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Poughkeepsie Youth Take Over The City With PKX Arts Festival this Weekend
September 15-17, 2022

What started out as a class project during one of The Art Effect’s youth workforce programs, MADLab (Media, Art, Design Lab), has become a staple image throughout downtown Poughkeepsie over the last couple months. As one of The Art Effect’s youngest workforce students, Latiana Belton is the talented artist behind the now ‘famous’ PKX Arts […] Read more»

Mural Painting

Youth Created Public Art Mural Unveiled at Walkway Over The Hudson

The latest public art mural created by Hudson Valley youth was completed last week by The Art Effect’s National Art Honor Society Chapter #2242 on the Highland side of theWalkway Over The Hudson State Historic Site. The mural titled “Connection” is located on two Royal Carting dumpsters, that were previously eyesores, in the parking lot […] Read more»

Alison Glen, curator

Announcing Allison M. Glenn as Guest Curator for Wonderland 

The Art Effect is pleased to announce Allison M. Glenn as the guest curator for its upcoming international juried exhibition, Wonderland. The exhibition will take place at The Art Effect’s Trolley Barn Gallery at 489 Main Street in Poughkeepsie from September 15 through October 20, 2022. Glenn will work collaboratively with The Art Effect’s Youth […] Read more»

Olivia at Exhibition

Spark Studios Students Featured at Picturing Black Girlhood: Moments of Possibility Exhibition

The Art Effect’s Spark Studios students are featured in the Picturing Black Girlhood: Moments of Possibility exhibition at Rutgers University on display from February 17 to July 2, 2022. Poughkeepsie students, Leila Zachary, Kalecia Douglas, and Olivia Barker-Duncan are three of over eighty photographers and filmmakers featured in the historic exhibit.  The exhibition features more […] Read more»

Poughkeepsie Library acquiring Barrett Art Collection

The Art Effect and Dutchess County Art Association (Barrett Art Center), are thrilled to announce that the Poughkeepsie Public Library District will be acquiring the Thomas W. Barrett, Jr. Archive and Art Collection, in preparation for The Art Effect and Barrett Art Center’s upcoming merger. The Collection includes Thomas W. Barrett Jr’s artworks and personal […] Read more»