The Barrett Art Center Apartments For Rent - Downtown Poughkeepsie, Poughkeepsie, New York

Posted by Justin Habersaat on February 23, 2009 12:09

Like most apartment dwellers, you firmly believe a well-rounded cultural education leads to a richer, more fulfilling life. It's only natural then that you would want to take advantage of everything the Poughkeepsie area has to offer, with its expansive galleries and diverse museum offerings. For a truly local slant on the artistic world, look no further than the Barrett Art Center.

With a firm focus upon rising regional stars,

the Barrett Center presents works as diverse as watercolors to photography. Being that Poughkeepsie is so ideally situated near the Hudson River, a large amount of the Center's collection tends to focus upon the natural wonders and inherent beauty of the Hudson Valley's wonderous surroundings. Paintings of the Catskill mountains and the river dominate the selections of course, although Poughkeepsie and the surrounding area's thriving farmer's market scene is also an ever-popular muse. Either way, the Barrett Art Center makes a perfect introduction for any apartment-ite new to the Poughkeepsie area.

While the Barrett Center occasionally hosts exhibitions of well-known and established national artistic works, its primary focus is upon the art form as an educational tool. Several programs, ranging from drawing and printing to clay sculpture, are all offered with an emphasis upon small classrooms and individualized attention to detail. With gallery showings changing on an almost monthly basis, and affordable, intimate classes taught by well-studied professionals, the Barrett Art Center is a cultural gem well worth searching out for any Poughkeepsie-area apartment-ite.