In 1963, Grove Press published Edward Field’s first poetry collection, Stand Up, Friend, with Me. Since then, his many published works have included the poetry collections Variety Photoplays (1967), A Full Heart (1977), New and Selected Poems, From the Book of My Life (1987), Counting Myself Lucky (1992), and After the Fall (2007). In addition, […]

You’re Never Too Old to Play, an improvisational theater workshop for seniors sponsored by the Westbeth Artists Residents Council and supported by Little Island NYC. Nancy Gabor director and acting […]

Sonia Getchtoff, “Hiroshige Revisited” (1988), acrylic and graphite on canvas, 58 1/4 x 40 1/2 inches (photo by Guang Xu, image courtesy the artist and 55 Walker, New York) Sonia Gechtoff 55 Walker (55 Walker Street, Tribeca, Manhattan) through August 26, 2022 HYPERALLERGIC Review excerpt John Yau July 27, 2022 Gechtoff’s work did not fit […]

Magical Pew Supreme This site specific installation stages a confessional set up inviting the visitor to genuflect, reflect and if appropriate, repent. The installation translates the feeling of disconnection between the “natural” world and our over-commercialized Western world. Inspired by my Catholic upbringing and by K. Malevitch’s Suprematism, among various sources, the form and aesthetic […]

NYC Councilmember Erik Bottcher delivers Covid Home Test Kits to Samantha of Westbeth Artists Residents Council. Thank you Erik For information on how to get free Home Test Kits for District 3 communities, email: District 3@council.nyc.gov