What’s Coming Up
Becoming Becoming at The Sheen Center
Join us for the opening reception on August 7th from 5:30pm - 7:30pm!
Becoming Becoming is an exhibition of new works by Joséphine Dubern, an artist and mother of two. Dubern has created a prolific body of engaging, colorful abstract works that span the time before her becoming a mother, up until, and after, the birth of her two children.
The exhibition will explore what it means to be an artist specifically in the context of motherhood: What does it mean to be an artist before versus after having a child? How does the process of creating a work as an artist relate to the process of creating a new life within oneself? What can an artist who is a mother specifically offer the Art World, an artistic landscape that has historically not been the most welcoming to such a state of life?
Becoming Becoming examines how mothers are ontologically gestational, creative in the very nature of their being.
The exhibition will be in the Dilenschneider Gallery at the Sheen Center (18 Bleecker Street) from August 6-28th.
Joséphine Dubern was born in 1995 in Aix-en-Provence, France. After studying communication sciences at the Université de Montreal, she graduated from Les Beaux-Arts de Marseille. She currently lives and works in Montreal, where she is also the mother of two children.
For two nights only, Dubern's work will be accompanied by a special immersive gallery performance created by Karina Majewski that will delve into the twin vocations of artist and mother and how they are embodied. You can purchase tickets for these performances below:
Spring Events at St. Vincent Ferrer
On Friday, May 16th, the Young Adult Ministry at SVF, Club Dominicana, hosted Arthouse2B for a performance of an excerpt from Ruah: Breath of Life, followed by a Q&A, food, and fellowship.
On Tuesday, May 20th, as part of the spring Mystagogy formation series offered by the parish, Arthouse2B Executive Director Erin K. McAtee gave a talk on Georges Rouault: Grace and the Grotesque: Devotional Art in the Heart of the World. A recording of the talk can be found here.
The Jeweler's Shop at Princeton University
For ONE PERFORMANCE ONLY Arthouse2B’s presented an encore presentation of The Jeweler’s Shop by Karol Wojtyla, directed by James T. Majewski and featuring the original cast.
The play was presented to another sold out crowd in the beautiful Chancellor Green Rotunda at Princeton University on Saturday, April 12th, at 7pm, followed by a conversation with the artists.
Photos by Samuel McGriff
Beauty is the Home of Hope - Dance Showcase
Arthouse2B is proud to have co-sponsored "Beauty is the Home of Hope", a showcase of dance artists curated by Elizabeth Buchheister on February 13-15, 2025, at Arts On Site NYC.
"Hope is not abstract or fragile but is grounded in the tangible and transformative experiences of beauty that bring peace, inspiration, or a deeper sense of purpose. When people hold onto hope they pursue renewal."
Choreographers
Alexandra Strouse and Lauren Weinberg
Alisa Nipp *
Ashley Taylor *
Breana Moore *
Brian Huynh *
Claire Kretzschmar in collaboration with visual artist Erin McAtee and singer Elizabeth DiFronzo *
Claudia Logi
Elizabeth Buchheister *
Gabriel DeRego
Jade Connor
Juan Carlos Franquiz II *
Julia Lawton
Lorena Farmand *
Mina Rose *
Shaelyn Kaiser
The Truth Project *
Tiffany Oltjenbruns *
* Indicates the premiere of a new work
Photos by Daniel Huie & Tiffany Oltejnbruns
Saint Lucy: A Musical Hagiography
Saint Lucy is a musical hagiography by Karina Majewski, with music by Mary Fedrigo and Tom Lewis, imagined as a punk rock concert performed by a band of Virgin Martyrs.
It was presented on Friday, September 13th, 2024, to a sold out crowd at St. Joseph’s in Greenwich Village. The show was followed by a reception with custom hand-crafted baked goods by Miriam, O Maria Bakery.
Photos by Sean McCullough
Arthouse2B at Catholicpalooza
On Saturday, July 27th, Arthouse2B presented a new experimental musical performance based on the life and martyrdom of Saint Lucy written and directed by Artistic Associate Karina Majewski. The musical hagiography brought alive the story of the truly radical and iconic saint. Music by Mary Fedrigo and Tom Lewis, featuring Lydia Brinkmann, Mary Fedrigo, Karina Majewski, Moises Rodriguez, Peter Murphy, and Victor Giler.
Arthouse2B was also a vendor at the festival. It was a pleasure to meet with attendees and share with them our mission as well as artwork from three members of the community: Oxana Lim, Sean McCullough, & Mindy Indy.
The Jeweler’s Shop by Karol Wojtyła
For two weekends in June, Arthouse2B presented Karol Wojtyła’s ”The Jeweler’s Shop” at St. Vincent Ferrer Church on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Artistic Associate James Majewski directed this original adaptation of the most well-known play by the man who would become Pope Saint John Paul II. Featuring Lydia Brinkmann, Vincenzo Hinckley, Karina Majewski, Peter Murphy, and Anna Wulfekuhle, with assistant direction by Dylan Gervais and music direction by Christa Dalmazio.
Photos by Elena Castello
Flyer by Javier Viramontes
Gallery Night @ Catholic Underground
On February 3rd, 2024, Arthouse2B partnered with the Fransican Friars of the Renewal to present a night of art, music, and performances after their monthly Catholic Underground Holy Hour at Our Lady of Good Counsel parish in New York City. Artist featured: Salem Farmand, Lorena Reis, Alfonse Borysewicz, Molly Lewis, James Majewski, Anna Wulfekuhle Gervais, Br. François Fontaine, CFR, and Dana Schein.
A Ceremony of Carols: Pilgrimage to the Ballet
Arthouse2B took pilgrims from New York City to Hartford, CT to view “A Ceremony of Carols" - a new ballet choreographed by Claire Kretzschmar, set to music by Benjamin Britten.
Arranged: A New Play by Karina Majewski
In collaboration with Theatre 71, Arthouse2B presented three performances of Karina’s Pooran Majewski’s play, Arranged - a drama that examines the joy and angst of marriage, refracted through the prism of a dystopian world in which arranged pairs must either agree to marry - or else.
The play was directed by James T. Majewski, and it starred Vincenzo Hinckley and Courtney Talty. Lighting design by Lydia Brinkmann, sound design by Linda Mukherjee, and costume design by Veronica Marrinan.
Photos by Taylor Valentine
Flyer by Manon Manavit
The Psalmist’s Heart
In the first book of Samuel we read about David’s music bringing peace to King Saul (1 Samuel 16:23). Basilio Perez, a singer-song writer and worship leader based in New Jersey, felt the Lord calling him to create something that would bring peace to our everyday lives by making Jesus our daily bread through prayer. He partnered with other creatives to make artwork that initiates and deepens a relationship with God among its participants. Through this collaborative process, The Psalmist’s Heart, a devotional on the theme of trust, was created.
Arthouse2B partnered with Basilio Perez and Elisa Torres to celebrate the official release of The Psalmist’s Heart. Participants were guided through an immersive experience including live music, reflections, and Visio Divina from this multimedia devotional.
Ruah: Breath of Life
For one night only at St. Joseph’s Church in Greenwich Village, Arthouse2B reprised Ruah - the immersive art performance featuring artwork by Erin K. McAtee and performances of poetry, music, dance and drama by Fr. Joseph Michael Fino, CFR, Christa Dalmazio, Lucy Rahner, and James and Karina Majewski. A social followed the performance, with homemade beer brewed by Fr. Joseph Michael Fino, CFR.
Contemplative Realism: An Evening of Fiction Readings
Josef Pieper said of modern civilization that our “ability to see is in decline”. We are blinded by ideologies and technologies that deny or distract from spiritual realities, and these affect the stories we tell, including much of what is presented under the name of "realism". Recognizing the poverty of a realism accounting only for the visible, a number of contemporary Catholic fiction authors have united under the banner of “contemplative realism”. In the words of Pope Benedict XVI, they seek to “ask rather more carefully what ‘the real’ actually is”.
This event was in collaboration with Wiseblood Books, and included fiction readings and discussion with Katy Carl (Fragile Objects, editor-in-chief of Dappled Things) and Trevor Cribben Merrill (Minor Indignities) in a cozy apartment setting.
Poster: JP Talty
Ruah: Breath of Life
About the Event
Arthouse2B presented an immersive art performance featuring artwork by Erin K. McAtee and performances of poetry, music, dance and drama by Fr. Joseph Michael Fino, CFR, Christa Dalmazio, Claire Kretzschmar, and James and Karina Majewski. Each night also included a social with refreshments and homemade beer brewed by Fr. Joseph Michael Fino, CFR.
Arranged
About the Event
On two consecutive evenings, James and Karina Majewski performed in Arranged, a new original play written by Karina, directed by James, and produced with support from Arthouse2B. Arranged examines the joy and angst of marriage, refracted through the prism of a dystopian world in which arranged pairs must either agree to marry — or else.
Magnificat
In the Gabriel Gallery at Annunciation Church in West Harlem, actor and director James T. Majewski performed Magnificat, an original one-man show based on the 20th-century French poet Paul Claudel’s third Great Ode. The play was performed twice over two evenings, with the opening night’s show preceded by a Mass.
Video by Cristian Murphy (Dark Roast Films):