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March 2021
South Huntington Public Library presents: Alfred Van Loen Gallery A solo exhibit paintings by Kelynn Adler
This exhibit will feature paintings from Alder's series "Coney Island". Kelynn is of Mexican-American heritage and grew up with a family that lived in several countries and traveled extensively. At a young age, she learned to appreciate a wide range of the world’s living cultures and became fascinated by peoples’ diverse backgrounds. Defined as a ”Visual Essayist with a Wanderlust,” Kelynn has followed traditional expeditionary methods of painting in the field, combined with work in the studio. Portraits of everyday…
Find out more »Huntington Historical Society presents Lunch & Learn Lecture series – Hissing Cousins: The Lifelong Rivalry of Eleanor Roosevelt And Alice Roosevelt Longworth
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 lecture is the story of the complex family ties and political battles that bound two of the most remarkable woman of the 20th century.
Find out more »Huntington Arts Council presents High Arts Showcase XVII- JOURNEY Program Art Show
High Arts Showcase XVII, is a component of the JOURNEY Arts in Education Program providing partner school students with the opportunity to present their talents in a gallery setting through this exclusive visual art exhibition. Exhibits are on display on our website. The gallery is open Tuesday through Friday 11 AM to 4 PM.
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 »The Art Guild presents ONLINE Colored Pencil Realism Spring Flowers with Cynthia Knox
Create a beautiful colored pencil still life over two days and learn how to transform a line drawing into your own personal masterpiece! A variety of tips, textures, and techniques will be shared as we develop each section of this lovely floral portrait. You can expect to learn, laugh and leave inspired both days and will receive high quality instructional material prior to class. This includes the following downloads: Reference photo, line drawing, supply list, full-color tutorial booklet, and Cynthia’s…
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.
Find out more »Huntington Historical Society presents Lunch & Learn Lecture Series with John Barone
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. Meet the author, John Barone and historian Alfred "Alfie" Kuntz as they share stories and photographs about the estate and the Caumsett Foundation and the Marshall Field III Gold Coast Estate.
Find out more »Huntington Historical Society presents Lunch & Learn Lecture Series – Long Island Golf, Phil Carlucci
Lunch & Learn 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 a discussion with author Phil Carlucci featuring 200 images that trace the sport's local history from its roots in Southhampton in the 1980's through the modern era.
Find out more »April 2021
The Firefly Artists presents: NYSATA Student/Teacher Exhibition: Kindred Spirits
Special Exhibition for the NYS Art Teachers Association, Nassau County Region showcasing School Art Teachers’ works alongside those of current or formal students.
Find out more »Huntington Arts Council presents Conversations in the Arts: Dance!
Conversations in the Arts continues to be an engaging and increasingly popular program that we currently present via facebook LIVE. The premise of Conversations has always been to bring the community together with artists and scholars, providing an environment that supports and encourages collaboration and the exploration of ideas. This platform, where we can openly share diverse viewpoints, experiences and opinions, has been more relevant and valuable than ever. It is not important whether or not we agree or disagree;…
Find out more »Huntington Arts Council presents: Invitational- Small Group Show
Jean Cohn, Scott Ross and Kristen Tinari. Jean Cohn was raised on Long Island and developed a love for art at a young age. She graduated from The School of Visual Arts with a BFA and started a career in graphic design. In 2010, Jean started a Masters in the Art of Teaching at Queens College. Jean started teaching in Yonkers, and after encouraging young artists to explore various painting techniques, she used her samples to create weavings. Creating a…
Find out more »The Art Guild Presents The Portrait in Colored Pencil Workshop with Jesse Lane
Draw a dramatic, realistic portrait with award-winning artist Jesse Lane. Learn the secrets of turning colored pencil into a Fine Art medium…. creating works as rich and nuanced as any oil painting. Everyone works on the same portrait as Jesse gives detailed demos, step by step, sharing his signature style… including special tips for creating nuanced skin tones, compelling eyes and realistic hair. Classes are thorough as Jesse breaks down complex rendering into simple shapes. All skill levels are welcome!…
Find out more »Huntington Arts Council presents: Arts Administrator Forum- Mentoring
Arts Administrator Forums have been presented via Zoom for several months now as a safe alternative to meeting in person. Open to not for profit arts administrators and educators, the value of exchanging ideas is more relevant than we ever could have anticipated. These quarterly events provide the opportunity to work through these issues and develop partnerships with shared solutions. Featuring panelists of established and emerging leaders in arts administrator fields, we continue to focus on topics that present challenges…
Find out more »May 2021
The Firefly Artists presents Honey I Shrunk the Art!
Juried exhibition celebrating the delight of works no bigger than 8”x10” framed. Prospectus available in CAFE listing, which will be linked www.thefireflyartists.com. Related events will also be posted as the exhibition approaches. Prizes will be awarded..
Find out more »Huntington Arts Council presents Conversations in the Arts: Call to Community- Art and Therapy
Conversations in the Arts continues to be an engaging and increasingly popular program that we currently present via facebook LIVE. The premise of Conversations has always been to bring the community together with artists and scholars, providing an environment that supports and encourages collaboration and the exploration of ideas. This platform, where we can openly share diverse viewpoints, experiences and opinions, has been more relevant and valuable than ever. It is not important whether or not we agree or disagree;…
Find out more »June 2021
Huntington Arts Council presents Call to Artists: Member Showcase
Main Street Gallery presents Members Showcase the 2021 Huntington Arts Council Artist Members Show. This annual exhibit is exclusively for our artist members to showcase a piece of their work in our Gallery along with their member peers. For questions, please contact development@huntingtonarts.org. Entry deadline is April 19th. Exhibits are on display on our website. The gallery is open from Tuesday through Friday 11 AM to 4 PM.
Find out more »August 2021
The Art Guild of Port Washington presents: Watercolor from A-Z with Sterling Edwards
This is a watercolor workshop for all skill levels, however, previous watercolor and drawing experience is very beneficial to gain the most from this workshop. There will be a wide variety of watercolor techniques that will be discussed and demonstrated including positive and negative painting, composition, using creative colors, glazing, charging color, and many more. We will begin each day with a demonstration painting that will be finished before lunch. The daily demonstration will be different each day so that…
Find out more »November 2021
The Art Guild of Port Washington presents: The Still Life & Floral with Robert Johnson
A rare opportunity to take a workshop with Robert Johnson in New York! What makes a painting compelling and memorable? What imparts enduring beauty to a painting? What are the time tested principles underlying the creation of a successful painting? The answers to these persistent questions will be explored in depth in this still life and floral workshop. These enduring fundamental principles taught will be equally applicable to other genres of painting. The workshop will include a demonstration which will…
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