8/17/26: Guild Hall’s Summer Gala Raises over $1 Million for the Institution’s Museum, Theater, and Learning Programs Guild Hall’s annual Summer Gala was held on the institution’s campus on Friday, August 7, 2026. Over 500 guests attended to celebrate a preview of the exhibitions Ross Bleckner: NEVER THE LESS and Eric Freeman: The Volume of Color, and honor Andrea Grover, who is a curator, writer, and nonprofit arts leader in her 10th year as Executive Director of Guild Hall…
6/21/26: Guild Hall Receives Highest National Recognition, Awarded Re-Accreditation from the American Alliance of MuseumsGuild Hall has again achieved accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the highest national recognition afforded to the nation’s museums. Accreditation signifies excellence to the museum community,to governments, funders, outside agencies, and to the museum-going public. Guild Hall has been accredited since 1973 and was one of the first museums to be accredited when the program began in 1971. All museums must undergo a reaccreditation review at least every 10 years to maintain accredited status. Of the nation’s estimated 33,000 museums, roughly 1,100 are currently accredited. Guild Hall is one of only 172 museums accredited in New York State…
6/17/26: Guild Hall Announces Two Major Summer Exhibitions featuring the Works of Ross Bleckner and Eric FreemanGuild Hall proudly announces two solo exhibitions by Ross Bleckner, a major figure in American painting, and the late painter Eric Freeman, who shared a close personal and artistic relationship and a commitment to luminosity and abstraction. The two exhibitions open concurrently in celebration of the Guild Hall Summer Gala on Friday, August 7, uniting the visual arts and Guild Hall’s premier social event in a shared moment of creative celebration…
5/11/26: Guild Hall Announces 2026 Season with “Icons & New Voices” ThemeGuild Hall is thrilled to announce an inspiring lineup of programs for its 2026 Season, Icons and New Voices. Since 1931, Guild Hall has served as a gathering place for East End creatives and audiences, supporting artists across disciplines and fostering a dynamic exchange of ideas through the visual arts, performance, and education…
4/9/26: GUILD HALL’S 40TH ACADEMY OF THE ARTS ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS DINNER TO HONOR CARL BERNSTEIN, KATIE COURIC, & LEILA STRAUSGuild Hall announced today the 40th Academy of the Arts Achievement Awards Dinner will take place on Monday, April 27th at The Rainbow Room in New York City. The Academy of the Arts, established in 1985, is a community of over 200 of the nation’s most accomplished artists and creative professionals, affiliated with the East End of Long Island, who lend their talent and expertise to Guild Hall. This year, Guild Hall will honor Carl Bernstein and Katie Couric each with the Lifetime Achievement Award in Media & Communications, and Leila Straus with the Special Award for Leadership and Philanthropy. Additionally, we are delighted to recognize our newest inductees to the Academy of the Arts: Victor Garber, Sarah Sze, and Colson Whitehead…
2/23/26: Guild Hall Announces Full Lineup of 2026 Museum ExhibitionsGuild Hall proudly announces its 2026 visual arts exhibition lineup, a thoughtfully planned year of gallery presentations that reflect the Museum’s enduring commitment to artistic practice, creative dialogue, and community. Spanning painting, sculpture, design, and collective practice, the 2026 season brings together emerging artists and established voices who, through their ideas and practices, engage with questions of memory, identity, materiality, and perception…
1/5/26: Guild Hall Awarded $25,000 by the New York State Council on the ArtsGuild Hall announced today a grant award totaling $25,000 from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) to support the arts and culture sector. Through New York State’s continued investment in arts and culture, NYSCA has awarded $80.9 million in FY 2026 to arts and culture nonprofits across all 10 regions and a historic number of artists…
12/30/25: Guild Hall Announces Additional Inaugural Exhibition of 2026 LIBERTY LABS: A DECADE OF DESIGNGuild Hall is pleased to announce an additional presentation for the first exhibition slot of 2026 with Liberty Labs: A Decade of Design, on view from January 25 through April 19, 2026, running concurrently with Jason Bard Yarmosky: Time Has Many Faces…
12/23/25: Guild Hall Partners with Works & Process for Dance Out East featuring Tap Dance Artist Naomi Funaki’s IKAGAIGuild Hall is pleased to partner with Works & Process for the second consecutive year as part of the 2026 Dance Out East Festival on Saturday, January 10 at 7 PM with Naomi Funaki’s Ikagai. Dance Out East is a collaboration between Guild Hall, The Church, The Watermill Center, and Works & Process, and highlights the creation of new choreographic work ahead of its continued development within Works & Process’ 2026 dance festivals…
12/17/25: Guild Hall Announces First Exhibition of 2026 EXHIBITION: JASON BARD YARMOSKY: TIME HAS MANY FACESGuild Hall is pleased to announce the first gallery presentation of 2026 with JASON BARD YARMOSKY: TIME HAS MANY FACES, a major solo exhibition on view from January 25 through April 19, 2026. The exhibition brings together new and recent paintings by Jason Bard Yarmosky, whose work examines aging, time, and memory with remarkable intimacy and emotional depth…
