West Side Fest 2024

Panels by Valerie Hallier depicting stages of the artist’s sexual life, visualized through flower petals and doodles.

Art by children from Hudson Guild’s after-school program, taught by instructors from the Children’s Museum of the Arts.

Free artmaking activities (dance, music, visual art, and more) every Wednesday through Saturday in the park. All ages welcome.

Drop-in artmaking program for NYC teens in collaboration with The Studio Museum in Harlem, inspired by the 2024 Whitney Biennial.

IndieSpace and West Village Rehearsal Co-Op are pleased to present an Open Rehearsal featuring Divine Riot Company’s performance of Five Times in One Night.

Hill Art Foundation will open for special late-night hours from 5–7 pm. Starting at 6 pm, musician Daren Ho will create a new type of sound bath with custom synths and minimal beats. Against the backdrop of the exhibition Mika Tajima: Super Natural, Ho will build an experience for visitors to reach a higher meditative state together. Standing room only. No RSVP required.

The Joyce Theater is excited to partner with Chelsea Green Park to present Pop-Up Dance Performances by the award-winning tap company Dorrance Dance and adventurous dance theater troupe Pilobolus. Join us at Chelsea Green (W 20th St between 6th & 7th Ave) for family-friendly, sunset performances. Pop-ups start at 5pm and 6:30pm. Meet the artists during an audience Q&A between sets!

Summer Sway takes over The Shed’s outdoor, public Plaza for a summer celebration with the community, joy, and liberation that music and dance give us. This summer, we will reveal a public art installation celebrating the roots of hip hop, the legacy of breaking, DJing, MCing, and graffiti, and the myriad forms and genres which they inspire. The structures will visually and sonically ask folks to consider the depth of these roots, alongside hip-hop's global impact on society.

White Columns will host an opening for their summer exhibition, comprising simultaneous solo presentations by emerging artists currently featured on White Columns Curated Artist Registry, including Michaela Bathrick, Ali Bonfils, Joseph Brock, Eleanor Conover, and Donyel Ivy-Royal (list in formation.) The exhibition will be curated by Brittany Adeline King and Violet Saxon.

Free admission, music, and special programming from 5–10 pm. Free admission, but tickets required—book in advance!

Connect with lovers and friends of print over light refreshments and explore the current exhibition New Voices: Ritual, curated by Olivia Shao.

Join The Kitchen in collaboration with Westbeth Artists Housing for a kick-off celebration party at Westbeth! Both founded in the early 1970s to nurture alternative artist communities, the event celebrates the sharing of histories across two institutions. Hosted at The Kitchen's loft within Westbeth, the party features drinks, music, and an opportunity to view and purchase posters from The Kitchen's archive.

Free admission, cocktails, DJs from the Rāginī Festival, and more. Guided exhibition tour at 7:15pm.

Art workshops, panel discussions, open rehearsals, and performances in the Glade. Produced with The Door.

Live performance featuring Indian classical music by musicians from the Brooklyn Maga Massive collective. Tickets: $28

Artmaking and creative learning activities for ages 5–12. All ages welcome.

IndieSpace and West Village Rehearsal Co-Op are pleased to present an Open Rehearsal featuring Divine Riot Company’s performance of Five Times in One Night.

Family-friendly celebration with music, activities, face painting, and more at Hudson River Park’s 14th Street Park.

Free artmaking activities (dance, music, visual art, and more) every Wednesday through Saturday in the park. All ages welcome.

For 50 years, Penny Jones & Co. Puppets have charmed audiences in the West Village with their Old Time interactive puppet theater in an intimate space for young children. The company has appeared on television and all over New York from the Highline, Parks and Piers, to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and BAM. Penny Jones was awarded the Education Award from the Puppeteers of America and is a Westbeth Icon.

Free admission to all galleries, including the 20th-anniversary exhibition Reimagine: Himalayan Art Now, featuring new commissions with objects from the Rubin’s collection. Guided tours at 2 and 3pm.

Featuring a newly commissioned film installation, Javier Téllez: Amerika will be on view at CARA. The work brings attention to the forced exodus of millions of Venezuelans as a result of the nation’s ongoing humanitarian crisis. Exhibition tours offered in English and Spanish will occur throughout the weekend.

Special wellness classes, including Zumba, Senior Stretch, and Tai Chi, in celebration of the High Line’s fifteenth birthday. All ages and fitness levels welcome.

Tai Chi community program led in collaboration by Kitchen artist Chuck Martin and Westbeth resident Mitch Moses. The 90-minute workshop sessions consist of Tai Chi Health preservation practices, along with principals and methods of cultivating internal power.

Art by children from Hudson Guild’s after-school program, taught by instructors from the Children’s Museum of the Arts.

Poster House’s fifth-anniversary Block Party celebration with free performances, tours, children’s activities, giveaways, and more from 12–5pm. Free admission all weekend.

Free admission on Friday and Saturday.

Free thirty-minute tours of Delcy Morelos’s first US solo exhibition, El abrazo.

Panels by Valerie Hallier depicting stages of the artist’s sexual life, visualized through flower petals and doodles.

Stop by The Kitchen's table at Westbeth Artist Housing's Art & Craft Market for an opportunity to view and purchase rare posters from The Kitchen's extensive 50+ year archive!

Market featuring fine art, prints, ceramics, music, food, and beverages.

Hands-on exercises with Dia educators focused on Delcy Morelos’s work. Free, recommended for families with children ages 5 and up.

IndieSpace and West Village Rehearsal Co-Op are pleased to present an Open Rehearsal featuring Ali Keller.

Hands-on letterpress printing with Demian DinéYazhi' based on the artist’s recent works reflecting on the history of print as a tool for activism.

Self-guided tours of artist studios on the historic Westbeth campus.

Free thirty-minute guided tours of the museum-wide exhibition Reimagine: Himalayan Art Now.

Free. Spaces are limited. Registration opens Monday, July 1. An artist, healer, and educator drawing on ancestral forms of knowledge, Koyoltzinli presents a sound performance where she creates and activates soil-made reconstructions of ancient instruments, reanimating their hidden language and sound. The resulting composition, evoking the sounds of birds, trees, or the Andean landscape, is an offering and a farewell to Morelos’s exhibition at Dia Chelsea.

A senior-led performance piece on aging, presented by the Westbeth Artist Residents Council. Free and open to the public. 

Free admission, special programs, all-ages artmaking, bilingual tours, and Story Time with The New York Public Library at 11am, 1pm, and 3pm. Free admission, but tickets required—book in advance! 

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Dance by Ajna Dance Company, henna, and community groups at Pier 63.

Free artmaking workshops for families from 1–3pm. Free admission with ticket.

Self-guided tours of artist studios on the historic Westbeth campus.

Market featuring fine art, prints, ceramics, music, food, and beverages.

The Ladies of Hip-Hop wrap up their 2024 Festival with an all-day dance battle and all-female DJ line-up spinning hip-hop, funk, house, and soul classics.

The Felice Lesser Dance Theater presents I AM A DANCER 2.0, a “live documentary” performance about dancers during the pandemic.

The Motor Company’s new original production reflects NYC’s history and community, exploring the West Side Cowboys, the Elevated Line, and the cycle of urban renewal.