Oysterponds: 5th Annual ‘N.F. Art & Artists Exhibit & Sale’, Oct Dates & Times

OYSTERPONDS HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRESENTS

THE 5th ANNUAL

“NORTH FORK ART & ARTISTS EXHIBITION & SALE”

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For the fifth year in a row Oysterponds Historical Society (OHS) has invited local artists to participate in its “North Fork Art & Artists Exhibition & Sale.”

Long Island’s North Fork has long drawn painters, sculptors, photographers, and other visual artists, inspired and energized by the region’s sky, farmland, and bays. In years past, participants in OHS’s “North Fork Art & Artists Exhibition & Sale” have numbered in the dozens, with a striking variety of media and subject matter that has captured visitors’ imaginations.

The show will be held at the Old Point Schoolhouse on the OHS campus (1555 Village Lane, Orient, NY ) during the following days and hours:

Sat. 10/10, Sun. 10/11 and Mon. 10/12: 11am to 5pm

Tue. 10/13, Wed. 10/14 and Thur. 10/15: 2pm to 5pm

Fri. 10/16, Sat. 10/17, and Sun. 10/18: 11am to 5pm

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Alison Ventura, Executive Director of OHS, shares: “As part of the 2026 ‘North Fork Art & Artists Exhibition & Sale,’ we’re excited to structure this year’s event as a fundraiser for OHS. For each piece sold, proceeds will be split evenly—50% to the artist and 50% to OHS—to help sustain the programs and preservation work that keep our community’s history alive. We’re grateful for the participating artists’ willingness to be part of that effort alongside sharing their work with the greater community.”

Oysterponds Historical Society (OHS)

Local residents created Oysterponds Historical Society (OHS) in 1944 in order to bring people together to share and celebrate the unique history and culture of the North Fork, Long Island hamlets of Orient and East Marion. By presenting shared experiences from the past, we connect our rich heritage to the present and pass it on to future generations.

Today, OHS maintains seven historically-significant buildings located in the heart of Orient, New York’s landmark historic district; cares for 8½ acres of grounds, including Poquatuck Park, a cherished community gathering spot; and actively manages a collection of over 60,000 items, including historic artifacts, documents, diaries, works of art, and archival objects dating from pre-colonial times all the way through to the present.

OHS offers myriad compelling exhibitions of contemporary or historical significance, lectures, webinars, and other community events and activities open to the public, as well as resources for genealogical and archival research. Several of OHS’s historic buildings are open to the public on a regular basis during the summer months: Village House is period-furnished with noteworthy pieces from the OHS collection and shown as a late 19th-century boarding house, demonstrating a significant chapter in its history. The 18th-century Webb House is also period-furnished and contains a permanent Maritime exhibition. The 19th-century Red Barn boasts a multi-media exhibition comprised of pictures, tools, equipment, and artifacts of farming and fishing as well as winter activities and early transportation.

For more information, please call (631) 323-2480 

or visit www.OysterpondsHistoricalSociety.org.