Cultural Events from
The Betsy Writers Room
Books&Books at The Betsy Hotel Presents An Afternoon with Brooke Nevils
Unspeakable Things: Silence, Shame, and the Things We Choose to Believe.
Rhapsody in Blue, Vyacheslav Gryaznov and the Art of Piano Transcription
Rhapsody in Blue
Vyacheslav Gryaznov and the Art of Piano Transcription
Derricotte/Eady Prize Chapbook Release Reading with Chaun Ballard
Celebrate National Poetry Month at The Betsy with O, Miami and Cave Canem, featuring award-winning poet Chaun Ballard.
National Jazz Month at The Betsy: LeNard Rutledge.
National Jazz Month at The Betsy: Carole Ann Taylor
Bad Poems: Poetry of Resistance, Defiance, & Dissent
Bad Poems: Poetry of Resistance, Defiance, & Dissent.
Books & Books at The Betsy
Books & Books at The Betsy Hotel Presents An Afternoon with Diana McCaulay
Piano Masters & New Voices at The Betsy Hotel
Two unique sets every Tuesday, curated by Profs. Tal Cohen and Martin Bejerano
Piano Masters & New Voices at The Betsy Hotel
Two unique sets every Tuesday, curated by Profs. Tal Cohen and Martin Bejerano
Piano Masters & New Voices at The Betsy Hotel
Two unique sets every Tuesday, curated by Profs. Tal Cohen and Martin Bejerano
Aesthetics of Decay: dNASAb Transforms The Betsy Orb
Now On View: The Betsy Orb Illuminates with dNASAb’s “Aesthetics of Decay”
At The Betsy Hotel: James S. Snyder in Conversation with Ruth Patir
At The Betsy Hotel: James S. Snyder in Conversation with Ruth Patir
Artist Talk: Dr. Deborah Willis
Dr. Deborah Willis’ Reflections in Black: A History of Black Photographers: 1840 to the Present (Liveright, 2025) is an acclaimed collection of Black photography, redefining our understanding of American history. Dr. Willis will be in conversation with Denise Stephanie Hewitt, Roy Wallace, Cornelius Tulloch and Joan Morgan.
About the Artist
Dr. Deborah Willis is a prominent American artist, curator, and scholar, currently a University Professor and Chair of the Department of Photography & Imaging at New York University (NYU). Her work focuses on African American photography, visual culture, and the history of Black people in America, with extensive publications and exhibitions on these subjects. Willis is also the director of NYU's Center for Black Visual Culture and has received numerous honors, including a MacArthur Fellowship.
Artist Talk: Anastasia Samoylova
Anastasia Samoylova’s Atlantic Coast (Aperture, 2025) retraces Berenice Abbott’s 1954 photographic journey along the Eastern Seaboard, documenting dislocation, loss, and a shifting American dream. Samoylova's work will be exhibited and discussed.
About the Artist
Anastasia Samoylova is an American artist (b. 1984, Russia) who alternates between observational photography and studio practice. After relocating to Miami in 2016, Samoylova began developing an immersive, observational approach to photography. This led to her first monograph, FloodZone, a study of how environmental vulnerability is visualized in flood-prone communities. Her Floridas project continued this inquiry with a kaleidoscopic, often contradictory portrait of the state’s layered cultural and political identity. In Image Cities (2023), she turned outward to global metropolises, exploring the impact of media saturation on the urban landscape.
Her recent solo exhibition Floridas: Anastasia Samoylova and Walker Evans was on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from October 14, 2024, to May 11, 2025.