Two Pleasantville Arts Groups Earn Grants From ArtsWestchester

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — Two Pleasantville arts organizations, Arc Stages and the Pleasantville Music Theater, earned matching grants in ArtsWestchester's annual Art$Challenge.

In a record-breaking year, ArtsWestchester’s Art$WChallenge raised $1.28 million in 2022. Participating arts organizations raised $786,541 in private funds, which were matched with $501,571 in support from Westchester County.

Representatives of local arts groups, ArtsWestchester and public officials celebrated Friday at Morton's in White Plains.

Since the inception of the Art$WChallenge in 2007, this powerful public/private program has raised over $6 million to support Westchester’s arts and cultural sector, matched with over $3 million in County support, ArtsWestchester officials said.

Among the local arts groups who participated and earned matching grants:

• Arc Stages (Pleasantville) – Raised: $ 8500; Matched grant: $8500
• Pleasantville Music Theatre, Inc. – Raised: $245; Matched grant: $45
• Bethany Arts Community (Ossining) – Raised: $35,858; Matched grant: $8500
• Westchester Collaborative Theater (Ossining) – Raised: $10,706; Matched grant: $8500
• Sing Sing Prison Museum (Ossining) – Raised: $9,201; Matched grant: $8500