Drive Through History: Arts & Letters

Throughout its history, Columbia County has been a sanctuary for artists, writers, performers and creatives of all kinds seeking inspiration. In 2014, a study showed Hudson to have the third-highest concentration of independent artists in the nation, ranked only behind Brooklyn and Taos, New Mexico.

But Hudson is just one of many creative destinations in the County. From the mountain views that were immortalized by Hudson River School painters to the idyllic Austerlitz berry farm where poet Edna St. Vincent Millay lived and wrote, creative energy flows through every part of Columbia County — a legacy that continues today at venues as diverse as Art Omi, PS21 and Time & Space Limited.