Featured Archives - MKAD, the Midtown Kingston Arts District

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 arts and literary magazine is available now

Communications, eNews, Featured, News

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…

2024 Steamroller Prints Are For Sale

Arts Districts, Communications, eNews, Exhibition, Featured, Gallery, News

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…

Recent Work: Robert Ferguson

Exhibition, Featured, Gallery

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

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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 is on Saturday, August 10th

Communications, eNews, Events, Featured, Gallery, News, The D.R.A.W.

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.

MAD presents the 10th Annual Celebration of the Arts EXPO

Call for workshops for the 10th Annual Celebration of the Arts EXPO – DEADLINE MAY 31st

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Call for Printmaking Instructors

D.R.A.W., eNews, Featured, News, The D.R.A.W.

The Neighborhood Print Studio at MAD seeks experienced and passionate printmaking instructors to join our art workforce! We are looking for practitioners with a deep knowledge of their medium and a strong background in teaching to lead classes…

Fervornova: An Explosion of Color

Exhibition, Featured, Gallery

MAD Annual Report 2023

Arts Districts, Communications, eNews, Featured, News

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…

D.R.A.W. at MAD Presents 3rd Annual Eco Arts Week Honoring Earth Day

D.R.A.W., Events, Featured, News, The D.R.A.W.

Featuring Keynote Artist Mary Mattingly and Workshops throughout the week, April 19-28, 2024 D.R.A.W. at MAD announces the 3rd Annual Eco Arts Week beginning Friday, April 29th, 2024 and continuing until April 28th, 2024. Eco Arts Week…