ArtPort Kingston Presents…
STAY FROSTY KINGSTON
June 25 - 28, 2026
Part tailgate. Part site-specific exhibition. Part trunk show. Part art fair.
Co-Curated by BravinLee Programs & ArtPort Kingston
Location:
ArtPort Kingston, 80 Smith Avenue, Kingston, New York 12401
Preview Reception: Thursday, June 25, 5-8pm
Hours: Friday- Saturday: 11-5, Sunday 11-4
** part of The Upstate Art Weekend
ArtPort Kingston and BravinLee Programs announce Stay Frosty Kingston, a curatorial collaboration for the second edition of the open-air art event, presented as part of Upstate Art Weekend.
Part tailgate, part site-specific exhibition, part trunk show, part art fair, Stay Frosty Kingston transforms ArtPort’s midtown parking lots into a vibrant, unconventional art space. Artists, curators, art spaces, and cultural producers have been invited to transform vehicles/parking spots into self-contained exhibitions. Trunks opened to sculptural installations, immersive experiences, sound works, and artist-led activations, creating a dynamic experience beyond the confines of traditional art spaces.
Expanding on the 2025 debut in Harlem, originally conceived by Bravin Lee Programs, the Kingston edition brings together 50+ participants, turning ArtPort’s outdoor spaces into a multifaceted landscape of experimentation and exchange. Art is encountered up close and in motion—spilling out of vehicles, unfolding across asphalt, and inviting direct interaction.
Blurring the lines between exhibition, fair, and public gathering, Stay Frosty offers installations, live podcasts, portrait drawing, performances, hands-on workshops, and more, creating a lively, accessible way to experience contemporary art outdoors. The name “Stay Frosty,” drawn from Vietnam-era GI slang meaning “don’t panic,” reflects the project’s adaptable, responsive spirit.
Stay Frosty Kingston is a curatorial collaboration between ArtPort Kingston and BravinLee Programs, both committed to site-responsive, artist-led, and nontraditional exhibition models. The project reflects a shared focus on experimentation and context-driven work, activating Midtown Kingston as a central hub during Upstate Art Weekend where artists, audiences, and ideas converge.
BravinLee Programs, founded in 1991 by Karin Bravin and John Post Lee in SoHo, develops projects where place and context are central to the work. Led by Laurie De Chiara and Stefan Saffer, the nonprofit ArtPort Kingston supports artists through exhibitions, residencies, and public programming, reflecting a shared commitment with BravinLee to building culture outside traditional structures and grounded in collaboration and exchange.
Featuring: Ali Shrago-Spechler, Gallery Art 06870, BOB’s Gallery Presents Til Will, Cal Fish, The CAMP Gallery Presents: Molly Gambardella, Charles Ritchie Charlotte Bravin Lee, Dasha Bazanova/ Amelia Biewald/ Dessarae Bassil, Ellie Murphy, Eric Doeringer, Galerie Lucida Presents: Michael Flomen, Robert Flynt, Michael Paris Mazzeo, Anne Arden McDonald, and Gerald Slota , Ghost of a Dream, Guy Richards Smit, Heather Nicol, Jack Henry, Jeila Gueramian, Jess Blaustein and Tara Long, Joe Adams, Jonathan Feldschuh, Julie Peppito, Laisun Keane Gallery Presents: Campbell-Lynn McLean, Jordan McGirk & Raina Lee , Mandy Cano Villalobos, Margaret Roleke, MATERIAL GIRLS, Matt Bua, Michele Brody, Michal Gavish, Natalie Colette Wood, Natalya Khorover, Phaan Howng, Paul Maloney, Peter Dudek, Rachel Urkowitz, reALISE: (re) Acts of Language and Imagination in Service of Expression, Lady Labor: Roxy Savage + Crystal Heiden, Sarah George, Scott Teplin, Stephanie Theodore Gallery Presents: Bill Albertini + Elissa Levy + Billy Jacobs, Taliesin Thomas Presents: Kate Kosek, Tara Foley and John O’Donnell, Works on Water Presents: Gretchen Burger and Sarah Cameron Sunde: Presents Emily Blumenfeld Woolpunk, Z Behl and Kim Moloney (BALONEY), BravinLee Programs Presents: DEB's Outpost: Sammy Bennett, Bradley Milligan, Airco Caravan Alexandria Deters, Kumasi J. Barnett, Orly Cogan, Sam Keller, Jac Lahav, Jean Lowe, Kristina Majkut, Caitlin McCormack, Brent Owens, Tiny Pricks, Elizabeth Saloka, Tom Sanford, Miles Shelton, Barbara Sullivan, Donna Moylan, Michael Scoggins, Alex Gingrow, Amy Wilson, Charlotte Lee, Derek Stroup, Polly Shindler, Tracy Grayson, Guy Richards Smit, Martin Wilner
Inquiries: www.artportkingston.org, info@artportkingston.org, info@bravinlee.com, www.bravinlee.com