Caramoor Receives ArtsWestchester Grant for Free Concerts
Caramoor President and Chief Executive Officer Edward J. Lewis III was recently joined by Westchester County Legislator Erika L. Pierce and ArtsWestchester CEO Janet Langsam on the Caramoor grounds to announce an ArtsWestchester grant that will fund three free concerts in Caramoor’s 2023 summer and fall seasons.
The $40K grant will make possible a June 4 Soundscapes event; a July 9 New York premiere of Ted Hearne’s FARMING, performed by The Crossing; and an October 15 Dia de los Muertos event.
Caramoor offers five performance spaces for performances and has just announced its summer lineup. There are intimate settings like The Sunken Garden and the Spanish Courtyard, as well as large-scale spaces like the open-sided tent of the Venetian Theater (cap: 1,220), a seated venue that often features headlining acts, and Friends Field, which offers a more relaxed vibe, where guests can bring their own blankets, chairs and picnics (cap: 1,000). The grounds are open to explore every Thursday-Sunday.
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About ArtsWestchester
For more than 50 years, ArtsWestchester has been the community’s connection to the arts. Founded in 1965, it is the largest private not-for-profit arts council in New York State. Its mission is to create an equitable, inclusive, vibrant and sustainable Westchester County in which the arts are integral to and integrated into every facet of life. ArtsWestchester provides programs and services that enrich the lives of everyone in Westchester County. ArtsWestchester helps fund concerts, exhibitions and plays through grants; brings artists into schools and community centers; advocates for the arts; and builds audiences through diverse marketing initiatives. In 1998, ArtsWestchester purchased the nine-story neo-classical bank building at 31 Mamaroneck Avenue which has since been transformed into a multi-use resource for artists, cultural organizations and the community. A two-story gallery is located on the first floor of ArtsWestchester’s historic building on Mamaroneck Avenue. artsw.org