The key success factors in this project revolve entirely around the people involved, and the people who become involved.
Here is a list of the organizations that could be enlisted to take part in the project.
The Bardavon presents performances by touring artists and fosters the creation and development of new works. In its 900-seat theater, it presents the Hudson Valley Philharmonic and a full season of music, dance, theater, children’s and family events, a daytime performance series, and the Matinees and Music series for senior citizens. It facilitates collaborations that bring artists, businesses and government together to encourage community solidarity and assist economic revitalization.
Barrett Art Center/Dutchess County Art Association, located in an 1800s Greek Revival townhouse listed on the National Register of Historic Places, conducts exhibitions of contemporary art and historic merit; operates a year-round art school for adults and children, and presents educational programs – workshops, seminars, lectures, gallery talks and tours at its downtown Poughkeepsie location. In addition, a darkroom, printing press and lending libraries are available to the public and members.
Children’s Media Project is a non-profit arts and education organization focusing on media and technology. Our mission is to create a teaching/learning environment where artists, educators, community activists and particularly children and youth can learn to interact with media arts both as creators and critical viewers. CMP believes in making a social investment for community transformation. We provide access to skills, processes, and tools necessary for creation and appreciation of media as arts, as activism, as education and as entrepreneurship.
Clinton House: Headquarters of the Dutchess County Historical Society and Franklin Butts Research Library. Located on 549 Main St., Poughkeepsie.
Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center seeks to meet the artistic and educational needs of the Hudson Valley by showcasing professional and community artists in theater, music and the visual arts. The arts center is located in two historically significant and beautiful Victorian buildings that form the jewel of the River District of Poughkeepsie and provide a variety of performance, exhibition and office spaces, and a unique forum for the fine and performing arts.
The Dutchess County Arts Council was established in 1964 as a private, nonprofit arts service organization to promote and coordinate cultural activity and development in Dutchess County. The mission of the Dutchess County Arts Council is to provide the leadership, funding, encouragement, and services necessary for the highest quality of art to thrive in our county and region, and for citizens to value the arts as an important part of daily life, economy, and social fabric of our communities.
The Family Partnership Center opened in 1997 under the leadership of Families First NY (then Family Services, Inc.). In 2003, the Family Partnership Center became a non-profit corporation under the Families First umbrella. By sharing space the many agencies that call the Family Partnership Center home benefit from shared security, maintenance, and technology. We can meet casually and give birth to great ideas. And we know who to call when our clients need help we don’t provide. It’s ‘one-stop-shopping’ for people who need help. There’s almost always a celebration, a play, a concert, or a lecture series brewing. Our auditorium has a great stage. Our conference rooms can host almost any size group. And our minds are always abuzz with ideas. Sometimes individual agencies sponsor these events. Often we plan them collaboratively. And, we make the space available to other community groups as well.
The Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum is a place where children discover, experiment, and explore their world through hands-on exhibits and children’s original artwork – a place where the arts and the sciences join hands in teaching children about the world they live in. The museum offers interactive performances, workshops, presentations, playgroups, summer camp, and an arts and culture activity corner. Come take delight in their waterfront site.
Mid-Hudson Library/Adriance Memorial Library. Since 1959, the Mid-Hudson Library System has acted to insure the public’s right to free access, facilitate economical resource sharing, and promote professional library services while working in partnerships with the independent public and free association libraries in the designated service region.
Mill Street Loft, a Multi-Arts Educational Center, offers creative and culturally enriching art classes, year-round, for children and adults in the Hudson Valley. Programs include: the award-winning Dutchess Arts Camp; Year Round Art Institute, a portfolio development program for motivated teens; Project ABLE, an arts-driven job skills training program for at-risk youth; PASWORD and Project AWARE, two youth empowerment programs that use the arts to address gender-specific issues for girls ages 11-15; and arts-in-education programs such as ARTSTEACH and the IWILL Internship Program with Ulster BOCES.
Poughkeepsie Art Museum (PAM) The gallery is closed. The name/organization is administered by Albert Shahinian Fine Art, a private gallery, 196 Main Street
in Poughkeepsie, NY. The Museum was founded by Albert Shahinian. They are in process of reorganizing and enlarging PAM’s program. In the interim, there is an archived web site here containing exhibition information from its first two years of programming.