February 6, 2015
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2/6: Winterfest Kickoff Party
2/7: Poetry & Performance
Call for Artists! JumpstART Professional Development & Public Arts Program
2/11: New Exhibition
Upcoming Workshops for Adults
February Break FUN for Kids & Teens
Upcoming Classes for Kids
4/25: Save the Date! ARTworks Gala
Upcoming High School Theatre Productions
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ANNUAL MEMBERS' SHOW
Theme: Squares
January 23 - March 6, 2015

 

East End Arts Gallery 

133 E. Main Street, Riverhead, NY 

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ROSALIE DIMON GALLERY

 

 

*NEW SHOW*

Adam Cohen

& Robert Moore

on exhibit
February 11 - April 29
Artists' Reception:
Sun, March 1, 3 - 5 PM
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Rosalie Dimon Gallery

at the Jamesport Manor Inn

370 Manor Lane, Jamesport

www.jamesportmanorinn.com

 

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RIVERHEAD TOWN HALL GALLERY

 

 

 
Jackie Stevens

Photography on Exhibit

December 8 - February 27
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Riverhead Town Hall

200 Howell Ave 

Howell Avenue and E. Main St

in Riverhead

General Hours: M-F, 9AM-4PM


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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. 

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Saturday, February 7
LOVE STORY Poetry & Performance
2:00 PM at EEA Carriage House, 133 E. Main Street, Riverhead

Join us for an afternoon of poetry and performance with celebrated Long Island Artists: featured poet Lucas Hunt... Sophia Dupuis... Susan Dingle... Lukas Ortiz... Pamela Kalimanus... Greg Moglia... Jane Shaffer. click here for more info >>  

 


SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY FOR ARTISTS OF ALL DISCIPLINES: 
JumpstART Professional Development
& Public Arts Program 
ARTISTS: Get a jumpstART on your artistic career.
Deadline to Apply: FEBRUARY 13  
  • Learn about the fundamentals involved to best grow your  business - your art! Listen to other artists who have succeeded in making a living with their art.   
  • Take advantage of the amazing opportunity for your artwork to get high visibility through public presentation. Let the entire East End be your audience!
  • This program is open to all visual and performing artists, of any discipline.

A limited number of artists of any discipline will be accepted into JumpstART. In addition to a number of workshops, all accepted participating artists will have the unprecedented opportunity to design and implement a public art project in downtown Riverhead and/or East Hampton.

 

Application Submission Deadline: Friday, February 13  
For more info and to apply: click here >> 
 

Starting Wednesday,
February 11   
New Art Show featuring

ADAM COHEN &

ROBERT MOORE

Rosalie Dimon Gallery at the Jamesport Manor Inn
New exhibit featuring the work of two exceptional East End Arts member artists.

Meet the Artists at the reception on Sunday, March 1, 3 - 5 PM! Local wines and artisanal cheeses will be served. The public is welcome to this free event. Presented by East End Arts.

CLICK HERE for more info >>
Jamesport Manor Inn, 370 Manor Lane in Jamesport, NY
The show will be up for viewing from February 11, 2015 through April 29, 2015.


UPCOMING CLASSES FOR ADULTS
At the East End Arts School in Riverhead

 
 
 
seasons-greetings-header5.gifFEBRUARY BREAK FUN
FOR KIDS & TEENS
February 17 - 20
At the East End Arts School in Riverhead

Don't Get Stuck in the House this Winter Break! Get Creative!

Learn to make the artificial seem real with our visiting Artist-in-Residence, JULIA V. GOLDMAN, who worked on the movie sets of Spiderman, Men in Black III, London Calling, I Am Legend, and many others films!
Tuesday, February 17 - Thursday, February 19
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A VACATION IN THE ARTS!
Drawing, painting, sculpture, and mixed media works...
 
Tuesday, February 17 - Thursday, February 20
Tuesday, February 17 - Thursday, February 20
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    UPCOMING CLASSES
FOR CHILDREN
At the East End Arts School in Riverhead

Saturday, Feb. 7
1:00 - 2:00 PM
$10 suggested donation
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YOUTH ART MONTH WORKSHOPS
Saturdays, March 7 & 14
For Children Grades 3-8
Workshops only $10 ~ Sign-up Today!
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SAVE THE DATE
ARTworks 2015 GALA
Saturday, April 25, 2015
East Wind, Wading River

HONORING OUR FRIENDS
Suffolk County National Bank 
 
Proceeds from this fundraising event help support our mission to build and enrich our community through the arts, as well as providing art and music scholarships for area children.

 


UPCOMING HIGH SCHOOL THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS

Support Theatre Education on the East End!


BYE BYE BIRDIE - Mattituck
February 6 & 7 at 7:30 PM
15125 Main Road, Mattituck NY

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST - Pierson
February 5 & 6 at 7 PM & February 7 at 2 PM & 7 PM
200 Jermain Ave, Sag Harbor NY

THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK - McGann-Mercy 
February 26, 27, 28 at 7:30 PM 
1225 Ostrander Ave, Riverhead NY 

   

Upcoming Events Calendar

Saturday, February 7  

The Perlman Music Program Presents

Deborah Pae, cello

5:00 PM

At the PMP Clark Arts Center, Shelter Island

Star cellist Deborah Pae returns to the Clark Arts Center for a thrilling recital of works by Barber, Brahms, Miaskovsky and Tchaikovsky with pianist Dana Protopopescu. Tickets are $25 at perlmanmusicprogram.org, FREE for ages 18 and under (call 212-877-5045.) Includes a "Meet the Artist" reception. For more information, please call 212-877-5045 or email specialevents@perlmanmusicprogram.org.

Clark Arts Center at the Perlman Music Program, 73 Shore Road, Shelter Island Heights NY

Sunday, February 8  

Works in Progress Concert

2:30 PM

At the PMP Clark Arts Center, Shelter Island

The Perlman Music Program's exceptional students will present a free concert of classical masterworks by Bach, Beethoven, Ravel, and Walton at the Clark Arts Center on PMP's Shelter Island campus. FREE and open to all. Seating is first-come, first-served: reservations are not required. For more information, call 212-877-5045 or email specialevents@perlmanmusicprogram.org.

Clark Arts Center at the Perlman Music Program, 73 Shore Road, Shelter Island Heights NY

Sunday, February 22

Poetry Street Open Mic
2 - 4 PM

At the Blue Duck Bakery Café, Riverhead

"POETRY STREET...where every voice is heard!" welcomes writers of all ages to the Blue Duck Bakery Café for this series of "Open Mics", the spoken word project of Susan Dingle for the East End Arts' JumpstART program. The "Open Mics" are hosted by Susan Dingle and Robert "Bubbie" Brown; poets, community advocates, social workers and educators committed to honoring the creativity of all people. Poets, comedians and storytellers are invited to sign up at 1:30 PM; the first 15 writers to sign-up have 3 minutes to perform original work. $5 fee for poets and audience members. EEA's JumpstART program is an innovative public arts collaboration to bring vitality to Downtown Riverhead through partnerships between artists and businesses. The Poetry Street program will continue on the fourth Sunday of every month at the Blue Duck Bakery Café in Riverhead. For more information on this groundbreaking program, please contact Ms. Dingle at susandingle@optonline.net.

Blue Duck Bakery Café, 309 E. Main Street, Riverhead NY

Saturday, February 28 

Discover: Education for a Better World

Events starting at 12 PM

At the Peconic Community School 

The Peconic Community School will present Discover: Education for a Better World on Saturday, February 28, 2015 from 12 noon to 10:30 pm.  This day-long event will begin at Peconic Community School in Aquebogue and will include workshops and demos presented by area non-profits, as well as an expert speaker series presenting ideas to revolutionize education.  This day time line-up will be followed by "The Party" at Greenport Brewery, featuring music by east end's own Gene Casey and the Lone Sharks. For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit http://www.peconiccommunityschool.org/events.

Peconic Community School, 269 Main Road, Aquebogue NY 

March 21 through 29

"Clybourne Park"
Presented by Hampton Theatre Company
At the Quogue Community Hall
The Hampton Theatre Company presents "Clybourne Park", Bruce Norris's Pulitzer and Tony Award winning "sharp-toothed comedy of American uneasiness" (New York Times) that spins off Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun" to take on the taboo subject of race in the 1950s and today. The show will run from March 12 through 29 at the Quogue Community Hall. Performances are Thursdays and Fridays at 7 PM, Saturdays at 8 PM, and Sundays at 2:30 PM. Ticket prices are $25 for adults, $23 for seniors (65 and over, except Saturdays) and $10 for students under 21. A special discount is available for EEA members. Reservations at www.hamptontheatre.org or 866-811-4111 (OvationTix.)
Quogue Community Hall, 125 Jessup Avenue, Quogue NY

Every Saturday & Sunday

Riverhead Farmers' Market

In Downtown Riverhead

Don't miss the very popular pop-up farmer's market in downtown Riverhead! Hours: Saturdays, 10 AM - 2 PM; Sundays, 11 AM - 3 PM. Dozens of local vendors each week selling local products like seafood, cheese, eggs, hand-made pastas, jellies, breads, produce, soaps, chocolate, mushrooms, beer, wine, and so much more. Live music. Check out the market that everyone is talking about! Sponsored by the Riverhead BID. For more information, visit facebook.com/RIverheadFarmersMarket.

Riverhead Farmers' Market, 221 E. Main Street, Riverhead NY

A Message from our friends at the Suffolk Theater...

 

DINE with us. WINE with us. Be ENTERTAINED!

After many years, and following a fabulous and extensive reno-restoration, the historic SUFFOLK THEATER is open! On With The Shows! The theater first opened in 1933 to great acclaim, and now 80 years later, downtown Riverhead is again hearing thunderous applause on Main Street, as this one-of-a-kind landmark Art Deco theater has been revived as a flexible use space with two Deco bars, fully re-imagined as a cabaret/dinner theater/event space. Join us for concerts, big band dances, comedy, films, children's events, tributes and much more. Food, fun and entertainment await you!

For a complete schedule of events, please visit www.suffolktheater.com, or call the Box Office at 631-727-4343. There's always something to celebrate at The Suffolk Theater!
 

ARTIST OPPORTUNITIES

OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS OF ALL DISCIPLINES: EEA's JumpstART PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & PUBLIC ARTS PROGRAM FOR ARTISTS
ARTISTS: Get a jumpstART on your artistic career. Learn about the fundamentals involved to best grow your business - your art! Listen to other artists who have succeeded in making a living with their art. Take advantage of the amazing opportunity for your artwork to get high visibility through public presentation. Let the entire East End be your audience! This program is open to all visual and performing artists, of any discipline.  East End Arts has developed an intensive curriculum dedicated to the business side of art. It is our belief that with the necessary tools, an artist is better able to take advantage of creative opportunities that arise and be more likely to be aware of opportunities that exist. A limited number of artists of any discipline will be accepted into JumpstART. In addition to a number of workshops, all accepted participating artists will have the unprecedented opportunity to design and implement a public art project in downtown Riverhead and/or East Hampton. Application Submission Deadline: Friday, February 13, 2015, 11:59 PM. For more info and to apply, click here.
OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS: ABSTRACT & Almost Abstract Art Show
Open call for artist participation in the upcoming juried, all media art show ABSTRACT & Almost Abstract at the East End Arts Gallery in Riverhead. Gallery Director Jane Kirkwood encourages artists: "Purely abstract or just a little bit figurative but far from representational is what will be chosen for this exhibit. In either case, let the abstract elements in your painting, photo or sculpture provide the dominant structure." Guest juror for this show is Brian Washburn, Director of the Washburn Gallery in NYC. Original works in all media may be submitted, including: painting, drawing, photography, mixed media, video, and sculpture; up to three entries can be submitted per artist. Visual art entries will be accepted on Thursday, March 5 and Friday, March 6 from 10AM to 4PM; and Saturday, March 7 from 10AM to 3PM at the EEA Gallery. Opening reception will be held on Friday, March 13, 5 - 7 PM. For more information and to download prospectus, click here. 
OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS:
EEA's 4th Annual National Art Competition: The Figure 
Posed or caught in everyday activity, naked or clothed, male or female, human or otherwise, realistic or suggested, front, back or sideways, one or many... the figure has fascinated for as long as man has made art. This competition is open to any two-dimensional art where the feature is 'the figure'. Artists may enter up to five works for $45. Entries will be accepted through online entry form only. Submission deadlines: April 7, 2015, with an extended deadline of April 14, 2015 (additional fee applies.) Guest jurors are Kathryn Markel ( Owner, Kathryn Markel Fine Arts, New York, NY and Bridgehampton, NY); and Peter J. Marcelle (Director, Gerald Peters Gallery, New York, NY; Owner, Peter Marcelle Project, Southampton, NY). Exhibit dates are August 7 through September 23, 2015. 'Best in Show' winner will receive a seven-day stay in EEA Artist Residence near Hamptons' Museums and Galleries, plus $1,000 and inclusion in a group show at the at The Peter Marcelle Project, art gallery in Southampton NY. For all information and to enter, visit: http://www.eastendarts.org/gallery/national-show-2015.html.
OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS, ARTISANS & VENDORS: 19th ANNUAL COMMUNITY MOSAIC STREET PAINTING FESTIVAL
Sunday, May 24, 2015 in Downtown Riverhead, presented by East End Arts! Open Call for Artist and Artisan Vendors to participate in this Memorial Day Weekend tradition in downtown Riverhead, presented by East End Arts. This free event draws 5,000 local residents and tourists. Festival fun for the family includes: street painting, art sale and exhibit, live music, theatre, drumming, dance, art demonstration, performances, face painting, and so much more! Sign up on or before March 31 and your name and link to your website will be listed on our event webpage, as well as on our promotional flier distributed to over 3,000 businesses and individuals. General registration deadline: May 15. For more information and registration form, click here. 
SEEKING TEACHING ARTISTS & CULTURAL ORGANIZATION MEMBERS Are you a teaching artist or cultural organization member seeking to increase school partnerships? Eastern Suffolk BOCES Art-in-Education program has completed a four-year, federal education study of creativity in learning and has found that a key to rich education can be found in school partnerships with community artistic and cultural partners. They are hosting a unique Arts Education Partner Institute in March 2015 for professional cultural workers, writers, visual, and performing artists to share our best practices in contemporary education settings. Some participants may be hired to work in an ongoing US Dept. of Education project with Eastern Suffolk BOCES. All participants completing the three days of training will receive a certificate of participation and increased access to new school partners. The three full days of training will take place in Bellport, NY at the Suffolk Cooperative Library System, on March 10-12, 2015. Participants must be able to attend all three days. Applications deadline is Friday, February 6, 2015. For application and more information, click here.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS & ARTS EDUCATORS NYSATA (New York State Art Teachers Association) Region 10 will hold its second annual Symposium on Saturday, March 28 from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM at Dowling College. If you are interested in offering a workshop or demo please write a very brief summary and submit to us via email:

NYSATARegion10@gmail.com.

CALL FOR ARTWORK The Greater Westhampton Chamber of Commerce 2015 Poster Contest & Exhibit invites artists to submit 2-D original artwork that captures and reflects the Greater Westhampton community. Artwork will be exhibited in the Westhampton Free Library in April and will be judged by the public. Deadline to submit entries is April 1, 2015. For complete entry details and entry submission form visit: www.WesthamptonChamber.com, email: info@whbcc.org or call 631-288-3337.
CALL FOR ARTISTS Gallery North's 50th Annual Outdoor Art Show Application is Now Available! The art show will be held at Gallery North on September 19 & 20, 2015. Since 1966, Gallery North has hosted this treasured Long Island staple featuring a variety of art and crafts. While perusing the artist's tents, attendees can enjoy live music, raffles, face painting, kids' art activities, as well as a selection of delicious food from local vendors. This two-day event provides the community an opportunity to interact with artists, purchase finely made crafts and enjoy a weekend full of exciting activities. Application deadline is June 24, 2015. For more information, visit http://gallerynorth.org/event/50th-annual-gallery-north-outdoor-art-show/.
SEEKING TEACHING ARTISTS APPLICATIONS  
The Community Library Friends of the Arts, Inc. is seeking applications from artists of all disciplines interested in teaching classes to adults at the community library in Shirley. They are interested in unique proposals for multi-session classes which actively engage adults with no prior art experience in the creative process. Compensation: $35-$45 hour depending on proposal. Teaching artists are hired on a project basis as private contractors. To apply, email tara.damato@gmail.com with subject line:  Teaching Artist Application, the following information: Artist CV (2 page max., summary of skills, experience and education as a professional artist) OR Teaching Resume, (2 page max., summary of skills, experience and education as a teacher); Sample Project Description (lesson plan outline for an 6-8 session instructional series for adults. Especially interested in projects for seniors 55+, include: learning goals; objectives; a brief description of activities; what art-making skills will be taught; how you will promote social engagement; a brief description of a culminating/sharing event for the students with the public); Two Professional References (only include references familiar with your work as a teaching artist. For each reference, please provide: name/title, organization, email address, telephone number). For more info, visit http://www.friends-arts.org/.
CALL FOR ARTISTS' MODELS
The South Street Gallery in Greenport is looking for models for weekly Tuesday short pose sketch group from 4:30 to 7:30 PM. If interested, contact the South Street Gallery at 631-477-0021 or info@thesouthstreetgallery.com.
CALL FOR SCULPTURE ENTRIES
The Brookhaven Arts and Humanities Council along with The Bellport Chamber of Commerce and Bellport Village are accepting submissions for from sculptors for an outdoor sculpture to be permanently installed in the Village of Bellport. Artists must be 18 years of age or older. Work must be: original, three-dimensional, suitable for outdoor installation and able to be structurally secured to a concrete pad, capable of withstanding adverse weather conditions and high traffic areas and safe for children, suitable for family viewing. Works deemed unsafe, overly fragile, or otherwise unsuitable will not be considered for the exhibition. No work can exceed 15 feet in height or weigh more than 500 pounds, due to the limitations of the equipment available to Art in Public Places for installation of the sculptures. For more information contact 631-776-0811 or brookhavenarts@gmail.com.

GRANT OPPORTUNITIES

 

CALL FOR GRANT APPLICATIONS The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) is proud to announce that applications are now being accepted for The Basil H. Alkazzi Award for Excellence in Painting. The Award provides a total of $40,000 to two painters with an award of $20,000 each. The Award is open to painters of all nationalities, provided they are residents of New York State. All those who apply to NYFA's Artist Fellowship Program in Painting will automatically be considered for The Basil H. Alkazzi Award for Excellence in Painting. Mr. Basil Alkazzi and Michael Rich will judge the award and select the two winners. This is the third year the awards will be presented, the first being in 2010. The application deadline is February 27, 2015 and the application can be found at https://www.nyfa.org/Content/Show/Artists%27%20Fellowships.
CALL FOR GRANT APPLICATIONS The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) is now accepting applications for Artists' Fellowships. For the past 29 years, NYFA has awarded Artists' Fellowships of $7,000 to individual originating artists living in New York State and/or Indian Nations located in New York State. NYFA is committed to supporting artists from diverse cultural backgrounds at all stages of their professional careers. Artists' Fellowships, awarded in fifteen different disciplines over a three-year period are $7,000 cash awards made to individual originating artists living and working in the state of New York for unrestricted use. Artists' Fellowships are not project grants but are intended to fund an artist's vision or voice, regardless of the level of his or her artistic development. For applications in the categories of Fiction, Folk/Traditional Arts, and Interdisciplinary Work, the deadline is February 26, 2015. For application in the categories of Painting and Video/Film, the deadline is February 27, 2015. For more information and to apply, visit https://www.nyfa.org/Content/Show/Artists%27%20Fellowships.
CALL FOR GRANT APPLICATIONS Creative Capital is now accepting online Letters of Inquiry for awards in Emerging Fields, Literature and Performing Arts. Creative Capital helps artists realize specific projects while building their capacity to sustain their careers for the long-term. To be eligible to apply for Creative Capital, an artist must be: A U.S. citizen or permanent legal resident; at least 25 years old; a working artist with at least five years professional experience; not a full-time student. Submission deadline: March 2, 2015. For more information and to apply, visit http://creative-capital.org/ourprogram.

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

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