The opening reception of the pieces of heART exhibit was held on Thursday, March 19, 2025, from 6–8 p.m. at MVCC’s ThINCubator, located at 326 Broad Street in Utica, NY. The reception was free and open to the public. The exhibition featured 30 paintings and a selection of pottery pieces created as part of Upstate Caring Partners’ pieces of heART Program. Pieces of heART is a creative art expression program of Upstate Caring Partners. Multitalented adult artists worked in a wi

On October 16th, 2025, the agency celebrated artists from the pieces of heART program as part of the Upstate Caring Partners 75th celebration.  Upstate Caring Partners celebrated 75 years of empowering people by highlighting the meaningful impact of art creation for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Through adaptive methods and meaningful support, pieces of heART provide an outlet for self-expression by eliminating barriers to personal creativity. It is

Art for Soup was a functional pottery show featuring handcrafted, one-of-a-kind ceramic bowls made by pieces of heART artists with food safe glazes! This project was made possible through the CNY Arts Grants for Regional Arts and Cultural Engagement regrant program thanks to a New York State Senate Initiative supported by the NYS Legislature, the Office of the Governor and administered by the New York State Council on the Arts. Thank you to Mohawk Valley Community College , C