Request for Qualifications for NY State Artists Announced for Bridge Sculpture Commissions ArtsWestchester today announced that it is the recipient of a $145,000 grant from the New NY Bridge Community Benefit Program to commission two iconic sculptures by New York State artists for the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge. The monumental artworks may incorporate remnant steel salvaged … Read More »
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Purchase College Celebrates the 25th Anniversary of Jazz Studies Program By Presenting Two Concerts in Collaboration with The Performing Arts Center
The Purchase College Conservatory of Music will celebrate the 25th anniversary of its acclaimed Jazz Studies program by presenting two exciting concerts in a collaboration with The Performing Arts Center (The PAC), featuring students from the highly competitive program. Curated by Director Seth Soloway, the program is part of the Jazz Series at The PAC. … Read More »
New Singer-Songwriter Program Launches at Music Conservatory of Westchester
New Singer-Songwriter Program Launches at the Music Conservatory of Westchester (White Plains, NY) Calling all high school aspiring singer-songwriters! Do you write lyrics and melodies in notebooks? Play an instrument and want to make your own music? You can learn how to successfully put those elements together with training from the new Singer-Songwriter Program at … Read More »
Golden Williams Duo to Present Concert of “Contrasts” for Viola and Cello at Music Conservatory of Westchester
Golden Williams Duo to Present Concert of “Contrasts” for Viola and Cello at Music Conservatory of Westchester (White Plains, NY) The Music Conservatory of Westchester will ring in the new year with a concert by the Golden Williams Duo on Thursday, January 3rd at 7:30pm in the community music school’s Recital Hall. Cellist and Conservatory … Read More »
Purchase College to Host Novelist Dinaw Mengestu
Purchase College-SUNY will host Dinaw Mengestu: A Reading and Conversation on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, at 4:30 p.m. The program, which is free and open to the public, will take place at Purchase College in the Library, 2nd Floor (735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, NY). It is the finale of this season’s Durst Distinguished Lecture … Read More »
Photographer John Isaac to speak in OSilas Gallery
Former head of the United Nations photo unit, John Isaac, will be speaking in OSilas Gallery at Concordia College on Thursday, November 15 at 7:30 pm. Mr. Isaac will discuss his 30-year odyssey as a photojournalist with the United Nations. In his presentation, The Photographs I Did Not Take, Mr. Isaac will talk about his … Read More »
“Colors Abound” MAG’s winter exhibition
“Colors Abound”..The bright side of winter! Artists use color for emotional purposes or as metaphors. Come and view the many aspects of how color is presented in original artwork. Color has a large impact on our day-to-day lives and is instrumental in carrying us through the winder doldrums! Let’s celebrate color!! Reception on Saturday, January … Read More »
Annual Arts & Crafts Fair
MAMARONECK, NY (November 5, 2018) – Holiday shoppers will discover one-of-a-kind works of local artists and craftspeople at the Village of Mamaroneck’s eighth annual Arts and Crafts Fair, Saturday Dec. 1, 2018 at the Mamaroneck Public Library, 136 Prospect Ave., lower level, from 10 am to 4 pm. About 36 vendors will display their unique … Read More »
Pelham Art Center – December Workshop Series Jewelry Making, Cold Casting, Printmaking, and Holiday fun! Registration Now Open!
Discover exciting workshops at the Pelham Art Center! The month of December will focus entirely on workshops for adults, teens and families. Interested in casting, printmaking, knitting, jewelry making? Want to make something unique for the holidays with the family; like a new handmade ornament, pop up card, centerpiece or gingerbread house? These workshops are … Read More »
Luis Perelman Honored at Blue Door Birthday Bash
Luis Perelman is an artist, curator, co-founder and co-executive of Blue Door Art Center. Ten years ago, Luis Perelman led a group that launched the Yonkers’ Downtown Art Scene. The Blue Door Art Center on Warburton Avenue marked the beginning of a renaissance that continues to flourish and grow with each passing year. When he opened the … Read More »
Sarah Lawrence College Holds Provocative Year-Long Speakers Series: Difference in Dialogue
October 29, 2018 – Bronxville, NY – In a follow up to last year’s successful speakers’ series “Democracy and Education,” Sarah Lawrence College is taking the conversation one step further with a new series, “Difference in Dialogue,” which will explore some of the most contentious issues of our times. Difference in Dialogue provides a rare … Read More »
