DECEMBER 2024

ANNOUNCEMENT

NEW PRESIDENT OF THE ACADEMY OF THE ARTS

SUSAN STROMAN

“I am deeply honored to accept the role of President of the Academy of the Arts at Guild Hall,” says Susan Stroman. “As a director and choreographer, I have long championed the arts, and I am thrilled to continue this legacy by leading Guild Hall’s prestigious Academy. I look forward to collaborating with fellow artists, fostering creativity, and advancing the mission of this cherished cultural institution.”

Artist Eric Fischl will be stepping down after a long and impactful tenure. In a statement, he shared “I am honored to be able to pass the torch to our new President of the Academy, the five-time Tony Award-winning director, producer, and choreographer, Susan Stroman. Gasp, breathe, applause, standing ovation, buckle your seatbelts, we are in for a fantastic ride!”

IN THE NEWS

TOP HONORS GO TO MICHAEL BUTLER

AT GUILD HALL’S 85TH ARTIST MEMBERS EXHIBITION

27 East, November 20, 2024

“The 85th Artist Members Exhibition and “Linda Reville Eisenberg: STILL” opened at Guild Hall on Saturday, November 16, with a members-only reception. Earlier in the day, awards juror Storm Ascher, founder of Superposition Gallery and The Hamptons Black Arts Council, selected Michael A. Butler of Sag Harbor as the Top Honors recipient for his work Lilies of the Field…'”

Read more from 27 East and the East Hampton Star.

In addition to the Top Honors Prize, Ascher also awarded honorable mentions to Lilah Yektai, Ross Watts, Anita Giraldo, Raphael Ogoe, and Kenneth Jackson.

ANNOUNCEMENT

SHOP THE SHOW—85TH ARTIST MEMBERS EXHIBITION

The Artist Members Exhibition began in 1938, and Guild Hall continues this long-standing democratic tradition by hosting the oldest non-juried museum exhibition on Long Island. This lively presentation features more than three hundred works and showcases a variety of mediums.

This initiative provides an opportunity for audiences to support and celebrate the artists who live and work in our immediate region and for artists to sell their works. In turn, artists show their commitment to and support of Guild Hall.

INSIDE LOOK

ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE: SARA MEARNS + GUILLAUME CÔTÉ + JONATHON YOUNG + GILBERT BOLDEN III

As 2024 Guild Hall William P. Rayner Artists-in-Residents, NYCB Principal, Sara Mearns and choreographer, Guillaume Côté worked alongside actor/playwright, Jonathon Young, composer, John Gzowski, and NYCB soloist, Gilbert Bolden III to develop a new dance-theater piece, Don’t Go Home. 

Don’t Go Home will premiere in April 2025 at New York City Center’s fourth Artists At The Center program, marking Mearns’ curatorial debut. 

MORE EXCITING NEWS

GUILD HALL ANNOUNCES ANTHONY MADONNA AS THEATER DIRECTOR AND CURATOR OF PERFORMING ARTS

Hamptons.com, November 11, 2024

Executive Director Andrea Grover says, “Anthony has demonstrated a total devotion to Guild Hall’s mission. He has a keen eye for artistry and the rigor to run a top-notch performing arts program. He loves our community and has built significant collaborations and networks across New York and with national institutions since joining us almost six years ago. Above all, he gives artists the attention they need to create their best work…'”

Read more from Hamptons.com and OperaWire.

ADVERTISE

2025 SEASON PROGRAM GUIDE—RESERVE YOUR AD TODAY!

Guild Hall’s 90-plus-page magazine-sized Season Program Guide will be a stand-out all summer long. With an expansive print run of 15,000, reaching all over the East End and New York City, and mailed to over 4,000 Guild Hall members, patrons, and sponsors, the exposure for your business is significant.

Reserve now for prime placement, and Community Pillars receive a 10% discount. Please contact Charlotte Ferguson at cferguson@guildhall.org with any questions.

LOOKING AHEAD

DANCE OUT EAST: MUSIC FROM THE SOLE

After multiple residencies through Guild Hall’s William P. Rayner Artists-in-Residence program, Music From the Sole will share a preview of their newest work, House Is Open, Going Dark, culminating the company’s technical residency at Guild Hall.

This program is part of the inaugural DANCE OUT EAST festival. A collaboration between Guild Hall, The Church, The Watermill Center, and Works & Process, DANCE OUT EAST provides unique insight into the process and preparation of new choreographed works that will sequence into the Works & Process Underground Uptown Dance Festival at the Guggenheim Museum.

Learn more about Music From The Sole in a short video HERE.

LOOKING BACK

85TH ARTIST MEMBERS EXHIBITION OPENING IN PHOTOS

For those who joined us, we hope you enjoyed the opening of the 85th Artist Members Exhibition and Linda Reville Eisenberg: Still. Check out some great moments captured by Jessica Dalene.

GALLERY and LOUISE & HOWIE’S COFFEE BAR HOURS

Thursday to Sunday, 12-5 PM

Museum Admission is FREE

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Performing Arts programming is supported in part by funding from The Melville Straus Family Endowment, and Monica and Peter Tessler. Music Programming is supported in part by The Ellen and James S. Marcus Endowment for Musical Programming. 

Additional support provided by Friends of the Theater: John and Joan D’Addario, Natascia Ayers and Jim Ciquera, Christine and Bill Campbell, Gabrielle and Gianpaolo de Felice, Galia Meiri-Stawski and Axel Stawski, Hilarie and Mitchell Morgan, Michèle and Steve Pesner, The Schaffner Family Foundation, Lisa Schultz and Ezriel Kornel, Jayne Baron Sherman and Deborah Zum, Leila Straus, Susi and Peter Wunsch, and Andrew Yuder and Kyle Glaeser.  

Visual Arts programs are supported by funding from The Michael Lynne Museum Endowment and The Melville Straus Family Endowment.  

Additional support provided by Friends of the Museum: Sara Amani and Timothy Ward, Danielle Anderman, Shari and Jeff Aronson, The Artist Profile Archive, Amalia Dayan and Adam Lindemann, Cara and John Fry, Susan Lacy, Robert Longo and Sophie Chahinian, Onna House, Lisa and Richard Perry, Laurie and Martin Scheinman, Jeff and Audrey Spiegel, Hillary and Jeff Suchman, Barbara Tober, Jane Wesman and Don Savelson, Neda Young, and an anonymous donor.

Free gallery admission is sponsored, in part, by Landscape Details. 

Guild Hall’s Learning + New Works programs are made possible through The Patti Kenner Arts Education Fellowship, Vital Projects Fund, the Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Endowment Fund, and The Melville Straus Family Endowment. 

Additional support provided by Friends of Learning + New Works: Julie Raynor Gross, Stephanie Joyce and Jim Vos, S. Kutler Foundation, N. Glickberg, D. Glickberg, and J. Abrahams, Andrea and Jeffrey Lomasky, Peter Marino, Stephen Meringoff, and Eva Sandler. 

All Musical Programming is supported in part by The Ellen and James S. Marcus Endowment for Musical Programming. 

Guild Hall William P. Rayner Artist-in-Residence Principal Sponsor: Kathy Rayner in memory of her husband, Billy Rayner 

PHOTOS

Susan Stroman. Photo: Tess Mayer

Michael Butler. Photo: Jessica Dalene Photography

85th Artist Members Exhibition. Photo: Jessica Dalene Photography

Anthony Madonna at The Tower. Photo: Jessica Dalene Photography

2024 William P. Rayner Artists-in-Residence: Sara Mearns + Guillaume Côté + Jonathon Young + Gilbert Bolden III. Video: Julian Alvarez.

2024 Season Program Guide. Photo courtesy of Guild Hall.

Music From The Sole. Photo: Jessica Dalene Photography.

85th Artist Members Exhibition Opening. Photo: Jessica Dalene Photography