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Folk Art: Mexican Day of the Dead
August 5, 2023
– Join us in the courtyard for a folk art celebration of Day of the Dead (El Día de los Muertos) with artist & educator Zafiro Romero-Acevedo Experience this festive Mexican tradition in which passed loved ones are remembered with joy and celebration. Renowned artist Zafiro Romero-Acevedo returns to the Pelham Art Center to […]
Read MoreCANCELLED – Community Art Day
February 23, 2023
– Due to unforeseen circumstances, Community Art Day this year is cancelled. Join us in the courtyard for Community Art Day! PELHAM, NY. Pelham Art Center presents its Community Art Day–an afternoon dedicated to the celebration, creation, and appreciation of art—for the entire family on Saturday, August 26, 2023. Open to the […]
Read MoreFolk Art: Diwali Celebration!
August 2, 2022
On Sunday, October 23rd, Pelham Art Center celebrated Diwali, the Festival of Lights, with a wonderful program full of the arts. The Art Center brought Diwali traditions and Indian culture to the community with a mesmerizing Indian classical music performance by Satyaki Dutta (sarod player) and Vikas Yendluri (tabla player), as well as an Indian classical […]
Read MoreFolk Art: Mexican Day of the Dead
August 2, 2022
Join us in the courtyard for a folk art celebration of Day of the Dead (El Día de los Muertos) with artist & educator Zafiro Romero-Acevedo Experience this festive Mexican tradition in which passed loved ones are remembered with joy and celebration. Renowned artist Zafiro Romero-Acevedo returns to the Pelham Art Center to share the […]
Read MorePamela & Gerard in Concert
June 25, 2022
Pamela & Gerard are both teachers and performers in the Rockland County area. With both being string players, Pamela a harpist and Gerard a guitarist, the two blend their instruments into beautiful arrangements of well-known classics. The two began collaborating musically 3 years ago and have developed a repertoire of pop, classical, and varied other […]
Read MoreFolk Art: Afro-Rican Drumming with BombaYo!
August 5, 2021
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month! Pelham Art Center welcomes internationally-acclaimed performer/educator and Bronx native Jose Ortiz, a.k.a. Dr. Drum, to lead the community in a Bomba music celebration. Bomba is an African-derived music and dance tradition developed in Puerto Rico. With call-and-response singing, drumming and dance, BombaYo will kindle the joy of this Afro-Puerto Rican art form […]
Read MoreChinese New Year Virtual Celebration!
January 27, 2021
Ring in the Year of the Ox! Chinese New Year Virtual Celebration with Jane Chang Monday, February 8th | 3:30pm EST Free & Open to All | Hosted on Zoom Chinese New Year is a transitional Chinese holiday that starts with the new moon of the first day of the Lunar New Year. […]
Read MoreIndigenous American Folk Art
September 10, 2019
Pelham Art Center invites the community to come engage with the cultural traditions of local Indigenous American peoples on Sunday, November 10, 2019. This event is free and open to all, 2:00-4:00PM. Members of the Matinecock Tribe of Queens and Long Island, Turkey clan Chief Reggie Ceaser and artist Tecumseh Ceaser will introduce attendees to […]
Read MoreDiwali – Hindu Festival of Lights
September 9, 2019
Free and open to all! Pelham Art Center will celebrate Diwali on Sunday, October 6th during ArtsFest Weekend. Diwali is a major festival for Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, and Jains, who believe that light is a metaphor for knowledge and signifies health, wealth and peace. Madhusmita Bora & Prerona Bhuyan of the Sattriya Dance Company will […]
Read MoreMexican Day of the Dead
September 9, 2019
Free and open to all! Join Pelham Art Center for its highly popular Day of the Dead Folk Art celebration. Experience this festive Mexican tradition in which passed loved ones are remembered with joy and celebration. Renowned artist Zafiro Romero-Acevedo returns to the Pelham Art Center to share the history of one of Mexico’s richest […]
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