The Art Effect Listens For Good
When The Art Effect, which participates in Shared Insight’s Listen4Good initiative, analyzed student feedback data along with demographic information, we saw and acted on opportunities to improve our cultural competencies and the inclusiveness of our art and college-prep classes. The feedback process changed the perspectives and led to new programming, like the Media & Arts Advancement Program (MAAP), that has given students a better chance to fully benefit from The Art Effect’s offerings.
Check out The Fund for Shared Insight’s article about the impact participating in Listen for Good has had on The Art Effect. Click here to read the article.
Make sure your voice is heard! We will be closing the current Listen4Good survey on Monday, October 7. Take The Art Effect’s survey here y en español aqui.
How Art Can Battle Pollution
Check out this awesome, short video produced by our MADLab (Media/Art/Design Lab) students! These PSAs (public service announcements) are part of the community-led initiative to clean up the Fall Kill Creek in downtown Poughkeepsie. Students engaged in the summer MADLab program will design and install public art installations, organize litter clean up days, and create anti-littering education materials, such as these PSAs. Watch the video, then take a 6-question survey below the video! Please take this 6-question survey based on the video above! By completing this survey, you are helping us fulfill grant requirements necessary to run our MADLab programs. Thank you! Thank you for taking our survey! Enjoyed the videos? Head over to MADLab to learn more about this “earn as you learn” program. Programs provided by this agency are partially funded by monies received from Dutchess County and the NYS Pollution Prevention Institute through a grant from the State of New York. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Rochester Institute of Technology and its NYS Pollution Prevention Institute or New York State.
2019 Exposure Exhibition
Above: Best in Show winner Andralyn Lagattuta and Executive Director Nicole Fenichel-Hewitt. On May 10th, 2019, The Art Effect hosted the 16th annual Exposure Photography Exhibition, celebrating the work of local and national teen photographers. We were pleased to announce the winners of the exhibition during our Artists Reception towards the end of the night. Here are the 2019 winners and honorable mentions!
Best In Show
Wraith, by Andralyn Lagattuta
Junior, Liberty High School, Ulster County, NY
Prize: $1,500 Scholarship to Maryland Institute College of Art’s pre-college program and $400 cash.
1st Place Winner
Jonas, by Leslie Ostronic
Senior, Lawrence High School, Lawrence, KS
Prize: Full tuition scholarship to The Art Effect’s Art Institute and $300 cash.
2nd Place Winner
Paper, by Evan Teplensky
Senior, North Salem High School, Westchester, NY
Prize: $500 Scholarship to The Art Effect’s Art Institute and $125 cash.
3rd Place Winner
More Than Ordinary, by Amani Jamal
Sophomore, John Jay High School, Poughkeepsie, NY
Prize: $300 Scholarship to The Art Effect’s Art Institute and $75 cash.
Twisted, by Alexa Vincento Senior, John Jay High School, Poughkeepsie, NY – Prize: $200 scholarship to The Art Effect’s Art Institute and $40 cash.
Don’t Kill Her Dreams, by Caitlynn Kliem Senior, Lawrence High School, Lawrence, KS – Prize: $200 scholarship to The Art Effect’s Art Institute and $40 cash.
Denial, by Olivia Weinstein Junior, Roundout Valley High School, Ulster County, NY – Prize: $200 scholarship to The Art Effect’s Art Institute and $40 cash.
Art Battles Pollution: MADLab Students Set To Clean Up The Fall Kill Creek
In 2019, MADLab students are taking on the ravages of pollution in their community. As part of the NYS Pollution Prevention Institute, students will create public art and develop clean green spaces along the Fall Kill Creek, an overlooked waterway in downtown Poughkeepsie. This is the only youth-led arts project that contributes to the city-wide goal of improving the Fall Kill Creek. The Art Effect hopes to raise $10,000 in support of the program. Funds raised will provide youth with the resources to design and install public art sculptures, organize litter clean-up days, create anti-littering educational materials such as video and radio public service announcements, and host community feedback and outreach sessions. In the process, youth participating in the program will gain useful job skills in areas such as photography, video, landscape design, sanitation, construction, graphic design, radio broadcasting, and community organizing. Community members interested in supporting the efforts of students can make a donation between now and May 15th through our fundraising campaign, and after May 15th through our website. Students interested in participating in the program should register for our summer program, MADLabs.The Art Effect's 2018 Annual Report
The Art Effect is pleased to present our 2018 Annual Report, celebrating our first year as a merged organization. Formerly Mill Street Loft and Spark Media Project, the two organizations officially joined as The Art Effect on January 1, 2018. The Art Effect is now the largest art education organization in the region, directly serving over 2,000 people through a variety of programs, with a focus on underserved youth in Poughkeepsie, New York.
The Art Effect was awarded Hudson Valley Magazine’s “Best Art Program for Youth” last year, but perhaps most impressive are the awards won by our students at The Art Effect: in 2018, over 100 Scholastic Art Awards and over $3 million in scholarship offers were received.
In 2018, over 2,000 individuals were directly served by The Art Effect, creating over 1,000 works of art. 100% of students in the Art Institute program graduated high school and were accepted into college with scholarship offers, and 83% of Media, Art, and Design Lab (MADLab) students reported that they feel fully ready to enter the job market in the arts field.
Through these impactful programs for young people throughout the Hudson Valley, The Art Effect helps students explore their passions and prepares them for their future.
See the full power of The Art Effect here: thearteffect.org/annualreport.
Poughkeepsie Middle School Students: Explore the world of Filmmaking and Animation!
Stage & Screen Program for Poughkeepsie Middle School Students! For 6th, 7th, & 8th graders • Mondays and Wednesdays, 3:00 – 5:00pm at Poughkeepsie Middle School, 55 College Ave., Poughkeepsie EXPLORE the worlds of film and theatre! CREATE original films and plays! LEARN video editing, improv acting, directing, scripting, and staging! To register, fill out these forms and return to either your school’s main office, to The Art Effect at 45 Pershing Avenue, POK NY 12601, or digitally to maryellen@thearteffect.org.'Awesome' Grant to Boost Local Exposure Entries
Friday afternoon, The Art Effect received a $1,000 grant from The Poughkeepsie Awesome Foundation at our studios in The Poughkeepsie Underwear Factory. These generous funds will support increased participation by Poughkeepsie youth in the annual Exposure national high school photography competition. The Exposure exhibition is a unique opportunity to showcase the talented photography of local and national high school students, nurturing and giving attention to young people’s creative voice. Emerging photographers have the chance to share their unique perspective on the world through incredible images, from classic black-and-white darkroom photography to digitally manipulated images. The exhibition is one of very few juried student photography exhibitions in the Hudson Valley. Professional photographers judge over 750 entries from across the USA and choose approximately 70 pieces for the Poughkeepsie-based exhibition and select winners of several prizes, including a full scholarship to the Summer Art Intensive at The Art Effect, one full-tuition scholarship to Maryland Institute College of Art’s Summer 2019 pre-college program, and cash awards. The Poughkeepsie Awesome Foundation support will enable Poughkeepsie high school students to enter the competition for free and encourage their participation through event attendance. Poughkeepsie youth in The Art Effect’s after school arts and workforce development programs, Spark Studios and Media, Art, and Design Lab (MADLab), will be encouraged to use The Art Effect’s studio equipment and mentors to create photography to be considered for the Exposure exhibition. This funding has provided these students with an opportunity to compete in this national photography competition. “On behalf of The Art Effect and our students, we would like to thank the Poughkeepsie Awesome Foundation for this generous grant,” states Nicole Fenichel-Hewitt, Executive Director of The Art Effect. “These funds will make the Exposure exhibition more accessible and encourage larger participation and voice from young artists in the City of Poughkeepsie.” The deadline for submissions to Exposure is Friday, April 5, 2019 at 5pm. Entries can be submitted via our website, and Poughkeepsie students can enter for free with the code PKawesome. The Exposure exhibition will held in Poughkeepsie and open to the public in May 2019.MADLab
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The MADLab (Media/Art/Design Lab) – formerly Habilidad, Media Magic and Project Able, is an “earn while you learn” arts career exploration and job skills training program that addresses the needs of youth facing multiple barriers to employment in year-round after-school programs and an intensive 8-week summer session.
