“The Low Road: Walking the Walk for Veterans” – A Celebration and Book Reading with Tommy Zurhellen
Join veteran advocate and author Tommy Zurhellen, Hudson River Housing, and special guests for an intimate virtual reading and discussion of Tommy's new book, The Low Road: Walking the Walk for Veterans. In the summer of 2019, Navy veteran Tommy Zurhellen walked 2,866 miles across America alone to raise awareness on veteran suicide and homelessness in …
Journeys Toward Justice – The Real Montgomery Bus Boycott
Journeys Toward Justice is a multi-college collaboration spotlighting changemakers across the country who are driving justice and equity forward. The goal is to connect students, partners, and communities with one another and help us all understand the local and historical contexts of universal social justice issues and the work communities are doing. The Real Montgomery …
Journeys Toward Justice – Public Art as a Form of Activism and Untold Narratives of BIPOC Voices
Journeys Toward Justice is a multi-college collaboration spotlighting changemakers across the country who are driving justice and equity forward. The goal is to connect students, partners, and communities with one another and help us all understand the local and historical contexts of universal social justice issues and the work communities are doing. Public Art as …
Deadline to Enter: Talent United!
United Way of the Dutchess-Orange Region (UWDOR) is hosting our first Talent United contest. The winner will be announced at our virtual Celebration of Service Awards on June 8, 2021. The winner is determined by the most votes. To enter the contest, contestants must fill out the form below online and include a link to …
César Chávez and the Future of Farmworker Organizing in New York State
Worker Justice Center of New York's webinar, César Chávez & The Future of Farmworker Organizing in New York State, will discuss César Chávez's legacy in the Workers' Rights Movement and explore the future of farmworker organizing in New York, one year after the passage of the NY Farmworkers Fair Labor Practices Act. The panel discussion …
City of Poughkeepsie Public Arts Commission Meeting
The City of Poughkeepsie Public Arts Commission’s duty is to expand community awareness and advocate for the role and value of arts and culture in civic life. The meeting agenda includes: Public Art Policy– update on ongoing policy document development. Whale Sculpture in Waryas Park – update from the restoration focus group. Skyscraper (TheBrugesWhale) – …
Celebrating the Sister Arts (part 2)
Please join the Loeb Student Advisory Committee for the virtual two-part event, Celebrating the Sister Arts. Past winners of the Sister Arts Poetry Prize will read their works on April 8th (register here) and all participants are invited to return the following week, April 15th, for an intimate writing workshop led by the Dutchess Poet …
Journeys Toward Justice – History Revoiced: Opening the Classroom to Stories that Change Our World
Journeys Toward Justice is a multi-college collaboration spotlighting changemakers across the country who are driving justice and equity forward. The goal is to connect students, partners, and communities with one another and help us all understand the local and historical contexts of universal social justice issues and the work communities are doing. History Revoiced: Opening …
Panel Discussion for Kinship: The Inspiration of Artistic Connection curated by Ransome
Join Arts Mid-Hudson (virtually) for a panel discussion for Kinship: The Inspiration of Artistic Connection curated by Ransome. Painters Steven Cozart (artist, educator, and documentarian), Philemona Williamson (a narrative painter who has shown widely in the United States and abroad), Tracy Hayes (work has been shown and is in collections throughout the Northeast), Jenny Nelson …
THRIVE: Making a Career in the Arts
Bringing college students and businesses together. Are you a college student studying art? Would you like to know what your prospects are once you graduate? Would you like to be better prepared for the workforce? Now more than ever college students need to be equipped with the best information on how to be the most qualified …