The Hamptons International Film Festival has announced its poster artist, Susan Meiselas, a documentary photographer, plus several additional film it will screen.
Festival Announces Poster Artist, More FilmsThe Hamptons International Film Festival has announced its poster artist, Susan Meiselas, a documentary photographer, plus several additional film it will screen.
Hindman Plants a Flag Out EastHindman, a Chicago-based auction house, is expanding to New York City and the East End in an effort to meet clients and collectors where they live, and to connect with new clients as well.
James Brooks, an Artist of His PlaceA Parrish panel on James Brooks had curatorial observations, a protégé's reminiscences, and the context of his time and place in midcentury Springs.
Joyous Memories of HorticultureAt its annual Landscape Luncheon, LongHouse Reserve will honor Abra Lee, a horticulturist whose lecture will illuminate the untold stories of America’s Black gardeners, farmers, and growers.
The Art Scene 08.31.23Sculpture by Sally Richardson in Montauk, artists’ panel at the Parrish, open studios in Springs, Bert Stern and Hilary Helfant at Keyes Art, April Gornik in Chelsea, photojournalism in Sag Harbor, Anne Raymond and Chris Kelly in Montauk.
The Artist Who Formerly Opened for PrinceToby Lightman hit it big in her early 20s, signing a record deal and opening for Prince, but it was in part his advice that led her to go independent and release studio-quality work under her own label.
#Nonagenarian Is Unlikely TikTok Influencer"The idea of looking at something for a minute, appalls me," said Dorothy Wiggins, who at 98 has amassed a combined 65,000 followers on TikTok and Instagram. Still, there she is in the virtual playground of teenagers, enjoying something that few people do on social media: near universal love.
A Guitar Master Goes Solo in WainscottWarren Haynes, who has recorded and performed with the Allman Brothers Band, the Dickey Betts Band, and his own group, Gov’t Mule, will give a rare solo performance at the Clubhouse in Wainscott.
Sag Harbor Hills will be the site of Celebrating Creatives of Color, an art show and book-signing featuring work by 24 Black painters, photographers, jewelry-makers, ceramicists, and writers.
An Early Hamptons Film Festival TeaserIn addition to five world premiere screenings, this year’s Hamptons Film Festival will include “In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon,” a documentary by Alex Gibney, and a new drama by Todd Haynes starring Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore.
Bits and Pieces 08.24.23Charlie Parker celebration and Greek drama workshop at Bay Street Theater, piano master concert and American Songbook show at LTV, auditions at Hampton Theatre Company, classical concert series at LongHouse, violin recital at Perlman Music Program.
Canvas and Clay in SpringsThe Arts Center at Duck Creek will conclude its summer exhibition schedule with landscape paintings by Sue McNally that focus more on process than depiction, and ceramics by Ted Tyler that incorporate materials such as copper, wax, and stone.
Fisticuffs Onscreen in Sag HarborThe Sag Harbor Cinema is screening three boxing films, “Girlfight” with Michelle Rodriguez, “Hard Times” with Charles Bronson and James Coburn, and Luchino Visconti’s “Rocco and His Brothers.”
Punching ThroughWith boxing as its subject, the artworks in The Church’s current exhibition illuminate the theme “in a range from the literal to way-off-the-map detours, both rigorous and exhilarating.”
A discussion about “toxic achievement culture,” a performance by the Harlem Gospel Choir, and a program of short documentaries are coming to the Southampton Arts Center.
The Art Scene 08.24.23James Brooks panel at Parrish, Alice Hope at the Drawing Room, Georgica Pond images, performance at Dia Bridgehampton, rethinking portraiture in Los Angeles. Dalton Portella solo in Montauk, and more.
The first Black Authors Festival will bring eight prominent writers and entrepreneurs from around the country to Sag Harbor’s Breakwater Yacht Club for food, music, readings, a fashion show, and more.
A Great Workout You've Never Heard OfThe Gyrotonic Method, a form of exercise that stretches and strengthens the body and develops coordination, can be experienced at the Seed Center in East Hampton, a studio owned by Charley Aldred, a former professional ballet dancer.
A Waterman With an Eye in the SkySutton Lynch, an aerial photographer specializing in marine life, spends his days at Atlantic Avenue Beach monitoring the images captured by his drone from high above the water, about 400 yards out from the shore.
Among the Hamptons' Horsey SetAs the Hampton Classic approaches, the timing is right for “Equestrian Life in the Hamptons,” a new coffee-table book by Blue Carreon that is chock full of images and text that tell the story promised by its title.
Artists Double Up at ParrishThe second iteration of the Parrish Art Museum’s “Artists Choose Parrish” exhibitions features selections made by contemporary artists from the museum’s permanent collection that reflect their connections to the chosen artists or artworks.
At The Church: Something for EveryoneThe Church in Sag Harbor will host a curators' tour of its “Artists on Boxing” exhibition, a reading by Philip Schultz, a workshop devoted to Indian hand drums, a jazz concert, and a writing workshop with Star Black.
Bits and Pieces 08.17.23Ariana DeBose in Southampton, Melissa Errico at Bay Street, surfing event in Montauk, Black film classic at Sag Cinema, Hamptons Dance Project alfresco, jazz at the Parrish, and Japanese music at Duck Creek.
Box Art Is BackThe annual Box Art Auction benefit for East End Hospice will feature inventive and dramatic transformations of cigar or wine boxes by more than 80 artists.
The Art Scene 08.17.23South Etna returns for a benefit show at the Carl Fisher House, The Ranch pops up at Gosman's, two-artist exhibitions open at several venues, group shows headed to Harper's, Tripoli and the Depot, and Louis Eisner at the Fireplace Project.
Bits and Pieces 08.10.23Reimagined Shakespeare and a book event at LongHouse, multi-disciplinary performance at Madoo, piano and song at LTV, Black Film Fest at the Parrish, architecture panel at Watermill Center, a mentalist and music at a Southampton benefit.
Diverse Artists Chasing BeautyThe new show at Lisa Perry’s Onna House features the work of six women artists working in a variety of materials and mediums in the search for beauty.
Down the Rabbit Hole With Leo VillarealLeo Villareal, whose large-scale LED light installation is at Guild Hall, has been using subtly moving sequences of LED light to create monumental public artworks around the world for more than 20 years.
In the Swim on Opening NightThe 2023 Hamptons International Film Festival will open with “Nyad,” a narrative feature starring Annette Bening as Diana Nyad, the marathon swimmer who swam from Cuba to Florida at the age of 64.
Joan Baez, Then and Now“Joan Baez I Am a Noise” draws from Ms. Baez’s vast personal archive as well as extensive conversations with the singer and footage of her farewell tour to create a rich portrait of her personal and professional life.
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