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IN-PROCESS: LOVE LETTERS—CAGE TO CUNNINGHAM

Guild Hall William P. Rayner Artists-in-Residence, Site-Specific Dances (artistic directors: Michael Spencer Phillips and Dino Kiratzidis) share an in-process presentation of their new dance-theater work, Love Letters: Cage to Cunningham.

LOVE LETTERS: CAGE TO CUNNINGHAM is a dance/media-performance work by Site-Specific Dances, based on selected letters from Love, Icebox. These letters reveal the interwoven nature of John and Merce’s artistic and personal lives. They contain moments of flirtation, humor, insecurity, joy, longing, arousal, and jealousy, emotions specific to the letters but also universal to human experiences of love and longing.

The piece unfolds as a series of vignettes that follow the emotional arc of the letters, combining media and live music with a new ensemble dance suite by Michael Spencer Phillips. The set design is an assemblage of various media elements drawn from the text of the letters and curated by Dino Kiratzidis in collaboration with videographer Emma Kazaryan and graphic designer Riley Hooker. Adam Tendler joins the team as a John Cage specialist, performer and adviser, alongside collaborating composers Warren Hildebrand and Matthew Ricketts.

The in-process presentation will be followed by a conversation between the creative team and Executive Director of the John Cage Trust, Jeffrey Lependorf.

ART SOCIAL: NOTHING WORKS, WITH MONICA BANKS—SOLD OUT

Instructed by Monica Banks

Sculptor Monica Banks will lead a workshop creating household items that defiantly refuse to fulfill their intended function.

This class is sold out. Please email akirwin@guildhall.org to be added to the waiting list.

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.

ART SOCIAL: SHRINK SESSION WITH JOEL MESLER

Shrinky Dinks with the Shrink! Let’s do some inner child work with Dr. Mesler—only if you are ready to do the hard work. We will take inspiration from Miles of Smiles and create whimsical shrinky dinks, while spending time in analysis with Joel.

Fun fact: Joel was only 3 units away from a psychology major.

ART SOCIAL: COLLAGE WITH ALMOND ZIGMUND—SOLD OUT

This program is now sold out. To be added to the standby list, please email info@guildhall.org.

On the heels of her recent installation, Wading Room, join artist Almond Zigmund for an unforgettable session of colorful collage-making.

Art Social admission includes complimentary wine (or a non-alcoholic beverage), and lite bites generously donated by Harbor Market & Kitchen in Sag Harbor.

GHTAC X LVIS: REPURPOSED FASHION SHOW

Presented by the Guild Hall Teen Arts Council & the East Hampton Ladies’ Village Improvement Society

Sustainability meets style in this bold celebration of creativity and conscious design. GHTAC X LVIS: Teen Fashion Show showcases original ensembles crafted entirely from repurposed and upcycled materials, transforming second-hand clothing and fashion waste into visionary, wearable art.

A true community collaboration, this fashion show is the result of months of creative work between the Guild Hall Teen Arts Council and the dedicated volunteers of the Ladies’ Village Improvement Society (LVIS). Together, they sourced clothing from the LVIS thrift shop, carefully selecting garments with the potential for reinvention. Guided by a shared theme, the teens took on the role of designers—de-seaming, reconstructing, and reimagining fabrics to create entirely new looks that challenge the boundaries of fashion.

A reception will follow to celebrate the culmination of the 2024-2025 Guild Hall Teen Arts Council!

PUBLIC REHEARSAL: FUENTEOVEJUNA EAST END

FREE

Be part of the creative journey behind Fuenteovejuna: East End, an exciting new production co-created by OLA of Eastern Long Island and Guild Hall.

Directed by Guild Hall Community Artists-in-Residence, Minerva Perez and Margarita Espada, this fully Spanish-language reimagining of Lope de Vega’s timeless 17th-century play tells the story of a community’s courageous stand against tyranny.

This public rehearsal gives you the chance to witness the power of theater in shaping conversations around justice, solidarity, and collective action.

Please Be Aware: This show contains brief moments of depicted violence and assault and is suggested for audiences ages 10 and up.

Únase al proceso creativo detrás de Fuenteovejuna: East End, una emocionante nueva producción co-creada por OLA de Long Island Oriental y Guild Hall.

Dirigida por Minerva Pérez y Margarita Espada, artistas residentes de Guild Hall, esta adaptación íntegramente en español del clásico de Lope de Vega del siglo XVII cuenta la historia del valiente levantamiento de una comunidad contra la tiranía.

Este ensayo público le da la oportunidad de ser testigo del poder del teatro en la construcción de conversaciones sobre justicia, solidaridad y acción colectiva.

Por favor tenga en cuenta: Este espectáculo contiene breves momentos de violencia y agresión representadas, y se sugiere para audiencias de 10 años en adelante.

ART SOCIAL: GARMENT REVIVAL

Led by Laurie Lambrecht and Anna-Lena Hamann

$25 ($22.50 for Members)

By demand, we have added another session!

Join us for the new series, Art Social, where attendees will 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.

Do you have a piece of clothing that could use a creative touch to bring it back into your wardrobe circulation? For our first Art Social, don’t miss this opportunity to revitalize an item a special way. We will use needle felting to repair small holes or wear and tear and embellish the pieces with personalized motifs or other creative designs. In this way, you can give your garment a personal and sustainable touch.

Please bring an item or items you wish to revitalize. All other materials will be provided.

This lunchtime Art Social admission fee will include a complimentary coffee, tea, or soft drink, and pastries.

STUDENT ART FESTIVAL: RAUSCHENBERG100

The 25/2026 Student Art Festival: Rauschenberg 100 celebrates the centennial of Robert Rauschenberg’s birth as part of an international initiative organized by the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation. A collaboration between eight East End public schools and ten regional artists, the exhibition explores what Rauschenberg described as the “gap between art and life,” embracing experimentation and chance through a wide variety of materials and creative approaches.

Participating schools are Amagansett School, Bridgehampton School, East Hampton High School, East Hampton Middle School, John Marshall Elementary School, Pierson Middle-High School, Shelter Island School, and Springs School.

Participating artists are Linda K. Alpern, Scott Bluedorn, Peter Dayton, Eva Faye, Margaret Garrett, Candace Hill-Montgomery, Laurie Lambrecht, Bastienne Schmidt, Kevin Teare, and Evan Yee.

Organized by Anthony Madonna, theater director & curator of performing arts; Kayla Matters, programs manager, learning + new works; and Claire Hunter, museum coordinator & curatorial associate.

Curated by the Guild Hall Teen Arts Council with Melanie Crader, museum director & curator of visual arts.

Impressions Transferred: Lasting Legacies of Robert Rauschenberg is on view in the Tito Spiga Exhibition Space.

ABOUT THE STUDENT ART FESTIVAL

The Guild Hall Student Art Festival (SAF) is a beloved tradition that encourages and celebrates the artistic achievement and imagination of students, Kindergarten to Grade 12, on the South Fork of Long Island. Through close collaboration with schoolteachers and districts, we explore an annual theme, partner each participating school with regional artists, produce an exhibition of new works, and link the tenets of creative production to civic participation.

ART SOCIAL: MARINE DEBRIS VASE-MAKING – SOLD OUT

SOLD OUT – Email akirwin@guildhall.org to be added to the waiting list.

INSTRUCTED BY CINDY PEASE ROE

Join artist Cindy Pease Roe for a Marine Debris Vase Making Workshop focused on environmental action, upcycled arts, and sustainability. Participants will transform plastic marine debris into stunning upcycled vases using discarded secondhand glassware and marine rope collected from our shorelines. Learn how to craft beautiful and functional pieces while making a positive impact on our environment using art. Cindy Pease Roe is the founder of UpSculpt, a New York based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering action against the crisis of ocean plastic pollution using art, science, and educational workshops.

For this session, guests will being a vase from home (think of those glass vases from the florist) which they will use to create colorful upcycled masterpieces. Cindy will bring her extensive collection of marine debris collected from beaches far and wide to be used for this special project.

Bring your own vase. All additional materials will be provided.

The Art Social admission fee includes a complimentary glass of wine, beer, or a non-alcoholic beverage, and lite bites generously donated by Harbor Market & Kitchen in Sag Harbor.

ART SOCIAL: COLLAGE-MAKING – SOLD OUT

with Perry Burns and Jolie Parcher

SOLD OUT

Stretch your creative mind as broadly as it can go in this functional collage-making class led by artist Perry Burns assisted by his wife Jolie Parcher. Gather up pretty papers, paintings that can be cut up, bits of wallpaper, old cards, tin boxes, matchboxes, and anything that inspires you to collage over. There is no need to purchase more stuff when you can easily make a purposeful art piece with existing materials lying around your house or studio.