Guests at Art Social: Painting Tiny with Michael A. Butler. Photo: Amy Kirwin
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ART SOCIAL: PAINTING TINY WITH MICHAEL A. BUTLER
Join 2024 Artist Members Exhibition Top Honors Winner Michael A. Butler for a session of tiny painting. Bring a magnifying glass to help with detail as we work off the teeniest, tiniest canvas you have ever seen!
Michael A. Butler is an artist, historian, and humanitarian, and describes himself as an intuitive self-taught artist, defining his style as narrative folk art and primarily works in acrylic. The intricate details in his small-scale works have a powerful impact.
Art Social admission includes complimentary wine (or a non-alcoholic beverage), and lite bites generously donated by Harbor Market & Kitchen in Sag Harbor.
Art Social is a monthly gathering where attendees enter into a supportive and judgment-free session of art/craftmaking and socializing. Bring your friends and expect to make new ones while tapping into your creative selves. Workshops will be led by experts in their practice, and the projects are designed to be easily and enjoyably accomplished by all skill levels.
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Michael Butler
Michael Butler is an artist, historian, and documentarian based in Sag Harbor, New York. Born on Staten Island and raised in Queens, his family has been connected to Sag Harbor for seven generations, spanning over a century. His great-great-great-grandfather lived in Oyster Bay in 1785. His father, Charles Butler, summered in Sag Harbor beginning in the 1920’s and relocated there full-time in 1982, while his mother, Margaret Burwell, began summering there with her family in the 1930s.
He has served on the board of the Eastville Community Historical Society for more than 20 years, holding positions as president, vice president, and recording secretary. Butler is currently chairperson of the St. David AME Zion Church Cemetery and serves as board secretary for the Long Island Museum of American Art History and Carriages in Stony Brook, and is a lifetime member of the NAACP. Additionally, Butler is a former board member of the East End AIDS Wellness Project, a former member of East Hampton’s Anti-Bias Task Force, and a former member of the Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreation Center.
Sponsors
Art Social Media Partner: James Lane Post
Hospitality Partner: Harbor Market & Kitchen
Guild Hall’s Learning + New Works programs are made possible through Vital Projects Fund, the Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Endowment Fund, The Melville Straus Family Endowment, and additional support by Collegiate Gateway.
Additional support provided by Friends of Learning + New Works: Julie Raynor Gross, Stephanie Joyce and Jim Vos, S. Kutler Foundation, N. Glickberg, D. Glickberg, and J. Abrahams, Andrea and Jeffrey Lomasky, Peter Marino, Stephen Meringoff, and Eva Sandler.