eARThHAMPTONS 2018, an Earth Day Friendly ART & DESIGN Weekend Celebration at historic Ashawagh Hall, will be held the weekend of April 21st through the 22nd.
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS:  Anahi DeCanio, Phyllis Hammond, Mary Milne, Donna Renna, Aurelio Torres, Anna Clejan
DESIGN PARTICIPANTS:  Naula Workshop and Cloud9 Design
 In 2018, eARThHAMPTONS will feature a strong showcase of exhibiting award winning artists, design elements, and the participation of local farms and purveyors. The event will include additional programming of interest to a wide audience. We have new elements and a few surprises in store for our audience. 
We compliment other wonderful events and scientific presentations on the East End highlighting the importance of preserving the natural beauty around us. eARThHamptons focuses on the concept that our immediate environs and what makes up “home and habitat” can be beautiful while still honoring sustainable practices.  The work of artists, designers, architects, landscapers, and builders combined to make healthier beautiful environments is a natural fit based on common ground. Anahi, who is also an agent with Douglas Elliman, is pursuing green certification to work with clients searching for those features in their homes.
“We have been so fortunate to have a wonderful attendance and a growing following every year.  Our 2017 Saturday evening reception brought over 300 guests. We continue to look forward to growing an enjoyable way to combine all the elements that make up our habitats at large and bring more attention to sustainable practices in the art and design world as well as our everyday lives” comments DeCanio who has deep ties to the natural beauty found on the East End.
This year’s roster of artists brings a mix of eclectic styles and genres that range from sculpture, fine art abstracts and photography, to contemporary art.  eARThHAMPTONS 2018 includes the work of sought after Springs glass artist Mary Milne, photographer Donna Renna, internationally renowned sculptor Phyllis Hammond, Dan’s cover local artist Aurelio Torres, ceramic artist and designer Anna Clejan and award winning Anahi DeCanio.
This year’s event is once again being graced with the participation of master craftsman and fine custom furniture designer Angel Naula. Naula Workshop has collaborated with acclaimed interior designers and architects and has completed high-profile residential projects for Robert Kennedy Jr., Hugh Jackman, Norah Jones, and Rupert Murdoch, among others. Additionally, Naula created custom made pieces for the penthouse exquisitely designed by Kelly Behun at architect Rafael Viñoly’s 432 Park Avenue, eventually sold by Douglas Elliman.  Complimenting the design elements in the show, Cloud9 Designs will be displaying an exclusive line of luxury home accessories.  Anna Clejan will be featuring pieces from her collection of fine art ceramics.
Douglas Elliman Alfred Renna and Joanne R.  Douglas will have a chat and book signing for their well received “Negotiating New York” on Sunday at 12 PM.  The book, which counts with a foreword from Barbara Corcoran of Shark Tank fame, is often described as a hilarious and engaging journey into the world of NY real estate.
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 DETAILS:
DATES:  eARThHAMPTONS  - Saturday April 21 –  Sunday 22nd . 
TIME:  SATURDAY 10 TO 9 & SUNDAY 10 TO 5
MEET THE ARTISTS OPENING RECEPTION:  5 TO 9 – Refreshments will be served.
WHERE:  Ashawagh Hall: 780 Springs Fireplace Road, East Hampton, NY
 
ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE:
Sunday - April 22nd at 12 pm: 

• Book Signing and entertaining chat by Alfred Renna and Joanne R. Douglas – authors of “Negotiating New York”
• Light Lunch Served.  Lunch seating is limited.  Please RSVP earthHamptons@gmail.com

SUNDAY April 22nd   - 10 to 5 – Exhibit and Pop up outside market remain open to the public.
WEBSITE:  www.earthHamptons.com
CONTACT:  Anahi DeCanio earthHamptons@gmail.com
 
PARTICIPANTS:
ANAHI  DECANIO
Anahi is an Uruguayan born award winning NY artist who is deeply influenced by her surroundings, whether nature or the energy and patina on an urban wall.  Art imitating life, Ms. DeCanio’s work is characterized by a myriad of layers that reveal themselves with a bold voice or subtle whispers creating striking abstracts that are rich in texture and meaning.  Her life experience is as eclectic as her work.  With a Wall Street background and a life-long love of art and design, Anahi has recently joined the Douglas Elliman team as a perfect place to combine all those elements. Anahi exhibits widely and is part of private and corporate collections international.  She is on the board of the Artists Alliance of East Hampton.  On the East End, Anahi is represented by the William Ris Gallery in Jamesport.

NAULA
Born in Cuenca, Ecuador, Angel Naula, founder of CEO of Naula Workshop, has spent nearly his entire life designing and fabricating custom furniture, apprenticing in his family’s own workshop until the age of six and building his first piece of furniture when he was just 13. Upon immigrating to the United States, Angel carried on the integrity, mastery, and craftsmanship instilled by his father, his grandfather, and the generations of furniture makers before them.  In 2002, Angel opened Naula Workshop and has since collaborated with such acclaimed interior designers and architects as Robin Wilson, Jamie Drake, Kelly Behun, Philip Gorrivan, and Mark Zeff. He has completed high-profile residential projects for Robert Kennedy Jr., Hugh Jackman.

PHYLLIS HAMMOND
Internationally known sculptor Phyllis Hammond, has displayed her work at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza and Pratt Institute, among others.  Phyllis’ sculptures start out as free doodles and after much cutting, folding, twisting and turning, they become dramatic, playful three-dimensional works.  She began as a student when awarded a scholarship at the Boston Museum of Fine art where she began her career with pottery and ceramics. She has received numerous awards and is part of private and public collections worldwide.  The artist works mainly in Aluminum and resides in East Hampton where she has her studio and sculpture garden.

MARY MILNE
While studying interior design at N.Y.S.I.D., Mary became interested in the studio glass movement that had been evolving and become an important part of the established art scene in N.Y.  After first trying her hand at stained glass at Pratt, she moved into working in kiln formed glass at Urban Glass. There she studied under Anne Haynes, Erica Rosenfeld and Roger Thomas. Mary has exhibited at the Lehman gallery, East End Arts juried shows, Peconic Land Trust and Nature Conservancy Landscape Shows, Bridgehampton Historical Society, the Barnes Gallery, Studio East Gallery, the Fiedler Gallery, Artist Alliance of East Hampton and Guild Hall shows, the Romany Kramoris Gallery,and Peconic Protection Committee benefit show. Mary has held studio tours of her home studio in East Hampton to benefit local museums and in 2009 was chosen as a finalist in the MTA Arts in Transit competition.  Mary is a board member of the Artist Alliance of East Hampton(AAEH). Mary Milne Designs Studio is open by appointment.

 DONNA RENNA
Donna’s passion is photography. For years her work has been privately exhibited and collected.  Deeply drawn to photographing and creating images of water whether that be the ocean, the bay, the Mediterranean Sea or pools.  She is fascinated by the ability to suspend time by freezing the motion of water which gives the viewer the ability to feast their eyes on the beauty of a wave's curl, patterns of light on the dancing surface of a bay, and to experience droplets of water or ocean spray suspended in time shimmering in the sunlight.

AURELIO TORRES
Born in Montevideo, Uruguay to a family of artists, Aurelio Torres was raised in New York City. His father, Horacio Torres, was an accomplished classically trained artist. Aurelio’s artistic training was in Barcelona, Spain, where he studied for several years with his uncle Augusto Torres, also a classically trained painter. Aurelio’s grandfather, was the acclaimed Modernist Master Joaquin Torres-Garcia. Aurelio’s travels have inspired him to create much of his work in natural, outdoor settings. His aesthetic sensibility is one of essential simplicity and natural, uncontrived beauty.  Aurelio who has graced Dan’s Paper covers, lives and works in East Hampton, NY.

ANNA CLEJAN
Anna Clejan, is a certified energy medicine practitioner.  She completed her training with Alberto Villoldo's School of Energy Medicine and practices in East Hampton, NY.  As an energy healer, Anna utilizes energy medicine practices that have been used by Native South American medicine men and women for thousands of years.  These medicine men and women were known as "Earthkeepers" as they worshipped mother earth, were stewards of nature, and believed in her power and grace.  In addition to her work as an energy healer, Anna is a designer for  ModernNetZero, LLC, a company she founded with her husband, which designs and builds zero energy homes in the Hamptons.  And, she is a ceramic artist spending much of her free time in the art studio.  
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CLOUD9 DESIGNS
Cloud9 Design was founded by Sam & Vinay Golchha to create a fun line of Home Accessories that fit into every home. Melding their interest in fashion and home furnishings, with a passion to bring techniques, materials and designs from around the world, they have created a truly unique collection of home goods.  Cloud9 Design has created a niche in the home fashion market and has been featured in numerous editorial publications. Today, the company's products are available in the top lifestyle and furniture stores in the United States, as well as through Interior Designers.  Cloud9 is founded on the idea that Home Furnishings should be exceptional in comfort, style and quality. We draw inspiration from all over the world and constantly try to source new materials to create unique designs at an excellent value.

ALFRED RENNA & JOANNE R. DOUGLAS – “NEGOTIATING NEW YORK”
Siblings Joanne Renna Douglas and Alfred Renna, bring readers along on an engaging and often hilarious journey into the world of New York real estate. An accounting that is more exposé than how-to, Negotiating New York will have you glued to the page from start to finish, as you delve into the outrageous antics and adventures these two (along with sisters Donna and Rosemary) share as they travel from New York to Italy to the Hamptons, and start all over again.  Readers experience all the laughter, losses, additions, family politics, and plenty of crazy deals as the siblings navigate their way across the varied landscape of high-powered real estate to come out on top in this highly competitive industry. With calculated accounts of their most successful, and some unsuccessful, endeavors, the Renna family will unveil the best kept secrets of the trade. 

eARThHAMPTONS 2017

So excited to announce all the happening at our 2017 eARThHAMPTONS!  Hope you can join us!

eARThHAMPTONS 2017, an Earth Day Friendly ART & DESIGN Weekend Celebration at historic Ashawagh Hall, will be held the weekend of April 21st through the 23rd.  In 2017, eARThHAMPTONS will include a strong and eclectic art exhibit, design elements, and the participation of local farms and purveyors.  Following last year’s tradition hosting talks such as a presentation on pesticide free lawns by Edwina von Gal, 2017 programming will also include panel discussions and talks of interest to a wide audience.

“We are truly delighted with how well received and welcomed the event has become.  We look forward to continue growing an enjoyable way to combine all the elements that make up our habitats at large and bring more attention to sustainable practices in the art and design world as well as our everyday lives” 

Pamela Willoughby, a Cultural Curator with vast experience in the art world procured and curated the artwork of prominent Springs artist, and one time assistant to Willem de Kooning, Athos Zacharias. Zacharias’ work will be on exhibit as a special feature at the event.  His paintings can be found in important collections including the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Museum of Art in Providence, and the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston.
The roster of accomplished artists participating will make for an exciting and eclectic show bringing a mix of styles and genres that range from classic tradition to contemporary art with an edgy bent.  Alongside Athos Zacharias, artists include the work of Anahi DeCanio, Peter Gumpel, Phyllis Chillingworth, Lori Horowitz, Alyssa Peek, and Lisa Petker Mintz.  Followed by a Unique Motion graphics video: “REBOOT”  and "REDRESS" a projection mapped motion graphics video by John Jinks,  viewed on the outside of Ashawagh Hall at dusk! 

An invitational section of the show includes talented local artists, including artist and Art Groove organizer Geralyne Lewandowski, Charles Waller, Scott Bluedorn, Blair Seagram, Christine Newman, Gia Schifano, Nicole Barylski, Carl Scorza, Anu Annam, Nicole Passman, Martha McAleer, Live Thiers, Cynthia Sobel and Palm Beach artist and curator Elayna Toby Singer. These artists will be displaying one work each, adding additional media, techniques, and visual interest.

This year’s event includes a sister show at the William Ris Gallery in Jamesport entitled eARThNOFO.  In addition, owner and gallery director Mary Cantone will bring select works from her gallery to the South Fork by participating in eARThHAMPTONS in East Hampton.  Her gallery has quickly become a strong contributor to the arts in the region, representing a stable of talented prominent artists and artisans. 
Mary’s career in designing interiors and space planning has included collaborating with artists and clients to incorporate the fine arts into their lives. A bonus to Cantone’s innate and nurtured abilities is her keen sensibility for mixing mediums, styles and colors.  The gallery has been received to great success and has become a major contributor to the arts in the East End.  Her exhibits and art openings always bring in a crowd of art collectors and enthusiasts who have become loyal followers of the gallery.

Adding much excitement is the participation of acclaimed master craftsman and fine custom furniture designer Angel Naula. Naula will be contributing the Hamptons Stiletto Daybed, the latest version of his award-winning design as a special addition to the show Naula Workshop has collaborated with such acclaimed interior designers and architects and has completed high-profile residential projects for Robert Kennedy Jr., Hugh Jackman, Norah Jones, and Rupert Murdoch, among others.

Additionally, Naula created custom made pieces for the penthouse exquisitely designed by Kelly Behun for architect Rafael Viῆoly’s 432 Park Avenue.  Naula will be participating in upcoming BKLYN DESIGNS designing the VIP lounge with high end furniture pieces and artwork from Ms. DeCanio. Naula’s work has been featured in such notable venues as Esquire SoHo, Pulse Contemporary Art, Maison de Luxe Beverly Hills, Elle Décor, New York Magazine, The New York Times, and the Hamptons Designer Showhouse.  Besides his prominent role in the world of luxury design, Naula is a constant contributor to several numerous charities, including Design on a Dime. Stark Carpet is contributing to the event by providing a rug as a floor design element to offset the Hamptons Stiletto Daybed.

Following last year’s format, there will be additional programs and events throughout the weekend. On Friday evening, the show will host a special broadcast of the 2017 Wealth Report created by a team of experts from Knight Frank Residential in collaboration with Douglas Elliman. The report is the industry’s leading publication on global prime property markets, wealth distribution and luxury trends.  The panel of experts discuss trends in art collecting, classic cars, and wine markets as well as real estate. The Wealth Report offers invaluable insight into global trends and what will impact personal assets in the years to come. 
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After the broadcast, a chat will be led by Dawn Watson, creator of Hamptons Party Girl and public relations manager for Douglas Elliman for the Hamptons and Long Island.  Anahi DeCanio has recently joined the Douglas Elliman team combining her Wall St. background and the same matchmaking and marketing skills she uses to put together eARThHAMPTONS to work with clients in the world of real estate.
 On Sunday at 1 pm, Pamela Willoughby will be moderating a thought-provoking and informative talk in keeping with the weekend’s eco-friendly theme. Panelists will include Laura Rose Dailey, Amber Waves Farm co-founder Katie Baldwin, Ella Snow, members from Share the Harvest Farm, and artist Scott Bluedorn.  A light lunch for invited guests will be served. 
 
 
BASIC INFO:
eARThHAMPTONS will run from Friday April 21 – 23rd  .  Ashawagh Hall: 780 Springs Fireplace Road, East Hampton, NY
SCHEDULE:
Friday, April 21st             - 6 pm: Knight Frank Residential – Douglas Elliman Wealth Report.  Coffee and dessert.
Saturday, April 22nd    - Show is open from 10 to 8.  Opening Reception 5 to 8 pm.      Refreshments served.
Sunday, April 23rd     - 1 pm:  Panel Discussion moderated by Cultural Curator Pamela Willoughby. 
SUNDAY April 23rd   - 10 to 5 – Exhibit and Pop up outside market with the participation of Amber Waves Farm.
INFO:  www.earthHamptons.com
CONTACT:  earthHamptons@gmail.com

ADDITIONAL INFO on ARTISTS and PARTICIPANTS:

PETER GUMPEL
Peter is a trained architect fascinated by light, shadow and perspective and the resulting volumetric impact of the subject.  As a figurative water-colorist, he uses his medium to record what he sees going beyond simple documentation.  He uses factual rendition as a stimulus to create images that capture the essence of the scene or person.  Mr. Gumpel is currently serving as president of the Artists Alliance of East Hampton

PHYLLIS CHILLINGWORTH
Phyllis expresses her "love of Earth" in a group of oil paintings that capture the diverse energy
she experienced in Nova Scotia, Montana, Provence and in Montauk.  Phyllis paints both plein air
and from memory; her studio is in Montauk, NY.  The show will include elusive ocean watercolors
painted in Montauk. Phyllis is a graduate of The Institute of Design, IIT, Chicago and The School
of Art & Architecture, Yale. She has had three solo shows at Atlantic Gallery, NYC.

LORI HOROWITZ
 Her “Nurture series” of papier mache sculptures, depict individuals in society and their interactions. “I seem to become somehow bonded to these individuals carefully exploring and interpreting their attitudes. Often unseen and unheard, we all contribute and make up this diverse and multi-faceted population. I appreciate the complexity of each piece, collapsing three dimensional pieces into 2 and 3-dimensional space.  I love the process of combining photography, wire, papier mache and painting. This innovative, figurative analysis is a socio/ psycho study created to bring light to the attention seekers and the overlooked of our society.”

ALYSSA PEEK
Alyssa Peek lives in NYC and the Hamptons with her husband she is a portrait and fine art photographer.  Prior to starting Peek Photography, she spent over twenty years working in the fashion industry and left to continue creating beautiful things through the lens of her camera.  Her original work brings a fresh and innovative perspective to traditional photography, always reflecting her love of abstract expressionism and modern art.  Images are either captured abstractly or modified in-camera or post-production where she artistically enhances the ordinary to make it extraordinary.  She works directly with interior designs to create custom sized pieces to fit their individual needs.

LISA PETKER MINTZ
Lisa’s paintings are autobiographical and focus on different places, people and life experiences.  The themes are personal but universal, death, love, divorce, marriage and children dominate the work.  Landscape and sense of place also play a  major role.  The act of picture making is a critical of the journey.  “I need to make beautiful, cohesive, and entertaining paintings.  I paint with the same intensity in which I live my life, but also maintain the naïve view that in today’s chaotic society there are moments in life that can be pure and beautiful.  Life is chaotic; I juggle so many different roles.  My working process is the same.  I juggle many different images and materials.  The process is trial and error until the conclusion is clear”

ANAHI  DECANIO
Anahi is an Uruguayan born NY artist who is deeply influenced by her surroundings, whether nature or the energy and patina on an urban wall.  Art imitating life, Ms. DeCanio’s work is characterized by a myriad of layers that reveal themselves with a bold voice or subtle whispers creating striking abstracts that are rich in texture and meaning.  Her life experience is as eclectic as her work.  With a Wall Street background and a life-long love of art and design, Anahi has recently joined the Douglas Elliman team as a perfect place to combine all those elements. 
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NAULA
Born in Cuenca, Ecuador, Angel Naula has spent nearly his entire life designing and fabricating custom furniture, apprenticing in his family’s own workshop until the age of six and building his first piece of furniture when he was just 13. Upon immigrating to the United States, Angel carried on the integrity, mastery, and craftsmanship instilled by his father, his grandfather, and the generations of furniture makers before them.
In 2002, Angel opened Naula Workshop and has since collaborated with such acclaimed interior designers and architects as Robin Wilson, Jamie Drake, Kelly Behun, Philip Gorrivan, and Mark Zeff. He has completed high-profile residential projects for Robert Kennedy Jr., Hugh Jackman, Norah Jones, and Rupert Murdoch, as well as commercial projects for Columbia Pictures, Mandarin Oriental NY, LaGuardia Airport, and various celebrated restaurants. His work has also been featured in such notable venues as Esquire SoHo, Pulse Contemporary Art, Maison de Luxe Beverly Hills, Elle Décor, The New York Times, and the Hampton Designer Showhouse.
 
WILLIAM RIS GALLERY
Mary Cantone recently opened William Ris East in Jamesport, New York on Long Island’s North Shore to continue the traditions of 50 year old William Ris Gallery in Stone Harbor.  Mary’s career in designing interiors and space planning has included collaborating with artists and encouraging clients to enhance, with passion, the fine arts. A bonus to Cantone’s innate and nurtured abilities is her keen sensibilities for mixing mediums, styles and colors.  The gallery has been received to great success and has a major contributor to the arts in the East End.  William Ris is located on Main Road, in Jamesport, NY – adjacent to the Sherwood House Vineyards Tasting Room.
 
INVITATIONAL ARTISTS:
Geralyne Lewandowski, Charles Waller, Scott Bluedorn, Blair Seagram, Christine Newman, Gia Schifano, Nicole Barylski, Carl Scorza, Anu Annam, Nicole Passman, Martha McAleer, Live Thiers, Cynthia Sobel, Elayna Toby Singer.
 

William Ris Gallery East, which is connected to the Sherwood House Vineyards Tasting Room in Jamesport, New York is hosting a closing reception for “Abstract Women”.   The reception will be held on Saturday, September 10th from 4 to 7 pm.  Refreshments will be served.  The Tasting Room will also be open.  Music and tastings will be offered throughout the afternoon to early evening.
Under the direction of William Ris owner Mary Cantone, this group of accomplished award winning women artists came together to create an exciting and eclectic show in an uplifting color palette. The exhibit showcases abstract artwork from  Anahi DeCanio, Marilyn Weiss, Martha McAleer and Anne Raymond. 
Ms. DeCanio’s work is exhibiting many of her zen landscapes known for intense infusions of colors through layers of rich textures.  She is the Creative Director of ArtyZen Studios and founder of eARThHAMPTONS.   Her work has garnered numerous awards has been exhibited widely internationally, including The Boca Raton Museum of Art, Brown University, Pen and Brush, and the Palm Beach Armory, among others.  Her paintings and photography also regularly appear in movies and TV shows.  She is an avid volunteer and serves on the Board of the East Hampton Artist’s Alliance

Marilyn Weiss has been exhibiting her distinctive works of art in galleries and museums throughout the US and internationally for more than three decades.  She has earned numerous prestigious awards and honors.  Weiss has the distinction of being published in The Collage Handbook, as one of the country’s most interesting and notable collage artists.
Anne Raymond's work is in the permanent collections of major museums including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the Blanton Museum of Art: The University of Texas at Austin. Her work has been shown extensively in solo and group shows in the United States and abroad. Numerous noteworthy galleries have exhibited her work.  Her work is also part of numerous private collections including Goldman Sachs, Saks Fifth Avenue, Pfizer
Martha McAleer has participated in a large number of group and solo shows. Her paintings reflect her upbringing in the Central Lakes region of Maine.  She consistently user her perception of nature to create a variety of textures to create a distinct transparency of nature.
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“Abstract Women” has been extremely well received and has appealed to long time collectors as well as those in the interior design world looking for elegant pieces to grace client’s upscale homes.  The success of the Opening on August 13th prompted, Mary Cantone, owner and director of William Ris East to hold a closing event as well.  As numerous pieces from the exhibit have been sold, there will be new artwork will be display.
William Ris Gallery is new to the East End but has a long rich history in the art world dating back to 1966. This year is particularly significant since the gallery is celebrating it’s 50th year.  The family owned gallery was founded in New Jersey on the principles of maintaining the highest standards and love of the arts which is the core of its continued success.  The gallery’s stable of artists, while still growing, has a dedicated following that is renowned and recognized nationally. 
 Mary’s career in designing interiors and space planning has included collaborating with artists and encouraging clients to enhance, with passion, the fine arts. A bonus to Cantone’s innate and nurtured abilities is her keen sensibilities for mixing mediums, styles and colors.
LOCATION:  William Ris Gallery East - 1291 Main Road, Jamesport, NY - 609-408-5203

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