Southampton Arts Center Announces November Programming
November promises to be an exciting month at Southampton Arts Center [SAC – southamptonartscenter.org]. In addition to our fall exhibition, A CELEBRATION OF TREES, SAC will offer new programming complementing the exhibition, including films, talks, and studio workshops for kids and adults. November will include the return of tree walks with experts and new interactive gatherings, including an Indigenous Artisan Fair and a poetry reading. Here’s what’s on deck in November …
Studio: Painting Class with ArtSEA: Bay Scallops – Thursday, November 3 @ 6 PM
Please join us for a Cornell Cooperative Extension ArtSEA night out at SAC. ArtSEA Create + Sip events allow guests to learn about local species and habitats while creating marine-themed art. This month’s topic will focus on bay scallops. Guests will learn about the status of our local bay scallop population; the extensive research and restoration efforts being conducted by the CCE Marine Program.
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Studio: @ SAC: Figure Drawing Workshop – Fridays, November 4, 11, & 18 @ 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
Wellness: Sound Meditation – Saturday, November 5 & 19 @ 10:30 AM
Join us for a soothing, deeply relaxing and immersive Sound Meditation led by Bowl Master and Meditation DJ Daniel Lauter.
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Studio: Artist-led Workshop with Dan Welden: The Naked Tree – Saturday, November 5 @ 3 PM
A CELEBRATION OF TREES exhibition artist Dan Welden will lead a workshop on how to paint trees. The artistic journey will focus on using the primary subject matter of observation and naturally, trees. Exploration of their physical presence will be done with charcoal, crayon or Stabilo 8046 pencil. Dan Welden will teach you how to introduce a secondary color, with his technique of Swiss Caran D’Ache crayons and acrylic medium on fine paper.
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Film: The Hidden Life of Trees – Saturday, November 5 @ 6 PM
Branching off of his bestselling book, renowned forester and writer Peter Wohlleben guides us through his most precious ideas and understanding of how trees work in this enlightening documentary. Presenting ecological, biological and academic expertise with matter-of-fact candor, Wohlleben inspires us to really see the forest for the trees as he discusses, debates, and explains the amazing process of life, death, and regeneration he has observed in the woodland. Directed by Jörg Adolph and Jan Haft.
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Talk: Curator-led Exhibition Tour – Sunday, November 6 @ 12 PM
A CELEBRATION OF TREES curators will lead a tour of the galleries.
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Talk: Anne Porter Poetry Reading Featuring Liz Balzer – Sunday, November 6 @ 2 PM
SAC will host a poetry reading of Anne Porter and some of her living friends. When Liz Balzer Porter’s father passed away in 1974, her mother, Anne, a finalist for the National Book award, donated a trove of paintings to the Parrish Art Museum when it was located at 25 Jobs Lane in Southampton. This event will include friend and family tributes to Anne’s poetry, anecdotes, and readings from her books by Marc Cohen, Susan Baran, and Paton Miller.
southamptonartscenter.org/talks
Studio: Artist-led Workshop with Amy Wickersham – Saturday, November 12 @ 3 PM
A CELEBRATION OF TREES exhibition artist Amy Wickersham will lead a workshop on the abstraction of trees. In this class with the artist, you will focus on trees as the subject, making a collage with dyed silk layers. Through experimentation and playing freely with materials, using dye, paint, glue and scissors, you will explore trees, their patterns, movements, colors and meaning.
southamptonartscenter.org/studio
Eco: Guided Tree Walk at Bridge Gardens – Saturday, November 12 @ 2 PM
Come join local arborist Jackson Dodds, a well-respected local arborist and friend of the Peconic Land Trust, along with Rick Bogusch, the garden director at the Peconic Land Trust’s Bridge Gardens, for a guided walk through the landscape. The walk will focus on the care and maintenance of mature trees growing throughout the five-acre space. This event takes place off-site.
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Film: The Church Forests of Ethiopia – Saturday, November 12 @ 6 PM
Over the past century, farming and the needs of a growing population have replaced nearly all of Ethiopia’s old-growth forests with agricultural fields. This film tells the story of the country’s church forests — pockets of lush biodiversity that are protected by hundreds of churches “scattered like emerald pearls across the brown sea of farm fields.” The film documents the work of forest ecologist Dr. Alemayehu Wassie, who is working with local priests and communities to protect these “arks of biodiversity” that mark the confluence of forest and faith as a “mystical geography.”
southamptonartscenter.org/film
Kids: Native American Talking Stick Program with Tony Valderrama — Sunday, November 13 @ 3 PM
A CELEBRATION OF TREES artist Tony Valderrama will lead kids in an exploration of symbolism and beauty of the Native American Talking Stick. It is a ceremonial object that represents respect in a group setting. In this workshop you will learn how to make and personalize your own Talking Stick by using a tree branch and natural materials. This program combines a mixture of art, nature, native culture and music.
southamptonartscenter.org/kids
Film: On the Water + The Field – Saturday, November 19th @ 6 PM
This news magazine show produced by Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) Marine Program seeks to educate the public on current projects, issues, and research pertaining to our marine environment. The episode to be screened features stories covering topics including shellfish restoration in Southampton Town waters, Sagg Pond ground water remediation efforts in partnership with Peconic Land Trust, the status of the kelp aquaculture industry on Long Island, back to the Bay Initiative updates, and more! Guests will be invited to mingle with CCE staff and collaborators featured in the show prior to the screening, while enjoying complimentary small bites and wine.
southamptonartscenter.org/film
Live: Indigenous Artisan Fair – Friday November 25 @ 12 PM
Shop local while honoring Indigenous Peoples Heritage Month! This fair features artisans from the Shinnecock Nation and local bookshops highlighting their favorite selection of tree reading. Enjoy browsing the galleries while finding your perfect gift for your loved ones.
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Live: Native History Talk with Shane Weeks – Friday, November 25 @ 3 PM
Shane Weeks, author of Good Neighbors, A Shinnecock History from A Shinnecock Perspective and member of the Shinnecock Nation will speak about the Indigenous history of Long Island and sign books.
southamptonartscenter.org/live
Eco: The Importance of Old Growth Forests with Carl Safina & Joan Maloof – Saturday, November 26 @ 3 PM
Join author, ecologist, and professor Carl Safina and conservationist, ecologist, and writer Joan Maloof for an engaging discussion about the importance of old-growth forests.
southamptonartscenter.org/eco
KIDS: Artist-led Workshop – Sunday, November 27 @ 3 PM
Come celebrate your favorite woodland animals while transforming into them. A CELEBRATION OF TREES exhibition artist Tony Valderrama is teaching a woodland animal mask making workshop. Here you will learn about the importance of masks and animals throughout different cultures while making your creature face covering.
southamptonartscenter.org/kids
SAC’s galleries are open Friday through Sunday from 12 to 5 PM. Learn more and register for events at southamptonartscenter.org/events.
SAC continues to follow all New York State and CDC guidelines for all programs and 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. A CELEBRATION OF TREES is presented by Simone & David Levinson and William Talbott Hillman Foundation. Additional support is provided by Tim Davis and Andy Sabin & the Andrew Sabin Family Foundation, and media partner is The Southampton Press. FILM @ SAC is sponsored by Brown Harris Stevens. The SAC Summer Stage 2022 is sponsored by Primary Care and Reproductive Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine and New York-Presbyterian. ECO Programs at SAC are made possible by Dorothy & Michael Reilly. Wellness @ SAC media partner is The Purist. Financial Literacy Partner: J.P. Morgan Private Bank. General operating support is provided by Bank of America.
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.