The Art Guild Annual Meeting – Thursday October 24

The Art Guild Annual Meeting – Thursday October 24

by | Sep 5, 2019 | Past Events

Please join The Art Guild for our Annual Membership Meeting
Thursday, October 24, 2019, 7 pm at Elderfields.

All members and friends are encouraged to attend.

Find out what’s been going on at The Art Guild this past year,
learn about new programs and opportunities. Introduction of new board members.

Refreshments will be available. 

Following the meeting:
Demo: Printing Without a Press –
Add to Your Artistic Toolbox!
with Artist and Instructor
Stephanie Navon-Jacobson

Two simple and exciting printing processes which can be accomplished without a printing press, will be demonstrated and discussed. 

Silkscreen monotype: This is NOT the t-shirt making we did in high school!
Combining screen printing, drawing, and painting techniques, an artist can create stand-alone unique prints, images which can be enhanced with mixed media, or overprinted on other artwork.

Relief printing materials have become easier to cut and use. A block or plate is carved into, ink is applied to its surface, and printed on paper, fabric or other surfaces. Many multiples of an image can be created for greeting cards or repeat patterns. 

Stephanie Navon-Jacobson is an artist, printmaker, and instructor. She is currently on the faculties of St. John’s University, Art League of LI, The Art Guild, and the Great Neck Adult program where she teaches printmaking as well as other art disciplines.

Anatomy for Artists Lectures with Frank Porcu

Anatomy for Artists Lectures with Frank Porcu

by | Aug 31, 2019 | Past Events

Anatomy for Artists Lecture with Frank Porcu
November 21, 2019 • 7 – 9 pm
$15 M/$20 NM 

Think learning about human anatomy is boring?
You haven’t seen leading Artistic Anatomist Frank Porcu demonstrate!

Artistic anatomist, Frank Porcu, will conduct two dynamic lecture/demonstrations through large drawings produced before your eyes with the use of unique props. Designed to enlighten the novice as well as the professional artist, Mr. Porcu will focus on overall concepts as well as some specifics of anatomy in each limb and the head.

The historical ideologies and philosophies as well as society’s aesthetics will also be discussed. 

Attendees will leave this demo/lecture with a more thorough knowledge of human anatomy across various disciplines.

Bring a sketchbook and questions! We promise you’ll understand human anatomy in an entirely new way!

(November 21 lecture/demo will be different than the October 17.)

To see Frank Porcu in action, watch this video. 

Frank L. Porcu is a sculptor, anatomist, and painter who earned a B.F.A. from Pratt Institute and an M.F.A. from the New York Academy of Art. Mr. Porcu has devoted the last seventeen years to the study of the human form, based on the truth of human and quadrupedal dissection.

His research in the theories of “anatomical form-making” and its historical usages has provided him with a platform to teach to artists and physicians a “lost philosophy” dealing with the scientific construction of form. He has currently truncated his teaching schedule to take on studio practice for public and private sculpture commissions.

A monument to the lineage of education is a fourteen-foot statue he has designed for West Texas A&M University; the statue was erected in 2012. The anatomy text he is authoring is in manuscript form, and is being updated weekly due to the great lessons and explanations demanded of him by his ambitious students.

Mr. Porcu teaches anatomy, drawing, and sculpture at the Art Students League of New York, where he has recently brought back the appropriate study of “the Antique,” with the design and erection of the new second floor Antique Cast Wall. He also lectures on stereoscopic anatomy at Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons.

 

Tour of The Whitney Biennial – Friday, September 6.

Tour of The Whitney Biennial – Friday, September 6.

by | Aug 21, 2019 | Past Events

Free Tour of The Whitney Biennial with a Guide
Friday, September 6, 10:15 am SHARP
FREE, But Registration REQUIRED

Members of The Art Guild are invited to a FREE Tour of the Whitney Biennial with a Guide. The tour is limited to 20 people (first come first serve) and you MUST REGISTER. Attendees must be at the museum by 10:15 am on Friday, Sept 6.

Attendees are responsible for their own transportation to the Whitney located at 99 Gansevoort Street, New York City 10014

Please register below. A wait list will be taken.

 

About the Whitney

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.

About the Whitney Biennial

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.

What makes the Biennial unique?

The Biennial 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. 

Tour of The Whitney Biennial – Friday, September 6.

Lecture Series: The Whitney Biennial with Debbie Wells, August 8, 6:30-8:30pm

by | 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.

Lecture: Whitney Biennial
Phone number
Jacqueline Kamin: Still Life Painting Demo, Wednesday, June 12, 2019, 6-8 pm

Jacqueline Kamin: Still Life Painting Demo, Wednesday, June 12, 2019, 6-8 pm

by | 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.

Jacqueline Kamin DEMO, Only, June 12, 2019
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Summer Solstice Celebration at Sands Point Preserve, June 20

Summer Solstice Celebration at Sands Point Preserve, June 20

by | 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.