Westbeth Artists Housing and Center for the Arts

Westbeth 50th Anniversary Celebration Installations. The first is a selection of quotes from Westbeth Chronicles - a collection of stories about life at Westbeth (on Westbeth.org). The installation was conceived by @esalpeter Ellen Salpeter, CEO, edited by Terry Stoller and designed by Tophos Graphics @topos_graphics @westbeth50thanniversary #50thanniversary

Congratulations Pres Biden and Vice Pres Harris. Historic and hopeful days ahead.

Edward Field narrates A MINOR ACT OF WAR, The Oscar 2020 nominated animated short based on his poem and experience in WW2; WESTBETH - MANHATTAN'S LAST HOME FOR ARTISTS article features tenant interviews; New CHRONICLES by Rachel Urkowitz on growing up at Westbeth; NEW WORK by Ann Hamilton. MORE https://mailchi.mp//westbeth-world-war-2-press-article-liq

A MINOR ACCIDENT OF WAR , Oscar 2020 nominated animated short, directed by Diane Weiss, tells the gripping story of a gay nan’s survival in WW2. That man is her uncle, Westbeth poet Edward Field, 96, who was a 21-year-old navigator in the U.S. Air Force when his plane, part of a raid on Nazis, took fire over Germany during one of his 27 missions. One of the reasons the film was made, Weiss explains in the 12 Jan 2021 article in The Advocate written by Daniel Reynolds, was in response to the Trump administration’s attack on transgender troops. See the animated short in the Advocate’s website. @theadvocatemag @fieldinski #ww2 #oscarnominations #usairforce #transgendertroops @minor_accident_of_war_film