State Funding Awarded for 2015 Art Exhibition in White Plains

The Westchester Arts Council will receive $76,000 in state funding for a major new exhibition called “The Festival of New Work” that will be held in White Plains.

The grant was announced on Thursday by State Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins as part of the 2014 Regional Economic Development Council Awards in the 35th State Senate District.

The exhibition in White Plains will be held in 2015 and will highlight work by Westchester artists with roots in China, Nigeria, Iran and other countries.

“I’m thrilled that key projects I supported in my district will be getting the state economic development assistance they requested in this highly-competitive grant process,” Stewart-Cousins said in a press release. “The Regional Economic Development Council’s are making important, locally-targeted investments worth millions of dollars. As a result, we are creating jobs, supporting businesses, expanding housing opportunities and laying the groundwork for sustained economic growth throughout our region and our state.”

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