The Art Scene: 03.19.15
Ceramics at Ille Arts
Ille Arts in Amagansett will open a solo exhibition of sculpture by Peter Jauquet with a reception on Saturday from 5 to 7 p.m. The show will run through April 6.
Mr. Jauquet, who lives in Greenport, has worked as a ceramic sculptor for eight years. His work is informed by Cubism and Surrealism and reflects his interest in tribal art, veneration objects, and religious and political figure types.
He builds his figures from flat strips and slabs of clay that are shaped and bisque fired. Some pieces are then stained and glazed in a second firing, while in others under-glazes and stains are applied to green ware in one firing. The works are meant to be viewed frontally.
“Entitled” at Nightingale
“Entitled,” a group exhibition, will be on view at Sara Nightingale Gallery in Water Mill from tomorrow through April 12. A reception will begin tomorrow at 6:45 p.m., the moment the East End transitions into spring, and run until 8:45.
“ ‘Entitled’ is a riff on the weary and overused ‘Untitled,’ ” according to Ms. Nightingale. “After all we have endured this winter, we are entitled to spring. We’re also entitled to some beautiful art.”
The show will include paintings by Steve Miller that celebrate endangered floral species in the Amazon; paintings on aluminum by Cara Enteles, whose work raises environmental issues; “moon paintings” created by Ross Watts from tar paper, plaster, and burlap, and photographs of “Landscape Cakes” by Christa Maiwald. Cake from one of the images will be served.
Open Rehearsal at Watermill
An open rehearsal of a video and performance piece by Tamar Ettun will take place Sunday from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Watermill Center. Titled “A Mauve Bird With Yellow Teeth Red Features Green Feet and a Rose Belly,” the work, which will be performed by Ms. Ettun and the Moving Company, deals with questions of movement and stillness.
A Brooklyn sculptor and performance artist, Ms. Ettun is currently in residence at the center. She has had solo exhibitions and performances in New York, Tel Aviv, Las Vegas, and Indianapolis, and group exhibitions throughout the United States and abroad.
The program is free, but reservations are required and can be made at watermillcenter.org.
Mystery Art Sale Returns
The Springs School PTA, which will hold its second Mystery Art Sale at Ashawagh Hall from April 29 through May 2, has invited artists to donate from one to four 5-by-7-inch pieces in any medium, including photography, to be exhibited with artwork by the students. The pieces will be displayed anonymously and sold for $20 each throughout the week. Some artworks may be selected for a silent or live auction on May 2.
Last year’s sale of more than 1,100 small works by professional, amateur, and student artists raised more than $30,000 to support the Springs School’s Visiting Artists Program.