Sanford Biggers’s solo show at the Parrish Art Museum reflects a multifaceted practice that combines materials, processes, and cultural symbolism.
Sanford Biggers Mixes It UpSanford Biggers’s solo show at the Parrish Art Museum reflects a multifaceted practice that combines materials, processes, and cultural symbolism.
The Art Scene 06.11.26Weekend classes at the Art Barge, artist talks in Bridgehampton and Southampton, four artists at Romany Kramoris, and a group show of “earthly delights” in Amagansett.
A First Look at ‘Fresh Paint’ at the Parrish"Fresh Paint" at the Parrish Art Museum features a new mixed-media diptych by Emmi Whitehorse that reflects the vastness of northern New Mexico.
Bits and Pieces 06.04.26National Theatre Live at Guild Hall, a Jazz Age celebration in Southampton, Writers and Artists showcase in Barnes Landing, Sticks and Stones Comedy, open call from HTC, and Rebel Elle at the Masonic Temple.
English Gardens and American CraftLongHouse Reserve will host two talks this weekend, “A Tour of English Gardens” and “The Alpha and Omega of Craft.”
JazzFest in SummertimeHamptons JazzFest has announced its 2026 edition, with performances by the Harlem Gospel Choir, the Bill O’Connell Latin Jazz Express, and the Conrad Herwig Quintet.
Martha Wainwright to Headline BenefitSummer Dinner Theater, The Church’s annual benefit, will offer cocktails, dinner, and a performance by Martha Wainwright, the renowned singer-songwriter.
The Art Scene 06.04.26Keith Mayerson and Ross Bleckner at Pollock-Krasner House, design salon in Wainscott, art, photos, and design at Shooster, a group show at Keyes Art, and glass works in Montauk.
Writers Share Their Own StoriesThe Bridgehampton Museum will host a reading of essays by Heather Buchanan, Marilee Foster, Brianna A. Hernandez, Jonathan Shoemaker, Tracey Toomey McQuade, and Eli Zuzovsky.
‘Icons and New Voices’ at Guild HallGuild Hall’s summer theater programs will feature icons such as the New York City Ballet, John Waters, G.E. Smith, Itzhak Perlman, and Padma Lakshmi, and “new voices” in dance, music, theater, comedy, and literature.
Art and Fashion at the Leiber Collection The Leiber Collection will open with three new exhibitions: “Judith and Gerson Leiber: A Passion for Fashion,” “Gerson Leiber: An Inexplicable Light,” and “Garden of Friends: Ode to the Sea.”
Artists Reflect on MigrationThe Bridgehampton Museum will open two exhibitions, “What We Carry: Memory and Migration,” an installation of artworks, photographs, and artifacts, and “Uncharted Waters,” paintings by Mark Seidenfeld.
Bits and Pieces 05.28.26Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera from the Met Opera, composers’ first works in concert at The Church, Bay Street opens “Mister Halston,” and a drag brunch at Frankie’s Fabulous.
Launch of the Art BargeThe Art Barge on Napeague will open with four months of classes, including watercolor, ceramics, weaving, painting on location, stained glass, paper collage, and many more.
Long Island Modern ReturnsLongHouse’s Long Island Modern series will feature Alastair Gordon discussing the just-released, revised, and expanded edition of his “Weekend Utopia: Modern Living in the Hamptons.”
The Art Scene 05.28.26“Summer of 69” at Harper’s, book launch at Guild Hall, group shows at Eric Firestone, Springs Library, and Ashawagh Hall, four painters at Grenning, and drone photos at the Hampton Library.
‘A Meditation on Home’After 14 years in her closet, Nicole A. Vanasse’s “Goldi,” a stunning series of 16 batik panels that reimagines the story of Goldilocks, can be seen at the Women’s Art Center of the Hamptons in Bridgehampton.
American Democracy, an Object Lesson“The Story of America: 1776-2026” at the Southampton Arts Center features 250 years of American political campaign material from the Museum of Democracy that illuminates this country’s history.
Bits and Pieces 05.21.26Classical piano in Southampton, English melodies from the Hamptons Festival of Music, Taylor Barton and G.E. Smith at the Talkhouse, an honor for Susan Wood, and a silent disco at Guild Hall.
Chamberlain on the LawnA monumental foil sculpture by the renowned artist John Chamberlain will be installed on the front lawn of the Bridgehampton Museum’s Nathaniel Rogers House.
Diverse Shows Open at MarinoThe Peter Marino Art Foundation reopens with exhibitions of artworks by Y.Z. Kami, Betty Parsons and Carla Accardi, and Robert Nava, and a display of Tiffany silver.
Film Noir and a Dash of ‘Gatsby’The Sag Harbor Cinema will launch a summerlong series featuring classic film noir from the 1940s and ’50s, and neo-noir works by such auteurs as Robert Altman, Roman Polanski, and the Coen brothers.
Keeping the Disco Party GoingA new book by Christian John Wikane and Alice Harris celebrates the dance music of the 1970s with photographs of more than 100 artists and interviews with such icons as Donna Summer and Barry Gibb.
Postmodern Dance Performance at Guild HallThe Gibney Dance Company and Lucinda Childs will present a newly commissioned work in process by Childs at Guild Hall.
Random House: Publishing as It Once WasGayle Feldman will be at The Church in Sag Harbor to talk about her biography of Bennett Cerf, and Francine Fleischer will present her photographs of an underground swimming hole in Mexico.
Talk and Panel at the ParrishThe Parrish Art Museum hosts two exhibiting artists and the Shinnecock Kelp Farmers.
The Art Scene 05.21.26Weaving workshop at LongHouse, Connie Fox solo at Tripoli, Abstract Expressionists and Black figurative artists at BlackBook, three at HaubrichArt, and group shows at White Room and Kramoris.
Bits and Pieces 05.14.26Jake Lear and the Kings at Guild Hall, Gilbert & Sullivan light opera at the East Hampton Library, classic and contemporary music at LTV, drag cabaret from OFVS, and a garden fair in Bridgehampton.
Busy Weekend at The ChurchThe Church in Sag Harbor will host a documentary about The New Yorker’s female cartoonists, a lumen printing workshop, and a talk about the Washington National Opera’s departure from the Kennedy Center.
Interactive Series Introduces Kids to JazzEast End Jazz will launch Tiny Toes and the Jazz Crew, an interactive concert series designed to bridge the gap between childhood playtime and the professional performing arts.
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