Archive for the ‘Shelter Island’ Category

DISPATCH – MAY 25, 2012 (12:25 p.m.) EAST END, NY In honor of the Hamptons art season kick-off, we’ve compiled an exhaustive list of the art openings happening over the Memorial Day Weekend. Think of it as an Art Opening Cheat Sheet to make your art travels easier. The listing is divided geographically. Hamptons art openings are listed first, followed [...]

DISPATCH – Dec 24, 2011 (12:31 p.m.) SHELTER ISLAND, NY Composer Bruce Wolosoff has two wins topping a music-filled year. A new full-length recording of his music, ”Many Worlds,” was released on Dec 12. The ballet, “White City: Chicago’s Columbian Exposition of 1893″ has just made some waves. The ballet is based on music written by Wolosoff. “White City” was selected for the top spot as the Best [...]

DISPATCH – July 7, 2011 (Friday; 11:05 a.m.) Shelter Island, NY When Ricardo Pascale looks at wood, he sees potential. He sees textures that are rough, varied and unexpected. He sees colors—some created as the bi-products of tanneries in his home country of Uruguay, he said. Other colors form naturally during the growth process or after [...]

DISPATCH - June 2, 2011 (Thursday); 11:53 p.m. Hamptons, NY Memorial Day Weekend is a busy one for the gallery scene. In a nod to the first exhibition explosion, I challenged myself to attend as many openings as traffic and timing would allow. In 3 days, I logged 167  miles, attended  7 openings and 1 chalk art street fair. I missed 10 art openings and 3 [...]

DISPATCH—May 28, 2010 (Friday) 8: 50 p.m. SHELTER ISLAND, NY Boltax Gallery holds Friday Night Salons to launch art exhibitions held during the summer. There was no ferry traffic and I got to the gallery early. Seeing a light on across the street, I wandered into the Mosquito Hawk Gallery. The director, Alexis Martino, was installing the [...]