2004 Fall Newsletter

NEWSLETTER
September - November 2004
From the Executive Director…
Dear Friends,
The East End Arts Council begins its fiscal year in
September. Our 2003-2004 year was filled with both challenges and opportunities. The Board of Directors, the staff
and myself look proudly at our continued growth in membership and student enrollment. Our work with numerous
East End organizations is a rewarding accomplishment and
a clear direction, which we continue to pursue. As always
we remain honored to have a volunteer corps that graciously supports our efforts, and grateful for continued support from our Leadership Circle.
The East End Arts Council has received approval
from Empire State Development for zone capital credits
for the Carriage House Restoration Project. This is big
news! What it means is that donors of a minimum of
$2,000 towards the Carriage House restoration will be
entitled to declare 25% of their donation as a NYS tax
credit. These contributions may also be eligible for a
Federal and State charitable deduction. The Carriage
House restoration is being undertaken with support
from the Town of Riverhead through the Community
Development Block Grant Fund. We look forward to
the renovation as another big step in the revitalization of
downtown Riverhead.
The East End Arts Council has also received the news
that we are the coordinators of the Nassau-Suffolk Arts
in Education Roundtable. This is a forum for artists,
teachers, administrators and cultural organizations to
meet and further the strength and visibility of arts based
learning.
Another year… lots more good work to do. I hope
you will be a part of it. We look forward to seeing you..
Wine
Press
Concert Series 2004
My best to all.
Pat
Mark Your Calendar! October 2, 2004
Canvassing Riverhead
A new art experience brought to you by the East End
Arts Council and the Riverhead Chamber of Commerce.
Select artists will be setting out their easels for a day to
capture the beauty of the Riverhead area. Join us for a
party and live auction at the end of the day at Martha
Clara Vineyards, Sound Avenue, Riverhead. Hors d’oeuvres, wine and music will round out the evening. For
ticket information, call the East End Arts Council at 631727-0900.
Sponsored by Allan M. Schneider Associates and Times Review Newspapers
Sept. - Nov. 2004 • East End Arts Council • 1
First Night®
Greenport
Summer
Moon
Celebration
On July 9th, the
First Night
Greenport Board
presented their
“Summer Moon
Celebration”
fundraiser at
Icehouse Gallery in
Greenport. The
evening honored Pat Snyder, EEAC Executive
Director for her contributions to the arts on the
East End of Long Island. The East End Arts
Council was recognized for its role in supporting the start up of First Night Greenport. The
East End Arts Council staff was recognized for
their dedication and commitment to the arts community on the East End. The evening
included a mini film festival, a gallery exhibit of work by Ellen Weiner and music by
the Hidden City Orchestra.
FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR COMMUNITY-BASED
ARTS PROJECTS IN SUFFOLK COUNTY
Grants for the Arts Applications Now Available!
Huntington Arts Council, Inc. is pleased to announce the 2005 New York State
Council on the Arts Decentralization Regrant Program. This opportunity is available to
not-for-profit arts and cultural organizations and individual artists in Suffolk County. In
partnership with the New York State Council on the Arts and the Suffolk Consortium of
Arts Councils, the Huntington Arts Council, Inc. serves as the administrative site for
the program, which supports community based arts projects on a local level.
Not-for-Profit organizations and individual artists may apply for grants ranging from
$500 - $5000 for high-quality artistic projects in all disciplines, which benefit and are of
interest to the community. The program strives to bring financial and technical support
to artists in communities throughout New York State. Funding from the NYSCA
Decentralization Regrant Program also benefits organizations and individual artists by
serving as leverage for other funding opportunities.
A series of application workshops will be offered throughout Suffolk County in late
August and September. Workshops will provide an overview of the grant opportunity, followed by step-by-step grant-writing instruction. All applicants (new and prior) are
required to attend a workshop to be eligible to apply. Schedule includes: Sept 18 2-4PM,
Mattituck Library; Sept 13 6:30-8:30 EEAC; Sept 18 10:30-12:30 John Jermain Library,
Sag Harbor; Sept 21 6:30-8:30 Shinnecock Nation Cultural Center, Westhampton. For
more dates: www.huntingtonarts.org.
Applications will be available at all workshops. Applications are also available at the
Huntington Arts Council’s Main Street Petite Gallery, 213 Main St., Huntington, NY, and
at the East End Arts Council. Applications may also be accessed online by visiting
www.huntingtonarts.org. The application deadline for this opportunity is October 8, 2004.
2 • East End Arts Council • Sept. - Nov. 2004
Calling all
Singers!
The East End Arts
Council seeks choir
members for the 2004
Annual Harvest Gospel
Concert.
The East End Arts Council announces
an open call to singers for participation in the Annual Harvest Gospel
Community Choir. Singers of all ages
are encouraged to become a part of
this much- heralded non-denominational community choir, which has
been uplifting and delighting audiences for more than a decade under
the direction of Maryanne McElroy.
Singers must be available to attend
four Saturday evening rehearsals, on
October 16, October 23, October 30
and November 13, from 6-9PM at
the Friendship Baptist Church, 59
Anchor Street in Flanders. No previous experience with gospel music is
necessary to join this community
choir. Registration will be held at the
first rehearsal on October 16. The
concerts will take place November
18, 19,and 20 All concerts begin at
8PM.
The choir, whose numbers have
grown to exceed 100 members over
the past years, will enjoy an experience of a lifetime under the energetic and inspirational leadership of
Maryanne McElroy. Her charismatic
presence enlivens the choir and audiences alike, bringing people to their
feet in a soul-stirring, hand-clapping,
crescendo of music, song and celebration.
The Harvest
Gospel Concerts
are made possible
with funding from the New York
State Council on the Arts, a state
agency, which has supported this
event since its’ inception in
1986. For further information call the East End
Arts Council at 631727-0900.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS
Sculpture Space in
Utica, NY is offering funded
residencies to qualified
artists. Application deadline is
November 1st, 2004. Benefits to
the 20 selected residents are:
$2000 stipend, 24-hour access to
the well-equipped studio, technical assistance from a studio manager and shared housing (NYS
artists receive free housing and a
$100 transportation stipend.)
Artist have their own office
equipped with a G3 and DLS
hookup. Refer to their website
www.sculpturespace.org for complete info and application.
EXPO XXII: b.j. spoke’s
annual juried art competition in Huntington will
run from March 3rd to April 3,
2005. Artists in all media except
crafts are invited to submit up to
six slides. Handling fee of $35
includes reception, invitations,
publicity and press coverage. For
prospectus, send SASE to b.j.
spoke gallery, 299 Main Street,
Huntington, NY 11743, call 631549-5106, email
[email protected] or
download at
www.bjspokegallery.com.
The American Academy
in Rome invites applications
for the Rome prize competition. Winners reside at the
Academy’s eleven-acre center
and receive room and board, a
study or studio, and a stipend of
$10,500 for six month fellowships and
$21,000 for fellowships up to eleven
months. For further information or to
download guidelines and application
forms, visit www.aarome.org or contact the American Academy in Rome 7
East 60th Street, New York NY 10022
Att: Programs. Telephone 212-7517200 x 47 or email [email protected].
Please state specific field of interest
when requesting info.
Call for Entries – Direct Art
Magazine #11: Competition for
publication awards over $22,000 in
value including covers and feature articles. Open to all artists in any media.
Entry deadline October 30, 2004. For
prospectus email
[email protected], print from the
internet at
http://www.slowart.com/prospectus or
mail SASE to SlowArt Productions, PO
Box 503 Phoenicia, NY 12464.
The Marcie Mazzola
Foundation wants to honor Marcie
and the life that she led. On November
4, 2004 the Marcie Mazzola
Foundation will host it’s First
Annual Butterfly Auction at
the Fox Hollow Inn in Woodbury, NY.
The foundation was established in
2003 in memory of Marcie Mazzola,
native of Commack, NY. The goal of
the foundation is to help better the
lives of abused and at risk children.
The foundation will be supporting
groups like, LI Cares, The NY Organ
Donor association and others. Your
donation of artwork, either sculpture,
painting, photography, jewelry or other
items will make a tremendous difference in the lives of children in need.
Please visit their website at www.marciemazzolafoundation.org. To make a
donation or for more information,
please contact the foundation through
the website or call committee member
Pam Nill at 631-929-3065.
Artists Wanted to Participate in the
third annual Fine Arts
Exhibition & Sale at the First
United Methodist Church in Amityville
on October 1st and 2nd. For more
info/registration packet, call 631-2640152 or email
[email protected].
The Downs Farm Preserve at
Fort Corchaug, located on Rt. 25
in Cutchogue, (just east of Pellegrini
Vineyard on south side of road) is looking for artists to transform an area of
large locust tree logs, (4 logs about 20’
long). Downs Farm Preserve is a
national historic site with beautiful
trails to walk through. This project is in
conjunction with Peconic Land Trust
and it is their hope that artists will volunteer their talents to create a unique
sculpture garden at this site that will
celebrate the environment, land
preservation and the beauty of the
North Fork. For more info call 734-6413
or Peconic Land Trust at 734-5630.
The Islip Art Museum is seeking proposals for installations in its
landmark Carriage House, The Long
Island Center for Experimental Art. A
$500 artist’s fee is awarded for selected proposals. Deadline for submissions: April 15th 2005. Proposal packages can be downloaded from the
website: www.islipartmuseum.org.
Inquiries can be mailed to [email protected] or call or write: The
Islip Art Museum, 50 Irish Lane, East
Islip, NY 11730, 631-224-5402.
The George and Helen Segal
Foundation is accepting applications for grants ranging from
$5,000 to $10,000 for painters
only. Application may be found on
their website segalfoundation.org or
contact Segal Foundation, 136
Davidson’s Mill Rd. N Brunswick, NJ
08902. Deadline is October 1, 2004.
Epiphany is a literary journal
of the Center for Writing and Speech
at NYU and is published three times a
year digitally and once in hard copy.
Please send your manuscripts to:
Willard Cook, Editor, Ep;phany, The
Center for Writing and Speech, 10
Astor Place, Room 502, NYC 100037154. Please indicate the genre of
your work on the outside of the envelope (fiction, non-fiction, poetry or photography.) Manuscripts without an
SASE will not be returned. Visit them
at epiphanyzine.com.
The Sundance Institute’s
Documentary Fund awards
between $15,000-$75,000 to documentary films and videos
that focus on significant
contemporary issues such as
human rights, freedom of expression,
social justice and civil liberties.
Development grants are for up to
$15000 and are intended for projects
in the research or pre-production
phase. Work-in-progress grants are for
films in the pre or post-production
phases. Filmmakers must demonstrate
other sources of financial support for
their films. For complete guidelines
visit http://institute.sundance.org.
Descant’s Poetry Awards are
cash grants of between $250-$500
awarded to an exemplary poem published in each volume of Descant. All
poetry submissions to the publication
are considered for the award. For
competition guidelines, send SASE to
Descant, Texas Christian University,
Dept. of English, Fort Worth, TX
76129.
New York Council for The Humanities,
Mini-grants $2,500 or less, applications accepted on a rolling basis.
Decisions within four weeks. Contact:
New York Council For The Humanities,
150 Broadway, Suite 1700, NYC
10038. Call 212-233-1131 or email
[email protected] or web
www.nyhumanities.org. Deadline Nov.
1st.
Guggenheim Fellowships,
awards average from $15,000-$45,000
each to individual artists, writers and
scholars of exceptional promise.
Contact Guggenheim Memorial
Foundation, 90 Park Avenue, NYC
10016. Call 212-687-4470 or email [email protected] or web www.gf.org.
Deadline: Oct. 1st.
Educational Alliance Art
School Curatorial Intern. Free
tuition in figure painting, ceramics,
stone carving in exchange for 16 hours
work per month. Contact: Walt O’Neil,
The Educational Alliance Art School,
197 East Broadway, NYC 10022. Call
212-780-2300 ext. 387 or email: walter_o’[email protected]. Website:
www.edalliance.org.
Artists, All Media: Uniondale
Public Library seeks work for
2005 exhibits. Contact Syntychia
Kenddrick for info at 516-489-2220 or
write to 400 Uniondale Avenue,
Uniondale, NY 11553.
Putnam Arts Council, Levine Art
Center 521 Kennicut Hill Rd, Mahopac,
NY 10541 845-628-3664 seeks entries
for 42nd annual Juried Fine Arts
Show Oct. 8 – Nov. 5, 2004. Call for
prospectus or visit online at www.putnamartscouncil.com. Deadline Sept.
26th (if shipped, Sept. 24th.)
Artists/Craftspeople: Mt. Vernon
Urban Renewal Agency, City of
Mount Vernon, 1 Roosevelt Square,
Mount Vernon, NY 10550 914-6997230. Seeks vendors of fine
arts, crafts, antiques & merchandise for Arts on Third, Mount
Vernon Sept. 26th, 2004. Call or write
for info. Deadline September 12th.
Artists, All Media: Juried
Show, RGA, PO Box 552 Ridgefield,
CT 06877 203-438-8863. Call for
entries for Ridgefield Guild of
Artists’ 27th Annual Juried Show
Oct. 3 – Dec. 10th. Download prospectus from www.rgoa.org.
Artists, Craftspeople, Photographers:
Art/Craft Fair in Harrison, NY
seeks entries for Nov. 20-21, 2004
Juried Exhibit. Send SASE to Fair, Box
105, Croton, NY 10520 or [email protected] for application. Deadline Oct.
31.
Firehouse Art Gallery,
Nassau Community College,
1 Education Drive, Garden City, NY
11530 seeks entries from artists of all
media for Open Competition
“Anything Goes” Jan. 24 – Feb. 16,
2005. SASE for prospectus, deadline
Oct. 1st.
Money
for Artists
Special Opportunities
Stipend (SOS)
A special opportunity
stipend grant of up to $600
is available to Long Island
artists of all disciplines.
The grant is for a specific
career-enhancing opportunity which reflects a chance
for a significant gain for
the artist’s work or career.
The upcoming deadline is
September 29, 2004 for
opportunities between
November and February.
For further information
and/or an application, call
EEAC at 727-0900 or
download from the website
www.eastendarts.org
Sept. - Nov. 2004 • East End Arts Council • 3
Savor Long Island
Savor Long Island, a juried painting show at EEAC
opened Memorial Day weekend. Themed to compliment
the efforts of the Long Island Farm Bureau, the show
highlighted the beauty of the Long Island landscape. The
Long Island Wine Council provided wines, poured by the
Wine Council Ambassadors. Delectables were provided
by John Ross Rotisserie and Smokehouse, Catapano Goat
Farm and Mecox Bay Dairy. Students from the EEAC
Community School of the Arts
performed on the front porch.
With the success of this partnership, LI Farm Bureau and the
East End Arts Council once
again teamed up for the opening
reception of the EEAC Members
Show on August 6.
Special Opportunity Stipend,
(S.O.S.) Recipients Round 3, 2004
Congratulations to those who have been awarded funding
through the S.O.S. grant program, a project of the New York
Foundation for the Arts, administered on Long Island by the
East End Arts Council. The S.O.S. is designed to help individual artists of all disciplines take advantage of unique opportunities that will significantly benefit their work or career development. Literary, media, visual, music and theater artists may
request support ranging from $100 to $600 for specific, forthcoming opportunities that are distinct from work in progress.
Casey Anderson will have her large-scale painting
featured in the show “Of Land and Sea” at the Elaine Benson
Gallery in Bridgehampton this summer.
Beryl Bernay will have a solo exhibition of a large body
of her work at the Westbeth Gallery in New York in
September.
Denise D. Bory will be exhibiting her collage illustrations in a group show with the Artist Mothers Group at the
Long Beach Community Center Gallery in July and August.
Linda Ciofalo will be performing classic and original
jazz tunes at the highly regarded 55BAR in Greenwich Village,
NYC in August.
Robert Dowling will be designing and constructing a
set for a new play, “Homefront” that will be premiering at
Southampton Historical Museum in October.
Beth Giacummo was chosen to participate in two
intensive programs at the prestigious Pilchuck School of Glass
in Tacoma, Washington.
Naomi Grossman will show her wire sculptures in a
four-artist exhibition at the Haddad/Lascano Gallery in Great
Barrington, Massachusetts in July and August.
Lillian Org Gruber will be showing her pastels and
mixed media drawings for the first time in a group show at
the Long Beach Community Center in July and August.
Louise P. Sloane will have a solo exhibition of her
paintings at the public space in the Narthex and Stairwell
Gallery in St. Peter’s Church on Lexington Ave. in NYC from
August till October.
AnnMarie Tornabene will exhibit her photo works in
an international exhibit in Winchester Guildhall Gallery in
Winchester, England in August.
Chris Vivas will have the opportunity to be a Studio
Artist in Residence at the Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park in
Japan for four months.
On hand at
the Savor
Long Island
Gallery
reception
was:
Left to right: Nancy Gilbert, EEAC Board VP;
Phil Cardinale ,Riverhead Town Supervisor;
Pat Acompora, State Assemblywoman, Joe
Gergela, Executive Director of LI Farm
Bureau; Pat Snyder, Executive Director EEAC;
Tim Bishop, Congressman; Harvey Hellering,
EEAC Board president; Barry Barth, EEAC
Board treasurer.
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The next deadline is September 29 for
opportunities in November through
February. Applications can be obtained through the New
York Foundation for the Arts website, www.NYFA.org, which
is a useful resource for artists looking for funding and opportunities in the arts. Applications can also be downloaded on
the East End Arts Council’s website, www.eastendarts.org and
are available at the EEAC. Stop by, call 631-727-0900, or
email [email protected] for an application or more info
regarding the SOS program.
G
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Schedule
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8th Annual
Community Mosaic
and Streetpainting
Festival the Best Yet
Most festival goers agree that the 8th
Annual Community Mosaic and Street
Painting Festival held on Sunday, May
30th was the best one yet. The collaboration with the Long Island Farm Bureau
on the theme of Savor Long Island resulted in a record 45 exhibiting artists whose
offerings ranged from
fine art to edible
flowers. Along the
Peconic Riverfront,
over 60 streetpainters
worked their magic
accompanied
throughout the day
by musicians performing on the
Riverhead
Showstage. Student
art from the
Community School of
the Arts, Aquebogue
Elementary, Wading
River Elementary, the Riley Avenue School and the Make-a-Wish
Foundation was exhibited in the EEAC Barn. At the same time, the
Savor Long Island fine art exhibit was open in the EEAC Gallery and
the Riverhead Incubator for the Arts (RIFTA) exhibit could be viewed
in the storefronts along East Main Street. Children had the opportunity to create art, view a glassblowing demonstration by mixed media
artist Clayton Orehek, see giant turtles and reptiles on loan from the
Fauna Society and visit exhibits from the Long Island ScienCenter. In
her weekly column, the editor of the News Review, Denise Civiletti,
was inspired to single out the festival as a model for downtown revitalization efforts. For those who were not able to join us, the festivities were broadcast live on WRIV 1390 AM Radio. Thanks to
Bethpage Federal Credit Union, Knapp-Swezey Foundation, the Town
of Riverhead, the Riverhead Free Library, the sponsors of our street
squares and our wonderful staff and volunteers without whom the festival would not be possible. Next year’s 9th annual festival will take
place on Sunday, May 29. We hope to see you there.
All work, with the exception of works on canvas must be framed
properly and ready to hang, and not previously exhibited at the
EEAC. Professional presentation which means clean mats,
frames, glass and plexi improve the look of the artwork and will
be considered in the judging process. Oils and acrylics on canvas
do not have to be framed but must be wired for hanging and
have all edges finished with the sides painted neatly, no tape or
staples showing. Label all work with name, address, phone,
title, size, price and medium. We encourage you to put work in
for sale. Artists get 70% commission on all sales. There is a
$5.00 entry fee for each piece for EEAC members and $10.00
entry fee per piece for non-members. Artists can become members at time of submission. Work must be dropped off in person
at the EEAC Gallery at 133 E. Main St, Riverhead.
All shows are juried unless otherwise noted.
Members’ Show
August 6 - September 3
Photography Show:
“Strictly Structures”
September 10 - October 10
Guest Juror: Tulla Booth, Tulla Booth Gallery
in Sag Harbor
The art of architecture, from the simplest hut to the most
elaborate facade. Traditional and digital photography. Size
restrictions: 38” wide by 50” high for 2-D work. Call/email
regarding 3-D work.
Drop off dates: September 2 and 3, No Saturday drop off,
gallery closed Labor Day weekend, Saturday, Sunday and
Monday. Pickup: October 12 - 16
“Winners Show”
October 15 - November 13
Best in Show winners from 2003 juried shows.
Holiday Marketplace
and Small Works Show
November 19 - December 23
The entire gallery filled with objects d’art, fine crafts and
small works of art. Small Works size restriction: 13 x 16,
including the frame.
Drop off for small works:
November 12 and 13 Pickup: January 3 - 8
Drop off for Holiday Marketplace:
By appointment, the week of November 8
AWARDS: The guest jurors and curator select the work that will
be included in the juried shows. Each juried show will have a
BEST IN SHOW Winner, who will participate in the 2005
Winners Show. First, Second and Third Place are also awarded.
OPENING RECEPTIONS: Opening Receptions for all shows are
on the day the shows open: Fridays, from 5-8 PM. If there is a
change due to unforeseen circumstances or inclement weather,
we will do our best to notify our members and artists included in
the show.
Please note: Dates are subject to change due to unforeseen
circumstances. Always check the individual prospectus for each
show that is mailed to all members six weeks in advance.
Additional information and any changes regarding each show
will be provided at that time. Information is also available on the
East End Arts Council website, It is best to email your questions
to [email protected]. Offices/Gallery: 133 East Main
Street, Riverhead, NY 11901 • 631-727-0900
Gallery hours: 10 to 4, Monday through Saturday,
12-4 Sundays in summer. Closed on major holidays.
Sept. - Nov. 2004 • East End Arts Council • 5
Memberabilia
Linda Pasca’s calligraphy was recently showcased on the entranceway walls of the
Hamptons Designer showcase house sponsored by House & Garden Magazine, where she
had the opportunity to work with Paris/California designer Helene Aumont. She was also
featured in the summer issue of Bride magazine for her table accent designs. Her recently
established design company, Pen and Paper, offers complete service for calligraphy, graphic
design & custom framing at www.penandpaperdesign.com.… Bill Holian sold 4 of 15
pieces on view at Fine Art a la Carte at Pier 17 in the South Street Seaport… Graham
Glover’s photo show “Transitional Times” was on view at the Mattituck Laurel Library in
August… Nancy Clark’s sculptures were shown at Elaine Benson in May for the 3-D
Exhibit… A retrospective of Bob Markell’s set design-painting and printmaking was
well received at the Blue Door Gallery during June… Naomi Grossman recently
won the Award of Excellence at the Art Leagues 49th Exhibit of Long Island Artists for her
sculpture “Breastplate for the Preservation of the Self ” at the Heckscher Museum…
Jeanette Friedman sold six paintings during her show at the Flowers at the
Greenery in Westhampton Beach. Jeanette’s work was also featured on the Peconic
Chamber Orchestra’s promotional postcard for their recent performance at the
Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center under the Artistic Direction of Conductor
Jesus Manuel Berard… Bob Mehling was selected as the cover artist for the recently
published Seeking the Past: History of the Town of Riverhead on sale at the EEAC Gallery.
His still lifes were most recently on exhibit at the Port Washington Public Library…
Lester Sprague won second prize for his acrylic/collage piece at the Brookhaven
Arts Council’s show celebrating Long Island Workers at the Gallery at Bald Hill…
Rosamarie Eisler’s oils and printmaking works were on exhibit at the Phoenix
Gallery in June… Elizabeth P. McMahon exhibited her oil paintings at the Quogue
Library in May… Congrats to Irwin Perton who took 2nd place in the Southampton
Parks & Recreation logo contest… Our own Pat Snyder was recently honored by the
not-for-profit group First Night Greenport at their annual fundraiser for her dedication to
the arts… Anna Jurinich illustrated a children’s book Where Do the Balloons Go
written by Elena Davis and published by Red Rock Press. A book signing event with balloon art is being planned at Borders and the book is now available in time for the holidays
at the EEAC Gift Shop… Enjoy Dennis Snyder’s paintings and some excellent latino
cuisine at Estia’s Cantina in Amangansett till September 12th… Margery
Caggiano’s recent works will be on view at the Flowers at the Greenery in
Westhampton through September 14th. For info, visit www.margerycaggiano.com… The
newly expanded Blue Door Gallery will be featuring the works of proprieter
Sandi Woessner, Alan Bull, Steve Berger, Steve Alpert, Chris
Stavropolis, Helen Smith-Jones and Hazel Kahan. You can learn more
about the Blue Door at www.BlueDoorGallery.net… Beth Giacummo received a
scholarship to attend the Pilchuck School of Glass in Tacoma Washington… Judy Rey
Wasserman organized a show of Music & Art for a Sunday afternoon at the Siena
Spirituality Center in conjunction with the “Earth Prayers” exhibit… Beryl Bernay will
be having an impromptu solo exhibition of paintings and photographs entitled “World
United” at the Westbeth Gallery, 55 Bethune Street, New York, N.Y.10014 from Sept. 11th
through Oct. 3rd, 2004… Robinson Deckert, photographer and his dad, John
Deckert, landscape painter, received a favorable review from Eric Ernst in the
Southampton Press regarding their two-man show at the WHB Library in July… Carol
Gold’s Seascapes and Landscapes were on view at the Bidwell Vineyard & Winery in
Cutchogue through August.
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EAST END ARTS
& HUMANITIES
COUNCIL, INC.
BOARD
OF DIRECTORS
2004
Harvey Hellering
President
Nancy Gilbert
Vice President
Christopher Kent
Secretary
Barry D. Barth
Treasurer
Dominic Antignano
Tulla Booth
Gwendolyn M. Branch
Karen Fellows
Jesse R. Goodale III
Charles Kulesa
Sandra Novick
Wallace A. Smith
Jerilyn Woodhouse
EEAC Staff
Patricia Snyder
Executive Director
Elizabeth Malunowicz
Gallery Curator
Margareta Kritsberg
Education Coordinator
Catherine Gerardi
Communications
Coordinator
Melissa Tyte
Education Assistant
Jean Caiola
Event Coordinator
Ray Saltini
LCB Coordinator
Lisa Baglivi
Visual Arts
Coordinator
Cheryl Janlewicz
receptionist
Marie Ineson
receptionist
EEAC welcomes Astoria
Federal Savings to the
Leadership Circle. Pictured
here is Lisbeth Whitney,
Assistant VP Branch
Manager for the Rocky
Point office with Pat
Snyder, Executive Director
of East End Arts Council .
Welcome to our new members!
Suzette Acar
Lianne Alcon
& Bryan Landsberg
Toni Bevona
Lillian Brambora
Elenor Brown
Joe Bucci
Martha Carter
Eileen Casey
Jane Celentano
Pat Christ
Kathleen Collins
Joe Cortale
Marianne Craig
Michele Czwartacki
Peter & Susan Danowski
Michele DePalo
Art & Leslie Donovan
Elizabeth M. Duerschmidt
Anne Dula-Jeltsch
Lovejoy Duryea
William Duryea
Mualla Ergulec
Lorraine Fosmire
Marie French
Lise Frielinghaus
Joe Gergela
Stuart Gleiber
Judith D. Gluck
Milton & Judith
Gnatowsky
Carol Gold
Ellie Gorman
Stuart Gottfried
Muhammad A. Habib
TDR/Regina Hall
Gallery North/
Colleen W. Hanson
Village of Greenport Arts
& Culture Committee
Suzanne Hulme
Ruth Johnson
Terrence Joyce
Hallockville Museum
Farm/Jarod Kearney
Jordana Kendrot
Michael J. Killelea
Logan Kingston
Ken Korsh
Robbi Kumalo
Kathy LaForgia
Kristen Lobosco
Tom Lulevitch
Landscapes by the
Sea/Christine Lysogorski
Maria & Mark Manzi
Carolyn Habel Markey
Kerri McKay
Jeanne Merkel
Mary Beth Motz
Allan M Schneider
& Associates Inc/
Gary Nolan
David Palermo
Gary Parker
Pen & Paper/
Linda Pasca
Joseph G. Nespoli/
Stacy Pavlak
Else Perl
Francine Pitarch
Eileen Quinn
Paul Raffone
Eastenders Coffee
House/
Diane Reeve
Riki Reichman
Reinhardt Family
Elizabeth Roberts
Thea Rubio
Sung-Sook Setton
Mildred Strassberg
Laura Stroh
Carol Talmage
Joan Travan
Peter Varisano
Debra Victoroff
Patricia Jo Walsh
Laura Wells
Astoria Federal Savings/
Lisbeth D. Whitney
Kaitlin Wishlinski
Foxwood Village/
Barbara Woodhull
Helen Zurawinsky
Secret Garden
Call for Writers
offorChildren’s
Tales
an innovative workshop pro-
gram sponsored by the East End Arts Council and
created by composer George Cork Maul and writer Pat
Rogers. Writers will be matched with composers to create stories set to music.The resulting
children’s concert will be performed at Long Island venues in the spring of 2005. Writers need to be capable of
creating a complete story that appeals to children or
teens and adults who are young-at-heart. Published and
non-published writers are welcome. Selected writers are
required to attend weekly workshops on Thursdays,
from 7 to 9 p.m., at EEAC.The program runs from
December 9 to March 10. Submissions accepted until
October 15. Writing samples and a short bio with contact information should be sent to Stories and
Soundscapes c/o Pat Rogers, P.O. Box 944, East Quogue,
NY 11942.There is a $10 reading fee. Checks should be
made payable to the East End Arts Council. Questions
can be directed to [email protected] or 631-653-5356.
The East End Arts Council’s
Secret Garden fundraiser,
an outstanding success!
185 guests enjoyed the amazing tropical gardens of Bill Smith and Dennis Shrader, owners
of Landcraft Environments in Mattituck, NY on
July 25. Nine artists created work
inspired by the grounds while the
guests observed and were treated
to Caribbean style foods and the
music of Mambo Loco. The work
of the artists along with 46
unique garden pots were sold by
silent auction.
Participating artists on location
were Steve Alpert, Nancy Buett
Randall, Margery Caggiano,
Karen Fellows, Daphne
Shuttleworth, Pat Swyler, Bruce
Testa, Marilyn Uhl-Utz and Sandi
Woessner.
Sponsors of the event include:
Barths Drug Store, Bridgehampton National Bank, Colony
Realty, Cerrini & Associates,
Riverhead Building Supply, Bob
& Tod Berks, Barbara Macklowe,
Honda Motorcycles of Riverhead,
Syntax Communication,
Stephanie & Joe Angelone,
Arizona Ice Tea and Suffolk
County National Bank.
Sept. - Nov. 2004 • East End Arts Council • 7
School News
The Community
School of the Arts
summer semester ran from July 5 through
August 20, and many activities fit
between those dates. Private music lessons were offered, and many students
took advantage of the opportunity to keep
up with their instruments, try a new one,
or get a head start before band and
orchestra picks up in school. The fall
semester starts Thursday September 9,
and the music teacher’s schedules are filling up. If you are interested in private
music lessons please call the school at
369-2171 to set up a time and teacher.
A varied selection of art classes was
offered throughout the summer. The
EEAC was happy to offer classes at two
satellite locations; The Siena Center in
Watermill, and the Icehouse Gallery in
Greenport. Pepsi Freund’s watercolor at
Siena class was a great success. Both
instructor and students appreciated the
beautiful, tranquil surroundings the center
offers. Alan Bull enjoyed being able to
teach a teen drawing class at the Icehouse
in Greenport. The industrial gallery space
adapted into a classroom clear of distractions well suited for drawing and expanding artistic horizons.
Kids’ ages 5-12 years enjoyed some fun-filled
weeks at the Renaissance Junior and Renaissance
Kid Camps. The younger campers explored the
Old West through music and art. They tried the
recorder and xylophone, learned about rhythms
and solfeggio, and sang cowboy songs. They
made their own plaster maracas, and used them
in a show for friends and family, made pinch pots
and coil pots, wove bags and painted folk art self-portraits. Theater campers
wrote their own Wild West Cinderella, and performed the play for everyone.
At the Renaissance Kid Camp, held at the Suffolk County Community
Riverhead Campus, campers explored the many different sides of the arts.
They chose between Musical and Dramatic Theater, or 2-D and 3-D art.
Every week they were also able to choose different workshops; everything from etching to jazz cabaret. The camp theme was “through the arts
we tell our stories” and it certainly came through in the Camp Art Show
and Revue. Everything learned and created was shown off, and everyone
present was impressed with the talent of these truly wonderful, creative
kids. And no one can bring out that creativity like our spectacular camp
counselors. They worked, and played, hard each and every day, and truly
made the camp what it is. A special thank you to our wonderful volunteer
counselors-in-training; Hillary Brown, Allison Bunch, Catherine Clifford,
Grace Johnson, Justin Kwasna and Brittany Woodhull; What a helpful
group, full of energy and fun, just what the campers needed. If you haven’t
done so already, check out the Community School’s flyer for fall. There are
adult watercolor, acrylic and drawing classes, both during the day and at night.
Children’s classes include special drawing classes at the new Dinosaur
Museum and Fauna, an exhibit featuring reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates
from around the world. Also offered are a youth and adult chorus, classes for
home-schoolers and a new Community Orchestra. The Community Orchestra
is open to musicians of all ages and abilities and lead by East End composer
George Cork Maul. For more information call the school at 369-2171.
8 • East End Arts Council • Sept. - Nov. 2004
Panelists
Wanted!
Learn about the grants from the
inside out! As a peer review
panelist you learn about what
makes a grant application be
successful. EEAC is looking for
panelists for Arts In Education
funding (contact [email protected]) and SOS (contact [email protected]) .
Huntington Arts Council is
looking for Decentralization
panelists, contact
[email protected].
Lulu
Comes
Home!
A strange thing happened to Pat Snyder on
the way home from the office one fine summer day in June. After a long day’s work,
she answered her phone to find the
Riverhead police on the line. “Is this Pat
Snyder, the Director of the East End Arts
Council?” Hesitantly, she admitted her identity. “We received an anonymous call about
a body in Grangebel Park that was traced
back to you. Can you meet us down there?”
Pat rushed down to the park to find Lulu,
looking a little dazed, sitting on a park bench.
Upon positive ID, the nice policeman
released Lulu to her custody. Grandpa and
Daisy are
ecstatic to
have Lulu
back. They
can be seen
sitting contentedly
together on
the front
porch of the
Community
School of the
Arts enjoying
the activities of the Renaissance Kids’ Junior
Summer Camp. Lulu’s being closed-mouthed
about her adventures, but did confirm that
they were almost as exciting as the adventures that the kids at the Roanoke School
had imagined in their fascinating book
“Where in the World is Lulu?” on view at the
EEAC Gallery.
Second Annual
Teeny Award Winners
Announced at
Gala Awards
Ceremony
at Westhampton
Beach Performing
Arts Ceremony
The Second Annual Teeny
Awards were presented
Sunday, June 6th during a
gala ceremony at
Westhampton Beach
Performing Arts Center. The teen
nominees attended a private preshow reception with Presenters
Ilene Kristen, Emmy Award nominee and star of “One Life to Live,”
and 2004 Teeny Awards Honorary
Chair, Academy Award nominee
Cathy Moriarty-Gentile (Raging
Bull, Analyze That), during which
they enjoyed a question and answer
session, much like the television
interview show, “Inside Actor’s
Studio.”
Guests and sponsors presenting
awards also included Tony Award
nominee Jerry Silverstein, Tony
Award winner Peg Murray, theatre
critic Lee Davis, publisher Dan
Ratiner, Stacy
Dermont of The
River Theatre
Company, Ted
Lucki of
Riverhead Toyota,
Target Stores,
Janine Nebons of
Tanger Outlet
Centers, Janet
Jones of Verizon,
Marion Stark of
Westhampton
Rotary, Bobby
Goodale of
Riverhead
Building Supply,
and Joseph and
Mary Ann
Martorano.
The audience was treated to
scenes from this past year’s productions from Mattituck High School’s
“No Choice” and Shoreham Wading
River High School’s “How to
Succeed in Business Without Really
Trying,” as well as a selected play
from the Bay Street Young
Playwright’s Program, “Don’t
Interrupt Me When I’m Speaking to
Myself,” by Pierson High School’s
Emily Feinberg.
The Teeny Awards is a student
theatre arts recognition program of
the East End Arts Council and
Westhampton Beach Performing
Arts Center patterned after the
Tony Awards.
Volunteer judges
attend high
school plays and
select three
nominees in
each of a variety
of categories,
culminating in a
gala awards ceremony in June.
The following
are the 2004
Teeny Awards
winners who
received a scholarship and an
elegant glass
trophy.
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WORKSHOPS
Workshop series for the developing
artist this fall.
Thursday, September 16,
from 6–8 PM in the EEAC Gallery.
Artist’s Unknowingly Take
Risks While Creating! Be
Healthy Now!
Presented by Eileen R. Weilbacher,
Certified Holistic Health Counselor.
Ms. Weilbacher, a graduate of Parsons
School of Design and the Institute for
Integrative Nutrition in New York, has
lectured at Wild by Nature, Elite Sports
Medicine, and Woodstock Spa. The Be
Healthy Now lecture will discuss how to
be creative and healthy at the same
time. Working in the artistic field can be
hazardous to your health. Knowing
what to avoid and how to detoxify the
chemicals you’ve already come in contact with, is important. There are ways
of protecting yourself and the people
who share your creative space. Come
join us for an evening of information
and inspiration, so you can live a long
and artful life! Healthy snacks will be
served.
The fee for this workshop is $5 for EEAC
members and $10 for non-members.
Pre-registration and payment in advance
is required. Limited seating available. To
register please call the Community
School of the Arts at 369-2171.
Thursday, October 21,
from 6-8 PM in the EEAC Gallery
Artist’s Guide to the Law:
Presented by Christopher Ross, Esq.,
local Long Island Attorney specializing
in sports, entertainment and art.
The law in plain English for the artist
and his/her craft. Here is your chance to
get the law, as it applies to your art.
The workshop will touch on various topics as they apply specifically to art and
artists. The topics include: copyright,
contracts, sale of art, artist-dealer relationships, freedom of speech. Other topics depend on audience questions and
answers.
The fee for this workshop is $5 for EEAC
members and $10 for non-members.
Pre-registration and payment in advance
is required. Limited seating available. To
register please call the Community
School of the Arts at 369-2171.
Sept. - Nov. 2004 • East End Arts Council • 9
From Southold High School:
Brian Quillin, Lead Actor in Musical,
for his role as PT Barnum in “Barnum;”
and Tim Chingos, Supporting Actor in
Musical, for this role as Ringmaster in
“Barnum.”
From Mattituck High School:
Meaghan Forrestal, Lead Actress in a
Drama, for her role as Julia in “No
Choice;” Loretta McShane, Supporting
Actress in a Drama, for her role as Ruth
in “No Choice;” Steven Cybulski,
Outstanding Performance in a Drama,
for his role as Aidan in “No Choice.”
From Riverhead High School:
Jackie Cook, Outstanding Performance
in a Musical, for her role as Colin in
“Secret Garden;” Don Curaba, Lead
Actor in a Drama, for his role as Uncle
Chris in “I Remember Mama;” Brett
Chizever, Supporting Actor in a Drama,
for his role as Papa in “I Remember
Mama.”
From Shoreham-Wading River
High School: John Cipriani,
Outstanding Performance in a Comedy,
for his role as Max in
“Lend Me A Tenor.”
From
Westhampton
Beach High School:
Madeline Fallier, Lead
Actress in a Musical,
for her role as Lili in
“Kiss Me Kate;”
Christian Nilsson,
Lead Actor in a
Comedy, for his role
as Garry/Roger in
“Noises Off;” Reina
Nash, Lead Actress in
a Comedy, for her role
as
Dottie/Mrs.Clackett in
“Noises Off;” Josh
Klindienst, Supporting
Actor in a Comedy,
for his role as Lloyd
Dallas in “Noises Off;” and Kristen
Alestra, Supporting Actress in a
Comedy, for her role as Brooke/Vicki in
“Noises Off.”
From Southampton High School:
Rachel Goodale, Supporting Actress in a
Musical, for her role as Queen in
“Cinderella.”
10 • East End Arts Council • Sept. - Nov. 2004
SPECIAL AWARDS
Shoreham-Wading River High
School - Innovations in Theatre
Education Award, presented for the first
time this year to a school for implementing a theatre program that goes above
and beyond the usual play and drama
club. The school’s yearly student production won this distinction. The drama
club selects a director, who chooses a
production team. This team handles
every aspect, from selecting a play and
casting it, to all technical aspects, to
ticket sales and promotion. Mary
Hygom, Theatre Director, and Matt
LiBassi, Student Director, accepted the
award.
Pierson High School (Sag Harbor)
– Ben Sandell for Best Student Set
Design, “Music Man.”
Westhampton Beach High
School - Lindsay Boehl, Outstanding
Stage Manager, for “Noises Off.”
Mattituck High School - Katy
Berry, Judges Choice Award, which is
presented to a
favorite of the
judges, as playwright of “No
Choice.”
Riverhead High
School - Erin
McKenna and
Brittany Palm, for
Student
Choreography in
“Secret Garden.”
Bay Street
Young
Playwrights
Program: James
Carr, Westhampton
Beach High School;
Emily Feinberg,
Pierson High
School; Melissa
Mundy, Shelter
Island High School;
Chelsea Stoutenburgh, Pierson High
School; and Nick Halliday,
Bridgehampton High School.
Volunteers needed for 2004-2005!
If you would like to be considered to
be a theatre judge, or join the committee, please call Pat Snyder at 631-7270900.
Leadership
Circle
Allan M. Schneider
Associates
Astoria Federal Savings
Barth’s Drug Store
Bethpage Federal Credit
Union
Bridgehampton
National Bank
Color Card
The J.P. Morgan Chase
Foundation
Colony Realty
Hampton Resorts
& Hospitality
Knapp Swezey Foundation
Paul Epstein
& Miriam Levy
Nancy Gilbert
& Richard Wines
Mary Ann
& Joseph Martorano
New York Foundation
for the Arts
New York State
Council on the Arts
North Fork Bank
Riverhead Building Supply
Riverhead
Ford Lincoln Mercury
Riverhead Rotary
Mary Tiedeman
Riverhead Toyota
Riverhead Mitsubishi
Suffolk County
Department Of
Economic Development
Syntax Communication
Group
Tanger Outlet Center
Target
Times-Review
Newspapers
Town of Riverhead
Town of Southampton
Toyota Financial Services
Verizon
Westhampton Rotary
WLIU 88.3 FM
WORKS OF ART & ANTIQUITIES
American Indian & Eskimo
Ancient Greek & Roman
Precolumbian
REFLECTIONS
Southold, NY • 631-765-3280
Memorial Awards for Gallery Shows
A memorial fund is a special way of giving to artists as
you keep a loved one’s memory alive. It can be named
in honor of a friend, mentor, or loved one.The award
would be presented to an outstanding artist in each of
the juried shows.Those who donate to the Memorial
Awards will have the satisfaction of knowing their contribution extends the arts in the community. All donations are tax deductible and greatly appreciated.
Please call Pat Snyder at 727-0900
or email: [email protected].
Target Your
Artist Audience!
EEAC distributes its quarterly newsletter, not only to the
800 members, but also to all East End Town Halls, libraries
and various other locations.The rate to place a business
card sized ad is $100 per year, which includes 4 newsletters. Contact the gallery at 631-727-0900 or e-mail
[email protected] for additional information.
ARTIST’S
HEALTH INSURANCE
RESOURCE CENTER
www.actorsfund.org/ahirc
Health insurance is often a concern for selfemployed artists, and for small arts organizations. The Artist’s Fund offers information on
health insurance options for individuals and
organizations working in any arts field.
Sept. - Nov. 2004 • East End Arts Council • 11
NEWSLETTER
SEPTEMBER - DECEMBER 2004
inside:
• gallery
schedule
• artists’
opportunities
• member
news
• school
news
• teeny
awards
• secret
garden
MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
• Quarterly newsletter
• Discount in Gallery: Paintings,
prints, photographs, sculptures
and crafts, on exhibit, are
available at a 15% discount to
all members.
• Mailing privileges: For a small
fee, members may insert literature within EEAC member mailings. (Inserts must be
approved.)
• Discounts at participating
businesses
• Discount at the Community
School of the Arts
• Family membership entitles
member to free admission
in Children’s Choir and Silver
Sounds Adult Choir
• Advance notice of all performances and special events
• Annual All Members
Gallery exhibition
• Members are entitled to
a 15% discount for all
purchases made in the
EEAC Gift Shop.
• Members will be considered
for participation in the
Artists’ Studio Tour
• Members may choose
to be included in
Artists’ Registry
• Members may choose to link
to EEAC web site,
www.eastendarts.org
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through Long Island
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