The story of Westbeth

Manhattan Film Festival presents

Westbeth--Home of the Arts (2011, 69 minutes)

Sunday, July 31 at Noon

...383 studio apartments in one complex of buildings. A groundbreaking utopian vision–offering space for art and artists’ families at affordable rents in New York City, it has been home to Diane Arbus, Merce Cunningham, Joseph Chaikin, Nam June Paik, John Scofield, Robert de Niro Sr, Vin Diesel, Gil Evans, Nadine Gordimer and 1000’s of artists for the past 40 years.

Symphony Space
Broadway at 95th Street, Manhattan
(map and directions) 

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