Welcome to Westbeth

Westbeth Artists Housing was founded in 1970 in New York City to provide affordable housing for artists and their families. Its mission is to be a resource and generator of artistic endeavor for artists working in the fields of literary, visual, and performing arts.

Within the complex are spaces devoted to the creation and presentation of art by resident and guest artists, and by the arts organizations located here.

Events, exhibitions and workshops sponsored by Westbeth, often in partnership with cultural or community organizations, are offered at the Westbeth Gallery, the Westbeth Community Room and other venues at low cost or free to the public.

WESTBETH GALLERY / FEATURED ANNOUNCEMENTS
Saturday June 20, 2026 11am - 5pm

West Village Community Blood Drive at Westbeth

Westbeth Community Room

June 24 - July 12, 2026 Opening Reception Saturday June 27, 2026 2pm - 6pm

Jenny Tango at 100 – a retrospective
including works by Robert Bunkin and Susan Grabel

Westbeth Gallery

May 29 - June 14, 2026 Opening Reception Sat May 30, 2026 6pm - 8pm

Spin-out
Rutgers in New York

Westbeth Gallery

WESTBETH COMMUNITY ROOM EVENTS
Thursday June 11, 2026 at 7pm

Edward Field
A Celebration of his Writing

Westbeth Community Room

Tuesday June 9, 2026 6pm - 9pm

Fix-It Night with the Fixers Collective!

Westbeth Community Room

Friday June 5, 2026 at 7PM

Benji Goldsmith
First Fridays
with Terrence Chin-Loy

Westbeth Community Room

Saturday June 6, 2026 at 10am - 3pm

Joan Hall Collage Workshop

Westbeth Community Room

WESTBETH ARTISTS AT WORK
Sunday June 14, 2026 Sets: 6pm and 7:30pm

Sarah King Trio

Mezzrow, NYC

June July 2026

The Story of the Westbeth Logo

Online

May June 2026

Michael Moss
Flagrant Music Liberation

New York City Jazz Record

May 8 - July 5, 2026

Beverly Brodsky “Always Known – Echoes of the Soul” Solo show

Aperto Fine Art, Bridgton ME

WESTBETH CLASSES / COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS

2026 WESTBETH GALLERY CALENDAR Westbeth Gallery is pleased to announce show dates for 2026

Westbeth Renovation 2025 – 2028

Overview of Renovation Windows
Before Construction Photos

Westbeth X Files or How the Tenants Saved Westbeth

Chapters 1, 2, and 3

Westbeth Chronicles
Life at Westbeth.

Gayle Austin writes about the night she had dinner with Westbeth's co-founder, Joan K Davidson

Westbeth In Memoriam

Vija Vetra, dancer, choreographer, teacher
Hiromitsu Morimoto photographer

Continuing Exhibitions
Westbeth Artists at Work

JOAN HALLCollages featured in year-long exhibition"Memories of the Future" at New Museum NYC

MICHAEL MOSS Roots to Shoots First Friday performance video by MOURICE PAPI

CHRISTOPHER BERG Nocturnes and Preludes played by Jeffrey Middleton in Memoriam

GIL EVANS Manuscripts acquired by Library of Congress Feb 2026

JOAN HALL Parroquiam Dreams II collages San Miguel de Allende to May 31, 2026

WARC OPPOSES demo of Dapolito Rec Center in letter to Mayor-elect Mamdani.

WESTBETH PIONEERING WOMEN ARTISTS Video

PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS AT WESTBETH

THE KITCHEN at Westbeth Exhibition and performance

WESTBETH OAC /GREENWICH HOUSE Classes and social services

THE NEW SCHOOL OF DRAMA Degree program for actors, directors, playwrights.