Events

William Kennon in Printmaking Exhibit at Society of American Graphic Artists

The Old Print Shop 49 W 24 St NYC

William Kennon. Plant Forms soft ground etching. Edition of 20 William Kennon is a painter, printmaker and longtime Westbeth resident. His exhibition venues include the Old Print Shop, Hirschl and Adler Gallery, the National Arts Club and the Westbeth Gallery in New York City, and the Galerie Albert Benamou in Paris. His work is included […]

Banned Books: A Lively Evening of Readings and Discussion

Westbeth Community Room 155 Bank Street, New York, NY 10014

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 Bechdel and Judy Blume, and more. Tues Oct 10, 2023 at 7PM Westbeth Community Room 155 Bank St enter through courtyard New York, NY

Tamara Wyndham: Fluxfest NYC 2023 at Westbeth

Westbeth Community Room 155 Bank Street, New York, NY 10014

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- Tamara Wyndham - body paint performance 8:30pm- URCHESTRA perform “Ur Sonata,” Dada artist Kurt Schwitters’s classic “Primeval Sonata” Free More Info about Tamara Wyndham at […]

Westbeth’s Safe Haven Artists Performances, and Special Exhibit

Westbeth, Joe's Pub, Mannes School of Music

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:
Not Harem Material
Westbeth Safe Haven Artist

Joe's Pub NYC

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 […]

The Barrytones: Barry Temkin and Band

The Delancy NYC

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

Alejandro De La Guerra: Dark Sad Stories
TikToks on being an immigrant artist in NYC

Westbeth Community Room 155 Bank Street, New York, NY 10014

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
First President of Westbeth Dies at 96. See Photos of Westbeth through the decades.

Online and Info at Westbeth Gallery

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 […]