Art’s Power to Be an Agent of Change
Arts Districts, Businesses, Communications, D.R.A.W., eNews, Events, Expo, Featured, Neighborhoods, News, The D.R.A.W., VolunteerI began volunteering with MAD several years ago, drawn to the special mix of people that make Kingston such a vibrant, creative city.
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…
Art Yard Sale is April 13th
D.R.A.W., Events, News, The D.R.A.W.
Drop off your donations at the Neighborhood Print Studio at MAD, April 6-11, between 1-5 pm or by appointment.
49 Greenkill Ave, Kingston, NY
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…
Costumes and Cosplay Inspire Artists at The D.R.A.W.
D.R.A.W., Featured, NewsThe Costumed Drawing program at The D.R.A.W. was one of the highlights of this year’s Art Walk.
Celebrating Ben Wigfall and His Black Arts Movement Contemporaries
Artists, Ben Wigfall, Events“Restoring Pride in Culture: Legacy and Tradition,” a new exhibit at the Kingston Center of SUNY Ulster, celebrates the spirit and legacy of the late Ben Wigfall through artworks by several of his prominent peers, including Romare Bearden,…
Kingston Midtown Arts District’s Debt to Ben Wigfall
Artists, Ben Wigfall, MAD ProjectsBen Wigfall (1930-2017) was one of the giants of the art world. A brilliant printmaker and painter, a revered professor at SUNY New Paltz, he is best remembered in Kingston for his Communications Village and his Watermark/Cargo Gallery. Both…
D.R.A.W., A New Community Arts Center on Broadway
Artists, D.R.A.W., MAD Projects, Neighborhoods, NewsBy Lynn Woods
Lara Giordano is still putting the finishing touches on the renovation of 626 Broadway, but already the storefront has been a hive of creative activity. Her Department of Regional Art Workers, or D.R.A.W., as she has named…
The Life of Ben Wigfall Celebration
Artists, Ben Wigfall, NewsJune 10, 2017
SUNY New Paltz
On Sunday, June 10, 2017, more than 100 people gathered at SUNY New Paltz to celebrate the life of Ben Wigfall. The following appeared in the service program.
Ben Wigfall is one of the true giants of the…
Honoring Luminary Printmaker Ben Wigfall
Artists, Ben Wigfall, MAD Projects, News
We learned of Ben Wigfall’s passing as we were ready to announce the launch of the MAD Ben Wigfall Project.
Warmly remembered by Kingston’s African-American and arts communities, Wigfall was a professor of printmaking at SUNY New…