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Join us in welcoming back the much-loved annual Creativity Conference! Our fourth annual full-day gathering of idea-exploration and creativity in the arts and sciences features five outstanding thought leaders. Curated by April Gornik, this year’s conference welcomes an eclectic group of creative minds. Our speakers are:
CARTER BURWELL – Esteemed film-score composer
Speaking On: Why Do Films Have Music?
LUCIA JACOBS – Professor Emerita of Psychology and Neuroscience at University of California, Berkeley
Speaking On: Squirrel Economics — “How to Get Rich Like a Squirrel (Without Going Nuts)”
PATRICIA McCORMICK – author of the critically acclaimed Never Fall Down and SOLD, and co-author of I Am Malala
Speaking On: Creativity as a Form of Resistance
SUSAN ROGERS – Behavioral neuroscientist and multiplatinum-record producer, most notably known for her work with Prince
Speaking On: Neural Underpinnings of Creativity, Mind Wandering, and Musical
Improvisation
LAWRENCE WESCHLER – Longtime New Yorker writer, author, and Director Emeritus of the New York Institute for the Humanities at New York University
Speaking On: Art and Science as a Parallel and Divergent Way of Knowing
Come peruse our selection of goods downstairs in our studio space. Art Books, and Catalogues, like the newly printed Strike Fast Dance Lightly: Artists on Boxing and the much-loved Yes, No, and WOW: The Push Pin Studios Revolution will be on sale.
Have books you want to donate? Stop by our Book Swap table and make a trade – leave a book and take a book. The book swap will allow art lovers to bring their titles, exchange them with others. Remainders will be donated.
Be sure to check out our other festivities!
Saturday
12 PM - 2 PM: Open Studios with Alison Cynamon and Rayos Magos, Artists in Residence
2 PM - 3:30 PM: The Power of Poetry: Verse 3 - I’m with the Banned
Sunday
3 PM - 4:30 PM: April Gornik Discusses “Figures du Fou”
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM: Birthday Cake and Book Signing with Eric Fischl, April Gornik, Jaime Lopez & Coco Meyers
Answer.
That you are here—that life exists and identity,
That the powerful play goes on,
and you may contribute a verse
-Walt Whitman
The Power of Poetry returns for the next verse! The Church is excited to invite you to join us for the third iteration of our poetry ‘read-in’ series Verse 3: I’m with the Banned, exploring poems and voices who have encountered resistance and censorship of expression. From Shakespeare to Shel Silverstein, poets throughout history have had their poems banned, restricted, censored, or challenged. What are the grounds for the limitations of expression? Let’s find out! Join us to give voice to poets Gwendolyn Brooks,Amanda Gorman, Shel Silverstein, Walt Whitman, Oscar Wilde and more.
This recurring program brings us together to celebrate poetry, the beauty of words, and the power of capturing the human experience through a community-driven poetry read-in. Each session features a curated selection of poems tied by a common theme. Readers are assigned a number upon arrival and read in order. Poems are not pre-selected, rehearsed, or memorized but are actively engaged with as the reader steps up to the mic. Feedback from the community has been overwhelmingly positive, with many sharing that this format helps both listeners and readers feel liberated from ego and fully immersed in the poem.
We invite you to read, listen, and think about poetry in real-time in our main gallery space and join the community discussion following the read-in.
Come peruse our selection of goods downstairs in our studio space. Art Books, and Catalogues, like the newly printed Strike Fast Dance Lightly: Artists on Boxing and the much-loved Yes, No, and WOW: The Push Pin Studios Revolution will be on sale.
Have books you want to donate? Stop by our Book Swap table and make a trade – leave a book and take a book. The book swap will allow art lovers to bring their titles, exchange them with others. Remainders will be donated.
Be sure to check out our other festivities!
Saturday
12 PM - 2 PM: Open Studios with Alison Cynamon and Rayos Magos, Artists in Residence
2 PM - 3:30 PM: The Power of Poetry: Verse 3 - I’m with the Banned
Sunday
3 PM - 4:30 PM: April Gornik Discusses “Figures du Fou”
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM: Birthday Cake and Book Signing with Eric Fischl, April Gornik, Jaime Lopez & Coco Meyers
Our inspirational annual tradition returns, and this year our Summer Dinner Theater benefit welcomes the interdisciplinary artist and iconic performer Laurie Anderson to the stage.
A true Renaissance woman, the five-time Grammy-nominated musician, award-winning writer, director, and visual artist treats the audience to an evening of stories and songs.
All proceeds benefit our year-round exhibitions, programming, and artist residency, making The Church a vital source for inspiring art, creativity, and community. Fast becoming one of the most beloved annual ‘un-galas,’ our artful approach to the benefit format is popular and much in demand.
Stick around and join us as we sing “Happy Birthday,” kicking off The Church’s fourth twirl around the sun with celebration and community. Join Jaime Lopez and Coco Myers for advanced sales and signing of their book Light, Sand, and Sea: Hamptons Artists and Their Studios. As well, our own Eric Fischl will be on hand to sign copies of our latest publication, Strike Fast Dance Lightly: Artists on Boxing and April will be available to sign Yes, No, and WOW: The Push Pin Studios Revolution, both of which will be available for purchase.Have books you want to donate? Stop by our Book Swap table and make a trade – leave a book and take a book. The book swap will allow art lovers to bring their titles, exchange them with others. Remainders will be donated.