Exterior design & images copyrighted by Guild Hall, Peter Pennoyer Architects, and Hollander Design Landscape Architects, 2022.
GUILD HALL ANNOUNCES DETAILS OF FACILITY-WIDE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT & CAMPAIGNTO BRING 1930s-ERA BUILDING INTO FUTURE
THE VISION
Guild Hall has served four generations and introduced audiences to the most storied artists and performers of our time. Now as we approach our centennial, we embark on a state-of-the-art renovation to match the caliber of our artistry for twenty-first-century audiences. Our facility-wide Capital Improvements Project & Campaign includes top-of-the-line physical and technological enhancements to better deliver on our mission as an artist-driven, interdisciplinary institution. These comprehensive enhancements will see the structural and technological upgrade of Guild Hall’s grounds and near-century-old building — encompassing its museum, theater, education center, and administrative offices.
Gallery design & images copyrighted by Guild Hall and Peter Pennoyer Architects, 2022.
Improved flexibility and accessibility will meet the needs of Guild Hall’s diverse community of visual and performing artists, students, staff, and expanding seasonal and year-round community. Construction will begin in spring 2022, and the project is slated for completion in late spring 2023.
Our building at 158 Main Street is temporarily closed as we embark on these enhancements. During this time, our programming will move to select off-site locations, with dynamic and unmissable events featuring artists both local and from around the world. In addition to offsite programs, our Teen Arts Council and Artist-in-Residence programs have expanded to new opportunities and showcases. To follow our progress and programs, sign up for our e-news here.
Launched with an early goal of $10 million on the occasion of Guild Hall’s 90th anniversary in 2021 and met with enthusiastic support, the now $25 million Capital Improvements Project & Campaign includes dedicated capabilities for advancing the institution’s cutting-edge arts program and its vital reserve fund, to deepen and sustain Guild Hall’s excellence in interdisciplinary programming, thought leadership, education, and community engagement on the East End for current and future generations.
As of February 2022, we have reached 61% of our $25 million goal thanks to the generosity and support of our Board of Trustees and supporters like you.
CONTACTS
Contributions
Kristin Eberstadt, Director of Philanthropy / keberstadt@guildhall.org / 631-324-0806 x13
General Information and Press Inquiries
Amy Steinhaus Kirwin, Chief Creative Officer / akirwin@guildhall.org / 631-324-0806 x24
THE TEAM
Among the star design team engaged to realize the collaborative project are leader in the renovation and preservation of historic buildings are Peter Pennoyer Architects and renowned New York-based Hollander Design | Landscape Architects.
Premier East End general contractor Ray Harden, co-owner of Ben Krupinski Builder, will lead project construction. Jon Maass and Pamela Torres will serve as owner representatives.
The design, construction, and advisory team also includes Conceptual Lighting, Arrowstreet, 2×4, Altieri Sebor Wieber, Gilsanz Murray Steficek, Leonard Ackerman, and Twomey, Latham, Shea, Kelley, Dubin & Quartararo, LLP.
Architect: PETER PENNOYER ARCHITECTS
PETER PENNOYER ARCHITECTS (PPA) is a 50-person firm of architects, interior designers, and related professionals based in Manhattan. Principal Peter Pennoyer is an expert on historical buildings and a regular on the AD 100 List. Founded in 1990, PPA is recognized as a leader in new construction, renovation, and historic preservation for residential, commercial, and institutional commissions across the United States and abroad. Their work is characterized by sophisticated detail, high quality craftsmanship, and a nimble balance between comfort, beauty, modernity, and continuity with the past.
Landscape: HOLLANDER DESIGN|LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
HOLLANDER DESIGN | LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS is a New York-based firm known for designing estates and gardens around the world. Principal Edmund Hollander is recognized for finely crafted landscapes from the Hamptons to Hong Kong. The firm has recently completed the new award-winning additions to The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, as well as the Winter Visual Arts Center at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, PA. The firm’s talent comprises 25 landscape architects, environmental planners, and horticulturists working across three offices in New York City, Sag Harbor, and Chicago. The firm’s approach to a site’s natural ecology, its architectural ecology, and its human ecology — meaning the ways in which people will use the property — creates places of enduring beauty that respect and connect with the surrounding environment.
Construction: BEN KRUPINSKI BUILDER
Stratton Schellinger and Ray Harden became owners of BEN KRUPINSKI BUILDER (BKB) in 2018 having worked with the firm for 31 years and 16 years respectively. With a track record for hands-on project management, the long-time associates have been instrumental in growing BKB into the region’s premier builder and general contractor. Priding themselves on achieving the finest results, they share a mutual passion for delivering consistent excellence to each client and every scope of the project.
Owner’s Rep: Jon Maass & Pamela Torres
JON MAASS is an architect, builder, and maker of things. Jon received degrees from the University of Michigan and the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York, where he was amongst the first recipients of the Menschel Fellowship. His history of designing and building structures informs and supports his work as an owner’s representative, helping numerous cultural institutions realize new mission-driven projects and restore important cultural touchstones. His work is process driven, emphasizing proper planning at the project’s outset and relentless pursuit of its stated goals. Past clients include the Toledo Museum of Art, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., the Morgan Library and Museum in New York, the Gustav Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms, Smith College in Northampton, MA, and the Museum of Nebraska Art.
PAMELA TORRES has a master’s degree in Advanced Building Technology from SUNY Buffalo New York and holds a Bachelor of Science in architecture from the University of the Philippines. She is an architect who worked on a wide range of projects with architecture and design firms in New York, Miami, Boston, Shanghai, and San Francisco before transitioning to owner’s representation and project management. Notable experience includes the SANAA-designed Grace Farms community place in New Canaan, Connecticut, and the exterior restoration of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York.
THE PLAN
The Interior and Exterior
Create an environment that is welcoming to the community and maintains Guild Hall’s place as the preeminent cultural institution on the East End. To help decrease energy consumption, the Capital Improvement Project also includes optimizing our HVAC system to enhance control, airflow, and energy efficiency throughout the museum, theater, and operational spaces. The priority placed on optimal visibility, improved access, and efficiency will be done without detracting from the character of the historic structure.
The Museum
Enhance the museum experience for artists and patrons through state-of-the-art sound, LED lighting, and the innovative repurposing of the building’s original framing to harness the effect and maximize control of natural light — all upgraded to ensure greater sustainability and versatility. Accessibility to the galleries will be improved as Guild Hall’s front outer doors will be adjusted to meet the gallery climate control requirements and maximize energy efficiency while honoring the beloved exterior.
Also planned is the creation of Guild Hall’s first discrete art-handling facility to support installation, packing, and temporary storage of artworks, a recommended feature as a formally accredited member of the American Alliance of Museums.
The Education Center
Outfit with the latest technological tools to enhance education and training in twenty-first century creative skills for local youth. The space, which will now have a dedicated entrance, will be utilized for art workshops and drop-in classes for students of various ages and experience levels, as well as by Guild Hall’s Teen Arts Council — a paid, academic-year-long mentorship and apprenticeship program for teens to foster skills in the fields of contemporary art, nonprofit management, museum and theater practices, and community engagement.
The Staff Offices
Modernize offices to be more energy efficient with a sleek and contemporary design, plus improved airflow and natural light, to create a thriving, collaborative environment that is representative of new directions in professional work spaces.
Campaign Contributors
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Michele and Martin Cohen
Baron Capital Foundation Louise and Howie Phanstiel
Tom Roush and LaVon Kellner Susie and Michael Gelman
Linda Lindenbaum
Pamela and Edward Pantzer
The Hilaria and Alec Baldwin Foundation
Susan and Morris Mark
Barbara and Richard S. Lane
Alice Netter
Kenneth L. Wyse
Sondra and David S. Mack
Toni and Seth Bernstein
Kate Capshaw and Steven Spielberg
Fern and Lenard Tessler
Suzanne and John Golden
Treva and David De Leeuw
Bruce Horten and Aaron Lieber
Ellen Marcus
Ellen Myers
The Frankenthaler Climate Initiative
of the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation
Mary Jane and Charles Brock
James S. Peterson Foundation
Lisa Schultz
Schultz Family Foundation
Galia Meiri-Stawski and Axel Stawski
Renée and Richard Steinberg
Sheri C. Sandler
Susan and Richard A. Friedman
Cheryl and Michael Minikes
Charlotte Moss and Barry Friedberg
Susan Jacobson
Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder
Ralph E. Lerner
Jeffrey and NancyJane Loewy
Cindy and John Shea
Linda and George Yates
Saunders & Associates
Sotheby’s International Realty, Inc.
Joyce Menschel
Amagansett Wines & Spirits
Jane Bayard
Kay and Albert C. Bellas
James and Lisa Cohen
The Joe & Helen Darion Foundation
Peter Frey and Carrie Shapiro
Richard Kurtz and Trish McEvoy
Peggy and Henry Schleiff
Elizabeth Hogbin
Zac and Cindy Allentuck
Peter M. Wolf
Bonnie and Joel Bergstein
Jeffrey and Nancy Halis
Andrew Yuder
Jeffrey and Audrey Spiegel
Patricia Abramson
Renée and Robert Belfer
Stanley and Roberta Bogen
Lauren Etess
Lori Gendelman
Joan and David Genser
John Hill
Barbara and Mel Immergut
Roberta and Paul Kozloff
Martin and Madge Miller
Nancy Lou Oelbaum
Kimberly L. Pressman and
Nicholas G. Boulukos
Sally and Jim Rothkopf
Laurie and Phillip Sprayregen
Andrea and John Stark
Volunteers of Guild Hall
Janet and John Winter
Nadine Grelsamer
Arlene Blau
Nancy Chemtob and Michael Kubin
David and Sheila Cornstein
Diane and William Dreher
Larry Leeds and Ginger Feuer
Phyllis and William Mack
Jill Marino
David Rudnick
Jean S. Scharf
Dianne Wallace
Sara and Charles Fabrikant
Marjorie and Stephen Fiverson
Amy and Robert Schlager
Sanford Sirulnick
Marsha and Richard Goldberg
Mary and Jay Goldberg
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hershaft
Arthur Indursky
Ellen Jaffe
Ruth and Steven Katz
Kenneth Kay
Joan and Ken Miller
Darrel and Susan Ross
Eric and Harriet Rothfeld
Richard and Barbara Rothschild
Robert and L. Judith Snyder
Joanne and Joseph Stein
Penny and John Wallerstein
Charles Gottesman Patricia and John Hossenlopp
David Blue
Adrienne and Kenneth Haber
Francine Kittredge
Richard and Phyllis Krock
Ellen Levy
Cheryl and Ken Endelson
Margaret Garrett and Bruce Wolosoff
Carla Goldworm Barbara Hochhauser
Patricia Schneider
Meryl Taradash List in formation, updated 2/15/22.