Organizations
The Westbeth Artists' Residents Council, elected by the residential tenants, acts as the building's tenants association and provides free cultural events to the public such as readings, performances, and film screenings in the Westbeth Community Performance Space and runs the Westbeth Art Gallery, which exhibits the work of both resident and non-resident artists; both in spaces donated by the corporation. The Council receives grants from the offices of NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn and State Sen. Thomas Duane, as well as public funding from the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs. In 2008, the Council was awarded a major grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation for the Council's official website – www.westbeth.org. The website hosts individual artists' pages showing the work of its artist-residents and publicizes cultural events and exhibitions sponsored by the Council. The Council also functions as the tenants association, and is involved in various larger community issues, particularly with regard to preserving the historic character of the West Village neighborhood, and zoning issues.
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