As Asia Society’s vice president for Global Artistic Programs at the society’s 14 centers, director of the society’s museum and co-founding artistic director of its triennial, Michelle Yun Mapplethorpe has bridged East and West for more than a decade. Now she looks to continue that international outreach at the Katonah Museum of Art as its new executive director, beginning Aug. 15.
One of the most communal of crafts, quilting has nonetheless thrived in the solitary pandemic, thanks to new generations of artists, artisans and enthusiasts.
“Amazon” – as in the river that snakes through South America and the idea of bold women – is having a moment in our area, spotlighting a word and a concept, powerful females, that have been fraught for Western civilization.
Marcy B. Freedman, the Croton-on-Hudson performance artist, will make her debut in the Katonah Art Stroll.
George G. King, former director of the Katonah Museum of Art, is now deputy director of ArtsWestchester.
Jewelry is having quite a moment as New York City Jewelry Week 2018 continues through Nov. 18.
Jewelry designers are often called jewelry artists – and an exhibition opening this month at the Katonah Museum of Art shows just why. We offer a sneak peek of the highly anticipated “Outrageous Ornament: Extreme Jewelry in the 21st Century,” curated by Jane Adlin, former curator of modern and contemporary design at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
WAG’s listing of local happenings and events in the month of April.
Faig Ahmed travels the imagination on his carpets, which marry traditional designs from his native Azerbaijan to digital techniques.
WAG’s listing of local happenings and events in the month of February.
WAG’s listing of local happenings and events in the month of November.
Variety is the spice of Katonah – and the arts organizations that bear the northern Westchester village’s name. “We live in a very diverse…
For Bedford 2020 — closing in on its goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Bedford 20 percent by 2020 — this has been…
Birds do it. Bees do it. Even sentimental fleas do it. You get the idea: Nature loves to nest. And not just so its…
“As grand as he is humble” was the way André Leon Talley described his friend and mentor Oscar de la Renta after the Katonah…
On Sunday, Nov. 8, the Katonah Museum of Art salutes André Leon Talley with the Himmel Award for his contributions to fashion as a…
Bob Kreek has had a long, successful career in television. He was senior vice president of film acquisition for HBO in the late 1970s…
Sin — the ultimate pastime. Certainly, the Fairfield/Westchester Museum Alliance must think so. Throughout the summer, the alliance, which consists of eight venues in…
Our current issue – themed “A Passion for Design” – features a glimpse into upcoming exhibitions at the Katonah Museum of Art. Consider this…
Photograph courtesy Katonah Museum of Art. Architect Edward Larrabee Barnes was known for his designs of corporate headquarters, academic buildings and gardens —…