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In just a few short weeks. East End Arts & Humanities Council is temporarily relocating its school and administrative offices to 206 Griffing Ave. The Andy Tarshis Fine Art Gallery space remains open and operating at its current location for a while longer while we work on a securing an interim space. Fall semester starts in the new location on September 15, and we hope you join us that morning for the ribbon cutting. You can find FAQ’s and updates here.
Downtown Riverhead- or as I like to call it: the budding Arts District of the East End- is on the cusp of a long-awaited revitalization. The Town has received tens of millions of dollars to begin to create a Town Square, improve streetscaping, allow for some modern development, and thankfully preserve the historical buildings of the EEAC campus, which is in a flood plain.
There are vastly varying opinions regarding the revitalization plans, and mine is that progress is necessary and good for the future of the area and those in it. My Board, Team, and I consider this an opportunity for EEAC, who has occupied this campus with minimal modernization since 1977, and we are all working as hard as we can to make the disruption as smooth and painless as possible. The Town is being supportive of our needs, and I am working closely with them and designers in hopes to upgrade our buildings and create a dream campus for our community to enjoy for the next 50 years.
Many ask how you can help. Please join us for the Endless Summer Soiree, our fundraising event held on September 13 at Strong’s Water Club in Mattituck. This signature benefit always celebrates the artistic and cultural community on Long Island’s East End, and this year the support it provides is more crucial than ever.
Together, we’ll keep culture and community thriving.
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Cheers to the future,
Wendy Weiss
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