New York State announced today a grant award totaling $40,000 from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) to support the nonprofit arts and culture sector.
Read MorePeekskill was named a DRI Round 4 winner in August 2019. Key DRI projects include infrastructure, lighting, and pedestrian safety improvements between downtown and the waterfront integrated with efforts to support artists, creative businesses, and bolster Peekskill's identity as an arts center. Investing in strategic DRI projects will promote additional redevelopment and establish Peekskill as the ultimate small city in which to live, work, and raise a family.
Read MoreOpening on March 14 and on view at HVMOCA in Peekskill through April 30 is “.edu: Art Faculty of the Hudson Valley,” a display comprised of art made by 14 artist/teachers from eight of the region’s institutions of higher education.
Read MoreWhile it may seem that NYC is the wellspring of all area artists, one new show is proving that our region boasts some pretty exceptional talent of its own. Through April 30, .edu: Art Faculty of the Hudson Valley will feature both two- and three-dimensional works by 14 artist/educators from several area institutions, including Nancy Bowen, Janine Polak, Rachel Owen, and Glen Fogel.
Read MoreArt by 14 artist/teachers from eight higher education institutions in our region—Bryan Czibesz (SUNY New Paltz), Christina Tenaglia (Vassar), Donise English (Marist), to name three—will be on view at HVMOCA beginning March 14, highlighting a vitally important segment of our local art community.
Read MoreA proposal that would create outdoor public displays of art, including a series of murals and banners, is eyed for downtown, helping connect it to the riverfront.
Read MoreJust minutes from Manhattan, Westchester County is ideal for a last-minute Leap Day getaway. Catch the How We Live exhibit at Hudson Valley MOCA, hit the trails for a winter hike or cross-country ski adventure.
Read MoreUpon entering the exhibition, How We Live: Selections from the Marc and Livia Straus Family Collection, on view at Hudson Valley Museum of Contemporary Art (MoCA) through December 6, 2020, any illusions of peaceful, domestic bliss are shattered by an overwhelming, ten-foot-tall robot by Nam June Paik, Global Encoder.
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