MUSEUM OF FISHES & GREENS
Opening May 22, 4-7pm
May 22 - June 28, Scenic Hudson’s River Center, Beacon, NY
Soon is Now presents Museum of Fishes & Greens, a collaboration between the Food Studio Collective, social practice artists from Kolkata, India and women from fishing and farming communities in the Sundarbans, where climate change is not a distant future but a lived, recurring reality.
In March and April 2026, the Food Studio Collective, led by curator Sayantan Maitra Boka and the Rangabelia Mahila Industrial Cooperative Society, a women-led cooperative that tackles poverty and empowers women, held an exchange of ideas and art workshops. Women made batik saris from their original drawings of fishes and greens inspired by conversations on climate’s impact on food sources, and their knowledge on how to survive and thrive. They also made paper from local plants and produced hand-crafted cookbooks of their recipes. By translating culinary, fishing and agricultural narratives into experimental textiles and books, this project imagines women-led models of resilience.
Soon is Now brings this immersive multi-media installation, including a new video, to Scenic Hudson’s River Center, Long Dock Park, Beacon, NY from May 22 - June 28. Museum of Fishes & Greens is an Upstate Art Weekend participant.
Two Special Workshops:
Saturday, May 23, 1 - 5pm
ROOTS & RESIST: Traditional Batik wth Natural Dyes with textile artists Drishti Jaggi and Disha Dhadiwal. Participants will learn the fundamentals of batik, explore natural dye processes, and create their own unique textile pieces. Accompanied by Bengali savory snacks prepared with local greens and chai presented by Aditi Goswami of Calcutta Kitchens, Kingston, NY.
REGISTER HERE (limited to 20 participants)
Saturday, June 6, 11am - 2pm
Natural Paper Making with local plants
with artist Michele Brody
Michele will demonstrate the stages involved in gathering local plants for regeneration into handmade paper, introducing participants to her practice as an environmental artist, making paper from locally gathered invasive plant species such as mugwort, paper mulberry, and phragmites.
REGISTER HERE limited to 15 participants
ANNUAL FESTIVAL
Soon is Now’s 5th annual festival at Scenic Hudson’s Long Dock Park. 1pm-5pm. Free and open to the public.
photo of Elisa Santiago and Alex Waterman by Flynn Larsen
ANDREW BREHM/JENNIFER LAUREN SMITH
Soon is Now presents our first artist residency with Beacon based artists Andrew Brehm and Jennifer Lauren Smith. With an exhibition, public workshop and performance evening.
This project is part of UPSTATE ART WEEKEND, July 17-21
Open hours Thursday July 17 - Monday July 21 11am-5pm. Reception: July 19, 5-6:30pm with a performance at 6:30pm in conjunction with the Goudy Wildlife Club. At The River Center, 8 Long Dock Road, Scenic Hudson’s Long Dock Park, Beacon, NY.
The artists will offer a workshop on July 12th from 10am-1pm. InVASive Arrangements: Vases Constructed from River Flotsam for Holding Bad Weeds. REGISTER HERE
KOYOLTZINTLI
Tinkuy, Seven Acts for the Beginning, End, and Beginning of Time
EXHIBITION June 6-July 6 at Scenic Hudson’s River Center, 8 Long Dock Road, Beacon, NY. Hours Thurs-Sun 12-6pm or by appt: soonisnowarts@gmail.com
FINAL DAYS: We are open Friday July 4 & Saturday July 5 from 12pm-6pm and Sunday July 6th from 12pm-5pm.
Artist talk on Sunday, July 6th at 4pm.
Performances (past) May 31/June 1
TINKUY is a sonic journey through Earth's evolution, reflecting a time when humanity has deeply interfered with the planet's balance. Koyoltzintli’s handmade ceramic sound objects, meticulously reconstructed based on pre-Columbian sonic artifacts, are featured in an exhibition that emerges from a live performance of the same title. A video installation of the performance is on view with her ceramics and other works.
The artist is offering a class for adults and youth 16 and up : Clay Instrument Making on June 28th from 10-1pm in Beacon, NY. Registration details here.
EDWIN TORRES
Feel Recordings In The River Field: A Poetry Performance
This performance intermingles poetry with live music and recorded sounds to explore the climate's impact upon us. Joining Edwin Torres will be musicians; Sean G. Meehan on snare and dowel, Gryphon Rue on electronics and sound, Alex Waterman on cello. Tickets are sliding scale and available at this eventbrite.
photo of Edwin Torres by No Land
This event is hosted by SOON IS NOW