JOIN US FOR WESTFEST 2023! Join us April 27-30 for the 13th annual WestFest dance festival, featuring the work of 25 cutting-edge artists in two unique programs presented throughout Westbeth’s historic, storied spaces. WestFest is a cutting edge, curated dance festival presenting established and emerging movement artists in the historic Westbeth Artists' Residence in West […]

HIT GIRLS Women in Punk in the USA in 1975 - 1983 By Jen B Larsen Valerie Ghent: "Wow! I just discovered that I’m in a new book about women in punk and new wave from 1978-1983 called “Hit Girls.” The band I was in as a teenager, Dizzy and the Romilars, is featured with […]

MICHAEL MOSS WITH SORIN LERESCU - BOWS/ENSEMBLE FOR STRINGS AND PIANO Bows/Ensemble for Strings and Piano: Rosi Hertlein (violin), Sunjay Jayaram (violin), Melanie Dyer (viola), Lenny Mims (cello), Ken Filiano (bass), Anthony Coleman (piano), Michael Moss (clarinet). The First Fridays Concert on May 5 at Westbeth is a collaborative evening featuring Michael Moss’ new group, […]

PROSE Susan Stenson is a retired ophthalmologist, who spent her nearly five-decade career at NYU- Langone Medical Center, where she was involved in patient care, clinical research, and teaching, with a special emphasis on Medical Ethics and Public Health. She is based in Manhattan and has had a lifelong interest in writing and literature. POETRY […]

We have moved to another space in the Westbeth basement - a little bit bigger and brighter . But still in keeping with our 39 years of Bargains Galore and Affordable Art. Here are some photos of our new space which is still in tech rehearsal :) but getting ready for our grand opening. Masks […]

An exhibition of new abstract paintings by Dana Gordon and The Painting Center in New York. Dana Gordon is an American abstract painter who began his art career working as assistant to Tony Smith and George Sugarman in the late 1960s in New York. Later he was a professor of art at the Universities of […]

German born drummer, educator and composer Andreas Brade has been a professional drummer for over 30 years. With an open mind he has found himself over the years in many different musical situations, "the good and the bad" and many lessons learned. Andreas has performed and recorded nationally and internationally with many different Jazz, African, […]

WESTBETH ARTIST RESIDENTS COUNCIL SPONSORS SPRING ART & CRAFT + MARKET This craft art and craft market features bespoke fabric art, photos, music, up-cycled vintage clothing, hats, jewelry and affordable fine art by some of Westbeth’s most well-known artists. The Westbeth Artist Residents Council is sponsoring their first annual Spring Art & Craft Market Saturday […]

Click to enlarge A Collaborative Book of Photography and Prose by Jody Servon and Lorene Delany-Ullman Essay by Cora Fisher June 11th, 1:00-3:00 PM Reading & and in Conversation with contributors Cora Fisher and Swati Khurana Westbeth Community Room 55 Bethune St, New York, NY 10014 No RSVP required. For over a decade, artist Jody […]