New Pop-Up Shopping Series Invites Guests Into Downtown White Plains ArtsWestchester announces the launch of its Shop & Sip Third Wednesdays event series. The happy hour pop-up shopping experience will take place in the organization’s gallery in downtown White Plains from 6-8:30pm on the third Wednesday of every month. Guests…
ArtsWestchester Opens Healing Arts Exhibition at Memorial Sloan Kettering ArtsWestchester recently launched On the Horizon, its third exhibition collaboration with Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (MSK). This exhibition, on view in the Lower Concourse and upper waiting room of the facility, displays familial landscapes by five New York and Connecticut artists….
Although the creation of functional pottery vessels began around 10,000 B.C, people began fashioning clay figurines as early as 24,000 B.C. This makes ceramics perhaps the oldest, most elemental art form: earth, plus water, hardened by fire. Westchester County is home to an established and well-recognized center for the creation…
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. President’s Award Among its many roles, Tarrytown’s The Pocantico Center, which is managed by the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, offers…
At the end of each year, around Thanksgiving and the holidays, many people evaluate and remember what they are thankful for. ArtsWestchester believes the arts to be one of those vital gifts that enriches lives and enhances wellbeing. For this reason, the organization works throughout the year to bring the…
A recent study by Americans for the Arts indicates that the nonprofit arts and culture sector is a significant industry in Westchester County. According to the study, the arts generate $172.3 million in total economic activity. In addition, it delivers $25.8 million in local and state government revenue and also…
Hundreds of arts advocates from across the country will convene in Washington D.C. on March 20-21, 2017 for Americans for the Arts’ 30th annual Arts Advocacy Day. ArtsWestchester staff members will be among those attending in order to learn how to strengthen advocacy efforts for the arts in Westchester County. Arts Advocacy Day brings a wide…
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…
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