When artist Antoinette Wysocki arrived in Westchester from London, she set out to find a studio with a sink. She found one at ArtsWestchester, a repurposed bank building that frankly had only one studio available with a sink. So for the next 14 years, she pursued her artistic practice interpreting the beauty, sustainability and rarified […]
Those of us in the community remember Roberta Hershenson who, for more than 25 years was a cultural reporter for The New York Times Westchester section. Then, seemingly overnight, she disappeared. Not long after, the entire New York Times Westchester section vanished as well from our Sunday routines. Now Roberta has reemerged as Roberta Mantell, novelist […]
I am old enough to remember the ruckus created by the exhibition Harlem on my Mind at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1969. A huge controversy erupted in Harlem, as well as in communities throughout the City of New York. The outcry was explosive, based largely on the fact that there were no living Black artists […]
It may be sweltering in August, but many ballerinas in our region are getting ready for the Nutcracker auditions, which begin this month. Ballerinas from ages of 6-18 are eligible to audition for this historic ramp with the Westchester Ballet Company (WBC). Amy Harte, Executive Director of the nonprofit organization, reminds us of their 75-year history, teaching […]
As a woman who has spent a lifetime supporting women’s rights, it may seem odd that my current exhibition at the Neuberger Museum of Art is entitled Improbable Feminist, now on view until August 17. For those of you whom I hope will take the trouble to see the exhibit, I thought I should explain […]
Every year, roundabout May, Congresswoman Nita Lowey would put in a call to ArtsWestchester, the purpose of which was to schedule the annual Congressional Art Challenge show that would be curated and installed in ArtsWestchester’s ninth-floor gallery. One winner would be selected to meet with the congresswoman in Washington, tour the U.S. Capitol and have […]
Some people make a big splash. Others quietly, without fanfare, spread their goodwill among friends. Still others are golden champions who don’t need recognition for their good deeds. Artist Marion Archer was a combination of all these. We first met when Marion when she was doing work as a volunteer artist at the Mount Vernon Boys […]
When I think about theater in Westchester, my thoughts go to a small but powerful 150-seat theater in Pleasantville. Arc Stages always reminds me of the little engine that could. I guess that’s because, over the years that I have watched this theater grow, it’s always saying “I think I can, I think I can,” […]
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