Learning to Look | The Art of Performance

December 4 @ 6:30 PM

The Art of Performance’ learning about the history and evolving trends of this dynamic genre! FREE, in person & on zoom. Learning to Look is presented in partnership with the Patchogue – Medford Library

Performance art is all about the actions of the artist—and sometimes others—coming to life in front of an audience. With roots in avant-garde movements like Futurism and Dadaism, it gained popularity in the 1960s and ’70s, blending with body art, conceptual art, happenings, and video art.

In person at 20 Terry Street, Patchogue

or on ZOOM Meeting ID: 880 1524 8901 | Passcode: 419010

Join us on Dec 7 & 14th for

It’s A Wonderful… Holiday Art Market from 6-10pm! Shop small and indulge in our curated vendors featuring illustrators, printmakers, painters, handmade jewelry, artisan foods, artist merch, pottery, sculpture, vintage wares, wearables, curiosities, and more.

Presented by Ratgrrl + Patchogue Arts Council + Toast Coffeehouse

Toast to go bites and refreshments will be available for purchase.

Live Painting, Outdoor screening of It’s A Wonderful Life • Raffles • Special Holiday Carolers

Learning to Look | American Art of the 1930s & 40s
Sunday, December 15, 2024 @ 12 Noon
This special edition of Learning to Look is planned as part of the village-wide It’s a Wonderful Life in Patchoguecelebration! Join us at PAC • MoCA L.I. for a special talk with Prof. John Cino, who will discuss the art of the 1930s and 40s.

American Art in the 1930s and 40s
The film It’s a Wonderful Life was released in 1946, based on the short story The Greatest Gift written by Philip Van Doren Stern in 1939. Although released in the nascent post-war era, its themes are more closely associated with the pre-war 1930s. In this talk, we will examine the response by U.S. artists to the Depression Era as they sought to create a uniquely American story while confronting European Modernism.