ART/HISTORY/AMAGANSETT is a series of Saturday Conversations and Sunday Seminars about art and artists held at the Amagansett Free Library at 215 Main Street from 6-7 p.m. Admission is free, but reservations are necessary at 631-267-3810.

SATURDAY CONVERSATIONS
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Saturday, September 9, 6 pm.
Encryption/Description: Rizzie On His Art
Renowned artist Dan Rizzie discusses the vast range of influences
on his celebrated work with scholar, philanthropist, and collector Randy Lerner.
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Saturday, September 16, 6 pm.
Close Up on Calder
East End filmmaker Roger Sherman screens and discusses his Emmy- and Peabody-award winning documentary, “Alexander Calder,” a film Charlie Rose dubbed “an extraordinary American masterpiece.” A Hamptons Take 2 Documentary Film Festival co-presentation.

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Saturday, September 23, 6 pm.
In Pursuit of Art: A Conversation
Andrea Grover takes us behind the scenes on her time at the Parrish Museum and her first year as executive director of Guild Hall in a conversation with friend Ned Rifkin, a museum director and former undersecretary of the Smithsonian.
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SUNDAY SEMINARS

Sunday, September 10, 6 pm.
The Art of Collecting on the East End
Gallerists Sara De Luca (Ille Arts) and Kathy Markel (Kathryn Markel Fine Arts) and collector/dealer Norman Brosterman will explore strategies for building a personal art collection, large or small. Moderated by curator/artist Janet Goleas.
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Sunday, September 17, 6 pm.
Reading the Fine Print:
What Artists Should Know … but are afraid to ask
Art lawyer Carol Steinberg brings years of expertise to bear in decoding new laws that protect artists in consigning their work.
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Sunday, September 24, 6 pm.
A Thousand Words: Picturing Sandra Day O’Connor
Director Neil Leifer and producer Walter Bernard screen and discuss their documentary “Portraits of a Lady,” which captures the charm and wit of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor during a historic painting session with 25 artists held on a single day. A Hamptons Take 2 Documentary Film Festival co-presentation.


ART/HISTORY/AMAGANSETT is sponsored in part by Hamptons Art Hub and East End Arts. 

For reservations and information, call 631-267-3810 or visit amaglibrary.org
Join the East Hampton Arts Council Wednesday, JULY 13th from 7-9pm at Mandala Yoga in Amagansett Square for a creative networking night!