Irvington
Explore Irvington’s collection of 13 original pumpkin sculptures, each transformed by a local artist and displayed throughout the village.
Use the Gallery Guide & Map to find all 13, or scroll down to discover each pumpkin, its location, the artist behind it, and the inspiration for the work.
Irvington is well know by locals for the
Irvington Arts & Culture Chairperson Kristina Schmidt, founder of the Rivertown Pumpkin Trail, created the trail following the success of Irvington’s Bulldog Galleries and Butterfly Gallery & Pollinator Gardens. This fall, we joined forces with arts partners throughout the Rivertowns to create a one-of-a-kind regional public art experience.
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Abi Brandwein,
Natalia Schmidt
Title
Great Pumpkin
Pumpkin Location:
1 North Broadway
Meet the Artist
Abi is a visual artist and student, who has been working in the art world profesionally since she was in middle school. A senior at IHS, Abi has participated in all four Bulldog Galleries, has sold her work, and been part of other notable art shows. Abi worked as an artist and instructor at Art XO Studio for 3 years, takes on freelance projects, won a public art award, and continues to work with youth in the arts.
Natalia debued her artistic talents in the 2024 Bulldog Gallery with her mosaic tiled masterpiece “Mosaico” where she hand laid over 1,000 penny rounds. Natalia is a student who has shifted much of her focus to high level softball, but she loves to honor her creative roots whenever she gets a chance. This artwork is especially meaningful with the passing of her grandfather, who showed Chalie Brown holiday special every single holiday we got to share with him, this is dedicated to Dave Dwinell.
Laura Saracino
Title
Harvest
Pumpkin Location
136 Main Street
About the Artist
Laura Saracino is a special education teacher who works with young autistic students. She has always loved painting and being creative and is a self-taught artist. Her love of art began at a young age, inspired by her grandfather, who was an oil painter. Although teaching is a big part of her life, she has continued to make time for art and enjoys experimenting with different styles and taking on projects that are a little outside of her comfort zone.
PumpkInspiration
This piece was inspired by my recent trip to Montana and the incredible landscapes that seemed to stretch on forever. I wanted to capture that feeling of wide open skies, mountains and the warm glow of a harvest moon over the landscape. It’s my little piece of Montana brought home with me.
Gloria Marerro
Title
Guardian of Wisdom
Pumpkin Location
110 Main Street, Crosses with Aquaduct Trial
Meet the Artist
Gloria Marrero is an Irvington-based artist, mom, grandmother, creative entrepreneur, and owner of Penny’s Party Place. She has participated in several community art installations in the Village of Irvington, including the Butterfly, Mural, and Bulldog projects, and now the Pumpkin installation with her piece, Guardian of Wisdom. Gloria loves bold color, texture, and transforming unexpected objects into art that brings joy and creativity to the community.
Arielle Royston
Title
Gem O’Lantern
Pumpkin Location
107 Main Street
Meet the Artist
Arielle Royston is new to the Rivertowns and its arts scene. Formerly Brooklyn-based, she works in design leadership at Google and had her 15 minutes of creative fame drawing cartoons about life during COVID (check out @relscartoons). Once a week, she says she’ll get back into cartooning and finally submit to The New Yorker, but instead, she’s taken to painting murals around her basement and decorating fiberglass pumpkins.
Kristina Schmidt
Title
Enchanted Coach
Pumpkin Location
85 Main Street, Village Hall
About the Artist
Kristina is a visual artist and designer whose work spans sculpture, painting, fabrication, public art, and large-scale installations. As Chair of Irvington Arts and Culture, she is the founder of the Bulldog Gallery, the Butterfly Pollinator Experience, and the Rivertown Pumpkin Trail. Her work is driven by curiosity, experimentation, and a love of creating unexpected moments of wonder and connection.
PumpkInspiration
Kristina imagined a real, hand-built pumpkin sculpture that captured the pumpkin carriage fairytale feeling, and transported visitors back to a time when our rivertown area was filled with gilded estates and horse drawn coaches. Elegant, magical, sparkly and illuminated.
Kristina Schmidt
Title
The 13th Hour
Pumpkin Location
85 Main Street, Village Hall
Meet the Artist
Kristina is a visual artist living in Irvington, NY. She is the Chair of the Irvington Arts & Culture Committee, she founded o the Irvington Bulldog Gallery in 2022—and now run the Rivertowns Pumpkin Trail!
PumpkInspiration
Anyone who knows Kristina knows there are days when she would give anything for a 13th hour on the clock—just a little more time for the finishing touches. But when the candle burns low and you begin bending the rules of time, strange things start to happen. This dimensional, surrealist work imagines time as something less than fixed: melting, burning, ebbing and flowing before our eyes.
Enissa Acevedo
Title
Gorgeous Gothic
Pumpkin Location
78 Main Street, Corner S Ferris
Meet the Artist
Enissa Acevedo is a school counselor for the NYC Public Schools. Her creative journey began through using therapeutic art activities with her students. Through expressive, abstract work, she explores emotion, intuition, and personal growth while continuing to discover and develop her artistic voice.
Kristin Mann
Title
iSpy Halloween
Pumpkin Location
71 Main Street, Corner N Eckar
Meet the Artist
Kristin is an educator who loves to get her hands in and make things. She thinks kids are the best and loves to make her art playful, bright and full of fun!
PumpkInspiration
This pumpkin design is inspired by the famous ISpy books that we all loved. It is filled with ghoulish trinkets that get us all excited for fun that Halloween brings!
Joana Ricou
Title
Goblins, Bats, Oh My
Pumpkin Location
48 Main Street, Corner S Dutcher
Meet the Artist
Originally from Portugal, Joana Ricou is a contemporary bioartist living in Irvington, NY with her family. She combines biology and fine arts to explore themes of identity and connection. Joana has presented work nationally and internationally. She also loves community and public art projects. www.joanaricou.com
PumpkinSpiration
There are things in this place that are seen, and there are things that are unseen. But the unseen is as real and as powerful as the wind, (and we cannot see that either.) In this hollow we are never truly alone. I made this little diorama to try to catch what moves too quickly, and too quietly for our eyes to perceive, but which our hearts already know is there.
Zadie Bloom
Title
Coraline
Pumpkin Location
35 Main Street, Corner N Cottenet
Meet the Artist
Zadie bloom has been doing public art for over 3 years, and loves making her town a more vibrant place with interesting art around each corner
PumpkInspiration
Zadie grew up watching and loving stop motion movies like Coraline and Nightmare Before Christmas and have always loved this animation style. Overall, Coraline has Zadie favorite movie and this was the perfect opportunity to celebrate the creative charm that flows throughout the film.
Jessica Pickens
Title
Behind Every Door
Pumpkin Location
18 Main Street, Corner S Buckhout
Meet the Artist
Jessica is an interior designer and mom of two. She is a recent transplant from NYC and enjoying her new life and community in Irvington, NY.
PumpkinSpiration
This pumpkin was inspired by her 4 year old son's absolute love and adoration for The Nightmare Before Christmas. She hopes her work makes him proud
Abi Brandwein
Title: Kussa
Pumpkin Location:
Irvington Train Station, Astor Place & Main Street
Meet the Artist
Abi is a visual artist and student, who has been working in the art world profesionally since she was in middle school. A senior at IHS, Abi has participated in all four Bulldog Galleries, has sold her work, and been part of other notable art shows. Abi worked as an artist and instructor at Art XO Studio for 3 years, takes on freelance projects, won a public art award, and continues to work with youth in the arts.
Al Villacara
Title
Palisades Sunset
Pumpkin Location
1 Bridge Street
Opposite side of train station
MP Taverna Restaurant
Meet the Artist
Al Villacara (AV Artworks) is a New York, NY based artist that grew up in Irvington, NY. He specializes in painting and drawing with his visual style described as "life filtered through Saturday morning cartoons."
PumpkinSpiration
This piece captures a stylized version of a fall sunset over the mighty Palisades, highlighting the colorful autumn foliage and vibrant harvest sky along the dramatic rock formation.
A Special Thanks…
Falasca’s Home Improvement built and donated our beautiful pumpkin pedestals. With no history of this gallery happening, Harley Falasca donated over 40 hand fabricated wooden pedestals built to last. We hope visitors will support Falasca, like they supported this public art project.