Getting into college these days is no easy feat. For music and performance majors, landing a spot at a prestigious music school or an ivy league college – or even a good state school – can be difficult. For many, receiving a scholarship to help pay for that education is an added obstacle.
ArtsWestchester has rounded up its annual list of 80+ free and affordable outdoor arts events taking place between July 1 and September 30.
ArtsWestchester recently presented a sold-out fashion event in its White Plains gallery, featuring a runway of sustainable fashions by local students and designers.
Sari Nordman is an interdisciplinary artist who brings awareness to environmental and social justice issues through her works.
Bedford Playhouse recently announced the appointment of Marie-Louise Scanlan as its new CEO.
Throughout Westchester this month, community groups are holding Juneteenth events to celebrate unity and Black culture with music, performances and parades.
On June 1, Westchester and Rockland communities gathered in Bedford Hills to celebrate Juneteenth, now finally a nationally recognized federal holiday.
On any given weekday, cars drive through Peekskill’s main streets, rushing to and from schools and offices. On weekends, they shift directions, often heading to downtown cafes or the sculpture-lined riverfront park. Now, when on the corner of South and Requa Streets, they pass by the Five Elements Arches Murals as well.
Following the pandemic, artist Evan Bishop found himself standing in front of a classroom full of fifth-grade students who were thoroughly unmotivated by the traditional lesson plans he’d been handed. “I just took a gamble… I literally took those papers and threw them in the garbage. What came to me was ’Who wants to create a comic book?’” This was the start of the Yonkers Comic Creation & Convention, an exhibition affectionately known as YC3, at which original comic book superheroes created by members of the community will be on display.
On June 16, the Hudson River Museum will enter a new phase in its 104-year history with the opening of new Special Exhibitions Galleries as well as a Community and Partnership Gallery, collectively known as the West Wing.
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