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LU 0551-2011 Landmarks, Bell Laboratory Complex a.k.a. Westbeth Artist Housing, 445-465 W. St, 137-169 Bank St, 51-77 Bethune St and 734-754 Washington St, CD#3 (20125192 HKM (N 120098 HKM) Land Use Application Application no. 20125192 HKM (N 120098 HKM), pursuant to §3020 of the Charter of the City of New York, concerning the designation by [...]
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Complete with slide show , the New York Times visited Westbeth as the Pen LIterary Tasting got under way featuring readings by 8 Pen authors in artists apartments. It was an amazing and wonderful evening of literary, artistic and domestic discovery. See it here: New York Times at Westbeth
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Break Thru Radio – providing the world with music related content since 2005. In this insightful article Kory French quotes a study “Leveraging Investments in Creativity” in speaking admiringly of Westbeth. “The development of affordable spaces for artists to live and/or work is certainly an important matter for artists, but it can also be an [...]
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Today, 25 October 2011, the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission unanimously designated the famed Westbeth Artists Housing a New York City Landmark. This caps a 7 year effort by the Greenwich Village Society for Historical Preservation. Read what Andrew Berman. Executive Director of GVSHP, and Geo Cominskie, President of Westbeth Artists Residents Councilhave to say about [...]
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The Collective was group of feminist playwrights who produced plays at Westbeth. Check out their thrilling history in Wikipedia. WIKIPEDIA Article on Westbeth Playwrights Feminist Collective
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NY TIMES Article on Bob Gruen 14 October 2011
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Friday, September 9, 2011 Art review: Sketches of Nazi officer Adolf Eichmann stir emotions about Holocaust by Meg Furey of The Assignment Desk, DFW DALLAS — Temple Emanu-El hosted artist Edward Eichel and writer Deborah Lipstadt Thursday night to commemorate the 50th anniversary of The Eichmann Trial. The night’s exhibition and lecture served as a [...]
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John Barnes Dobbs, American painter (1931-2011) By: Mona Molarski John Barnes Dobbs, a determinedly figurative painter who launched his career in the 1950s against the prevailing winds of Abstract Expressionism, lived to see a time when Realism would co-exist with Abstraction, Minimalism, Conceptual Art and a variety of other artistic movements. On August 9 Dobbs [...]
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Villager article on dedication of plaque celebrating a quantum mechanics moment at Westbeth when it was Bell Telephone Labs. The Villager
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Westbeth has been nominated and is in the semi-finals in the Dwell Magazine “rethinking preservation” contest. If Westbeth is declared the winner, both Westbeth and the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation will each receive $5000. CLICK HEADING FOR INFO AND THE LINK TO VOTING.
An exhibition of Jonathan Bauch’s sculpture from his new Spirit Series 2008—2012
Artist’s reception Thursday, February 23, 5 to 7 pm.
Show dates: Feb23 – March 24, 2012
Open 24/7
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Friday, March 2, 2012, 7 pm at the Westbeth Community Room.
FEATURING : John Eckert’s New York Jazz Nonet performing classic jazz standards and new works. CLICK HEADING FOR COMPLETE SCHEDULE OF UPCOMING FIRST FRIDAY LIVE MUSIC EVENTS AT WESTBETH.
AVRI OHANA – February 18 – March 4 painting;
CAPLAN, CIARROCCHI , GECHTOFF, GRANNE March 10 – March 25 Drawings
STEPHEN HALL May 31 – April 15 painting;
ROGER BRAIMON April 21 – May 6 painting;
CAROLYN VIRGIL May 12 – May 27 painting;
JOHN SILVER curator June 2 – June 17 painting;
KENNETH GOLDEN June 23 – July 8 limited edition prints;
ANITA STECKEL AND FRIENDS July 14 – July 29 painting.
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