The 19th Annual Poetry Out Loud will take place on  Monday, May 15th at 7pm at New Rochelle High School's Whitney Auditorium. Please come and hear amazingly creative and inspiring 3rd through 6th graders from all of our elementary and middle schools read their own poetry aloud. A fun evening out for the entire family!

Fred Terna,  Celebrating Changes , 1972, Acrylic and aggregates on canvas,  40 x 30 inches

Please join us for a Closing Reception with Fred Terna on Thursday, May 18th at 6:30pm. 

The Fund's Museum of Arts & Culture at New Rochelle High School - the only Regents-chartered museum in a school in the State of New York - is pleased to present "The Fiddle" , a solo exhibition of paintings by 93 year-old Holocaust survivor and painter Fred Terna.

Born in Vienna in 1923, Terna spent his young life and adolescence in Prague until the age of 17. After the rise of the Nazis, Terna was removed from his hometown and imprisoned in various concentration camps from 1940 to 1945 (among them Theresienstadt, Auschwitz, and Dachau). Following his liberation, Terna moved to Paris to study at the Academie de la Grande Chaumiere and the Academie Julien, where he was inspired by the work of the Cubists and post-Impressionists.

Drawing from his experience of the Holocaust, Terna's paintings address the psychological space of trauma, often incorporating the charged symbols of chimneys and ash to abstract effect. The works on view in the two galleries of The Museum of Arts and Culture at New Rochelle High School span from 1970 to the present, and focus on themes of imaginary temples, gates, and passways, as well as abstract compositions and the human figure. To learn more, please visit our website.  The exhibit is open through May 19th  during school hours.

           

On Wednesday, over 350 people came out to toast Gloria Borger, Camille and Malcolm Lee, Bob and Donna Young, and Sue Weisman, as well as hear from New Rochelle student honorees and, most importantly,

support the critical work that the Fund does to provide educational and enrichment programs to students across all schools in the District.  It was a great success - stay tuned for pictures and video updates soon!

Many thanks to all of our generous supporters!  Whether you were able to attend or not, please check out our Digital Journal to see their ads and messages!

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