ArtsWestchester presents the new exhibition Futures, in which artists tackle the question “What could the Hudson Valley look like in 100 years?”
Formed in 1965, ArtsWestchester is a not-for-profit cultural service organization that acts as Westchester County’s designated art council in addition to hosting special events and galleries, providing grants and various opportunities to local artists, and inviting local musicians and dancers into their space to perform.
An organization dedicated to cultivating the arts scene of Westchester and beyond, ArtsWestchester looks within its community once more for its newest project- and forwards. Futures, the newly opened exhibition housed in the organization’s building is an immersive and large-scale consideration of how the county will transform physically and socially over the next century.
“ArtsWestchester places artists at the center of imagining our region’s next chapter. Artists work at the intersection of visual culture, craft, architecture, and design. Through their perspectives in this exhibit, we aim to explore concepts of historic land ownership, building inclusive communities, creative placemaking, and sustainable development.”
– Kathleen Reckling, ArtsWestchester CEO
Contributing artists include Noelia Abreau, Inez Andrucyk, Sheila Benedis, Mia Brownell, Mike Depasquale, Amanda Dorval, Marielena Ferrer, Natalya Khorover, Martin Kruck, Jessica Maffia, Norman Mgnusson, Susan Manspeizer, Jorge Otero-Pailos, Teresa Pereira, Rachel Sydlowski, and VASH- all of whom offer their own unique perspective on Westchester in their respective pieces and the show’s planning at large.
Above all, Futures is a testament to the necessity of the arts in all aspects of life, especially the social wellbeing of the area and creatives’ capacity to generate productive conversations about what the future may hold for it. A rapidly redoveloping suburban and exurban community, Futures prompts the people of the Hudson Valley to consider the region’s future beyond their own and the visionaries of today and tomorrow that will be at the crux of such growth.
Funded in part by the National Endowment of the Arts, the Futures exhibition runs through January 12, 2025 in ArtsWestchester’s gallery during regular hours. For more information on how to visit and view Futures, visit the ArtsWestchester website here.
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