Pocantico Prize Awarded to Artist Amaryllis DeJesus Moleski
The Pocantico Center at Rockefeller Brothers Fund in Tarrytown recently announced the winner of its Pocantico Prize for Visual Artists. Amaryllis DeJesus Moleski has been awarded a $25,000 grant and a two-month residency at the Center. DeJesus Moleski, a queer Puerto Rican American artist, was nominated for her
“exploration of existential questions around fantasy and reality, sexuality, and hybridity” through various art forms.
During the residency, which will take place through May 27, DeJesus Moleski will work on-site at the David Rockefeller Center (DR Center)’s visual arts studio to create new work for her fall 2023 solo exhibition at The Union for Contemporary Art in Omaha. She will also continue her work on a graphic novel and animated TV series, Kiara Daja Diamond and the 777 Satisfactions.
DeJesus Moleski will open her DR Center studio to the public during a May 20 Community Day event, which will also feature a musical performance by Brooklyn Raga Massive; access to the gallery’s Inspired Encounters exhibition; and more.
About ArtsWestchester
For more than 50 years, ArtsWestchester has been the community’s connection to the arts. Founded in 1965, it is the largest private not-for-profit arts council in New York State. Its mission is to create an equitable, inclusive, vibrant and sustainable Westchester County in which the arts are integral to and integrated into every facet of life. ArtsWestchester provides programs and services that enrich the lives of everyone in Westchester County. ArtsWestchester helps fund concerts, exhibitions and plays through grants; brings artists into schools and community centers; advocates for the arts; and builds audiences through diverse marketing initiatives. In 1998, ArtsWestchester purchased the nine-story neo-classical bank building at 31 Mamaroneck Avenue which has since been transformed into a multi-use resource for artists, cultural organizations and the community. A two-story gallery is located on the first floor of ArtsWestchester’s historic building on Mamaroneck Avenue. artsw.org
