World-Renowned Street Artist Painting Mural in Downtown White Plains
White Plains, NY (June 24, 2024)—Internationally acclaimed street artist Dasic Fernández is painting a new mural in downtown White Plains.
Commissioned by the developer Greystar in collaboration with ArtsWestchester, the 2,840-square-foot mural will decorate a portion their new apartment building at 25 N. Lexington Ave.
“Greystar is delighted to be working with ArtsWestchester, which is bringing world-class public art to adorn the 25 North Lex residential community,” said Gary Kerr, Senior Managing Director of Development at Greystar. “Dasic’s work has been enjoyed in his native Chile, Saudi Arabia, and at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. Now it will be on display in downtown White Plains to inspire the community and enliven this rapidly growing area.”
The new mural is on New Street between Bank and North Lexington streets.
“I’m creating a surrealistic mural, where imagination and magical scenes blend with real elements from White Plains and its environment. I want the viewer to feel like they are dreaming, creating a confusion about what is real and what is not,” said Fernández.
ArtsWestchester CEO Kathleen Reckling said that murals transform spaces into places.
“White Plains is becoming a city of creativity, with more public art emerging across the downtown,” said Reckling. “Dasic’s unique style and vision depicting elements from White Plains’ past and future will convert New Street into a unique destination. We certainly look forward to forging more arts and business collaborations in the future.”
About ArtsWestchester
ArtsWestchester supports the arts in Westchester County through leadership, funding, programming, education, advocacy, audience cultivation and professional development. ArtsWestchester ensures the accessibility and diversity of the arts for all.
About Greystar
Greystar is a leading, fully integrated global real estate company offering expertise in property management, investment management, development, and construction services in institutional-quality rental housing, logistics, and life sciences sectors. Headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, Greystar manages and operates approximately $320 billion of real estate in 249 markets globally with offices throughout North America, Europe, South America, and the Asia-Pacific region. Greystar is the largest operator of apartments in the United States, manages more than 966,700 units/beds globally, and has a robust institutional investment management platform comprised of $78 billion of assets under management, including over $36 billion of development assets. Greystar was founded by Bob Faith in 1993 to become a provider of world-class service in the rental residential real estate business. To learn more, visit https://www.greystar.com.
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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