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Join us at 126 N Main St. for an exclusive artist talk & reception featuring the artwork of John Wittenberg.
John Wittenberg Studio is located in Southold, NY. Wittenberg’s work employs a wide range of materials that include stone, steel, wood, graphite, and paper. The work varies from small and intimate, to large site-specific pieces that interact with the environment.
His primary subject has been the interplay of natural forms and their interaction with the landscape. Yet in telling stories of the world around him has been searching for a way to describe the danger we face from our own failure to be guardians of our planet. It is only through working with pulp and paper that Wittenberg has found a material to express visual ideas within a wider social context.
Recent work on monoprints during a residency at The Church in Sag Harbor, NY and work in the community studio at Brooklyn’s Dieu Donne added new emphasis to works in paper and has become a significant part of his visual vocabulary.
Wittenberg has his art training from the Boston Museum School, the University of Vermont and a multi-year-working relationship with internationally known sculptor Paul Aschenbach in Charlotte VT.
Public art commissions include South Burlington Middle School, South Burlington, VT, Battery Park Urban Renewal, Burlington VT, Brooklyn Public Library, Cortelyou Branch. Group exhibitions include: VSOP Projects, Greenport, NY, East End Arts, Riverhead, NY, Guild Hall, East Hampton, NY, Dieu Donne, Brooklyn NY, The Center for Environmental Education Discovery ,Brookhaven NY, and The View Gallery, Old Forge NY. Recent Solo exhibition: Carter Burden Gallery, New York, NY. The Gallery at Holy Trinity Church, Greenport NY.
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About East End Arts East End Arts & Humanities Council is a 501[c][3] nonprofit organization with the mission to unite the arts community of the two forks. Since its inception in 1972, East End Arts has become a year-round hub for art and music enrichment and a showcase for artists who live, work, and visit the area with its school, gallery, and community development. The EEA Art Gallery’s exhibitions act as the catalyst for art collectors and enthusiasts to visit the growing Arts District of Riverhead to view relevant programs from established and emerging artists alike. The EEA Art & Music School provides private lessons and group classes for music, art, writing, performance, printmaking, All Abilities, and more. The EEA Recording Studio produces ‘Matter of Spark: The East End Arts Podcast’ and services musicians, writers, and both emerging and commercial creators. For more information, email [email protected], call 631.727.0900, or visit eastendarts.org.
