JOEL MESLER: MILES OF SMILES

Installation view of Joel Mesler: Miles of Smiles, Guild Hall, East Hampton, August 3 – October 26, 2025. Photo: Francine Fleischer. Image Courtesy of Guild Hall.

MARY HEILMANN: WATER WAY

Mary Heilmann: Water Way is the artist’s first large-scale solo presentation at an institution on the East End of Long Island, where she has been an integral part of the region’s creative community for decades. Heilmann grew up along the California coast, in both the Bay Area and Los Angeles. She became a competitive diver as a young teenager, frequently engaged in body surfing, and later became involved in the beatnik and surfing cultures, all of which have had a strong influence on her work. Heilmann moved to New York City in 1968, where she still resides, and has a home and studio Bridgehampton.

Throughout her life, Heilmann has consistently chosen and prioritized living close to water, which has had a profound impact on her artistic practice. She remembers making a watercolor of the ocean when she was about sixteen years old. This proximity to the ocean has influenced the way she considers light when she is conceiving a painting. For example, at sunset and moonrise she looks at the sand, the sky, and the sea for inspiration for her bold color palette. She characterizes her work as autobiographical, as she translates her observations into abstractions and often gives her works titles that offer viewers hints about her ideas. Whether reflected in her imagery or in the titles she gives her works, water has long been a recurring theme throughout her practice. She often translates waves into geometric, hard-edge patterns and likens this to the way a diver must conceptualize the physical geometry of the body when planning a dive.

Guild Hall is pleased to present an exhibition that Heilmann has had a strong desire to stage—one that brings together more than 40 works from a focused area of her output. The exhibition includes works on paper, ceramics, and paintings from the 1980s to the present.

This exhibition is organized by Melanie Crader, museum director and curator of visual arts, with Philippa Content, museum manager and registrar, and Claire Hunter, museum coordinator and curatorial associate.


Get Your Limited Edition Mary Heilmann + Guild Hall Tote Bag

Designed to celebrate artist Mary Heilmann and her 2025 Guild Hall exhibition, Mary Heilmann: Water Way, our Artist + Guild Hall collaboration is available as a very limited-edition tote bag featuring Heilmann’s 2024 work, Blue Sky Spot.

We are excited to share that this is the first time one of Heilmann’s iconic ceramic works has been reproduced as merchandise. 

100% cotton canvas with a zipper closure and long handles for over-the-shoulder toting. Large enough to carry all of your everyday belongings, or use it as an overnight bag for weekend jaunts to the Hamptons. 

Support Guild Hall while showing off your Water Way style. Get yours now, as once these sell out, they won’t be repeated!

Click HERE to order your tote today!

Guild Hall members receive 10% off with code MEMBER10. Not a member? Click HERE for more information and to join today.

DANCE OUT EAST: MUSIC FROM THE SOLE

Blurring the line between concert, dance, and music performance, Music From The Sole is a tap dance and live music company that celebrates tap’s roots in the African diaspora. Co-founders composer and bassist Gregory Richardson and Brazilian tap dancer and choreographer Leonardo Sandoval, draw from Afro-Brazilian, jazz, soul, house, rock, and Afro-Cuban styles.

After multiple residencies through Guild Hall’s William P. Rayner Artists-in-Residence program, the company will share a preview of their newest work, House Is Open, Going Dark culminating the company’s technical residency at Guild Hall.

This program is part of the inaugural DANCE OUT EAST festival, taking place January 9, 10, and 11. A collaboration between Guild Hall, The Church, The Watermill Center, and Works & Process, DANCE OUT EAST provides unique insight into the process and preparation of new choreographed works that will sequence into the Works & Process Underground Uptown Dance Festival at the Guggenheim Museum.

Choreography: Leonardo Sandoval in collaboration with the company members
Original Music: Gregory Richardson, Leonardo Sandoval, Matt Parker, Dylan Bhulai Rowland, Michael Jellick, Jennifer Vincent, Orlando Hernandez, Magela Herrera
Dramaturgy: Orlando Hernández
Lighting Design: Kathy Kaufmann
Creative Consultant: Roberta Uno
Performers: Brittany DeStefano, Orlando Hernández, Matt Parker, Gregory Richardson, Dylan Rowland, Leonardo Sandoval, Lucas Santana, Gisele Silva, Ana Tomioshi, Jennifer Vincent

CHANUKAH MENORAH LIGHTING WITH THE JEWISH CENTER OF THE HAMPTONS

Join us in the lobby along with the Jewish Center of the Hamptons for our annual Chanukah menorah lighting for all in the community to enjoy. 

Before the lighting at 5 pm, we invite you into the galleries to view the 85th Artist Members Exhibition and Linda Reville Eisenberg: STILL, and to purchase additional snacks or beverages from Louise & Howie’s Coffee Bar in the lobby.

THE RANCH PRESENTS

Please join us for the first presentation of an ongoing series “The Ranch Presents”—artist-centered panel discussions led by Max Levai, founder of The Ranch, located in Montauk, New York.

Levai, joined by art critic Barry Schwabsky, will moderate a discussion between artists Sayre Gomez and Jamian Juliano-Villani, which will focus on their respective exhibitions at The Ranch and the legacies of Jack Goldstein and Mike Kelley.  The panel discussion coincides with the completion of the publication for Jack Goldstein | Sayre Gomez, a two-person exhibition exploring the pair’s intergenerational connections.

BUSINESS NETWORKING NIGHT

Business Networking Night
Open to all local businesses
RSVP TO ATTEND

Please join us for our Business Networking Night on Friday, November 22 from 5:30 to 7:00 PM. The evening will begin in our Hilarie and Mitchell Morgan Theater where we’ll hear from three local business leaders, including Christina Isaly Liceaga of Rosie’s Amagansett, Stephan Keszler of Our Water, and Matthew Kristan of Canoe Place Inn & Cottages, as they share their experiences, successes, and challenges. Following the discussion, guests are invited for drinks and light bites in the lobby.

We’re grateful for our Community Pillars, whose support is vital to the success of Guild Hall. We recognize the invaluable role that local businesses like yours play in our shared growth and success. 

Support Guild Hall & Enjoy Exclusive Benefits

Your $1,000 contribution to the Community Pillars initiative provides the following recognition and benefits:

  • Peer-to-Peer & Client Networking Opportunities – Connect with like-minded businesses and patrons in the community.
  • Listing of Your Business Name in:
    • A full-page advertisement in the December 19th issue of The East Hampton Star.
    • Season Program Guide (distributed to 25,000 people), with a 10% discount on ad placement.
    • Annual Donor Wall displayed in the outdoor vestibule, seen by over 50,000 visitors each year.
    • Guild Hall’s Community Pillar Webpage – A dedicated page with a hyperlink to your business.

Your contribution will not only help sustain Guild Hall’s programming but also enhance your visibility and connections within the community. We hope you’ll consider renewing your support as a Community Pillar for the upcoming year.

For more information or to confirm your participation, please contact Kendra Korczak, Director of Events and Corporate Relations, at events@guildhall.org or 631.324.0806 x116.

MEMBERS-ONLY PREVIEW DAY

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16
GALLERY HOURS: 12-5 PM
RECEPTION: 3-5 PM

Members, please join us for a preview of the 85th Artist Members Exhibition, also featuring the work of 2021 Top Honors award-winner, Linda Reville Eisenberg.

Storm Ascher, an independent curator, writer, and founder of Superposition Gallery and The Hamptons Black Arts Council, has been invited to be this year’s Awards Juror.

This initiative provides an opportunity for audiences to support and celebrate the artists who live and work in our immediate region and for artists to sell their works. In turn, artists show their commitment to and support of Guild Hall. Members have early access.

Not a member? JOIN HERE

ART & ABOUT: HOUSTON

Guild Hall presents ART & ABOUT 2025: HOUSTON

APRIL 4-7, 2025

Join us in Houston, Texas, for a curated taste of this vibrant city, which boasts world-class museums and a dynamic food scene. Graced by Southern hospitality, we have been invited to meet private collectors and artists for an insider look. Together we’ll hit the Houston high notes…Tour the Menil Collection with the senior curator, view private collections of two prominent Houston collectors, experience the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, visit the community arts neighborhood – Project Row Houses, explore the Buffalo Bayou Cistern, reflect in the newly-reopened Rothko Chapel, and eat like a royal!

What’s Included:
– 3-nights at Hotel Saint Augustine

– All planned meals & beverages, taxes and gratuities
– Private tours, attractions, entrance fees
– Ground transportation during the program

To register, click HERE and enter Password: HOUSTON, or contact plan A events at 310.860.1300, planA@planaevents.com.

$3750 per person
Reservations are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Note: You must be a current Guild Hall Director’s Circle ($2,500) level member or higher to participate. 

For more information on Membership, please contact Eliza Rand  at erand@guildhall.org or 631.324.0806 x117.

Click HERE for the trip flyer from plan A Events.

Guild Hall’s official travel partner, plan A, designs exclusive journeys to destinations near and far, focusing on extraordinary experiences and private access for like-minded travelers. planaevents.com

Project Row Houses
Museum of Fine Arts Houston
Le Jardinier
The Menil Collection
James Turrell at Rice.
Downtown Houston
 

GALLERY TOUR WITH LINDA REVILLE EISENBERG

Join artist Linda Reville Eisenberg and Guild Hall’s Director of Visual Arts Melanie Crader for an artist-led gallery tour of the exhibition Linda Reville Eisenberg: STILL.

Linda Reville Eisenberg was the 2021 Top Honors winner of the 83rd Artist Members Exhibition selected by Antwaun Sargeant, Gagosian Director and Curator.

Linda uses traditional painting techniques to explore a variety of genres within the art-historical canon. For her presentation at Guild Hall, she will present two focused projects—still-life paintings of vessels and two intimate portraits.

 

GALLERY TOUR: ARTIST MEMBERS EXHIBITION HONOREES

Join Guild Hall’s Director of Visual Arts, Melanie Crader and Honorable Mention artists for an artist-led gallery tour of Guild Hall’s 85th Artist Members Exhibition.

Awards Juror Storm Ascher, founder of Superposition Gallery and The Hamptons Black Arts Council, selected Michael A. Butler of Sag Harbor as the Top Honors recipient for his work Lilies of the Field.

In addition to the Top Honors prize, Ascher awarded Honorable Mentions to Lilah Yektai, Ross Watts, Anita Giraldo, Raphael Ogoe, and Kenneth Jackson.


The Artist Members Exhibition began in 1938, and Guild Hall continues this long-standing democratic tradition by hosting the oldest non-juried museum exhibition on Long Island. This lively presentation features more than three hundred works and showcases a variety of mediums. As in the traditional salon exhibition, works by established artists are exhibited alongside those of emerging talents and first-time exhibitors, offering a sampling of artistic practices within our community. This initiative provides an opportunity for audiences to support and celebrate the artists who live and work in our immediate region and for artists to sell their works. In turn, artists show their commitment to and support of Guild Hall. Early participants included James Brooks, Willem de Kooning, Lee Krasner, Alfonso Ossorio, Charlotte Park, Jackson Pollock, and many more.

Guild Hall invites nationally and internationally recognized art professionals to select the Top Honors Award and Honorable Mentions. The recipient of the Top Honors Award is given a future solo exhibition at Guild Hall. 

AME 2024 Awards Juror: Storm Ascher
Storm Ascher is an independent curator, writer, and founder of Superposition Gallery and The Hamptons Black Arts Council.

Galleries will be open Thursday to Sunday, 12-5 PM. Museum admission is always free.

ARTIST TALK: STORM ASCHER & PHYLLIS HOLLIS

Join Curator & Guild Hall guest juror, Storm Ascher, and host of the podcast, Cerebral Women Art Talks, and Guild Hall Trustee Member, Phyllis Hollis for a conversation on Ascher’s practice & career in the art world, and her experience as Guest Juror of Guild Hall’s 85th Artist Member Exhibition.


The Artist Members Exhibition began in 1938, and Guild Hall continues this long-standing democratic tradition by hosting the oldest non-juried museum exhibition on Long Island. This lively presentation features more than three hundred works and showcases a variety of mediums. As in the traditional salon exhibition, works by established artists are exhibited alongside those of emerging talents and first-time exhibitors, offering a sampling of artistic practices within our community. This initiative provides an opportunity for audiences to support and celebrate the artists who live and work in our immediate region and for artists to sell their works. In turn, artists show their commitment to and support of Guild Hall. Early participants included James Brooks, Willem de Kooning, Lee Krasner, Alfonso Ossorio, Charlotte Park, Jackson Pollock, and many more.

Guild Hall invites nationally and internationally recognized art professionals to select the Top Honors Award and Honorable Mentions. The recipient of the Top Honors Award is given a future solo exhibition at Guild Hall. 

AME 2024 Awards Juror: Storm Ascher
Storm Ascher is an independent curator, writer, and founder of Superposition Gallery and The Hamptons Black Arts Council.

Galleries will be open Thursday to Sunday, 12-5 PM. Museum admission is always free.