The Songcatchers Board of Directors recently named Jennifer Lanser as its Executive Director. Lanser’s previous roles include Director of Development and Communications for the Ursulines of the Eastern Province and Executive Director of the New Rochelle Chamber of Commerce. Lanser will manage day-to-day operations, lead fundraising, marketing and community initiatives,…
This week, ArtsWestchester announced its two 2023 Advancing Equity Award honorees. This award recognizes an artist and a nonprofit organization for their leadership in advancing social justice, equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility through and in the arts. Selected as the 2023 Advancing Equity artist recipient is Haifa Bint-Kadi of Yonkers….
This article originally appeared on “backstory,” a blog by Tracy Fitzpatrick, Director of the Neuberger Museum of Art. Our performance art exhibition, Hard Return: 9 Experiments for this Moment, continues this week with a work by Purchase College Class of 1988 graduate Alix Pearlstein. Her work, Inventory, invites a group…
Westchester Children’s Museum (WCM) recently appointed its new Executive Director, Thomas Sullivan. Sullivan comes to Rye from a position as Director of STEM Learning at Waterside School in Stamford, CT. He was also previously Director of Education the DuPage Children’s Museum in Illinois. He has more than 15 years of…
Blue Door Art Center (BDAC) has announced the passing of artist Arlé Sklar-Weinstein with an exhibition in her honor. Sklar-Weinstein was director at the Yonkers art center for more than a decade. In Thru Love / Thru Time: a Mother/Daughter Exhibition of Works, on view through March 4, Sklar-Weinstein’s art…
When Business Council of Westchester President Marsha Gordon is not advocating for businesses in the County, she can be found at the cinema or theater. Her “Marsha on the Move” column appears monthly in ArtsNews. Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (Netflix) I must admit that I don’t truly remember the…
Philipse Manor Hall (PMH) in Yonkers recently reopened after a $20 million renovation of the historic site’s building and grounds. Governor Hochul and other state and county officials attended the ribbon cutting of the New York State-owned property to discuss the impact of the early Colonial-era home. The renovation is…
Seven area artists have been selected to each receive one of ArtsWestchester’s $10K Voices for Change 2023 grants, which are designed to promote social awareness through the arts. The organization’s CEO Janet Langsam says: “It is our hope that these artists will use various art forms to illuminate complex issues,…
This blog post originally appeared in a February newsletter by New Rochelle Council on the Arts. The New Rochelle Council on the Arts notes the passing of acclaimed photographer Tony Vaccaro, who grew up in New Rochelle and remained connected to the arts scene here. Vaccaro became interested in photography…
In the middle of the bleak winter weather is every parent’s conundrum: what to do with their kids during the midwinter school break. Even with this year’s lack of snow, the weather is often too frosty to stay outside for long. But staying inside the house all week will likely…
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