Gallery 45

Mill Street Loft’s Gallery 45 hosts a wide variety of art exhibits, presentations, workshops and classes year-round in its light, spacious facility.  Faculty, student and guest artist shows are featured, and the space has limited availability for rental use by outside organizations and individuals by special arrangement. Entrance to Gallery 45 at Mill Street Loft is located in the City of Poughkeepsie on Pershing Avenue, off the Westbound 44/55 arterial in the Maplewood complex.

The gallery is open daily 10am to 4:30pm, Monday – Friday, Saturdays & Sundays.

Applications
Use of the gallery is by application or invitation only. Application must be made to the Art Institute Director and the Gallery Committee.

Gallery Procedure For Art Exhibits

  1. Artist may submit slides or photographs of original work along with resumes at any time throughout the year and receives written notification of status of acceptance within the first 30 days of submission.
  2. If slides or photographs are not available an appointment can be made with a staff member to bring in original work. Written notification within 30 days still applies.
  3. Artist pays a $10 one time non-refundable processing fee.
  4. Other than canvas, all work must be framed and wired for hanging (not clipped between two pieces of glass.) Canvas must be wired for hanging. Exhibiting artists are responsible for framing their own work, delivering and picking up their work at the agreed time.
  5. Canvas works, if not framed, must be finished on edges.
  6. The committee reserves the right to deny work at any time and its decisions are final.
  7. Accepted works must be available for display for six (6) weeks. At the end of six (6) weeks, works must be removed.
  8. Curator’s decision will take precedence over what is hung and where.
  9. Mill Street Loft will send press releases to local news sources, The artist(s) must provide information four weeks prior to opening. Call 845.471.7477 for more information.
  10. Mill Street Loft will send personal invitations to opening. We provide and design a postcard. The artist is responsible for sending out the announcements to their own mailing list. Mill Street Loft will also send electronic invitations from its own selected list.
  11. Mill Street Loft will provide refreshments & paper goods for opening, the artist should feel free to provide any specialty food or drink items they may want to serve.
  12. Gallery openings will take place on Saturdays from 4:00 to 7:00 (when possible). The duration of exhibitions can be for three to four weeks at the discretion of the Gallery.
  13. Works sold are available to the purchaser at the end of the show. Artist agrees to donate to Mill Street Loft forty percent (40%) of sales of artwork sold at exhibit.
  14. Mill Street Loft is not responsible for damaged or stolen works at any time during the hanging or taking down or during the exhibition itself.

For additional information on any of these programs or for a detailed brochure, please contact our office at 845.471.7477.