O+ Festival

Thank YO+u Kingston!

The 2022 O+ Kingston Festival brought 40+ bands, 30+ artists, a dozen writers and more than 120 Clinic providers together to deliver over 200 Wellness services for musicians & artists!

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.

Exchanging Art & Music for Healthcare Since 2010

Treatments in Clinic

Dental Treatments

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.

We are creative radical compassionate O+

Recent News

O+ Featured in Hudson Valley One

October 5, 2022 / Kingston, Press

Check out this behind-the-scenes look at O+ Festival from Hudson Valley One - complete with some suggestions for must-see events during the festival weekend! Kingston Festival Oct 7-9.

O+ is this week! Preview of art at the 2022 O+ festival

October 4, 2022 / Art, Kingston

O+ Kingston Festival 2022 is finally here! Join us for a weekend of art, music, and wellness on October 7-9. Take a look at some of our Art activities (including a film screening!) for this weekend →

Surprise Special Musical Guests Amanda Palmer, Al Olender & James Felice

October 3, 2022 / Kingston, Music, Wellness

Surprise musical guests announced for Kingston festival 2022 + whether you intend to pedal your way through the festival or meditate (or eat ChO+colate!), O+ has an event for you!

O+ Benefit: Amanda Palmer in Concert

July 8, 2022 / Kingston, Music, news

On August 13, 2022, Palmer returns to Kingston. It will not just be a concert in support of O+’s mission and in celebration of Amanda Palmer’s return to the U.S. post-pandemic. She will be joined by the incredible chamber pop piano-violin duo Gracie and Rachel.

2022 O+ Kingston Theme: SO+mewhere

April 8, 2022 / Kingston

The O+ Festival will return to Kingston, NY for the 12th annual celebration of art, music and wellness October 7-9, 2022. As everyone imagines a “new normal” after the extraordinary

ExplO+re Wellness
Year-Round
Recipe Exchange

November 5, 2021 / news, Wellness

Recipes are a way to connect to each other’s history and experiences. They’re a way to share our culture and memories. That’s what the ExplO+re Recipe Exchange is all about – sharing

The Magnetic Fields Announced as O+ Festival Headliner

September 14, 2021 / Events, Kingston, news

Indie pop stalwarts The Magnetic Fields and “first lady of graffiti” Lady Pink headline the 11th O+ Festival Oct. 8-10 in Kingston, N.Y. The unique weekend connects participating artists and musicians with vital healthcare, mental healthcare, dentistry and wellness services.

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.