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7/20: Found Objects Opening
Space Still Available
8/4: Alex Sipiagin IN CONCERT
7/27: EEASO Open Rehearsal with Itzhak Perlman
FUN DAYS for Kids!
Thursday Word Crafting Classes
8/14: Annual Members Meeting
Events Calendar
Artist Opportunities
Grant Opportunities

SUMMER CAMPS

Do you know a child with a real passion for MUSIC who might be interested in ROCKING the stage or learning about audio recording?

Check out our MUSIC and other arts camps at EEA this summer!

EEA's summer camps were rated Best of the Best by Dan's Papers in 2011!

CLICK HERE for more info 

Dan's Best of the Best 2011 

 

EAST END ARTS SCHOOL

 

  school  

CLICK HERE for a complete list of SUMMER workshops & classes

 

   

PRIVATE MUSIC INSTRUCTION

EEA School  

  We offer private music lessons to children and adults for voice, piano, guitar and most band and orchestral instruments at all levels.  

CLICK for More Info

    

 

 

ASK ABOUT OUR EARLY BIRD DISCOUNTS FOR GROUP CLASSES: 631-369-2171 or  education@eastendarts.org

 

 Gallery

EAST END ARTS GALLERY


 
*NEW SHOW*
FOUND OBJECTS
Found Objects
Opening Reception:
July 20, 5-7PM

Show Dates: July 20 - Aug. 24

 

 

East End Arts Gallery 

133 E. Main Street, Riverhead, NY 

Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10-4 

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ROSALIE DIMON GALLERY

  

  

Robert Strimban

& Caroline Waloski

on exhibit
May 4 - August 3
CLICK HERE for more info
 

 

 

Rosalie Dimon Gallery

at the Jamesport Manor Inn

370 Manor Lane, Jamesport

www.jamesportmanorinn.com

 

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RIVERHEAD TOWN HALL GALLERY  

 

*NEW SHOW*
Toni Raiten-D'Antonio

Toni Raiten-D'Antonio
I Seem to Like Black Ink

on Exhibit

July 2 - September 10, 2012

CLICK HERE for more info

 

 

Riverhead Town Hall

200 Howell Ave 

Howell Avenue and E. Main St   

in Riverhead

General Hours: 9AM - 4PM

Reserve your
Fantastic Milestone!

 

East End Arts in Greenport

at Brecknock Hall

Don't miss exciting programs lined up at Brecknock Hall, presented by East End Arts.

Brecknock Hall

 Brecknock Hall is located at One Brecknock Road, Greenport, NY

 

Third Thursdays Series

FREE Arts-in-Community Series

August 16, 6:30 PM:

Sculptures & Sculptors 

 

Classes & Workshops

CLICK HERE for a list of EEA classes & workshops in Greenport  


East End Arts' 

Artist-in-Residence

 

Incoming

Artist-in-Residence:

Gena Griffiths

Visual Artist / Educator 

July - August 2012

 

CLICK HERE for more info 

 

COMMUNITY DRUM CIRCLE

FREE ~ Wednesdays

6:30-7:30PM

Every Wednesday in July and August, join beginners as well as avid drummers in the East End Arts Council Carriage House, 133 East Main Street, Riverhead, in this weekly celebration of traditional West African hand drumming and chant in the drum circle setting, led by Jerome Liggon. Participants are instructed in proper hand use and technique which will enable them to produce a variety of sounds from the single skin of the Djembe drum. Drums provided for on-site use.

(Ages 10 yrs-Adult)

For more information, call 631-369-2171 

OPEN STUDIO

Tuesdays, 10AM - 2PM

Visual artists of all levels are welcome to Open Studio 10AM - 2PM in the East End Arts Carriage House, 133 East Main St., Riverhead - bring your own Art supplies. A printing press is available for rent during that time for artists that have been certified to use it. This on-going opportunity is limited to East End Arts members. You are welcome to join at any time. Meet and work with other artists. Call 727-0900 for more information.

JOIN the East End Arts Family TODAY

With a new pricing structure beneficial to members and our growing list of programs and opportunities, NOW is the time to join our community of visual and performing artists. Join the 100+ new members who have joined since the beginning of the year...

 Click Here to reap the membership benefits of

East End Arts!

 


SUPPORT THE FUTURE OF THE ARTS!

East End Arts is a non-profit organization with the mission of bringing the arts to everyone and inspiring our communities through support, advocacy and education. We depend on the support of our community to help sustain our programs and to ensure the future of the arts in our region. Any amount makes a difference! 

CLICK HERE to join East End Arts supporters in keeping the arts alive on the East End!

 

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Found ObjectsFriday, July 20
(art made with) FOUND OBJECTS

Opening Reception

5PM - 7PM

Juried / All Media Show

Guest Juror: Jonathan Pearlman / Artist

From driftwood to Pepsi cans crushed by a truck, get the first look at this show featuring artwork created with found objects. This free event is open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

East End Arts Gallery, 133 E. Main Street, Riverhead, NY 11901 

 

FOUND OBJECTS Show Dates: July 20 - August 24, 2012


LIMITED SPACE STILL AVAILABLE . . .
In these ART CLASSES for ADULTS at the EEA SCHOOL!


PAINTING IN THE Painting in the VineyardVINEYARD
Wednesday, July 25
9:30AM-3:30PM

Instructor: Elizabeth Greaf
Class will meet in a North Fork vineyard. Draw and paint throughout the day with instruction in planning your painting, drawing, and painting your chosen scene. Instructor will help you with composition, planning painting techniques and color selection. Vineyard will be announced later.

Cost: $72 EEA members / $108 non-members 

INTRO TO ACRYLIC PAINTING 
Tuesdays, July 31, August 7, and 14, 5:30-7:30PM
Instructor: Regina Stark
Frustrated with Acrylics? This is the course for you! Ms. Stark will guide you through working with this versatile medium. Instruction is given in how to make paint flow and move across the surface. Learn how to make your paintings sing and come alive. Demos as well as examples will be part of this exciting class. Color wheel, composition and the basic principles of painting will be discussed.
Cost: $72 EEA members / $108 non-members


TO REGISTER: CALL 631-369-2171
CLICK HERE for a complete list of upcoming July classes! 

 
ALEX SIPIAGIN
& the OPUS 5 JAZZ QUINTET
IN CONCERT
Grammy Award-Winning Artists... the next crop of Jazz Legends!
Saturday, August 4
Opportunity to MEET the ARTISTS at a private cocktail reception!

General Admission: $50 / VIP: $125
Advance Purchase Required

CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS and more information

  

Friday, July 27, 5:30-6:30PM 

East End Arts Student Orchestra Open Rehearsal

With The Perlman Music Program Student Orchestra

Conducted by Maestro Itzhak Perlman

Southold High School

East End Arts' newly formed EEA Student Orchestra, comprised of 50 East End middle school string students, will play alongside the Perlman Music Program Student Orchestra, under the baton of internationally acclaimed violin virtuoso and conductor Itzhak Perlman, at this Open Rehearsal, open to the public for free. The EEA Student Orchestra have been rehearsing since early July in preparation for this incredible opportunity with the greatest violinist of our time.

Southold High School, 420 Oaklawn Ave, Southold, NY 11971

 

For more information about this project, CLICK HERE

or call 631-369-2171


FUN DAYS for KIDS
This Summer at the EEA School in Riverhead

Wednesdays:
July 25 - Marbleized Paper
Aug. 1 - Watercolor and Print Landscapes
Aug. 8 - Cubist Clay Portrait Plaques
Aug. 15 - Sunny Spackle Sunflowers

Other Upcoming Classes for Kids
Saturdays starting July
21 - Little Folks Music
Sat. August 11 - Oceanic Art 
Mondays starting August 13 - Mom & Me Art
Sat. August 18 - Looney Limerick Sticks

CLICK HERE OR CALL 631-369-2171 FOR MORE INFO!

WordCrafting

Thursday WORD CRAFTING Classes
Explore the use of words as art in this Literary Art series
at the EEA School in Riverhead

  
July 26 - Poetry Rescue with Scissors & Tape
August 2 - Get Down with your Diagnosis
August 9 - Poetry of Place
August 16 - Jump Start Abandoned Poems
August 23 - Found Poetry
August 30 - Typography: The Look of Words

CLICK HERE OR CALL 631-369-2171 FOR MORE INFO

 

Tuesday, August 14

Annual Members Meeting & Volunteer Appreciation Event

5:30PM

All East End Arts members and volunteers are invited to join us as we will review accomplishments from our 40th Year and preview what's ahead. We will also thank our volunteers for their hard work and dedication, and announce the Volunteer of the Year. A light dinner will be served.

EEA Carriage House, behind the Gallery, 133 E. Main Street, Riverhead, NY

 

Please RSVP: 631-727-0900 or
   

Upcoming Events Calendar

Saturday, July 21

North Fork Chamber of Commerce's

Art Show 2012 at Greenport

11AM - 5PM

Mitchell Park, Greenport 

All are welcome to attend and catch up with area fine artists and galleries who will be exhibiting their works for sale. Artists will have original works available in various mediums including acrylic, resin, watercolor, and oil paintings; photography and cyanotypes; charcoal drawings; and original prints. Watch some of our artists at work in the park and greet our special guests, your arts and culture connection in the area, WPPB 88.3FM, who will be broadcasting LIVE from the Art Show from 11AM-1PM. NFCC Art Show 2012 at Greenport is FREE for the public and is generously sponsored by The Giving Room, Suffolk County National Bank, Long Island Wine Council, Hampton Jitney, Abatelli Realty & Appraisal Services, Greenport Business Improvement District (BID), NSA Group Insurance & Financial Services, and Hamptons Creative Group. We thank The Village of Greenport for their continued support. For more info and to see samples of work from participating Artists and Galleries, visit our facebook page:

Mitchell Park, 115 Front Street, Greenport, NY 

Friday, July 27

The Perlman Music Program's Concert

7:30 PM

Southold High School

The Perlman Music Program and Southold High School will present students of the Summer Music School in an orchestra and chorus concert at Southold High School, located at 420 Oaklawn Avenue in Southold, NY. The Summer Music School curriculum includes rigorous study of the orchestral and choral repertoire, and this performance allows students to share their studies with the North Fork community. PMP is grateful to Icim and Mark Miller for generously underwriting and supporting this concert. Tickets will be available for purchase at North Fork area businesses, and at the door of the event.

TICKETS: $20 advance tickets will be available for purchase at North Fork area businesses, and a limited number of $25 tickets will be available at the door.  

Southold High School, 420 Oaklawn Avenue, Southold, NY

Wednesday, August 1Trevor Davison Big Band

Big Band Swing Night

6:30-10:30PM

230 Elm

(formerly Southampton Polish Hall)

Big Band Swing Dance with the Trevor Davison 10-piece Swing Band, featuring Allyson, performing the best of ballroom dance music hits from Glenn Miller to Harry Connick Jr., and many more. The evening includes a dinner buffet, cash bar, free dance demonstration by Alfonso from the "Touch Dance" TV Show, and a huge dance floor for the best night of dancing on the East End! Doors open at 6:30PM, Band performs 7:30-10:30PM. $40 per person advance purchase, $45 per person at the door. Open Dance Contest for a $50 cash prize! Reserve now... this event will sell out! 631-377-3900

230 Elm Street, Southampton, NY

www.trevordavison.com 

 

ARTIST OPPORTUNITIES

    

 

OPEN CALL FOR EXHIBITING ARTISTS
Weekly Farmers Market in Downtown Riverhead: Saturdays, July - August, 9AM-4PM
East End Arts is seeking artists to exhibit their work and wares on Saturdays during a weekly farmers market along the Peconic River in Downtown Riverhead, behind East Main Street, sponsored by the Riverhead Business Improvement District. Exhibitor fee is $25 per day. Exhibitors must be set-up by 10AM; exhibit location is granted on a first-come, first-serve basis. Call the East End Arts Gallery at 631-727-0900 to sign-up. For more information and registration form, visit: http://eastendarts.org/TEMPfiles2012/SatFarmersMarketForm.pdf. 


PROMOTE YOUR WORK
Patch.com
is offering an exciting FREE publicity opportunity for artists. The community news website has created a column called First Impressions - where an image of artwork is posted each week and readers respond by writing comments about what the work means to them. At the end of the week, the artist posts what they were thinking when they created the piece. Click on the title above to see the first installment featuring local photographer Meryl Spiegel's Scissored, from her Phantoms series. Patch is looking for artists to participate. All you need is a jpg of an image of your work (size: at least 72 dpi, at least 6 x 6 inches) and a paragraph describing what you were thinking when you created the artwork. Email the image and descriptive paragraph with your name, town of residence, name of the work, medium, and artist website to Meryl Spiegel: meryl@merylspiegel.com. Please also notify if you are a member of East End Arts. Meryl will contact you if your work is selected. Take advantage of this great opportunity for FREE artist publicity! 


OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS Mimes, musicians, dancers, drummers needed for the GREENPORT WALK 2012. This free event is expected to draw huge crowds of locals and tourists to Greenport... the only Village featuring a Walk on the East End! Every third Saturday from June through September from 6PM to 9PM. Contact Joyce deCordova at 631-477-6255 or email at decordovastudio@optonline.net for further information.

 

 

CALL FOR ARTISTS: Rendering a New Home for the Patchogue Art Museum The Patchogue Art Museum (PAM!) is seeking renderings in any medium of its newfound home - a historic 101-year-old building in downtown Patchogue. The Museum was recently gifted wall space inside the Industrial Coverage Corporation (ICC) building, at 62 South Ocean Avenue. The ornate two-story white marble building was constructed in 1911 as Union Savings Bank and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Museum's open call to artists will accept interpretations of the ICC building exterior in any medium, with a $250 cash prize. Interested artists can get further details by contacting: PAMuseum@yahoo.com or 631-404-5104.


CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: NYFA's Artist as Entrepreneur Boot Camp for Performing Artists Hosted by NYU Steinhardt 

Hosted by NYU Steinhardt's Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions Performing Arts Administration Program
The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA)'s "The Artist as Entrepreneur: Boot Camp" is an intense 5 session course that trains 50-60 artists in the fundamental principles of sustainability - and ultimately profitability - in the arts. This includes classes on finance, accounting, law, marketing, and fundraising. The structure is a blend of formal lectures, breakout groups, take-home assignments, and one-on-one consultations. This is for members of the performing arts community including, dance, theater, film, music, music composition and more. The Artist As Entrepreneur Boot Camp runs on July 21-22, and will take place on the NYU campus. For more information, visit http://www.nyfa.org/level3.asp?id=923&fid=1&sid=76


OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS Seeking artists working in oil, acrylic, watercolor or pastel to participate in Ty Stroudsburg's LANDSCAPE show, August 11 - September 17, at The South Street Gallery in Greenport. Open to artists working in oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel or pencil. Submissions' main focus must be Long Island landscapes. Work must be original and not a reproduction or copy of the original. Images of all entries must be submitted by e-mail by Monday, July 23, 2012. Entrants may submit up to three works. For more information and entry form, visit:



OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS The Retreat, the only non-profit domestic violence agency serving the East End of Long Island, is pleased to announce their 4th Annual Juried Art Show. The show is open to all artists with work in Photography, Painting, 2D, 3D, and Sculpture (no video art). The work cannot be larger than 24" x 36". The deadline to enter is August 1, 2012. Entry fee is $50 per entry, limit 3 entries (1 entry is $50, 2 is $100, and 3 is $150). The jurors of this competition are: Kathryn Markel, Owner of art gallery Kathryn Markel Fine Arts with locations in Bridgehampton and New York City; Christina Mossaides Strassfield, Museum Director/ Chief Curator of Guild Hall Museum in East Hampton, NY. The top 25 entries, as decided by the jurors, will be in a group show at Richard J. Demato Fine Arts Gallery from October 27, 2012 - November 5, 2012. The best in show of these 25 will win a solo exhibition at the gallery, at a date to be determined, within one year of winning. The winner of the 1st Annual Juried Art Show is now represented by a major gallery in NYC.  For complete rules and entry form visit www.hamptonsjuriedartshow.com, email Dmullarkey@theretreatinc.org or call 631-329-4398.



OPEN CALL FOR PHOTOGRAPHY
North Fork Environmental Council's Photo What's Left!
A Juried Photography Exhibit and Benefit Sale

For 40 years, the NFEC has fought to protect and preserve many of the most scenic areas of the North Fork. NFEC has written and spoken often about these special places but as the saying goes... a picture is worth 1,000 words. NFEC is seeking photography of the North Fork. Entries must be received no later than Friday, August 3 at the NFEC offices (12700 Main Rd, Mattituck.) Entries must be original work of the photographer and taken within the past year. For more information, visit

CALL FOR ARTISTS Together with Obama for America, North Fork artists Sigrid Burton and Max Brennan are hosting an Artists' Harvest Moon Costume Ball on Saturday, September 29, from 7:30PM to 11PM at Poquatuck Hall, Orient. Artists are invited to make a mask (not to be worn) for the ball. The masks will be on tables as well as displayed. Your masks will be the primary decoration for the event and will be auctioned off that evening. Marion Wolberg Weiss, art critic, Dan's Papers, will "jury" the show. To obtain the specifications and rules for participation, please contact Hector and Joyce deCordova at


CALL FOR ARTISTS & PERFORMERS for Long Island Fringe Festival 2012 Fringe advocates collaborative arts on Long Island. The Fringe Festival incorporates an art fair, an art show and a theater performance all into one, creating a cultural hub. In 2012 we have a true Long Island festival covering the next six months, featuring over 10 performances in more than half a dozen locations. Each show will vary in audience size from 50 to 400 and all shows will be 2 hours in length. Tickets will be sold on a per show basis at $10 each and one can purchase a festival pass for $50. Confirmed dates include SoLuna Studios in Hauppague, Ripe Art Gallery in Greenlawn, Angelina's Restaurant in Massapequa, Creative Art Studio in Sea Cliff,  Tilles Center in Brookville. To get involved, visit http://longislandfringefestival.weebly.com.

GRANT OPPORTUNITIES  

       

 

 Art Writing Workshop In partnership with the International Association of Art Critics/USA Section, the Arts Writers Grant Program offers applicants consultations with leading art critics. For more information, please visit http://www.aicausa.org. 

 


Thank you,  The Times Review Papers!

EEA would like to thank The Times Review Papers for being our biggest media sponsor and for keeping the community up-to-date on our fabulous artists and programing. Become a subscriber to The Riverhead News-Review, The Suffolk Times, The North Shore Sun or The Shelter Island Reporter for your local news and information.

 

 

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