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: Saturday, September 30, 2023 CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC: Due to the recent uptick in COVID-19 cases and the pending world premiere of this piece, BAC + the artists have decided to close "Christopher Williams Dance Work-in-Process Showing" to the public out of safety precautions. While at Bethany, Christopher is continuing his ongoing current project […]
Young Artist Residents Justin Gordon (AKA Most Turnt Nerd), Mayah Pico, and Kai Liguori present On Portals, Parallels, and Emotion. Our multi-talented Young Artists work in a variety of mediums in their crafts and showcase them in this exhibit, Justin focusing on musical theater, music videos, and comics, Mayah focusing on collage, tie-dye, and poetry, […]
Postponed, new date TBA due to weather and travel concerns. Stay tuned for more information on our Poetry Slam! Join us for a competitive arts event in the Garden of Peace & Love at Bethany Arts Community in Ossining, NY. Enjoy beautiful nature scenes and art with contemporary poets in heated elimination rounds of spoken […]
Young Artist Residents Justin Gordon (AKA Most Turnt Nerd), Mayah Pico, and Kai Liguori present On Portals, Parallels, and Emotion. Our multi-talented Young Artists work in a variety of mediums in their crafts and showcase them in this exhibit, Justin focusing on live music, music videos, and comics, Mayah focusing on collage, tie-dye, and poetry, […]
Title: Plein Air Drawing Workshop Instructor: Kai Liguori Date & Time: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2023 from 1-3PM Location: Main Garden (Map of Grounds Below) FREE COMMUNITY PROGRAM! Spots are limited, register now! In this one-day workshop, we will spend time in the charming garden at Bethany Arts Community where we will discover the practice of […]
Anndee Hochman: Writing Workshop with Ossining High School Creative Writing Students *Not open to the public* About Anndee Anndee Hochman is a journalist, essayist, storyteller and teaching artist. In her work, she cherishes small details and chases big questions; she asks bravely and listens deeply. She seeks surprise. She relishes contradiction. Her books include Anatomies: […]
Time & Date TBD Vocal and writing workshop that will be a facsimile/sample of our process on their current project “Queen of the Nile,” at the end of which we will create a small piece together with the group. This event is a Fall Multidisciplinary Residency Community Program. As part of a residency at BAC, we […]
Title: Get Free Friday Date & Time: NEW DATE! Monday, October 2, 2023 7-9PM Join BAC Fall Multidisciplinary Residents Nikomeh Anderson and Melissa Ferrer Civil for their FREE Community Program: Get Free Friday! Gather round the fire pit, find your inner freedom in community through the magic of words, conversations, music, and sharing. The spirit […]
Fashion Sustainability Workshop with Ossining High School Fashion 2 Students *Not open to the public* About Sylvia Sylvia (aka Maske Maiden) is a multimedia artist with a focus in mask-making. Informed by her years as a freelance fashion designer and seamstress, Sylvia’s aesthetic incorporates materials found in dressmaking and a tailor's approach to construction. With […]
Engagement with WESPAC Foundation *Not open to the public* About Rasha Rasha Abdulhadi is a queer Palestinian Southerner disabled by Long Covid. Rasha's writing has appeared in Kweli, Poem-a-Day, Electric Lit, carte blanche, Shade Journal, Mizna, Room, Strange Horizons, and Lambda Literary and is anthologized in Essential Voices: A COVID-19 Anthology, Snaring New Suns, Unfettered […]
Current Artist-in-Residence Margo Newman will teach a Screenwriting Workshop with New Era Creative Space Filmmaking students. About Margo Ms. Newman is an Emmy-winning Writer, Producer & Director with more than 25 years of experience in narratives, docs, film, tv, PSAs, and web. She grew up near Washington DC, steeped in museums and the arts. After […]
Title: Cooking in the Shadows of Empire: Performance + Artist Talk Date & Time: Thursday, October 5, 2023 6 - 7PM Flutist and composer Tessa Brinckman introduces her music through performance and other media, in conversation around cultural identities (particularly as it relates to her New Zealand and South African roots), and the arts of […]
Join us us for music, art, crafts, food and family fun! Date: ARTober 8, 2023 (NOTE DATE CHANGE DUE TO RAIN) Time: 10:30am - 4:30pm $10 per car - purchase your parking in advance Join us for our 4th Annual ARToberFest, featuring visual artists, live musicians, food, live and interactive demonstrations, the festival will be […]
Title: Community Crazy Quilt with Susan Lenz Date & Time: At ARToberFest, Saturday, October 8, 2023 10:30AM - 4:30PM Come stitch with fiber artist Susan Lenz! Vintage household linens, lace, and other seemingly neglected old textiles will be hand-stitched together and made into a contemporary crazy quilt. This activity is meant to give "second life" […]
Title: Hand-Crafted Memory Books with BAC Artist-in-Residence Jennella Young Date & Time: At ARToberFest, Saturday, October 8, 2023 12PM – 3PM The goal of the workshop will be to create a space for participants to explore and share the stories, recipes, and memories that make us feel most like home. These memories and sentiments will be […]
Title: The ATTIE Project Workshop Date & Time: At ARToberFest! Saturday, October 8, 2023 12 - 4PM The ATTIE Project workshop is set to ignite the creative spirit of Ossining's community during ARToberfest. Guided by ATTIE's transformative principles, artist Perry Easton, invites festival-goers to embark on a journey of self-expression by painting abstract clocks. This […]
Title: Room to Cry Date & Time: Tuesday, October 10, 2023 6 - 8PM Inspired by Japanese cry-therapy workshops, Brooklyn theatre makers Siena Rafter and SRĐA invite the BAC community to a stateside crying room experience in exploration of their new play, Room to Cry. Participants will join in watching emotive movies, readings from heartfelt […]
Title: Congregate: Bernard Brown/bbmoves Works-in-Process Showing and Q&A Date & Time: Thursday, October 12, 2023 7 - 9PM Bernard Brown/bbmoves will offer a showing of “Un | Broken,” a new collaborative dance theater work, with the greater community. After the showing, there will be an opportunity for the community to ask questions about the project […]
¡Sí es bilingüe! Bilingual Community Dance Workshop FREE CLASS FOR ALL AGES AND LEVELS CLASE GRATUITA PARA TODAS LAS EDADES Y NIVELES WHEN/CUANDO: 10/14/2023 at 12-2PM WHERE/DONDE: Bethany Arts Community, 40 Somerstown Road, Ossining NY Calling all people interested in exploring movement to music! Llamando a cualquier persona interesada en explorar el movimiento con […]
Buy Tickets & Learn More Here! Ichabod (An Immersive Theatrical Experience) by Meghan Covington Directed by Jessica Irons You are invited to go back in time to the 1950s, to the night of our high school Harvest Hop. There you can drink the punch, dance, and enjoy, but please do not disturb lingering spirits who […]
NYSATA Region 7 Annual Members Show Cover Photo: The Great Divide by Sheryl Levine The Annual Members Show at Bethany Arts Community is a collection of unique and varied works of art created by the Teaching Artist Members of the New York State Art Teachers Association, Region 7. The diversity of media, and interpretation of […]
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 […]
NYSATA Region 7 Annual Members Show Cover Photo: The Great Divide by Sheryl Levine The Annual Members Show at Bethany Arts Community is a collection of unique and varied works of art created by the Teaching Artist Members of the New York State Art Teachers Association, Region 7. The diversity of media, and interpretation of […]
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 […]
Register Here! Title: Bethany Tweenz + Teenz: After-School Art Workshop Instructor: Anna Adler Dates & Times: 6 Sessions; Fridays, September 22, 29, October 6, 13, 20, 27* 4:30-6:30 PM Grades: 6-8 Fee: $175.00 Join us to co-create an after-school art haven with fellow tweens and teens, facilitated by teaching artist Anna Adler, inspired by Bethany’s […]
Title: "Kinetic Grace" Work-In-Progress Showing Date & Time: Saturday, October 28, 2023 2-3PM Please join us as we walk you through the creation process of our piece "Kinetic Grace." This piece came out of asking ourselves, "After all these years, what do we want out of performance?" Somehow the answer to that question involves making […]
Title: Caged Birds Screening + Workshop Date & Time: Sunday, October 29, 2023 2-4PM Come and see the screening of the Caged Birds Show: a Streetdance Theatre and TV Show birthed out of NYC. With a cast of dancers from the subways and streets who’ve been harassed or jailed, this show seeks to tell their […]
Title: It's Showtime NYC! Open Rehearsal Date & Time: Sunday, November 5, 2023 3-4PM It’s Showtime NYC! along with cellist/composer/bonebreaker Johnathan “Akuma" Moore will offer audiences an open rehearsal of new work-in-progress Pyramid. Following the residency at Bethany Arts Community, the piece will be pre-premiered at Works & Process at the Guggenheim on November 9th. The sound of […]
Title: Hudson River Potters Harvest Show & Sale Dates & Times: Saturday, November 11, 2023 10AM-5PM Sunday, November 12, 2023 10AM-4PM Shop the work of 14 talented potters as they showcase their beautiful work at our live show and sale at Bethany Arts Community! Free Admission! More Info!
Title: Cassatt Quartet Concert Date & Time: Saturday, November 11, 2023 5 - 6PM On Saturday, November 11, 2023 at 5 pm the award-winning Cassatt String Quartet returns to Bethany Arts Community in Ossining, NY. The quartet includes longtime Ossining resident, violinist Jennifer Leshnower. The Cassatt String Quartet has performed all over the world since 1985. Their concert program includes […]
Join us for Bethany Arts Community 5th Annual Fundraiser Bethany Magic! Friday, November 17, 2023 @ 7pm GET TICKETS Enjoy an evening of cocktails, hors doeuvres, magic, art and silent auction! Festive attire! FEATURING MENTALIST, KEN SALAZ!!
Date & Time: Saturday, November 18, 2023 12-4PM Beauty & Soul Wellness Expo is a day full of feeding the mind, body, and soul. Bring the entire family! We will have food, beverages, snacks, jewelry, candles, lip & body care, simple style braids, plant botanicals, essential oils, Massage Therapist, book author, and so much more! […]
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 […]
Title: Be Bop Bleep with ArtinaBoxCo. Date & Time: Friday, December 1, 2023 7-8:30PM Fee: $20.00/per person Join ArtinaBoxCo. for experimental fun inspired by artist, dancer, & creative Awilda Sterling on Friday, December 1, 2023 from 7-8:30PM! Try blindfolded painting to music with us as a part of your monthly Ossining Community Crawl! Let the […]
Ossining Arts Council members present their 2023 Holiday Show at the Bethany Arts Community December 1st - December 16th. From portraits and Hudson Valley landscapes to abstract and geometric works, oils and acrylics to photographs, mixed media and more, we invite the public to give the gift of beautiful art this season! Meet the artists at the opening reception, December […]
Join Max Lazarowitz in building and devising Hudson Holes: A Community Mini Golf Project! There will be two workshops with two, 2-hour time slots. Feel free to join us for one or both of them! RSVP Encouraged, Walk-ins Welcome! My name is Max Lazarowitz and I am in 9th grade at Ossining High School. I […]
Title: Parkinson’s Dance Class with Wendy Morsberger Dates & Times: Tuesdays, September 12, 19, 26, October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, November 7, 14, 27, December 5, 12, 19 Cost: FREE! Instructor: Wendy Morsberger To register, email or call Judith Ross at jgr@steffinossen.org or (914) 328-1900. Enjoy a dynamic and fun hour of dance and […]
Register Here! Join Jennifer Marvin and Meg Pressman for a Unique Trilogy of Yoga and Sound Healing! Dates + Times: 3 Sessions, Tuesdays, December 5, 12, 19, 2023 7-8:30PM Cost: $150.00 *Please bring your own yoga mat and any yoga props you may find helpful!* Jennifer’s yoga offerings are designed to bring you into your […]
Register Here! Join Jennifer Marvin and Meg Pressman for a Unique Trilogy of Yoga and Sound Healing! Dates + Times: 3 Sessions, Tuesdays, December 5, 12, 19, 2023 7-8:30PM Cost: $50.00 per session / $150.00 for 3 (See 3-Class Pack) *Please bring your own yoga mat and any yoga props you may find helpful!* Jennifer’s […]