Activate a sense of wonder
Gatherings
Our gatherings offer an escape to the boundless, where curiosity meets creativity with mutual care and ambitious spins, aided by a variety of artists, performers, entertainers, and more, centering a shared space to connect. Gatherings are ever-evolving: an expansive orb weaving together art, dance, performance, and music. We are a multifaceted space for expression and collaboration, drawing on our rich Hudson Valley artistic community and beyond through an artist-centered approach. We invite you to see, listen, move, share, and discover a sense of wonder.
Ether
Ether restores the historic boiler room into a place for deep listening, movement, and somatic awareness. Outfitted with an advanced custom sound system, which accommodates late-night gathering and day-time experiences that include movement classes, sound baths, and workshops. DJ and weekly residencies will draw nightlife into the space, connecting people to new experiences and to each other.
Shenanigans: Ms. Carrie Stacks, Skype Williams, Bibbe Hansen, Peter McGough
Gathering Hall & Ether
Jun 27, 8:30 PM โ 1:00 AM
For Upstate Art Weekend, we are getting up to ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ค, to celebrate the opening of Art Omiโs projects with Nayland Blake and Tschabalala Self. The evening will feature a performance by legend Bibbe Hansen, readings by the inimitable Peter McGough, Isaiah Davis, Whitney Mallett, Shanekia McIntosh, and more. Hosted by Mistress of Ceremonies, Dusty Shoulders, with DJ sets by Skype Williams and Ms. Carrie Stacks.
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Art Shuttle: Art Omi Summer Opening
Departure at 549 Washington St. Entrance
Jun 27, 3:30 PM โ 7:30 PM
All aboard the Art Shuttleโon select saturdays this season, we invite you to experience the vibrant arts community of the Hudson Valley with a complimentary shuttle service open to all: from the curious to the aficionados.
Departing in 1 hour intervals, Art Omi's summer opening takes place during Upstate Art Weekend, with the exhibitions Nayland Blake | "Haunt": Being the Folly of One Victorya Spectre in the Sculpture & Architecture Park and Newmark Gallery and Tschabalala Self | Pioneer in the Sculpture & Architecture Park. The opening will feature two newly commissioned performances by renowned artists M. Lamar and Daniro. RSVP encouraged.
Presented in partnership with Art Omi.
In The Pocket
Ambos Lounge
Jul 01, 6:00 PM โ 10:00 PM
IN THE POCKET, a vinyl-driven music residency curated by STONE, bridges global musical traditions through carefully curated vinyl selections spanning jazz, soul, Afrobeat, Brazilian grooves, Caribbean rhythms, rare groove, and deep house. Ambos Lounge transforms into a global listening room to gather for an evening of music, conversation, and culture.
CLUTCH: Rose Club, Scotia
Ether
Jul 11, 9:00 PM โ 1:00 AM
CLUTCH is our free monthly party spotlighting musicians, DJs, and sonic experimenters throughout the Hudson Valley. It is a function and a feeling rooted in community and discovery, showcasing the breadth of the region's music culture.
For the first edition, Beloved DJ and producer in the American underground, Scotia, known for her urgent and kinetic DJ sets that โtechno the houseโ and โhouse the techno,โ with Rose Club, a Hudson Valley-based collective of electronic musicians headed by Guy Weltchek. Heavily influenced by their roots in New Jersey's music scene, the group performs hypnotic, rhythm-driven live hardware sets which combine droning, experimental sonics with club beats.
Luncheonette : A Communal Meal
Garden Lab
Jul 13, 1:00 PM โ 3:00 PM
Luncheonette is a community gathering that brings people together over a nourishing, free lunch. Presented in collaboration with the Lunchbar Project, each month, meals are crafted and rooted in the seasonality of our local farm purveyors, using organic, high-quality, whole ingredients to create healthy, nutritious, beautiful, and accessible food for everyone. Share a meal and indulge in conversations.
City guide
Our city guide is your invitation to wander with intention: this is our curated map of places we love to shop, eat and explore.