by Regina Farrell-Fagan, Exhibitions & Shop Manager at Clay Art Center Recently, I had the privilege of enjoying some of our Clay Art Center artists, who opened up and talked about their processes, their inspirations and their goals. Their art is more than just an item – it’s a celebration…
ArtsW.org is Westchester County’s guide for all- things-art. On its “Artist Opportunities” page, artists can find nearby working opportunities that will help to strengthen and further their careers. Below is a sampling of some upcoming opportunities. To get these opportunities sent directly to your mailbox, sign up here. Call for…
by Kathleen Reckling, Deputy Director of Public Programs, ArtsWestchester Stephanie Wolfson is a house plant portraitist. The White Plains printmaker and SUNY Purchase alumna blends the exacting skill of botanical illustration with the tropes of contemporary “millennial” and “Instagram” aesthetics. The result is detailed renderings of popular house plants,…
by Mary Alice Franklin, ArtsNews Editor South of Hudson River Museum (HRM), also in Yonkers is St. Joseph’s Hospital. As a close neighbor, the Museum was motivated to help during the current health crisis. So Director and CEO Masha Turchinsky and Assistant Director for Facilities and Operations Todd Jones…
When asked what makes the Arts Award event special, event Co-Chair Deborah Simon commented: “My husband and I have traveled all over the world and collected many pieces from different cultures, giving us a great appreciation of the enormous talent that exists right here in our own backyard.” For more…
Installing Current, Cheryl Wing-Zi Wong’s winning sculpture design, in Tarrytown at the Westchester Landing of the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge’s path, is a challenging endeavor. In addition to time, the sculpture’s triangular steel arches, glass fins and complex lighting design require a team of installers, electricians and engineers to…
by Kathleen Reckling, Deputy Director of Public Programs, ArtsWestchester When COVID-19 landed in North America, artist Cheryl Wing-Zi Wong was away from her New York home, balancing a residency in Calgary, Canada with overseeing the complex fabrication of her monumental sculpture, Current. There was still pasta on the shelves of…
Caramoor announces flexible programming for Summer 20/2.0 with new, on-site, livestreamed performances featuring live open-air concerts, and public access to gardens, woodlands and sound art.
While our offices are closed and all our programming has been suspended, Lyndhurst has been in a unique position to offer its 67-acre parkland as a place of respite and beauty during this pandemic. This is in keeping with Lyndhurst’s history. Lyndhurst was likely constructed in response to the 1832 cholera epidemic in New York City when half the residents fled to the countryside. During World War II, Anna Gould, Duchess of Talleyrand, used Lyndhurst as a place of respite for soldiers from the Brooklyn Navy Yard and the convalescence buildings on the Lyndhurst property were known to sailors as “Club Lyndhurst.”
A collection of movie reviews and opinions from Marsha Gordon, President/CEO of The Business Council of Westchester. When she is not advocating for business, building the economy or creating job opportunities, you can find her at the movie theatre enjoying many different film genres.
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