Every year on December 8, Paraguayans in Westchester and around the world gather for the annual Festival of the Virgen of Caacupé, referring to the Paraguayan city of Caacupé. Unbeknownst to many, Paraguayan Americans, though the smallest Latino group in the United States, have a large cultural presence in Westchester…
ArtsWestchester Receives Landmark NEA Grant for Voices for Change Program In 2021, ArtsWestchester launched its Voices for Change Artist Grant program, which provides funding to support artists in the creation of new works that elevate community voices and promote social awareness, equity and inclusivity. The pilot year saw more than…
Former Jacob Burns Film Center Resident Sells Documentary to Amazon Studios A feature documentary by Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC)’s Artist-in-Residence Melissa Lesh was recently acquired by Amazon Studios for $20 million in auction. The bid was a near-record for a documentary acquisition. Lesh utilized her time at JBFC, and resources provided…
From ArtsWestchester CEO Janet Langsam: ArtsWestchester will salute its Westchester and Rockland New York State Legislators at our ReStart the Arts gala on November 20 at the new Opus Westchester (formerly The Ritz-Carlton). The extraordinary action of the delegation in securing $1 million in recovery funds for the arts community…
ArtsWestchester Arts Deal! Through January 23, 2022 receive a 20% admission discount when purchasing tickets with code AW20. For more Arts Deals, visit artsw.org/artsdeals. Katonah Museum of Art (KMA)’s current exhibition explores the many ways in which Americans have come to be American, and how artists have both shaped and…
“I like the way they’ve evolved,” says artist Fitzhugh Karol of his two recently unveiled sculptures at Bethany Arts Community (BAC). The sculptures, Field’s Jax I and Field’s Jax II, are two pieces that germinated from a single 20-foot sculpture now reconceived as four smaller, more interactive works. BAC’s Executive…
ArtsWestchester Arts Deal! Through November 21, receive a 20% discount when purchasing tickets with code AW21. For more Arts Deals, visit artsw.org/artsdeals. When filmmaker Dave Steck and film editor Patty Schumann moved to Yonkers from Manhattan, they missed the excitement of film festivals. While discussing the matter one evening at…
Renowned children’s illustrator Jerry Pinkney, a Croton-on-Harmon resident, recently passed away. Pinkney began working on children’s books in 1964, thereafter illustrating more than 100 titles, including five that were named “Best Illustrated Books” by the New York Times. He has received numerous distinguished awards for his body of work. His…
ArtsWestchester recently decided to restart in-person workshops for its popular Teen Tuesdays & Thursdays program after 18 months of virtual offerings. “We wanted to offer youth some semblance of normalcy,” explains Jessica Cioffoletti, the organization’s Director of Arts in Education. The program, which launched in 2018, is designed to engage…
In January 2020, musician Pamela Sklar began a series of conversations with residents in Mount Vernon – the groundwork for a new composition. After almost two years of preparation and anticipation, she will finally present the arrangement with an in-person premiere on November 20. In 2019, Sklar had received an…
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