Three Art Exhibitions for Pride Month at the Arts Society of Kingston!

This season, the Arts Society of Kingston invites audiences to experience three powerful exhibitions exploring identity, expression, and observation from multiple artistic perspectives.

Show Opening: June 5, @ 7 PM

Show dates: June 5– June 28

Location: 97 Broadway, Kingston NY 12401

Gallery Hours: Thurs – Sundays, 12 – 5 PM

SPOTLIGHT GALLERY: Unveiling Identity & Transformation: The Pride Show @ ASK
Curated by Tracy Bouvette

A curated exhibition featuring LGBTQ+IA artists whose work reflects journeys of self-discovery, authenticity, resilience, and the evolving nature of identity across cultural, emotional, spiritual, gender, and social landscapes.

Artists: Jared Bliss, Gerardo Castro, Pat Horner, Francesca Mallows, Joseph Pine, Judy Stanger

MEMBERS GALLERY: Art as an Act of Rebellion
ASK Member artists present work that challenges expectations and celebrates freedom of expression—revealing rebellion as protest, joy, vulnerability, and radical self-definition.

Artists: Larry Arvidson, Deborah Bein, Mary Lynne Bonforte, Tracy Bouvette, Dorothy Brodhead, Dave Channon, Len De Jesus, Barbara Esmark, Walter Fancourt, Melissa Forbes, Kevin Frank, Patti Gibbons, Kim Henry, Michelle Hughes, Barbara Johnston, Maxine Kamin, Virginia Kaufmann, Andrew Kirschner, Deirdre Laughton, Joel Mandelbaum, Terry Murray, Jane Palermo, Carol Pepper-Cooper, Karen Schaffel, Steve Sidrane, Susan Silverman, Thea Stiriss, Andrew Tully, John Verner, Aileen Walsh.

FRONT GALLERY: Stillness & Story: A Photographer’s Journey
Photographer Jim McCann shares 50 images capturing the landscapes, wildlife, architecture, and people of the Hudson Valley and beyond—quiet meditations on light, memory, and place.

About the artist: Jim McCann is a fine art photographer who came to his craft as a second career, transforming an unexpected job loss into an opportunity to see the world through a new lens. Now in his mid – seventies, he creates images that celebrate the quiet drama of nature, the character of historic architecture, and the changing light of the Northeast – from the Hudson Valley to the 1000 Islands and beyond.

McCann’s work is driven by a simple belief: beauty and story live in the everyday, waiting to be noticed. His photographs are created to last – not only as museum – quality prints, but as emotional anchors in the spaces they inhabit, inviting viewers to slow down, look closer, and find their own stories in the scene.