CWP: Support, Preserve, and Advance
Preserve, support and advance our community with your gift! Every dollar counts and together we can remove the sidewalk shed, continue to restore this sacred landmark, and grow the Center at West Park.
READ ABOUT OUR WORK TO PRESERVE THIS ESSENTIAL CULTURAL HUB and Incubator
A Taste of CWP’s Programs!
The mission of the Center at West Park is to build a more inclusive community in the Upper West Side neighborhood and all of New York City by:
presenting diverse, engaging, and boundary-pushing artistic and cultural programming
providing affordable performance, rehearsal, and event space to local artists and community members
preserving the West Park Presbyterian Church’s historic edifice.
The Center aims to create and maintain a vibrant cultural hub, a forum for conversations and connections that transcend barriers to address the important issues facing our society today.
Since its construction in 1889, this building has been home to countless artists and activists:
In 1978, West Park led the way in openly welcoming LGBTQ+ members as part of the More Light Movement.
From 1980 to 1985, West Park was home to The Shakespeare Center and the renowned Riverside Shakespeare Company.
From 1987 to 1991, God’s Love We Deliver worked out of West Park’s kitchen to serve up to 250 meals per day to people living with AIDS during the height of the crisis.
The West Park Presbyterian Church building was named a New York City Landmark in 2010. In 2016, The Center at West Park was founded by a coalition of community members to preserve and revitalize West Park as a community resource and home for arts and culture.
We are deeply inspired by the legacy of those who have called this land and this building home before us. We hope to honor them in all our work today and in the future.
Your generosity, the generosity of others, and the impact of your gift enables CWP to provide programs, reflect our collective values, and be an anchor to our community and NYC.