Long Island Community Arts Calendar
May 2021
HU Museum of Art presents – SECOND FRIDAYS: Recent Acquisitions
As a collecting institution, the Hofstra University Museum of Art continues to develop and expand its permanent collection. This program looks at the acquisition process and some of the works of art donated to the Museum of Art in the past five years.
Find out more »The Walt Whitman Birthplace Association presents: Fire THIS Time: A 6-Week Reading and Discussion Series
WWBA is delighted to present The Fire THIS Time, a 6 week live virtual discussion series exploring perspectives on race in America thought the lens of essays by James Baldwin. Led by Indran Amirthanayagam, Poet, Essayist, Diplomat, and Translator Sessions run every Saturday from April 17 to May 22 from 2:00-3:30 PM EST. **There is a one time $10 administration fee to join in the series: https://www.waltwhitman.org/product/the-fire-this-time/ After registering, an email will be sent to you with the Zoom link…
Find out more »June 2021
HU Museum of Art presents – SECOND FRIDAYS: From the Hand: Drawing
An artist may create works of art in a broad range of media but an artistic idea often begins with a drawing. Drawings, whether created in pencil, ink or pastel, exhibit a greater immediacy and closer connection to the artist. They can be studies for another work in a different medium, incomplete ideas or finished images. This program highlights some of the remarkable drawings from the Hofstra University Museum of Art’s collection, by artists such as Benny Andrews, Leonard Baskin,…
Find out more »Walt Whitman Birthplace Association presents: 2021 WWBA Poet In Residence Workshop and Reading with Forrest Gander
WWBA is delighted to share the distinguished the voice of Pulitzer Prize-winning Forrest Gander. He is a poet, writer, translator, and editor of several anthologies of writing from Spain and Mexico. He is the author of more than a dozen books, including collaborations with notable artists and photographers. Gander is celebrated for the richness of his language and his undaunted lyric passion. Virtual Poetry Workshop 2:00 - 4:00 PM EST You can register to participate or as an auditor. Member…
Find out more »Walt Whitman Birthplace Association presents: ‘To Bryant, The Poet of Nature’: A Virtual Walking Tour About Whitman and Bryant’s Transcendental Relationship
WWBA is excited to share a historic and literary virtual tour with Ph.D. Candidate Andrew Rimby! Follow along as we learn about Whitman and Bryant around historic Roslyn. This event is open to all with a $5 suggested donation. Please pre-register for this event. You will receive an email with a link to the Zoom meeting after registration. To Donate a Suggested $5, Please Visit Here In 1847, Whitman coined Bryant “one of the best poets in the world” while…
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