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 May 2, and Sunday May 3, 2026 1pm - 3pm

16th Annual
2026 WestFest Dance Festival
All Over Westbeth

Westbeth

Apr 23, 24, 30 and May 1, 7, 8, 14, 2026

West Side Gallery Walk
Five Galleries including Westbeth Gallery

Five West Side Galleries, NYC

Opens Mother's Day Weekend Friday May 8, 2026 11am - 5pm

Westbeth Flea Market 2026 Spring
40 Years of Bargains Galore
Preview

Westbeth Basement

April 28 - May 17,, 2026 Opening Reception Tuesday April 28, 2026 6pm - 8pm

Working Conditions
Residency Unlimited 2026 NYC Based Artist in Residence Exhibition NYCBAR

Westbeth Gallery

WESTBETH COMMUNITY ROOM EVENTS
Friday May 1, 2026 at 7pm

The BarryTones
First Friday Live Music

Westbeth Community Room

Tuesday April 21, 2026

Introduction to Hieroglyphs for Magicians
Tamara Wyndham

Westbeth Community Room

Friday April 24, 2026 at 7pm

Westbeth Movie Night
Brazil

Westbeth Community Room

Saturday April 18 and Sunday April 19, 2026

RePurpose ReNew ReWear Returns!
New Clothes from Old!

Westbeth Community Room

WESTBETH ARTISTS AT WORK
April 18, 2026 Opening 5pm - 7pm

Stacy Greene
Pierogi Flat Files Show

Mana Contemporary Art Center, Jersey City, NJ

Sundays April , 26, 2026 at 2pm

Penny Jones & Co Puppet Theater
Toby’s Magic Forest

Westbeth Community Room

Friday April 17, 2026 at noon

Beth Soll & Company
On Second Thought
Dance Performance

Greenwich House Senior Center Washington Sq North, NYC

Women in Art Opening March 20, 2026 and Garden Party opening April 7, 2026

Diana Jensen
Women in Art Exhibit plus Garden Party with Stacy Greene, Valerie Hallier, MIchelle Weinberg and more

Vanda Gallery, New Rochelle NY

WESTBETH CLASSES / COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
March 5 - Mid June, 2026 Thursdays 10:15 - 11:45 am

Tell Us Your Stories
Reminiscence and Storytelling Workshop for 60 and over FREE

Older Adult Center at Westbeth

March 7, - May 2, 2026

Willow Arts
Arts Access for All
Spring 2026 Classes

Pier 57 Community Classrooms, NYC

APRIL 2026 menu and activities

Westbeth OAC: Activities and Monthly Highlights: Lunch, Classes, Field Trips and more

Westbeth Older Adult Center/Greenwich House

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

Christopher Berg, composer and pianist
Edward Hoagland, writer

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.