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The Dutchess County Arts Council
 
The Dutchess County Arts Council was established in 1964 as a private, nonprofit arts service organization to promote and coordinate cultural activity and development in Dutchess County.
 
Vision:
We envision the Mid-Hudson Valley as a place where a variety of high quality art is produced and presented; residents are engaged in the arts as part of daily life; and where the strength of our county's artistic and cultural life supports the social and economic vitality of our diverse communities.
 
Mission:
The mission of the Dutchess County Arts Council is to provide the leadership, funding, encouragement, and services necessary for the highest quality of art to thrive in our county and region, and for citizens to value the arts as an important part of daily life, economy, and social fabric of our communities.
 
We value:
  • the highest quality art, for its ability to empower residents, uplift communities, and enable citizens from all walks of life to transcend the mundane.
  • community leaders and all entities within and outside our county who share and work to achieve common goals involving the arts.
  • the diversity of cultures and people of our county for their central role as participants in a pluralistic society.
  • continuous improvement as a leading nonprofit arts agency and service provider to artists, arts organizations, and citizens.
 

Programs and Services
 
Arts in Education grant programs

Arts Management Workshops & Conferences; Technical Assistance, Training and Workshops


New York State Council on the Arts funded project grants for both Dutchess and Ulster Counties
 
Publications such as:
  • Created Here: A guide to all things artistic in the Mid-Hudson Valley
  • Giving it Back: Directory of Folklife and the Traditional Arts in the Mid-Hudson Valley
  • Arts-in-Education Program: A Guide to Exemplary Funded Projects
 
Dutchess County Executive's Arts Awards
 
Annual Fine Art & Craft Market, an annual juried exhibition and sale of fine crafts. 
 
ArtScene, a guide to artists and art organizations.
 
Folk & Traditional Arts Programs including One River Many Streams at the Hudson River Arts Festival
 
Art in the Loft at Millbrook Vineyards & Winery
 
Cultural Arts Network
 

Bi-Weekly column in Poughkeepsie Journal's Enjoy

Weekly column in Hudson Valley News
 

Arts Advocacy on the State, Local and National levels
 
Arts Council Staff

  • Linda Marston-Reid, President
  • Polly Adema, Folklorist
  • Lisa Fiorese, Business Manager
  • Eve Madalengoitia, Director of Programs & Arts Services
 
 
 

2012 Executive Committee
  • Rebecca Blahut, Chairperson
  • Alexander Libin, Vice Chair for 
     External Affairs
  • Paul Tesoro, Vice Chair for
    Allocations
  • Elmore Alexander, Vice Chair for    Finance/Treasurer
  • Frank Castella, Jr., Corporate
    Secretary
  • Dean Temple, Vice Chair at Large
 
Board Members
  • Jose Acosta
  • Susan Sayre Batton
  • Rosemary Bertelle
  • Sadhna Bhargava
  • J. Benjamin Gailey
  • April Kinser
  • Alexander Libin
  • Christine Richards
  • Christopher Roellke
  • Alice Seeger
  • Jeffrey Thatcher
 
 
Advisory Board
  • Roy Budnik, Mid-Hudson Heritage Center
  • Mariel Fiori, La Voz, Bard College
  • Al Grant, Consultant
  • Ev Mann, Center for Creative Education and MaMA
  • Wilfredo Morel, Hudson River Healthcare and Sculptor
  • James Mundy, Lehman Loeb Art Center at Vassar College
 
 
 
 
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