Prattsville Art Center and Residency

Prattsville Art Center and Residency

Funding Received: 2013
Prattsville, NY
$200,000
Funding Period: 1 year and 5 months

The Prattsville Art Center and Residency is located in a rural Catskill Mountain Town which was nearly destroyed by flooding from Hurricane Irene in 2011. The flood damaged historic building on the town's Main Street has been rebuilt as an anchor for the recovering community, and the centerpiece of the "Creative Main Street" portion of the proposed New York Rising Community Rebuilding plan.

The Art Center offers the town's first indoor public space, as well as free exhibitions, music and film events, educational workshops, wi-fi computer access, and a coffee bar. A dozen Artists in Residence have come each year from France, Germany, China, Taiwan, Korea, Mexico, Iran and New York City, to make new work in this pristine natural environment, teach workshops to local residents, and help with the Town's long term recovery process. Upcoming projects include the restoration of an addition, garden, and damaged barn as a library, studio facilities, and a community garden and restaurant, as well as public art projects.

 

 

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See below for recent updates, press, and events from this project

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Aug 30, 2017
But lest you go fantasizing that a mob of Brooklyn foodie hipsters has taken over some poor unsuspecting town, remember: This is the Catskills, which... Read More
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By Nancy A. Barton Update This Spring has brought a new round of 7 national and international artists to our Residency Program to participate in... Read More
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By Nancy Barton Updates The idea that the Art Center will be open and we will be finished with the first phase of restoration in... Read More
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Full Moon Ramen, Secret Restaurant Project at High Desert Test Sites Updates The Prattsville Arts Center hit the road this month traveling first to the... Read More
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The Art Center's redheaded interns Updates The snow hasn’t let up since our January post, and the Art Center has yet to install a full... Read More
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Updates The New Year began with a polar ice storm, frosty temperatures accompanied by a wind chill of -20 degrees, and entire bales of hay... Read More
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The Muccilli clan premieres FishFly jewelry at theWindham Holiday fair Updates As 2013 draws to a close, we are thankful for this grant from ArtPlace,... Read More
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Updates October is one of the most beautiful times of year in this rural mountaintop community, and the brilliant fall foliage was a perfect backdrop... Read More
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Updates The Second Annual MudFest was held in Prattsville on the anniversary of the devastating flooding from Hurricane Irene. This celebration of the town’s resilience... Read More
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Update This month saw many firsts for the Prattsville Art Center - the arrival of the first Artists in Residence to live in the Art... Read More
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Update The hamlet of Prattsville anchors what is now one of the poorest townships in NY State, but it was once a bustling community with... Read More