Artist Studios Open House at the Historic Simons Building
Artist Studios Open House at the Historic Simons Building
6 N. Pearl St. Port Chester, NY
Additional entrances at:
181 Westchester Avenue
168 Irving Avenue
Friday, November 21 | 4:00–8:00 PM
Saturday, November 22 | 11:00 AM–5:00 PM
Port Chester, NY — Step inside the creative treasure trove of the Simons Building’s Artist
Studios Open House, a two-day event showcasing the vibrant community of makers who call
this historic building home.
With the revitalization of Port Chester well underway there’s a quiet movement of art being
produced unbeknownst to the traffic and pulse on the street. Located just steps from the Capitol
Theatre and the Metro-North station, the Simons Building—an early 20th-century industrial
landmark—is a hidden wellspring of work by contemporary painters, sculptors, mixed media
artists, weavers, photographers, and designers.
Visitors will have a rare opportunity to explore working studios, view new artwork, and meet the
artists shaping Port Chester’s growing creative scene. Port Chester based arts organization,
Neptune in June, will also have an exhibition on view in the building featuring faculty, alumni,
and current MFA students from SUNY Purchase. Visitors are welcome to attend the opening
reception on Friday from 7-9pm.
Once known as the Ernest Simons Manufacturing Building, the site produced textiles, Fruit of
the Loom underwear, and parachutes during wartime. Locals may remember it as “the Linen
Factory, ” but today the building is celebrated as a thriving hub of artistic innovation—a gem in
downtown Port Chester.
