Bardavon Opera House
35 Market Street
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
http://www.bardavon.org/
For more than 130 years the Bardavon Opera House has brought and fostered the very finest performing arts to the Hudson Valley. The oldest continuously operating theatre in New York State and among the oldest in the nation, the Bardavon has long been considered the cultural jewel of the region. . Artists who have performed in the 900-seat theater comprise a veritable who's who of the past century and a half: Mark Twain, Sarah Bernhardt, the Barrymores, Edwin Booth, John Philip Sousa, Paderewski, Burns and Allen, Dizzy Gillespie, Tommy Dorsey, Frank Sinatra, Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham. Since 1999, we have been presenting and managing the Hudson Valley Philharmonic. The Bardavon season embraces this history and revels in an electrifying array of superb music, drama, dance, and film events.

Barrett Art Center
55 Noxon Street
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
(845) 471-2550
http://www.barrettartcenter.org/
Barrett Art Center/DCAA's goal is to offer a fully-dimensional art experience for both artist and art appreciator. To achieve this, our exhibition and educational programs are augmented with seminars, workshops, special lectures, outreach and community events, services for members, as well as bus trips to outstanding exhibitions at major museums from Boston to New York City.

Catharine Street Community Center
69 Catharine Street
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
(845) 473-2272
http://www.catharinecenter.org/
CSCC was established in 1922 as a not for profit, community based organization. Programming includes After School, Summer Skills, and Performing Arts with the Poughkeepsie Boys Choir.

Children’s Media Project
20 Academy Street
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
http://www.childrensmediaproject.org/
Children’s Media Project is an arts and education organization focusing on media and technology. Our mission is to create a teaching/learning environment where artists, educators, community activists and especially children and youth can learn to interact with the media arts both as creators and critical viewers.

Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center
9 Vassar Street (office)
12 Vassar Street (theater)
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Phone: (845) 486-4571
http://www.cunneen-hackett.org/
The center seeks to meet the artistic and educational needs of the Hudson Valley by showcasing professional and community artists in theater, music and the visual arts. It offers gallery exhibits, educational programs, various performing art events, and tours of two Victorian Italianate-style houses built by nephews of Matthew Vassar.  The arts center is located in two historically significant and beautiful Victorian buildings that form the jewel of the River District of Poughkeepsie and provide a variety of performance, exhibition and office spaces, and a unique forum for the fine and performing arts. 9 Vassar St. houses an art gallery and offices; 12 Vassar St. offers art galleries, the Vassar Brothers Institute Theatre, and a dance studio.

Dutchess County Arts Council
9 Vassar Street
Garden Level Suite
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
http://www.artsmidhudson.org/
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.

G.A.S. (Gallery and Studio)
196 Main Street
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
http://www.galleryandstudio.org
Visual Art & Performance Space

Mill Street Loft
455 Maple Street
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
http://www.millstreetloft.org/
Mill Street Loft is a not-for-profit, Multi-Arts Educational Center based in the City of Poughkeepsie, New York. Since 1981, the organization has been dedicated to bringing a wide range of creative, educational and culturally enriching programs to diverse audiences throughout the Hudson Valley. Mill Street Loft is committed to enhancing human services through the Arts, in order to bring people together and 'make a difference' in the life of its multicultural community.

If you would like to have your organization added to this list, please contact development@cityofpoughkeepsie.com