Learn to appreciate numerous drawing media and their unique characteristics. Each class will introduce a media and demonstrations will present methods to explore. The color wheel will be reviewed to describe how to mix colors as well as to achieve value. Colored pencil and watercolor pencils offer a wide range of techniques. Oil pastel is the closest drawing material to painting and you will learn how to apply color on color and work to blend and mix. Turpentine can be painted to dissolve the oil crayon and produce washes. Pastel is a quality chalk media and colors are applied and blended with a cloth. This technique required patience to build up color. Learn to control the lightest application of color and build up value to darkest value. The fourth class will invite you to use a media of your choice. Techniques in this course will include drawing contour line, building value, cross-hatching, and observing composition. Practice drawing using a range of still-life objects. You will study their basic shapes in line and value. The class will review the elements and principles of art and practice them through drawings. This step-by-step drawing experience is ideal for beginners and important for experienced students. Bring a sketchbook 9”x12” or larger. Other materials are provided, but if you have supplies, please bring them.

While Native Americans were the first people to whale in New York, Europeans arriving on the shores of New York quickly came to see these ocean mammals as a valuable commodity. Starting in the 1640s, Long Island towns such as East Hampton and Southampton formed local shore whaling companies that led to the whale becoming New York’s first “cash crop.” This industry would then help drive the local economy in the 19th century as young men travelled the world, pursuing whales for their oil and bones. Today, whales continue to attract New Yorkers, though no longer for hunting, but rather for whale watching. This presentation will explore how whaling has shaped New York’s maritime communities and culture.

Light refreshments will be provided.

Presenter: Dr. Tara Rider, School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University

This FREE program is for adults and children ages 8+. Advanced reservations are required for all events.

Master kora player Yacouba Sissoko and ngoni player Moussa Diabaté will perform at the Bridgehampton Museum’s Nathaniel Rogers House on Sunday, February 15, 2026 at 4 PM.

Yacouba Sissoko is a Mali born musician rooted in the djely tradition of West Africa. He began learning the kora and its oral storytelling traditions from his grandfather at age nine and has built a career spanning traditional Mandé music as well as collaborations with jazz and pop artists. He is based in New York and has performed at major festivals and venues across the United States.

Moussa Diabaté is known for his work on the ngoni, a traditional West African plucked lute. In duo performances with Sissoko he combines intricate string playing with rhythmic and melodic textures drawn from West African musical traditions. Together they present music that reflects centuries old Mandé practices alongside contemporary expression.

This concert offers audiences at the Bridgehampton Museum the opportunity to experience masterful performances of traditional West African instruments in an intimate setting.

Author and historian Bill Bleyer will join us for a talk on the largest battle of the American Revolution, a defeat that could have spelled the end of the Continental Army in 1776, and the subsequent British occupation and hardships it caused for Long Island residents until the end of the conflict in 1783. Because of this, Long Island was the last place occupied by the British during the Revolution. Join us for a look back at Long Island under siege.

Clay is a material rich in history and possibilities for art making, and handbuilding pottery is the oldest use of the medium. In this class, you will develop foundational handbuilding techniques, including pinch pots, coil, and slab methods. Once you have experienced a few basic techniques, you can make your own functional tableware, vessels, tiles, and sculptures. All materials are included in the ticket price as well as two pounds of clay and the firing of your first project.

Teacher Bio

Hilary began her interest in clay at a young age, although their formal studies are in art history, printmaking and painting. They studied painting in New York City first at the School of Visual Arts, and then graduate studies at Hunter College. In 1995, after living and exhibiting in NYC for 12 years, they moved out to eastern Long Island and have lived here ever since. In addition to maintaining their studio work, they worked as an art teacher in grades K – 8. It was teaching children that brought them back to working with clay. Her work started out small and now she is looking into ways of creating larger outdoor pieces.

The Bridgehampton Museum presents, a concert by Vienna-based Fortepianist Daniel Adam Maltz performing the works of Haydn and Mozart’s as they intended them to be heard — in a private home on a period instrument.

During the Classical era in Vienna, composers expected their keyboard music to entertain relatively small audiences in more intimate settings than today’s large concert halls. And, the era’s pianos (known as “fortepianos”) are very different from modern Steinways.

Fortepianist Daniel Adam Maltz studied Historical Performance at the Royal Academy of Music in London and at Vienna’s University for Music and Performing Arts. He performs on historic Viennese fortepianos, utilizing the vast range of tones, colors, and techniques familiar to Classical era composers.

Author Lenny Ackerman will be at the Bridgehampton Museum for a talk on his book Leibisch’s Journey. Ackerman will discuss his father’s remarkable story, tracing a life shaped by determination, displacement, and hope. Through conversation and reading, the evening offers insight into a deeply personal journey and the broader human experience it reflects. Join us at the Nathaniel Rogers House or live via Zoom to enjoy this talk.

Description Learn the ancient technique of encaustic painting which dates to the Greeks. Students will be led by teacher and artist Bonnie Rychlak to learn the basics of this ancient craft that involves using hot wax and pigments to create something of a mixture between painting and sculpting. Through demonstrations, discussion and exploration, students will discover its endless possibilities for making art.

There is a class size limit of 10 students and students will be expected to come to all five classes. All materials will be supplied for this class.

Following an old established tradition this workshop will use the nude figure with instruction from Bruce Lieberman. The workshop will address fundamental, basic exercises that develop skills and introduce figure drawing techniques in various mediums. Each individual participant will be guided based on their experience and strengths. The critical and aesthetic understanding of a drawing is the foundation for developing a distinct personal artistic vision. A vision shaped by individuality and diversity of expression. Students are asked to bring all their own supplies and drawing mediums such as charcoal, conte, or graphite are requested. A material list will be supplied upon registration. Classes will be limited to 10 students per class. RSVPs are required.

Instructor’s Background

Beginning his career as a figurative painter in New York City in the early ’80s, Lieberman had his first solo show of narrative paintings at the Pene Du Bois Gallery in the East Village. Although he has rarely given workshops, he has over 40 years of teaching experience, most recently at Stony Brook University, where he taught figure drawing and painting. Lieberman has lived full-time in Water Mill for over 40 years, which made him especially eager to teach here at the Museum.

His work is in numerous museums and private collections and critical reviews and commentaries have appeared in books, newspapers, journals, and magazines, including The New York Times, Newsday, and The Huffington Post. Since the early ’80s, he has been exhibiting in many NY and Long Island Museums and Galleries. Including the Parrish Art Museum, Guild Hall and most of the galleries on the East End of Long Island. Most recently, his work was exhibited at the Center for Figurative Painting in New York and the Nassau County Museum of Art.