“quiet as it’s kept” at the Trolley Barn Gallery Exhibition of Black Contemporary Art in Downtown Poughkeepsie

Trolley Barn Gallery 489 Main St, POUGHKEEPSIE, NY

QUIET AS IT’S KEPT is an exhibition of contemporary Black art that explores the depths of Black expression, translating its complex aesthetic dialect and demonstrating that Black art is as unique as Black people. We are healing by recognizing ourselves as art, as worthy of art, and as part of an indelible system of artistic

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Leading with Artivism

Join Poet Gold as she talks with Joel Bergner, a community artist whose large-scale murals can be found in 30 countries across 5 continents, painted in his signature style combining intimate portraits of local residents, vibrant color palettes and small details that draw the viewer in to experience multiple levels of meaning. His elaborate murals

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Community Still Life Workshop at The Trolley Barn

Trolley Barn Gallery 489 Main St, POUGHKEEPSIE, NY

Create a still life of the object of your choosing at this "paint and sip"-style event! Participants will use sentimental objects to form a meaningful community tableau in this workshop led by exhibiting artist and local educator, Melissa Small Cooper. Learn more about upcoming events here. Community members who drop off objects will be encouraged

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Book Making at PUF

Poughkeepsie Underwear Factory 8 N. Cherry Street, Poughkeepsie, NY
$5

First Friday at The Trolley Barn – exhibition tours

Poughkeepsie Trolley Barn 489 Main Street, Poughkeepsie, NY

The Trolley Barn Gallery offers guided group tours on the First Friday in November. Poughkeepsie’s First Friday is a city-wide celebration held monthly from 5:30–8:30pm, when shops, galleries, and community spaces stay open late to engage with communities that may not have access during usual business hours. Groups can sign up ahead of time or

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Art Opening Receptions at Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center for Arlene Seymour, Lijah Friedman and Rachel Williams

Cunneen Hackett Arts Center 9 Vassar Street, Poughkeepsie, NY

Visit the Victorian Gallery of the Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center at 9 Vassar Street for an art opening reception for Arlene Seymour, whose expressive semi-abstract watercolor, gouache, ink and acrylic pieces are based on her inner imagination and photographs of colorful landscapes and figures. Visit the Reception Gallery of the Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center at 12 Vassar