The Creative Economy
With opportunities to show and sell your work dramatically diminished, MAD is providing a new way to keep your art in front of the public. We will devote our homepage slide show to the artists and arts-related businesses listed in our FREE online registries.
 
Photographer Tom Hackett received a call from a local realty office who liked his work and invited him to hang a one-man show this summer—BECAUSE they found him listed in our registries! Be like Tom. Promote your work. It only takes a few minutes to sign up. Do it today.

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Welcome to The D.R.A.W.!
Now that The D.R.A.W. is part of MAD, we’ll be introducing you to the teaching artists at The D.R.A.W. and sharing info about their classes, workshops and events. In case you missed it, this article (written by Lynn Woods for Kingston Times) outlines our plans to expand art education offerings for people of all ages. This marriage of the practical and the creative “is a win-win in our community,” says Anne Bailey, president of the MAD board of directors.

Read the article >>>

Marking Time: Weekly Art Prompts
In these COVID-19 days and nights of social isolation, making art has the power to help sustain and connect us—and soon, The D.R.A.W. will send out a weekly artistic prompt to inspire you to create. These creative warm-ups for people of all ages are a playful, fun, no-pressure way to open up your creative spirit and see what other artists are doing.

Keep an eye on your inbox for more details and your first artistic prompt will arrive soon. Feel free to share this news with your friends!