Patricia Jones, Westbeth Exec Director, publishes, “Making Space for Artists ” in May 2019 Chelsea News .

“While all New Yorkers understand the challenge of finding housing with ample space within their budget, the need for affordable artists’ space extends beyond just housing. Studio space within Manhattan and much of Brooklyn also remains at a premium. Artists need studios in which to work, paint, choreograph, rehearse and record, and write. They need this space in order to create the work we love…..

If we New Yorkers value the arts as much as we say we do, it’s about time we made it possible for artists to live and work here without barely scraping by or moving to other cities more welcoming—and affordable—than our own.”

—- quoted from “Making Space for Artists” by Patricia Jones, Westbeth Interim Executive Director in Chelsea News

Read entire article HERE

Westbeth’s programming is made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State. Westbeth is supported in part by an American Rescue Plan Act grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to support general operating expenses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.