Artist Talk via Zoom: Karen Allen, visual artist, will share her inspirations and process for creating her works “Ark, Totems and Vessels” and the “Under and Over the Allowable Limit” Zoom Link About the Artist Karen Allen paintings and drawings in acrylic, oils and pastels are figurative abstractions. The inner feeling and meaning of what has inspired me visually is more important […]
Artist Talk via Facebook LIVE: Tacie Jones Artist Talk: Mending View Facebook LIVE We store the imprint of memory in our bodies. Some of this memory comes from personal experience, and some we inherit from our ancestors. This online artist talk will discuss Mending, a growing body of work consisting of video, media installation, sculpture, performance […]
Artist Talk via Facebook LIVE: Erika Meitner and Sarah Heady View Facebook LIVE Erika Meitner will be sharing poems and photos from her latest project in progress, tentatively titled Miami : Elegy, which uses documentary and eco-poetic modes of verse and lyric essay to explore issues of global warming and sea-level rise in Miami, Florida—an epicenter of urban […]
Short Film Presentation and Artist Talk via Zoom & Facebook LIVE View on Facebook LIVE Join Zoom Meeting A film by George Gavin, with poetry by Cheryl Moskowitz and sound by Alastair Gavin. Cheryl, George and Alastair will present their short film provisionally titled ‘Fixed in Place’ (approx 7.5 mins) to the Bethany Community on […]
Work in Progress Reading via Facebook LIVE: "I'm so Hot" by Playwright, Catherine Weingarten View Facebook LIVE Who cheats first? Men or women? What if they’re both insanely hot? In this adaptation of "La Dispute" by Marivaux, a Prince captures hot people to see who cheats first!! It’s like olden day French reality TV. About […]
Artist Performance and Q&A via Facebook LIVE: View event on Facebook LIVE View Video Performance Choreographer, Anna Mayta is premiering her new dance - “The world of humanity has two wings” - inspired by a quote from the Writings of Abdul’-Baha, Baha’i writings: "Humanity Has Two Wings": “The world of humanity has two wings – one is […]
Artist Talk via Facebook LIVE: View Facebook LIVE Writer, Daniel Tamulonis will give us a peek into his writing process, sharing his inspirations, and his journey as a writer, from writing marionette plays, to essays on teaching, to the fiction writing that, years and years later, he felt he had to get out into the world. Daniel will share how he makes room for writing […]
Artist Talk via Facebook LIVE: View Facebook LIVE Santina Amato, sculptor and painter, will share her process for making ephemeral sculptures that decompose overtime. While at Bethany she is designing sculptures that will exist in the gardens of Bethany before decomposing. While in residency at Bethany, Santina is looking forward to being able to create her ephemeral nature sculptures using a new method […]
Artist talk via Facebook LIVE: View Facebook LIVE Andrea will share an insider's view of her process and show her works in progress. Andrea’s work includes colorful, geometric and whimsical sculptures that are fabricated from wood, cardboard, wire, clay and acrylic plastic. Many of Andrea’s pieces are interactive, such as, benches, arches and 3-dimensional words. As an artist who works in the […]
Artist Talk with Visual Artist, Cherie Lee, via Facebook LIVE View Facebook LIVE After introducing us briefly to her work in a most unusual medium, and revealing a meticulously detailed, hand-carved ostrich eggshell Cherie completed during her time with Bethany Arts Community in October 2020, she delves into how her residency was nearly derailed by […]
Artist Talk with Visual Artist, Chigozie Obi, via Facebook LIVE View Facebook LIVE Chigozie Obi talks about the process and inspiration behind her general/residency work and how creating during the protests happening in her country was an escape, activism and emotional dump for her. The virtual residency helped Chigozie take her mind off the protests […]
Artist in Residence: "Object Stories" Talk with Visual Artist Brice Garrett via Facebook LIVE View Facebook LIVE View "Object Stories" Brice used his time at the Bethany Arts residency this fall to develop ideas of community and participatory artworks. Inspired by dozens of images of objects submitted by community members, “Object Stories” documents people’s relationships […]
Join us February 24 at 12pm via Facebook LIVE: Artist in Residence: Oluwadamilare (Dare) Ayorinde - Choreographer's Talk View on Facebook LIVE Performing Artists Choreographer Oluwadamilare (Dare) Ayorinde shares his creative process. While in residence, Dare is beginning a new process, "exploring themes of intimacy. That word feels poignant with the new norm of quarantine. […]
Join us March 10th at 4pm via Facebook LIVE for Open Rehearsal and Talk with Pilobolus Dance Company Facebook LIVE Artistic Directors and Choreographers RENÉE JAWORSKI and MATT KENT, along with dancers Quincy Ellis, Marlon Feliz, Casey Howes and Paul Liu give us a glimpse behind the curtain into their rehearsal space and creative process. […]
Generative ars poetica workshop with Poet in Residence, Pichchenda Bao April 28, 6 - 8 PM 8 Seats (registrants) Location: Bethany Arts Community – Performance Space (back-up plan will be virtual using Zoom) Masks, social distancing and healthcheck all required) Register Recommended Donation $20 Donate In this workshop we will explore the impulse to create and the ways in which we may recognize and […]
Poetry reading with poets in residence: Pichchenda (Chanda) Bao, Nicole Callihan, Jacob Goldwasser, Erika Meitner, Jason Schneiderman, and Rachael Phillips Shapiro. Watch the Poetry Reading Replay! In recognition of the 25th anniversary of National Poetry Month, Bethany Arts Community is offering our first ever residency focused on poetry. Join us for readings from these talented […]
Learn how to create artistic, recycled, plastic clutches from shopping bags and paint. Using an iron, staples, sewing and paint join us for this hands-on workshop. REGISTER Bio My name is Cassie and I am an artist living in Brooklyn, New York. I believe that every child starts out as an artist, and some people […]
During this Talkback the ladies of inFlux will talk about their process of making devised work and the thematic content of The Choice, the first iteration of the Motherhood Project, a decade long series of performances that track the journey of three women as they face the choice to have children and the consequences of that decision. When: May 13, 2021 07:00 PM Register […]
With the recent acquisition of a ‘teaching level’ drill, Cherie Lee shares her exquisite finished work, demonstrates techniques, and introduces participants to basic carving applications that can be used on wood, bone, metal and even vegetable ivory. Register Bio Cherie Lee is a self-taught, Philadelphia-born artist, who utilizes high speed rotary equipment to reduce genuine […]
Artist in Residence: Artist talk and show with Maryanne Buschini – Examining the relationship between the people and water through the lens of the Kensico Reservoir May 25, 7:00-7:30pm Via Zoom REGISTER Artist Maryanne Buschini shares her research and investigation of water, with a focus on the residents in in the Kensico Reservoir land and water mass, from original native inhabitants prior to 1680, […]
Join us in person! Limited tickets available! During this public reading and work in progress discussion, Ian will share excerpts from STEVE, a story of an artistic, young man growing up in the projects of Harlem, as he transforms the work from a short story to a one-man play, developed with Houses on the Moon Theater Company. […]
Join us May 27 at 7pm for a short solo acoustic set by composer and performer Arya with original songs via Zoom and Facebook LIVE REGISTER Bio Somewhere between the 90’s and now, far-removed from her Serbian upbringing, Arya “appeared.” Moving to the United States from Belgrade, after more than a decade as a classical […]