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ArtsWestchester Announces Lineup for Weeklong Celebration of Jazz This September
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Hope Salley Thompson & Bender 914-762-1900, Ext. 25 [email protected] ArtsWestchester Announces Lineup for Weeklong Celebration of Jazz This September Jazz Fest, Westchester County’s Premier Music Festival, will take place September 13th – 17th in White Plains WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (June 20, 2017) – Highly-famed jazz musician Louis Armstrong once said,…
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Gordon Parks: A Man Becomes Invisible
The Gordon Parks Foundation announces the opening of a new exhibition. A Man Becomes Invisible is an exploration of Gordon Parks’ photographic interpretation of Ralph Ellison’s National Book Award winning novel Invisible Man. Published in 1952, the novel has been hailed as one of the first to treat the black experience in twentieth-century America as…
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ArtsWestchester Announces 2017 ArtsBash Weekend: May 19 and 20
Creative Cuisine Tastings by Top Chefs, Open Artist Studios, a Dynamic Graffiti Art Exhibit and Kids Arts Activities All Offered ArtsWestchester has announced this year’s Annual ArtsBash Weekend, a spring fundraiser that includes an exclusive ArtsBash party on Friday, May 19, followed by Family ArtsBash celebration on Saturday, May 20. This year’s ArtsBash fundraising party…
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ArtsWestchester Announces Lineup of Community & Folk Art Events to Bring New Urban Art Exhibition, “From the Streets,” to Life
Dynamic Public Events Explore Hip Hop Culture at ArtsWestchester Gallery in Downtown White Plains WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (April 17, 2017) – From urban art-focused documentaries and spoken word performances to hip hop dances and lively discussions on the evolution of graffiti, ArtsWestchester has announced a series of community programs in conjunction with its newest exhibition:…
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ArtsWestchester and Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester Launch Second Exhibition in Healing Arts Partnership
An Opening Reception will take place on Tues. April 18 from 6-7:30pm. White Plains, N.Y. (April 4, 2017)—Continuing a unique arts and business partnership, ArtsWestchester opened its second exhibition at Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester that is on view through August 2017. Different Textures features artworks by five Westchester and Connecticut artists and is displayed in…
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Crash, TKID, Lady Pink, Dasic Fernandez, Billboards Hacker & More Come to ArtsWestchester this April
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (March 16, 2017) – Chronicling the meteoric rise of the urban artist from vandal and outlaw to cultural trendsetter, ArtsWestchester’s upcoming exhibition From the Streets: An Exhibition of Urban Art will feature murals, paintings, photography, sculpture and installations from artists at the cutting edge of their discipline. From April 8 to July…
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ArtsWestchester Announces Prestigious Honorees for its 2017 Arts Awards Luncheon
Luncheon on April 5 to honor individuals, organizations for their vision, commitment and leadership to enrich the cultural life of Westchester WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (March 1, 2017) – The 89th Academy Awards captivated the world earlier this week as fans watched to see who would receive the highest honors in filmmaking. In a similar manner,…
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ArtsWestchester Awarded $75,000 REDC Grant from New York State to Fund “Suffrage Now!” Contemporary Art Exhibition in 2017
Westchester’s Arts and Culture Sector Recognized as Important to State’s Economic Development with REDC Grants WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (January 3, 2016) – ArtsWestchester announced today that it has been awarded a $75,000 grant as part of New York State’s Round Six of the REDC (Regional Economic Development Council) Awards. Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced…
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Holiday Shoppers Enjoy Artwork in Newly Renovated City Center Entrances in White Plains
Business Partnership between ArtsWestchester and Kite Realty Group Results in New Glass and Light Sculpture and Mural at Iconic Shopping Center White Plains, NY – Holiday shoppers are in for a surprise when they enter the City Center shopping center in White Plains. Visitors will notice significant changes from the center’s entrances that have…
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Bank of America Supports ArtsWestchester with $15,000 Workplace Development Grant
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (November 10, 2016) – Representatives from Bank of America recently met with ArtsWestchester interns and staff to announce a $15K workforce development grant to support job readiness for teens. The grant will support ArtsWestchester’s internship program which prepares youngsters for future jobs in arts management, arts in education, marketing, editorial work, graphic…
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