The Art Effect at the Trolley Barn Gallery is the first youth-led gallery in the Hudson Valley, NY. Our mission has been to train youth as leaders who catalyze the community through the arts and re-energize downtown Poughkeepsie, putting youth in the drivers seat of this incredible space, empowering them to engage community members and visitors in transformative arts experiences that they curate alongside established professionals.
In addition to youth-curated, international juried exhibitions, The Trolley Barn Gallery has been home to a unique blend of workforce programming that brings together youth and established art professionals to present impactful exhibitions and festivals to engage our neighborhood and acquaint youth with curatorial and exhibitions practices.
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Grateful for Our Journey at the Trolley Barn and Looking Forward for What’s Next
Dear Friends,
Over the past four years, The Trolley Barn has served as a home for countless exhibitions, performances, and young artists finding their creative voice.
The Trolley Barn Gallery Presents the Senior Project Exhibition
Featuring Artists Ava Hubner, Max Pyles, Hudson Segnit, Hannah Strano, and Saoirse Woods
December 13, 2024 – January 10, 2025
The Trolley Barn Gallery’s opening reception for the Senior Project Exhibition took place on December 13, 2024 from 6–8 pm.
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Grateful for Our Journey at the Trolley Barn and Looking Forward for What’s Next
Dear Friends,Over the past four years, The Trolley Barn has served as a home for countless exhibitions, performances, and young artists finding their creative voice. We greatly appreciate all of the support and community that…
The Trolley Barn Gallery Presents the Senior Project Exhibition
Featuring Artists Ava Hubner, Max Pyles, Hudson Segnit, Hannah Strano, and Saoirse Woods December 13, 2024 – January 10, 2025 The Trolley Barn Gallery’s opening reception for the Senior Project Exhibition took place on December…
Call for Teen Art: Film, 2D & 3D Art for the PKX Festival
Deadline to Submit: January 26, 2025 The PKX Exhibition celebrates imaginative and original artworks created by young people who have a passion for their medium. If you feel your work is too weird, too different, or too…
The Duo Show opened on 10/10: a perfect date to reflect the duality of these two solo shows!
Guests and artists experienced the Trolley Barn Gallery’s fall flagship exhibition, co-curated by the Youth Arts Empowerment Zone Curators and guest curator, Indira A Abiskaroon, Curatorial Assistant at the Brooklyn Museum. Guests delighted in the…
Teen Visions 2024: Opening Reception
August 24, 2024 from 2–4PM Experience art through the eyes of talented teens who created an impressive collection of artworks, including drawing, painting, photography, digital animation, film, mixed media, and more! Family, friends, and the…
“Earth’s Reflection” Exhibition
Exhibition: June 14 – August 9, 2024 When the Earth sees its reflection, will it be proud or scared of what it’s become? For this exhibition, the Trolley Barn Gallery will bring together a compassionate…
With support of the National Endowment for the Arts, Our Town program, The Art Effect at the Trolley Barn serves as an anchor arts institution in downtown Poughkeepsie, NY. The Youth Arts Empowerment Zone celebrates core tenets of creative entrepreneurship, youth leadership, and innovative public art in a series of two PKX Arts Festivals in 2022 and 2023. Click Here To Learn More
