Arts

It's almost time for the Parrish Art Museum's annual Student Exhibition, an almost 70-year-old tradition. The 2023 Student Exhibition, on view from March 12 to April 16, features the work of over 1,000 artists from schools on eastern Long Island. Participating students work with their school art teachers and art clubs to create paintings, sculptures, drawings and photographs....

What do you get when you mix paintings that engage with playful imagery and thought bubbles of “A martini and a designer purse will make it all better”, “But I’m a first-class girl….I can’t fly coach”, “You know me darling, wine first…talk later” with butterflies and petals created from a transformative spin with a vibrant color palette that...

Now open to the public at The Church in Sag Harbor, the “Return to a Place By the Sea” exhibit brings new attention to four African American artists with ties to Sag Harbor and the East End. The "Return to A Place By the Sea" exhibit revisits the 1999 show that honored the work and friendship of Nanette...

This Friday, February 10th at 5:00 p.m. current resident artist Stephen Longoria will be leading a zine workshop at Ma’s House on 159 Old Point Road in Southampton. Everyone in attendance will collaborate on pieces to create a small zine that focuses on imagery, typography, and collage. Materials will be provided, but participants can feel free to bring...

An open and accepting energy permeates Adam Baranello’s exhibit, A Room Full of Art, at the Southampton Cultural Center. Spending time with Adam was inspiring and validating, and I left charged with creativity. Open to the public until February 12, don’t miss this awesome art exhibit from one of the East End’s most eclectic and engaged artists! Chances...

Markel Fine Arts and HLK Art Group are pleased to present LUX INTERNA: An Invitation featuring six women Contemporary artists who articulate new and ancient healing pathways through their respective artistic practices. Ranging from painting to sculpture, the exhibition explores notions of transcendence, ritual, and meditation. The artists who live or work on the East End include: Stephanie...

Any artist or art lover knows that inspiration is not seasonal, so it's a good thing we can count events and activities all year at the Pollack-Krasner House and Study Center to keep your creativity flowing. They have lots of exciting opportunities to learn and explore new artistic skills, plus there is even a virtual reality app available!

It starts with a SPARK! Inspiration, creativity, and change can be hard to engineer; sometimes, we need a jolt to ignite our motors. Art is always there to give us that spark to open our eyes and ears to new ideas. Kicking off 2023, the SPARK Exhibit is sure to get you thinking and charged up for a...

The Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill offers guided tours every Saturday.  Currently on view is Mel Kendrick: Seeing Things in Things. The work is an exploration of how the artist "exploits the essential properties of his selected medium to create sculptures that inherently lay bare the process by which they were made." The Museum offers guided tours...

The board of directors of Southampton Arts Center is pleased to announce they have appointed a new executive director – Christina Mossaides Strassfield. After 29 years at Guild Hall, having served as museum director and chief curator for the past 20 years, Strassfield will now assume her position at SAC, leading and advancing the organization’s mission of community...