DIRECTOR’S CORNER

September

Dear friends,

Welcome back! I hope that you enjoyed your summer and that you are looking forward to our new slate of classes this fall, including some wonderful new workshops. We continue with our anniversary year and reopen on September 9th. Check out the full fall schedule here. And be sure to sign up for our anniversary exhibition, Pigments of Your Imagination. The deadline to enter is September 12th and you can find more information here.

As we begin to plan for our year end appeal, I want to take a moment to introduce you to one of this past year’s Resident Artists, Christine, who epitomizes the reason why ALLI exists as a place where artists, teachers, designers and dreamers come for inspiration.

Christine Donnelly, is an exhibiting artist with the Art League of Long Island, and will be presenting a cyanotype workshop this year for other artists.  Additionally, her acrylic piece, Regeneration, won Honorable Mention in our 2025 62nd Annual Long Island Artist Exhibition.  Christine says, “ALLI is ‘a place where people of all ages and artistic abilities can come to explore new materials and learn from talented and approachable artists who generously share their vast creative knowledge and experiences. Everyone is an artist when they’re at the Art League.’”

Her sentiments cross over to every studio and student at ALLI, whether a beginner who was interested in our Colored Pencil workshop or an advanced oil painter.  It’s home.  And we want it to be your home for another 70 years.

Developing community with peers, gaining new skills, and learning how to express oneself – everything that we strive to do here.  Help support the Art League for years to come, so future artists have a place to begin their artistic development, and can learn from artists like Christine.  Donate now. Click the button.

Thank you.

Marianne Della Croce

Executive Director

August 2025

Dear friends and members,

We are looking forward to welcoming you to our Annual Summer Open House, which will be held on August 23rd from 11am-2pm. Save the date, stop by, see demonstrations throughout the afternoon, and visit the Instructors Exhibition Opening at the same time! This is really your time to explore the Art League of Long Island and see that instructor whose class you’ve always wanted to take in action, or to stroll among their best pieces in the Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery. Wondering how to begin your journey in pastels? Curious about what classes we offer for your young artist? Need to know what Atelier drawing entails? Interested in trying your hand in ceramics? Learn how and more while at our Open House. 

Join us in our Try Night event on August 15th. You can learn something new in either collage & acrylics or ceramics & colored pencil and enjoy some treats in between. This is a perfect date night or night out with your friends. You can purchase your tickets here.

Join us for our fall schedule of classes! Starting on September 9th, look for morning, afternoon and evening classes for everyone, including regular times on Wednesdays. See our complete list of fall classes here. 

And finally, make sure to keep your membership current and donate to the Art League today. As we continue to rebound from the flood and reconstruction, we truly need your membership dollars to help support our general operating costs. We can’t do it without your support. Push the button. 

Sincerely,

Marianne Della Croce

Executive Director 

P.S. Remember that we close for two weeks beginning August 26th, returning on September 9th. We are only hosting a visiting artist in Ceramics, Julisa Llosa Vita, who will be leading us in creating whistling vessels. We look forward to seeing you in September!