In Support of The Rye Arts Center's Expansion!

I've spent over a decade studying pastel painting at the Rye Arts Center (RAC) with Larry D'Amico, a veteran artist. The course is titled ‘Painting and Beyond’. When I began, I was at the lowest level, a total beginner. I had never dealt with paint or pastels. With Larry's support, I improved and soon began to look forward to Tuesday's classes. It became my community.

Surrounding this was the excellence that RAC exemplified—its staff, its excellent exhibitions, its variety of interesting events, and its children’s and adult programs housed in an older building but always well maintained. Advantaged in recent years by the leadership of its Executive Director, Adam Levi, the Rye Arts Center has reached great heights.

During the past few years of this journey, conditions at The RAC have become far more crowded. The Rye Art Center is literally bursting at the seams, both inside and outdoors. And it seems clear to me that under Adam’s leadership - adult, children’s, and other programs have become far more popular.

A new and expanded facility will enable further growth and become a centerpiece of the Rye community.

- Bruce Zenkel, Rye Arts Center Student