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Gallery

Located in the dynamic West End district of Beacon's Main Street, this historic brick storefront currently houses a gallery, a Hudson River bookstore and gift shop and Beacon Institute's administrative offices. The Gallery features photography, artwork and other exhibitions illustrating life along the Hudson River.

Gallery, bookstore and gift shop hours:

Weekdays: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Saturdays: 11a.m. – 5 p.m. (second Saturdays until 8 p.m.)

Sundays: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.

(Please note: We occasionally close the space for special meetings.)

Opening March 13, 2010

Water, water, every where

Hudson River artists explore the ubiquity of water

Opening reception Saturday, March 13, 6–8 p.m.

Joel Adas | Peter Brauch | Erica Hauser | Laura Moriarty | Richard Sigmund | Shawn Snow | Ian Wickstead

Past Exhibits

Linda Cross | Reflections on the River

Paintings exploring the Hudson River

November 14, 2009 - March 7, 2010

Cross’ work “delivers an interpretation of more than river, more than that which lies below the water or between its shores.” The new relief landscapes, made from paper pulp formed around shapes, are tactile abstractions of temporal reflections in the river.

Up River: Man-Made Sites of Interest on the Hudson from the Battery to Troy

May 9 - October 4, 2009

Courtesy of The Center for Land Use Interpretation

This exhibit is a portrait of the Hudson’s shores, focusing on man-made sites rarely seen by those who travel along the river’s banks. 

Top to Bottom -- The Hudson River

Photographs by Ted Kawalerski, October 4, 2008-April 26, 2009.

Sleepy Hollow photographer Ted Kawalerski shares with viewers his deep personal connection to the Hudson River and the multicultural diversity of people who live along its banks.

Leigh Wen

Leigh Wen's oil painting, etchings and ceramic pieces portray the powerful forces of water and nature on a grand scale.
March 8—September 29, 2008

The Hudson and Beyond: Photographs from Around the Bend and Across the Sea

Photographs by John Fasulo, October 13, 2007-March 3, 2008.

The Hudson & Its Watershed: The Making of a Map
An original commission—a hand-drawn, 4' x 6' map by Redstone Studio's Connie Brown to commemorate the Hudson River Watershed's rich biological and cultural heritage. March 10, 2007-October 7, 2007.

Wetlands & Bodies of Water

Paintings by Richard Bruce, September 16, 2006–March 2, 2007.

Dave White: The World of a Hudson Riverman

Photographs by William Swan, May 13–September 9, 2006.

Hudson: The Story of a River

Paintings by Thomas Locker, April 2005–April 2006. The paintings, which became illustrations for a children's book, depict 16 scenes that tell the story of the Hudson River and its rich history.


Don Nice: Hudson River Fish

Paintings of native fish on anodized aluminum by Garrison artist Don Nice. August 13–September 24, 2005.
Shad in the Shadow of Skyscrapers

A rare exhibit of the March 1947 National Geographic photo essay "Shad in the Shadow of Skyscrapers" by celebrated photographer Luis Marden. July 2004–May 2005.

The Hudson River: A Visual Voyage

A series of photographs of the Hudson taken over 25 years by local photographer Joseph Squillante. February–July 2004.