Southampton Arts Center Offers Full Slate of Programming for April
Southampton Arts Center [SAC – southamptonartscenter.org] will open its second exhibition of the year in April. TECHSPRESSIONISM – Digital & Beyond will feature the works of more than 90 artists from around the world working in technology. Curated by Colin Goldberg, the exhibition includes a selection of paintings, sculptures, NFTs, video works, animations, installation works and prints. SAC is also partnering with Hamptons Doc Fest for a three-part film festival, Docs Equinox, highlighting the environment for Earth Month. Indigenous films, drawing workshops, wellness, and more will also be presented. Here’s what’s on deck in April…
Studio @ SAC: Figure Drawing Workshop – Friday, April 1 @ 1 PM
Working from a live model, artist Linda Capello’s figure drawing workshop will explore techniques of line, mass, gesture, proportion, and foreshortening, starting with short poses and working towards one long pose. Limited availability – registration is required.
southamptonartscenter.org/studio
Live: OUTCROPPING Poetry Night – Friday, April 1 @ 6 PM
OUTCROPPING – Indigenous Art Now poetry evening led by curator Jeremy Dennis and ancillary programming curatorial associate Shane Weeks.
southamptonartscenter.org/live
Studio @ SAC: Figure Drawing Workshop – Friday, April 8 @ 1 PM
Working from a live model, artist Linda Capello’s figure drawing workshop will explore techniques of line, mass, gesture, proportion, and foreshortening, starting with short poses and working towards one long pose. Limited availability – registration is required.
southamptonartscenter.org/studio
Film: Te Ata – Friday, April 8 @ 6 PM
Te Ata (TAY’ AH-TAH) is based on the inspiring, true story of Mary Thompson Fisher, a woman who traversed cultural barriers to become one of the greatest First American performers of all time. Born in Indian Territory, and raised on the songs and stories of her Chickasaw culture, Te Ata’s journey to find her true calling led her through isolation, discovery, love and a stage career that culminated in performances for a United States president, European royalty and audiences across the world. Yet, of all the stories she shared, none are more inspiring than her own. Directed by Nathan Frankowski.
southamptonartscenter.org/film
Wellness: Sound Meditation – Saturday, April 9 @ 10:30 AM
Join us for a soothing, deeply relaxing and immersive Sound Meditation led by Bowl Master and Meditation DJ Daniel Lauter.
southamptonartscenter.org/wellness
Art: OUTCROPPING – Indigenous Art Now Closing Ceremony – Saturday, April 9 @ 4 PM
Celebrate OUTCROPPING – Indigenous Art Now, curated by Jeremy Dennis, with a special closing ceremony, which will feature a presentation from exhibition ancillary programming curatorial associate Shane Weeks. The exhibition will formally close on Sunday, April 10.
southamptonartscenter.org/live
Art: TECHSPRESSIONISM – Digital & Beyond Exhibition Opening – Thursday, April 21 @ 12 PM
Techspressionism is defined as an artistic approach in which technology is utilized as a means to express emotional experience. This exhibition, curated by Colin Goldberg, includes the works of over 90 artists working with technology from more than 20 countries around the world, including Afghanistan, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Canary Islands, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Italy, Netherlands, Peru, Puerto Rico, Russia, Taiwan, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine and the United States. The exhibition includes a selection of paintings, sculptures, NFTs, video works, animations, installation works, and prints.
southamptonartscenter.org/techspressionism
Studio @ SAC: Figure Drawing Workshop – Friday, April 22 @ 1 PM
Working from a live model, artist Linda Capello’s figure drawing workshop will explore techniques of line, mass, gesture, proportion, and foreshortening, starting with short poses and working towards one long pose. Limited availability – registration is required.
southamptonartscenter.org/studio
Film: Docs Equinox: Bring Your Own Brigade with Hamptons Doc Fest – Friday, April 22 @ 6 PM
As part of Docs Equinox, a three-part series in partnership with Hamptons Doc Fest, SAC will screen Bring Your Own Brigade, a documentary by two-time Oscar-nominated filmmaker Lucy Walker. Drawing on hundreds of hours of astonishing wildfire footage and featuring interviews with survivors, firefighters and scientists, the film reveals that short of solving global warming there are numerous, often simple steps that can be taken to not only mitigate the catastrophic devastation caused by wildfires, but restore health and balance to woodlands that have been mismanaged for far too long. Q&A with director Lucy Walker to follow
southamptonartscenter.org/film
Wellness: Sound Meditation – Saturday, April 16 @ 10:30 AM
Join us for a soothing, deeply relaxing and immersive Sound Meditation led by Bowl Master and Meditation DJ Daniel Lauter.
southamptonartscenter.org/wellness
Film: Docs Equinox: The Velvet Queen with Hamptons Doc Fest – Saturday, April 23 @ 2 PM
As part of Docs Equinox, a three-part series in partnership with Hamptons Doc Fest, SAC will screen The Velvet Queen, a documentary set in the heart of the Tibetan highlands where an award-winning photographer guides a writer in his quest to document the infamously elusive snow leopard. Featuring photographer and co-director Vincent Munier and author Sylvain Tesson. Q&A with ecologist and author Carl Safina to follow.
southamptonartscenter.org/film
Art: TECHSPRESSIONISM – Digital & Beyond Opening Reception– Saturday, April 23 @ 6 PM
Celebrate the opening of TECHSPRESSIONISM – Digital & Beyond with curator Colin Goldberg and several exhibition artists.
southamptonartscenter.org/live
Film: Docs Equinox: River – Sunday, April 24 @ 3 PM
As part of Docs Equinox, a three-part series in partnership with Hamptons Doc Fest, SAC will screen River, a cinematic and musical odyssey that explores the remarkable relationship between humans and rivers, narrated by Willem Dafoe. Directed by Jennifer Peedom and Joseph Nizeti.
southamptonartscenter.org/film
Live: TECHSPRESSONISM – Digital & Beyond Online Reception – Wednesday, April 27 @ 5:30 PM
Meet TECHSPRESSIONISM – Digital & Beyond curator Colin Goldberg and participating exhibition artists during a virtual Techspressionist Salon. Moderated by artist Davonte Bradley, this cyberspace allows for artists to gather, share their work, and discuss matters relating to art and technology.
southamptonartscenter.org/live
Studio @ SAC: Figure Drawing Workshop – Friday, April 29 @ 1 PM
Working from a live model, artist Linda Capello’s figure drawing workshop will explore techniques of line, mass, gesture, proportion, and foreshortening, starting with short poses and working towards one long pose. Limited availability – registration is required.
southamptonartscenter.org/studio
SAC’s galleries are open Friday through Sunday from 12 to 5 PM. The gallery will begin opening on Thursdays at 12 PM on Thursday, April 21. Learn more and register for events at southamptonartscenter.org/events.
Select Southampton Arts Center programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature. OUTCROPPING – Indigenous Art Now is presented by Ingrid Arneberg, with support from exclusive media partner The Southampton Press. TECHSPRESSIONISM – Digital & Beyond is presented by Douglas Elliman Real Estate, with media partner James Lane Post. FILM @ SAC is sponsored by Brown Harris Stevens. KIDS @ SAC is sponsored by Investors Bank. Additional support comes from Southampton Bath and Tennis Club. Wellness @ SAC media partner is The Purist. Financial Literacy Partner: J.P. Morgan Private Bank. General operating support is provided by Bank of America. The SAC Summer Stage 2022 is sponsored by Primary Care and Reproductive Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian.
ABOUT SOUTHAMPTON ARTS CENTER
Southampton Arts Center is committed to community building through the arts. We present and produce inspiring, inclusive, socially and regionally relevant programs across all disciplines – welcoming, connecting, and collaborating with the diverse members of New York’s East End community and beyond. SAC is a not for profit 501(c)(3) organization.
For more information about Southampton Arts Center, located at 25 Jobs Lane, Southampton, New York 11968, visit southamptonartscenter.org or call 631.283.0967. Follow SAC on Facebook and Instagram @southamptonartscenter. For press inquiries, contact Rachel Bosworth via email at rachel@rachelbosworth.com or by phone at 631.220.1220.
