Art lives in galleries and museums. It's also on the streets you walk around, the conversations with friends you meet along the way, in a pause at a corner café, or tucked into an old bar booth.
Art lives in galleries and museums. It's also on the streets you walk around, the conversations with friends you meet along the way, in a pause at a corner café, or tucked into an old bar booth.
Which shows matter? Which galleries and museums are worth the walk? And where do you go when you want coffee before, or a drink after?
You need locals to show you the way in.
We walk downtown NYC. We talk to the artists, gallerists, café owners who live and work here. We ask what they love and what's good right now.
Then, we pass it on. The exhibitions we can't stop thinking about. Walks you can follow and repeat. Introductions to the people who make art happen.
The result? Your art afternoon, planned.
Galleries thrive when people walk through their doors. Artists are sustained by being seen. Neighborhoods stay alive when visitors become regulars.
Whether you live here or you’re visiting, showing up matters. So does paying attention.
Creative communities grow when you come back.
Beholdr started with Bridget Goodbody. Art historian. Former New York Times art critic. Someone who’s spent decades close to this city’s creative life.
What she’s learned over time is simple: Art isn't about consensus. It’s about connection. The moments that hold you. The art you can’t stop thinking about days later.
So take a look around, go for an art walk, and reach out. She’d love to hear from you.