Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center

The Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center is a not-for-profit organization to meet the cultural needs of the

A 501(c)3 nonprofit arts organization dedicated to meet the cultural needs of the community by providing venues for artists to showcase their talent in theater, music,dance, fine and visual arts while preserving and maintaining two historically significant landmark buildings.

Photos from Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center's post 07/17/2024

You're Invited...to check out our NEW Art Exhibitions featuring the works of Tatiana Rhinevault, Marty Zlotkin and Collin Douma. A portion of all artwork sales go to CHAC. Art Gallery Hours are M-F / 9am -5pm. Visit https://cunneen-hackett.org/galleries/ for more information.

07/11/2024

It's a celebration of the Visual Arts at CHAC! Join us tomorrow, Friday 7/12 from 5pm to 7pm for Free Art Opening Receptions kicking off our July/August 2024 Art Exhibitions featuring Tatiana Rhinevault, Marty Zlotkin and Collin Douma. Refreshments will be served! ALSO...our resident Visual Art organization, WomensWork.Art, https://www.facebook.com/womenswork.art/ located at 12 Vassar Street on the 3rd Floor, will be open from 5pm to 8pm. Hope you can make it! Visit https://cunneen-hackett.org/galleries/ for more information.

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Newsletters | Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center 07/01/2024

Happy July 1st! Our July 2024 Newsletter is hot off the press. Click on the link to our website to read all about the latest happenings at CHAC!

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Photos from Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center's post 06/17/2024

Only 2 weeks left! Come visit our Visual Art Galleries and see the works of these talented artists! Gallery Hours are Monday-Friday, 9am to 5pm. https://cunneen-hackett.org/galleries/

Newsletters | Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center 06/04/2024

Check out our June 2024 Newsletter...there's always something fun to see and do at CHAC!

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Photos from Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center's post 05/13/2024

Come see our NEW May/June 2024 Art Exhibitions featuring the works of talented artists Paul Esposito, Carrie Decker, Bernadette Decker, Joanne Thorne Smith and Adrien Seitz. Visit https://cunneen-hackett.org/galleries/ for Art Gallery Hours and artist information.

05/03/2024

Join Us TONIGHT - Friday, May 3, 2024 from 5pm to 7pm - for FREE Art Opening Receptions to kick off our May/June 2024 Visual Art Exhibitions! Featured in our galleries are the works of Paul Esposito, Carrie Decker, Bernadette Decker, Joanne Thorne Arnold and Adrien Seitz. Visit https://cunneen-hackett.org/galleries/ for more information.

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Happy May 1st! Check out our latest Newsletter on the CHAC website...the VBI Theatre, Art Galleries and Dance Studio are bustling with fun-filled events!

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The weather is perfect to see some wonderful artwork! Stop in to our Visual Art Galleries and see the March/April 2024 exhibitions. Only 1 week left! Visit https://cunneen-hackett.org/galleries/ for Gallery Hours and Information.

04/03/2024

Tickets are still available to our fun-filled 2024 Annual Magnolia Party through Eventbrite until April 5th. We hope you can join us! Please note, tickets will not be sold at the door and capacity is limited. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cunneen-hackett-arts-center-2024-annual-magnolia-party-tickets-839011835987?aff=ebdssbcitybrowse

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Happy April 1st! It's no joke our April 2024 Newsletter is hot off the press! Visit https://cunneen-hackett.org/newsletters/ to read what's going on at CHAC!

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03/21/2024

Join Us! Tickets are on sale for our 2024 Annual Magnolia Party! Visit https://cunneen-hackett.org/calendar/ for more information on purchasing tickets. Limited Capacity. Tickets will not be sold at the door.

Photos from Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center's post 03/19/2024

Welcome Spring! Our Art Galleries are OPEN so "spring into action" and check out our current exhibitions. Gallery Hours: Monday through Friday / 9 am to 5 pm. For more information visit https://cunneen-hackett.org/galleries/

Photos from Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center's post 03/07/2024

Join us tomorrow evening, 3/8/2024 from 5pm to 7pm, as we kick off our NEW March/April 2024 Art Exhibitions with Art Opening Receptions for Liliana Washburn, Naomi Berkery and Arquimedes Mejia! Visit https://cunneen-hackett.org/galleries/ for information on these talented artists.

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Our Story

Built on the foundation of the Vassar’s old brewery, the theater building is now preserved and maintained by the Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center, a 501(c)3 nonprofit arts organization dedicated to meet the cultural needs of the community by providing venues for artists to showcase their talent in theater, music,dance, fine and visual arts while preserving and maintaining two historically significant landmark buildings. It serves as an important cultural venue, civic and social gathering place, as well as historic site. The Vassar Brothers Home for Aged Men is situated on the former site of Mathew Vassar’s city residence. The magnolia tree from which Matthew cut a flowering branch and laid it on President Abraham Lincoln’s coffin as his funeral train stopped at the Poughkeepsie station in April of 1865, still blooms on the front lawn today. Now the home office of the Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center, it is also home to local nonprofit service organizations like Friends of Seniors, the Dutchess Interfaith Council and Cocoon Theatre. Several healing arts practitioners and therapists rent offices in this sister building across from the Theater. Both buildings continue to be an active community resource and provide cultural “buzz” for the Queen City and Hudson Valley tourists and residents.

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9 & 12 Vassar Street
Poughkeepsie, NY
12601

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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