Hamptons Art Events: Springs Mystery Art Sale, Retreat Benefit, Memories of Place
There are a number of exhibition openings in the Hamptons this weekend, plus a show by an East End artist opening in Manhattan. Plan out your weekend in arts with our rundown of openings and closings.
GERSON LEIBER AT CARTER BURDEN GALLERY
Opens Thursday, 6–8 p.m. Through May 15. The East End artist’s show, “Rites of Spring: A Modernist View of Nature,” at Manhattan gallery. Tuesday–Friday, 11 a.m.–5 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Carter Burden Gallery, 548 W. 28th Street #534 between 10th and 11th Avenues, New York. 212-564-8405 carterburdengallery.com
EAST END ARTS GALLERY SHOW OPENING RECEPTION
Friday 5–7 p.m. A juried, all-media art show. Guest-juried by architect Hideaki Ariizumi and graphic designer Debbi Ma. 133 East Main Street, Riverhead. Through 6/13. eastendarts.org
SPRINGS MYSTERY ART SALE AT ASHAWAGH HALL
Saturday, 4–8 p.m. Springs School fundraiser featuring student and professional postcard-size artworks. The “mystery” will be revealed during the closing reception. Proceeds benefit Visiting Artist Program. Ashawagh Hall, 780 Springs-Fireplace Road, East Hampton. 631-329-0570
ART SHOW TO BENEFIT THE RETREAT AT RICHARD J. DEMATO FINE ARTS GALLERY
Opens Saturday, 6–8 p.m.. The top three Retreat Art Contest winners, Sylvia Hommert, Mary Chiaramonte and Kerry Sharkey-Miller will have their art featured in a group show. Entries were judged by Sara Nightingale, owner of Sara Nightingale Gallery, and Scott Sandell, Visual Arts Director of Stony Brook University. Richard J. Demato Gallery, 90 Main Street, Sag Harbor. 631-329-4398 theretreatinc.org
MEMORIES OF PLACE: LAND/WATER/SKY AT DODDS AND EDER HOME
Artist reception Saturday, 4 p.m. Through May 11. Featuring artwork from several artists who live and work on the East End. Featured artist is María Schön, whose oil paintings depict modern forms and visually interesting textures centered upon her childhood memories of Venezuela and its tropical landscapes. Dodds and Eder Home, 11 Bridge Street, Sag Harbor. 917-239-0493 doddsandederhome.com
JENNIFER BARTLETT: HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSE
Sunday. This first major museum survey of Bartlett’s work, organized by Klaus Ottman, will be accompanied by a fully-illustrated catalogue published by the Parrish Art Museum. A curator-led tour of the exhibition will take place on Sunday at 11 a.m., $10, free for members. A members’ reception will take place on May 3, 5–8 p.m. The exhibition will be on view through July 13, before traveling to the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Parrish Art Museum, 279 Montauk Highway, Water Mill. 631-283-118 parrishart.org