Recap: Sustainability Takes Over the Runway in White Plains
ArtsWestchester recently presented a sold-out fashion event in its White Plains gallery, featuring a runway of sustainable fashions by local students and designers.
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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…
6 Unusual Holiday Gifts You Can Buy at Cultural Places in Westchester
Holiday shopping experiences will look different this year, but the artistic merit of the items featured by local arts groups remains high. Shopping locally from cultural institutions is a great way to support the arts while checking one-of-a-kind items off of your holiday gift list. These virtual and in-person holiday…
Holiday Shopping? Try a Museum.
Creative shoppers can save Amazon and the department stores for another day. Instead, gift shops that are housed by Westchester’s local museums and arts organizations present opportunities for holiday shopping that results in one-of-a-kind memorable gifts. For arts lovers, it will be money well spent when proceeds support exhibitions, educational programs, and also artists. Here are some of ArtsWestchester’s picks…
Dance Heals
There are innumerable benefits that come along with artistic engagement and those benefits are not limited to the professional artists among us. It has been well documented that “engagement with creative activities has the potential to contribute toward reducing stress and depression and can serve as a vehicle for alleviating the burden of chronic disease.” In 2001, these findings and other research helped to instigate a collaboration between the Brooklyn Parkinson Group and the Mark Morris Dance Group to create Dance for PD.
Celebrate Black History Month With These Upcoming Events
February 24: Gospel Concert: Mount Vernon Interfaith Community Choir The Mount Vernon Interfaith Community Choir will be performing at the Ossie Davis Theater at the New Rochelle Public Library on February 24. The concert will feature a selection of gospel songs that are meant to encourage reflection during Black History…
Leather-Making Workshop at the Mount Vernon Public Library
On November 3, Mount Vernon-based artist Alicia Appleton will host a free leather-making workshop at the Mount Vernon Public Library for participants of all skill levels. Appleton, who is the designer of the leather accessories brand Amber Poitier Inc., will teach students how to hand-sew and construct their own mini…
Nurturing Young Designers, One Stitch at a Time
“Everyone is affected by fashion.” That is the view of Irina Simeonova, who believes that in every interaction, fashion matters: it influences the first impression that a person gives before he or she even speaks. Simeonova has devoted her life to fashion. Beginning in Bulgaria at the age of 11,…
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