It is a historic summer for New York. Not only because of the Knicks’ electric NBA championship win, but also a recent primary victory for three Mamdani-backed candidates — including a painter — that has infused New York City and its environs with a sense of hope for a better future. This optimistic sentiment coincides with the start of Upstate Art Weekend, where regional artists reflect their own visions for the world.
This year’s lineup of 160 artists and organizations includes something for everyone, whether that’s art hanging out of cars (college tailgate-style), a rejuvenated abandoned storefront, living sculptures, or more traditional works displayed on gallery walls. For the 2026 edition of Upstate Art Weekend, an annual art festival born in 2020 to highlight the cultural contributions of the Hudson Valley and Catskills, Bloomberg Connects will offer a digital guide that lets visitors create customizable itineraries.
Betty Parsons: An Expanded World
CCS Bard Galleries at Bard College, 33 Garden Rd, Annandale-On-Hudson, New YorkJune 27, 2–5pm and through October 18
Curated by two Bard alumnae, Deputy Director of Artists Space Kelly Taxter and painter Amy Sillman, this exhibition is the first major retrospective dedicated to artist and gallerist Betty Parsons. Across around 80 pieces spanning painting, works on paper, and sculpture, the show plumbs Parsons’s momentous contributions to the history of 20th-century art in the United States, from launching the careers of major artists across avant-garde movements to creating unique works that expanded the possibilities of those genres.
