Tales from the Penumbra: Memories of Shadow-and-Light

Emerging Artist Fellowship Exhibition 2026

Elena Kalkova | Duncan Richards | Luis Mercedes Winter

September 19, 2026 - November 22, 2026
Saturdays & Sundays 1:00 - 5:00 pm
& by appointment

Opening Reception
Saturday, September 26, 5:00 - 7:00 pm

Newburgh Open Studios
Extended hours

Exhibition and events are free & open to the public

Ann Street Gallery’s 2026 Emerging Artist Fellowship exhibition, Tales from the penumbra: memories of shadow-and-light, includes the work of Elena Kalkova, Duncan Richards, and Luis Mercedes Winter.

Elena Kalkova (she/they) is an artistic researcher and educator born in Tver, Russia and living and working in Newburgh. Working in conceptual sculpture and installation, she draws on the post-utopic landscape of her childhood to address state censorship, political violence, and the politics of memory.

Duncan Richards (she/they) is a Hudson Valley-based interdisciplinary artist and spiritsmith, whose creative work intertwines contemporary art with traditional folk magic. Using ritual and technology, body and image, Richards’ work is shaped by Trans and Queer resistance, folk magic, and esoteric traditions that seek to intertwine those legacies.

Luis Mercedes Winter is a Black, Queer, Jewish, Neurodiverse Earthling based on Mohican Land, colonially known as the Hudson Valley. With photography and poetry, a story of his life is told through a modern-day interpretation of the Abraham and Isaac story in which Winter casts drag kings and a drag queen, and features Hudson Valley landscapes as the background for, and a character in, the story.

The Ann Street Gallery Emerging Artist Fellowship program aims to provide a supportive platform for early-career or under-recognized artists in Newburgh and the Hudson Valley, with a focus on artists from historically marginalized communities. The six-month fellowship supports experimental and substantive growth from June through November 2025, providing three artists with opportunities for mentorship, networking, and professional development as well as a materials and supplies allowance, shared studio space, and a cohort exhibition in the gallery.

Learn more about our 2026 Fellows here and our robust Fellowship Program here.

Emerging Artist Fellowship:
Safe Harbors' Ann Street Gallery programming is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, the Cowles Charitable Trust, the Dominican Sisters of Hope Ministry Fund, M&T Charitable Foundation, and individual donors. The Emerging Artist Fellowship is made possible with support from the TD Charitable Foundation.