December Workshops
The Women's Art Center of the Hamptons in Bridgehampton has organized a pair of December workshops to celebrate the season and inspire creativity.
A Japanese Folding and Dye workshop will introduce participants to shibori, a centuries-old resist-dyeing method, similar to batik and tie dye, that involves folding, clamping, or twisting textile or paper to create interesting patterns. The workshop, set for Sunday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., costs $25 including materials.
Wendy Van Deusen, the director of the arts center, will lead a Holiday Heirloom Ornament workshop on Dec. 8 from 2 to 4 p.m. Participants will create Victorian-style ornaments by decorating blown eggs with antique ribbons, trims, and other materials. The $30 cost includes materials.
Both workshops are for adults and children 12 and over. Younger children must be accompanied by an adult.
Travel at the White Room
"Fantastic Voyage," an exhibition that celebrates wonders of the world ranging from nature to sports cars, will open Friday at the White Room Gallery in East Hampton and continue through Jan. 12. A reception and holiday party will be held on Dec. 14 from 5 to 7 p.m.
The natural world is captured in the photographs of Mital Patel, an internationally recognized wildlife and nature photographer. "In each of his pieces, Patel offers a way to view the world differently," says the gallery.
Dramatically textured paintings of classic cars, by Daniel Hilpert, will be on view in the gallery's Black Room.
Breaking Bread at Tripoli
The 20th Annual Thanksgiving Collective, “Breaking Bread,” presented by Tripoli Patterson and James Cruickshank, will open with a reception on Saturday from 4:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Tripoli Gallery in Wainscott. It will continue through Feb. 24. The exhibition will feature work by 144 artists.
Mr. Patterson has dedicated the exhibition to his godmother, Lisa de Kooning. In a statement on the gallery’s website, he wrote, “She is an angel who’s shed the restraints of time, a teacher who makes the misfits feel wanted and cared about, a mother to three stunning and consciously attuned daughters, an animal whisperer of all breeds, a fighter, and my godmother, who introduced my Caribbean father to my North Carolinian mother.”
Upward at LTV
"Exonerate the Climb," a group exhibition organized by Haim Mizrahi, on display through Dec. 31, will have a reception at LTV Studios in Wainscott on Saturday from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m.
The participating artists are Bob Sullivan, Juliana Lopez, Tim Roepe, Josephine Wojtusiak, Anahi DeCanio, Rema Goldberg, Chris Lucore, Marjory Wright, and Mr. Mizrahi, who said the show's title reflects "the climb -- the struggle, the passion, and the quiet resolve to rise, even when no answers fall."
This article has been changed from its print version to include the new exhibition at Tripoli Gallery, news of which was received too late for the print edition.
