POUGHKEEPSIE- Rhinebeck Bank and the Betsy Jacaruso Gallery are partnering in support of Grace Smith House’s 2023 Clothesline Project, a powerful visual display of t-shirts decorated by survivors of domestic violence or their loved ones.
A nationwide movement, The Clothesline Project aims to increase awareness about domestic and sexual violence, something particularly impactful during October, which is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. For 42 years, Grace Smith House has provided victims of domestic violence with several critical services, including crisis intervention and information, 24/7 emergency shelter, transitional housing, counseling, support groups and much more.
Grace Smith House will host a Clothesline Project exhibition at the Betsy Jacaruso Gallery, Rhinebeck Courtyard, 43 East Market Street #2, Rhinebeck, from October 20 through 22, 2023, with an opening reception and donation collection on Saturday, October 21, 2023 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Rhinebeck Bank will continue to collect monetary donations (cash or check) and personal hygiene products in support of Grace Smith House between Monday, October 23, 2023, and Friday, November 3, 2023, at its 6414 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck branch. (Please visit Grace Smith House’s website at https://www.gracesmithhouse.
“We’re so grateful to have this opportunity to support our friends at Grace Smith House,” said Sharon Whiteley, assistant vice president and branch manager at the Bank’s Rhinebeck location and Grace Smith House board member. “The Clothesline Project is a truly powerful display – one that helps those impacted in their healing process, while also educating and making our community more aware of the prevalence of domestic and sexual violence problems happening around us.”
For details regarding donations to Grace Smith House, please see Sharon Whiteley at the Bank’s Rhinebeck branch during regular business hours. Additional information about the Clothesline Project is available on the Grace Smith House website at https://www.gracesmithhouse.
