Artist and Activist
Jordan Seaberry, an artist, organizer, legislative advocate, and educator, will be at The Church on Tuesday at 5 p.m., to talk about his recent works and their relation to current legislative efforts.
Mr. Seaberry, who is one of the Sag Harbor venue’s artists-in-residence, recently completed a body of mixed-media paintings and sculptures developed in conversation and collaboration with terminally ill hospice patients. On view at Rhode Island’s Newport Art Museum, the show explores the topics of grief, life, and death, and how they relate to human rights and social justice.
In addition to his art practice, Mr. Seaberry has helped pass multiple criminal justice reform milestones, including probation reform and the Unshackling Pregnant Prisoners Bill. He still finds time to teach at the Rhode Island School of Design and serve as co-director of the federal Department of Arts and Culture.
The talk is free, but reservations on the website are required.
New at Firestone
“Opening Day Lineup,” an exhibition of work by a dozen artists, is at Eric Firestone Gallery in East Hampton through June 23. The show features a variety of mediums, including poured glass, glazed stoneware, pigmented plaster, fiber, and shaped textiles, as well as oil, gouache, and ink painting.
The aim of the show, says the gallery, is to create a dynamic conversation between contemporary and historical works, using a lively array of shapes, color, and pattern.
The exhibition includes work by Kelsey Brookes, Uday Dhar, Elise Ferguson, Susan Fortgang, Allison Gildersleeve, Hue Thi Hoffmaster, Dan Levenson, Keiko Narahashi, Pat Passlof, Toni Ross, Richard Tinkler, and Rob Wynne.
The gallery has also announced that The Garage, at 62 Newtown Lane, is now open by appointment. Exhibitions will rotate throughout the summer, with historical material paired with work by young artists.
East End Photographers
The 34th annual exhibition of work by members of the East End Photographers Group will be at Ashawagh Hall in Springs from tomorrow through Sunday, with a reception set for Saturday from 5 to 7 p.m. The show includes traditional, digital, and alternative photographic processes.
Participating artists are Ann Brandeis, Ron Buchter, Steve Dreyer, Matthew Frohling, Cynthia DiGiacomo, Gerry Giliberti, David Gilmore, Janis Hurley, David Johns, Joel Lefkowitz, Keith Manning, Karyn Mannix, Joanna McCarthy, James Slezak, Adriane Stark, Alan Weinschel, Mia Wiskowski, and Marilyn Stevenson, the show’s curator.
Also at Ashawagh, on Sunday at 3 p.m., Carol J. Steinberg, an attorney, will discuss copyright laws for artists. The talk is free; registration is not required.
A Surfer’s Life and Art
Tony Caramanico, an artist and surfer from Montauk, is up next in the Springs Library’s Meet the Author series, at Ashawagh Hall on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
Just published by Damiani Books, Mr. Caramanico’s “Montauk Surf Journals” presents a selection of art representing his 60 years in and around surfing. Since the early ‘80s, he has been chronicling his extensive travels via daily journals that combine words, original art, pictures, and magazine clippings. These journals provide a unique window into the day-to-day life of a traveling surfer in the ‘70s, ‘80s, and ‘90s.
Biddle Duke, a writer and surfer, will moderate the free talk.
Water Mill Members Show
The 32nd annual Members’ Art Show and Sale can be seen at the Water Mill Museum through June 9. A reception will be held Saturday from 4 to 6 p.m. The exhibition includes work in a variety of styles and mediums by more than 60 artists. All sales will benefit the ongoing preservation of the museum.
New Home for Arts Center
The Women’s Art Center of the Hamptons, a nonprofit organization that promotes women thinkers and makers, has announced the opening of its offices and exhibition space on Main Street in Bridgehampton.
The first exhibition, “New Horizons: Light, Space, and Landscape,” will open on Saturday with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. and remain on view through July. Showcasing work by Martha Armstrong, Kathy Buist, Catharine Ellis, Jane Johnson, and Mimi Saltzman, the show explores the lens through which artists see the world around them and how that world informs their work.
“Bridgehampton’s residents, businesses, and organizations have welcomed us with open arms, and we look forward to being a part of the community with programs and collaborative partnerships that benefit the public,” Wendy Van Deusen, the art center’s director, said.
