DIRECTOR’S CORNER

"It's the action, not the fruit of the action, that's important. You have to do the right thing. It may not be in your power, may not be in your time, that there'll be any fruit. But that doesn't mean you stop doing the right thing. You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result."
- Mahatma Gandhi

October 2016

We’re going full steam ahead as we prepare to Go Green in 2017. The Art League is doing its part to be a responsible citizen of the world by cutting down on excess paper production. While ideally we would like to one day move to an entirely paperless class catalog, for the near future we plan to greatly reduce the number of catalogs we print starting with the Spring 2017 class catalog. To do so, we plan to eliminate mailing out thousands of catalogs. However, we will still print catalogs that will be available for pick up in the office.

The advent of home computers, laptops, tablets, and mobile phones makes paper-free brochures a reality and we are working hard to make our class catalog easier to use on those handy devices. Did you know that pulp and paper production is the third largest industrial polluter to air, water, and land in both Canada and the US? (see Wikipedia.) We are asking you to do your part and make the transition to paperless class selections and registrations. It will help save the environment and reduce totally preventable costs at the Art League. And after all, we need to save some of the paper for art projects. Art on paper can’t be replaced by a computer!

Best,

Charlee Miller,

Executive Director, Art League of Long Island 

PS. Spring registration will be available in early December!
"The artist produces for the liberation of his soul. It is his nature to create as it is nature for water to run down the hill."
- W. Somerset Maugham

August 2016

Please join us as we recognize the Art League’s many talented instructors and the Art League’s service to the community at the Instructors’ Exhibition Reception and Open House on August 27. See art in action as the event kicks off at 11am with live art demonstrations in the art studios. Many thanks to our demonstrating instructors: Jan Guarino, Jill McNamara, Donna Harlow Moraff, Irene Vitale, Anu Annam, Suzan Haeni, Michelle Palatnik, and Christine Tudor.

The Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery will feature a wide range of art mediums created by our instructors, disproving the notion that “those who can’t do, teach”. We are proud to have award-winning, well-respected artists on the faculty sharing their talent and knowledge with art students of all ages and ability levels.

The Fall catalog of classes and workshops is now published and ready for your thumbs… or computer mouse if you are using the virtual catalog. After seeing the art demos at the Open House, if you are still curious to learn more about a class and are wondering whether to take the plunge, try out a workshop at our TRY-DAY Fridays. The next TRY-DAY is September 9. TYR-DAY workshops offer a three-hour preview of our weekly studio sessions at a nominal price. Details can be found on the TRY-DAY webpage at https://artleagueli.org.

The Art League welcomes all members of our Long Island community to engage in the visual arts, through learning, creating, sharing, or appreciating the value of creativity. Become a member, take a class, visit the gallery, or attend any one of our free events!

Thank you!

Charlee Miller,

Executive Director, Art League of Long Island