Galleries

Friday, January 9, 2026 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm / Free Admission / Refreshments will be served

• Victorian Gallery @ 9 Vassar Street – Kelly Stohr, Photographer
• Hancock and Reception Galleries @ 12 Vassar Street – WomensWork.Art Group Exhibition featuring Poughkeepsie-based female artists Stephanie Russell, Shirley Benjamin, Carolyn Schlam, Randi Chalfin, Suzanne Bonzer, Maryanne Ramirez, Bridget Vasquez, Samantha Palmieri, Lynn James, Kate Mitchell, Elinor Levy, and Womenswork.Art owner, Nikki Hung 

Art Opening Receptions: Friday, January 9, 2026 / 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Kelly Stohr – Victorian Gallery @ 9 Vassar Street

Photo by Kelly Stohr

Kelly Stohr is a visual artist residing in the Hudson Valley whose practice relies on the methods of intuitive wandering, spontaneous conversation, and chance encounters.  The result is a fateful chain of events that leads her from one subject to the next.  “I use cameras to navigate our distracted, psychically lonely 21st century existence as a young woman in this present moment,” Kelly explains. “Through images and textures that feel both universal and oddly specific, I hope to bring a shimmer of the collective unconscious to the surface and encourage us to look a little closer at what’s already there.” She will be presenting her solo exhibition, Shadow Map.  In addition to being an accomplished photographer who has showcased her work in group and solo exhibitions, Kelly is also the writer of the blog The Junk Drawer that functions as a curated collection of found images and scattered thoughts.  

WomensWork.Art Group Art Exhibition – Reception & Hancock Galleries @12 Vassar Street

Womenswork.Art is dedicated to supporting emerging and mid-career female, femme-identifying, non-binary and marginalized artists and curators across the spectrum of artistic mediums to explore themes ranging from the personal to the global.  Their group exhibition, Something About the Women, features Poughkeepsie-based female artists Stephanie Russell, Shirley Benjamin, Carolyn Schlam, Randi Chalfin, Suzanne Bonzer, Maryanne Ramirez, Bridget Vasquez, Samantha Palmieri, Lynn James, Kate Mitchell, Elinor Levy, and Womenswork.Art owner, Nikki Hung who will present recent works of their own choosing.  “It is imperative to keep giving artists a platform to show their works and for an audience to hear their messages,” explains Nikki. “I’m thrilled that the talented artists assembled for this diverse group show at the Cunneen-Hackett Art Center will be afforded the opportunity to showcase their thought-provoking works of art.” The Womenswork.Art Gallery Space and Office is located on the third floor of the 12 Vassar Street building of the Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center.  

Friday, March 6, 2026 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm / Free Admission / Refreshments will be served

• Victorian Gallery @ 9 Vassar Street – Ivars Sprogis, Oil and Watercolor Paintings
• Reception Gallery @ 12 Vassar Street – Kevin Sterne, Abstract Art 
• Hancock Gallery @ 12 Vassar Street – Shirley Tuttle, Acrylic Paintings 

Friday, May 8, 2026 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm / Free Admission / Refreshments will be served

• Victorian Gallery @ 9 Vassar Street – Joel Mason, Photography
• Reception Gallery @ 12 Vassar Street – Julian Allen, Acrylics and Watercolor Paintings 
• Hancock Gallery @ 12 Vassar Street – Monika Kalra, Giclee Prints 

Friday, July 10, 2026 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm / Free Admission / Refreshments will be served

• Victorian Gallery @ 9 Vassar Street – Onaje Benjamin, Mixed Media and Shirley Parker Benjamin, Mixed Media
• Reception Gallery @ 12 Vassar Street – Meghan McDonough, Oil Paintings 
• Hancock Gallery @ 12 Vassar Street – Mukta, Oil Paintings

Friday, September 11, 2026 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm / Free Admission / Refreshments will be served

• Victorian Gallery @ 9 Vassar Street – Liliana Washburn, Acrylic Paintings
• Hancock and Reception Galleries @ 12 Vassar Street – Sustainable Hudson Valley Group Exhibition 

Friday, October 22, 2026 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm / Free Admission / Refreshments will be served

• Hancock and Reception Gallery @ 12 Vassar Street – Grace Smith House – “The Clothesline Project” 

Friday, November 6, 2026 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm / Free Admission / Refreshments will be served

• Victorian Gallery @ 9 Vassar Street – Daniel Pailes-Friedman, Abstract Art
• Reception Gallery @ 12 Vassar Street – Melissa Small Cooper, Floral Paintings 
• Hancock Gallery @ 12 Vassar Street – Christal Ortiz, Painter/Mixed Media