Artists: Raise Your Voices for Change
ArtsWestchester announces a major new competitive artist grant program in which three artists will be awarded $10,000 each to propose and actualize new works related to social justice.
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in Westchester County During the COVID-19 Pandemic
In these days of COVID-19, ArtsWestchester did a thoroughly unscientific survey of the state of the arts in Westchester. Here are some takeaways from the 57 respondents: 87 percent of the organizations have not fared well financially; 63 percent have lost more than half their revenue; 80 percent have converted…
News Briefs: October 2020
Applications Open for Annual Rutsch Award This juried competition, which honors the memory and artistic achievement of artist Alexander Rutsch (1916-1997), is open to U.S.-based artists aged 19 and older. The winner is awarded a cash prize, solo exhibition and printed catalog at Pelham Art Center. To commemorate the 50th…
How You Can Help Secure Arts Funding for Westchester in 2020
County Executive Latimer announced his 2020 budget with a 3% increase for nonprofits. We are grateful for this; however, ArtsWestchester has not received an increase of any significance in over a decade and the needs of the cultural community far exceed the funds currently allocated.
Grants Program Doubles Donations to Arts Organizations Through December 16
Through the Art$WChallenge grant program, private donations will nurture cultural opportunities and experiences in all corners of Westchester County. Through December 16, every new dollar donated to 62 eligible arts groups will count twice – they will be matched by ArtsWestchester with support from the Westchester County Government (up to…
Grants Are Fuel For The Arts
ArtsWestchester and Westchester County Government have a long and impressive history together. Since 1975, they have partnered on a grants process that is equitable and impartial, similar to ones used by both state and federal agencies in which ArtsWestchester convenes outside panels made up of arts professionals to review grant…
Four Westchester Arts Groups Receive State Funding for Economic and Community Development
Twenty-three Westchester County project proposals have been supported by nearly $16 million in state grants funds for economic and community development. Among these projects, the Regional Economic Development Council (REDC) awarded grants to several arts groups in the County. REDC is a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
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ArtsWestchester Appoints New Board President Michael J. Minihan ArtsWestchester recently announced the appointment of Michael J. Minihan as its new Board President. Minihan is an international tax attorney, entrepreneur and lifelong resident of Westchester County. His roots in Westchester run deep, having grown up in Ossining, and attended both college…
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Grant Opportunities for Individual Artists ArtsWestchester supports individual artists in Mount Vernon and Yonkers. The Mount Vernon Arts Initiative grant is open to Westchester-based individual artists for the creation of a new Mount Vernon-based work of art or a community-engagement project that will take place in Mount Vernon, such as…
Arts Grants Support Cultural Activities Throughout Rockland County
Rockland County will be energized with festivals, workshops, free concerts, film screenings and more in the coming year. ArtsWestchester has announced $42,000 in grant funds for eighteen community-based arts projects in Rockland that will take place in 2018. These Decentralization Grants from New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA)…
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