by Mary Alice Franklin, ArtsNews Editor “If you take care of the world and build a healing and healthy community with your art, you as an individual will be alright as well, and you will find your peace.” Ballet des Amériques Artistic Director Carole Alexis describes this as part of…
Throughout any given day, light and dark perform a dance. Windows and bulbs illuminate dim corners; objects cast shade on walls and floors; trees and sunlight reflect the day’s weather. Psychologically, shadows can cast darkness on the psyche. Artistically, they can create a new visual perspective. “It’s only when we…
Can music be translated? If it’s a song, the words can be translated from the original language. But one might think that a note is a note, and it can’t be changed without altering the composition. Well, a musical translation is exactly what the audience will experience at the world…
by Mary Alice Franklin, ArtsNews Editor The Picture House Regional Film Center (TPH) was formed in 2003 when it saved a 1920s theater in Pelham from being demolished. Now the organization will save another ‘20s-era theater, this time in Bronxville. The film center recently announced its plans to expand programming…
Negro History Week was conceived in 1925; more than half a century later, it was expanded into Black History Month. At the time, President Ford encouraged Americans to “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often-neglected accomplishments of Black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.” It is with…
Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar New Year, is a 16-day celebration that symbolizes the end of winter and coming of spring. The date range is determined by the cycles of the moon, beginning on the second new moon after the winter solstice. On February 1, 2022, Chinese New…
“It’s time to turn off your brain and use your eyes,” says Dr. Tracy Fitzpatrick, the Neuberger Museum of Art Director, who also curated the Museum’s Impressions: The Inventions of Printmaking exhibition. This tour of works-on-paper from the Museum’s permanent collection covers major printmaking methods – relief, intaglio, lithography and…
Two mid-Hudson villages are $10 million closer to rejuvenating their waterfronts and downtown areas after winning Round 5 of New York State’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) to boost post-COVID-19 economies. A third community is implementing DRI-funded projects. Governor Kathy Hochul assures: “We will continue to give communities across the state,…
The arts are poised to take over downtown White Plains this summer. ArtsWestchester was awarded a $500,000 Market New York grant to use the arts as a way to promote economic development and tourism in the City of White Plains. The funds were awarded by I LOVE NY/New…
The transformation of Yonkers into a haven for artists was validated in 2015 when 1.5 million square feet of the former Alexander Smith Carpet Mills, once one of the largest carpet manufacturers in the country, was designated by the city as the Carpet Mills Arts District. Among those celebrating this…
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