Just a few miles upstate waits Dia:Beacon, a site specific art installation boasting some of the most amazing exhibits this side of the city. Siafa Lewis hits the road to see what all the fuss is about. Dia:Beacon 3 Beekman Street, Beacon, NY / (845) 440-0100
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The Howland Public Library, 313 Main Street, Beacon will close for deep carpet cleaning on Wednesday, May 22rd at 1 PM and will reopen on Thursday, May 23th at 11 AM. Library programs scheduled for Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning will resume the following week. HPL will also be closed Monday, May 27th for Memorial Day. Sorry for any inconvenience.
While HPL is closed, people will still be able to download e-books and audiobooks from Overdrive; download music from Freegal; get job and small business help from our new A to Z databases; get car repair information from Chilton; check out the library calendar of events, and do much more at www.beaconlibrary.org.
For more information about Howland Public Library collections, services, and programs, email howland@beaconlibrary.org or call 831-1134.
Thank you Rhinebeck Bank for being the Windows on Main Street Presenting Sponsor once again! Rhinebeck Bank was Window on Main Street’s first sponsor in 2005, and has supported the project in each of the the 8 years since. Be sure to stop by their Beacon branch, up Route 9D about a mile north of I-84. Or visit them online at www.rhinebeckbank.com. Currently on view in the Bank’s gallery space is the group show from the recent Beacon Open Studios.
In this issue: Beacon Centennial, Country Living Fair, Vassar College and New York Stage & Film “Powerhouse Theatre Festival” Click on image for the full newsletter.
World renowned Pop Surrealist and Street Artist Ron English will exhibit his first new series of photographs in 25 years. With a master’s degree in fine art photography, Ron began his career in the early 1980s as part of the Fabricated to be Photographed movement that included Cindy Sherman, Sandy Skoglund and Nic Nicosia. Many of his most famous billboard takeovers, environmental interventions and trompe l’oeil art on the street, pieces that established him as a pioneer of the global street art phenomenon were actually byproducts of his staged photography in urban environments.
In 1986 Ron traded his camera for a canvas and became one of the founders of the pop surrealist movement and has been known ever since as an oil painter and street artist.
Although never exhibited publicly as standalone pieces, Ron’s photography has always remained an integral part of his artistic process. Ron creates elaborate sets that he photographs as the bases for his paintings, and for the first time he will exhibit these studies as limited edition photographs.
Opening Exhibition Saturday June 8th 2013 at 6pm; Until July 28th 2013
X on Main
Contemporary Art Gallery
159 Main Street
Beacon NY 12508
Join us for our monthly General Membership Meeting, this time at the Beacon Theatre. Find out what’s new at the Theatre, in Beacon, and Beyond.
The Beacon /4th Wall Productions445 Main Street 845.226.8099
4thwallproductions.net / thebeacontheatre.org
A multi-use entertainment facility for live performance, film and community events in the Hudson Valley.
The Beacon’s extensive and diverse programming offers new contemporary theatrical performances of all genres – workshops, open rehearsals, lecture/demonstrations, spoken word, film, musical instruction, poetry, dance, puppet arts, and educational participatory opportunities.
to support “Queen City Saturdays.”
The Grant is one of 817 NEA Art Works grants
totaling $26.3 million in funding nationwide
Poughkeepsie, NY - National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Acting Chairman Joan Shigekawa announced that the Dutchess County Arts Council is one of 817 nonprofit organizations nationwide to receive an NEA Art Works grant. The Arts Council is recommended for a $20,000 grant to support “Queen City Saturdays.”
Queen City Saturdays is an initiative of the Dutchess County Arts Council to expand arts programming along the downtown Main Street corridor of Poughkeepsie through monthly arts events. By locating events within empty buildings and lots, and sharing space with existing businesses and community based organizations, the project will build local support of the blighted downtown area; reduce perceived or physical barriers to access to the arts, and to broaden local audiences through including both the intentional viewer and the casual passerby.
Acting Chairman Shigekawa said, “The National Endowment for the Arts is proud to support these exciting and diverse arts projects that will take place throughout the United States. Whether it is through a focus on education, engagement, or innovation, these projects all contribute to vibrant communities and memorable opportunities for the public to engage with the arts.”
Linda Marston-Reid, President of the Arts Council: “The NEA Artworks Award will allow the Dutchess County Arts Council to provide a series of arts and cultural events held on Queen City Saturdays, the third weekend of every month. These events will occur along the Main Street in Poughkeepsie, increasing the grassroots efforts by local stakeholders to improve the blighted neighborhood through the arts.”
In August 2012, the NEA received 1,547 eligible applications for Art Works grants requesting more than $80 million in funding. Art Works grants support the creation of art that meets the highest standards of excellence, public engagement with diverse and excellent art, lifelong learning in the arts, and the strengthening of communities through the arts. The 817 recommended NEA grants total $26.3 million and span 13 artistic disciplines and fields. Applications were reviewed by panels of outside experts convened by NEA staff and each project was judged on its artistic excellence and artistic merit.
For a complete listing of projects recommended for Art Works grant support, please visit the NEA website at arts.gov.
The Dutchess County Arts Council’s mission is to provide vision and leadership to support thriving and diverse arts culture in the Mid-Hudson Valley. The Arts Council has served the region for nearly 50 years.
The Arts Council is grateful for the ongoing support from County of Dutchess and the New York State Council on the Arts as well as our Annual Sponsors.
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Succesfully Accessible – a Lunch Hour Webinar Series Wed. May 22: Planning a Successful Visit for Patrons who use Wheelchairs or Mobility Issues at Abilities First, Poughkeepsie
Wed. June 26: Staff Training: Dos and Don’ts at Taconic Resources for Independence, Poughkeepsie |
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Succesfully Accessible – a Lunch Hour Webinar Series The Florida Division of Cultural Affairs in partnership with VSA Florida has organized a series of webinars to help arts and cultural organizations design, create and implement successful accessible programming, events and environments for their patrons. Each session will include Florida Division of Cultural Affairs staff and guests who can provide information and experience on the importance of accessibility in the arts. There will be time for a question and answer session.
The Dutchess County Arts Council, Abilities First and Taconic Resources for Independence invite the local community to view either or both of the final webinars in this series as a group. Each of the webinars will be streamed live from noon – 1pm, and will be followed by Q&A and discussion of local resources and steps for implementation in our area. Artists and representatives from arts and cultural organizations of any size are encouraged to attend, particularly those that receive public funding.
Wed., May 22 – Planning a Successful Visit for Patrons who use Wheelchairs or Mobility Issues at Abilities First, Administration Bldg./Training Room
70 Overocker Road, Poughkeepsie, 12603
Q & A following webinar with Amanda Crowley of Abilities First Attendees are invited to bring a bag lunch if desired. Please arrive in time for the beginning of the webinar, which starts promptly at 12 noon and finishes at 1 pm. Local Q&A will follow the webinar at 1pm.
Wed., June 26 – Staff Training: Dos and Don’ts at Taconic Resources for Independence (TRI) 82 Washington Street, Suite 214, Poughkeepsie 12601
Q & A following webinar with Cynthia Fiore, Executive Director TRI and Patrick Muller, ADA specialist, TRI. Attendees are invited to bring a bag lunch if desired. Please arrive in time for the beginning of the webinar, which starts promptly at 12 noon and finishes at 1 pm. Local Q&A will follow the webinar at 1pm.
To register to attend a local viewing of either webinar, please follow this link: http://tinyurl.com/
For more information and to see what each of these organizations offers, please see:
Dutchess County Arts Council: www.artsmidhudson.org Abilities First: www.abilitiesfirstny.org Taconic Resources for Independence: www.taconicresources.orgFor further information about this webinar series, or to register for viewing directly on your computer (if you will NOT be viewing at the above locations) please see
Please email questions or accessibility needs related to the webinar to the Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs Accessibility Coordinator, Maureen McKloski at Maureen.McKloski@dos.
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