The Watermill Center’s spring Community Day, which provides the public an opportunity to experience the center’s grounds as a space to explore, unwind, and find inspiration, will take place in two parts on May 22.
The first component is “Candidate X: From Word to Image,” a workshop led by Rachel Dickstein, a theater director and current Watermill resident artist. Scheduled for 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., the workshop, for those 12 and up, will be drawn from stories of women, power, and personal agency.
Participants will be led through a sample interview process, followed by a hands-on exploration of how to create movement, image, and action inspired by the stories. The workshop will take place outdoors, and tickets, which start at $15, can be secured through the center’s website.
The second half of Community Day will take place from noon to 2 p.m., with timed tickets that allow each guest to spend 45 minutes on-site after check-in. The outdoor activities will include live music by Molly Joyce, a composer whose left hand was impaired in a car accident. Her work is concerned with disability as a creative source, and her primary instrument is an electric vintage toy organ.
Laurie Lambrecht, a Bridgehampton artist who works in photography and fiber, will create an interactive installation in the center’s woods, where she first started photographing in 1993. Through watching outdoor performance rehearsals there, she became aware “of the significance of listening to the landscape in addition to looking.”
Guests will also be able to participate in Art Quest, a scavenger hunt and self-guided tour of the center’s outdoor collection of art and artifacts spread across its 10-acre campus.
Tickets to Community Day also start at $15 and must be purchased online. Masks are mandatory for both the workshop and Community Day.
