Art League of LI Continues 45-Year-Old Craft Fair

Art in the Park Fine Art and Craft Fair returns to town June 2-3.

The Art League of Long Island’s Art in the Park Fine Art and Craft Fair will return to the scenic Heckscher Park in Huntington on Saturday, June 2 and Sunday, June 3.   The event is an Art League tradition that has attracted thousands of art lovers for 45 years. The free craft fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days, rain or shine. The fair showcases the orginal work of about 70 artists and craftspeople who will be selling paintings, photographs, ceramics, jewelry, sculpture, woodwork, glasswork, wearable art, and more.  Prizes will be awarded to the top artists. This year, radio station 94X, along with a panel of judges  will select Huntington’s First “Idol” through a talent competition. From video auditions, 10 finalists will …

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Amanda Lindner

1:21 pm on Sunday, May 20, 2012

Hi Kim, You still have time! The deadline to reserve a booth has been extended until May 22. You can download the registration form here: http://artleagueli.net/files/AIP%20Prospectus%202012_1.pdf   more ›

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Photos: It's All a Facade!

Huntington businesses decorate and advertise with an artistic edge.

Huntington is an area passionate and dedicated to the advancement of the arts. Numerous art organizations, galleries, exhibitions and museums are represented throughout the town.  It should come as no surprise that many of it's buildings are adorned with a creative flair as well. These building facades and sides are painted with murals and in tromp-l’oeil fashion to advertise and also beautify the bare expanse of brick or concrete of the store.  Celebrate our rich artistic heritage while shopping in the village or grabbing a slice of pizza at Guiseppe’s.  Just make sure you aren’t fooled and try to walk through the painted door! Trompe-l’oeil is an art technique that means literally, “deceive the eye." Paintings create an optical illusion …

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5 Things You Need To Know Today

Off to the Libraries, Museums

April 17: 5 Things You Need to Know Today

  1. It's Palm Sunday but both the Huntington and South Huntington Public Libraries are open today. 2.  The works of students in grades 9-12 continue on display at the Heckscher Museum's Young Artists exhibition. 3. Sign up now for the Townwide Fund's golf outing. 4. Huntington Station Happy Helpers are celebrating Earth Day  at 1 p.m. at the Gateway Gardens. 5. A wind advisory should be lifted by 6 a.m. for our area. Advisories are issued when winds are expected to reach from 31 to 39 mph or gusts of 46 to 57 mph.

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Long Island's Best: Young Artists at the Heckscher

Juried art show and exhibition features high school students.

Not only was the weather beautiful and stunning on Saturday, but so was the art work on display at the opening reception and awards ceremony for the exhibition, Long Island’s Best: Young Artists at the Heckscher Museum 2011. The Heckscher Museum of Art is celebrating its 15th year of representing the talents of high school students with a juried art show. “This show is the culmination of a whole program run by the museum," Kristina Seekamp, associate director of education, said. “The students created their own art in response to their interpretation of artwork in the museum’s collections and the special exhibitions.”  The School Discovery program encourages students to convey these works of art into their own vision by analysis, discussion…

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Six Artists Collaborate To Make One Great Art Piece

Distinctive styles to come together on single project.

Can  six extremely different artists come together and make great art in one day, on one canvas? We're about to find out. Pulitzer & Panetta Creative Studio in Huntington is hosting an event Sunday from 3– 6 p.m. that has the artists working on one big project. “A Matter of Color” is an edgy, emerging group show that was curated by Marna Shoenwald, which has been open since March 6. Now, six of the artists in this seven artist’s exhibition are coming together live to compose, render and complete one massive work of art and is open to the public to watch. All but one of these artists lives on Long Island. Most of these artists have worked in big formats before and several have painted in concert with other. The artists have no preconceived …

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Celebration of a Beloved Huntington Art Teacher

'Truly Amazing' Robert Potter remembered for ability to inspire.

Students, teachers, friends and family paid tribute Thursday night to the late Robert Potter, a popular art teacher at Huntington High School.  Potter, who died suddenly on Nov. 22, taught ceramics and sculpture at the school since 2006 after a major career change and was known for his ability to inspire students. "He was truly an amazing person, both as a friend and teacher," said Ayallah Jeddah, a media arts teacher who started at the school with Potter. "He always had words of wisdom."   The celebration at the high school featured a sea of white T-shirts emblazoned with a reproduction of Potter's license plate "INSPIREU." Joan Fretz, district director of fine and performing arts, said it summarizes "the single most important reason …

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St. Anthony's Artwork on Display

Students show off their art skills in biannual show.

Parents and friends of St. Anthony's High School art students turned out Saturday to view their creations at the biannual show. The works came in a variety of media, including photo, video, portfolio, drawing and painting and ceramics. Hallway walls were lined with drawings and paintings while photos and videos could be viewed in side rooms. "We are fortunate to have very talented students work in an incredible environment, and the results are beautiful," Marie Novara, the school's art director. About 380 students participated in the show. "It's an opportunity for students to share their artwork with their families," teacher Jennifer Baldwin-Schafer said. Friday's snow cut into the show, limiting it to Saturday only.

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Sumi-e Artist Gets Warm Reception at Library

Artist John Clancy visited Huntington Public Library on Oct. 16.

Sumi-e artist John Clancy, whose works have been exhibited in art galleries nationally and are in collections worldwide, recently hosted a reception for his work at the Huntington Public Library's main art gallery. Clancy, a graduate of SUNY Farmingdale with a degree in Advertising, Art and Design who has been an Art Director for more than 25 years, said his Sumi-e paintings are unique because they go beyond simple face-value subject representation. He said the aim of the paintings is to become one with the subject by capturing its life and spirit. "With Sumi-e each brushstroke conveys feelings that try to provoke the observer to contemplate what is before him – to actually get into the picture and experience it," Clancy said. Clancy …

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Dinner, Art Sale Benefit Veterans

Nearly 150 gathered Saturday evening to honor veterans and enjoy the work of local artists.

A rejuvenated former gas station at the corner of Park Avenue and Main Street played host to a crowd of veterans and art lovers Saturday night. The fundraiser featured dinner donated by Critics Choice Deli and an art show organized by local artist Erich Preis. In addition to honoring Len Totora, L&L Camera owner who passed away earlier this year, the event raised funds toward the proposed Long Island Center for Veterans Inc., a combination shelter, job placement and counseling facility in Copiague. Their agenda is large: "We want to solve the issue of joblessness and homelessness for veterans on Long Island," said Dominick Mavellia, who owns the gas station property and is partners with Gene Smith and Ken Auerbach on the warehouse space in…

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Peace Pole Dedication Ceremony Honors Theater Founder

A peace pole was planted in the Cinema Garden to honor the late Vic Skolnick, co-founder of the Cinema Arts Centre.

In honor of World Peace Day and in loving memory of the late Vic Skolnick's work for peace, the Cinema Arts Centre planted a peace pole in the Cinema Garden which was dedicated during a special ceremony this past weekend. Friends of Skolnick, co-founder of the Cinema Arts Centre who passed away in June, as well as members of various community and peace organizations, came out Sunday and were greeted with refreshments, music and poetry after the peace pole with the inscription, May Peace Prevail on Earth, was unveiled in the Cinema Garden. Charlotte Koons, a member of the Cinema's Circle of Friends, donated the pole in honor of Skolnick and in recognition of the day of peace. She said she thinks Skolnick would have been proud of what went …

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