Articles

  • 3 weeks ago | timesunion.com | Matt Moment

    If you feel stifled by the atmosphere of a traditional, quiet, white-walled art gallery, you’re in good company with Rich and Sally Cali. With Monument — a new iteration of their art and retail space, which opened in March on the Rondout Creek — the Kingston couple poses an alternative model where visitors can view contemporary art, peruse a selection of curated books, shop locally made wares and listen to records in a storefront that is stylish, but not at all stuffy.

  • 1 month ago | timesunion.com | Matt Moment

    If you know the work of Wolfgang Tillmans, you may be surprised to learn he is the subject of a solo show at Hudson Hall. With due respect to the historic opera house, it is a far smaller venue than Tillmans’ usual haunts.

  • 2 months ago | timesunion.com | Matt Moment

    Roundabouts Now, a new Kingston exhibition space helmed by gallerists Craig Monteith and Alta Buden, opened on March 15, 2025, with an eclectic exhibition featuring artists from the Hudson Valley and beyond. “The Middle Ages” comprises works located between points in time, whether the bounds of the literal Middle Ages, or middle age in an individual sense, or a moment of societal shift from one system of values to another.

  • 2 months ago | l8r.it | Raphael Beretta |Matt Moment |Greta Stuckey

    Spring is a wonderful time in the Hudson Valley. Home gardens come alive with colorful flowers, local wildlife re-emerges from hibernation, and the warmer weather encourages endless hiking and other outdoor jaunts. After being cooped up all winter, who wants to slave away in the kitchen for an Easter meal? Skip the stress and reserve a spot at one of these holiday brunches or dinners for dine-in or takeout instead.

  • 2 months ago | l8r.it | Matt Moment |Olivia Perez

    At its inception, skateboarding was a crude and makeshift sport. Californian surfers needed something to do when the waves were too calm—in fact, the first skaters were often dubbed “asphalt surfers.” Early skateboards, which date back to the 1950s, were simple in design: a plain wooden plank with trucks and wheels finagled from old roller skates. Now, skateboarding is a booming industry. In 2020, the sport was included in the summer Olympics for the first time.