 2024 --- ### Stories of Syria’s Textiles: Art and Heritage Across Two Millennia ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2023/08/plate-13-11_18_edited-2.jpg) Tunic decoration with Alexander the Hunter on horseback (7th century), wool and linen, 32 3/4 × 20 3/4 inches (image courtesy the George Washington University Museum and the Textile Museum) This exhibition celebrates Syrian textile traditions that date back to antiquity. It also includes scholarship by archaeologists and conservators in an effort to preserve a body of knowledge that might be threatened by Syria’s ongoing civil war. Katonah Museum of Art ([katonahmuseum.org](https://www.katonahmuseum.org/exhibitions/exhibition/stories-of-syrias-textiles-art-and-heritage-across-two-millennia?ref=hyperallergic.com)) 134 Jay Street, Katonah, New York October 15–January 28, 2024 --- ### Erika Verzutti: New Moons ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2023/08/ccs_erikaverzutti_press_006-1-edited.jpg) Installation view of *Erika Verzutti: New Moons* (2023) (photo by Olympia Shannon) Erika Verzutti’s first survey show in the United States encompasses more than 60 sculptures that speak to the Brazilian artist’s technical craftsmanship and boundless imagination. Recurring motifs and textures, like the distinctive fingerprint shapes that dot what are perhaps her most recognizable wall reliefs, are visited and revisited across a wide spectrum of materials — from wax and ceramic to papier-mâché and oil pigments. Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College ([ccs.bard.edu](https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/718-erika-verzutti-new-moons?ref=hyperallergic.com)) 33 Garden Road, Annandale-On-Hudson, New York Through October 15 --- ### Regina José Galindo: The Body ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2023/08/copy-of-rjg-1.jpg) Regina José Galindo, “Rios de Gente, Guatemala” (2020) (photo by Juan Esteban Calderón, courtesy the artist) This video exhibition, curated by Noah Khoshbin, examines evocative performance works from the last two decades of Galindo’s career. Based in Guatemala, her poetic body art takes a critical view of the violence embedded in contemporary socioeconomic power structures and gives voice to the unheard histories suppressed by the state. The Watermill Center ([watermillcenter.org](https://www.watermillcenter.org/regina-jose-galindo-the-body/?ref=hyperallergic.com)) 39 Watermill Towd Road, Water Mill, New York Through October 15 --- ### Women Reframe American Landscape ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2023/08/barstow-autumn-mountain-lake-framed.jpg) Susie M. Barstow, "Mountain Lake in Autumn" (1873), oil on canvas, 20 x 30 inches (photo courtesy Hawthorne Fine Art, New York, NY) The exhibition pays tribute to unsung 19th-century luminary landscape painter Susie Barstow, placing her oeuvre in dialogue with the work of contemporary women artists including Wendy Red Star, Cecilia Vicuña, Kay WalkingStick, Ebony G. Patterson, and Anna Plesset. Thomas Cole National Historic Site ([thomascole.org](https://thomascole.org/reframe/?ref=hyperallergic.com)) 218 Spring Street, Catskill, New York Through October 29 --- ### Terraforming: Olana’s Historic Photography Collection Unearthed ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2023/08/ol1983-494_13751-1.jpg) Jean Laurent, “El Alcazar, Visto desde Las Grutas (The Alcazar, Seen from Las Grutas)” (c. 1870–80), 19th-century photographic print, 15 3/4 × 11 7/8 inches (image courtesy the Olana State Historic Site) Guest curator David Hartt presents a collection of 19th-century photographs and prints from the Olana’s archive, which contemplates the relationship between human construction and the natural world. This curatorial framing fittingly contextualizes the historic site, formerly the primary house of Hudson River School painter Frederic Church. Olana State Historic Site ([olana.org](https://www.olana.org/exhibitions/terraforming-olanas-historic-photography-collection-unearthed/?ref=hyperallergic.com)) 5720 State Route 9G, Hudson, New York Through October 29 --- ### Artists Choose Parrish, Part II & III ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2023/08/marinaadams-brown-in-red-between-yellow-and-blue__88x78.jpg) Marina Adams, “Brown in Red between Yellow and Blue” (2022), acrylic on linen, 88 × 78 inches (image courtesy the artist) In celebration of the Parrish Art Museum’s 125th anniversary, the museum invited local East End artists to choose works from the museum’s collection to be shown alongside their own. Highlighting the deep-rooted community among the local artists, this exhibition reveals the possibility of nuanced perspectives found within a shared source of inspiration. Parrish Art Museum ([parrishart.org](https://parrishart.org/exhibitions/artists-choose-parrish/?ref=hyperallergic.com)) 279 Montauk Highway, Water Mill, New York October 29–February 18, 2024 --- ### A Matter of Discovery: The Art of Luis Perelman ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2023/08/typewriter-block-1-1.jpg) Luis Perelman, “Typewriter Block 1” (2004), found materials (typewriter) embedded in clear resin, 12 x 12 x 4 inches (image courtesy the artist) Throughout his decades-long career, Perelman has dedicated his mixed-media practice to examinations of color interaction, geometry, and patterning and has been celebrated for his organized displays of cast resin sculptures encasing both found and manufactured objects. This exhibition offers a deeper understanding of the artist’s fascination with precision by showcasing never-before-seen studies, drawings, and raw materials from his studio. The Neuberger Museum of Art at SUNY Purchase College ([purchase.edu](https://www.purchase.edu/live/news/7228-a-matter-of-discovery-the-art-of-luis-perelman?ref=hyperallergic.com)) 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, New York Through November 5 --- ### Art about Art: Contemporary Photographers Look at Old Master Paintings ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2023/08/copy-of-daughter-of-art-history-princess-a_ven.jpg) Yasumasa Morimura, “Princess A,” from the series *Daughter of Art History* (1990), dye destruction print mounted on acrylic; 82 3/4 × 63 inches (© Yasumasa Morimura; image courtesy the artist and Luhring Augustine, New York) This exhibition offers a fresh perspective on two classic subjects: still life and portraiture. These modern-day masters use new technologies, such as photography and video, to capture scenes that are especially poignant in the 21st century while taking inspiration from Renaissance and Baroque predecessors. Art on Hulfish at Princeton University Art Museum ([artmuseum.princeton.edu](https://artmuseum.princeton.edu/art/exhibitions/3789?ref=hyperallergic.com)) 11 Hulfish Street, Princeton, New Jersey Through November 5 --- ### Indian Theater: Native Performance, Art, and Self-Determination since 1969 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2023/08/6_luger-cannupa-hanska-1.jpg) Cannupa Hanska Luger (Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara, Lakota), “Mirror Shield Project” (2016), mirror shields and drone video (image courtesy Forge Project Collection) Centering the work of artists from Native American, First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and Alaska Native descent, this exhibition employs humor as an act of resistance to acknowledge the historical and ongoing dispossession of Native peoples, while also celebrating the innovation of contemporary Native artists practicing today. Hessel Museum of Art at Bard College ([ccs.bard.edu](https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/719-indian-theater-native-performance-art-and-self-determination-since-1969?ref=hyperallergic.com)) 33 Garden Road, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York Through November 26 --- ### Andy Warhol, Shadows ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2023/08/andy-warhol-shadows-72dpi.jpg) Andy Warhol, “Shadows” (1978–79) (© The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc./Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; photo by Bill Jacobson Studio, New York, courtesy Dia Art Foundation, New York) You may be thinking, “Why do we need another Warhol show?” But, like the man himself, *Andy Warhol: Shadows* is an enigma: an almost banal repetition of something intangible. Commissioned by Dia, Warhol’s *Shadows* series (1978–79) brings the Pop legend surprisingly close to abstraction and in doing so adds another dimension to his complex legacy. It’s a reminder that there was more than meets the eye to a man who famously called himself “a deeply superficial person.” Dia Beacon ([diaart.org](https://diaart.org/exhibition/exhibitions-projects/andy-warhol-shadows-exhibition-218?ref=hyperallergic.com)) 3 Beekman Street, Beacon, New York November 2023–Ongoing --- ### In a New Light: Paintings from the Yale Center for British Art ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2023/08/1--portrait-of-a-young-lady-possibly-jane-lady-thornhaugh-1.jpg) William Larkin, “Portrait of a Young Lady, possibly Jane, Lady Thornhaugh” (1617), oil on panel (image courtesy the Yale Center for British Art) The Yale Center for British Art, currently closed for conservation work, is one of the foremost institutions for British art in the United States. This exhibition features over 50 artworks from the museum’s collection, showcasing landscape and portraiture across four centuries with works by William Hogarth, Gwen John, Angelica Kauffman, Joseph Mallord William Turner, and others. Yale University Art Gallery ([britishart.yale.edu](https://britishart.yale.edu/exhibitions-programs/new-light-paintings-yale-center-british-art?ref=hyperallergic.com)) 1111 Chapel Street, New Haven, Connecticut Through December 3 --- ### Forms of Awakening: Selections from the Jack Shear Collection of Himalayan Art ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2023/08/tibetan_40_pr_w0184.jpg) Unrecorded Tibetan artist, Situ Panchen VIII Chökyi Jungné (1700-1744) Acting as a Patron (19th century), distemper on cloth, 29 1/2 × 21 1/4 inches (image courtesy the Jack Shear Collection of Himalayan Art) A collection of *thangka*, traditional Tibetan paintings which are transportable objects typically used for educational and devotional purposes, is the highlight of this exhibition of Buddhist art*.* The Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College ([tang.skidmore.edu](https://tang.skidmore.edu/exhibitions/483-forms-of-awakening-selections-from-the-jack-shear-collection-of-himalayan-art?ref=hyperallergic.com)) 815 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs, New York Through December 10 --- ### Michael Snow: A Life Survey (1955–2020) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2023/08/mis63-006-ap4-walking-woman-in-the-subway-a-2.jpg) Michael Snow, "Walking Woman in the Subway” (1963, printed 2016), color photograph, 22 x 15 inches (© Michael Snow; image courtesy the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York) Canadian artist Michael Snow, who passed away earlier this year, carved out a long career of creating mind-bending films, paintings, sound installations, performances, and photographs. He often employed hyperbole and humor to critique capitalism and point out the absurdity of daily life under its overbearing presence. This survey exhibition showcases work Snow made across decades, highlighting his experimentation, not only in his messaging, but also in his manipulation of medium. The School, Jack Shainman Gallery ([jackshainman.com](https://jackshainman.com/exhibitions/michael-snow-a-life-survey?ref=hyperallergic.com)) 25 Broad Street, Kinderhook, New York Through December 16 --- ### Paula Wilson: Toward the Sky’s Back Door ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2023/08/paulawilson_inthedesertmooning_2017_8_pr_w01-1.jpg) Paula Wilson, “In the Desert: Mooning” (2016), collagraph from two plates and handprinted collage on muslin, inkjet print collaged on silk, glued to muslin and wood slats, 69 1/2 x 43 3/4 inches (image courtesy the Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College) Paula Wilson’s solo exhibition interweaves different media in the interest of dissolving the boundaries that delineate art from the ordinary. Informed by her experience as a biracial Black American woman, Wilson’s paintings, collages, prints, and video works examine the accepted contradictions of the world we live in. The Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College ([tang.skidmore.edu](https://tang.skidmore.edu/exhibitions/439-paula-wilson-toward-the-sky-s-back-door?ref=hyperallergic.com)) 815 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs, New York Through December 30 --- ### Raven Halfmoon: Flags of Our Mothers ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2023/08/raven-halfmoon_caddo-woman-warrior-1.jpg) Raven Halfmoon, “Caddo Woman Warrior” (2021), stoneware, glaze, 64 x 32 x 62 inches (image courtesy the artist) Caddo Nation painter and sculptor Raven Halfmoon’s solo exhibition consists of both new and past works that are monumental in scale and rife with symbolism. Sampling from myriad Indigenous and Aboriginal traditions and aesthetics, Halfmoon’s stoneware sculptures reference her matrilineal heritage as well as traditions and histories of the Caddo Nation through portraiture, handmade impressions in clay, recurring imagery, and deeply intentional glazes and color choices. The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum ([thealdrich.org](https://thealdrich.org/exhibitions/raven-halfmoon?ref=hyperallergic.com)) 258 Main Street, Ridgefield, Connecticut Through January 7, 2024 --- ### *Edward Steichen: In Exaltation of Flowers* ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2023/08/marlene-dietrich-new-york-1932-1.jpg) Edward J. Steichen, “Marlene Dietrich, New York” (1932), from *In the Studio*, printed 1985, gelatin silver print (© 2023 The Estate of Edward Steichen / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York) This exhibition features a collection of commissioned works by leading 20th-century photographer and painter Edward Steichen, specifically a series he painted for a wealthy New York couple in which he matched figures from their inner circle with botanical metaphors. Hudson River Museum ([hrm.org](https://www.hrm.org/exhibitions/in-exaltation-of-flowers/?ref=hyperallergic.com)) 511 Warburton Avenue, Yonkers, New York Through February 18, 2024 --- ### Welcome to New York! ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2023/08/230530_0012_ph--marco-anelli-tommaso-sacconi-1.jpg) Installation view of “Welcome to New York!” (1979) at Magazzino Italian Art, Cold Spring, NY (photo by Marco Anelli / Tommaso Sacconi, courtesy Magazzino Italian Art) This exhibition celebrates the institution’s six-year anniversary and its ongoing relationship with Michelangelo Pistoletto, a renowned Italian artist known for championing the Arte Povera movement. It features a new series of work that draws inspiration from New York’s Statue of Liberty as a symbol of inclusivity and multiculturalism. Magazzino Italian Art ([magazzino.art](https://www.magazzino.art/visit/exhibitions/welcome-to-new-york?ref=hyperallergic.com)) 2700 Route 9, Cold Spring, New York Through June 24, 2024