Legal Name Of Organization
Westbeth Artists Residents Council, Inc.
Purpose Of Funds
Our monthly Performing and Literary Arts projects (January through June, September through December) present the works of our writers, poets, film makers, dancers and performing artists. We also present the works of other New York City artists. Our visual arts programs include Westbeth artists as well as artists from around the world. The visual Arts program runs throughout the year. These presentations highlight recent works or are retrospectives of our senior artists. In 08-09, we have had a two day music festival and an all day dance festival. We need money to advertise and promote these events throughout the Village and Chelsea districts. The W.A.R.C spent approximately $36,000 on arts activities last year, $6000 on the development of our website and $30,000 on the presentation of the works of artists from Westbeth, the neighboring community, and from around the world. All events are free to the public, and our audiences include people from the Village, Chelsea, and all over New York City. We estimate that we had 9,000 participants last year – five to six hundred a month to see the visual arts shows in the gallery and five hundred each for the Music Festival for two days in the fall, and the Dance Collective in the spring, and at least two hundred a month experiencing a poetry reading, a film, a drama reading, etc. in the community room. All events are free to the public.
