In its first major fundraising effort after closing its doors from April-September 2020, The Watermill Center is proud to announce The Autumn Benefit Auction as part of its Annual End-of-Year Appeal. The auction provides artists the chance to earn a twenty percent commission from the sale of their work, while […]
Join Watermill Artists-in-Residence, Tahir Carl Karmali, Paige Mazurek, Zeinab Shahidi Marnani, Regina Parra and Claire Watson as they open their studios and share their latest work! In Process @ The Watermill Center is our ongoing series of open rehearsals, workshops, artist talks and studio visits that invite the community [...]
Join attorneys and activists of the Shinnecock Indian Nation and Hassanamisco Nipmuc Tribe, Tela Troge, Esq. and Kelly Dennis, Esq. as they reflect on their efforts to advance tribal justice in honor of Lois “Princess Nowedonah” Hunter's legacy, their activism at Sovereignty Camp 2020 with Warriors of the Sunrise led by Shinnecock […]
The Watermill Center invites families to join Alum, Lexy Ho-Tai in a fun, experimental and scrappy puppet making workshop! Ho-Tai will guide participants in introductory puppet mechanics, such as constructing a functional puppet mouth using everyday materials. Participants are encouraged to dive deep into their imaginations and curiosities to transform […]
For Historical & Contemporary Approaches to the Daxophone, The Daxophone Consort takes the audience on a tour of the daxophone. In this workshop, the audience will learn about the material properties of the instrument, such as those of wood and amplification, and be introduced various aspects of performance practice. The […]
Join artist Erica-Lynn Huberty for her talk, “Running from Houses/Retreating to Houses” which explores women’s positions in communities: from homemaker and damsel, to scientist and pioneer. Playing off of the phrase “women running from houses” used to describe Gothic romance novels from the 1960’s, Huberty examines the home as a […]
Join Watermill Alum Adam Lenz and musician Zach Rowden as they discuss their recent collaborative work A Way Of Providing Ventilation (WAC), developed and exhibited during an artist residency at Windsor Art Center in Windsor, Connecticut. The work examines the history and architecture of the iconic tobacco sheds in the […]
Watermill alumni, multidisciplinary artist duo Ximena Garnica and Shige Moriya share their reflections on "the power of rising" as approached in their collaborative artistic practice and through the lenses of their ongoing project Correspondences. Correspondences is a performance-based, public art installation and a catalyst for new relationalities. The work was […]
Join Watermill Artists, Brian Belott & Matthew Thurber, Kyoko Hamaguchi, and Nicole Pasulka as they open their studios and share their latest work! In Process @ The Watermill Center is our ongoing series of open rehearsals, workshops, artist talks and studio visits that invite the community to engage with the work […]
Join Watermill Alum, Afua Ansong for a creative writing workshop exploring the use of traditional Adinkra symbols as inspiration! Led by Watermill Alum, Afua Ansong, “Meditation on the self: Drinking at the Mouth of West African Art” invites the public to develop prayers, chants, songs, and poems that seek to […]
