by Grace Lucarelli | Apr 25, 2019 | Past Events
Lecture Series: The Whitney Biennial with Debbie Wells
Thursday August 8, 6:30-8:30
$15 M/$20 NM
Debbie Wells of Artful Circle will be our Virtual Tour Guide for the inagural evening of a new lecture series. This evening focuses on an overview of the Whitney Biennial as an “armchair tour” or as a preparation to visit the show in person. Understanding what the artists are trying to accomplish will give you a better appreciation of the works on view. After the talk, the floor will be open for a lively discussion. As artists, art collectors, and art lovers of all levels, the Art Guild’s audience should prove to have a very interesting perspective on the way the artists were chosen, the quality of their art, and why the controversary and the intensity of this show makes it an important showcase in the art world.
About the Whitney Biennial
Designed by internationally renowned architect Renzo Piano, the museum is the jewel of the Meatpacking District, alongside new NYC attractions including the High Line and nearby Hudson Yards. Since Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney initiated this invitational exhibition in 1932, the Biennial is still the longest running survey of American art. The Whitney Biennial is a must-see for anyone who wants to see the art of the moment – paintings, sculptures, installations, photography and more by over 75 artists specially chosen by the Biennial curatorial team.
A few things make the Biennial unique: It was designed to express the voices of primarily young emerging artists with the majority under forty years old. This year, female artists are represented in record breaking numbers. The curators traveled the country looking for diversity in artist backgrounds and artistic expression with a message – from body image and gender identity, politics and current events, ethnicity, physical disabilities, social and community issues. This is an edgy, not pretty exhibition….their mission is to provoke thought and appeal to the way people look at their world today. Plus – there is always a major controversary going on behind the scenes and you will learn about the current protests as well as the newsworthy conflict that occurred at the last Biennial.
About the Speaker
Debbie Wells is the co-founder of Artful Circle with Franklin Hill Perrell which provides visits to art galleries and museums, art lectures and curatorial services. For more information, visit www.artfulcircle.com
She is a graduate of Parsons School of Design (BFA/MA) with a professional background in graphic design, advertising and publicity for over 30 years. Over the years, she has won several awards from Graphic Design:USA magazine for her designs in package design, corporate design and publication.
Wells is an Artist Member of the Salmagundi Club in NYC and has had her photographs in many juried exhibitions, including their historic Black & White Exhibition. She also serves as Immediate Past President of the Board at the Art League of Long Island in Dix Hills and in addition to her leadership role, personal projects there include: creating a hand-painted fundraising mural for their art library and as speaker for the “Dab of Paint” art history lecture series.
Her curatorial work with Franklin Hill Perrell includes exhibitions at the Nassau County Museum of Art in Roslyn Harbor, Heckscher Museum in Huntington, Art League of Long Island in Dix Hills, Preservation Long Island in Oyster Bay, Roslyn Landmark Society, and Bryant Library in Roslyn and Tria Gallery in Chelsea.
by Grace Lucarelli | Mar 23, 2019 | Past Events
Jacqueline Kamin Still Life Painting Demo
Wednesday, June 12, 2019 • 6-8 pm • $25
Jacqueline Kamin will kick-off her workshop weekend with a two-hour still life demo and talk about her process.
Lecture limited to 25 people total.
If you are taking the workshop, this evening is included in your tuition.
To register for the workshop, click here.
Bio: Jacqueline Kamin’s illustrious career was nurtured at the Corcoran Museum School and later at the Sculpture Studio and the Art Students League in New York. Her poetic and painterly style developed early on and soon became recognized by many prestigious art organizations through awards and juried shows at the Bowers Museum, the Salmagundi Club, the California Art Club and Oil Painters of America. Her work was included in several internationally-known art expositions held in Hong Kong and New York City as well as the National Museum for Women Artists in her home town, Washington, D.C.
She is past president of American Women Artists and brought new energy to the organization with her special vision for women in the art world today. Kamin has been featured in Southwest Art and Art of the West and has her work in such collections as U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer, Entrepreneur Magazine, Manocherian Brothers of New York, and Big Horn Westinghouse Corporation. As a way of sharing her artistic passion, she continues to teach nationally for Bright Light Fine Art Workshops. For more information visit her website.
by Grace Lucarelli | Mar 23, 2019 | Past Events
Plein Air Painting at Sands Point Conservancy’s Summer Solstice Celebration
Thursday June 20, 2019
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Join us for a beautiful evening of plein air painting and
BYO picnic dinner and stay until the sun sets!
Spend the longest day of the year outdoors on the beautiful grounds of the Sands Point Preserve. (We’ll step inside one of the mansions, if it rains.) There will be guided walks into the woods, along the pond and shoreline; nature-based art projects; a special Family Yoga session; lawn games and more!
You are welcome to bring what you wish to paint with. We’ll be bringing watercolors, pencils, watercolor paper and sketch pads to share with other attendees – children and adults.
Admission
Art Guild or Sands Point Preserve Members: $10 per car (Members of The Art Guild may use the one-time pass they receive with membership. Carpool with a friend or two! Don’t have a pass? Stop by and pick yours up!)
Non-Members: $20 per car
Pay at the Gatehouse; includes parking. Dogs on leashes are permitted.
You are welcome you decide at the last minute if you’re coming, but please let us know by emailing!
The Sand Point Preserve/Conservancy is located at 127 Middle Neck Road, Sands Point, New York, 11050. For directions to the Sands Point Preserve, click here.
by Grace Lucarelli | Mar 23, 2019 | Past Events
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO JOINED US – WHAT AN INCREDIBLE DAY!!
Interested in classes for your kids? Click here for Kids Classes or Click here for Middle School to HS classes!
And be sure to get on our list — become a member or email us at info@theartguild.org to get on the list!
Families – Join Us For CreARTive – Sat., August 10, 1-4pm
Families are invited to our FOURTH CreARTive at The Art Guild, on Saturday, August 10, 2019, from 1-4 pm. The open house with FREE art-related activities such as:
- Tie dying
- Japanese Relief Printing
- Clay Hand-Building
- Djembe Drum Making
- Painting, Drawing & more!
CreARTive is a great way for parents to meet instructors and familiarize themselves with The Art Guild. New projects added for 2019! The projects will be geared for ages 5 through 12.
“Our art classes for kids are fun and educational,” said Susan Herbst, Director of Programming. “Our teachers are amazing professionals who come up with creative projects every week all year long. We’d like to reach out to parents, schools and the community to let them know that we offer fun, reasonably priced art classes for students of all ages – from kindergarten through high school, as well as college and beyond.”
Please be aware that we share the property with private families. Please be courteous of others while at Elderfields.
Thank you to everyone who came last year! See what The Port Washington News said about us!.
This event is made possible with funds from the Decentralization Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor M. Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, and administered by The Huntington Arts Council.
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by Grace Lucarelli | Oct 16, 2018 | Past Events
Blick Demo: Resins, Acrylic Products & Framing Tips – November 14 – FULL
Blick Art Materials of Carle Place will visit the The Art Guild on November 14, at 7 pm for a demonstration of fun new acrylic products, pouring mediums, art resin samples and a presentation by their custom framing department!
Demo is FULL – Please email
info@theartguild.org for waitlist.
by Grace Lucarelli | Jun 12, 2018 | Past Events
Golden Products Demo: Watermedia, Mixed Media & More
with Golden Representative Roy Kinzer
Wednesday, August 22, 2018, 7-9 pm • FREE
FULL! Please call or email for wait list!
Get a sneak peek at the mediums and paints you can experiment with in the hands-on workshop:
A-Z Textures with Patti Mollica, September 29, 2018.
This lecture/demo will explore the vast potential of Golden gels, mediums, and pastes which can be used for traditional painting techniques, printing, and collage (they are great adhesives for mixed media).
Roy will help to demystify pigments, tints and hues, and extend your paint by as much as 70%. You will learn how to control drying time with the OPEN line and create any desired texture or effect with Heavy Body paints. Roy will demonstrate techniques associated with oils, such as wet-into-wet and glazing. He will also introduce QoR (pronounced “core”) the first major improvement to watercolors in 150 years!
All participants receive a free packet of Golden samples.
Roy Kinzer is an artist whose aerial landscape paintings are derived from altered maps and satellite images. He received the prestigious Pollock-Krasner award in 2004. He has completed numerous commissions, the most recent: Price Waterhouse Coopers, Boston, 2015; Grant Thornton, LLC, Manhattan, 2014; and the Hyatt Regency New Orleans, in 2011. In 2013, after being included in “Art and Science” at the Freyberger Gallery, Penn State Berks in Reading PA, the University acquired four of his paintings for their science building. He has an M.F.A. (Vermont College) and a Certificate of Art (Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art). He has exhibited extensively and is currently represented by Falcon Power.
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Open to all. Please register so that we know that you’re coming and have enough samples for everyone.
FULL! Please call 516-304-5797 or email info@theartguild.org
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