At the January 8, 2025 Rye City Council meeting, the Rye Arts Center (RAC) petitioned for a zoning change that will permit the local arts nonprofit to undergo a major campus expansion in the wake of its acquisition of the adjacent two acre property from a donor. The City Council is planning to invite the […]
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Giving Rye: Meet the Rye Arts Center
Giving Rye is a feature series highlighting non-profits and community groups in and around the City of Rye. Today meet Adam Levi of The Rye Arts Center. The group was just at City Council this week to discuss its proposed expansion to the adjacent 2+ acre property. Your Name: Adam Levi Organization: The Rye Arts […]
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Rye’sAbove Butterflies Raise over $20,000 for Local Children and Artists
After spending the summer on the Village Green, the butterfly sculptures of the Rye’sAbove art installation have migrated to new homes following the Rye’sAbove auction on September 19. Rye’sAbove is an annual community art initiative organized by the The Rotary Club of Rye and the Rye Arts Center. The auction, held at Wainwright house, hosted […]
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Butterflies Migrate to Village Green: Annual Rye’s Above Sculpture Display is On
The annual Rye’sAbove butterfly sculpture installation debuted on the Village Green Wednesday, bringing a fourth year of public art, climate awareness and scholarship funds to the community. Despite the rainy weather, fifty people, including a flight of public officials, came out to witness the organizers from Rye Rotary and the Rye Arts Center unveil these […]
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PHOTOS: Rye Arts Center Spring Fundraiser
Three hundred supporters turned out at The Capitol Theater in Port Chester on Saturday, May 4, 2024 for the Rye Arts Center spring fundraiser. Couple Kate and Paul Conn and couple Aida and Julian Koski received honors and Meera Agarwal received the inaugural Visionary Artists Award. The second year of The Rye Arts Center’s Studio […]
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Rye Arts Center Fundraiser is Saturday, May 4th @ The Cap
The Rye Arts Center (RAC) will host its annual fundraiser at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester on Saturday, May 4th, at 7:00 pm. The venue will be transformed into RAC Studio 51, a version of the iconic 70’s nightclub, and an homage to the RAC’s historic building at 51 Milton Road. The RAC will […]
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Giving Rye: Meet The Rye Arts Center
Giving Rye is a new occasional feature highlighting non-profits and community groups in and around the City of Rye. Today meet Adam Levi of The Rye Arts Center. Your Name: Adam Levi Organization: The Rye Arts Center Your role: Executive Director MyRye.com: Tell us your organization’s mission. Levi: Our mission is to inspire life-long enthusiasm […]
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Rye’s Above Butterflies & Their Pollinators Raise $50K for Education
The Rye’s Above butterflies and their pollinators – a myriad of artists and volunteers from the Rye Arts Center and Rye Rotary – have raised $50,000 support educational programs in the region. The butterflies landed at Wainwright House on Milton Harbor for a close of auction event on Thursday evening. About 100 attendees put their […]
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Rain Garden Installed @ Rye Arts Center
Earlier this month a rain garden was installed on the grounds of the Rye Art Center at 51 Milton Road. Twenty volunteers joined the collaboration between Tracy Stora, chair of Rye’s Conservation Commission Advisory Council; James Ward, chair of Rye Sustainability Committee; Adam Levi, executive director of Rye Arts Center and Katie Friedman, ecological restoration […]
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Rye’sAbove Benefit & Close of Auction Event is Thursday, September 29th
The Rye’sAbove butterflies will pollinate the ground of the Wainwright House at a benefit and close of auction event on Thursday September 29th, from 5:30-7:30pm. Guests overlook the grounds of Wainwright and Milton Harbor as they enjoy hors d’oeuvres, wine, a raffle and music by The Arcadia Jazz Trio in the setting of The Wainwright […]