Guild Hall / Flash — Programs thru March 10th, 2026 — Opera, Dance, Art Social, Exhibits, Improv ….

DANCE OUT EAST RETURNS JANUARY 10

Reflecting on the 2011 Tohoku earthquake & tsunami, Fukushima nuclear disaster, and personal experience, Naomi Funaki, along with a corps of dancers, blends rhythm, live music, and narrative to explore resilience, memory, and connection.

Join us on Saturday, January 10 at 7 PM to see this work come to life!

CLOSING THIS WEEKEND…

LOOKING AHEAD: 2026 INAUGURAL EXHIBITIONS

JANUARY 25 THROUGH APRIL 19, 2026

Jason Bard Yarmosky: Time Has Many Faces

“Since childhood I have been fascinated by time and aging. Every child is eager to grow up, but my grandparents taught me if we’re lucky we grow old,” shared Jason Bard Yarmosky. “Drawing and painting has given me a unique opportunity to explore the time I have through experiencing the people around me. The contrast between society’s emphasis on celebrating youth and my personal connection to aging influenced my artistic practice. Additionally, in a time heavily influenced by technology I find myself drawn more towards the role portrait painting has played throughout history. There is something intimate about painting someone, as the portrait becomes both a reflection of the subject and myself in that moment.”

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Liberty Labs: A Decade of Design

“I often think about how lucky we are to have such a creative community and environment, but then I remember all the work that went in to build this and realize it was ambition, not luck, that built this collective,” said Evan Yee of Liberty Labs Foundation. “Despite our varied backgrounds, we all share a dedication to our practiced craft and a bold willingness to try new things. But what holds our collective together is not the work. It’s the meals we cook over the fireplace, the games of darts, our sailing team, and, of course, our parties. We stay at work late because we like to be here. And over these ten years, I’ve seen many of my best friends here find love beyond their practice and build families, me included. While we’ve had 33 dedicated members of Liberty labs, we really have a much larger family; the spouses, the kids, our friends, the neighboring shops, studios and designers, the shop dogs and cats, and the regular clients we now call friends. This show is dedicated to that family.”

IMPROVISATION RETURNS

40TH ANNUAL ACADEMY OF THE ARTS ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS DINNER

This year, we honor Carl Bernstein and Katie Couric each with the Lifetime Achievement Award in Media & Communications. The event will be hosted by our beloved Academy President, Susan Stroman. 2026 inductees will be announced soon.

LOOKING BACK ON 2025

QUOTE OF THE MONTH

So build yourself as beautiful as you want your world to be. Wrap yourself in light then give yourself away with your heart, your brush, your march, your art, your poetry, your play. And for every day you paint the war, take a week and paint the beauty, the color, the shape of the landscape you’re marching towards. Everyone knows what you’re against; show them what you’re for.

—Andrea Gibson (1975-2025)

MUSEUM, LOBBY BOX OFFICE, & COFFEE BAR HOURS:

Thursday to Sunday, 12-5 PM
Note that galleries will be closed from January 5-24.

Concessions, including wine, beer, and cocktails, will be available for purchase before and during all programs at Louise & Howie’s Coffee Bar in the lobby. Refreshments are permitted in the theater.

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

Naomi Funaki’s Ikigai was commissioned and created, in part, with the support of Works & Process Residency Tino & Rajika Puri Creative Residency and The Joyce Theater Foundation’s Creative Residencies Program made possible by lead funding from TD Charitable Foundation. Additional support provided through residencies at 92NY, CUNY Dance Initiative at Hunter College, Guild Hall of East Hampton, and an Asian American Arts Alliance Jadin Wong Fellowship.

Student Art Festival is supported by the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation. With support from the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, Guild Hall joins an international roster of institutions commemorating the artist’s 100th birthday.

Additional support provided by Dime Community Bank.

Media Partner: The East Hampton Star

Visual Arts programs are supported by funding from Barbara and Richard S. Lane, Lucio and Joan Noto, The Michael Lynne Museum Endowment, The Melville Straus Family Endowment, and additional support provided by The Giuppy Nantista Fund and The Hoie Fund. 

Additional support provided by Friends of the Museum: Shari and Jeff Aronson, The Artist Profile Archive, William L. Bernhard, Elizabeth Gordon and Woody Heller, The Hayden Family Foundation, Robert Longo and Sophie Chahinian, Elin and Michael Nierenberg, Onna House, Lori and John Reinsberg, Jeff and Audrey Spiegel, Hillary and Jeff Suchman, Jane Wesman and Don Savelson, and Yurman Family Foundation. 

Performing Arts programs are supported in part by Galia Meiri-Stawski and Axel Stawski, Henry and Peggy Schleiff, The Melville Straus Family Endowment, Monica and Peter Tessler, and Vital Projects Fund. Music Programming is supported in part by The Ellen and James S. Marcus Endowment for Musical Programming, and the Anne Wolf Concert Fund. 

Additional support provided by Friends of the Theater: Natascia Ayers and Jim Ciquera, Bonnie and Joel Bergstein, Gene Bernstein and Kathy Walsh, Amy Cooney and Marty Feinman, John and Joan D’Addario, Suzanne and John Golden, Hilarie and Mitchell Morgan, Steve Pesner, in memory of his wife, Michèle Pesner, whose entire life was devoted to all aspects of culture, The Schaffner Family Foundation, Lisa Schultz and Ezriel Kornel, Stacey and Oliver Stanton, and Susi and Peter Wunsch. 

Learning + New Works programs are supported in part by funding from Bobbie Braun -The Neuwirth Foundation, the Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Endowment Fund, The Melville Straus Family Endowment, and additional support by Collegiate Gateway. 

Additional support provided by Friends of Learning + New Works: Toni and Seth Bernstein, Julie Raynor Gross, Stephanie Joyce and Jim Vos, S. Kutler Foundation, N. Glickberg, D. Glickberg, and J. Abrahams, and Barbara Toll. 

Pictured:

Guild Hall Teen Arts Council Members at the opening of the Student Art Festival: Rauschenberg100. Photo: Jessica Dalene Photography

Video still courtesy of Naomi Funaki.

Student Art Festival: Rauschenberg100 Opening Day. Photo: Jessica Dalene Photography

Jason Bard Yarmosky, Somewhere, 2017. Oil on canvas, 78 x 103 inches. Image courtesy of the artist.

Pat Kim, Interstice Table, 2025. Douglas Fir and aluminum, 33 x 53 x 31 inches. Photo by Pat Kim. Image courtesy of the artist.

Yes, and: Intro to Improv. Photo courtesy of Guild Hall.

Susan Stroman at the 39th Annual Academy of the Arts Achievement Awards Dinner. Photo: Jessica Dalene Photography

The cast of Fuenteovejuna. Photo: Jessica Dalene Photography. Video edited by Niels Media Inc.