The Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center will hold free public art opening receptions for a group of artists in its galleries on Vassar Street in Poughkeepsie on March 7 from 5–7 p.m. Refreshments will be served. All the exhibitions will be on display from March 3–April 30.

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• Victorian Gallery (9 Vassar Street): See artwork by Ulana Salewycz, Vitalia Deriabina, Marianne Crans, and the late Catherine Zadorecka Gorham,four Ukrainian American artists from the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America. Through their multitude of creative endeavors, these artists have dedicated themselves to fostering the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America’s goals of educating and empowering women, keeping alive and flourishing the Ukrainian arts and culture for generations to come in America, and aiding Ukrainians in need. The Victorian Gallery is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m.–5 p.m.

• Hancock Gallery (12 Vassar Street): World-renowned photographer Ian Hutton, who is the curator of Lord Howe Island Museum, Lord Howe Island, Australia, teams up with award-winning oil artist Selva Ozelli from the Hudson Valley to bring a taste of Lord Howe Island Group to the Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center with their show entitled, “Paradise.” The Hancock Gallery is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m.–5 p.m. and during events at the VBI Theater.

• Reception Gallery (12 Vassar Street): See artwork by Kate Hoekstra, a self-taught painter influenced by the 19th and 20th century American Impressionists who worked in and around the New England area. With flowers, portraits, still life and nature as her subjects, Ms. Hoekstra emulates the style of Charles Benson, Thedore Robinson, and Henry Twachtman in their mastery of drawing, composition, and color to create her inspirational works of art. The Reception Gallery is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m.–5 p.m. and during events at the VBI Theater.