Seeing Nature Anew
"Nature Collages With Jeremy Dennis," a free workshop at the Nature Conservancy's Andy Warhol Preserve in Montauk, will happen on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Mr. Dennis, a fine art photographer and member of the Shinnecock Indian Nation, will discuss his work, then lead a nature walk and art-making workshop. Participants have been asked to take a photographic device of their choice and prepare to see the environment in new ways. At the conclusion of the workshop, they can share a photograph.
Registration is by email to Marianela Jimenez at [email protected]. The class is limited to 15 participants.
Flack on Flack
Audrey Flack, whose work can be seen at the Southampton Arts Center's current exhibition, "Heroines of the Abstract Expressionist Era," will be at the center on Sunday afternoon at 2 to discuss her influential career with Charles Riley, a writer, art historian, and former director of the Nassau County Museum of Art.
The conversation will be followed by a screening of "The Last Art Heroine," a 15-minute documentary in which Ms. Flack, a longtime East Hampton homeowner, reminisces about the 1950s Abstract Expressionist art scene, of which she is said to be the sole female survivor.
The program is free.
Open Studio in Sag
The next Late Night Open Studio at The Church in Sag Harbor will take place on Saturday from 6:30 to 9. Artists of all mediums can join, socialize, and work on any projects.
The Church is offering only the space; participants are responsible for providing their own supplies, including easels, and for cleaning up their work areas.
Because there is limited capacity, the program will operate on a first-come-first-served basis, and only those who register or buy a ticket through The Church's website will be guaranteed a spot in the studio. The cost is $10, free for members, who are required to R.S.V.P.
Gallery Talk
Guild Hall's Lunch Break is a monthly series of talks led by Anthony Madonna, the director of learning and new works, who focuses on ways to absorb and interpret the work of the artists exhibiting there.
The subject of Friday's noon talk is "Chart of the Inner Warp," a solo show of work by Mary Boochever, winner of Guild Hall's 2019 Artist Members Exhibition. After the program, participants can join Guild Hall staff members for lunch, either bringing their own or purchasing small bites from Louise and Howie's Coffee Bar in the lobby.
Admission is pay-what-you-wish, from $5 to $25.
Lots of Locals
"Our Community," a show of work by 25 local artists, will open at Keyes Art in Sag Harbor on Saturday, with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. It will continue through Jan. 1.
The gallery says, "This show explores the impact of dynamic community and how it keeps us striving to be better. The results are the modern Paris of ideas and brilliance."
The exhibition includes work by Irina Alimanestianu, Hilary Helfant, Virva Hinnemo, Faye Lansner, George Negroponte, Janice Stanton, Bert Stern, John Torreano, and Charles Yoder, among others.
Charlotte Park in Chelsea
"Charlotte Park: Gathering," a focused exhibition of paintings by the Abstract Expressionist artist, is at the Berry Campbell Gallery in Chelsea through Dec. 22. The three works on view, all painted in the 1950s, demonstrate Park's evolving palette and lyrical style.
Like many women of the New York School, Park's important contributions have only recently been fully acknowledged, says the gallery. She and her husband, James Brooks, lived on an 11-acre property in Springs that is being preserved and restored as the Brooks-Park Arts and Nature Center.
Surviving PTSD
"Life Goes On Part 3," an exhibition of paintings by John Melillo, opens Thursday at the Southampton Cultural Center and will remain on view through Nov. 26. A reception will be held Friday from noon to 4.
Mr. Melillo, who grew up on the East End, served as a military police officer in Vietnam during the war. A disabled veteran, he never painted until, after retiring, his post-traumatic stress disorder became overwhelming. "Art is my third act, a gift from God I didn't know I had," he says. "Art saved me."
Many of the works in the show are based on photographs he took while on tour in Vietnam, while others were inspired by his life on the East End.
Tale of Two Villages
"Port and Harbor: Preservation, Not Speculation," a show of new works by Sabina Streeter of Sag Harbor, will open Friday at the Floyd Memorial Library in Greenport with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m.
Through paintings, drawings, collages, and photographs, the exhibition documents the maritime villages of Sag Harbor and Greenport. Ms. Streeter's portraits and architectural drawings engage with issues of history, popular culture, and, more recently, the battle between preservation and development. Her images capture not only historical figures and village views, but also scenes depicting construction, such as Dumpsters and boarded-up buildings.
The show will run through Feb. 4.
Four in Southold
"When I Paint My Masterpiece" is not only the title of a Bob Dylan song but also an exhibition of work by Larry Rivers, Agathe Snow, Steve Miller, and Nathan Slate Joseph, now at Willoughby in Southold.
Rivers is represented by one large painting, "The Vorticist Edward Wadsworth and His Painting," from 1991. Nine works of pure pigment and steel by Mr. Joseph are also on view.
Ms. Snow is showing two small sculptures, as well as six drawings made entirely from pulp derived from wild foraged mushrooms. Mr. Miller's glasswork combines environmental text, each silkscreened with references to issues of sustainability.
Art on the Vine
Thirty Squared, an East End art collective, began in 2015 with a pledge among friends to create an artwork every day for 30 days. "It's About Time," a show of work by 14 group members, will be on view from Sunday through Jan. 15 at the Borghese Vineyard and Winery in Cutchogue.
Participating artists include Ann Lombardo, Anthony Lombardo, Aubrey Grainger, Debra Domingos, Diane White, Eileen Dawn Skretch, James Slezak, Jean Mahoney, Mary Anne Bennett, Mary Ellen Roche, Mary Twomey, Patricia Feiler, Pat Hadley, and Susan D’Alessio.
A reception will take place on Dec. 2 from 1 to 4 p.m.
