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Guild Hall’s Annual Summer Gala was held in East Hampton on Friday, August 4. The event honored Trustee Ken Wyse, and was emceed by Jordan Roth, and featured exhibiting artists Leo Villareal and Renée Cox…

 

 

 

 

The Annual event will include the premiere of Leo Villareal’s immersive installation, Celestial Garden, and the evening will be emceed by newly inducted Guild Hall Academy of the Arts member Jordan Roth…

 

 

Over the past 30 years, Villareal has created sequenced light artworks for museums and public spaces around the globe, transforming iconic city landmarks such as Westminster Bridge in London, the Bay Bridge in San Francisco, the Bleecker Street Subway Station, and the façade of the Brooklyn Academy of Music with his dynamic installations…

 

 

Hamptons Dance Project (HDP) returns to East Hampton on August 18, 19, and 20 for an eclectic program of new commissions and classic works reimagined, presented in partnership with Guild Hall at Fireplace Lodge…

 

 

Guild Hall announced today the continuation of their partnership with Bel Canto Boot Camp, and details on the 2023 Guild Hall & Bel Canto Boot Camp Resident Artist Series. Following the success of the 2022 program with guest artist baritenor Michael Spyres, the 2023 program will welcome 6 emerging opera singers for a two-week residency, culminating in a public masterclass and recital with 2023 guest artist, internationally renowned soprano Lisette Oropesa…

 

In celebration of Guild Hall’s grand reopening of its museum, public spaces, and gardens, the institution has released the details of a robust lineup of programs both at their home and offsite…

 

 

Guild Hall announced today that it will reopen to the public on Sunday, July 2, 2023, following the completion of the first phase of the institution’s comprehensive renovation, featuring high-performance technology, accessibility, and sustainability for the legendary multidisciplinary arts center…

 

 

Guild Hall has announced the return of Garden as Art on Saturday, June 24. The event will begin with a 10 AM talk at the East Hampton Library with garden expert Vincent Simeone and will continue from 12-4 PM with self-guided tours of four of the most spectacular private gardens in the Hamptons. Supporters at the Patron ticket level and above will be invited for a cocktail prolongé from 7:30-11 PM hosted by Cornelia and Ralph Heins at their exquisite garden, featuring a performance by Guild Hall William P. Rayner Artists-in-Residence, The Beatbox House…

Guild Hall announced today that its newly renovated galleries will reopen on Sunday, July 2, featuring a solo exhibition by artist Renee Cox, organized by independent curator Monique Long. Renee Cox: A Proof of Being is a selection of the artist’s most well-known and celebrated photographs from 1993 to the present…

 

 

Guild Hall announced today the appointment of Melanie Crader as the inaugural Director of Visual Arts. Crader, who comes to Guild Hall with over twenty years’ experience in senior level art museum positions, will be responsible for realizing a dynamic exhibition program that builds on the museum’s history while incorporating new directions in creative practice…