Surface, Structure, String - Hudson Hall

Curated by Richard Saja

Opening Reception:
Friday, May 8, 2026 from 5–7 PM

Artist Talk:
Saturday, June 27, 2026 at 11 AM
With Richard Saja, art critic Matt Moment, and Stella Yoon, Executive Director of CREATE Council on the Arts

Free, reservations recommended

Surface, Structure, String celebrates the remarkable diversity of textile practices throughout our region. Featuring hand-dyed fabrics, conceptual embroidery, fiber-based sculpture, and immersive large-scale installations, this exhibition honors longstanding textile traditions while spotlighting artists who are redefining the medium as conceptually rigorous, socially engaged, and deeply connected to place.

For Upstate Art Weekend (June 27–28), the exhibition will also feature clothing by local designers Celestino Couture, Made X, and exhibition artist Valerie Hammond, with select pieces available for purchase.

The exhibition features work by:
- Paolo Arao
- Margot Becker
- Melissa Dadourian
- John DeSousa
- Erika deVries
- Matthew Gilbert
- Hilary Gluck
- Jessica Goehring
- Valerie Hammond
- Kat Howard
- Ellen Jouret-Epstein
- Laleh Khorramian
- Jessica Ludwicki
- Maeve McCool
- Will McLeod
- Portia Munson
- Courtney Puckett
- Padma Rajendran
- Claudia Renfro
- Richard Saja
- Katharine Umsted
- Becca Van K
- Hanna Washburn

Hudson Hall’s programs are made possible with support from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

This project has been supported by a grant from the Fund for Columbia County of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation.

Additional support from The Spark of Hudson, The Dyson Foundation, Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation, Bank of Greene County Charitable Foundation, Children’s Foundation of Columbia County, and Alexander & Marjorie Hover Foundation.

This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.