Join us on a journey of transformation!

The Kirkland Art Center has served residents from every corner of the Mohawk Valley for over 60 years, offering live music, art exhibitions, dance, theater, and classes, fulfilling our mission to “educate children and adults, to advocate for artists and the arts, and to engage the community in a range of cultural experiences and opportunities." We continue to offer all this and much more. Now, we are working on a project to create new and improved spaces, increase accessibility, and offer new cultural experiences.

A substantial award from New York State provides KAC with funding to initiate a major transformation in both our physical plant and the types of programming we can offer. A deteriorated part of our facility will be demolished; in its place, a new, fully accessible structure with an elevator will be constructed to provide dedicated studio spaces for pottery, children's arts, and mixed arts – and most importantly, a community and teaching kitchen.

Serving as a community space to provide access to a commercial facility, the community and teaching kitchen will serve many functions: a place to learn to prepare the fascinating cuisines of the wide range of cultures represented by Mohawk Valley residents; to provide space for farmers and others to launch a food-based micro-business; to learn healthy eating; and perhaps, most importantly, to expand and cement our sense of community through food. After all food connects people in so many wonderful – and delicious! – ways.

Let us build this community resource together and help us continue to serve the community through quality cultural programming! Please partner with us on this journey to transform the Kirkland Art Center into a space that welcomes everyone to show up authentically and represent the tremendous diversity we are blessed with in the Mohawk Valley. We hope you will join hands with us to raise the remaining funds to complete our vision of a community art center that truly serves ALL.

Our goal: 1000 donors! With your help, we will achieve this - and so much more!