Governor Kathy Hochul recently announced that the City of White Plains will receive $10 million in funding as the Mid-Hudson Region winner of the seventh round of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative.

White Plains Mayor Thomas Roach was recently among four honorees presented with a Public Leadership in the Arts award by Americans for the Arts and The United States Conference of Mayors in Washington, DC. 

ArtsWestchester and the City of Mount Vernon recently presented a roundtable discussion at Mount Vernon’s City Hall that recognized the artists and organizations funded by ArtsWestchester’s Mount Vernon Arts Initiative and Arts Alive grant programs.

Every five years, Americans for the Arts (AFTA) puts together a study called Arts & Economic Prosperity to quantify the impact of the arts on communities across the nation.

Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins has secured Lyndhurst Mansion an additional $200,000 in Community Resiliency, Economic Sustainability, and Technology Program (CREST) funding towards its ongoing heating, ventilation, and air conditioning project.

Groundwork Hudson Valley recently announced Oded Holzinger as its newly appointed Executive Director. Formerly the organization’s Climate Resilience Manager, Holzinger brings a wealth of experience to Groundwork’s mission of fostering sustainable environmental change within the local communities.

The Town of Greenburgh’s Arts and Culture Committee has appointed Asa Miller as its first Youth Poet Laureate.

ArtsNews recently spoke with DaMia Harris-Madden about her work as Executive Director at the Westchester County Youth Bureau (WCYB).

Getting into college these days is no easy feat. For music and performance majors, landing a spot at a prestigious music school or an ivy league college – or even a good state school – can be difficult. For many, receiving a scholarship to help pay for that education is an added obstacle.

Bedford Playhouse recently announced the appointment of Marie-Louise Scanlan as its new CEO.