Photo by Ellen Goldberg

Ellen Goldberg, a former student of Westbeth actor and director, Nancy Gabor, entered the rethinking preservation contest at DWELL Magazine.

She nominated Westbeth as a place that should be preserved and her entry is one of the semi-finalists in the contest The top ten vote getters on line go to the finals where a team of judges will name the winner. That winner will receive $10,000. In order for Westbeth to be in the top ten, YOU MUST VOTE ONLINE FOR WESTBETH.

Ellen has designated Westbeth and Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation as the recipients, if the Westbeth nomination is the winner , and each would receive $5000.

HERE IS THE LINK TO VOTE
DWELL MAGAZINE VOTE FOR WESTBETH

SATURDAY February 11, 2012 at 7pm

Featuring Alexandra Leff – folk, Legendary Barney Miller – indie rock , classical North Indian music of Ozed Tzur, and Nora Balaban and Jim Pugliese playing Shona music from Zimbabwe.

Suggested donation $10

LU 0551-2011
Landmarks, Bell Laboratory Complex a.k.a. Westbeth Artist Housing, 445-465 W. St, 137-169 Bank St, 51-77 Bethune St and 734-754 Washington St, CD#3 (20125192 HKM (N 120098 HKM)

Land Use Application

Application no. 20125192 HKM (N 120098 HKM), pursuant to §3020 of the Charter of the City of New York, concerning the designation by the Landmarks Preservation Commission of the Bell Laboratory Complex a.k.a. Westbeth Artist Housing located at 445-465 West Street, 137-169 Bank Street, 51-77 Bethune Street and 734-754 Washington Street (Block 639, Lot 1) (List No.449, LP-2391), Council District no. 3, as an historic landmark.

Spirit Series
2008—2012
Jonathan Bauch

Artist’s reception

Thursday, February 23, 5 to 7 pm.

At the Westbeth Sculpture Annex Gallery
55 Bethune St. entrance, between Washington and West Streets

Exhibition continuing through Saturday March 24.

jonbauch@nyc.rr.com
www.jonathanbauch@blogspot.com
212 741-0739

Westbeth Home to the Arts

Thursday, February 16 at 6:30 pm

Join filmmaker George Cominskie at a screening of Westbeth—Home to the Arts, a documentary selected for the 2011 Manhattan Film Festival. The film explores the unique history of the recently landmarked Westbeth Artists Residence in the Far West Village.

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March 10 – March 25, 2012

Opening Reception: Saturday March 10th, 5-8 pm

The exhibition “All About Drawing” features four artists Sandra Caplan, Ray Ciarrocchi, Sonia Gechtoff and Regina Granne, for whom the primacy of drawing is alone a major element of their work.

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Opening Reception – Saturday March 31, 2012 from 6 pm – 8 pm

Puppet Sculpture Exhibition featuring celebrated master puppet sculptors Ralph Lee of the Mettawee River Theater Company (and founder fo NYC Halloween Parade) , Jan Leslie Harding, and the Processional Arts Workshop. Exhibition begins May 31 – Sept 1. Exhibition also includes Barry Sigel’s “Bookman”. Exhibition takes place in the Westbeth Sculpture Gallery Annex – accessible 24 hrs a day at Westbeth’s Inner Courtyard Lobby (also look through the window next to the ramp). Curated by Karen Santry, Ralph the Great, and Christina Maile

Avri Ohana

The Westbeth Gallery is pleased to present the work of veteran New York artist Avri Ohana in a solo show of current paintings. The exhibition opens on February 18 and runs through March 4, 2012. Gallery hours are†Wednesday through Sunday, 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM.

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Opening Reception Mar 22, 6pm – 8 pm
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