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Art Along the Hudson Kickoff Held on June 14, 2007
June 14th,
2007 marked the kickoff of the 4th Season of Art
Along the Hudson - 4 Cities 4 Celebrations. Government
officials, business and tourism leaders, media representatives,
art organizations and artists came together to celebrate the
vitality of this Mid-Hudson arts renaissance in the four river
cities. The Arts Society of Kingston, located at 97 Broadway in
Kingston, New York hosted the reception which featured a rollout
of the initiatives, copies of the new brochure, and remarks by
government officials and the four art organizations.
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| Benjamin Krevolin, President of the Dutchess
County Arts Council, hosted the ceremony. The Arts Council is a
major supporter of this initiative and Benjamin talked about the
importance of the cultural economy to the overall business economy
and the value to businesses in recruiting employees. |
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| This was echoed by the Mayor of
Kingston, James Sottile, who made sure he attended despite previous committments. He
praised the Arts Society of Kingston, their accomplishments and the
importance to the vitality of Kingston. |
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| Nancy Cozean, Mayor of
Poughkeepsie, also talked about the importance of art in Poughkeepsie
and several new initiatives. |
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| Lance Matteson, President of the Ulster County Development Corp,
talked about the impact arts can make on the economy. As the newly
appointed head of UCDC, Ulster County's lead economic development
agency, his mission is to act as a catalyst for creating wealth,
improving the quality of life and fostering economic opportunity for
Ulster County located in New York's Hudson River Valley. Lance spoke
with great passion about the criticalness of cultural economy to many
facets of the overall economy. |
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| Scott Talarczyk, (right) Community Relations coordinator from the Hudson
Valley Credit Union, was recognized for the support HVFCU has given
over the years. Scott cited many examples of cultural activities that
he has enjoyed and promised to continue to support the efforts of the
four cities. Jim Hoekema (left) is part of the Newburgh
Arts group. |
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| Linda Hubbard, Chair of Art Along the Hudson, thanked the 4 cities
art organizations and the many contributors to the Art Along the
Hudson initiatives especially Carl Van Brunt for creating the brochure
and posters and the printers Lithographs by Design for the outstanding
job and contributions. The brochures, WAMC radio, and media
advertising will reach hundreds of thousands arts consumers and
cultural tourists in the greater Hudson Valley as well as parts of
Massachusetts, New Jersey, Vermont, and Connecticut. In addition, Art
Along the Hudson has a website, www.artalongthehudson.org, which helps
visitors and residents learn more about special events and promotions
at the city of their interest.
Each City’s art organization then talked about upcoming events and
community based strong art initiatives. Anchored by the year-round
Kingston First Saturdays and Beacon Second Saturdays, along with
quarterly Weekend on Main events in Poughkeepsie and the outdoor River
Arts Walk on the Last Saturday in Newburgh, the cultural activities
include a year-round program featuring a variety of art forms from
gallery and museum exhibits to music, dance, theatre and poetry. Each
city has celebrations on Saturdays and weekends plus special events
that range from sculpture exhibits, street fairs, parades, window
exhibits and more. |
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Sara Pasti, President Beacon Arts Community
Association, talked Beacon Second Saturday and annouced a new ferry
schedule that will operate on weekends between Newburgh and Beacon.
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Vindora Wixom, Executive Director Arts Society of
Kingston, hosted the event in their recently renovated facility.
Many thanks to the Arts Society of Kingston for hosting this great
evening of art.
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| Refreshments were donated by Ship to
Shore of 15 West Strand Street, Kingston |
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and live music by four young Kingston musicians
added to the festivities.
Thanks also to Mary Ann Glass for photographing this
event. www.maryannglass.com
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Art Along the Hudson is made possible by the leading support of
the Hudson Valley Credit Union with additional support from the
Dutchess County Arts Council as well as the participating art
organizations, municipalities, businesses, tourism organizations and
artists. |
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