Dia Beacon, Riggio Galleries, Beacon, New York. Photo: Bill Jacobson Studio, New York, courtesy Dia Art Foundation, New York
Institution: Dia Art Foundation Archives
Event Title: Dia Beacon Exhibition & Archives Tour
Date and Time: Saturday, October 18, 2025; 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Event Type: In-Person Tour
Location: Dia Beacon, 3 Beekman Street, Beacon, New York
Registration Link: https://diaart.wufoo.com/forms/r1vas6j41abbhjs/
Event Description: Please join us at Dia Beacon for a private tour of the Dia Art Foundation Archives and related exhibitions of artists Andy Warhol and Cameron Rowland with archivists Amye McCarther and Clifford Allen.
Founded in 1974 to help artists achieve visionary projects that might not otherwise be realized due to their scale or scope, Dia Art Foundation comprises a constellation of nine permanent sites across the United States and Germany, as well as three exhibition spaces in New York State: Dia Chelsea, Dia Bridgehampton, and Dia Beacon. Dia Beacon occupies a landmark 1929 former Nabisco printing factory on the Hudson River and features nearly 300,000 square feet of galleries and surrounding gardens designed by artist Robert Irwin devoted to the presentation of Dia’s collection, new exhibitions, commissions, and public programs.
The Dia Art Foundation Archives advances Dia's commitment to supporting, realizing, and preserving the vision of artists through the collection and preservation of records and media documenting the Foundation's history of single artist projects, exhibitions, site-specific installations, and in-depth collecting of a focused group of artists who came to maturity during the 60s and 70s, as well as select contemporary artists whose work engages meaningfully with the legacies of conceptual and site-responsive practices.
Archivists Amye McCarther and Clifford Allen will provide an overview of Dia’s history and archival collections, present selected materials highlighting Dia’s unique programmatic history, and discuss current initiatives such as Dia’s Oral History Project and artists in residence program. The tour will additionally include a guided exhibition tour–led by Amye McCarther–of commissioned works by artists Andy Warhol and Cameron Rowland with installations realized through archival research on Dia’s history of supporting artists’ projects.
Complimentary entry to the galleries and light refreshments will be provided. Advance registration is required. Space is limited.
