DISPATCH – May 8, 2012 (7:45 p.m.) HAMPTONS, NY The artist collective EMERGE.LI is spreading out and searching for artists. The Greenport-Hamptons art group held its first exhibition last winter at a Greenport gallery. Now, they’ve issued an open call for Long Island artists for two events slated for this summer. The first event is “The Slide Slam” to be held on Sunday, [...]
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EMERGE.LI Seeking Long Island Artists
Posted: May 8, 2012 in Art News, Greenport, Long IslandTags: art event, Art Exhibition, Call for artists, Emerge.LI, Islip Art Museum, South Street Gallery
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Three To See – Weekend of 04.27.12
Posted: April 27, 2012 in East Hampton / Springs, Exhibitions, Long Island, Mixed Media, Painting, Photography, Sculpture, SouthamptonTags: Art, LongHouse Reserve, Photography, Sculpture, Southampton Cultural Center
DISPATCH – Apr 27, 2012 (4:43 p.m.) HAMPTONS, NY There’s a range of exhibitions hosting artist receptions this weekend. “Contemporary Narrative” presents five artists working in different mediums at the Southampton Cultural Center. “Shopkeepers of Southampton: Photographs by Davis Gaffga” presents portraits at the Southampton Historical Museums. LongHouse Reserve opens for the season on Saturday with a trio of artistic events (See separate post). Further afield, East End [...]
Three To See – Weekend of 04.06.12
Posted: April 6, 2012 in Exhibitions, Long Island, Painting, Photography, Quogue / East Quogue, SouthamptonTags: Art, Painting, Photography
DISPATCH – Apr 6, 2012 (12:05 p.m.) HAMPTONS, NY Solo shows seem to be the thing for this weekend. Gallery openings are being held for Michael Hennessy and Jake Rajs in Southampton and Salvatore Gulla in Quogue. In Patchogue, a show featuring Pop Artist Richard Smith opens tonight. Photographer Jake Rajs has a solo show of images at the Rogers Memorial Library’s Madelle [...]
LEGO Blocks as Sculpture
Posted: March 14, 2012 in Long Island, Museum Look, SculptureTags: Art, Nathan Sawaya, Sculpture
DISPATCH – Mar 14, 2012 (12:48 a.m.) ROSLYN HARBOR, NY LEGOs aren’t just for kids. New York sculptor Nathan Sawaya has known this for a while. In fact, he’s been making art from the toy plastic building blocks for 10 years or so. Sawaya’s work is currently the subject of a solo show at the Nassau County Museum of Art through Mar 18. [...]
LI Spotlight – “The Work of Women”
Posted: March 9, 2012 in Exhibitions, Long Island, Mixed Media, PaintingTags: Art, Gallery North, Painting
DISPATCH – Mar 9, 2012 (10:35 a.m.) SETAUKET, NY A compelling exhibition of art by contemporary female artists is opening tonight at Gallery North. “The Work of Women” presents art that stays away from clichés about what’s women’s work and what’s not. Instead, the theme is developed by featuring art made by women. Exhibiting are Felicitas Wetter, Sheila Breck, Pura Cruz, Margaret McCann, Elizabeth O’Reilly, Erika [...]