ArtsWestchester — Attraction in City of White Plains

It's been several years that I've wanted to visit this gallery and today I happened to notice that the gallery was, in fact, open. Someone greeted me and I asked about admission and that person told me that there was a suggested admission fee. Please note that there was no information posted about admission prices/admission practices, at least that I saw. This is the first problem. The second problem is that as I was in the midst of the exhibit someone else came out from a door and re-stated the admissions policy but this time saying that even if I paid a penny, that would be ok, but I must pay. I was a bit startled by this because this is not my understanding of what a suggested entry fee is; one can pay the suggested entry fee, something else, or nothing at all. I also think the manner that this information was delivered to me in the art gallery as I'm looking at the art was troubling. I paid a small amount and then left because it was all so upsetting to me. Surely it's more important that the art is viewed than money is collected. And yes, I do understand that art organizations rely on both admission fees and donations. But admission should be posted and should be clearer to any visitor. I returned less than a minute later to say that the way that this was handled was not welcoming. And the tone and the manner that this information was received and responded to by the person working there was very clipped and condescending. It's probably better to have someone work at the front door who has some semblance of...

Built by the Peoples National Bank & Trust Company in Neoclassical style, it was opened in 1929. The building standing 122 feet (nine stories) tall was designed by Harold P. Zoller who specialized in bank designs. Look for the wault at the end of the grand banking room: the door is several feet thick, all the clockwork is on display. Interesting fact: the bank had installed tear gas guns in the walls which could be fired with the press...

Arts Westchester does a lot of good for the community. I am a committee member of India Center of Westchester and Arts Westchester has supported a lot of our events. In fact a lot of the events would not be possible without their support. In addition to supporting the arts/culture, there support fuels the local economy as well which is an added benefit...