The current exhibitions at Guild Hall have spawned four programs during the coming week, starting today at 6 p.m. with conversations featuring Wunetu Wequai Tarrant, Andrina Wekontash Smith, and Ayim Kutoowonk, a collective of Shinnecock women. Ms. Smith, a Shinnecock writer, actor, and storyteller, will moderate this evening’s talk.
Ms. Tarrant, one of the cultural center’s community artists-in-residence, is the co-developer, with Christian Scheider, of the “First Literature Project,” now on view at Guild Hall and written about at length elsewhere in this section.
Tickets are $15, $10 for members.
In conjunction with the exhibition “Ted Carey: Queer as Folk,” on Sunday at 2 p.m., Matthew Nichols, the show’s guest curator, will discuss the historical and cultural contexts of Carey’s life and work, including the queer content of his New York paintings and his tributes to other gay artists.
Carey moved from Pennsylvania to New York City in 1955, where he had a career in graphic design and became friends with Andy Warhol. While living between New York and East Hampton in the ‘70s and ‘80s, he produced a body of work informed by his interest in American folk art.
The program is recommended for ages 18 and up. Tickets are $12, $10 for members.
Guild Hall’s Creative Lab, a series of workshops led by its visiting, exhibiting, and resident artists, will feature Sal Salandra, a thread artist, on Monday at 6 p.m. Presented in conjunction with the current exhibition “Spin a Yarn,” the workshop will focus on Mr. Salandra’s thread-painting practice and will include a hands-on introduction to his creative process.
Copies of Mr. Salandra’s book “Iron Halo” will be available for purchase while supplies last. The workshop costs $15, $10 for members, and $42.16 including the book ($37.16 for members).
Stitch ‘n Bitch has brought together people who knit, crochet, embroider, and sew since World War II. In connection with “Spin a Yarn,” Guild Hall will host four free Stitch ‘n Bitch sessions starting next Thursday at 6 p.m. and continuing through June 27. Reservations have been recommended but are not required.
