This year’s cohort of Summer Research Fellows from the Women’s History Institute at Historic Hudson Valley (HHV) was the first in the program’s history to pay closer attention to the experiences of female servants who worked at estates like Washington Irving’s Sunnyside or Van Cortlandt Manor. Now, because of fellows…
For artists and arts organizations who ever dreamed up a community-based art project, ArtsWestchester provides the potential for these programs to become a reality. With that, the 2023 cycle of the organization’s Arts Alive grant opportunity is officially open for applications. In fact, arts access and engagement are priorities…
When Rebecca Mills was listening to the song Ultralight Beam by Kanye West, the lyrics “this is a God dream,” she says, flowed through her mind on repeat. The curator had wanted to create an exhibition about spirituality and transcendentalism. After listening to the song nonstop, Pelham Art Center…
B. K. Fischer, Westchester’s inaugural Poet Laureate, joins 21 others who will each receive a $50,000 grant from the Academy of American Poets (AAP) for “positive contributions to their communities.” A combined total of $1.1 million will support each of the awardees’ proposed public poetry programs through the APP’s Poets…
Participate in Community Art for #SeriousFunArtsFest! Two Serious Fun Arts Fest artists are asking for the community’s help by offering an opportunity to participate in art-making activities that will be incorporated into their large public art installations. The community-driven projects include: Amanda Browder’s Metropolis Sunrise fabric installation, which will be…
This fall, developers and artists team up with ArtsWestchester to bring art to the streets of downtown White Plains. Mural by mural, they are changing the face of the City, bringing color and excitement to walls that may otherwise have gone unnoticed. It all comes together during Serious Fun Arts…
ArtsNews Editor Mary Alice Franklin recently caught up with Sammy Rae, leader of Sammy Rae & the Friends. The on-the-rise band that NPR called “Musicians to Watch in 2022” will headline the five-day Serious Fun Arts Fest in White Plains this fall (Oct. 12-16) with a closing concert celebration on…
by Michelle Falkenstein Born in Denpasar, Bali to a family of modest means, Joey Alexander became intrigued by his parents’ classic jazz albums at age six. But the young boy was more than a passive listener, playing along on his miniature electric keyboard aided by his preternaturally gifted ear. His…
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….
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