The Art Effect Youth Programs

The Art Effect Youth Programs offers a range of options that include Youth Workforce, Portfolio Development, Media Arts, Arts In Schools, Arts For Healing, Summer Programs, Community Development, Visual Arts, and Art Institute. Curatorial programs implement two annual arts festivals in Poughkeepsie, NY. Community Development offers paid training opportunities for youth through workforce development and arts for justice programs, and Media Arts programs include workforce development skills and paid work experience. College/Portfolio Development programs include portfolio development and college preparatory skills through high-level art training, mentoring, and advanced educational experiences, while Arts For Healing includes workshops focused on emotional, physical, and psychological healing through art and creative expression. Art In Schools includes arts-integrated learning that expands student and teacher creativity in the classroom.

Website development for The Art Effect Youth Programs is made possible, in part, through funding from the County of Dutchess and administered by Arts Mid-Hudson.

Last updated May 30, 2026.