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WHEN ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS THRIVE,
SO DO CULTURE AND COMMUNITIES

O+  supports the health of underinsured artists and musicians in the Hudson Valley and beyond through the annual O+ Festival, where they exchange art-making and performances for health and wellness services: the art of medicine for the medicine of art.

Since its inception in 2010, O+ has facilitated thousands of medical, dental, and wellness treatments for artists, musicians, and creatives in Kingston and across the country.

In 2023, we are working to establish a year-round, exchange-based clinic for artists and musicians, expanding the services provided at the O+ Festival into a sustainable model for care available 365 days a year.

Exchanging Art & Music for Healthcare Since 2010

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O+ Festival Weekend

Art

During the O+ Festival, artists make murals, sculptures, installations, films, dance, performance, and spoken word in public spaces.

Music

O+ festivals feature concerts in large and intimate venues, including a historic landmark cathedral, galleries, breweries, and even alleys.

Wellness

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

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Recent News

In CO+nversation: Gregory Stovetop

Gregory Stovetop has a unique vantage point of the O+ Festival as an attendee, a festival alumnus, and most recently, as a member of the 2023 music committee. He says he first picked up a bass guitar as a pre-teen [...]
The Doctor Is In: A Benefit to Support O+

Join us for The DO+ctor Is In: A Benefit for O+

The Doctor Is In: A Benefit for O+ ***Online ticket sales have ended, but you can still grab tickets at the door. See you tonight! It’s a transformational year for O+: After 13 years of exchanging “the art of medicine [...]

An Update on “Black Lives Matter” Mural at 695 Broadway

In 2020, as a local response to the murder of George Floyd, the latest in a long line of Black people killed by police, and to the broader outcry around the epidemic of racial violence and white supremacy in the [...]

In CO+nversation: Phoenix Roebuck

When Phoenix Roebuck played the 2017 O+ Festival, they weren’t quite sure what to expect. At the time, they were playing upright bass as part of the folk/Americana duo Roebuck with their then-partner Phil and had been introduced to the [...]

In CO+nversation: Roxiny

At O+, we talk about the healing power of art, but singer-songwriter (and 2022 O+ Festival alum) Roxiny is the embodiment of just how impactful that can be.  Roxiny has been a musician for practically her entire life. Born in [...]

In CO+nversation: Wellness Director Dr. Lizette Edge

Lizette Castillo Edge wanted to be a doctor for as long as she could remember. Well, almost – there was a period of time when she dreamed of being a marine biologist instead. “I really wanted to swim with the [...]

Thank you

We’d like to spread LO+VE for our sponsors and foundations for their support

Presenting sponsor

With Support from

O+ programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

Yearround Support by