by Mary Alice Franklin, ArtsNews Editor ArtsNews spoke with representatives from six Westchester performance venues, and all made one thing clear: the pandemic has been an arduous journey, but they’re excited to welcome guests back. They also have new robust seasons planned for the fall. Now it’s up to the…
Each fall, outdoor arts festivals call to arts lovers like a beacon in the night. For many, these festivals are like a ritual to welcome in the changing leaves, flannel shirts and hot cocoa bingeing. Now, after several years of distancing, people are slowly but surely returning to the arts….
The annual JazzFest White Plains festival is back with a stellar lineup of free and affordable in-person programs. For its eleventh year, the festival remains true to its roots, presenting jazz from an outstanding roster that features musicians of local and national significance. On September 14-18, some of today’s most…
ArtsWestchester Invests in Equity With the relaunch of its mission statement in 2021, ArtsWestchester also adopted a formal commitment to social justice, equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility (EDIA). The updated statement was the result of a year of organizational self-reflection and collaboration with consultant Donna Walker-Khune, a highly sought thought-leader…
Measuring the Impact of the Arts The arts can entertain, engage, educate and even heal. They can also help the economy. Over the next year, ArtsWestchester will be participating in the “Arts & Economic Prosperity 6” study (AEP6), which is conducted by Americans for the Arts in partnership with ArtsWestchester…
by Sarah Divi, Communications Specialist at North Salem Central School District “Take a moment to focus…Get into a calm, peaceful headspace, find a safe place within you…and paint from there,” said artist Vicky Youngman as she led the assembled group through mindful breathing. Motion gradually returned to the North Salem…
In spring of 2021, as COVID-19 appeared to wane, Emelin Theatre cautiously prepared their plans to re-open. It instituted health protocols, and focused its programming in an attempt to overcome audience reluctance, but recognized that it might take more than that to get people excited about coming back. As ArtsWestchester…
by Mary Alice Franklin, ArtsNews Editor “The unveiling will be a time for us all to get together outside and bask in our awesomeness,” says textile artist Amanda Browder. The artist is looking forward to the big reveal of her Metropolis Sunrise project this fall. The artwork has been five…
High-energy, spirited and unrestrained. These are the self-defined words used to describe on-the-rise Brooklyn band Sammy Rae and the Friends. The band recently sold out New York City’s Terminal 5 venue, but this fall they make their way to Westchester to headline ArtsWestchester’s Serious Fun Arts Fest in White Plains. …
For our Roving Directors feature, we ask Westchester arts professionals to go into the community and give us their take on another institution’s on-view exhibition. This month, Michelle Yun Mapplethorpe, incoming Executive Director of Katonah Museum of Art, looks at “Cloud Wanderings of Wang Mansheng,” currently on display at the Hammond Museum…
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