Of An Era
Virtual Artist Talk:Wednesday, November 10, 2021, 7pm
Winter Video & Podcast Intensive
Dec 6 – Dec 17
Monday through Friday; 3 – 5:30pm
Poughkeepsie Underwear Factory
8 N Cherry Street, 3rd Floor, Poughkeepsie
This winter, learn how to produce content for audio and video platforms!
Join The Art Effect for a two week Winter Video & Podcast Intensive, where you will:
- Experience working on a fully functioning film set
- Engage in on-air discussion of politics, social action, current events, and personal experience
- Receive training in camera and sound board operation
- Gain experience live-streaming to online video platforms
Transportation will be provided from PHS after school.
Deadline to apply: Nov 26
Apply today! at https://forms.gle/gNjnzPcWgbZaRrCQ7
Click here to download the 2021 Winter Intensive Flyer.
PK in the Know: Community Outreach
“Where do you want to see more art in the City of Poughkeepsie”
“What would you do to beautify the Trolley Barn?”
Are you an artist or community organization that would like to get involved? Fill out this short survey HERE!
Teen Visions at The Barns Art Center!
Teen Visions is moving from The Trolley Barn Gallery to The Barns Art Center
Oct 9-Dec 10
The Teen Visions show is moving from The Trolley Barn Gallery, to The Barns Art Center in Hopewell Junction, NY! Be sure to check out this artwork presented in this incredible new space. The show will be up from Oct 9 -Dec 10.
The Teen Visions show is a culmination of the hard work the youth from summer classes at Media, Arts, and Design Lab, SPARK Studios, Junior Art Institute and Summer Art Institute. The show is made up of pieces from these programs, which you can learn more about here. Be sure to check out our Teen Visions Virtual Gallery that is currently live if you are not able to see the show in person!
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The Barns Art Center and Harvest Festival Info:
The Barns is a contemporary art initiative that highlights art and artists in dialogue with food, farming, ecology, and sustainability. The Barns Art Center is also having their first annual Harvest Festival October 9 & 10. Be sure to sign up on their website to take part in these fun events or just check out the space!
Teen Visions 2021 showcases an incredible summer
Over 90 people joined us at the Trolley Barn Gallery for The Art Effect’s Teen Visions in-person opening last Friday, September 10, 2021, where members of the community, young artists and their families, and The Art Effect staff celebrated an incredible showcase of work from the summer. The show features over 70 pieces of artwork by teen artists from a number of different summer programs at The Art Effect, including Spark Studios, MADLab, the Junior Art Institute, and the Summer Art Institute.no images were found
Remarks from Executive Director Nicole Fenichel-Hewitt and program heads David Wong, Paul Thompson, Rick Price, and Michael Hollick highlighted the creative journeys youth undertake in The Art Effect’s programs each summer. Artists from each program spoke briefly about their personal experiences and takeaways from their summers making art. The Teen Vision Virtual Artist Talk will feature a more in depth Q&A with artists from the showcase on September 29 from 7–8pm. Simultaneously on display at The Trolley Barn Gallery through October 2, Mary Haddad’s Black Lives Matter mural was also highlighted at the Teen Visions opening when Mary Haddad spoke about the genesis of the mural and working with teens at Oakwood Friends School this past year on its creation. Teen Visions will remain up on view through October 2, 2021 with gallery hours during the week and each weekend. The gallery is open Wednesday through Friday from 2–5pm and on Saturdays from 12 to 4pm. If you aren’t able to visit the gallery in person for the show you see all of the amazing work on display by visiting our virtual gallery for the show here. For more information on this and upcoming exhibitions visit: thearteffect.org/current-exhibitions.no images were found
Media Maker Lab Opens at Poughkeepsie High School
The Art Effect will be at Poughkeepsie High School this fall in the new Media Maker Lab creating a media education resource and classroom focused on providing digital literacy instruction to PHS students and media-related professional development for PHS faculty and staff.
This fall The Art Effect will working in the classroom with the students and faculty in ELA classes to create media texts in dialogue with The Best We Could Do, Thi Bui’s award-winning graphic novel (this year’s selection for the Poughkeepsie Public Library District’s 2021 Big Read).
The Art Effect will also be offering an Animation Lab on Mondays from 3-5pm this fall. PHS youth will have the chance to get animated, mastering various animation techniques including digital animation and stop-motion in this once-a-week after-school program using apps like KomaKoma, Procreate, and Flip-A-Clip. PCSD students can sign up by filling out this form online.
National Coloring Book Day
Grab your crayons, markers or colored pencils, it’s National Coloring Book Day and we are sharing these incredible printable coloring pages from one of The Art Effect’s talented alum, Stephanie Weinger today! https://stephweinger.com Stephanie is a Natural Science and Children’s Illustrator, a current member of the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, and a graduate in Illustration from Moore College of Art and Design. She currently working to buil her brand, Animals Everywhere. Print your pages, use your creative flair and share your creations with us on Facebook or Instagram @thearteffect #thearteffect [pdf-embedder url=”https://thearteffect.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/AAD-Coloring-Pages.pdf” title=”AAD Coloring Pages”]THE ART EFFECT PRESENTS ART AFTER DARK
The Art Effect is thrilled to announce that its fourth annual Art After Dark Gala will be returning to an in-person celebration of the arts on Friday, October 22, from 7pm-10pm at the Trolley Barn Gallery in Poughkeepsie, NY. The night will feature immersive arts experiences, culinary delights, and signature cocktails with an artistic twist.
