An Interactive Extravaganza Virtual Gala, Art Show, and Auction This Month
On Thursday, November 19, 2020 at 7:00 pm, The Art Effect will host an innovative online Art After Dark Gala honoring Todd Poteet and Sad’e Sharas. Leading up to the interactive extravaganza, The Alumni Art Show at The Poughkeepsie Trolley Barn as well as the Alumni Art Auction showcase artwork created by alumni of the Art Effect and its pre-merger organizations — Mill Street Loft and Children’s Media Project/Spark Media Project. Proceeds from the event provide significant support for arts education and youth development, and kick off The Art Effect’s exciting new alumni network.
The Art After Dark Virtual Gala features a creative “Choose Your Own Adventure” experience produced by The Art Effect’s apprentice production company Forge Media. With your ticket, immerse yourself into unique, youth produced films that navigate you through stories, conversations with old friends, new faces, and entertaining experiences filled with music, drinks, artwork, and lots of laughs. As your adventure ends, we invite you to join us live for a captivating award presentation and conclusion to our virtual event.
If you so choose to savor the full “gala” experience, Art After Dark pairs perfectly with a cheese and charcuterie box filled with seasonal and local meats, produce, nuts, crackers, and cheese artfully curated by Simply Gourmet, a bottle of Millbrook Vineyard wine, and local chocolate from Oliver Kita. Vegetarian options are available.
Currently on view at the Trolley Barn in downtown Poughkeepsie and online, the Art Effect’s Alumni Exhibition presents a diverse collection of paintings, sculptures, photographs, digital media, and drawings that bring attention to the critical bond alumni serve between the classroom and studios and the creative world. After starting their creative journeys here in Poughkeepsie, these artists have studied in some of the best art schools in the country, and have built meaningful careers in the arts. The show is open from now until November 21, 2020 on Wednesdays-Fridays from 12pm-3pm and Saturdays from 12-4pm. The Poughkeepsie Trolley Barn, 489 Main Street, Poughkeepsie. It is free and open to the public.
Additionally, the Alumni Art Auction offers an array of alumni artwork and services including a sketchbook filled with over 25 years of artwork created by Todd Poteet, ceramics, paintings, prints, and services created by The Art Effect’s diverse and talented alumni. The online auction is open for bidding now until November 21, 2020.
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Arts For Justice: October 12th at The Art Effect
Join The Art Effect in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement for our SECOND Arts for Justice event: a FREE open studios event for all ages this Indigenous People’s Day. Your voice will be heard through drawing, painting, photography, film, and more. Art can help process emotions, express opinions, and build community. View a pop-up exhibition of local Black, Indigenous, and Artists of Color featured on the walls of our Carole Wolf art gallery. Drop in for a quick visit or stay longer to create art with powerful and personal meaning. For more information about this event, contact lauren@thearteffect.org COVID-19 health protocols will be followed and all attendees will adhere to social distancing requirements. Please take note of the following: No more than 10 visiting individuals will be inside at a time, but there will be outside options while you wait! Bring your own mask and gloves Use hand sanitizer provided by The Art Effect before each activity Due to Covid-19, no food will be provided Where & When: The Art Effect @ 45 Pershing Avenue Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 Monday, October 12 from 12pm-4pm See who’s going on Facebook! Activity Descriptions: Power of Art A pop up Gallery Exhibition in the Carol Wolfe Gallery featuring local art created by Black, Indigenous, and Artists of Color. Memorial of the Fallen In this community collaboration, use imagery, symbols, and artistic fonts to write inspirational messages to those we have lost to police brutality and have your voices be heard while we fill every empty space on this powerful mini mural. Pumpkin Painting Paint a pumpkin however you’d like: Halloween, Autumn, Justice, etc. to take with you and decorate your home. Outdoor Chalk Murals Bring your passion beyond the borders of a canvas or camera frame. Use chalk to decorate The Art Effect’s parking lot with powerful quotes, symbols, and imagery. Art Speaks Louder Whether you are illustrating an emotional scene or creating your own Black Lives Matter poster, use color pencil, marker, watercolor, ink, and/or oil pastels to make your creative voice heard. Focus on Justice Use the power of an image to create your own bold snapshots through stand-alone photos or even a whole series designed to tell the story YOU want. Have a photo taken of you with your Black Lives Matter artwork or striking your most powerful pose.
RSVP FOR NOT-A-GALA
Please fill out the form below. Information on how to access the event via Zoom will be sent on the morning of the event – Saturday, October 24th.
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Summer Intermediate Arts Program Virtual Gallery
This summer, 10-13 year old artists joined The Art Effect’s virtual Summer Intermediate Arts Program! They pushed themselves and worked hard to create beautiful pieces of art with the help with their teacher, Lauren Hollick. Congratulations to these young adults. Take a walk through their virtual gallery! Session 2 of inperson SIAP begins August 17th and has limited spots available! Register Now. Not comfortable with in-person classes? Purchase your at-home video download lessons filled with 10+ art lessons and includes supplies too! More InfoSummer Art Institute Online Gallery
The Art Effect’s Summer Art Institute (SAI) is for artistically motivated teens ages 14-19 to develop their creativity and build skills that prepare them for advanced artistic study and careers in the visual arts. The summer program is taught by Rick Price, Director of the Summer Art Institute, and focuses on advancing skills in drawing and painting. Students in session one of Summer Art Institute share their incredible work in this virtual gallery below. About the instructor: Rick Price has an MFA from Savannah College of Art & Design, is the chair of the fine art department at the Harvey School, and has extensive teaching experience at Buck’s Rock in CT, mural painting in San Francisco and Beacon, illustration commissions, and has exhibited his fine art work nationwide.For more information on fall courses, click HERE.
Summer Art Institute Session 1
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Congratulations To Our 2020 Congressional Art Award Winners
Two students at The Art Effect, Anneke Chan and Alyssa Palermo, received competitive grand prizes from their Congressional district at this year’s Congressional Art Competition. The Congressional Art Competition, sponsored by the Congressional Institute, invites high school students to submit their work for recognition and encouragement of artistic talent in our nation. Winners are selected and recognized in their district as well as at an annual awards ceremony in Washington, D.C where their works will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol Building for one year. Since 1982, more than 650,000 students have participated in this prestigious award competition. The Art Effect is proud to have two of this year’s young artist winners studying under the instruction of our talented teaching artist staff. Good artists are often mentored by great art teachers, and The Art Effect is proud to work with many of them to help students reach their creative potential.
Anneke Chan is the salutatorian at Haldane High School in Cold Spring, NY, who plans to pursue a dual degree in studio art and anthropology at Tufts University in the fall. Her winning piece, “Pool Party,” can be seen below. Anneke often draws influence from the art of Edward Hopper and Jenny Saville, the writings of Sylvia Plath, and her own family’s history. Anneke joined The Art Effect last summer at the Summer Art Institute Program after hearing about the school at the Scholastic Art Award show at SUNY New Paltz in January 2019. Anneke recently exhibited her artwork at The Trolley Barn Gallery as part of her Senior Project Course with The Art Effect.
D-Lit 2020: Digital Literacy and Leadership Intensive
Get creatively charged this summer with D-Lit – a digital literacy, leadership and technology intensive academy. Open to students ages 11-14 from the City of Poughkeepsie. At The Art Effect, teens will learn to use digital technology for media literacy, internet safety, artistic creation, music production, and more! This virtual program will be held via Zoom, Monday – Friday from August 10th – August 21st from 2pm – 4pm. All supplies, including snacks and iPad loan will be delivered to each resident’s home prior to August 10th. This program is in partnership with Marist College. Students must be enrolled in the Marist Liberty Partnership Program to participate. Applications can be filled out online. Any questions, please e-mail Crystal.Purfield@Marist.edu [pdf-embedder url=”https://thearteffect.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/D-Lit-2020.pdf” title=”D-Lit 2020″] Related: Summer Youth Employment Program seeks applications for Dutchess County Youth ages 14 – 18 this summerApply Now For The Summer Youth Employment Program
The Art Effect is now accepting applications for Spark Studios and MADLab summer youth employment programs. The two programs will be held for six weeks this summer and youth will be paid minimum wage for their participation.
Dutchess County youth interested in filmmaking, media production, visual arts, landscape design, public art, and design careers are encouraged to apply today!
Youth must be between 14-18 years old, live in Dutchess County, and TANF-eligible in order to participate. Click here for the full application, which must be submitted to Dutchess One Stop. Be sure to click “Visual Arts” or “Film/Media Production” to be considered for The Art Effect’s programs.
Got questions about how to get involved or where to submit your application? Contact us at info@thearteffect.org
Dutchess Arts Camps Nurture Creativity and Friendship
Nine years ago, two six year old best friends attended Dutchess Arts Camp, run by The Art Effect for the very first time. Sadly, on January 11, 2017 one of the friends passed away from brain cancer at the age of 11. Owen Stier and Theo Alves truly embody the spirit and joy that Dutchess Arts Camp strives to provide children throughout the Hudson Valley for almost 40 years .
Owen and Theo had been best friends and inseparable since they were babies. Together the boys attended camp every summer for five years, enjoying each other’s company and creating fantastical flights of artistic fancy.
Fundraising
The summer after Theo’s passing, Owen could not bear to attend camp without his good friend, but in 2018 he returned with a plan to honor his friend and raise money for brain cancer research in Theo’s name. While living without Theo continued to be difficult for Owen, he wanted to create ways to celebrate Theo’s memory and their friendship. In addition to raising funds for cancer research, he began raising funds for a scholarship to give other children the opportunity to experience the place he and Theo both loved: Dutchess Arts Camp.
Owen raised $570 dollars that summer and continued to raise money for the scholarship fund for the rest of the year, raising a total of $2,000. Each day of camp Owen collected money at the front door and at the final showcase where families are invited to come see all of the camper’s work. The Art Effect’s Theo Alves Scholarship Fund was established in celebration of a friendship between two boys and their love for art camp.
The Importance of Summer Camp
“Camp is an important part of a child’s social development. Dutchess Arts Camp not only fosters a child’s creativity but helps improve their social skills, and increases their sense of belonging as well as independance and values such as empathy”. Says Nicole Fenichel-Hewitt, Executive Director.
For decades, The Art Effect’s Dutchess Arts Camps have enriched and empowered local youth through art and exploration. With locations in Poughkeepsie, Millbrook, Red Hook, and New Paltz, The Art Effect provides high quality arts education to young people throughout the Hudson Valley, even through the COVID crisis. While only the Poughkeepsie camp will be running this summer, The Art Effect hopes to return to all its campuses next year. For more information on The Art Effect’s 2020 Dutchess Art Camp summer program options for children ages 4-10, visit thearteffect.org/summer
