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Summer Art Camp Early Bird Discount

Thinking about the summer? Mill Street Loft is offering an Early Bird discount for all summer registrations prior to April 1st. So, check your calendars, make your plans, and register today at 845.471.7477 to take advantage of the discount.

Dutchess Arts Camps SUMMER, 2012 (weekly sessions)
Millbrook: July 9-27 (Ages 4-12)
Poughkeepsie: July 2-Aug. 3 (Ages 4-14)
Red Hook: July 30-Aug. 10 (Ages 6-12)
Beacon: July 16-Aug. 3 (Ages 4-12)

Junior Art Institute SUMMER, 2012 (weekly sessions)
Poughkeepsie: July 2-Aug. 3 (Ages 11-14)

The Art Institute Summer Art Intensive, 2012 (two-week sessions) (Ages 14-19)
Poughkeepsie: June 25-Aug. 3 at Vassar College
A residential component is available June 8- June 20.

Call Mill Street Loft at 845.471.7477for more details or visit our web site, www.millstreetloft.org

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012 News & Events Comments Off

Teen Visions Exhibition at Vassar College

Since 2002, Art Institute students have been showcasing their talents at Vassar College’s Palmer Gallery. The quality and level of work in this year’s show rival’s the work of professional and seasoned artists, yet the work was created by 13-19 year olds from local high schools. If you missed the opening, you can still see this amazing show through February 9th.

Exhibition Dates – Thursday January 19 – Thursday February 9

This exhibition showcases the talents of students from the Art Institute of Mill Street Loft. Photography, paintings, drawings, and mixed media pieces will overflow from Vassar College’s Palmer Gallery.

Students Exhibiting: Lindsay Ackerman, Alexis Agnew, Olivia Arcuri, Lauren Asselmeyer, Rebecca Blisko, Claire Burden, Alix Ciferri, Amber Chevannes, Alyssia Chung, Kathryn Court, Anjary D’urso, Michelle Devlin, Allen French, Thomas Gould, Kanika Gupta, Olivia Hackett, Marissa Hagerty, Lydia Hall, Sabrina Hart, Lyle Heidrich, Allie Hill, Sarah Hoagland, Jessica Jones, Sarah Kaplan, Jaime Elena Kent, Suzanne Knopp, Deirdre Leo, Megan Mantaro, Gaelen McCartney, Taylor McGuiness, Chris McKeever, Kerry Mckeon, Robert McMahon, Gracie Mills, Sophie Morrone, Madeleine Owen-Dunow, Megan Parker, Emily Poole, Jenna Pyzowski, Shea Ratynski, Meagan Robitaille, Andrea Ross, Violet Ross, Matt Scarano, Michaela Schumaci, Isabella Starvaggi, Hannah Swor, Helen Sywalski, Aviv Tchernichovski, Zipporah Tompkins, Isaac Tonnkel, Zoe Valdina, Alexis Volpe, Kimberly Wellington and Caitlin Ziegler-Horton

Tuesday, January 24th, 2012 News & Events Comments Off

Open Mic! Lights up! (You’re on)

Young Beacon talent, let your voice be heard!

Mill Street Loft Arts, Beacon, located at Scenic Hudson’s new River Center at 8 Long Dock Road at Long Dock Park on the Beacon Waterfront will present a special Open Mic night for young people on Friday, December 16th from 7:00 – 9:00pm.

This event is a youth-centered Open Mic and students from area schools, ages 11- 18 are invited to attend and perform. Bring your poetry and songs and perform with your friends! A special original group performance featuring students enrolled in Mill Street Loft’s Project Aware program will be featured. Many of the project Aware students will also perform individually. (Adult performers are also welcome to perform if time permits).

Dominique Williams, Sr. AWARE Peer Mentor from PROJECT AWARE 2006, will be emcee.  This event will also feature a “RHYTHM JAM”, where the audience can participate with drums or rattles that they bring, their hands, their bodies and voices, or with some instruments that will be supplied. Program Director Joan Henry (composer/singer/percussionist) and Special guest Chuck Fowler, jazz pianist, will be helping to “set the mood” with background instrumentation for the spoken word pieces.   The Tao of the River Project a visual backdrop created by the 2011 Project AWARE girls under the guidance of project creator Phoebe Zinman Winters, will also be featured.

WHO? You. Sponsored by Mill Street Loft Project AWARE girls of Fall 2011.
WHAT? A youth-centered OPEN MIC performance
WHEN? 7-9pm • December 16, 2011
WHERE? Mill Street Loft ARTS at Scenic Hudson’s River Center • 8 Long Dock Road (right on the water behind the train station, BIG red barn)

Bring your poetry and songs to perform with your Project AWARE sisters and friends! (Adult performers are also welcome as time permits)

Get yourself on the list…Mention the Open Mic at the River Center

Mill Street Loft ARTS: 838-6235
Project AWARE cell: 702-7237
Mill Street Loft: 471-7477

Thursday, December 8th, 2011 News & Events Comments Off