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Arts in the Mohawk Valley contribute to the downtown revitalization program in Utica, playing an important role in drawing visitors to the area, and instilling a sense of community pride in local residents. Stanley Center for the Arts is an organization offering support services and individual arts programs to art organizations, individual artists and residents in Oneida, Herkimer and Madison counties. The Stanley is noted as the “umbrella operation for a trio of operations,” including the Stanley Performing Arts Center, the Arts in Education Institute, and Arts Council Services. The Council administers the Arts in Education Institute (AEI). AEI employs teaching artists to work with teachers and students in classrooms from area schools. The Institute provides summer workshops and in-service opportunities for teachers to work directly with artists.
Since 1974, the Arts Council has owned, restored and operated the Stanley Theater. The building is a 1928 movie palace designed in the Mexican baroque style of architecture. The Stanley is home to the Broadway Theatre League, the Great Artists Series, Mohawk Valley Ballet, and Utica Symphony Orchestra. The theatre offers classic film festivals and all types of performances for children.
The Mohawk Valley Center for the Arts, located in Little Falls, is an organization dedicated to all aspects of visual and performing arts. The MVCA works with other villages in the area to bring enrichment programs to the Mohawk Valley. MVCA is a multi-art center supplying eight week art classes in watercolor, representational painting and pottery, with another eighteen to twenty workshops a year include crafts, cooking & gardening.
Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute is a regional fine arts center serving diverse audiences through three program divisions—Museum of Art, Performing Arts, and School of Art. The Museum of Art features a renowned art collection, fascinating displays, and education for all ages, exhibited in an International-style building. More than 100 Performing Arts events are staged yearly and feature the world’s finest soloists and ensembles, rising stars, cinematic features, children’s programs and special events. In Rome, the Capitol Theatre for Performing Arts has a full-range of artistic offerings from theatrical live performances, and big bands and jazz, to modern classic cinema and classic horror and science fiction films, to the time-honored silent film. The Capitol Theatre was built as a movie house in December 10, 1928. The Capitol Theatre remains the only building in Rome, NY constructed for the specific purpose of exhibiting motion pictures. Special feature of the Theatre include: 1,700+ seats, 35mm archival prints, Carbon arc projection, and silent films with live theatre organ accompaniment.
Herkimer County’s Arts Center/Old Forge brings exhibits, workshops and performances to the Central Adirondacks. Kirkland Arts Center Coffeehouse, Mohawk Valley Center for the Arts in Little Falls, and the Village Art Gallery in Herkimer all contribute to bringing music and culture to the region.
With eight arts centers, fifteen galleries, and twelve museums, it is no wonder the arts not only bring entertainment and education to the region, but provide jobs and income. They also help to promote cultural tourism, attract new business, and enhance the overall quality of life in the Mohawk Valley.
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