2024– CPW, an arts non-profit dedicated to engaging audiences
and fostering conversation around critical issues in photography, is thrilled to announce the
grand opening of its newly renovated building on January 18, 2025. Located in the midtown arts
district of Kingston, a historic city in the heart of the Hudson Valley 90 miles north of New York
City, the 47-year-old community-based museum and school has been undergoing a renaissance
since relocating from Woodstock in 2022. The opening marks a pivotal moment for CPW as it
unveils a state-of-the-art center dedicated to photography and related media. The renovation,
directed by the architectural firm Lopergolo + Bartling Architects, represents the first
phase in a larger transformation of the 40,000 square foot former cigar factory. In this phase,
the first two floors of the factory will now house 6,000 square feet of exhibition space, an
expanded Digital Media Lab, a theater, workshop spaces, offices, meeting rooms, a visitors’
lounge, and CPW’s photo library.