Arts

37,000 years ago, someone decided to adorn a rock and the first painting was born. Cut to 1508 when Michelangelo took on one challenging commission only to finish five years later with the Sistine Chapel masterpiece for which he was only paid in today’s market the equivalent of 78k. And then we have the Danish artist, Jens Haaning,...

We have all heard about NFTs these days. Maybe you have a cousin that buys NBA NFTs or maybe you have a friend that is always pestering you about investing into bitcoin. Digital currencies and tokens are simply a part of everyday life. But what if an artist decided to create NFT’s of his artwork and sell them...

Join The Watermill Center in celebrating the work of the late Paul Thek in this intimate exhibition occupying their South Wing on Saturday, November 6th and Saturday, November 13th from 12pm to 3:30pm.   Paul Thek: Interior / Landscape is a reflection on the deeply personal explorations and influences of an often misunderstood artist whose work challenged conventional...

Barbara Hadden, a realist painter, has lived in Sag Harbor for 30+ years. She paints the harbor’s architecture – homes, streets, shops, and farmscapes. Her landscapes and architectural portraits of Sag Harbor and the East End of the 1800 and 1900’s reveal a vanishing quaintness. Hadden’s pieces bestow honor on the town’s historic stature through her poised lines...

Allen O’Reilly, Bay Street Theater’s Director of Education & Community Outreach, is very enthusiastic about his production (as Director) of Macbeth, which premieres on November 9, at 8pm online. The play has been recorded for Literature Live, the program to introduce live theater to the school children of the east end. Macbeth was recorded with four cameras on...

Guild Hall will be presenting a wonderful select sample of the works of Jeff Muhs until Jan 2, 2022. Mr. Muhs is from Southampton, having been born on June 24, 1966. His father was a sculptor. Mr. Muhs mastered woodcarving at an early age and he is considered a “multidisciplinary artist” because he has created art in various...

Sara Nightingale Gallery is pleased to present, Maggie Simonelli, Scatter Pearls, Heart of Water, on view now through Nov. 27th. There will be a public reception with the artist present on Saturday, October 30th from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Masks are required. Maggie Simonelli explores themes of nature, feminine beauty, and love primarily through material and process. Her...

The Parrish Art Museum presents Dorothy Lichtenstein, former director of the pioneering Paul Bianchini Gallery that operated in New York in the 1960s, and Donna De Salvo, Senior Adjunct Curator, Dia Art Foundation, in the talk Roy Lichtenstein and Pop Art: Before & After the Dots. The program is offered onsite and livestreamed at 3pm, Saturday October 23—the...

Andrina Wekontash Smith, Shinnecock Storyteller and performer, explores the intersection of race and class on the East End. Part one-woman show, part panel discussion, East End Native will dive into the complicated history through the unique lens of her personal narrative. Spoken word, monologues, and storytelling will comprise of the first half, and in the second she will...

On Friday, October 15 at 7pm, artist/author Justin Beal and muralist/children’s book author Katie Yamasaki will discuss the life and work of the latter’s grandfather, Minoru Yamasaki (1912–1986), the architect of the World Trade Center. The talk will delve into topics from Beal’s new book, Sandfuture (MIT Press, September 2021), including Yamasaki’s enormous influence on American architecture and society,...