Leslie Bender

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MKAD

We’re not MAD anymore.

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Midtown Kingston Arts District looks to the future with a new name and brand identity. For nearly a decade, the Midtown Arts District, or MAD for short, has been a cornerstone of the local nonprofit arts infrastructure, advocating, educating,…
Show & Tell

Show & Tell arts and literary magazine is available now

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Gather ‘round! The inaugural issue of Show & Tell, an eclectic new arts and literary magazine, is available now! Designed by and for the Kingston community, Show & Tell showcases a creative compilation of work in diverse mediums…
Steamroller Prints For Sale

2024 Steamroller Prints Are For Sale

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Created for the 2024 Steamroller Print Fest, steamroller printing is a large-scale form of printmaking that uses a steamroller as the printing press, providing the pressure needed to create a print from inked blocks. The blocks are about…
Spooky Clay Puggle Adoption Event

Spooky Clay Puggle Adoption Event

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Adopt-A-Clay-Puggle and Support Our Programs! For Halloween lovers - Adopt a handmade clay Puggle of your own at the DRAW Studio on Saturday, October 19 In anticipation of Halloween the Midtown Kingston Arts District will host a SpooOOOooky…
MKAD presents the 2024 Steamroller Print Fest

MKAD presents the 2024 Steamroller Print Fest

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A weekend full of printmaking, exhibition and clay Puggles during Art Walk Kingston, September 21 & 22 Midtown Kingston Arts District (MKAD) presents the 2024 Steamroller Print Fest on September, Saturday the 21st and Sunday the 22nd,…
4th Annual DRAW-A-THON

4th Annual DRAW-A-THON is on Saturday, August 10th

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The D.R.A.W. at MAD will host the 4th Annual DRAW-A-THON on Saturday, August 10th, 2024, from 10 am to 10 pm. This 12-hour art-making extravaganza, based on the renowned 24-hour event started in 2008 by Antenna in New Orleans, celebrates…
A moment from last year's Celebration of the Arts EXPO

Art’s Power to Be an Agent of Change

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I began volunteering with MAD several years ago, drawn to the special mix of people that make Kingston such a vibrant, creative city.
Hudson Valley Gives 2024

Join Us for Hudson Valley Gives 2024 – A One-Day Fundraising Event!

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For Hudson Valley Gives, we're kicking off our spring campaign to raise $15,000 to support our new Neighborhood Print Studio in Midtown Kingston. Launched in July 2023, the Neighborhood Print Studio located across the street from D.R.A.W.…

MAD Annual Report 2023

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Greetings Supporters and Neighbors, I’m excited to share with you our Annual Report which illustrates how far we’ve come in the last three years. The board and staff have been working tirelessly to grow from our early grassroots days…