Autumn Artistry

Start: Sunday, September 14, 2025 12:00PM
End: Sunday, September 14, 2025 5:00PM

Join us on Sunday, September 14, 2025, from Noon-5:00 pm for a fun and family-friendly indoor and outdoor (rain or shine) festival, “Autumn Artistry,” at the Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center, located at 9 & 12 Vassar Street in Poughkeepsie. Presented by the Vassar Brothers Institute. Admission is free! Come and visit our historic, landmark buildings and enjoy live music, food, a fine selection of arts and crafts, and free activities for the kids provided by Crazy Over Art and Renaissance Kids, Inc. Lots to explore and shop indoors and out! Our buildings house a Victorian-Style Theater, a dance studio, and three art galleries, which will be displaying works by local artists. Additional artists and craftspersons will fill our buildings and grounds with their booths, displaying and selling handmade jewelry, wearables, woodworking, pottery, baked goods, and lots more. Live music will include the Hudson Valley Symphony Orchestra Brass Ensemble, the Hudson Valley Folk Guild, pianist and vocalist Ray Watkins, singer/songwriter duo Mary Pazienza and Greg Simon, and blues and jazz by Dave Henningson. The Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center is a non-profit organization located at 9 and 12 Vassar Street in Poughkeepsie. Its mission is support the arts in our community and to preserve our historic landmark buildings.