The rise of book banning in America's schools and public libraries is headline news. Join us to talk about some of those books: The Kite Runner, Maus, books by Alison […]

Come to see original & experimental & historic Dada performance! Friday, October 13, 2023 Schedule of Events at Westbeth 7-8pm open mic for short (2-3 min.) Fluxus inspired performance 8pm- […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 an enthusiastic, sage and generous advisor and supporter. Always available to listen, opine and contextualize this daring and unique experiment that is Westbeth. Her dedication […]