FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: ANNUAL YONKERS ARTS WEEKEND (YAW) FESTIVAL SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, MAY 20.
Call for The Art Collectors Expo at YAW Available at www.YonkersArtsWeekend.com
YONKERS, NY– January 13, 2023 – Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano today announced that the City of Yonkers will be celebrating its 9th annual Yonkers Arts Weekend (YAW) festival on Saturday, May 20. The one-day festival is filled with exciting new programs, workshops, exhibitions and much more. The festival will include The Art Collectors Expo at YAW, which is dedicated to promoting affordable art, honoring artisans and emerging artists, encouraging collectors at all price points, and creating an inclusive and accessible market for both. Those interested in participating can apply at www.yonkersartsweekend.com.
“Thanks to the commitment of our community, Yonkers continues to secure its reputation as an artistic hub in the region. We are so excited to share that with residents and visitors each year during Yonkers Arts Weekend,” said Mayor Mike Spano. “Yonkers’ rich history, coupled with our thriving arts community, transforms the City, especially the historic waterfront district, into a walkable museum. I want to give thanks to those who keep the arts alive year-round in our community and I’m thrilled that we can continue to bring this event to our community.”
Yonkers artist Luisa Baptista said, “Yonkers Arts Weekend celebrates and honors the brilliance and diversity of the city’s rising visual and performing arts community. Each year it showcases some of the most talented, prolific and upcoming stars that Yonkers has to offer.”
Since its inception in 2014, YAW has created a prominent arts district in the City of Yonkers. Several city galleries have opened, along with dozens of local and international renowned muralists and artists contributing to the City’s downtown renaissance. YAW attracts more than 10,000 visitors a year to City galleries, the Carpet Mills Arts District, Hudson River Museum and Untermyer Gardens.
This year, YAW will deliver a comprehensive range of pop-up exhibitions, free art workshops, and musical performances across four dynamic venues including:
- The 20th Annual YoHo Artist Open Studios at the historic Alexander Smith Carpet Mills, and now designated the Carpet Mills Art District
- Untermyer Gardens, music by the Untermyer Performing Arts Council
- Hudson River Museum – new programs and workshops to be announced soon!
- Performances, exhibitions & art workshops in the Downtown Waterfront District.
Yonkers Arts Weekend is produced by the City of Yonkers Planning & Development Department. Community partners and sponsors for YAW include: Yonkers Arts, US+U/Warburton Galerie, YOHO artists and Carpet Mills Arts District (CMAD), Hudson River Museum, Blue Door Art Center, Yonkers Public Library’s Riverfront Art Gallery, Sawyer Place, RXR Realty, Untermyer Gardens Conservatory, the Parks Department, Yonkers Partners in Education (YPIE), YoFi Digital Media Art Center (DMAC), Sarah Lawrence College Center for the Urban River at Beczak, and AMS Acquisitions.
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