To register: email or call Judith Ross – jgr@steffinossen.org / 914-328-1900 Date(s) and Time(s): October 18 – December 6: Tuesdays 1:30-2:30pm Location: In-person at Bethany Arts Community, 40 Somerstown Road, Ossining, NY 10562 Capacity (# of people): 18 Room (if in-person at Bethany): rehearsal studio & gallery space (instructor will announce room in advance of […]
To register: email or call Judith Ross – jgr@steffinossen.org / 914-328-1900 Date(s) and Time(s): October 18 – December 6: Tuesdays 1:30-2:30pm Location: In-person at Bethany Arts Community, 40 Somerstown Road, Ossining, NY 10562 Capacity (# of people): 18 Room (if in-person at Bethany): rehearsal studio & gallery space (instructor will announce room in advance of […]
Register Adult Register Student Date and Time of Class: Tuesday, November 22 & 29, 6-8 PM Ages: Open to all ages over 16 Cost: $40 Adults & $20 Students only Instructor: KM Smith TECHNIQUE DEVELOPMENT: Highly engaging, eliminates writer's blocks, great for crisp imagery, and effective symbolism. Materials Required: Feel free to bring a laptop, […]
BUY TICKETS December 2nd @ 7pm Join us for Bethany Arts Community's 4th Annual Fundraiser Bethany Takes Flight! Enjoy an evening of cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, music, art & silent auction! FESTIVE ATTIRE! FEATURING MUSICAL PERFORMANCE BY OSEI ESSED AND THE WOES!! Osei Essed is a multi-platform artist, performing and writing for screen and stage. Recent film […]
If you missed our fundraiser event on December 2nd, you can still support Bethany by purchasing art for your loved ones at the online art auction now through December 22nd. Help Bethany Take Flight into 2023! VIEW AUCTION Our 4th Annual Fundraiser: Bethany Takes Flight continues with our Online Art Auction! Live through December 22nd, […]
To register: email or call Judith Ross – jgr@steffinossen.org / 914-328-1900 Date(s) and Time(s): October 18 – December 6: Tuesdays 1:30-2:30pm Location: In-person at Bethany Arts Community, 40 Somerstown Road, Ossining, NY 10562 Capacity (# of people): 18 Room (if in-person at Bethany): rehearsal studio & gallery space (instructor will announce room in advance of […]
Join us Saturday, December 10, 2022 2-4PM for a reading with Bethany residency alumni, Author A.J Bermudez A.J. Bermudez is thrilled to return to Bethany Arts Community, where she was a 2021 artist-in-residence, and to share work from her new book, Stories No One Hopes Are About Them. The collection won the 2022 Iowa Short […]
BUY TICKETS December 8 - 10, 2022, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM The Wizard of Oz meets Choose Your Own Adventure in this fresh and fast-paced retelling of the L. Frank Baum classic in which the audience plays playwright and gets the chance to change everything from Dorothy's footwear (silver slippers or ruby red...clown shoes?) […]
DONATE TO THE 2022 ART$W CHALLENGE By allocating my donation to the 2022 Art$W Challenge Grant, I certify that my new or increased gift donated is for the purpose of the 2022 Art$W Challenge Support from Westchester County Executive and Board of Legislators enable ArtsWestchester to match new or increased donations to Bethany Arts Community […]
BUY TICKETS December 15 - 17, 2022, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM Diners are a special place. You can get your coffee, fall in love, and find light when the world is dark. Duke’s is a family business - four generations strong. Felix wants one last hurrah before leaving for college. She’s doing the full […]
This event is through Arts10566 in collaboration with OUFSD + Peekskill schools (not open to the public) “Each woman’s voice stands powerfully on its own.” —Dance Enthusiast Performed by the all-female intergenerational Ladies of Hip-Hop Dance Collective (LDC), the Black Dancing Bodies Project is an ongoing journey through layers of identity and existence for Black […]
Come join us on January 21, 2023 for a day of local culture, live performances, and kreative awareness! Westchester Kreative Culture is a one day event dedicated to showcasing the various artistic & creative styles hidden within Westchester County. The event is from 12:00pm to 8:00pm – with live performances starting between 5-5:30pm. This is […]
Drink & Draw is a modern take on the classic artistic practice of life drawing. In this non-instructional event, we aim to create a relaxing, social and inclusive environment for the community to come together for a fun night of drawing. Artists of all experience levels and from all backgrounds are welcome. We also encourage […]
In February 2021 and 2022, Ossining was gifted a welcomed treat. The exhibit “Ossining Black History & Culture: RESILENCE. DEDICATION. EXCELLENCE,” was an ode to the Ossining African American Community and its historic contributions. With the support of our sponsors and community, the exhibit was a source of local pride and received the 2021 NYS […]
Join us for the opening reception of Black History & Culture: Fulfilling the Vision in Westchester on January 28, 2023 4-6pm! In February 2021 and 2022, Ossining was gifted a welcomed treat. The exhibit “Ossining Black History & Culture: RESILENCE. DEDICATION. EXCELLENCE,” was an ode to the Ossining African American Community and its historic contributions. […]
Experience a guided tour of Bethany Art Community’s award-winning Black History Month exhibition with its curator, Joyce Sharrock Cole. Wednesdays, February 1, 8, 15, 22 6-7PM Location: Galleries Tickets: $25 Adult/$10 Student
"Fact or Fiction" is a collaborative creation by the artists of Trainor Dance in which the performers tell stories through language and movement, and the audience votes on the veracity of each. The work is motion and emotion; a joyous and irreverent romp motivated by concern for truth in an age of alternative facts. Please […]
Experience a guided tour of Bethany Art Community’s award-winning Black History Month exhibition with its curator, Joyce Sharrock Cole. Wednesdays, February 1, 8, 15, 22 6-7PM Location: Galleries Tickets: $25 Adult/$10 Student
February 9-11, 2023 @ 7PM TICKETS Loosely based on a Grimm fairy tale, THE HANDLESS MAIDEN weaves together three stories, that of a miller and his wife who have fallen on hard times and whose story includes devils, wizards, and cross-country treks; that of an ambitious New York lawyer who decides to give it all […]
Mosaic I Intensive Weekend Workshop with Chicago Mosaic School with Instructor: Sue Coombs Dates/time: Friday, February 10, 7pm-9pm Saturday, February 11 9am-4pm Sunday, February 12, 9am-4pm Ages: Adult Cost: $425 REGISTER This informative 2 ½ day weekend workshop is geared towards both beginners and those who are primarily self-taught and want to learn about basic […]
Friday, February 10, 2023, 7:30-9PM Fee: $15 per person Location: Hudson Valley Books for Humanity, 67 Central Ave, Ossining, NY 10562 TICKETS We are excited to announce our partnership with Hudson Valley Books for Humanity for this inaugural program in a series about the Village of Ossining, looking at its origins and the many generations […]
Experience a guided tour of Bethany Art Community’s award-winning Black History Month exhibition with its curator, Joyce Sharrock Cole. Wednesdays, February 1, 8, 15, 22 6-7PM Location: Galleries Tickets: $25 Adult/$10 Student
Drink & Draw is a modern take on the classic artistic practice of life drawing. In this non-instructional event, we aim to create a relaxing, social and inclusive environment for the community to come together for a fun night of drawing. Artists of all experience levels and from all backgrounds are welcome. We also encourage […]
Date(s) and Time(s): Sunday, February 19, 2023 – 2PM Location: Ossining Public Library Tickets: Free LEARN MORE For more than 100 years, Black filmmakers have made incredible contributions to American cinema and culture. These groundbreakers created thought-provoking stories about the experiences of Black people and changed film forever. This six-book series examines their lives […]
Experience a guided tour of Bethany Art Community’s award-winning Black History Month exhibition with its curator, Joyce Sharrock Cole. Wednesdays, February 1, 8, 15, 22 6-7PM Location: Galleries Tickets: $25 Adult/$10 Student
Shared Legacies: The African American-Jewish Civil Rights Alliance Date(s) and Time(s): Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at 7pm Location: Bethany Arts Community, 40 Somerstown Road, Ossining NY 10562 Tickets: Free 97 m. Shari Rogers. Menemsha Films. United States. English. Rated NR. This potent and utterly fascinating call to arms deeply explores the alliance between African Americans and Jewish Americans dating back to […]
It's time for your feet to move to the drummer's beat. We are bringing the sound of the motherland home as we explore line dances based on Afro-Beats and House Music. Join us as we celebrate African History Month through Line Dance. Steve "Fun Bunch" Dillard with special guest choreographers Tonya Young of TMCY Experience […]
Saturday, February 25, 2023 – 2PM (FREE EVENT) Location: Ossining Public Library, in-person gathering for streaming event. Virtual streaming option available via Zoom Zoom link HERE LEARN MORE Ossining Village Historian Joyce Sharrock Cole will interview writer and journalist A’Lelia Bundles, author of On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker […]
Join us for a night of jazz and historical tidbits about the Swanky all-black country club formed in 1936 in New Castle, NY. Actors will transport us in time to 1936 as we learn about The Rising Sun Golf and Country Club while enjoying the smooth sounds of the incomparable Ted Daniel, Kendall Buchanan, Abe […]
Join us Sunday, February 26, 2023 11AM-12PM! Free for all participants! This African Dance Workshop will focus on dance movement, self-expression and identity which offers participants an opportunity to understand specific dance movements and their connection to traditional and daily life practices such as birth, marriage, harvest, transition, rain, fertility etc. In this program, traditional […]
Join us on a retrospective journey celebrating the life’s work of Alan Haywood—a photographer of all trades with extensive experience in fine art, commercial art, and portraiture. Alan’s work powerfully captures the varying complexity and interconnectedness of light and shadow, finding beauty and strength in unexpected places. His art has been featured in the New […]
A space to unwind, shake loose what is blocked, find your creative flow and move back into connection with your best Self. Guided instruction and a carefully curated playlist combined with your body's own organic movements lead the way in this free-form movement-based process. There is no right way to do it, no choreographed moves. It is open to […]
A space to unwind, shake loose what is blocked, find your creative flow and move back into connection with your best Self. Guided instruction and a carefully curated playlist combined with your body's own organic movements lead the way in this free-form movement-based process. There is no right way to do it, no choreographed moves. It is open to […]
IMPACT Written & Performed by Amy Engelhardt Directed by Kira Simring A fascinating story told through the lenses of music, multimedia and memory. There are no coincidences… only connections. Shortly after the 30th Anniversary of the bombing of PanAm Flight 103, a remarkable chain of “follow-signs” lead award-winning playwright/composer/performer Amy Engelhardt (Bastard Jones, Grammy nominees […]
IMPACT Written & Performed by Amy Engelhardt Directed by Kira Simring A fascinating story told through the lenses of music, multimedia and memory. There are no coincidences… only connections. Shortly after the 30th Anniversary of the bombing of PanAm Flight 103, a remarkable chain of “follow-signs” lead award-winning playwright/composer/performer Amy Engelhardt (Bastard Jones, Grammy nominees […]
REGISTER FOR OPEN MIC Third Sundays, March 19, April 16, May 21, June 18, 2023 3-4:30PM NECS invites you to our monthly Spoken Word Event. We'll have a poetry writing workshop for the first half hour, after which participants will be invited to present their poetry in an open mic fashion. If anyone wishes to […]
Title: Cast Drawing: Light on Form Instructor: Peter Leeds Dates and Times of Class: 7 sessions; Thursdays, March 2 - April 20, 2023 (No class April 13) 4:30-6PM Ages: Adult Cost: $180 Location: Right Classroom (Ground Floor) REGISTER Description: We will take an in-depth approach working from plaster casts to gain an understanding of foundational […]
Bethany Tweenz: After-School Art Workshop Dates and Times of Class: 5 sessions; Fri, March 24, 31, April 14, 21, 28 (No Class on April 7); 4:30-6:30 PM Grades: 5-8 Cost: $175 Instructor: Anna Adler REGISTER Description: Join us to co-create an after-school art haven with fellow tweens, facilitated by teaching artist Anna Adler, inspired by […]
A space to unwind, shake loose what is blocked, find your creative flow and move back into connection with your best Self. Guided instruction and a carefully curated playlist combined with your body's own organic movements lead the way in this free-form movement-based process. There is no right way to do it, no choreographed moves. It is open to […]
Title: Parkinson’s Dance Class with Wendy Morsberger Dates and Times of Class: February 28, March 7, 14, 21, 28, April 4, 11, 18, 25 1:30-2:30 PM Cost: FREE Location: At Bethany Arts Community, 40 Somerstown Rd, Ossining, NY Instructor: Wendy Morsberger To register, email or call Judith Ross at jgr@steffinossen.org or (914) 328-1900. Description: Enjoy […]