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Landscape Therapy: Edwina von Gal + PRFCT Earth Project

Join landscape designer, Edwina von Gal, and her collaborators at PRFCT EARTH PROJECT for a Landscape Therapy Session. As a collective, we will share gardening woes and mishaps, followed by small-group consultations. Participants are encouraged to share specific questions, concerns, and even photographic proof (!) of their garden spaces, and will receive actionable tactics from each Guest Speaker to create a more nature-based garden.

This workshop, which will take place in Guild Hall’s Boots Lamb Education Center, is open to gardeners of all experiences & interest levels, and programmed in relation to the current exhibition, Student Art Festival: Eco vs Ego.

PRFCT Earth Project’s Nature-Based Gardening booklet will be available for purchase in advance for an additional $10 + tax, or can be purchased at the program, while supplies last.

ABOUT PRFCT EARTH PROJECT

Founded in 2013 by Edwina von Gal, Perfect Earth Project is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating, engaging, and inspiring individuals, land care professionals, and decision-makers to adopt toxic-free, nature-based, and climate-responsible landscaping practices necessary for a healthier, more sustainable—and beautiful—environment for all.

The core of our mission is nature-based land care, which means working with nature and its beauty, not against it. When we use these simple methods, our gardens become a feast for the senses, hosting a healthy and vibrant ecosystem that is safe for us, our kids, and our pets.

https://perfectearthproject.org

38TH ANNUAL ACADEMY OF THE ARTS ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS DINNER

We proudly present the 38th Annual Academy of the Arts Achievement Awards Dinner on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at The Rainbow Room, New York City. The Academy of the Arts is a community of over 200 of the nation’s most accomplished artists and creative professionals who lend their talent and expertise to Guild Hall.

This year, we honor Daryl Roth with the Lifetime Achievement Award for Performing Arts and Nancy and Howard Marks with the Special Award for Leadership and Philanthropy. We are also delighted to recognize our newest inductees to the Academy of the Arts: Uri Berliner, Cynthia Daniels, Robert Downey Jr., Susan Downey, Sunny Hostin, Fern Mallis, Susan Meiselas, Carl Safina, Marcus Samuelsson, Hank Willis Thomas, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Rufus Wainwright, and Carrie Mae Weems.

We are delighted to announce that Academy President Eric Fischl will serve as the evening’s host, and guests will be treated to an intimate performance by the legendary Bernadette Peters.

Click HERE for the Digital Academy Journal.

Please contact Kendra Korczak, Director of Events and Corporate Relations, at events@guildhall.org or call 631.324.0806 x116 with any questions.

Tickets are not refundable. The non-deductible amount per ticket is $175.00.

Can’t attend? We appreciate your contribution.

A CREATIVE RETREAT—PORTRAITS OF ARTISTS

MARKS FAMILY GALLERY NORTH

In anticipation of the reopening of the John Drew Theater, the final stage of Guild Hall’s facility-wide renovation, this exhibition celebrates artists who were and are the fabric of the East End artist community and integral to Guild Hall.

The East End has a history of providing an environment for artists to gather and a place of respite and contemplation where many artists work quietly and diligently seasonally and year-round, forming a vibrant creative community. This exhibition of photographic portraits of visual, literary, and performing artists is drawn largely from Guild Hall’s permanent collection, supplemented by projects by Linda K Alpern, Laurie Lambrecht, and Mark Mann.

Guild Hall was established in 1931 as a gathering place for the community where an appreciation for the arts would “promote a finer type of citizenship.” The institution was the first arts town hall of its kind, encompassing a museum, theater, education center, and meeting space under one roof. Guild Hall’s history parallels that of the American theater and art worlds, with many landmark performances and exhibitions documented in the publication Guild Hall for All (2021).

This exhibition was organized by the Director of Visual Arts, Melanie Crader.

Galleries are open Friday to Monday, 12-5 PM. Museum admission is always free.

Member Opening Reception: Saturday, March 9, 11 AM-12 PM

DARLENE CHARNECO: FIELD MAPPINGS—WEAVES AND TOUCHMAPS

MARKS FAMILY GALLERY SOUTH/TITO SPIGA EXHIBITION SPACE

Darlene Charneco is the 2020 Artist Members Exhibition Top Honors Awardee, chosen by Susan Thompson, associate curator, Guggenheim Museum.

Charneco uses various materials and techniques to create a distinctive visual language and mapping system, evoking memory, connection, and evolution. The Weaves and Touchmaps are part of an ongoing series of artworks inspired by dreams, visions, nature studies, and the common thread of ritual found in many cultures and religions.

Each mixed-media wall piece is created through the meditative process of hammering nails, one by one. The resulting aggregations of nails represent positive wishes and visualizations for our present and future Earth. Charneco regards this as a “writing” process in which the nails are tangible objects that symbolize renewed hope, determination, and faith in the accumulation of many small but important actions through time. Each piece is composed of units that are woven together into tactile topographic fields that gradually reveal microcosms in which complex organisms evolve, taking on ever-shifting roles, identities, and collective movements. Charneco highlights the power of individual acts to effect change when compounded through our interconnectedness, both physical and virtual.

This exhibition is organized by Guild Hall’s Director of Visual Arts, Melanie Crader.

Galleries are open Friday to Monday, 12-5 PM. Museum admission is always free.

Member Opening Reception: Saturday, March 9, 11 AM-1 PM

JOEL MESLER: MILES OF SMILES

Joel Mesler: Miles of Smiles is the artist’s first museum exhibition in the region of his adopted home, where he began a new life in 2017. Mesler’s practice sheds light on universal themes by filtering them through autobiography, humor, self-deprecation, and surprising compositional juxtapositions, often employing graphic patterns and motifs, elaborate typography, and personal iconography. He has explored the power of acceptance, allowing emotions—as well as the cultural forms in which they become entangled—to exist at the center of his projects.

Mesler—a former art dealer—has always been an artist as well as a collector, connoisseur, archivist, artistic collaborator, and cultural steward. Miles of Smiles pulls together all of these facets in one presentation. In his East Hampton office and studio, he lives and works among art and personal effects in a horror vacui environment, in which he has an unmediated experience with art and objects that inhabit every square inch of his space. The installation features a varied selection of the artist’s own work, as well as personal objects and works from his collection by other artists with whom he has deep personal connections, including his contemporaries Sarah Aibel, Roger Herman, Sheree Hovsepian, Rashid Johnson, Henry Taylor, and Austyn Weiner as well as artists who have influenced his practice: Francesco Clemente, Mauricio Lasansky, and Ben Shahn.

Through the installation Miles of Smiles, Mesler takes us on a journey—a glimpse into the complexity of life, the value we place on objects, and our emotional attachment to them. The space will function as a gathering and meeting place, in which the artist will also host office hours and public programs.

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 Joel Mesler + Guild Hall Cap

Designed to celebrate artist Joel Mesler and his 2025 Guild Hall exhibition, Joel Mesler: Miles of Smiles, this Artist + Guild Hall collaboration is available as a very limited-edition cap featuring an iconic Mesler sentiment.

Support Guild Hall and help spread miles of smiles wherever you go. Get yours now, as once these sell out, they won’t be repeated!

A classic navy cotton 5-panel baseball cap with white embroidery.

Unisex. One size fits most.

Click HERE to order your cap today!

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

2024 VISIONARIES: REBECCA HESSEL COHEN

Please join us for our annual Visionaries Luncheon on Thursday, March 14, 2024 at The Colony Hotel in Palm Beach. This program takes you into the lives and minds of creative visionaries as they chase their dreams, challenge norms, and build businesses that embody their values and unique stories. Engaging dialogues, expertly moderated, reveal narratives of innovation, learning, and empowerment.

2024 Visionary Rebecca Hessel Cohen
Founder and Creative Director, LoveShackFancy
in conversation with
Sarah Wetenhall
Owner and CEO, The Colony Hotel

11:30 AM-12 PM: Reception
12-2:30: Luncheon and Program

Enjoy a fascinating conversation about how Rebecca built a global fashion, beauty, home, and lifestyle brand in just over 10 years – from her job as an editor at Cosmopolitan magazine to designing her own fanciful bridesmaid dresses because she couldn’t find the perfect dress anywhere. This dress became The Love Dress, and the brand was born. Learn how Rebecca’s life and her brand evolved together when she became a mom, with a children’s and home line to expand the brand, and most recently Beauty with three award-winning fragrances! Hear how Rebecca combined a love of ultra-femininity and vintage to build a brand sold in 17 countries around the world with 450 retail partners and sell-out collaborations with brands such as Gap, Roller Rabbit, Bogner, Pottery Barn, Supergoop, Hurley, Sephora, and American Girl.

Luncheon Tickets*:
Gold Table: $7,500
Silver Table: $5,000
Gold Ticket: $750
Silver Ticket: $500
Young Patron Ticket (21-40): $250

Can’t attend? We appreciate your contribution.

*Tickets are not refundable. The non-deductible amount per ticket is $60.00.

ABOUT VISIONARIES

Visionaries, an influential program at Guild Hall, takes you into the lives and minds of creative visionaries as they chase their dreams, challenge norms, and build businesses that embody their values and unique stories. Engaging dialogues, expertly moderated, reveal narratives of innovation, learning, and empowerment.

“Visionaries is an essential program at Guild Hall because it champions creativity, originality, and resourcefulness and introduces new ways of thinking about business and the arts. Participants engage with next-generation leaders and learn how they are igniting change in their respective fields.” – Andrea Grover, Guild Hall Executive Director.

PAST VISIONARIES EVENTS

• 2021: Vanessa Price, a rising star of the wine industry and best-selling author of Big Macs & Burgundy: Wine Pairings for the Real World, captivated the audience at Almond Restaurant in Bridgehampton with moderator Mary Ferrara, Manager of The American Hotel.

• 2020: Christina Isaly Liceaga, the creative force behind Amaganset’s Rosie’s restaurant, shared her inspiring journey in fashion, sales, Broadway production, and hospitality. Guests learned what motivated Christina to create a restaurant grounded in beach living, wellness, local produce, and family bonds.

• 2019: At THE POOL, Executive Director Andrea Grover led a conversation featuring visionary artists Shantell Martin and Sunny Khalsa, as well as Marguerite Zabar Mariscal, CEO of Momofuku.

•2018: Andrea Grover moderated the enlightening panel discussion with artist Zoë Buckman, Surf Lodge founder Jayma Cardoso, and Hello Alfred co-founder Marcela Sapone. Guests enjoyed the afternoon at Tom Colicchio’s stunning Riverpark overlooking the East River.

•2017: The inaugural Visionaries Benefit Luncheon was launched by Guild Hall Executive Director Andrea Grover, setting the stage for an exploration of creativity and entrepreneurship. Panelists included Magda Sayeg, artist, restaurateur, Guerrilla Knitting; Madison Utendahl, Museum of Ice Cream founder; and Joey Wölffer, Co-owner of Wölffer Estate Vineyard, Joey Wölffer clothing, and other Wölffer brand

Pop-Up Performance: Viv Corringham & Springs School

Join us in celebrating the 2024 Student Art Festival: Eco vs Ego with a pop-up performance at 3 PM by artist, Viv Corringham and Springs School 5^th Grade! A post-performance reception will be hosted by the Springs School PTA.

Over a sequential three-year project, Springs School students worked alongside sound artist & composer, Viv Corringham, to develop an ecological listening awareness and explore the capabilities of the human voice. Using Deep Listening methodologies, field recording exercises, and experimental voice practices, Corringham and the Students have developed an “Eco Choir.” In this performance, the Eco Choir will present an improvised performance to the English folk tale, The Buried Moon.

Click HERE to learn more about 2024 Student Art Festival: Eco vs Ego.

Lunch Break with Anthony Madonna

Lunch Break is a series of open, insightful, participatory, and short discussions about art. Each Lunch Break is led by Guild Hall’s Patti Kenner Director of Learning + New Works, Anthony Madonna and focuses on various ways to absorb and interpret the work on exhibit.

Participants are welcome to join staff for lunch in the Guild Hall Pantzer Gallery or Minikes Garden after the program. Attendees may bring their own lunch or purchase small bites from Louise & Howie’s Coffee Bar in the lobby.*

This Lunch Break will focus on the themes of the current exhibition, Student Art Festival: Eco vs Ego.

Lunch Break with Anthony Madonna

This Lunch Break will focus on the themes of the current exhibition, Student Art Festival: Eco vs Ego.

*Small croissant sandwiches from Tutto Caffè will be available in the coffee bar, first come, first served.

Family Tour + Workshop

Recommended for ages 4 – 7 + Parents/Guardians.

Join us for a forty-five-minute, interactive family tour in the Guild Hall galleries. Learn about art together through lively discussion, storytelling, and hands-on activities.

This Family Tour + Workshop will focus on the current exhibition, Student Art Festival: Eco vs Ego. Please enter Guild Hall through the Boots Lamb Education Center, facing Pondview Lane.