JEWELRY with Idee Simon (p.m.)
In this creative and innovative approach to jewelry making, participants will explore a variety of techniques and materials to construct jewelry. We will focus on using different materials such as glass, beads wire and resin to create jewelry. Emphasis will be on exploring the materials, techniques and process rather then the results. Techniques will include…
WATERCOLOR with Jim Bergesen (p.m.)
Explore the properties of traditional transparent watercolors and other water-based pigments with a series of set-ups, exercises, and demonstrations as motivational inspiration. Combine watercolors with other water-based pigments such as gouache, and acrylics. Experiment with the techniques of washes, dry brush and wet-on-wet, etc. Emphasis will be placed on becoming more confident in the use…
STUDIO PROCESS with Bill Nagle (a.m.)
STUDIO classes provide individual instruction to artists at all levels of experience in a group setting. Instruction will aim at heightening the power of expression of each artist in relation to her/his inherent uniqueness. Artists may work using any medium or any combination thereof: acrylic, oil, watercolor, tempera, drawing media, collage media and assemblage media.…
PASTEL with Kim Norris (a.m.)
The applications of dry and oil pastels will be explored through experimentation with a wide range of pastel densities and colors. Techniques will focus on layering color to create depth, perspective, and overall composition. Participants will work with hard and soft pastels on assorted papers. Exercises will be suggested, and demonstrations provided throughout the week.…
BOX ART/Assemblage with Patricia Feiwel (p.m.)
Box Art, also referred to as shadow box art, memory boxes, narrative dioramas, narrative tableaus, or poetic theaters, consists of an assemblage of found or collected objects, photographs and more placed and affixed into shallow boxes of any kind. These creations can tell stories, create dreamy landscapes, evoke a mood, give a sense of the…
Orientation (p.m.)
ORIENTATION for Newcomers introduces the elementary processes and techniques of artistic expression through daily exercises in drawing, painting, and collage. This course serves as a valuable preliminary for participation in any other Art Barge course. Participants will be introduced to a range of drawing and painting media such as charcoal, conte crayon, tempera, and acrylics. …
D’Amico House Tour
The D’Amico Studio & Archive are located at the house which dates to 1940, when Mabel and Victor secured the lot in Lazy Point. They built a modern beach house, a flat-roofed, glass box structure with an open interior, the design of which, in many ways foreshadowed that of The Art Barge. Facing Gardiner’s Bay…
Weekend Independent Studio for Friends of The Art Barge only
Escape the hustle and bustle of the summer in the Hamptons and dedicate weekend mornings to your art practice in the serenity and seaside breezes of our Barge situated on the shore of Napeague Bay. The Art Barge’s main studio and the outdoor seaside decks around it will be open for artists to independently paint,…
D’Amico House Tour
The D’Amico Studio & Archive are located at the house which dates to 1940, when Mabel and Victor secured the lot in Lazy Point. They built a modern beach house, a flat-roofed, glass box structure with an open interior, the design of which, in many ways foreshadowed that of The Art Barge. Facing Gardiner’s Bay…
Weekend Independent Studio for Friends of The Art Barge only
On Saturdays and Sundays, the Art Barge’s main studio and the outdoor seaside decks around it will be open for artists to independently paint, draw, make collages, create constructions and more. Artists should come with their own supplies but tables, easels, drawing boards, sinks, chairs, and stools will all be available for use. This is…
STUDIO PROCESS with Chris Kohan (a.m.)
STUDIO classes provide individual instruction to artists at all levels of experience in a group setting. Instruction will aim at heightening the power of expression of each artist in relation to her/his inherent uniqueness. Artists may work using any medium or any combination thereof: acrylic, oil, watercolor, tempera, drawing media, collage media and assemblage media.…
ART FOR THE FAMILY
A SINGLE WORKSHOP Designed for ages 6+ with an adult, the workshop is an opportunity for a child to create with a parent, grandparent, friend or relative. Inspired by Victor D'Amico's book, of the same title, published in 1954 by the Museum of Modern Art, the workshop is based on Victor's conviction that "all people…