RiverArts was envisioned and brought to life by visual artists over 50 years ago. Their pioneering artistic spirit continues to thrive today, as we find new ways to bring color, texture, light, and perspective to our Hudson River community.
From the imagination of writer Melanie Hoopes of Hastings comes “Kindness Committee,” a new play that explores the question, “What do those people in the audience really think about?”
Presented by RiverArts, the play will be performed on Friday, March 18 and Saturday, March 19 at 7 p.m., at South Presbyterian Church in Dobbs Ferry.
Top 5 Art Pick of the week by ArtsWestchester: Can music be translated? If it’s a song, the words can be translated from the original language. But one might think that a note is a note, and it can’t be changed without altering the composition. Well, a musical translation is exactly what the audience will experience at the world premiere of a new arrangement of Richard Strauss’s Last Four Songs at St. Barnabas Church in Ardsley on March 6.
RiverArts is bringing back its “Salon Sundays” tours of local artists’ studios, starting with virtual visits and then transitioning to in-person. The series, featuring artists who have participated in the annual RiverArts Studio Tour, allows visitors to view their work and learn about their techniques and creative process. The series producer is photographer Jeff Dietz, a former resident of Tarrytown and board member of RiverArts, who now lives in Beacon.
Set at a concert on a cold winter night, Kindness Committee sneaks us into the minds of seven audience members connected by varying degrees to one another. All of them peel away layers of their past as they reach for a sustainable present.
March 8 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church
March 18 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm at Hastings Public Library, Orr Room, Lower LevelApril 9 @ 7:30 pm at Hastings Public Library, Orr Room, Lower Level
April 19 @ 12:00 am - 11:30 pm at Throughout the Rivertowns
Founded by artists in the village of Hastings-on-Hudson, NY, in 1963, RiverArts has been making the arts a part of everyday life in Westchester’s Hudson River communities for more than 50 years. Today, our programs and performances reach more than 20,000 people annually.
RiverArts needs you. Let’s continue our journey of discovery for the next half-century. A gift to RiverArts supports artistic excellence in our community and helps ensure that art remains accessible to all with our many free and low-cost educational and performance offerings.
With more than 30 annual offerings in Visual Art, Music, Dance, Writing, Theater and more… there’s something for the artistic spirit within all of us. Find your inspiration along the Hudson.
Any form of art is a form of power; it has impact, it can affect change – it can not only move us, it makes us move.
— Ossie Davis
