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 boutiques have something for every ... Read More »

SHINGŪ SAYAKA (b. 1979) Erosion, 2014 Colored stoneware 7.8 x 16.5 x 14.3 inches © Shingū Sakaya, photograph by Yuko Weiner, courtesy Dai Ichi Arts Rooted in rich traditions, yet freed from political constraints, the artists in Katonah Museum of Art (KMA)’s Hands & Earth: Perspectives on Japanese Contemporary Ceramics exhibition represent a wide range ... Read More »

by Kathleen Reckling, Deputy Director of Public Programs at ArtsWestchester "Ella", a mural by artist Danielle Mastrion at Ridge Hill Shopping Center, transformed Fitzgerald Street earlier this year This past summer, when Ridge Hill Shopping Center, Yonkers’ shopping and entertainment destination, was planning its phased reopening, it looked to long-time partner ArtsWestchester for a different ... Read More »

by Abigail Lewis, Executive Director at Bethany Arts Community Sculpture by Cherie Lee What is a residency? An incubator. Permission to focus solely on creative pursuits; and now more than ever, a rejuvenation. “Even remotely, virtually, singularly: this simple connection has been driving each of us further than even we planned ourselves. How magical is ... Read More »