Calm lake with reflections of autumn-colored trees along the shoreline under a clear blue sky.
People inside a modern art gallery with wooden floors and white walls, looking at the artwork.
Large, curved, rust-colored metal structures inside a brightly lit industrial building with large windows and a concrete floor.
The Guggenheim Museum in New York City, featuring an avant-garde, metallic, curvy architectural design with reflective surfaces, surrounded by green grass and trees under a partly cloudy sky.
People sitting inside a tent with projected blue and white abstract patterns on the walls and ceiling, some with glasses and one with a dog, engaged in conversation or listening.
Display of fresh figs in light blue cartons on a table, with a small chalkboard sign with a poem about eating figs and a jar of green leaves in the background.

Experience the radiant arts and cultural landscape of the Hudson Valley

GRADIENT provides an intimate glimpse into world renowned art venues and working artist studios within the unique cultural heritage and natural beauty of the Hudson Valley. Choose from a selection of carefully crafted viewings of contemporary museums, galleries and artists’ studios for behind-the-scenes access to working artists’ process while enjoying this luminous landscape and what it produces seasonally

Meet Your Guide

Suzy Sureck is a graduate of Cooper Union and Cranbrook Academy and has been a professor of contemporary arts for over 25 years at Pratt Institute and State University New Paltz. An artist all her life, Suzy exhibits her multi-media installations, video and drawings in the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, Korea, Australia, and India, and has taken part in over a dozen arts residencies. Suzy is a museum educator and guide currently at Dia and previously at MoMA. Her experiential approach to making and discussing the arts makes a wide range of artworks engaging to audiences of all.

Artist with curly blonde hair smiling at the camera, wearing a black sleeveless top and a silver necklace.

Experiences

Artist and educator Suzy Sureck guides carefully curated tours of museums, artists studios and locally sourced culinary wonders amid the serene landscapes of the Hudson Valley. Start your next journey today.

Person wearing white coat and sunglasses walking in front of a large digital screen at an exhibition at the CCS Hessel Museum of Art at Bard College.
Large indoor space with industrial design, green lighting, concrete floor with cracks, supported by numerous tall white columns, with a railing along one wall, and a few people standing and walking in the distance at Dia Beacon.
A cluster of green apples growing on a tree branch against a clear blue sky in the Hudson Valley.

Book a Tour

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Individualized tours available upon request. Contact Suzy to discuss your specific interests and we’ll curate an experience just for you and your group.

A young girl with blonde hair, wearing a white shirt and shorts, walking through a large, open doorway with tall dark panels inside a building with brick walls and large windows at Dia Beacon.

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