Friday, November 2

New Art Show featuring  

IVAN KUSTURA & STEPHEN BITEL 

For more information, CLICK HERE

East End abstract/visual artist and award-winning Hollywood screenwriter Tina Andrews (Warner Bros.' "Why Do Fools Fall In Love") has a featured art exhibit at The Crazy Monkey Gallery in Amagansett, NY, from November 2 through December 2, 2012. Her bold, provocative paintings and sculptures have been described as "vibrant and moving..." Miss Andrews will also sign and give away copies of her book: "Sally Hemings An American Scandal" based on her award-winning CBS miniseries to the first 40 people. Don't miss this extraordinary event. For more information: 631-267-3627

Crazy Monkey Gallery, 136 Main Street, Amagansett NY

1 - 4 PM

Art Galleries from Southampton, Bridgehampton, East Hampton, Sag Harbor and Amagansett 

Enjoy a new Holiday Tradition on Thanksgiving Saturday! Art Galleries from Southampton, Bridgehampton, East Hampton, Sag Harbor and Amagansett are open Thanksgiving Saturday, as they collectively celebrate "Art in the Hamptons" this holiday season with an art walk. It's a free self-guided art walk throughout the Hamptons. Or, take a scheduled tour with a local artist. View participating art galleries at www.artwalkhamptons.com. Peer into the galleries art windows, enjoy conversation with the local curators, taste festive refreshments, learn about the art, collect art stories to wrap your holiday presence as a tradition begins in the Hamptons. For more information or details about art tours, contact info@artwalkhamptons.com. ArtWalk Hamptons is proud to have Hamptons Art Hub as the sponsor of Art Walk Thanksgiving Saturday.

ARTIST OPPORTUNITIES

CALL FOR ARTISTS & CRAFTSMAN: EEA'S HOLIDAY MARKET The East End Arts Gallery seeks unique, one-of-a-kind artists' works and wares for the Annual Holiday Market. Starting on November 30, through the month of December, gorgeous hand-made ornaments, one-of-a-kind jewelry and wearables, and unique ceramics and crafts will fill East End Arts' three galleries from top to bottom as visitors from all over Long Island come to the Gallery to buy exclusive and inspired items, perfect for gift-giving during the holiday season. No entry fee! Artists interested in participating have two options for applying: by in-person interview or by mailing-in a CD. Mail-in applications must be received by the East End Arts Gallery by Saturday, November 3, and in-person interviews must be scheduled by Friday, November 9 by calling 631-727-0900. For prospectus and an application, CLICK HERE 


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!

 

CALL FOR WORK: FIBER EXHIBITION at the Carnegie Art Center Opening Reception is Thursday, November 29 and the exhibition will run from the opening on November 29 through Thursday, December 27, 2012. The judge for this exhibition is Jozef Bajus, Associate Professor of Design and Coordinator of the Fibers Program at Buffalo State College. Work Drop-Off: Saturday, November 17, 10am - 2pm and Monday, November 19, 4 - 6pm. Carnegie Art Center is located at 240 Goundry Street in North Tonawanda, NY. To obtain a prospectus email office@carnegieartcenter.org or call 716-694-4400.

 

CALL FOR ARTISTS: 10 x 10 Show at The South Street Gallery Stop by The South Street Gallery in Greenport and pick up a complimentary 10x10 cradled birch plywood board for our sixth annual 10x10=100 Art Show and Sale to benefit The North Fork Environmental Council. The first board is complimentary. Up to two additional boards may be purchased for $7 each. All works will be sold for $100 each: 25% of each sale going to the gallery and the remainder split between the artist and the NFEC. Works are due at the gallery by Sunday, November 18. Preview: Friday, November 30. Sale Begins: Saturday, December 1, 6PM. For more information, visit http://thesouthstreetgallery.com/event_details.cfm?e_id=64.

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Poetry Chapbook Competition The Center for Book Arts invites submissions to its annual Poetry Chapbook Competition. The deadline for the 2013 competition is December 1, 2012. The winning manuscript will be chosen in the spring of 2013 and will be awarded with the publication of a beautifully designed, letterpress-printed, limited-edition chapbook printed and bound by artists at the Center for Book Arts. The edition is limited to 100 signed and numbered copies, ten of which are reserved for the author and the remainder of which will be offered for sale through the Center. The winning poet will also receive a cash award of $500, and a $500 honorarium for a reading, to be held at the Center in the fall of 2013, as well as an exclusive opportunity to stay at the Millay Colony for the Arts in Austerlitz, New York as one of their Winter Shakers. This year's judges will be Harryette Mullen & Sharon Dolin. For more information, visit http://www.centerforbookarts.org/opportunities/.

Group for the East End Seeking Volunteer Photographers Volunteers are needed to photograph the Group's environmental educators in action during classroom and field trip lessons. Please e-mail kfullam@eastendenvironment.org if you are interested in helping out. Weekday, daytime hours only. Opportunity lasts from now until June 2013. The Group will provide a tax letter for professional photographers who donate their time.