Looking Back: My Time with the D’Amicos & The Art Barge with Christopher Kohan at The East Hampton Library

MAY 16th, 2025. 5:30 to 7:00 pm.

As part of the Tom Twomey Series at East Hampton Library, Chris Kohan (President, The Victor D’Amico Institute of Art) will share the history and lives of Mabel and Victor D’Amico, the founders of the Art Barge and his time associated with them. Spanning from 1975 to the present, this talk will incorporate archival and motivational teaching images that will leave you inspired and ready to create.

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Founders' Day Celebration

Sunday, May 18th, 2025. 1 to 4 pm.

JOIN US to celebrate Founders’ Day at our two unique locations. Stop by the Art Barge to explore and create throughout our Motivations Exhibition, and take a docent led tour at The D’Amico House, the hist oric home and studio of our founder’s at 128 Shore Road, Amagansett.

Founders’ Day is in honor of Mabel and Victor D’Amico, whose pioneering philosophies and practices in art education are not only at the core of our mission but have influenced generations of educators, students, and artists worldwide, and hopefully you!

Artists Speak Series 2025

The Victor D'Amico Institute of Art is delighted to announce the return of our Artists Speak series.

Hosted by Helen A. Harrison, an American art historian, curator, journalist and author. This series, held in The Art Barge, provides an intimate platform for artists from various disciplines to discuss their lives and practices.

Stay tuned as we finalize dates.

The Artists Speak Series 2025 is supported by Long Island Grants for the Arts through funds provided by the office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, and administered by The Huntington Arts Council.

Mabel D'Amico - An Invitation to Create

Press PLAY to view this video. Mabel D’Amico impacted thousands of students during her life, encouraging them to explore new disciplines and look at everyday objects in new ways. She believed that “art should become for all young people, regardless of their ability, a form of expression which they will use naturally and unselfconsciously throughout their lives.” In this video Mabel shares her inspirations, motivations and a little of her process.  As the video comes to a close, Mabel encourages viewers to embrace their own creativity, inviting them to gather materials from their surroundings and make their own found object art, just as she did.

Funded by a Dorothy C. Radgowski “Learning Through Women’s Achievement in the Arts” grant. The grants were made possible with funding from the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation.