Arts & Culture
Survivor Love Letter mural in Kingston, NY
“Dear Survivor: to love yourself is to become free.” This is the first Survivor Love Letter mural (national project in partnership with O+), inspired by Tani Ikeda, painted by Jess X. Snow and Layqa Nuna Yawar, and featuring words by Tani Ikeda and Kingston-area survivors of sexual violence. Thanks to Family of Woodstock for welcoming…
Read MoreCannoli Traditions Around The Table
Winner of Best Documentary in New York Women in Film and Televisions Film Festival, “Cannoli, Traditions Around the Table” explores the impact food traditions have on family through the story of cannoli and it’s role in the Italian American household.
Read MoreBen Wigfall & Communications Village
Local black history in Kingston NY unfolds as we remember the legacy of nationally recognized artist, Benjamin Wigfall, and his Communications Village Community Arts center in the Ponckhockie neighborhood of Kingston, as well as his Watermark Cargo Gallery on the strand. Wigfall brought nationally recognized artists to work directly with community members of all ages…
Read MoreO+ Festival Mural Series: GOLDEN Artist Paints – Nani Chacon & Jia Zilla 2017
Women’s Studio Workshop – An Artists’ Workspace
Women’s Studio Workshop provides extraordinary opportunities for artistic expression and development for female artists at all stages of their careers. Located in the mid-Hudson Valley of New York, the Workshop is renowned nationally and internationally for its printmaking, book arts, and hand papermaking. Our artists also work in ceramics, photography, sculpture, and multimedia.
Read MoreRiver Crossings: Contemporary Art Comes Home
“Heal” – A Dance Film Choreographed by Haley Kwak
“Heal” Choreographed, Directed and Produced by : Haley Kwak Instagram @haleymkchoreo Facebook https://www.facebook.com/haleymkchoreo/ Filmed and Edited by: Brandon Fiege www.BrandonFiegeMedia.com Starring: Maria Coppola Caitlin Brydges Kaylin Vermilyea Emily Kramek Sophie Constable Dayna Thomas Brianna Kruchowy Song: “Heal” by Tom Odell
Read MoreUlster County Italian American Foundation: Italian Festival 2017
The Ulster County Italian American Foundation presents the Annual Italian Festival on the Kingston Waterfront every Columbus day weekend on Sunday from 11am until 7pm. At this free admission Festival, there is a large variety of Italian foods, beverages, products, music and family fun! The Foundation is a 501c(3) not for profit organization, established in…
Read MoreBradley Eros: The Performance of Cinema
Bradley Eros is at the forefront of the NYC underground and experimental cinema movement, blending the boundaries of experimental film, expanded cinema, and performance art. Whether it be by himself or through one of his many collaborative groups, Eros reutilizes the visual language we all know in a sensory engaging and thought provoking way. Experience…
Read MoreO+ Helps Sponsors ‘Find That Pathway to Be Able to Support Artists’
Watch the mural artists of the 2017 O+ festival in Kingston, N.Y., make their large-scale gifts while hearing from Mark Golden, CEO of O+ sponsor Golden Artist Colors, Inc., how the nonprofit aligns with the values of the employee-owned paint company: http://opositivefestival.org Golden Artist Colors, Inc.: http://goldenpaints.com Video by Chris Rahm: http://chrisrahm.com/
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