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February 2022
The Firefly Artists Presents Call To Artists: BIG INK
The Firefly Artists are thrilled to have Big Ink back at The Firefly Artists. BIG INK hosts large-scale woodblock printmaking events across the United States and we have been lucky to have them visit us in the summers of 2018 and 2019. Artists that are interested in carving a woodblock of at least 24 by 36 inches are invited to participate. First, you submit a design for consideration. If selected, you’ll have two months to carve a woodblock based on…
Find out more »Mary Ruppert represented by Photo Art Pavilion on-line.
Mary Ruppert's photography will be shown on Photo Art Pavilion on line after being contacted by the gallery owners and curators of the website. Photo Art Pavilion features the artwork of photographers in many genres for both enjoyment and for sale in many sizes and media.
Find out more »Heckscher Museum of Art Presents Richard Mayhew: Reinventing Landscape
Richard Mayhew: Reinventing Landscape, on view January 20 to April 24, 2022, explores how the nationally renowned artist re-imagined nineteenth and twentieth-century American landscape to express his perspective on nature and the environment as an artist of African American and Native American descent. Born in Amityville, Long Island, the artist’s subjects suggest the appearance of natural forms, but they are symbolic of his emotional interpretation. Conceiving of his paintings as “mindscapes,” Mayhew intuitively uses evocative color and diffused form to…
Find out more »Fearless Watercolors – Virtual Classes with Jan Guarino
Painting different a subject matter each week from landscapes, seacapes, still lifes, florals and portraits. I will show you techniques that will allow you to feel free while holding onto detail, gain control, make corrections and have fun. Learn to trust your instincts with color and add contrast and allow blossoms, drips and splatters to work for you. $25 per class includes a 2+ hour class, critique and recording. Sign up for my newsletters to receive class updates on my…
Find out more »Jan Guarino Fearless Watercolors – Virtual Classes & Workshops
These 4 week workshops start with one theme and build each week upon it. It will show you techniques that will allow you to feel free while holding onto detail, gain control, make corrections and have fun. Learn to trust your instincts with color and add contrast and allow blossoms, drips and splatters to work for you. All four weeks for $80
Find out more »*Northport Arts Coalition Presents Poets in Port
Ongoing, last Friday of the month. Featured poets and open readings. All are welcome to participate. 10/25/19, 11/29/19, 12/27/19, 1/31/20.
Find out more »April 2022
Suburban Art League Calling New Members
Suburban Art League seeks new members. Join now at our early bird special rates (renew at today’s membership fees before they increase July 1, 2022) and receive Membership good through August 31, 2023. Join our art demonstrations the first Tuesday of each month Sept. through June, at 8:00 PM at the Syosset Woodbury Community Center. Your SAL membership allows you to participate in a minimum of two judged exhibits at member prices, receive an informative monthly newsletter 10 months out…
Find out more »The Firefly Artists Present: Honey I Shrunk the Art
Juried exhibition celebrating the delight of works no bigger than 9”x11” framed. Prizes will be awarded. The Exhibition will run April 29 - May 29 A Reception will be held May 1st from 3-5pm.
Find out more »The Heckscher Museum Presents Long Island’s Best: Young Artists
Long Island’s Best: Young Artists at The Heckscher Museum is the only juried exhibition on Long Island that offers high school students the opportunity to show their work in a museum. Each year, the Heckscher invites students in grades 9 through 12 to create a work of art inspired by artwork shown in the Museum and to submit it to this prestigious juried exhibition. Hundreds of works of art are submitted from schools across Nassau and Suffolk counties and approximately…
Find out more »May 2022
Jan Guarino’s Fearless Watercolor On Going Virtual Classes
Painting different a subject matter each week from landscapes, seacapes, still lifes, florals and portraits. I will show you techniques that will allow you to feel free while holding onto detail, gain control, make corrections and have fun. Learn to trust your instincts with color and add contrast and allow blossoms, drips and splatters to work for you. Day and evening classes are ongoing ... 1:30-3pm and 7-9pm. $25 per class includes a 2+ hour class, critique and recording. Sign…
Find out more »fotofoto Gallery presents: “Strength & Vision ~ Group Exhibition of Photography by fotofoto Gallery Artists” and participation in the “Huntington Village ART WALK”
fotofoto Gallery is proud to present "Strength & Vision ~ A Group Exhibition of Photographic Works by fotofoto gallery Artist Members" from May 5 - 28, 2022 and to participate in the "Huntington Village ART WALK" with both Receptions on Sunday, May 8th from 12-4pm. • Highlighting the diverse talents and visions of our Artist Members, fotofoto Gallery is one of the oldest fine art photography gallery collectives on Long Island. Located in the heart of downtown Huntington, the gallery…
Find out more »The Art Guild Presents How Grows Your Garden
Gallery viewing dates May 8 - June 4
Find out more »The Jazz Loft Presents Jazz Concert and Jam Session
Weds 5/4, 5/11, 5/18/ 5/25 Jazz concert and jam session, featuring The Jazz Loft Trio (bassist Keenan Zach & friends). Concert at 7pm, followed by an open jam at 8pm. 7:00 PM. Tickets: arrive at 7:00 PM--$10; arrive at 8:00 for the open jam--$5.
Find out more »Hofstra University Museum of Art Presents Drawing Matters
Drawing Matters explores the importance of drawing by hand in the current technological age where computer-aided design and photographic replication are so accessible. Cross-discipline by design, the exhibition includes drawings from the Museum’s collection, botanical and scientific illustrations, and engineering and architectural drawings. The Museum’s drawings range from the 18th to the 21st centuries and include a wide variety of styles from representational to abstract. The scientific illustrations will include taxonomic descriptions of species and how they are used in…
Find out more »Hofstra University Museum of Art Presents Art of the Dogon
Art of the Dogon features works by the Dogon people of Mali that are drawn from the Museum’s extensive and highly regarded collection of African Art. The Dogon live in one of West Africa’s most spectacular landscapes, a row of cliffs known as the Bandiagara Escarpment, located in the central plateau region of Mali. Their complex mythology and sophisticated visual arts capture the imagination. The sculptures, masks, jewelry, and other works in the exhibition point to the significance of art…
Find out more »Heckscher Museum of Art Presents Moonstruck: Lunar Art from the Collection
Moonstruck: Lunar Art from the Collection, on view January 20 to September 18, 2022, is drawn from the Museum’s permanent collection, The exhibition features a broad range of artwork inspired by the moon and moonlight. From the nineteenth century to the present, artists have gravitated to the moon for reasons scientific, mythic, and symbolic. The celestial artworks on view explore our enduring fascination with the moon in all its phases.
Find out more »Huntington Historical Society presents Lunch & Learn Lunch Series with Rhoda Miller
Lunch & Learn Lecture series combines good food with Huntington and Long Island’s rich history. Each month features a different speaker covering a topic relating to our local history and includes a three-course meal at Black and Blue Seafood Chophouse. This month's speaker, Rhoda Miller, will do a presentation and discussion of Long Island's rich and fascinating Jewish heritage explored from a historical and genealogical perspective.
Find out more »Suffolk Y JCC Celebrates Israel with the Maccabeats!
Join us at the Suffolk Y JCC celebrating Israel! Thursday, May 19, 2022 | 5:30-8:30 pm Performance by the Maccabeats from 6:30-7:30 pm One of the world's premier a capella singing groups! Games, bounce houses, israeli dancing, bonfire, food for purchase, and more! Bring a chair or blanket for the concert. *In case of inclement weather the event will be moved inside. go to our web page to view all of our community partners!
Find out more »The Jazz Loft Presents The Bad Little Big Band
Thurs 5/19— The Bad Little Big Band. The 12-member big band, led by pianist, composer and arranger Rich Iacona, performs the music of The Great American Songbook. Featuring vocalist Madeline Kole. 7:00 PM. Tickets: $30 adults, $25 seniors, $20 students, $15 children.
Find out more »Nassau County Museum of Art presents Feast for the Eyes
Feast for the Eyes, guest curated by Franklin Hill Perrell, explores how food has always inspired artists. Drawn from a wide variety of media, the exhibition offers viewers eclectic portrayals of food, restaurants, cafés, shops, parties and table decorations. Included are luscious depictions of food by artists such as Ben Schonzeit and Wayne Thiebaud, Berenice Abbott’s photographs of food-related sights in New York; Judith Leiber’s fabulous jeweled evening bags in fruit and vegetable shapes; as well as Al Hirschfeld’s famed…
Find out more »The Art Guild Presents Figures in the Landscape Workshop with Robert J Simone
Developing the ability to include figures can add interest and a sense of scale to your landscape paintings. It may also increase awards and sales. In this 3-day, plein air to studio workshop, we will spend a day painting small scale figure sketches and gathering photo references on location. Then we will spend two days in the studio creating a more developed work based on those references. Participants can expect to learn techniques for capturing the gestures and the likeness…
Find out more »The Art Guild Presents Figures in The Landscape Workshop with Robert J. Simone
Recently featured in Art Collectors Magazine for plein air painting May 2022 edition!!! Developing the ability to include figures can add interest and a sense of scale to your landscape paintings. It may also increase awards and sales. In this 3-day, plein air to studio workshop, we will spend a day painting small scale figure sketches and gathering photo references on location. Then we will spend two days in the studio creating a more developed work based on those references.…
Find out more »The Firefly Artists Present: Nuno felting with Firefly Oksana Danziger
Nuno Felting Felting is a friendly technique that is simple to learn and create with. Some popular felting projects include decorative pillows, quilts and jewelry. In this workshop students will learn the needle felting technique over the course of 2 hours and after that you will take home a beautiful felted flower. Wool is a magical fiber that has tiny scales that stick together. This allows the user to create a pattern from it on the felt using a needle…
Find out more »The Jazz Loft Presents The Jon Irabagon Group [jazz]
Fri 5/20— The Jon Irabagon Group. Jon Irabagon is a tenor saxophonist, composer and record label founder. He is the winner of the 2008 Thelonius Monk competition and has performed and recorded with many music luminaries. 7:00 PM. Tickets: $30 adults, $25 seniors, $20 students, $15 children.
Find out more »Steve Walker Art, LI Charcoal Artist at Babylon Argyle Park “ART BY THE FALLS”
Steve's artwork will be exhibited and available for sale on 5/21 under his tent. Prior to the pandemic Steve Walker Art was exhibiting in library galleries across Long Island. Preview his most current artwork in FACEBOOK "Steve Walker Art", INSTAGRAM "LongIslandCharcoalArtist", and new Web Site "https://www.artpal.com/SteveWalkerArt"
Find out more »Babylon Village Arts Council Presents Art by the Falls
Join us for the annual outdoor art exhibit 'Art by the Falls' on Saturday, May 21 from 10-5 at Argyle Park in Babylon Village. Local Long Island artist will display their work, Enjoy music, a puppet show from 12-1 and even lemonade from the local Girls scouts troop. This event is made possible in part through funding from SuffolkCounty and the DEC Restart grant administered by the Huntington Arts Council under the auspices of Governor Hockul.
Find out more »The Art Guild Presents Alcohol Ink Workshop with Vera Worthington
Program Description Painting with ALCOHOL INK can be enjoyed by everyone from professional artists to those who have never painted before. In this workshop, you will acquire the basics of painting with ALCOHOL INKS while having fun exploring the beauty of this free-flowing medium. You will learn new and exciting ways to render loose and spontaneous flowers and landscapes. We will experiment with various methods such as free-flowing, pouring, painting with brushes, sponges & much more. You will create individual…
Find out more »Plaza Theatrical Production’s Broadway Long Island presents The Color Purple
With a joyous score featuring jazz, ragtime, gospel, African music, and blues, The Color Purple, is a story of hope, a testament to the healing power of love, and a celebration of life! Based upon the novel written by Alice Walker and the Warner Bros./Amblin Entertainment Motion Picture. Tickets - www.broadwaylongisland.com, Box Office 516-599-6870 M-F 9:00am - 5:00pm. Book by Marsha Norman Music and Lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray. Presented by Special Arrangement with Theatrical Rights…
Find out more »The Jazz Loft Presents The Bill Mays Trio
Sat 5/21— The Bill Mays Trio. Bill Mays is a jazz pianist, composer, and recording artist. 7:00 PM. Tickets: $30 adults, $25 seniors, $20 students, $15 children.
Find out more »Huntington Historical Society presents Lunch & Learn Lecture Series with Paul J. Mateyunas
Lunch & Learn Lecture series combines good food with Huntington and Long Island’s rich history. Each month features a different speaker covering a topic relating to our local history and includes a three-course meal at Black and Blue Seafood Chophouse. An afternoon with Gatsby! Travel back in time to the days of Daisy Buchanan and Jay Gatsby, learning about the real families and homes that inspired F. Scott Fitzgerald.
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