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Kathleen Reckling Named New CEO of ArtsWestchester

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Kathleen Reckling Named New CEO of ArtsWestchester WHITE PLAINS, NY (May 22, 2024) – After an extensive national search, ArtsWestchester’s Board of Directors announced today the appointment of Kathleen Reckling as its new CEO, effective July 1, 2024. She is succeeding Janet Langsam who, after 33…

“Porta di Giobbi” to open at Katonah’s Chroma Fine Art Gallery

Chroma Fine Art Gallery is delighted to present a solo exhibition of paintings by the legendary nonagenarian Edward Giobbi. Fitting the characterization of a “Renaissance Man,” Giobbi is an accomplished artist, best-selling cookbook author, winemaker, gardener, and practitioner of martial arts. He is also a long-time Katonah resident.“I am honored to showcase a carefully selected…

Bethany Arts Community awarded $50,000 by the New York State Council on the Arts for Classroom Renovation Project

Ossining, NY – Bethany Arts Community (BAC) announced a grant award totaling $50,000 from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) to support the organization’s Classroom Renovation Project, which will help BAC transform their classrooms into more usable, accessible, and creatively generative spaces. This grant is part of a record capital project funding…

Arc in the Dark @Studio Theater in Exile

ARC in the DARK: Engaging with the “Arc of the Viral Universe: A Notebook Project” Exhibition of Notebooks Studio Theater in Exile @ Hudson Valley MOCA – June 1 – 30, 2023  Hours: Thursdays & Sundays 11-5 https://www.studiotheaterinexile.com/   https://www.hudsonvalleymoca.org/ Organized by artist, Carla Rae Johnson in collaboration with Arc of the Viral Universe “Arc-ists,”  and…

Congratulations to Our Winners! The Bronxville Women’s Club – 77th Beaux Arts Exhibition & Competition Session 2

The Bronxville Women’s Club 77th Beaux Arts Exhibition & Competition 2023 Session 2 – Oil, Watercolor, Photography, Graphic Congratulations to Our Winners!           OIL PROFESSIONAL 1st place:  Carrie Belk – Architectonic OIL AMATEUR 1st place:  Bruce Kammerer – The Garden 2nd place:  Gerard O’Hare – Woods 3rd place:  Xin Shaw –…

Brahms Requiem

Westchester Choral Society and Hudson Chorale Concert at O’Byrne Chapel at Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY Friday, May 19 at 7:30 PM and Sunday, May 21 at 3 PM. Johannes Brahms – Ein deutsches Requiem, Gabriel Fauré – Pavanne, Karl Jenkins – Benedictus “Music for Humanity” -Two choral groups will team up to present Johannes Brahms’…

Nine Westchester Arts Organizations Receive $1.93 Million in Capital Funds from New York State Council on the Arts

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (May 5, 2023) – Nine Westchester arts organizations were among the recipients of nearly $2 million in capital funding grants announced by Governor Kathy Hochul earlier this week.  The funds, which were awarded through New York State Council on the Arts, are intended to support crucial building renovations, accessibility improvements and new spaces for…

Another Road Not Taken Exhibit at Burke Rehabilitation

Burke Rehabilitation Art Collection’s current exhibit, called “Another Road Not Taken,” features the work of New Rochelle photographer Marisa Boan. It takes inspiration from Robert Frost’s poem and features rich, floral photography that invites visitors to look closely at the roads (both real and metaphorical) that they travel on each day. “If there are no…