He was elected, but when he proposed a Shakespeare program, he was refused funding. This exhibit attracted hundreds of people to all of the various events. The refusal to negotiate a new lease by TUC Management for the Westbeth Theatre Center is a good example of this attitude. Despite all this, artists persist in their creativity. There is much networking.
Residents support each other's creative endeavors.
There is much artistic energy generated from Westbeth that makes a great contribution to New York that the article ignored. Last summer, an alternative tenant's group, the Westbeth Artists in Residence, produced an International Video Festival, the 1 st Video Grill, of videos by artists. This event showed work by artists from around the world, and attracted large crowds. The impressive outdoor video installations were assembled by artists from Brazil and Europe. The tone of the article was patronizing.