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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 [...]
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    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 [...]
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    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 [...]
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    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 [...]
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    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 [...]
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    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 [...]
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    Thank you

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

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    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.

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