Rye: Help ArtsWestchester Create Monumental Artwork

RYE, NY — Volunteers from Rye and around southern Westchester county are needed to help create a huge textile artwork. By the time it's done, May 2020, many hands in many Westchester communities will have contributed.

Between now and May 2020, textile artist Amanda Browder will design and fabricate "Metropolis Sunrise," a colorful, quilt-like sculpture, with help from around the county.

Once complete, the sculpture will be draped from the top of ArtsWestchester’s historic 9-story building in downtown White Plains.

Join a public sewing day to help create this work of art. No sewing experience is needed. There’s a task for everyone! There are several chances in Rye, at the Rye Arts Center and the Westchester Children's Museum.

SEWING DAYS:

• Jan. 4 (10am-2pm): ArtsWestchester, 914-428-4220
• Jan. 5 (10am-2pm): ArtsWestchester, 914-428-4220
• Jan. 11 (10am-2pm): Rye Arts Center, 914-967-0700
• Jan. 25 (10am-2pm): Rye Arts Center, 914-967-0700
• Jan. 26 (10am-2pm): ArtsWestchester, 914-428-4220
• Feb. 8 (10am-3pm): India Center of Westchester, Hawthorne, 914-418-5775
• Feb. 9 (10am-3pm): India Center of Westchester, 914-418-5775
• Feb. 15 (11am-4pm): Greenburgh Public Library, 914-721-8221
• Feb. 29 (11am-4pm): Pelham Art Center, 914-738-2525 ext.113
• Mar. 1 (11am-4pm): Pelham Art Center, 914-738-2525 ext.113
• Mar. 7 (10:30am-3:30pm): Westchester Children’s Museum, Playland Park, 914-421-5050
• Mar. 8 (1pm-6pm): Blue Door Art Center, Yonkers, 914-375-5100
• Mar. 14 (11am-4pm): Alliance Francaise, White Plains, 914-681-8735
• Mar. 29 (9am-1pm): Katonah Museum of Art, 914-232-9555 ext.2968

This is really a work in progress. More Public Sewing Days will be announced. Also, you can check artsw.org/browder for the most up-to-date list of Public Sewing Days, locations, and times.