Established in 1898, the American Academy of Arts and Letters has nurtured and promoted the arts and artists for more than 125 years. Now the honor society has announced its plans to engage with art more deeply by keeping the doors of its Beaux Arts-style galleries in Washington Heights open to the public year-round. As of September, the newly renovated Audubon Terrace complex buildings, which have 10,000 square feet of exhibition space, will host solo exhibitions, interdisciplinary events and...