It’s summer break and a new group of tween girls is about to face their fears and insecurities as they learn to cope at Camp Libertas, where they’ll find only tough love, not loveys. While Major Marjorie and Miss Angie aim to lay down the law and turn another group of girls into young women, […]
This favorite puppet story gets a modern renovation, updated with lots of slapstick humor and clever wordplay. Carl, an angry and lonely teenager, has left home and seeks out work with the enigmatic Professor Pinecone and his marionette troupe. Carl becomes Pinocchio in this play-within-a-play and encounters our familiar cast of characters along his travels. […]
Join us Wednesday, June 8, 2022 for light refreshments at 6:30pm and Lecture by Marcy B. Freedman at 7pm REGISTER For centuries, art has been used for a multitude of purposes, often serving the needs of powerful religious and political institutions. But it has also been used to express the thoughts and feelings of artists […]
The Chicago Mosaic School brings large scale mosaics to BAC! Take part in creating and installing a community mosaic during this 5 day workshop. Large scale outdoor mosaics can be made well and durably by learning professional approaches in this 5 day intensive, hands on workshop. Students will learn the skills/techniques for creating a sustainable […]
Friday, June 3rd 7pm-9pm Saturday, June 4th 9am - 4pm Sunday, June 5th 9am – 4pm Register as a Day Student for $385 DAY STUDENT Register as a Room & Board Student for $585 ROOM & BOARD STUDENT Room & Board Students will stay at Bethany Arts Community in comfortable accommodations, in a bucolic, peaceful […]
“An Imperial Message” work-in-progress - Presented by New Rising Sun Dance Project (FREE EVENT) REGISTER The piece is based on a short story by Franz Kafka, idea conceived by New Rising Sun Dance Project director Tomiko Magario. This performance employs three actors and a dancer to further develop this multidisciplinary work and will be followed […]
May 21, 2022 10am-4pm Bethany's first wood festival! A celebration of the beauty of wood and art! 85 tickets per time block Two (2) time blocks to choose from (choose one): 10:00am-12:45pm | 1:15pm-4:00pm 1) BUY PARKING: ($10 Parking Reservation required in advance per car) 2) REGISTER-FREE ADMISSION: (Select # of people attending in your […]
REGISTER Choreographer Samantha Figgins in a Works & Process LaunchPAD “Process as Destination” at Bethany Arts Community residency, is joined by 3 dancers and an interpreter. While in residence, Samantha is working on a new piece that will examine communication in its original form, when language required no spoken words. It will display how every […]
Exhibit: May 20 – June 30, 2022 Gallery Hours: Mon-Fri 10am - 4pm Wed. May 25, June 1, 8, 15, 22, 10:00am-7:30pm Sat. May 28, June 4, 11, 18, 25, 10am-3pm Opening Reception: Friday May 20, 6:00pm - 8:00pm Lecture: Wednesday June 8, 6:30pm-8:00pm (WHEN ARTISTS SHOUT: Social and Political Commentary in Western Art A […]
Exhibit: May 20 – June 30, 2022 Gallery Hours: Mon-Fri 10am - 4pm Wed. May 25, June 1, 8, 15, 22, 10:00am-7:30pm Sat. May 28, June 4, 11, 18, 25, 10am-3pm Opening Reception: Friday May 20, 6:00pm - 8:00pm Lecture: Wednesday June 8, 6:30pm-8:00pm (WHEN ARTISTS SHOUT: Social and Political Commentary in Western Art A […]
MAGIC, MYTH AND MONSTERS: THE MIDDLE AGES (and its influences on modernism) with Instructor: Dr. Jill Kiefer ONLINE ZOOM CLASS - Six Weeks Tuesdays, April 12 - May 17 - 10:00 - 11:00 AM The Middle Ages was a remarkable thousand-year-long civilization—underscored by a wholly unique culture and artistic tradition. The art of the era was […]
REGISTER Choreographer Lindy Fines, and her company GREYZONE, will take you inside the creative process for a new duet-in-progress that they have been developing at BAC. After performing the duet, Lindy and the dancers will then demonstrate aspects of the choreographic systems used to create the work. With the same methodology utilized in their rehearsals, […]
REGISTER The interactive workshop invites members of the Bethany Arts Community along with members of the Ossining Black community to participate in a table read of excepts from a work-in-progress screenplay “Eclipse” and engage in a dialogue about the script and the central questions it raises. Set 1964, “Eclipse” tells the coming-of-age story of a […]
REGISTER Ting will be performing a few selections from ‘Green’, a piano suite work-in-progress coming from the concept of healing. While people are in various circumstances in everyday life, facing struggles in situations such as stress, isolation, and loss… 'Green' seeks to give people a space to meditate, refresh, and connect to their inner selves. […]
Workshop for Residents + Studio Artists + Staff Geared towards exploring the ways in which we are haunted by the person we were before March 2020, we will discuss how can we use memories of pre-Covid times to help us grieve our losses, as well as lessons learned about our values in order to map […]
Orlando Jacinto Garcia will be presenting a discussion on how composers over the past 50 years have approached social and political themes in their work from very abstract approaches to the more literal and concrete. The presentation will reference a selection of works from composers such as Fredric Rzewski, Louis Andriessen, Raven Chacon, Anthony Davis, […]
Ahimsa Timoteo Bodhrán will be reading, outdoors, excerpts-in-progress from _Yerbabuena_, a multi-genre book and multimedia project. This womanist, queer, transgender, multiracial remapping New York/California, the East/West Coasts, and Atlantic/Pacific worlds is resulting in multimedia: a website, book, performance, and installation. Bodhrán will be sharing work from two intersecting sequences of the collection. The first series […]
Listen... Can You Hear Me Now? A CODA Tale REGISTER During this public reading Gloria will be sharing selections from Listen…Can You Hear Me Now?, her personal memoir-in-progress of being a hearing child raised in the Deaf community. Afterwards she will take us through the ongoing process of transforming her award winning solo show into book […]
A discussion and Q&A on European synagogues destroyed by the Nazis. Discussion of how Andrea got into the work and how she does it. Additionally, she will share details of several synagogues and the communities that built them. REGISTER Name of Artist: Andrea Strongwater Dates of Residency: May 2 – May 15 Residency Plan: Andrea […]
Join us at Bethany Arts Community for Steffi Nossen's FREE movement class based on the internationally acclaimed Mark Morris Group Dance for PD program with our teachers who are professionally trained in the Dance for PD Method. Come solo or bring a partner, friend or caregiver. No dance experience necessary. Stand up or sit down […]
Field trip for 5th graders from Ossining schools! Working with younger audiences to introduce ideas about how abstraction can offer a different way to express who we are as individuals. Through color and pattern, shapes and layers, adding things or taking things away from our images, we can explore how we not only see ourselves […]
Join Keil Troisi for the performance of Creative Mischief: Doing Good by Being Bad Keil Orion Troisi (of culture-jamming groups The Yes Men and The Fixers) explores trickster-activism techniques that combine comedy, creativity, and surprise to plague evildoers and amplify activist campaigns. REGISTER Artist: Keil Orion Troisi Dates of Residency: May 2 – May 15 […]
International Jazz Day Concert April 30th @ 7pm Tickets: $25 BUY TICKETS Beer and wine for sale by Sing Sing Kill Brewery Celebrate International Jazz Day at Bethany Arts Community with a trio of renowned jazz artists featuring saxophonist Dan Blake, pianist/accordionist Vitor Gonçalvez and percussionist Rogério Boccato. These three musical explorers will present an […]
Whether using it graphically in comics, lightly in atmospheric ink wash illustrations, or using it to create wild textures, ink drawing holds a variety of exciting techniques. In this 8 week course, we will experiment with a variety of inking methods learning from in-class demos and sketchbook exercises. Halfway through the course, you will have […]
Photography Is For the Birds Dates: Saturday, April 23, 2022 between 10:00 AM. and 12 Noon (rain date April 30) # of Participants: 16 Cost: Free REGISTER Come and learn the best techniques for photographing birds. Join wildlife photographer Bill Golden and Bonne Coe for a bird photography workshop on Saturday, April 23, 2022 between […]
Come see Jo Kreiter and artists as they develop and rehearse the Apparatus of Repair. FREE event REGISTER As part of BAC’s Season of Justice, Jo Kreiter joins us in April and October to develop and present “Apparatus of Repair”, the culminating work in her Decarceration Series. REPAIR brings focus to the concept of restorative […]
APPLY NOW! Bethany Arts Community offers residencies to emerging and established artists for the development of both new works and works in progress. BAC welcomes artists working across most disciplines, including visual artists in any medium, writers, playwrights, choreographers, musicians, composers, performance artists, filmmakers, and lighting, projection, costume and sound designers. Enjoy an environment where […]
Exhibit Events: Artist Talk: April 13, 6:30pm-7:30pm Location: Bethany Arts Community Galleries Artists participating in An Object of Curiosity will speak about their work, their methods, and their response to the exhibition theme. This event offers the opportunity to experience the exhibition with insight into the artist’s intentions as well as participate in an open […]
Please join us on April 9 and 10, when 17 Hudson River Potters will offer their decorative and functional art for sale during our Spring Show & Sale! Admission is free. SPRING SHOW & SALE In-Person Show @ Bethany Arts Community: April 9-10, 2022 Saturday: 10 am - 5 pm Sunday: 10 am - 4 pm […]
Please join us on April 9 and 10, when 17 Hudson River Potters will offer their decorative and functional art for sale during our Spring Show & Sale! Admission is free. SPRING SHOW & SALE In-Person Show @ Bethany Arts Community: April 9-10, 2022 Saturday: 10 am - 5 pm Sunday: 10 am - 4 pm […]
2022 Poets in Residence Poetry Reading April 8 at 7pm REGISTER Bethany Arts Community presents our 2nd annual poetry residency. Honoring the deep and long connection between the arts and poetry, where artists have inspired poets, poets have inspired artists, and the two have created hand in hand, we are pleased to welcome these poets […]
Artwork created with thoughtful concepts can give further depth and richness to an illustration. In this course, we will explore pushing our illustration to new conceptual heights through 2 projects over the course of 6 weeks. Each week we will explore your project ideas and help you apply it to your finished artwork. Throughout this […]
Our 2022 Fall Multidisciplinary Residency call is open through April 15. Please join us on Zoom to learn more about a residency at Bethany, meet our Founder, Executive Director, and other members of the BAC community. We are happy to answer your questions about the program and the application process. Register for Webinar March 15th at […]
3D Printing initially used for industrial prototyping has entered the homes and studios of artists. Students in this workshop will learn how to conceive, design, and finish a sculpture using Bethany Arts Community's 3D filament printer and a resin printer on loan. REGISTER NOW Dates: Friday, April 1, 7:00 PM, Saturday, April 2, 9 AM […]
So many great things to do in our community Friday, April 1st! Come to Bethany for our exhibit opening! Check out local restaurants and other events happening around Ossining!
Opening Reception: Friday April 1, 5:00pm-7:00pm An Object of Curiosity Presented by The Katonah Museum Artists’ Association Exhibit dates: April 1st – 30th An Object of Curiosity is Presented by The Katonah Museum Artists’ Association. The dictionary definition of an object of curiosity is “a tangible and visible thing”, “a person or thing seen as […]
An Object of Curiosity Presented by The Katonah Museum Artists’ Association Exhibit dates: April 1st – 30th An Object of Curiosity is Presented by The Katonah Museum Artists’ Association. The dictionary definition of an object of curiosity is “a tangible and visible thing”, “a person or thing seen as a focus or target for feelings, […]
Drawing from a life model is invaluable, as there is no better way to observe the human body and the multitude of poses it can hold. This class will have a step-by-step approach to the fundamentals of drawing the figure in the classical tradition. Students will learn to bring a drawing to life from observation […]
Whether you're returning to Bethany to make more art or just joining our creative community for kids, this class explores several sculpture making techniques, tools, and materials, inspired by modern and contemporary Surrealists. We will focus on found object sculpture, assemblage, and bricolage, embracing the power of experimentation, collaboration, and play. Students will have the […]
REGISTER In January 2021 within the safety of a Works & Process bubble residency at Bethany Arts Community, the Ladies of Hip-Hop initially gathered a group of eleven major practitioners including dance elders (ages 50–60), innovators (ages 33–49), and young celebrants (ages 20–32) to support and facilitate the much-needed exchange of inspiration and the transference […]