Your best art life is waiting to be lived

Art life is everywhere, if you know where to look. It’s on the walls of galleries and museums, in conversations with friends you meet along the way, in a pause at a corner café, or tucked in an old bar booth.

Art life can connect you to places you may never have been, and to parts of yourself you might not have seen.

Our recommendations are your prescription for living an art-filled life. Your art life Rx, if you will. Side effects may include inspiration, wanderlust, and a renewed sense of self.

Beholdr is your shortcut to art life

To art shows and art spaces we can’t let you miss, alongside locally adored places to pause.

• Best Of Shows: The exhibitions we can’t stop thinking about. Updated regularly and tagged by mood, so you can choose to be led by your heart or mind.
• Curated Collections: Galleries grouped to match your curiosity — whether you’re new to exploring art or simply new to the neighborhood.
• Neighborhood Maps: Walkable circuits through art-filled streets, with local cafés, bars, and hangouts woven in. Every art adventure needs fuel, after all.
• Art Venue Profiles: Our favorite museums, galleries, and alternative art spaces. We’ll guide you to what’s going on inside them, and introduce you to the people bringing them to life.

We'll take you from recommendation-seeker to recommendation-giver. Before you know it, you'll be passing on your discoveries to new Beholdrs. Get ready to be the one saying “welcome to the neighborhood!”

About Us

Beholdr was founded in 2019 by Bridget Goodbody, PhD. Art critic, historian, professor, entrepreneur, and true New Yorker.

This is Bridget and the Beholdr team’s love letter to art, and the city we live, love, and dream about. We’re starting in downtown NYC because it’s our backyard.

Want to talk with Bridget about art life in real life?

Contact her to say hello, schedule a walking tour, or inquire about how to bring Beholdr to your neighborhood or city.