“Why have a women-only exhibition?” Many people have asked Laura Vookles this question. Sometimes the Chair of Hudson River Museum’s Curatorial Department answers with a question of her own: If you walk into a museum gallery and all the artists are men, would you ask why? She explains: “We don’t…
Applications Open for Annual Rutsch Award This juried competition, which honors the memory and artistic achievement of artist Alexander Rutsch (1916-1997), is open to U.S.-based artists aged 19 and older. The winner is awarded a cash prize, solo exhibition and printed catalog at Pelham Art Center. To commemorate the 50th…
As the leaves change color and a gentle breeze blows, it is a ritual among many to begin marking their calendars for the fall season. In a non-COVID world, guitars would be tuned backstage, violin bows would be rubbed with resin, and music would soon fill the theater. This year,…
Despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, an innovative mentorship program will bring music, world-class artists and local youth to Hudson Valley’s Bannerman Island this fall. Presented by the Daisy Jopling Music Mentorship Foundation (DJMMF), which was founded by classical and rock violinist Daisy Jopling and the Bannerman Castle Trust…
by Michelle Falkenstein Cheryl Bernstein is the only full-time art pumpkin carver for The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze —six other carvers are part-time or seasonal. Bernstein says she carves a thousand new art pumpkins each year for the annual event, which is held at Van Cortland Manor in Croton-On-Hudson. Art…
by Susan Abbott, Director of Grant Programs, ArtsWestchester While fall is back-to-school season, class is also back in session for arts organizations throughout Westchester. Since March, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, arts groups have been pivoting time and again. However, as autumn approaches, arts classes will commence, in one form…
by Mary Alice Franklin, ArtsNews Editor When COVID-19 arrived, Hudson Valley Writers Center (HVWC) shifted its programming to an online platform at a moment’s notice. The result was a rich schedule of programs that expanded its audience. Programs Director Jennifer Franklin explains: “[When the state-mandated lockdown began], I wanted to…
What is a watershed moment? It is a turning point. It is a defining moment at which change alters the direction of a situation. It is a dividing point, from which things will never be the same. It is momentous. So what does artist Jorge Otero-Pailos have in mind when…
by Kathleen Reckling, Deputy Director of Public Programs, ArtsWestchester High above the heads of visitors in ArtsWestchester’s gallery is a vibrant mural that exalts the pivotal role White Plains played in the American Revolution. In the foreground are two female figures: Freedom, who holds an American flag, and Liberty, who…
This summer, Ridge Hill Shopping Center in Yonkers commissioned two new murals on the Center’s property, and there’s more to come. A new mural in the works is an ode to American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald. Why Ella? For those who don’t know, Ella Fitzgerald, although born in Virginia, grew…
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