Art Events

This original and unique exhibition "Something's A Foot: Small Works from the Hofstra University Museum Collection" is curated by Karen Albert, Assistant Director of Exhibitions and Collections at the Hofstra University Museum. In this exhibition featuring varied media, all the works of art measure 12 inches or less in all directions. During the course of the exhibit, some of the objects and art will be changed to encourage multiple visits and opportunities to enjoy varied aspects of the Museum's collection. The David Filderman Gallery in the Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library is open according to the Axinn Library schedule. Please visit http://www.hofstra.edu/Library/library_hours.html to view current Axinn Library hours.

In This Exhibition, Internationally Renowned Photographer Mikael Levin Pairs His Photographs Of The Rural French Landscape With Excerpts From Texts That Influence Looking At And Interpreting The Contemporary Landscape. These Texts Are Meant To Suggest A Broader Reading Of The Photographs, Relating The Specific To The General, The Local To The Global. This Exhibition Is Guest Curated By Hofstra University Professor Of Fine Arts And Art History, Dan Devine.

Tuesday - Thursday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Opening Night Reception:Saturday June 19th, 2009, 5:00pm To 8:00pm. Featuring Live Outsider Music And Poetry Reading By Self Taught Artist, Poet, And Song Writer; Phil Demise Will Be Giving A Rare Musical Solo Performance And Reading Poems From His Book Periods. The NYC Gothic Blues Duo Lone Vein Will Also Be Performing Live.

2nd Reception Will Be Held Saturday July 24th, 5:00pm To 8:00pm, With A New Exhibit the Exhibits Are A Collaboration Of 3 Non Profit Organizations; Fountain Gallery +pure Vision Arts From NYC + Survivors Art Foundation. A Combination Of Internationally Recognized As Well As Emerging Artists Will Be Displaying Amazing Works In This Exciting Genre Of Art. Over 80 Plus Artists Are Exhibiting Their Work. Named The Best Art Exhibit On LI In 2009. Don"t Miss It!

On Friday, June 25th, From 5-7 Pm, The Suffolk County Historical Society Will Present An Opening Reception For A New Exhibit, “Helen M. Kroeger & Otto J. Kurth: The Anchorage Studio And Peconic Bay Impressionism.”

An Important Exhibition About These Two Artists And Their Relationship With The North Fork Art Community, This New Exhibit Follows The Society’s Historic 2007 Show, “Caroline M. Bell And The Peconic Bay Impressionists,” Also Curated By Terry Wallace, An Authority On American Art, Specializing In Long Island Painters. The Exhibit Is Accompanied By A Hard Cover Catalogue Authored By Mr. Wallace. On View Through October 30, 2010.

Annual Members Show Featuring Work by Huntington Arts Council member artists in all media.

The Huntington Arts Council's Art-trium Gallery is located at 25 Melville Park Rd., Melville (east of Route 110, two lights south of the LIE Exit 49S). Gallery hours are Monday-Friday 7:00am – 7:00pm; Saturday, 8:00am – 4:00pm. For further information call 631-271-8423 or visit our website.

Long Island Is A Place Of Incalculable Stores Of History. From The Quiet Farmhouses And Weather Beaten Bay Houses Tucked Away In Shady Villages To The Historic Castles And Grandiose Manors Perched Atop Prominent Knolls, The Places Of Long Island Have Long Been Captured By Artists.

With Long Island As Muse And Art As Medium We Invited Submissions Of Long Island Places. Whether It Is An Historic Site, A Favorite Beach Or Park, You Must Identify The Site Depicted In Your Work And Statements Or Stories On About Your Experiences There Or The Hidden Histories The Place May Reveal Are Welcome. Monday - Friday 10:00am - 5:00pm; Saturday & Sunday 12 Noon - 4:00pm; Closed Holidays.

American Impressionist William Starkweather’s (1879-1969) Works Will Be On Display In The New York Area As A Solo Exhibition For The First Time In 22 Years. Full Of Vitality, The Thirty-Five Watercolors And Oils On View Are From The Private Collection Of Peter Falotico. His Works Are In The Collections Of The Metropolitan Museum, The Brooklyn Museum, The Tides Institute In Maine And The Hickory Museum In North Carolina. One Of His Paintings Is To Be Included In The Metropolitan’s 2011 Calendars.

The Reception Will Be On July 16 From 6pm - 8pm. Mr. Falotico Will Present A Lecture At 5:00pm Prior To The Reception.

The Fifth Annual Outsider Art In The Hamptons: There Will Be An Opening Reception Held Saturday, July 24, 5-8pm Poetry Reading, By North Sea Poetry Scene Sunday August 15th, 5-7pm Outsider Art Become An International Phenomenon The Art Is As Diverse As The Artists Who Make It: Giovanni Geraldi Is A Butcher Who Makes Enigmatic Enigmatic Joseph Cornell-Like Constructions; Rondi Casey Is A Gym Teacher Whose Marionette-Like Sculptures Reference The Souls Of Middle-Eastern Women; Domonic Montiglio Was A Mafia Hit Man - His Gritty Grid-Like Paintings Recall His Sordid Past; Alison Silva Suffers With A Brain Tumor And Paints Ethereal Figuresmore Than 80 Artists Are Participating In This Exhibit, Some Of Them Local, Others Live Abroad. Some Are In Major Museums And Collections.

Eighth Annual Landscape Show, Juried By Bill Christ, Featuring Work In All Media Except Photography. Artists' Reception July 23rd, 6:00pm - 8:00pm.

The Fireplace Project, A Contemporary Art Gallery/Project In East Hampton, Is Pleased To Present The Next Exhibition, Self Portraits, By The Bruce High Quality Foundation. The Bruce High Quality Foundation, The Official Arbiter Of The Estate Of The Late Social Sculptor Bruce High Quality, Is Pleased To Present Self Portraits, The Single Largest Exhibition Of The Artist’s Signature Series To Date. Best Known For A Seemingly Boundless Inventiveness Upending All Previous Distinctions Between Aesthetic And Social Life, Bruce High Quality Simultaneously Maintained A Quieter, More Inward Looking Practice.

Exhibition Dates: July 30 Through August 16, 2010.
Sat & Sun 12:00noon-6:00pm or By Appointment.
Opening Reception: Saturday, July 31, 6:00pm To 8:00pm