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Like many non-profit organizations, the Long Island Arts Council at Freeport relies on the generosity of individuals and businesses to enable us to provide a variety of programs and services to artists, cultural organizations, and the community. Please click below to support the Arts Council. All donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
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The Long Island Arts Council at Freeport offers a variety of programs and services. The Arts Council administers High 5 Long Island (a program providing teenagers with $5 tickets to cultural events and special youth programming), presents concerts and exhibits, is active in community development, sponsors a juried photography show, recommends artists for employment and exhibit opportunities, coordinates art classes, donates musical instruments to schools in underserved communities, manages an international musical composition contest, organizes craft fairs, hosts arts networking opportunities, coordinates management seminars, implements an online Culture Calendar, listing of opportunities for artists, and Artist Directory, and more.
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"Thank you for providing opportunities for artists to exhibit and share their artwork! I am always impressed by how helpful this organization has been to artists in promoting their talents!
THANK YOU!" ~ artist Katherine Trunk
The Long Island Arts Council at Freeport's
Online Auction is open!
Place your bid to support the Arts Council AND get great items!
The auction features artwork, trips, fitness club memberships,
tickets to museums and comedy clubs, and more. Check back regularly for new items!
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HIGH 5 LONG ISLAND OFFERS STUDENTS
$5 TICKETS TO CULTURAL EVENTS!
Attention Teenagers! If you are 13-19 years of age, join High 5 Long Island
to attend cultural events throughout Long Island for only $5 per ticket.
Attention Cultural Organizations! Seeking a younger audience to fill empty seats?
Join High 5 Long Island and the Arts Council will help promote your events to teens.
High 5 Long Island is supported by the JPMorgan Chase Foundation, Target,
and individual contributors. Click the links above left to learn more about
High 5 Long Island.
CULTURE CALENDAR, MAY - AUGUST 2010
Be sure to view the Culture Calendar for a schedule of performances, exhibits, and special events presented by the Arts Council's Affiliates. The Arts Council will do its best to regularly update this calendar but it is always wise to confirm program information before attending an event.
Photo caption: Plaza Theatrical Productions presents Annie Get Your Gun at a variety of venues this summer.
Click the link below for the Culture Calendar.
NEW! DIRECTORY OF ARTISTS AND ORGANIZATIONS
Click the link below for a directory of artists and organizations. To be included in the Directory, please join the Arts Council as an Affiliate.
SUNSET CONCERT SERIES
FREE Concerts
Nautical Mile Esplanade
Woodcleft Avenue, Freeport
Rain location: Freeport Recreation Center
7:30pm
Please bring chairs. Limited seating is available.
Free parking.
Click the "more" button to the right for a schedule of concerts.
Photo caption: Mambo Loco
ARTY PARTY GALA
Save the Date!
Monday, November 1, 2010
Westbury Manor
6pm
Event produced by Legendary Events
30TH ANNUAL JURIED PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW
Co-Sponsored by Astoria Federal Savings
June 1-28, 2010
Freeport Memorial Library
Juror: Carol Dragon
Awards Reception: Thursday, June 3, 2010
Click the "more" button to the right for a list of exhibitors and "Many Thanks."
CLUB FREEPORT - FRANK SANCHEZ
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Frank Sanchez performed An Evening on Broadway to a standing-room only crowd as part of the Club Freeport Concert Series co-sponsored by the Long Island Arts Council at Freeport and Village of Freeport. This concert/lecture featured Broadway music of the 1920s to the 1950s - the music of George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern and Richard Rodgers, to name a few.
Freeport Recreation Center
FREE
Enjoy coffee and dessert for a nominal fee.
Doors open: 7pm / Performance: 7:30pm
Click the "more" button to the right for information about Frank Sanchez.
THE MALL AT THE SOURCE FEATURES 3 ARTISTS
Introducing... New Exhibits at The Mall at The Source
Featuring artwork by MARC JOSLOFF, ALEXANDRA MARINACCIO, and MARCK WEBSTER
Stop by during mall hours to see their work.
The Mall at The Source, Westbury
Sponsored by the Long Island Arts Council at Freeport and hosted by The Mall at The Source
THE ART ALCOVE - JANET MCLAUGHLIN
July 8 - August 2, 2010
Exhibit by Janet McLaughlin
The Art Alcove, Freeport Recreation Center Lobby
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Photo caption: Fun With Color by Janet McLaughlin
THE ART ANNEX
Currently on exhibit is work by Enoch a ninth grader from Freeport who attends Kellenberg High School, and students from Giblyn School in Freeport.
The Art Annex, Freeport Recreation Center Program Wing
DEFENSIVE DRIVING
Support the Arts Council while saving 10% off your insurance premium and removing up to 4 points off your driving record.
Check back for the next class or call 516-223-2522.
FALL ART CLASSES
Art classes for beginner to advanced students using acrylics and water-mixable oils
A new session of classes will begin in the fall of 2010.
Freeport Recreation Center, Mondays, 6:30-9:00pm
Instructor: Alexandra Marinaccio
Click the "more" button to the right for Alexandra Marinaccio's biography.
Photo caption: Alexandra Marinaccio seated in front of her folktales exhibit in The Art Alcove.
PRIVATE VIEWING OF THE ARTWORK AND HOME OF HUMBERTO PILOTO
This special event was held on Saturday, May 1, 2010 in Bellmore, NY.
Click the "more" button to the right for Humberto Piloto's biography.
THE ART ALCOVE RIBBON CUTTING AND RECEPTION
A reception was held on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 to celebrate the renovation of The Art Alcove Gallery located in the Freeport Recreation Center. This project was funded by Nassau County Legislator Dave Denenberg. The enclosure will ensure the safety of the artwork and provide a more accessible viewing space for the public.
Special thanks to Compare Foods, Love and Quiches, T & L Beer and Soda Distributors, King Kullen, and Terranova Florist for their donations for the reception.
Photo caption: (left to right) Executive Director Marnie Katzman, Nassau County Legislator Dave Denenberg, and artist Muriel Herring in front of the new entrance to The Art Alcove.
SIXTH INTERNATIONAL MUSICAL COMPOSITION CONTEST
Supported by Sam Ash Music Stores
Contest Chair: Herb Rothgarber
Judges: Jay Anthony Gach and Dana Richardson
Fifty-nine entries were received from all over the world, including England, Australia, Canada, Italy, Belgium, New Zealand, and the United States. The winning composition was performed at the Long Island Composers Alliance Music for Students program on Sunday, March 21, 2010 at the Freeport Memorial Library.
FIRST PRIZE: Amanda Jacobs of Rochester, NY for Garden Verses (voice and piano) SECOND PRIZE: Sang Mi Ahn of Bloomington, IN for Two Pieces for Violin and Piano
MUSICAL INSTRUMENT MARKETPLACE
Have a musical instrument gathering dust in your closet? Donate it to the Arts Council's MUSICAL INSTRUMENT MARKETPLACE and we will find a home for it. We have donated numerous instruments to school districts in need. Let us find a home for yours.
2009 - A YEAR IN REVIEW
For a recap of the Long Island Arts Council at Freeport's 2009 programs and services, please click below.
FREEPORT WALKING TRAIL
Coming Soon... a Health Walk on Freeport's Nautical Mile featuring artwork by students of the Freeport Public Schools
Photo caption: A sample Walking Trail Marker designed by award-winning artist Marc Josloff.
LONG ISLAND CENTER FOR NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP
The Long Island Arts Council at Freeport is affiliated with the Long Island Center for Nonprofit Leadership.
The mission of the Center is to promote excellence in leadership by providing multifaceted resources that are responsive to the needs of Long Island's nonprofit sector. The Center is housed in the School of Social Work at Adelphi University. For further information, visit www.adelphi.edu/linonprofit.
AFFILIATED DANCE PROGRAMMING
The Long Island Arts Council at Freeport is affiliated with the Long Island Ballet Competition (www.liballetcompetition.com) and Long Island Dance Consortium (www.longislanddance.org).
Long Island Dance Consortium
Summer Performances: Friday, July 2 and Sunday, July 18, 2010
Heckscher Park, Huntington
8:30pm
Long Island Ballet Competition
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Maguire Theater, SUNY Old Westbury
Photo caption: The Red Hot Mamas performed at the July 2 performance sponsored by the Long Island Dance Consortium.
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