The art of grief BY TARA SMITH “Sad lady art” is the term Jessica Valentin uses to describe her work; one she embraces with a smile. She’s always tried to make sense of her grief in a light hearted way, using the hashtag #sadladyproblems following …
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PAC Spotlight #3 – Amalia Drewes
The Patchogue Arts Council presents “1967: Summer of Love” This week’s Spotlight Artist: Amalia Drewes “I am inspired by nature, spirituality, and stories of the everyday person.” -Amalia Drewes (Amalia Drewes, Sun and Moon masks, multi media, …
On the Water | Roy Biederman
Now on display at Roast Coffee and Tea Trading Co. is On the Water, a solo exhibition featuring the photography of Roy Biederman. In this series of work, collectively titled Kai: On the Water, Biederman focuses on waterfront scenes from Manhattan to …
Artist Spotlight #2 – Linda Louis
The Patchogue Arts Council presents “1967: Summer of Love” This week’s spotlight Artist: Linda Louis “Art has no rules ... it is not like medicine, or science, or the law... in art rules exist to be broken. Art invites the ephemeral, the …
ACES Mag Article
THE SUMMER OF LOVE HAS COME TO PATCHOGUE It has been 50 years since the young descended en masse on the city of San Francisco and began a cultural revolution. Over 100,000 flower children gathered in Haight-Ashbury to spread their idealistic …
Interview with Grammy Winner – Rowland Scherman
Patchogue Arts Council Presents: Rowland Scherman by Tara Smith You may know Rowland Scherman by name, or you may not. His iconic photographs have been hanging around Patchogue in both the library and theater lobby as part of the Patchogue Arts …
Newsday Article: 1967’s hippes…
1967’s hippies, Summer of Love celebrated with free events in Patchogue By Steve Parks (original article) The Summer of Love — the hippie phenomenon centered in San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury neighborhood — began 50 years ago. The golden …
Artist Spotlight #1 Lisa Petker-Mintz
The Patchogue Arts Council presents “1967: Summer of Love” This week’s Spotlight Artist: Lisa Petker-Mintz “My paintings are autobiographical and focus on different places, people, and experiences in my life. The themes are personal but universal, …
Celebrate Flower Power All Summer Long
Written by Summer of Love Special Features Writer Tara Smith In 1967, school let out for the summer and a cultural revolution brewed as thousands of young people descended upon San Francisco. Civil rights, peace signs and experimentation with drugs …
Psychedelic Imagery Commemorating the Summer of Love is Celebrated in New Mural
By Jay Schuck for Pat-Med Lib If you have visited the library over the last couple weeks, you may have noticed a bit more color on our rear facade! Local artist John Michael Hollingworth, a.k.a. Jonny Mike, has completed his new mural, titled …