ABOUT O+ The O+ Festival is a weekend of art and live music hosted by venues throughout Uptown Kingston, NY. It’s also a weekend health care clinic for participating uninsured artists, and a public health resource expo where festival patrons can connect with doctors and health organizations to learn about affordable health insurance options and health resources available to them.

Three-day passes (hospital wristbands!) to festival events (like live bands, art performances, health programming, art walks, DJ disco dance parties at 8 different venues throughout uptown Kingston) are available here for a suggested donation of $25. Proceeds go to future O+ events and the long-term ability to provide reliable access to health care for uninsured artists.

OUR MISSION The O+ Festival is a celebration of art and music in Uptown Kingston that creates a bridge to access health care for artists. O+ fosters complete physical, mental and social well-being by connecting artists directly with a coalition of health care providers and health resources, in a shared vision to nurture the individual and the community.

OUR GOAL Connecting uninsured artists directly with art-loving doctors—the medicine of art meets the art of medicine—is a great cure for unaffordable health care. This year O+ is a weekend clinic with the ability to provide continued care to participants. We hope to grow into a quality arts festival that will be capable of providing entertainment and resources for the community, as well consistent and thorough assistance to uninsured artists—by (1) collaborating with pre-existing artist/health assistance organizations and helping to make their services known and accessible, and by (2) unifying independent doctors willing to donate their care and providing them the infrastructure to do so.

JOIN US If you're a local business, an artist or musician, or a local health care provider of any kind, join us! Write to o.positive.festival @ gmail.com with ideas about how you can participate in Kingston's inaugural O+.