Blue Door Art Center

Blue Door Art Center Executive Directors: Luis Perelman & Julie Cousens
Gallery Director: Michele Trommer Amaro
Gallery Staff: Diane Falcone
Social Media Manager: Luisa Baptista

❤️🤍💙 RED, WHITE, BLUE and YOU exhibition is happening NOW at Blue Door Art Center, in honor of our country’s 250th Anniv...
05/20/2026

❤️🤍💙 RED, WHITE, BLUE and YOU exhibition is happening NOW at Blue Door Art Center, in honor of our country’s 250th Anniversary! Come in this week and check out wonderful local art works like this and MORE!

🎨 Featured here:

WE THE PEOPLE
D.L. Shelton & B.R. Vogel
Mixed Media

🗓️ Exhibition: Now until June 6, 2026 (In Gallery and Online - https://bluedoorartcenter.org/gallery_exhibition/red-white-blue-and-you/ 🌐 LINK in BIO)

Blue Door Gallery Hours:
🕒 Thu & Fri: 3 - 6 PM
🕐 Saturday: 1 - 6 PM (CLOSED May 23, 2026)

📍Blue Door Art Center | 13 Riverdale Ave. | Yonkers, NY 10701 (between Main St. & Hudson St.)

🚞 The gallery is located a short walk from Yonkers MTA Train Station.
🚗 Parking is available at the nearby Buena Vista Municipal Parking Garage. Metered street parking is also available in nearby Blue Door Art Center.

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❤️🤍💙 RED, WHITE, BLUE and YOU exhibition is happening NOW at Blue Door Art Center, in honor of our country’s 250th Anniv...
05/20/2026

❤️🤍💙 RED, WHITE, BLUE and YOU exhibition is happening NOW at Blue Door Art Center, in honor of our country’s 250th Anniversary! Come in this week and check out wonderful local art works like this and MORE!

🎨 Featured here:

WE THE PEOPLE
D.L. Shelton & B.R. Vogel
Mixed Media

🗓️ Exhibition EXTENDED: Now until May 1, 2026 (In Gallery and Online - https://18th-annual-member-exhibition.artcall.org/pages/web-gallery 🌐 LINK in BIO)

Blue Door Gallery Hours:
🕒 Thu & Fri: 3 - 6 PM
🕐 Saturday: 1 - 6 PM

📍Blue Door Art Center | 13 Riverdale Ave. | Yonkers, NY 10701 (between Main St. & Hudson St.)

🚞 The gallery is located a short walk from Yonkers MTA Train Station.
🚗 Parking is available at the nearby Buena Vista Municipal Parking Garage. Metered street parking is also available in nearby Blue Door Art Center.

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05/17/2026

👂Turn your sound on and enjoy yesterday’s folk sing along with Adam Hart at Blue Door, part of Yonkers Arts Weekend, 2026. 😀

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😍 Highlights from a great Saturday at Blue Door during Yonkers Arts Weekend 2026! We had fun learning how to make coloni...
05/17/2026

😍 Highlights from a great Saturday at Blue Door during Yonkers Arts Weekend 2026! We had fun learning how to make colonial toys, called Whirligigs, well as singing along to folk songs with Adam Hart all while surrounded by great art that is part of our current exhibition, “Red, White, Blue and You”!

🎷 We invite you come in today, from 3 to 5 PM, to enjoy Critical Response Jazz Trio & Yonkers Poet Laureate, Golda Solomon.

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😍 YONKERS ARTS WEEKEND IS ON NOW THROUGH SUNDAY bringing a full weekend of art, music and culture to locations across th...
05/16/2026

😍 YONKERS ARTS WEEKEND IS ON NOW THROUGH SUNDAY bringing a full weekend of art, music and culture to locations across the City. Artists, performers and creatives will take over galleries, public spaces and local venues with exhibitions, live performances and hands-on experiences for all ages.
Visit https://www.yonkersny.gov/1264/Yonkers-Arts-Weekend for complete schedule (link in bio).

🗓️ Blue Door’s schedule of events below (swipe images for graphics) 👇

🔹 Saturday and Sunday, May 16 & 17

1 – 6pm | “Red, White, Blue and You” Art Exhibition

View our current art exhibition which features red work, blue work and white work as well as combinations there of. This exhibition celebrate the 250th Birthday of our country. Art is available for sale. Fine a treasure to add to or begin your collection!

1 – 5pm | Colonial Toy Making: Whirligigs

Children and adults are invited to our craft corner to learn from a local artist how to make a whirligig. Create your own and take it home with you!

🔹 Saturday, May 16

10am – Noon | Children’s Art Workshop with Artist Jaqui Mejia

For kids age 5 – 12, join us for a free art workshop taught by a local artist. We have these classes each Saturday morning with different teachers. No drop-offs, please stay with your child.

2 – 3:30pm | Folk Sing-Along with Adam Hart

Accomplished musician Adam Hart will lead an engaging folk sing-along for all ages. Accompanying himself on acoustic guitar, Adam brings energy and warmth to every performance—sure to get your foot tapping. Enjoy beloved classics like “This Land Is Your Land” and many more in this fun, interactive musical experience.

🔹 Sunday, May 17

3 – 5pm | Critical Response Jazz Trio & Yonkers Poet Laureate, Golda Solomon

Jazz Trio Critical Response joins forces with Yonkers Poet Laureate Golda Solomon for a lively, jazzy afternoon at the Blue Door Art Center. This dynamic performance blends music and poetry, featuring acclaimed musicians Jason Kao Hwang on violin, Michael T.A. Thompson on drums, and Anders Nilsson on guitar. Enjoy an inspiring and soulful experience—free and open to all!



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😍 YONKERS ARTS WEEKEND returns this weekend May 15–17, 2026, bringing a full weekend of art, music and culture to locati...
05/12/2026

😍 YONKERS ARTS WEEKEND returns this weekend May 15–17, 2026, bringing a full weekend of art, music and culture to locations across the City. Artists, performers and creatives will take over galleries, public spaces and local venues with exhibitions, live performances and hands-on experiences for all ages.

🗓️ Blue Door’s schedule of events below (swipe images for graphics) 👇

🔹 Saturday and Sunday, May 16 & 17

1 – 6pm | “Red, White, Blue and You” Art Exhibition

View our current art exhibition which features red work, blue work and white work as well as combinations there of. This exhibition celebrate the 250th Birthday of our country. Art is available for sale. Fine a treasure to add to or begin your collection!

1 – 5pm | Colonial Toy Making: Whirligigs

Children and adults alike, are welcome to drop by our craft corner, to learn, from a local artist, how to make a whirligig. Make your own and bring it home with you.

🔹 Saturday, May 16

10am – Noon | Children’s Art Workshop with Artist Jaqui Mejia

For kids age 5 – 12, join us for a free art workshop taught by a local artist. We have these classes each Saturday morning with different teachers. No drop-offs, please stay with your child.

2 – 3:30pm | Folk Sing-Along with Adam Hart

Accomplished musician Adam Hart will lead an engaging folk sing-along for all ages. Accompanying himself on acoustic guitar, Adam brings energy and warmth to every performance—sure to get your foot tapping. Enjoy beloved classics like “This Land Is Your Land” and many more in this fun, interactive musical experience.

🔹 Sunday, May 17

3 – 5pm | Critical Response Jazz Trio & �Yonkers Poet Laureate, Golda Solomon

Jazz Trio Critical Response joins forces with Yonkers Poet Laureate Golda Solomon for a lively, jazzy afternoon at the Blue Door Art Center. This dynamic performance blends music and poetry, featuring acclaimed musicians Jason Kao Hwang on violin, Michael T.A. Thompson on drums, and Anders Nilsson on guitar. Enjoy an inspiring and soulful experience—free and open to all!



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🙌 May’s is OPEN and invites creatives to share how our earth inspires your art! We encourage you to explore this theme...
05/08/2026

🙌 May’s is OPEN and invites creatives to share how our earth inspires your art! We encourage you to explore this theme in any creative way that calls to you! Remember to use when you post your art.

🌟 Be as creative as you want to. Expand your mind and see where this theme and your art take you! 🙌

Here’s how to participate:
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1. POST an original visual art piece inspired by this month’s theme/prompt: FAMILY (begins Sun., 5/3/26 & ends Sun., 5/24/26).

2. TAG US & 2+ FRIENDS and use the hashtags, & for an opportunity to be featured here on Friday, May 29th❗️If technical issues with the hashtag occur and you don’t see your image there, PLEASE send us your image by DM or email to [email protected].

3. FOLLOW US & BDACartchallenge to enjoy the online gallery of art entries and their artists. Please remember to show your support by liking their works, sharing and following them.
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😀 REMEMBER - Every month, Blue Door selects 1 art piece that we print and display in our gallery window (no cost to participants). Every participant is eligible for this gallery print (excluding BDAC Board or Advisory Board members and Staff).

🗣️ Please spread the word and share BDACartchallenge with family and friends! Remember, the creative field is open to ALL.

For any questions about our monthly online challenges, please email [email protected].

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Saturday 1pm - 6pm

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