In conjunction with its current exhibition, "This Land: Considering the American Landscape," The Church will host a conversation between Donna De Salvo, the show's co-curator, and Meg Webster, a sculptor with two works in the exhibition, Friday afternoon at 4. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the program will be virtual. Webcast information will be provided upon confirmation of reservations, which are free via the website.
Webster creates both indoor sculptures made of salt, earth, sand, wax, hay, and other natural materials, and outdoor installations designed to encourage the public's appreciation for and understanding of the earth's ecosystems. The show includes "Moss Bed, King" (1986-88/2026), whose title describes the material and its size, and the cylindrical "Steel Containing Salt" (1990).
Webster has long-term installations on view at Hudson River Park in New York City ("Stonefield," 2010) and Sculpture Milwaukee in Wisconsin ("Glass Spiral," 1990). A long-term show of her work at Dia Beacon upstate closed earlier this year.
After the discussion, Webster and De Salvo will take questions.
On Saturday, The Church, in collaboration with Hamptons JazzFest, will have a performance by Trio Libre at 6 p.m. The band is led by Samuel Torres, a Colombian-born, Brooklyn-based percussionist, composer, and winner of a Latin Grammy Award for his work across jazz and classical music.
The group features a deliberately reduced instrumentation of congas, piano, and vibraphone, performed by Torres with Carmen Staaf on piano and Felipe Fournier on vibraphone. Their music emphasizes rhythmic dialogue, harmonic space, and collective improvisation, according to The Church, drawing from Afro-Latin traditions as well as jazz and elements of the Western classical repertoire.
Tickets are $35, $30 for members, and $20 for students under 18.
The Sag Harbor venue's Insight Sunday series will feature Arcmanoro Niles, who is included in "This Land," on Sunday at noon. A visual artist who reimagines the traditional genres of painting and portraiture through vividly hued depictions of everyday life, Niles has created a painting specifically for the exhibition.
That work, "At the End of the Day My Heart still Hurts (I Wonder If I'm Going to See Tomorrow)," from this year, transforms a familiar suburban street into a "glowing landscape and skyscape of purple and pink tones," according to The Church. Depicting the moment just after sunset, when streetlights begin to flicker, the scene is quietly dark, evoking the feeling of passing through familiar neighborhoods at night.
During his presentation, Niles will invite the audience to see deeply into the work and gain insight into his creativity. After the discussion, he will take questions, and the audience will then be led upstairs to view the work in person.
Tickets are $10, free for members, who are required to R.S.V.P.
