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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
 
Weekly column in Taconic Weekend
 

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

  • Benjamin Krevolin, President
  • Lisa Fiorese, Business Manager
  • Loretta Spence, Director of Programs and Arts Services
  • Dana Lovell, Manager of Development & Special Events
  • Polly Adema , Folklorist
 
 
Executive Committee
 

Year 2008 Executive Committee:

  • Cathy Temple, Chairperson
  • Frank Castella, Jr., Vice Chair for     External Affairs
  • Steven Evans, Vice Chair for               Allocations
  • Albert Grant, Vice Chair for        Finance/Treasurer
  • Kelli Peduzzi, Vice Chair for      Development
  • Carol L. Gordon, Immediate              Past President
 
 
Board of Directors
  • Elmore Alexander
  • Sadhna Bhargava
  • Elizabeth Burger
  • Elin Defrin
  • Tambra Dillon
  • J. Benjamin Gailey
  • Kate Hymes
  • Virginia Lavado
  • Karen Michel
  • Courtney Mitchell
  • G. Brian Morgan
  • Michael P. Pillot
  • Christine Richards
  • Tony Rohrmeier
  • Alice Seeger
  • Dean Temple
 
 
Advisory Board
 
  • Kurt Daw, SUNY New Paltz
  • Thomas N. Sipos,  Sipos Insurance
  • Greg Wyatt, Sculptor
 
 
Board Member Materials
 
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