Summer is already here! Forget the calendar, just go outside and feel the heat or open our recently released summer catalog to know it’s summer. Browse the interactive catalog, there’s something for everybody.

Register that talented child in your life for a Summer Art Adventure. We offer flexible and affordable five-hour day programs for kids ages 5-14. For teens with a serious interest in furthering their art and design studies, we offer intensive summer programs in architecture, fashion design, or portfolio prep. You’ll find more information about these programs on pages 33-35 in the catalog.

The Art League’s 49th Annual Art in the Park Fine Art & Craft Fair will be on June 4 & 5. We expect to have about 70 exhibitors showing their work, with thousands attending the fair. Bring your friends and family, admission is free and open to the public. It’s a big park with lots of space, so we are still accepting exhibitor applications until May 31. Details about the event are below.

On this Memorial Day weekend the Art League extends our best wishes for a safe holiday. After all the barbeques are over and Monday comes around we turn our full focus to the meaning of Memorial Day. As a Gold Star mother, I can fully appreciate the bravery and sacrifice of our soldiers. In recognition of their service, the Art League offers veterans free lifetime memberships. Contact the office at (631) 462-5400 x222 for more information.

Thank you!

Charlee Miller,

Executive Director, Art League of Long Island

Congratulations to the award winners of the Art League’s 9th annual Go APE Student exhibition. It was a challenge to select the 20 works by Long Island High School students from among the 122 works on display in the gallery. The talent of these budding young artists is truly astounding. The exhibit will be on display until March 13, so come in soon before it’s gone.

March 11’s TRY-DAY Night workshops are filling up fast. It’s so nice to see new faces among our devoted Art League students at these events. Walk-ins are welcome, but it is advised you register in advance to ensure a spot in your preferred workshop. Bring a friend and make it a fun evening of creating art!

Starting March 14, the art library will be open to students and members. The reference library contains thousands of books donated by the late Mrs. Lorraine Graves Grace. Need information about a particular artist, or a few quick pointers on technique? A visit to the Art League reference library can help you. Please note, as this is a reference library and not a lending library plan on spending time at the Art League to peruse the books. Thumb through the books while sitting on a bench in the gallery, on the sofa in the alcove by studio three, or at the table in the library.

March 7th’s well-attended first lecture in the “Dab of Paint” series titled “Art History 101” was a fast-paced and engaging talk covering 4,000 years of art techniques, it’s place in history, with anecdotes of the artists who made history. Be sure to RSVP for “Artists with Personality” on April 4 where you can hear juicy details about flamboyant artists such as Picasso, Van Gogh, and Andy Warhol. The lectures are free, so bring a friend or two and share in the informative but light-hearted atmosphere.

The Art League’s first annual Welcome Spring Fine Art & Craft Fair is happening March 19 & 20 from 10am to 5pm. Admission is free and open to the general public. Smaller in scale than the Holiday Fair, about 30 exhibitors will be showing and selling their work in the gallery, halls and in studio 5. Classes will take place in the remaining studios as scheduled. If necessary, additional parking is available across the street by the Firehouse.

We’re half way through the spring registration season, with more than 160 classes and workshops set to begin between now and the end of May. Please browse through the virtual catalog below to find a medium, date, and time that suits your schedule. If there is anything you don’t see and would like us to introduce, please feel free to leave your suggestion in the box by the reception window or email us at info@artleagueli.org.

Best,

Charlee Miller,

Executive Director, Art League of Long Island