The Westbeth Artist Safe Haven Residency Program in collaboration with Artistic Freedom Initiative is designed to house and nurture international artists who are persecuted on the basis of political affiliations, ethnic, locational, religious, and/or gender-based persecution. Performances by the 2023 Westbeth Safe Haven Artists were funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the […]

Lama El Homaïssi lights up Joe’s Pub! Join Artistic Freedom Initiative for the second extraordinary performance in AFI’s festival lineup - Saturday, October 14th at 7:00pm at Joe’s Pub. Dedicated to safeguarding the right to artistic freedom, AFI provides pro bono legal services and resettlement assistance for international artists at risk. BEAUTIFUL FORMS is a […]

Saturday Oct 14, 2023 at 7:45 The Delancy 168 Delancy Street New York, NY http://thedelancey.com/events A dance band featuring Natasha Gollin vocals Barry Temkin guitar Steve Schneider bass Jim Meigs blues harp Billy Levy drums Shelly Oski keys More about Barry Temkin at Westbeth Artist Page

Friday Oct 20 2023 at 6:30pm Westbeth Community Room 155 Bank St enter through courtyard New York City Alejandro De La Guerra is a multidisciplinary artist from Nicaragua who works on the aestheticization of power, collective memory, and monumental languages of public spaces. He uses performance, large-scale works, sculptures, embroideries, and relational art. He conceives […]

Joan Davidson at the Tenth Anniversary of Westbeth 1980. Photo: Shelley Seccombe Throughout my tenure on the board - and most importantly in my role as chair - Joan was […]