Placing Water
October 17–November 22, 2026
Scenic Hudson’s River Center at Long Dock Park
8 Long Dock Road, Beacon, NY
Curated by Alison McNulty and Eve Morgenstern
Jeremy Dennis joins Ronnie Farley, Mary Mattingly, Steve Rossi, Renee Royale, Sarah Cameron Sunde, SPURSE, and Robbie Wing in Placing Water, a Soon is Now group exhibition exploring relationships with imperiled waterways through the distinct histories and experiences of place.
Visit the exhibition
October 17–November 22, 2026. Regular gallery hours are Friday–Sunday, noon–5 PM. On opening day, Saturday, October 17, the exhibition is open noon–7 PM, with an opening reception from 5–7 PM. Admission is free and open to the public. All times are Eastern.
Placing Water brings together art, research, sound, storytelling, and participatory projects that examine waterways and the histories carried within them. The exhibition connects ecological concerns with colonial and industrial legacies, drawing on places including the Hudson River, waters around Long Island, the Erie Canal, and Lake Michigan.
Opening-day festival: Saturday, October 17
Soon is Now’s sixth annual festival takes place in the landscape of Long Dock Park from 1–7 PM, alongside the exhibition opening.
- 1 PM: Interactive art workshops with SPURSE begin and continue throughout the day, welcoming children and adults. Walking-tour sign-up opens at the River Center, 8 Long Dock Road.
- 2–4 PM: Site-specific live performances throughout the park. Guided walking tours depart at 2 PM, 2:30 PM, and 3 PM; places are first come, first served.
- 4 PM: Rock City Falls Trio presents a concert and audience conversation about water and climate change.
- 5–7 PM: Exhibition reception in the River Center.
Getting there
The River Center is at 8 Long Dock Road, Beacon, NY. The organizer recommends parking at Beacon’s Metro-North station, a short walk from the park, and notes that station parking is free on weekends. For program questions, contact eve@soonisnow.org.
Read Soon is Now’s latest exhibition and festival update.
Jeremy Dennis’s featured work
The exhibition includes six photographs from Rise, presented as new 20 × 24 inch luster metal prints: Wake (2019), I Could Stand Here All Night (2021), Indian Brook (2025), Our Military History, Near, Close, and Now (2025), Private Property (2021), and Walking Past (2019).
Two works from Stories, Moshop’s Toe and Glooscap’s Great Leap (both 2017), are included as new 24 × 30 inch archival inkjet matte prints. The exhibition also includes the On This Site – Native Long Island interactive project and book.
View the organizer’s exhibition announcement.
Collaborative works with Sarah Cameron Sunde
The exhibition also includes five collaborative works by Sarah Cameron Sunde and Jeremy Dennis: Temporal (32 × 24 inches), Powerlines (32 × 24 inches), Dronelock (16 × 12 inches), Compass (20 × 15 inches), and Edges 1 (20 × 15 inches). These are collaborative works, separate from the eight editioned prints listed above.
