Pelham Art Center Announces Winner of 12th Biennial Alexander Rutsch Award
Pelham Art Center recently announced Haley Hasler as the winner of its biennial Alexander Rutsch Award for painting.
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Bridging the Gap Between the Arts and Businesses
Over 25 businesses and artists are participating in Larchmont’s 3rd annual Arts on the Avenues.
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Women Printmakers and Social Upheaval
Matrix: Prints by Women Artists, 1960–1990, on view at the Hudson River Museum (HRM) through April 2, explores the role that women played in evolving the democratic art form of printmaking. The decades covered in the exhibition were ones of great social upheaval, and women artists employed printmaking to create…
Area Artists Win Grants to Support Art for Change
Seven area artists have been selected to each receive one of ArtsWestchester’s $10K Voices for Change 2023 grants, which are designed to promote social awareness through the arts. The organization’s CEO Janet Langsam says: “It is our hope that these artists will use various art forms to illuminate complex issues,…
Shop Local, Support the Arts
Holiday shopping from local arts organizations and creative artisans can mean a unique gift for loved ones while also supporting the arts. This is important now more than ever, after the creative sector was devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Shop at these local arts boutiques and gallery gift shops for…
From Quilts to Durags: Fabric Works Encourage Social Change
“To be sure, there are many ways to use fabric in search of artistic meaning,” says ArtsWestchester CEO Janet Langsam. “In this exhibition, we are encouraging artists to use fabric as a way to point out issues of social consequence.” The exhibition Langsam refers to, The Social Fabric, on view…
Artist Opportunities: May 2022
ArtsW.org is Westchester County’s guide for all-things-art. On its “Artist Opportunities” page, artists in all disciplines can find nearby working opportunities that will help to strengthen and further their careers. Below is a sampling of some upcoming opportunities. To get these opportunities sent directly to your mailbox, sign up here. …
An Abundance of Spring Beauty for Photographers
by Jerry Spette, Membership Host at Color Camera Club of Westchester Spring is here, and beauty abounds. What a great time of year to get the photographic juices flowing. The crocus and tulip sprouts are reaching up from the cold barren earth to warm themselves in the long-awaited 60-degree temperature. …
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Yonkers Arts: “A Conduit for Local Artists”
The transformation of Yonkers into a haven for artists was validated in 2015 when 1.5 million square feet of the former Alexander Smith Carpet Mills, once one of the largest carpet manufacturers in the country, was designated by the city as the Carpet Mills Arts District. Among those celebrating this…
Scenes of Rye Explored in Benefit Exhibition
Not only does the new exhibition at the Rye Free Reading Room display the colorful abstract oil paintings of accomplished artist Ellen Liman, but full proceeds made from the exhibition’s sales also benefit the library directly. According to Liman, a longtime resident of Rye, the donated proceeds…
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