Arts Cultural News POSTAL CUSTOMER EDUCATION • SUMMER FESTIVAL • GALLERY • EXHIBITIONS • GRANTS • EVENTS
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NONPROFIT ORG 213 MAIN STREET, HUNTINGTON, NY 11743 • 631.271.8423 • HUNTINGTONARTS.ORG US POSTAGE PAID HUNTINGTON NY 11743 PERMIT NO. 275 FALL/WINTER 2018 (OCT - JAN) • VOL XVIII • ISSUE 3 • FREE *************ECRWSS Arts Cultural News POSTAL CUSTOMER EDUCATION • SUMMER FESTIVAL • GALLERY • EXHIBITIONS • GRANTS • EVENTS S S N From the Executive Director Arts Cultural News A recent article The busy summer season has ended, Program October 11 through 14. This in LI Business and memories from the 53rd Huntington program will help artists to build FALL/WINTER 2018 noted that arts Summer Arts Festival remain strong. The essential business skills to support their and cultural festival continued to offer 42 evenings creative careers. Our NYSCA Long Island organizations of entertainment featuring something Arts Grants for the Arts program has been play an important for everyone. Our Main Street Gallery accelerated. Panel deliberations will be role in Long held this fall to give our grantees earlier Table of Contents housed several successful shows, Island’s economy, and continues its busy schedule. Our word on funding for 2019. Our Arts in 10 Children & Family spending nearly Invitational Show Beyond the Sound Education Journey Program offers five 12 Arts In Education $1.8 billion multi-cultural arts education workshops MARC COURTADE features the work of three of our 13 Gallery Events Executive Director annually. The arts members through October 13, followed for teachers. We are very proud that HAC 14 Grants Huntington Arts Council have always been a by Nightmare on Main Street and our is an approved Continuing Teacher and vibrant part of life annual Art Auction On the Block. The Leader Education (CTLE) sponsor by NYS in Huntington and on Long Island, and Huntington Art Walk will be held on Department of Education. Cover Art: HAC Performers: their economic impact is an important Sunday, October 21 (see page 23) The activities at HAC are exciting and Dudley Music, Anthony Mirro, part of their role. The fall brings many bringing people to Huntington to view enriching. Please visit us often and enjoy Blake & Dannielle exciting events at Huntington Arts artwork at several Huntington arts the arts along with us. Council. The dedicated staff brings organizations. Visit Our Gallery programs and activities that continue to showcase artists, arts organizations and We are proud to host the first NYSCA/ Marc Courtade Executive Director 213 Main Street, Huntington, NY educational activities. NYFA Artist as Entrepreneur Boot Camp Huntington Arts Council 631.271.8423 Hours: M–F 9am–5pm / Sat 12–4pm HAC New Board Members www.huntingtonarts.org Kenneth Andrea M. Robin Gordon Gordon, Licensed currently serves Follow @HuntingtonArts on O. Britt is a Massage as the Vice Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! Licensed New York Litigation Therapist owner President of Attorney of Universal Marketing for To Donate admitted to Touch the Robert Allen practice in The Professional Duralee Group, Go to huntingtonarts.org Second Judicial Massage, started one of the largest her Photography to the trade and click the “Donate” button. District of The Journey with companies in the State of New her opening home furnishings York and The Arts Cultural News is published exhibit Art Amongst Friends in November industry. Ms. Gordon oversees a United States District Court. Kenneth three times a year by the Huntington 2009. After the loss of someone close marketing department of 12 and sits on grew up in Port Jefferson and now lives Arts Council, Inc. and is made she chose to create Heart To Heart the executive team for the organization. possible, in part, with public funds in Huntington Station with his wife from the New York State Council Photography. Andrea’s vision is to take Having joined Duralee in 2004 after 7 and two children. He studied business on the Arts, the Suffolk County the ordinary, make it extraordinary – years in her previously held position of Office of Cultural Affairs, the Town and marketing at Fairfield University in inviting viewers to see what they have Director of Marketing at Kravet, she is a of Huntington, corporations, Connecticut, and earned his Juris Doctor seen before, from a different perspective. seasoned marketing professional who is foundations, and individuals. The degree at New York Law School while Huntington Arts Council gratefully Andrea is a member of fotofoto Gallery in well respected in the decorative home acknowledges the support of Town living in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Huntington. furnishings industry. Supervisor Chad A. Lupinacci and Council members Mark Cuthbertson, Eugene Cook, Joan Cergol and Edmund J.M. Smyth and the Suffolk County Delegation of the New York State Assembly Creative Collaboration and Senate and the Suffolk County Council members. chaperones was Danagelowe A.J Spencer, Danangelowe A.J Spencer earned a the students Photography Instructor. bachelors degree in Communications and We were immediately taken with Media Studies while concentrating on The Huntington Arts Council is a A.J’s engaging personality and began Film Production from Mount Saint Mary 501(c)(3) not for profit organization. discussing collaborating on a project College. In addition he studied Fine Art for the Huntington Arts Council. A.J’s & Film Studies. A multifaceted Jamaican To include a bequest to the photographic and video representation born artist A.J’s creative work includes, Huntington Arts Council in your will, add “I give to Huntington of the Huntington Arts Council has been film, photography, graphic design, and Arts Council, Inc., with offices at featured on our website and social media mixed media painting. A.J is passionate 213 Main St, Huntington, NY 11743, This summer students from Hofstra platforms. A.J’s talent and artistry is about visual storytelling and conceptual a general bequest of $[amount] to University’s Summer Scholar’s evident in the work he has done on our art. You can find more of his work at be used for its exempt purposes.” Academy visited our Gallery. One of the behalf. DAJSVISUALS.COM. STAFF BOARD OF DIRECTORS Marc Courtade Maureen H. Starr Rachel M. Kalina Kay Sato Marc Franchi Kenneth Britt Andrea M. Gordon Executive Director Director of PR & Marketing PR Associate President Secretary Robin Gordon John Chicherio Regina Van Bell Beth Levinthal Paul Biedermann Samuel E. Miller Performing Arts Director Arts in Ed Coordinator Vice President Member at Large Kevin O’Connell Kieran Johnson Emily Dowd Joshua Kreitzman Rita Bender Angela Rogan Business Manager Grants Coordinator Treasurer Eileen Kathryn Boyd 2 | Arts Cultural News fall/winter 2018 | For information on advertising contact Sheila Sullivan-Alyskewycz, Advertising Director | 631.659.3370 From the Supervisor Dear Friends, and livability of these two important Huntington Cultural Affairs Institute, Huntington Town Council pedestrian retail districts in our Inc., a non-profit organization affiliated On May 1, 2018 community. with the Town, along with generous the Huntington contributions from the Huntington Town Board and Images and further information Village and the Huntington Station the Huntington about these 25 signal box project Business Improvement Districts (BIDs). Beautification installations can be found on the Town’s This support will enable the installation Council website at www.HuntingtonNY.gov/ of 11 new signal box public art projects issued a 2018 TrafficSignalBoxes. However, as with any on Main Street and New York Avenue in Beautification artwork, these are best experienced in CHAD LUPINACCI both Huntington Village and Huntington Award to the MARK CUTHBERTSON EUGENE COOK Supervisor person, so please look for these projects Station. Huntington Public Town Councilman Town Councilman Town of Huntington as you travel in Huntington Village Art Advisory and Huntington Station (see the above I invite you join me in looking forward Committee in recognition of the 25 webpage for downloadable maps of to these new creative installations public art projects installed on selected signal box project locations). delighting us in the coming months as we Traffic Signal Boxes in Huntington journey through our community. Village and Huntington Station since Due to the positive community response, 2015. Designed by local and regional a new round of signal box project Sincerely, artists, these public art installations have installations has been approved by been very popular with Town residents the Town Board, which are expected and visitors alike, providing creative to take place this fall. These new Supervisor JOAN CERGOL EDMUND J.M. SMYTH accents that enhance the uniqueness projects have been funded by the Town of Huntington Town Councilwoman Town Councilman NYFA Artist Resource & Services Session Please join The New York Foundation on the NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship an for the Arts (NYFA) in partnership with unrestricted grant of $7,000, for artists New York Council on the Arts’ (NYSCA) living and working in New York State. State & Local Partnership program and For more information and to register in the Huntington Arts Council for a free advance please go to www.nyfa.org/ informative talk: Saturday, October NYFAEvents. 13, 2018, 5:00 – 6:00pm, Main Street Gallery, 213 Main Street, Huntington, NY 11743. The presentation is open to the public and benefits artists of all This program is made possible through New disciplines by providing information on York State Council on the Arts, State & Local free and low cost national programs and Partnerships, with the support of Governor Andrew services available through NYFA that can M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. This program is part of NYFA Learning, which includes help you sustain and grow your artistic professional development for artists and arts practice. Discussion will include details administrators. Bridging the Gap between the Studio and the Audience, 6/18 photo credit NYFA Thanks to Our Sponsors Astoria Bank New York State Council on the Arts Canon U.S.A, Inc. New York State Presenters Network Center Stage Philips-Boyne Corporation Charles and Helen Reichert Family PSEG L.I.