Why do we love ancestors? They spark our memory. They inspire us. Some give us power; others give us identity. Who are these people who our lives sometimes follow? According to artist Dennis Shelton, who conceived and curated an exhibition on the subject, an ancestor is anyone who influenced your life in a good way. In […]
Artist Rosalie D. Gagne shows her “breathtaking” works at the Neuberger Museum of Art in Purchase, New York now through December 22, 2024. Her work takes installation art into a new dimension, where she uses pulsating inflatables to mirror the ways in which respiratory and circulatory systems function. Her work suggests that there is a synergy […]
It has been so sweet to see arts organizations in Westchester coming back stronger than ever after Covid. I recently witnessed this at the Clay Art Center, which had an exhibition opening in sweltering July that kept no one from attending and purchasing inspiring clay objects on sale. It is clear to me that kilns […]
There was anger on the walls. There was pain in the room. There was understanding, courage and occasional triumph, as girls at The Children’s Village reclaim their lives moving on from the horrors of being trafficked. When is an art show more about tears, stories, abuse, denial and revenge? These are the words that came […]
Before ArtsWestchester moved into its current headquarters, the building was known as the Peoples National Bank & Trust Co., where White Plains residents gathered to transact business and safeguard their savings. We cherish this bank’s bygone name because we feel the building belongs to the people of Westchester. That’s what we had in mind when we purchased the building […]
For just a few moments, it felt much like a time warp, in which I was back in the Sixties in the East Village searching for some abandoned church or obscure place where there was an arts happening going on. It was always some hard-to-find place like the one in Verplank, NY, which just opened […]
Americans seem to love symbols. It’s our shorthand or slang for announcing who we are or how we feel. So it’s no wonder that masks have become as popular as T-shirts, baseball hats or decals as a way of announcing an affiliation or a point of view. As a kid growing up in Far Rockaway, […]
Is art in the workplace just a nice distraction? Or does it have more subtle powers? Studies on this subject seem to infer that art in the workplace boosts both creativity and productivity. With the premise that good design and artful surroundings are positive motivators, Developer Martin Ginsburg launched his latest creative project at City […]
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