Thursday, May 3, 2012
From Westhampton to Montauk, local arts nonprofits receive grants.
Drawing on funds collected through the Suffolk County Hotel/Motel Room Tax, the County Legislature and County Executive Steve Bellone awarded South Fork arts organizations $72,000 on April 24. The tax is designed to support cultural programs and activities that enhance the tourism industry. More than a quarter of a million dollars in competitive cultural arts grants will be distributed to 39 organizations across the county, including 12 on the South Fork. Here are the grants for South Fork arts nonprofits: “World-class museums like the Parrish Art Museum and performing arts centers like Guild Hall are a vibrant part life on the East End of Long Island,” said Legislator Jay Schneiderman, I-Montauk. “These facilities enrich the lives of …
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Springs decorative artists donate mural to Southampton Hospital ER's pediatric care room.
Working down to the wire, the artists of Heather Dunn & Co. recently put the finishing touches on their third mural donated to Southampton Hospital, just weeks before the lead artist leaves the East End to be reunited with his spouse, who is returning from serving in Afghanistan. The Springs-based interior decorative arts firm, a family company composed of Heather Dunn-Kostura, her husband Richard Kostura and her stepson Thom Kostura, started the project April 4, in the pediatric care room of the hospital’s ER, leaving a short window of time to complete the mural before Thom had to go. The team wrapped up the project last Wednesday, April 18. They previously painted an extensive mural in the hospital basement depicting the beach and a …
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Monday, April 23, 2012
Concierge doctor show will film on the South Fork starting this month.
USA Network cable show "Royal Pains," about a physician who makes housecalls for the Hamptons elite as well as the everyman, is returning to the area to shoot scenes for its fourth season — and a casting agency is looking for local people to be background actors. Grant Wilfley Casting, of Manhattan, says that USA will be in Westhampton on April 30 and Southampton on May 10 and is in need of "people with the affluent look and the wardrobe to portray the high-society Hamptons elite." There may be additional South Fork filming dates as well. Both union and non-union actors are sought to portray Hamptonites, socialites, model-types, "ladies-who-lunch," beach-goers, yachtsman, golfers, tennis players, owners of ultra high-end cars, bankers, …
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Kristin Miller explains what her work is all about.
Last week, Patch featured a drawing by Kristin Miller, from East Quogue, previously of Sag Harbor, and asked readers what they thought of it in a series we call First Impressions. The following is what readers had to say: Dave Molter, wrote, "Spring fever!" Brendan Byrne - The East End Broker said, "Welcome Spring!" James said via Southampton Patch's Facebook page, "Spring!" The Artist's Turn Miller said the piece, called "Beach Grass," is from a series of small drawings she completed of beach grass. "I was spending a lot of time down at the ocean meditating and letting my mind wander. The grasses were always waving with the wind and I was really attracted to fluid graceful movement. This particular drawing captures the grass forms that I …
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Speonk studio casts for movie shooting in Riverhead, Southampton and Wainscott.
In an independent film that begins shooting on the East End this month, two rich kids from Mexico who came to New York City to party are caught up in case of mistaken identity and end up in the Hamptons after fleeing an INS agent. Production on the feature-length independent film, “El Cielo Es Azul,” began in Manhattan on Monday and will move to the East End a week later. It is the directorial debut for Andrew Fierberg, a producer of more than 30 films, including “The Windmill Movie,” an experimental documentary set on the South Fork. East End filming locations include Riverhead, Flanders, Southampton and Wainscott. One scene is slated to be shot at The Lobster Inn in Southampton. Produced by Juan Aura and Per Melita, “El Cielo Es Azul” …
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
East Hampton filmmaker chooses venue close to home to show "They Come To America" for the first time.
"They Come to America," a documentary that takes a nonpartisan look at the human and financial cost of illegal immigration, will have its big screen debut at Guild Hall in East Hampton on March 31. East Hampton filmmaker and director Dennis Michael Lynch said his distributor urged him to open his second film in New York City or Los Angeles, but he insisted on a venue closer to home, where one-third of the film was film was shot. John Roland, a former television anchor with Fox 5 New York and longtime Westhampton Beach resident who helped Lynch in some of the interviews for the film, will host a Q&A session afterwards with Lynch. The film starts at 7:45 p.m. "I'm a little nervous about showing the film in my hometown because illegal …
Shout out in the comments what comes to mind when viewing this piece of art.
Welcome to the fifth installment of Patch's new weekly feature where Patch presents readers with a work from a local artist and ask our readers to comment on what the work means to them. This week, we are featuring a piece by Kristin Miller, a painter from East Quogue, previously of Sag Harbor. How does it make you feel? Comment below. Be sure to check back on Saturday to find out what the artist had to say about her piece. Editor's Note: "First Impressions" is curated by East Quogue photographer Meryl Spiegel.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Shout out in comments what comes to mind when viewing this piece of art.
Welcome to the fourth installment of Patch's new weekly feature where Patch presents readers with a work from a local artist and ask our readers to comment on what the work means to them. This week, we are featuring a piece by Patti Robinson, of Westhampton Beach. How does it make you feel? Comment below. Be sure to check back on Saturday to find out what the artist had to say about her piece. Editor's Note: This post is curated by East Quogue photographer Meryl Spiegel.
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Frank Latorre explains what his art is all about.
Last week, Patch featured a painting by Frank Latorre, owner of Art and Soul Gallery of Eastport and asked readers what they thought of it in a series we call, First Impressions. The following is what readers had to say: karen wrote, "Wind, the sea and somewhere tranquil." Candyce Brokaw said, "Great piece! Beautiful colors and fluidity,I don't know if you intended but I see a face in it :-)" barbara wyckoff said, "Ok- I see alot of swirling movement and I have no idea about this- but it reminds me of a musical instrument of some sort- or the movement of a musical passage, like a cello being played." Jim wrote, "It's a hurricane crossing Florida." Meryl Spiegel said, "Fragments of interior time and stories circulating in the mind." The …
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Shout out in comments what comes to mind when viewing this piece of art.
Welcome to the third installment of Patch's new weekly feature where Patch presents readers with a work from a local artist and ask our readers to comment on what the work means to them. The following week, Patch lets the artist have their say, telling us what were thinking when they created the piece. This week, we are featuring a piece by Frank Latorre, owner of Art and Soul Gallery of Eastport. How does it make you feel? Comment below. Be sure to check back on Saturday to find out what the artist had to say about her piece. Editor's Note: This post is curated by East Quogue photographer Meryl Spiegel.
Josh Gladstone
10:03 am on Sunday, May 6, 2012
Sorry Gerard, but your comment is way off base. How can you assert that no "real local arts organizations" received funding? Guild Hall has served East Hampton for over 80 years. Yesterday we had 800 local Artist-Members attend the Opening of the Annual Artist Member Exhibition in the afternoon, and Uncle Vanya opened last night in the theater - a production that employs and features 20 local … more ›