Years ago, when I was a kid, I received a gift of a handmade silk handkerchief case with my name hand stitched on it. At the time, I was disappointed that it wasn’t something store bought. But, truth be told, I remember that gift more vividly than any other I ever received. Funny the way […]
The ancient art of shadow puppetry is something most of us as kids have tried. With a white sheet on the wall, and a flashlight, it’s fun to conjure up wolves, dogs and ominous people. The folklore surrounding this 2,000-year-old practice tells of an Emperor who was able to cure his grief by viewing the […]
Perhaps I am dating myself…BUT…When I was just a kid growing up in the Rockaways, my mother and I would board the Long Island Railroad every Saturday for an hour trip into Manhattan for ballet classes and for Leonard Bernstein’s Young People’s concerts at Carnegie Hall. The closest thing we had to culture was the […]
How is an artist like a salmon? Well, they are both used to swimming upstream. Artists work hard to get their work out there, building a following and an impressive resume so that people get comfortable with their track record. Perhaps the public’s theory is that if an artist is “known,” he/she must be good. […]
I am pleased to introduce guest blogger Lynn Honeysett, the Executive Director of the Pelham Art Center, one of our affiliate member organizations. The Pelham Art Center provides the public with the place, the resources and the opportunity to see, study and experience the arts in a community setting. It was founded in 1970 and […]
Yesterday was Lisa Robb Day in Pelham. I know this because I heard it proclaimed last night at a farewell party for Lisa who has left the Pelham Art Center after 11 years as the Director. The Pelham Art Center is a family affair. Our hosts, Paul Francis, former treasurer of the board (last century) […]
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