Portrait of a Pandemic
ArtsWestchester will reopen its gallery for the first time since the pandemic, welcoming guests to a monumental exhibition that features 200+ artists and the works they created during the past year.
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Craft is King
Westchester Craft Crawl came about as a result of the pandemic. Now it is expanding with more artists and ten locations across the County.
From the Top Floor of a Shuttered Museum
Matthew Cole is the winner of Pelham Art Center’s 11th Biennial Alexander Rutsch Award for Painting. Read about his journey to the top… of a museum.
Restart the Arts Update
Thank You to Our State Lawmakers for Securing $1 Million For Our Restart the Arts Grants Program. Read more about the Restart the Arts program. “The pandemic has put Westchester arts on life support. We need to pump State money into Westchester arts so they continue to inspire and drive the…
Imprint of Light
What does one do when they cannot present dance live on stage? In the case of choreographer/dancer Maxine Sherman and composer/videographer Steven Brent, they create a new way of seeing movement that cannot be accomplished in person. When the two met at a RiverArts event several years ago, they decided…
Time to Take in a Movie
After a year since the COVID-19 pandemic shut them down, movies are coming back to Westchester as local film theaters reopen and announce their opening dates this May. The Picture House Regional Film Center (TPH) in Pelham is one of these local theater venues that has reopened at 25% capacity,…
The Dancing Caravan
During the reign of King Louis XIV, a time in which France’s population was decimated by the plague, the King turned to the arts for relief. At that time, what is known to be the first dance troupe was formed – established by an actor, a dancer and a composer….
Juneteenth Preview
Juneteenth commemorates the declaration that all Black people in Galveston, Texas were “free.” This announcement, made on June 19, 1865, came more than two years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation and is considered by Black people in the United States as “Emancipation Day.” The date is celebrated annually…
Young Adult Leadership Council: A Window into the Art World
When ArtsWestchester’s Arts Education staff saw that some of the frequent participants of its Teen Tuesdays and Thursdays program were outgrowing the program’s target age range, they wanted to find a way to keep participants engaged. According to Jessica Cioffoletti, Director of Arts Education at ArtsWestchester: “We are dedicated to…
News Briefs: May 2021
ArtsWestchester Announces New Board Member, Barry Shenkman ArtsWestchester has announced that Barry A. Shenkman joined its Board of Directors earlier this year to serve a three-year term. As President and Treasurer of the Jacob Burns Foundation, Inc., Shenkman has supported many non-profits in the Tri-State and Westchester area, including ArtsWestchester. …
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