UPSTATE ART WEEKEND (UPAW) is a connective annual event, for residents and tourists alike, celebrating the cultural vibrancy of Upstate New York. The sixth edition of UPAW will take place Thursday, July 17, through Monday, July 21, 2025, adding a fifth day to the festivities spread throughout the Catskills Mountains and Hudson Valley.
With its official participants and partners, UPAW creates a program of public and private events, plus maps, itineraries and tours. The official UPAW google map, which garnered 355k+ views for the 2024 edition, continues to be used as a resource to discover the arts Upstate.
UPAW launched in 2020 with 23 organizations and expanded to over 145 participants in 2024, which welcomed thousands of visitors to the region. Participants are local arts organizations, galleries, museums, residencies and creative projects, mixed with temporary exhibitions and events staged especially for UPAW.UPAW compiles a program of events and a comprehensive google map, which garnered 320k+ views for the 2023 edition and continues to be used as a resource to discover the arts Upstate.
UPAW has been featured in The New York Times, artnet news, The Art Newspaper, Hyperallergic, Chronogram, Cool Hunting and Whitewall, among others.
Visit www.upstateartweekend.org and follow @upstateartweekend for further details.
