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O, The Oprah Magazine is shining a light on O+ “Health Heroes.”
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Survivor Love Letter Mural
Artists Jess X. Snow and Layqa Nuna Yawar painted a monumental love letter to survivors of sexual assault and violence, featuring words by Tani Ikeda and Kingston-area survivors, on Family of Woodstock's Darmstadt Shelter during the ninth annual O+ Kingston. The project included a facilitated workshop for survivors of sexual violence and their allies.
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O+ empowers communities to take control of their collective wellbeing through the exchange of art, music and wellness.

O+ (pronounced O Positive) supports the health of underinsured artists and musicians through festivals at which they exchange art-making and performances for wellness services: the art of medicine for the medicine of art.

O+ helps strengthen community wellbeing with Narcan and CPR trainings, expos of local health-and wellness-related nonprofits, cycling events, classes in the healing arts, mural tours and healthcare forums.

We are

O+ Festival Weekend

Art

O+ curators select a theme, review submissions and invite artists to make murals, sculptures, installations, films, workshops and performances in public spaces. O+ artists receive complimentary health and wellness care in exchange for their creative gifts.

Music

O+ festivals feature concerts in large and intimate venues, including a former Vaudevillian theater, galleries, breweries, even alleys. A music panel reviews submissions and invites bands to participate. O+ musicians receive free health and wellness care in exchange for playing festival shows.

Wellness

The O+ Artists’ Clinic is the heart of every festival. Underinsured artists, musicians and volunteers receive care from nurses, doctors, dentists, bodyworkers and mental health professionals. Audiences attend wellness expos, healing arts classes, cycling events and NARCAN & CPR trainings.

Empowering
Community

O+ uses our collective talents to heal and strengthen neighborhoods.

Recent News

Free Poughkeepsie Block Party Aug. 3

July 26, 2019 / , ,
O + Poughkeepsie is throwing a free block party for the community Saturday, Aug. 3 from 4-8 p.m. in the Crannell Street passage at the intersection of Main Street. The
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O, The Oprah Magazine Highlights O+ Health Heroes

July 23, 2019 / , ,
O, The Oprah Magazine is shining a light on O+ “Health Heroes” in the August 2019 issue. The story, titled “Shows of Compassion” (page 64), features interviews with O+ Executive
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10th Annual O+ Kingston

July 16, 2019 / , , , ,
Dance-punk band !!! (Chk Chk Chk) will play the 10th annual O+ Kingston festival of art, music and wellness (Oct. 11-13) along with folk-rocker Elvis Perkins, cabaret-punk band The World/Inferno
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First O+ Festival Empowers North Adams With Culture, Care

May 28, 2019 / , , ,
More than 800 people experienced the inaugural O+ North Adams festival of art, music and wellness during the May 10th weekend. Highlights included two new murals, more than 20 concerts, visual art workshops and installations, 20 wellness classes and self-testing for HPV with Go Doc Go's The Box.
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O+ North Adams Reveals Secret Show Bands

May 1, 2019 / ,
Three Massachusetts-based bands — Humble Digs (Northampton), Aubrey Haddard (Boston) and And The Kids (Northampton) — will kick off the first O+ Festival in North Adams on May 10 at
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2019 O+ Kingston Theme: X

April 14, 2019 / ,
O+ will celebrate its 10th annual festival of art, music and wellness in Kingston during the 10th month of this year (Oct. 11-13, 2019).  The theme for year 10 is
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O+ Kingston Seeks Box Office-Tech Manager

February 27, 2019 / ,
O+ Kingston is recruiting for a Box Office + Tech Manager to systemize and manage our visitor experience and box office processes, train our fleet of volunteers and work closely
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O+ Kingston Recruits Volunteer Manager

February 27, 2019 / ,
O+ Kingston seeks a Volunteer Manager to recruit, schedule, train and manage our fleet of volunteers, as well as working with core staff to implement the 10th festival of art,
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Frenchy and The Punk

O+ North Adams Announces Art, Music Lineup for May 10-11 Festival

February 15, 2019 / , , , ,
French-Cameroonian duo Les Nubians, known for a singular blend of warm R&B and francophone hip hop, will headline the inaugural O+ North Adams festival of art, music and wellness (May
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Wellness Team Tours Artists’ Clinic Footprint

January 29, 2019 / ,
O+ North Adams wellness team members on Jan. 16 toured the Artists’ Clinic space at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA). The clinic, spearheaded by director Amanda Chilson,
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