Westchester Artist Displayed in Flatiron Building An installation by Westchester artist Sarah Haviland is on display in the Sprint Flatiron Prow Art Space of Manhattan’s historic Flatiron Building. Rise Above is an illuminated window installation that consists of five winged female figures made of steel and galvanized wire mesh and…
Since being awarded an Arts Alive grant from ArtsWestchester in 2013, Lana Yu’s “What Matters?” project has take on a life of its own within Peekskill and its surrounding communities. Arts Alive grants are awarded to projects that engage the community; and indeed Yu’s project has engaged with many since…
From March 11-18, Hoff Barthelson Music School’s “Festivals in Style: Baroque and Beyond” festival will immerse White Plains and Scarsdale with robust and powerful music from the Baroque period. The agenda includes several concerts on most days of the week-long celebration. March 11 and 12 both offer a performance of…
Through March 25, Pelham Art Center presents OP-ED: Art in the Service of Ideas, an exhibition that features artists who have achieved international acclaim for their powerful interpretations of cultural, political or personal events. Visitors will examine illustrative pictures that have been created to complement written commentaries that have been…
Congratulations to the 2017 Arts Award recipients. The Arts Award has been presented since 1976 to recognize individuals and organizations whose vision, commitment, and leadership have enriched the cultural life of Westchester, its communities and its citizens. Here are this year’s honorees: The Emily & Eugene…
The arts matter; however, as the discussion about arts funding heats up nationally, ArtsWestchester aims to nurture a conversation among Westchester communities about why the arts matter. The organization encourages community members to join this conversation, and express how the arts have affected their lives, by participating in its #WhyTheArtsMatter…
Westchester Collaborative Theater (WCT), whose mission is to develop new theatrical works for the stage and to bring new live theater to Westchester audiences, aims to amp up its commitment to the community. Now in its seventh year, the company is moving into a home of its own, at 23…
Opera is showcased prominently in Westchester this March as several local arts organizations celebrate the art form with a variety of unrelated performances throughout the County. From a workshop series to the world premiere of a fully-orchestrated oratorio, commanding voices and powerful compositions will fill the air during the following…
On March 4, ArtsWestchester presents Los Pleneros de la 21 (LP21), an intergenerational ensemble that features original compositions along with classical songs of the Afro-Puerto Rican bomba and plena folkloric traditions. These masterful drummers, singers and dancers will highlight the diversity of the Puerto Rican experience throughout the Diaspora and…
Through the blunders and flubs, Westchester and the arts were significantly represented in last night’s Academy Awards® ceremony. In fact, the most-talked-about story of the night included a Westchester notable. The La La Land team proudly took to the stage for the Best Picture award before an announcement that the…
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