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SUMMARY:West Side Fest: Westbeth celebrates with a weekend of extraordinary events
DESCRIPTION:Click to enlarge \nJuly 12 – 14\, 2024\nAlong the western edge of Manhattan \nWest Side Fest offers three days of festivities and free admission to museums\, special programs for all ages\, artmaking\, crafts for kids\, and more. \nFRIDAY\, JULY 12 EVENTS AT WESTBETH: \nClick to enlarge \n● Westbeth and The Kitchen will host a Kick-Off Celebration  from 6pm – 8pm drinks\, music and a chance to purchase amazing posters; : Westbeth Artists Housing will host Art Take-Over activating three iconic spaces in the\nWestbeth courtyard with three exhibitions showcasing the work of 35 contemporary\nartists\, curated by Valérie Hallier\, Claire Felonis\, and Noah Trapolino. The activation will\nbe on view all weekend long from 1–6 pm. The Westbeth Gallery will also present the\nWhitney Museum Staff Art Show\, on view from 1–6 pm. \nScreenshot SATURDAY\, JULY 13 EVENTS AT WESTBETH: \nWestbeth Artists Housing will host creative programs for kids of all ages from 11 am–1\npm and feature interactive puppet theater with Penny Jones & Co. Puppets. Later in the\nday\, check out the Art & Craft Market featuring fine art\, prints\, ceramics\, music\, and food\nfrom 1–6 pm or join self-guided tours of working artist studios during Open Studios on\nthe historic Westbeth campus between 2–5 pm. From 1–6 pm\, Art Take-Over activates\nthree iconic spaces in the Westbeth courtyard with three exhibitions showcasing the\nwork of 35 contemporary artists\, curated by Valérie Hallier\, Claire Felonis\, and Noah\nTrapolino. The Westbeth Gallery will also host the Whitney Museum Staff Art Show\, on\nview from 1–6 pm. From 7–9 pm\, enjoy an evening performance from You’re Never Too\nOld to Play an improvisational\, story-telling acting-workshop for seniors at Westbeth. . The group will present a new piece\, Above Ground (Not Exactly a\nComedy)\, in the Westbeth Community Room \n.● The Kitchen will host a Tai Chi Workshop in its 4th floor loft at Westbeth from 11:30\nam–1 pm and following the program\, The Kitchen will join the Art & Craft Market hosted\nby Westbeth Artists Housing from 1–6 pm. Don’t miss the selection of posters from The\nKitchen’s 50+ year archive that will be available for purchase! \nSUNDAY\, JULY 14 EVENTS AT WESTBETH●  \nFrom 1–6 pm\, Westbeth Artists Housing will host Art Take-Over activating three iconic\nspaces in the Westbeth courtyard with three exhibitions showcasing the work of 35\ncontemporary artists\, curated by Valérie Hallier\, Claire Felonis\, and Noah Trapolino.\nDon’t miss the second day of the Art & Craft Market hosted by Westbeth Artists Housing\nfeaturing fine art\, prints\, ceramics\, music\, and food from 1–6 pm. Open Studios also\ncontinue with self-guided tours of working artist studios on the historic Westbeth campusbetween 1–5 pm. The Westbeth Gallery will also host the Whitney Museum Staff ArtShow\, on view from 1–6 pm. \nThe West Side Cultural Network—a group of museums\, parks\, performing arts centers\, and cultural institutions located within a half-mile portion of historic New York—is delighted to announce the return of West Side Fest. Now extended to three days of festivities\, the second annual West Side Fest will offer free admission\, special indoor and outdoor programming\, crafts for kids and families\, artmaking activities for all ages\, performances\, and much more. New Yorkers and visitors of all ages are invited to celebrate the vibrant\, cultural village along the waterfront of Manhattan’s west side!\nMore info \, please visit westsidefest.nyc. \nDOWNLOAD COMPLETE SCHEDULE HERE2024 West Side Fest Press Release_updated 6.12.24 \nWSCN members include Center for Art\, Research and Alliances; Chelsea Factory; Dia Chelsea; Hill Art Foundation; the High Line; Hudson Guild; Hudson River Park; TThe Joyce Theater; The Kitchen; The Lesbian\, Gay\, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center; Little Island; NYC AIDS Memorial; Poster House; Print Center New York; Rubin Museum of Art; The Shed; Westbeth Artists Housing; West Village Rehearsal Co-Op; White Columns; Whitney Museum of American Art. \nFRIDAY\, JULY 12 EVENTS:\n● Teens are welcome to kick off the festivities with Open Studio for Teens from 1–3 pm at\nthe Whitney Museum of American Art. The Whitney Museum’s annual staff art show\,\ntitled STAFF ONLY\, will be on view from 1–6 pm at Westbeth Gallery\, just a few blocks\nfrom the Whitney. The show is free and open to the public. The Whitney will also offer\nfree admission\, artmaking activities\, and more during Free Friday Nights from 5–10 pm. \n● From 10 am–5 pm\, Dia Chelsea welcomes visitors to explore the exhibitions on view\nwith free admission all day long. \n● Hudson Guild will present the Triennial Children’s Art Show from 10am–6 pm featuring\nartworks created by children in Hudson Guild’s after-school artmaking program taught by\ninstructors from the Children’s Museum of Art. Hudson Guild will also host the Déflorée\nHistory Series with artist Valerie Hallier from 10 am–5 pm. \n● Poster House will celebrate West Side Fest and the museum’s fifth anniversary with\nfree admission from 10 am–6 pm. \n● Little Island will host a Creative Break: Visual Arts with Georgie Flores from 11 am–1\npm. Teaching artist Georgie Flores will lead a watercolor painting workshop inspired by\nthe landscape and horticulture of Little Island. This class is designed for artists of every\nage. The fun continues in the evening with a special edition of Teen Night featuring other\nneighborhood organizations. Enjoy live performances and more at Little Island’s\ncelebration of creativity and community on the West Side. \n● Javier Téllez: Amerika will be on view at the Center for Art\, Research and Alliances\n(CARA) from 11 am–6 pm. The exhibition features a newly commissioned film\ninstallation and tours offered in English and Spanish throughout the weekend. \n● IndieSpace and West Village Rehearsal Co-Op are pleased to present an Open\nRehearsal featuring Divine Riot Company’s performance of Five Times in One Night\nfrom 2–5 pm. \n● White Columns will host an opening reception beginning at 5 pm for a new exhibition\ncurated by Brittany Adeline King and Violet Saxon and featuring work from the White\nColumns Curated Artist Registry. \n● The Shed will host Summer Sway from 5–8 pm in The Shed’s outdoor\, public Plaza\nfeaturing a summer celebration with the community\, joy\, and liberation through music\nand dance. \n● A kick off party hosted by Westbeth Artists Housing and The Kitchen will feature\nmusic\, drinks\, and an opportunity to view and purchase posters from The Kitchen’s 50+\nyear archive from 5–9 pm at Westbeth. \n● Westbeth Artists Housing will host Art Take-Over activating three iconic spaces in the\nWestbeth courtyard with three exhibitions showcasing the work of 35 contemporary\nartists\, curated by Valérie Hallier\, Claire Felonis\, and Noah Trapolino. The activation will\nbe on view all weekend long from 1–6 pm. The Westbeth Gallery will also present the\nWhitney Museum Staff Art Show\, on view from 1–6 pm. \n● Hill Art Foundation will open for special late-night hours from 5–7 pm. Starting at 6 pm\,\nmusician Daren Ho will create a new type of sound bath with custom synths and minimal\nbeats. Against the backdrop of the exhibition Mika Tajima: Super Natural\, Ho will build an\nexperience for visitors to reach a higher meditative state together. \n● The Joyce Theater is excited to partner with Chelsea Green Park to present Pop-Up\nDance Performances by the award-winning tap company Dorrance Dance and criticallyacclaimed dance theater company Pilobolus. Enjoy family-friendly\, sunset performancesat Chelsea Green (W 20th St between 6th & 7th Ave). Pop-ups start at 5 pm and 6:30pm. Meet the artists during an audience Q&A between sets! \n● The Rubin Museum of Art will host a special K2 Friday Night from 6–10 pm with free\nadmission\, art\, cocktails\, and multiple DJs from the Ragini Festival. From 7–8 pm\, there\nwill be a ticketed live musical performance by a trio of Indian classical musicians from\nBrooklyn Raga Massive. \n● Join Print Center New York for Print Center After Hours from 6–8 pm. Connect with\nlovers and friends of print\, enjoy some light refreshments\, and check out the exhibition\nNew Voices: Ritual\, curated by Olivia Shao and highlighting emerging talent exploring\nthe intersection of ritual\, art-making\, and life. \n● All weekend long from 7 am–11 pm\, the New York City AIDS Memorial welcomes\nvisitors to remember and reflect. The Memorial aims to inspire and empower current and\nfuture activists\, health professionals\, and people living with HIV. \n● The Lesbian\, Gay\, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center offers free admission\nthroughout the weekend. The Center is open on Friday from 8 am–10 pm and visitors\nare welcome to stop by to explore the exhibitions on view. \nSATURDAY\, JULY 13 EVENTS:\n● The High Line\, in partnership with the Andrew Heiskill Braille and Talking Book Library\,\nwill host Family Art Moment: Dream Wilder with Us from 10 am–12 pm. Celebrate the\ncreativity and ingenuity of the High Line through artmaking\, reading\, and learning\nactivities for all ages. The event includes books with braille and text\, tactile materials\,\nand skilled facilitators to welcome visitors with disabilities. A Celebration of Wellness will\nalso take place on the High Line from 11:30 am–1 pm\, including Zumba\, Senior Stretch\,\nand Tai Chi\, in celebration of the High Line’s fifteenth birthday. \n● IndieSpace and West Village Rehearsal Co-Op are pleased to present an Open\nRehearsal featuring Divine Riot Company’s performance of Five Times in One Night\nfrom 10 am–1 pm. Later in the afternoon\, Open Rehearsal continues with a presentation\nby Ali Keller from 2–5 pm. \n● From 10 am–5 pm\, Dia Chelsea welcomes visitors to explore the exhibitions on view\nwith free admission all day long as well as a suite of programs throughout the day on\nSaturday. Kicking off at 12:30 pm\, a free tour of the Delcy Morelos exhibition—the artist’s\nfirst solo presentation in the United States—will be offered. At 1:30 pm\, Dia educators\nwill lead Play Sets with a focus on Delcy Morelos’s work. The hands-on program invites\nparticipants to see\, think\, and imagine in new ways through in-depth explorations in the\ngalleries. Join a free concert by Koyoltzintli at 2:30 pm – Soil Sessions will feature\ninstruments the artist creates with dirt\, also replicating some bird songs. \n● Celebrate Poster House’s fifth anniversary at their annual Block Party\, featuring\nperformances\, games\, prizes\, and artmaking activities for all ages–plus free admission\nall day long! Poster House is open from 10 am–6 pm and the Block Party begins at 12\npm. \n● Little Island will host a Creative Break: Celebration of Haitian Culture from 11 am–1 pm.\nCelebrate Little Island’s July Family Day with a vibrant exploration of Haitian culture!\nDiscover programs featuring traditional artmaking\, storytelling\, drumming\, singing\, and\ndancing inspired by Haiti’s rich cultural heritage. \n● Hudson River Park will host Explore & Play\, a family-friendly event featuring music\,\nactivities\, face painting\, and more from 11 am–1 pm at Hudson River Park’s 14th Street\nPark. \n● Westbeth Artists Housing will host creative programs for kids of all ages from 11 am–1\npm and feature interactive puppet theater with Penny Jones & Co. Puppets. Later in the\nday\, check out the Art & Craft Market featuring fine art\, prints\, ceramics\, music\, and food\nfrom 1–6 pm or join self-guided tours of working artist studios during Open Studios on\nthe historic Westbeth campus between 2–5 pm. From 1–6 pm\, Art Take-Over activates\nthree iconic spaces in the Westbeth courtyard with three exhibitions showcasing the\nwork of 35 contemporary artists\, curated by Valérie Hallier\, Claire Felonis\, and Noah\nTrapolino. The Westbeth Gallery will also host the Whitney Museum Staff Art Show\, on\nview from 1–6 pm. From 7–9 pm\, enjoy an evening performance from You’re Never Too\nOld to Play\, an improvisational\, story-telling acting-workshop for seniors at Westbeth\nCenter for the Arts. The group will present a new piece\, Above Ground (Not Exactly a\nComedy)\, in the Westbeth Community Room. \n● The Kitchen will host a Tai Chi Workshop in its 4th floor loft at Westbeth from 11:30\nam–1 pm and following the program\, The Kitchen will join the Art & Craft Market hosted\nby Westbeth Artists Housing from 1–6 pm. Don’t miss the selection of posters from The\nKitchen’s 50+ year archive that will be available for purchase! \n● Javier Téllez: Amerika will be on view at the Center for Art\, Research and Alliances\n(CARA) from 12–6 pm. The exhibition features a newly commissioned film installation\nand tours offered in English and Spanish throughout the weekend. \n● The Whitney Museum of American Art’s annual staff art show\, titled STAFF ONLY\, will\nbe on view from 1–6 pm at Westbeth Gallery\, just a few blocks from the Whitney. The\nshow is free and open to the public. \n● Hudson Guild will present the Triennial Children’s Art Show from 12–3 pm featuring\nartworks created by children in Hudson Guild’s after-school artmaking program taught by\ninstructors from the Children’s Museum of Art. Later in the afternoon\, Hudson Guild will\nhost the Déflorée History Series with artist Valerie Hallier from 1–4 pm. \n● Explore the Rubin Museum of Art’s 20th-anniversary exhibition Reimagine: Himalayan\nArt Now with free admission from 11 am–5 pm. Dive deeper into the artworks on view\nwith free guided exhibition tours being offered at 2 pm and 3 pm. \n● A print activation with artist and activist Demian DinéYazhi’ will take place at Print\nCenter New York from 2–5 pm. DinéYazhi’ will lead a hands-on letterpress printing\nactivation based on recent work they have been making in residence at Mullowney\nPrinting Company\, currently on view as part of the Center’s Publisher Spotlight series. \n● The Lesbian\, Gay\, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center offers free admission\nthroughout the weekend. The Center is open on Saturday from 8 am–8 pm and visitors\nare welcome to stop by to explore the exhibitions on view. \n● All weekend long from 7 am–11 pm\, the New York City AIDS Memorial welcomes\nvisitors to remember and reflect. The Memorial aims to inspire and empower current and\nfuture activists\, health professionals\, and people living with HIV. \nSUNDAY\, JULY 14 EVENTS:\n● Poster House will celebrate West Side Fest and the museum’s fifth anniversary with\nfree admission from 10 am–5 pm. \n● The Whitney Museum of American Art is offering free admission from 10:30 am–6 pm\nduring Free Second Sundays. Visitors of all ages will enjoy artmaking\, tours\, classes\,\nand other special activities that celebrate Whitney exhibitions and community events.\nThe day also includes free storytimes with The New York Public Library at 11 am\, 1 pm\,\nand 3 pm. The Whitney Museum’s annual staff art show\, titled STAFF ONLY\, will be on\nview from 1–6 pm at Westbeth Gallery\, just a few blocks from the Whitney. The show is\nfree and open to the public. \n● A Community Celebration will be hosted at Hudson River Park’s Pier 63 from 11 am–1\npm. The event will feature dance by Ajna Dance Company\, henna\, community groups\,\nand more. \n● Javier Téllez: Amerika will be on view at the Center for Art\, Research and Alliances\n(CARA) from 12–6 pm. The exhibition features a newly commissioned film installation\nand tours offered in English and Spanish throughout the weekend. \n● Family Sunday at the Rubin Museum of Art includes free artmaking workshops from\n1–3 pm. Join other families for an afternoon of creativity and self-exploration that both\nkids and grown-ups can enjoy. \n● From 1–6 pm\, Westbeth Artists Housing will host Art Take-Over activating three iconic\nspaces in the Westbeth courtyard with three exhibitions showcasing the work of 35\ncontemporary artists\, curated by Valérie Hallier\, Claire Felonis\, and Noah Trapolino.\nDon’t miss the second day of the Art & Craft Market hosted by Westbeth Artists Housing\nfeaturing fine art\, prints\, ceramics\, music\, and food from 1–6 pm. Open Studios also\ncontinue with self-guided tours of working artist studios on the historic Westbeth campusbetween 1–5 pm. The Westbeth Gallery will also host the Whitney Museum Staff ArtShow\, on view from 1–6 pm. \n● Indie Space and West Village Rehearsal Co-Op will continue Open Rehearsals on\nSaturday from 2–4 pm with a presentation by Felice Lesser Dance Theater. \n● Experience The Motor Company on the High Line from 7–8:30 pm! The Motor Company\nwill present a new production exploring the West Side Cowboys\, the Elevated Line\, and\nthe cycle of urban renewal. \n● Chelsea Factory will host Ladies of Hip-Hop’s daylong dance battle\, Ladies Battle! From\n1–10 pm\, witness some of the world’s best female dancers compete in one-on-one\nwaacking\, popping\, hip-hop\, and house dance-offs. Dance along as an all-female DJ\nlineup spins the classics! \n● The Lesbian\, Gay\, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center offers free admission\nthroughout the weekend. The Center is open on Sunday from 8 am–8 pm and visitors\nare welcome to stop by to explore the exhibitions on view. \n● All weekend long from 7 am–11 pm\, the New York City AIDS Memorial welcomes\nvisitors to remember and reflect. The Memorial aims to inspire and empower current and\nfuture activists\, health professionals\, and people living with HIV \nMore information about West Side Fest along with a complete listing of events and programs\ncan be found at westsidefest.nyc. \n.\nSUPPORT\nWest Side Fest is made possible through the generous support of our sponsors.\nThank you to our Presenting Sponsors Bloomberg Connects and Mercado Little Spain.\nThank you to our Supporting Sponsors Amazon\, Chelsea Market\, Pier 57\, and Wix Playground.\nThank you to our Sponsor the Meatpacking District Business Improvement District.\nPRESS CONTACT\nFor press materials and image requests\, please contact:\nMeghan Ferrucci Hannah Gompertz\nPublicist Director of Communications & Marketing\nWhitney Museum of American Art Dia Art Foundation\n(212) 671-8346 (212) 293-5598\nMeghan_Ferrucci@whitney.org hgompertz@diaart.org\nImage credit:\nPhotograph by Max Touhey\n#
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