Greenwich House

Winter 2023 Registration Opens
2022-12-19 | Greenwich House Pottery, 16 Jones Street, New York, NY, 10014, United States
Registration for Winter 2023 classes begins today!
Learn what we have to offer on the Classes page of our website or sign up through our Registration page.

Fader -Gendron - Haas Trio
2022-12-18 18:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Greenwich House Music School, 46 Barrow Street, New York, NY, 10014, United States
Fader -Gendron-Haas Trio
Sun, December 18, 2022, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Greenwich House Music School Theater
Ticket are $20 – $25 online at the door

Melody and Company Chamber Series Presents the Fader-Gendron-Haas Trio in an evening of music by Beethoven and Shostakovich. After the concert we will have a reception with wine, cheese, as well as Chanukah gelt and dreidels (it will be the first night of Chanukah, so depending on who shows up and wants to participate, we can do more, or less to celebrate the holiday, as well as the music!)
Program:
Ludwig von BEETHOVEN: Piano Trio no. 3 in C minor, op. 1 no 3
Dmitry SHOSTAKOVICH: Piano Trio no. 2 in E minor, op. 67

The Fader-Gendron-Haas Trio (F-G-H Trio)
Melody Fader, Piano
Emilie-Anne Gendron, Violin
Michael Haas, Cello
We ask the audience members stay masked during the concert, and please do not attend if you are feeling unwell. If weather permits, the reception will take place outside in the garden, but we may hold it indoors, in which case, masks can be taken off during the reception.

Winter Ceramic Sidewalk Sale
2022-12-10 11:00 - 16:00 | Greenwich House Pottery, 16 Jones Street, New York, NY, 10014, United States
Join us for all your holiday shopping!
Handmade ceramics of all shapes and sizes priced to sell, are available just in time for the holiday season! All works for sale are generously donated by members of the Greenwich House Pottery community and proceeds directly benefit GHP’s operations. There’s nothing better than the gift of handmade pottery!
*In the event of inclement weather, the sale will be postponed to Sunday, December 11.

Dance Clarinets 2022
2022-12-08 19:30 - 22:00 | Greenwich House Music School, 46 Barrow Street, New York, NY, 10014, United States
Tickets are available at the door. Doors open at 7 p.m.

Dance Clarinets presents the music of James Reese Europe.
There will be a panel discussion with: Elena Martinez, Jimmy Owens, and will be moderated by Dr. Paul Austerlitz.
Greenwich House Music School’s Dance Clarinets is a clarinet orchestra comprised of twenty musicians (along with percussion, piano, and bass), drawn from professional and semi-professional musicians from all over New York City who perform together with GHMS students. The group was founded ten years ago by woodwind faculty member J. D. Parran.

Lifelong Skills and Opportunity Center Open House
2022-12-08 12:00 - 15:00 | NY
Lifelong Skills and Opportunity Center
27 Barrow Street, 4th floor
Thursday, December 8
12:00 -3:00 p.m.

Our new Lifelong Skills and Opportunity Center will be hosting an open house. You will be able to attend workshops such as Collecting Benefits While Working, How to Save $$ on Healthcare, and Back to Work 101.
Light refreshments will be served. All adults 60+ are welcome to come and see the space, meet the staff, get more information and sign up for one of our many instructive classes.
Download the flyer here.

Zodiac: Palaver Strings with Chris Patishall Trio
2022-11-19 20:00 | Greenwich House Music School, 46 Barrow Street, New York, NY, 10014, United States
Zodiac: Palaver Strings with Chris Patishall Trio
Saturday, November 19th 8:00 p.m.
Doors open at 7:30 p.m.
Get tickets here.

Zodiac (November 2022)
This program is centered around the Zodiac Suite, a 1945 masterpiece by jazz pianist Mary Lou Williams. Inspired by Williams’ musical contemporaries and their respective zodiac signs, this twelve-movement piece is packed with personality and kaleidoscopic character changes. Palaver will join forces with acclaimed jazz pianist Chris Patishall, who will bring this piece to life in a new arrangement for jazz trio and strings. Palaver will also perform pieces by two other pioneering women, Jessie Montgomery and Lili Boulanger.
Repertoire
Strum – Jessie Montgomery
Zodiac Suite – Mary Lou Williams, arr. Chris Patishall
Nocturne – Lili Boulanger, arr. Su Yin Chan
Palaver Strings is a musician-led string ensemble and nonprofit organization based in Portland, ME. Our mission is to strengthen and inspire community through music. In our musician-led model, Palaver’s musicians share artistic and administrative leadership, guided by a passion for engaging new audiences, addressing social justice issues, and amplifying underrepresented voices. Equally committed to performance and education, Palaver presents a full season of live concerts and serves hundreds of students each year at the Palaver Music Center in Portland.

120th Anniversary Gala
2022-11-15 18:30 - 21:30 | NY
Join us to CELEBRATE 120 years of service, support, and enrichment.

Opening Reception for Wansoo Kim: Vessels
2022-11-04 17:00 - 19:00 | Greenwich House Pottery, 16 Jones Street, New York, NY, 10014, United States
Wansoo Kim: Vessels
Artist Talk | November 4, 2022 | 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
In-Person Reception | November 4, 2022 | 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Exhibition on view through December 16, 2022

Wansoo Kim In-Person Artist Talk
2022-11-04 16:00 - 17:00 | Greenwich House Pottery, 16 Jones Street, New York, NY, 10014, United States
Wansoo Kim, A Pot Growing from Me, stoneware, 14” x 14” x 23”, 2019. Photo: courtesy of the artist.
Wansoo Kim
Friday, November 4, 2022
In-Person Artist Talk, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m

Please join us for an in-person artist talk with Wansoo Kim. The talk is in conjunction with his solo exhibition, Wansoo Kim: Vessels, on view in the Jane Hartsook Gallery. To read more about the exhibition, click here.
Wansoo Kim is a Tennessee-based artist who earned his MFA from the University of Nebraska and his BFA from Seoul National University of Science and Technology. Recent solo exhibitions include Watkins College of Art at Belmont University (Nashville, TN; 2022), The New Gallery at Austin Peay State University (Clarksville, TN; 2021), and E. Bronson Ingram Studio Arts Center (Nashville, TN; 2020). He is an assistant professor of ceramics at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee.

BSNS Welcome Back to Barrow: Alumni Ice Cream Social
2022-11-04 15:00 - 17:00 | NY
Welcome Back to Barrow Alumni Ice Cream Social
Greenwich House, Barrow Street Nursery
School Gym
27 Barrow Street

Fall Woodfiring Workshop
2022-11-04 - 2022-11-06 | NY
Workshop Includes:

Overview of woodfiring with GHP Studio Manager, Ryan Rennie.
Kiln history with Studio Head of Peters Valley, Po Wen Liu.
Hands on firing of the wood kiln (must be able to work a 4-hour overnight firing shift).
Post-firing pickup party to discuss firing results.

Eligible for financial aid
Open to any previous or current GHP student
Transportation/housing/meals not included
Optional on-site housing ($25/night)

Wansoo Kim: Vessels
2022-11-04 - 2022-12-16 | Jane Hartsook Gallery, 16 Jones Street, New York, NY, 10014, United States
Wansoo Kim, “A Pot Growing from Me”, stoneware, 14” x 14” x 23”, 2019. Photo: courtesy of the artist.
Wansoo Kim: Vessels
Artist Talk | November 4, 2022 | 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
In-Person Reception | November 4, 2022 | 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Exhibition on view through December 16, 2022
The Jane Hartsook Gallery is pleased to present a solo show by Wansoo Kim. In his New York City debut, Kim joins traditional and contemporary vessel forms with unconventional ornamentation to encourage us to think about metaphysical dichotomies such as what is visible versus invisible, internal versus external, and known versus unknown. Kim inverts what would typically be the inside and the outside of the vessels by embellishing the interiors with hand-painted designs or high reliefs. These designs draw in the viewer, while the height and narrowness of the vessels restrict full access to them, reminding us to think about what we choose to withhold or divulge in our lives and how much of the world around us is beyond our perception.

Kim is a Tennessee-based artist who earned his MFA from the University of Nebraska and his BFA from Seoul National University of Science and Technology. Recent solo exhibitions include Watkins College of Art at Belmont University (Nashville, TN; 2022), The New Gallery at Austin Peay State University (Clarksville, TN; 2021), and E. Bronson Ingram Studio Arts Center (Nashville, TN; 2020). He is an assistant professor of ceramics at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee.

Older Adult Network Centers Open House
2022-11-03 16:00 - 17:00 | NY
To celebrate our 120th anniversary the Greenwich House Older Adult Centers will be holding a series of open houses spotlighting some of our wonderful classes for adults 60+:

November 3 – Stuyvesant High Students Teach Tech – Independence Plaza, 320 Greenwich St. 2nd Floor, NY, NY 10013, 4pm
Learn smartphone, laptop, and/or tablet basics, or ask any tech-related questions

November 4 – Dances for a Variable Population – Westbeth, 155 Bank St. NY, NY 10014, 11am
Gentle dancing promotes flexibility and balance with some great music to boot!

November 9 – “Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo” – Center on the Square, 20 Washington Square N. NY, NY 10011, 2pm
A classical ballet class designed for the older “artiste”; no dance experience necessary

November 17 – Thanksgiving Lunch – At each Center location – 12 – 2pm
With the help and thanks of our corporate volunteers

GHP Closed
2022-10-31 | Greenwich House Pottery, 16 Jones Street, New York, NY, 10014, United States
GHP is closed due to MTA closures and neighborhood congestion
For more information, visit Pottery Notes or the Current Students section of our website.

Lifelong Skills & Opportunity Center Ribbon Cutting
2022-10-26 15:00 - 16:00 | NY
Greenwich House,
Lifelong Skills & Opportunity Center
27 Barrow Street, 4th Floor

Behind the Scenes at Greenwich House Pottery
2022-10-21 16:00 - 17:30 | NY
Enjoy a Director-led tour of the building, see where we make clay and glazes!
Visit our ‘Dirty Work’ exhibition featuring 12 NYC-based artists.
Studio visit with Beth Campbell, our current artist in residence. Get your questions ready.

Older Adult Network -Dance Through the Ages Celebration
2022-10-20 17:00 - 19:00 | Our Lady of Pompeii, 25 Carmine Street, New York, NY, 10014, United States
Join our Older Adult Community for an evening of music, movement, and connection! We will celebrate 120 years of Greenwich House with music through the decades.
Put on your dancing shoes, grab your friends, and head on over to Our Lady of Pompeii!
If you are an older adult who is not already a member of one of Greenwich House’s four older adult centers, you are welcome to attend!
Formal attire is encouraged but not required.
You can register online here or email olderadults@greenwichhouse.org

Beth Campbell Artist Talk
2022-10-19 16:00 - 17:00 | Greenwich House Pottery, 16 Jones Street, New York, NY, 10014, United States
Beth Campbell will give an in-person talk about the project she is working on during her residency at Greenwich House Pottery.
Beth is a New York-based artist who creates drawings, sculptures, and architectural interventions that challenge our perception of the world by reworking everyday objects in surprising or startling ways. She employs mass-produced consumer items, often in repetition, to make apparent the way we use these items to construct our identities.
Beth earned her MFA from Ohio University and her BFA from Truman State University. Campbell’s work has been shown at Kate Werble Gallery (New York, NY; 2019), The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum (Ridgefield, CT; 2017), the Whitney Museum of Art (New York, NY; 2007), the Brooklyn Museum of Art (New York; 2004), and White Columns (New York, NY; 2000), among others. She has held residencies at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center (Sheboygan, WI; 2009) and the Lower East Side Print Shop (New York, NY; 2006).
During her residency, Beth is experimenting with doing “burn outs” where she will coat natural materials in clay and then fire them so the organic material burns away but leaves its form and texture behind in ceramic. Beth is also experimenting with tinting porcelain slip with colorants to achieve different colorful surfaces.
This event is free and open to the public.
It will take place in-person at Greenwich House Pottery, 16 Jones Street, NYC.

Barrow St. Nursery School - Bake Sale & Community Service Drive
2022-10-19 09:00 - 2022-10-20 16:30 | NY

GHP Open, No Evening Class
2022-10-04 18:00 - 22:00 | Greenwich House Pottery, 16 Jones Street, New York, NY, 10014, United States
GHP is open for Studio Sessions, but there will be no evening class.
For more information, visit Pottery Notes on the Current Students section of our website.

120th Anniversary Kick-Off Celebration
2022-10-01 14:00 - 17:00 | NY
Join us on Saturday, October 1st when Greenwich House will host a grand kickoff event at Washington Square Park for our 120th anniversary!

To kick off this season of celebration honoring the rich history and bright future of Greenwich House – Greenwich House Pottery, Music School, Youth Community Center, Older Adult Network, Barrow Street Nursery School, Methadone Maintenance Treatment Program, and Center for Resiliency and Wellness will come together at Garibaldi Plaza in Washington Square Park. Attendees can expect:

a series of musical performances highlighting genres from over the past 120 years featuring Jeffrey Sussman; (Mozart for Munchkins); JD Parran, Andrew Drury, Alexi Marcelo; (Dances for Variable Populations); Taka Kigawa; Ellen Winter; and Miolina (Lynn Bechtold, Mioi Takeda)
tablescape pottery, musical instrument petting zoo, face painting, and artmaking
workshops on tai chi, jewelry making, knitting, and NARCAN administration

GHP Town Hall
2022-09-29 18:00 - 19:00 | Online, NY, United States
Community Town Hall: Thursday, September 29 6:00-7:00 p.m.
We hope you’ll join Pottery Director, Fabio J. Fernández, and Greenwich House Inc.’s CEO, Darren Block, for our virtual Town Hall via Zoom this Thursday evening from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Together, they will host a community update on the Pottery’s construction project.
We recommend that you submit your renovation and construction-related questions in advance via this link so we can address the topics in a timely manner.
Thanks and we’ll see you online!

GHP Open, No AM Class
2022-09-27 09:00 - 13:00 | Greenwich House Pottery, 16 Jones Street, New York, NY, 10014, United States
GHP is open, but there will be no morning class.
For more information, visit Pottery Notes on the Current Students section of our website.

Opening Reception for Dirty Work
2022-09-16 17:00 - 20:00 | Greenwich House Pottery, 16 Jones Street, New York, NY, 10014, United States
Andrés Monzón-Aguirre, Bodegón Piramidal No. 4, earthenware, 38 x 33 x 33cm, 2021. Photo: courtesy of the artist.
Dirty Work
Itzel Alejandra, Eric Preston Alexander, Daniel Barragán,
Sanié Bokhari, Lizzy Chemel, Jill Cohen-Nuñez, Tracy Lee,
Andrés Monzón-Aguirre, Didi Rojas, Karen Tepaz,
Anastasia Warren, Jinsik Yoo
Edward Salas (curator)
Opening Reception | Friday, September 16, 2022| 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.
September 9 – October 21, 2022

Open House and Sidewalk Sale 2022
2022-09-10 11:00 - 16:00 | Greenwich House Pottery, 16 Jones Street, New York, NY, 10014, United States
OPEN HOUSE AND SIDEWALK SALE
Saturday, September 10, 2022 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Hundreds of Pieces to Choose From
Walk-In Class Registration and Student Locker Rentals
GREENWICH HOUSE POTTERY
16 Jones Street
New York, NY 10014
212-242-4106
(between Bleecker and West 4th Streets)

Dirty Work
2022-09-09 - 2022-10-21 | Jane Hartsook Gallery, 16 Jones Street, New York, NY, 10014, United States
Photo credit: Alan Wiener.
Dirty Work
Itzel Alejandra, Eric Preston Alexander, Daniel Barragán,
Sanié Bokhari, Lizzy Chemel, Jill Cohen-Nuñez, Tracy Lee,
Andrés Monzón-Aguirre, Didi Rojas, Karen Tepaz,
Anastasia Warren, Jinsik Yoo
curated by Edward Salas
Artist Reception | Friday, September 16, 2022| 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.
September 9 – October 21, 2022
The Jane Hartsook Gallery is pleased to present a group exhibition of ceramic work by interdisciplinary New York City-based artists curated by Edward Salas. Each of the twelve artists uses the medium of ceramics as a vehicle to illuminate and unpack layered personal histories. Looking forward or backward in time, the artists are working to understand the present and create hybrid artifacts that will help future generations understand our complex histories.
Clay is not an easy medium to work with in New York City. It is a material that requires resources that are often scarce like space, kilns, transportation and funds. In a city where histories are constantly being erased and rebuilt clay can be a medium to unearth the past, make sense of the present and converse with the future. Clay’s deep association with the past and its broad history of use by ancient cultures around the world makes it the perfect medium for contemporary artists to mine when engaging their own personal histories. Clay has a memory and the maker’s hand is inextricably part of the work. Some artists in this show look back and connect to ancient ways of making and motifs, remixing ideas for the complexities of our contemporary moment. Other artists use ceramics for its malleability, a characteristic that enables them to express the fleeting present. All of the artists in this show are tapping into a medium that holds many histories, making topical objects for the present and relics for the future. This is the dirty work that artists do.

Artist Reception for "Dirty Work" Exhibition
2022-08-24 08:00 - 17:00 | NY
DIRTY WORK
Itzel Alejandra, Eric Preston Alexander, Daniel Barragán,
Sanié Bokhari, Lizzy Chemel, Jill Cohen-Nuñez,
Tracy Lee, Andrés Monzón-Aguirre, Didi Rojas,
Karen Tepaz, Anastasia Warren, Jinsik Yoo
curated by Edward Salas
In-Person Artist Reception | September 16, 2022 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.
The Jane Hartsook Gallery is pleased to present a group exhibition of ceramic work by interdisciplinary New York City-based artists curated by Edward Salas. Each of the twelve artists uses the medium of ceramics as a vehicle to illuminate and unpack layered personal histories. Looking forward or backward in time, the artists are working to understand the present and create hybrid artifacts that will help future generations understand our complex histories. Read More.

GHP Closed
2022-08-16 - 2022-09-11 | Greenwich House Pottery, 16 Jones Street, New York, NY, 10014, United States
GHP’s Summer Term ends on August 15, 2022. Fall Term begins on September 11, 2022.
GHP is closed for Interterm Recess from August 16 through Sept 11, 2022.
For more information, visit Pottery Notes or Open Studio Hours on the Current Students section of our website.
To register for Fall Term classes visit the Classes section of our website.

Cathy Lu: Artist Talk
2022-08-11 17:00 - 18:00 | Online, NY, United States
Cathy Lu will give a talk about the project she worked on during her summer fellowship at Greenwich House Pottery.
Cathy is a California-based artist who explores experiences of immigration and cultural hybridity from an Asian American point of view. Cathy creates sculptures and installations that often draw from traditional Chinese imagery and objects to problematize what it means to be both Asian and American without being fully accepted by either culture. She currently teaches ceramics at Mills College and California College of the Arts.
Cathy earned an MFA from San Francisco Art Institute in sculpture and ceramics, and a BFA in ceramics and a BA in Chinese language, history, and culture from Tufts University. Lu has shown her work at the American Museum of Ceramic Art (Pomona, CA; 2020), Front Gallery (New Orleans, LA; 2019), A-B Projects (Los Angeles, CA; 2019), and Irving Street Projects (San Francisco, CA; CA; 2018), among others. Lu has held residencies at Bemis (Omaha, NE; 2021), LPP+ at Minnesota Street Project (San Francisco, CA; 2019), and Anderson Ranch Arts Center (Snowmass Village, CO; 2016).
During her fellowship, Cathy will work on a project called American Dream Pillows, inspired by a tradition in ancient China that believed that resting on specific pillows could influence both your dreams and your future. She will create ceramic pillows that meditate on Asian American experiences, specifically the tension between the American dream and the lived experience.
This event is free and open to the public.
Register here.

Bryant Park Picnic Performances: Mireya & Alea
2022-08-05 19:00 | NY
Bryant Park Picnic Performances
Greenwich House Music School:
Mireya & Alea
Friday, August 5 at 7 p.m.
First-Come, First-Served Entry
All Bryant Park Picnic Performances Are FREE
Bryant Park Picnic Performances presented by Bank of America continues on August 5 with Mireya and Alea, both alumni of Uncharted, Greenwich House Music School‘s ongoing performance series devoted to emerging New York City-based artists. Mireya is a Latin Grammy-winner and founder of the renowned all-women mariachi group Flor de Toloache; Colombian singer-songwriter Alea impressed fans and critics alike with her 2021 album Alborotá, shortlisted by Rolling Stone and NPR on their end-of-year Latin Music lists.
Attendees may bring their own food or purchase from on-site food and beverage vendors near the Lawn. At most performances, attendees can purchase food from a rotating line-up of local NYC vendors curated by Hester Street Fair. COVID-19 vaccinations and masks are not currently required but Bryant Park will continue to monitor and follow updated New York City and New York State COVID-19 guidelines throughout the summer as necessary.
The 2022 Picnic Performances season is possible due to the generous support of Bank of America. “Bank of America is a long-standing supporter of the arts because we believe that a thriving arts and cultural community benefits both society and the economy,” said José Tavarez, President, Bank of America New York City. “So we are thrilled to once again sponsor Picnic Performances and combine our commitment to the arts with our partnership with Bryant Park. Together we’re helping New York City’s iconic cultural scene to thrive, while promoting green spaces and providing free access to live New York City music, dance and theater.”
Additional performance information follows below. For the most current information please visit bryantpark.org/picnics. For a selection of high-resolution images, please visit this link. When used, please credit the appropriate photographer as listed in the image filename. For more information about the series, artist interviews, photos of performers and the park, or to arrange for on-site photography or press passes, please contact John Seroff at GreenHouse Publicity by replying to this email or at John@GreenHousePublicity.com
Mireya is a New York-based, Latin Grammy-winning vocalist, violinist, composer, arranger and founder of Flor de Toloache – NYC’s first and only all-women mariachi. Born in California to proud Dominican and Mexican parents, Mireya was raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico until moving to NYC in her teens to pursue her musical career. Her aura embodies a wide variety of musical influences: from mariachi, salsa to merengue, hip-hop, she weaves a unique and refreshing musical blend. Classically trained by Suzuki method, and having had orchestral experience at University, her passion is strongest for folklore as well as other alternative genres. She believes in sharing her skills, encouraging and inspiring the next generation to successfully pursue their dreams through educational workshops and school performances all around the country.
With a welcoming sound that embraces cumbia, vallenato, rancheras, jazz and American pop, the singer-songwriter Maria Alejandra Jiménez aka Alea moves her audiences with messages of the spirit, calls for social change and free-flowing love. Originally from La Guajira, Colombia, Alea’s performance encompasses an entire generation of ethno-futuristic and folkloric music accentuated by buttery vocals, deep-rooted grooves and uplifting guitar. Alea’s in-person performances are powerful encounters of the spirit, passionate travelogues that link downtown New York to a tropical Colombian cantina. They are celebrations of Latin America and new definitions of what “Latin Alternative” can be. Her most recent album, 2021’s Alborotá, was shortlisted as among the Best Latin Music of the year by both Rolling Stone and NPR.
Since 2014, Greenwich House Music School’s Uncharted series has emerged as one of New York’s most exciting and unpredictable live concert series, drawing attention from tastemakers and curators from across the city. Every Uncharted performance features New York City-based artists premiering new projects or meeting new collaborators on stage.
