Art Opening Reception: Friday, July 11, 2025 / 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm @ 12 Vassar Street Award-winning visual artists Semine Hazar, Fatma Kadir and Ilhan Sayin, whose global collaborations include museums and United Nations Conferences, bring their “I Love New York” group art show to the Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center. This exhibition highlights each artists’ area of expertise and offers … Read More
Jenny Sweeney – Solo Art Exhibition the Victorian Gallery @ 9 Vassar Street
Art Opening Reception: Friday, July 11, 2025 / 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm @ 9 Vassar Street Jenny Sweeney is an exceptionally skilled and prolific visual artist specializing in realistic drawings using colored pencils and watercolor paints. She pursued her artistic passion by taking art courses at Spackenkill High School and at Dutchess Community College all the while bravely serving … Read More
Elysium Furnace Works presents Two Dynamic Duos – James Keepnews & Billy Stein and Dean Sharp & Nico Soffiato
Saturday, April 5, 2025 @ 8:00 pm / VBI Theatre – 12 Vassar Street / Ticket Prices: $10-20 sliding scale admission / Ticket Information: Elysium Furnace Works Two dynamic duos descend upon an unsuspecting Poughkeepsie when the improvised guitar duo of James Keepnews and Billy Stein is joined by drummer/percussionist Dean Sharp and Nico Soffiato performing an opening set. James Keepnews … Read More
Mari Keeler Cornwell – Solo Art Exhibition in the Hancock Gallery @ 12 Vassar Street
Art Opening Reception: Friday, May 9, 2025 / 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm @ 12 Vassar Street Mari Keeler Cornwell is a classically trained artist from Caracas, Venezuela who draws inspiration from her vibrant homeland and the remarkable women in her life. Growing up surrounded by strong female figures, Mari was mentored by her artist aunt who helped her hone … Read More
Kate Masters, Sylvia Mueller, and Jacqueline Oster of the CIRCLE24collective – Group Art Exhibition in the Reception Gallery @12 Vassar Street
Art Opening Reception: Friday, May 9, 2025 / 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm @ 12 Vassar Street Kate Masters is a painter based in Saugerties, NY and founding member of CIRCLE24collective. She began painting in earnest in her late 50s with her recent work of abstract compositions and landscapes inspired by local settings done in oil. “I am interested … Read More
Jim Smith, Jr. – Solo Art Exhibition the Victorian Gallery @ 9 Vassar Street
Art Opening Reception: Friday, May 9, 2025 / 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm @ 9 Vassar Street Jim Smith, Jr. was born and raised in South Africa, Pietermaritzburg, KZN and moved to Hyde Park, NY with his family during his childhood years. Upon graduating from FDR High School, he enrolled at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) where he … Read More
Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center presents The “2025 Annual Magnolia Party” Fundraising Event
Saturday, April 12, 2024 / 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm / 9 Vassar Street / $85 per person / Click HERE To Purchase Online Tickets through Eventbrite / Click HERE to Make A Donation / To Pay by Check, call the Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center Administrative Office at 845-486-4571 / NOTE: Limited Capacity and No Door Sales / Ticket Price includes … Read More
Ian Hutton and Selva Ozelli – “Paradise” Art Exhibition – Hancock Gallery @ 12 Vassar Street
Art Opening Reception: Friday, March 7, 2025 / 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm @ 12 Vassar Street World-renowned photographer Ian Hutton who is the curator of Lord Howe Island Museum, Lord Howe Island, Australia, and award-winning oil artist Selva Ozelli from the Hudson Valley team up to bring a taste of Lord Howe Island Group to the Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center … Read More
Kate Hoekstra – Solo Art Exhibition in the Reception Gallery @12 Vassar Street
Art Opening Reception: Friday, March 7, 2025 / 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm @ 12 Vassar Street Kate Hoekstra is a self-taught painter influenced by the 19th and 20th century American Impressionists who worked in and around the New England area. With flowers, portraits, still life and nature as her subjects, Ms. Hoekstra emulates the style of Charles Benson, Thedore Robinson, and … Read More
Group Art Exhibition featuring artwork by four Ukrainian American artists from the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America – Ulana Salewycz, Vitalia Deriabina, Marianna Szczawinsky Crans, and the late Catherine Zadorecka Gorham – Victorian Gallery @ 9 Vassar Street
Art Opening Reception: Friday, March 7, 2025 / 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm @ 9 Vassar Street Ulana Salewycz, Vitalia Deriabina, Marianna Crans, and the late Catherine Zadorecka Gorham are four Ukrainian American artists from the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America. Through their multitude of creative endeavors, they have dedicated themselves to fostering the organization’s goals of educating and … Read More