Arts

"Consider - what happens before paint meets canvas? Was the painting first a vision, a thought, a color or a vague idea of something waiting to be discovered?" Jonathan Pearlman pondered.

"LIVE from Southampton Arts Center 2017 will continue to excite and surprise with world-class performances," explained series curator Claes Brondal.

"It will give the visitor the opportunity to look at the exhibition with a deeper understanding of the individual works," said Corinne Erni.

Dante's Divine Comedy will kick off the course series.

"I am drawn to this music - remembering many as Top 40 hits from my childhood," noted director Michael Disher.

"Each local songwriter has chosen a local charity to share concert proceeds with," explained Nancy Remkus.

It's what on the inside that counts!

"Alec and I felt that To Kill a Mockingbird is especially timely due to its central theme of racial inclusion," explained David Nuggent, HIFF Artistic Director.

"Guild House AIR encourages the next generation to contribute to the area's rich creative legacy by bringing emerging artists to the region and providing a foundation for individual development," explained Andrea Grover.

"A lot of credit is given to us for being the first Art Center down here," Mira told Hamptons.com.