Saugerties’ newest art gallery, Emerge Gallery & Art Space, is pleased to present 96.8 Miles: Brooklyn to Saugerties: A Group Exhibition of Artists From Brooklyn. Over a dozen artists currently living in Brooklyn, NY, are participating in this exhibition. 96.8 Miles will be exhibited from October 7 – October 31, 2016, with a reception on Friday, October 7, 2016, from 5-9 PM as part of Saugerties’ First Friday. Work will be simultaneously available on-line at www.emergegalleryny.com.

The Hudson Valley has a long history in the world of art—it has an art movement named after it—and the area is rich with artists, both of name and emerging. The yearly Saugerties Artist Tour has been growing each year in attendance and participation, and this year an impressive forty artists of various disciplines opened their home studios to the public for visitors to experience Saugerties and the rich artistic diversity inside it’s borders.

Like many of the small towns in the Hudson Valley, Saugerties is currently experiencing a renaissance. There are reasons why Budget Travel Magazine recently named Saugerties one of “America’s Top 10 Coolest Towns.” In a two block radius, one can find two independent bookstores, art galleries, farm to table restaurants, clothing stores, chocolate shops, home good stores, antique venues, and a independent movie theater. Visitors will also be pleased to discover a lighthouse that also acts as a bed and breakfast, a beach, a horse stadium, and Opus 40— a majestic 6 1/2 acre sculpture park fashioned out of a blue stone quarry.

Saugerties, situated right on the Hudson River, is centrally located in the Hudson Valley just a short distance from other popular destinations including Beacon, Hudson, Kingston, Phoenicia, Rhinebeck, and Woodstock, among others. Many from the New York metropolitan area have been discovering the quaint village and all that it has to offer, both as a destination for an extended weekend, and as a welcoming community for longer term settlement. With the cost of living quickly becoming too prohibitive, folks from New York City and especially Brooklyn, are desiring a more agreeable lifestyle and are finding it in Saugerties.

To highlight and welcome those from Brooklyn, Emerge Gallery & Art Space is hosting a group exhibition of work by artists from Brooklyn. 96.8 Miles: Brooklyn to Saugerties will be a chance to introduce Saugerties to the work of these artists, and also the opportunity for those from Brooklyn who have not had the pleasure of meeting Saugerties to visit and experience all that the town has to offer.

The artwork included 96.8 Miles is a collection of various mediums and styles and represents a number of artists including Jenn Cacciola, Ross Carlisle, Natsumi Goldfish, Mickey Hoover, Jessica Lipsky, Marjorie Magid, Christina Massey, Sally Novak, Janet Pedersen, Mari Renwick, Colby Sadeghi, Marysia Schultz, Fury Young, and others. Emerge Gallery is excited to be introducing these artists to the Saugerties community.

Emerge Gallery & Art Space focuses on emerging artists from the Hudson Valley, NY, region and beyond by hosting monthly group art exhibitions, poetry readings and musical performances. It is a very open and welcoming environment that is a wonderful setting for private parties and gatherings and is available for rental. The space is also available to rent for one week out of every month for solo and privately curated exhibitions.