THE DIASPORA VIBE 2.0 SOUTHAMPTON EXHIBIT

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THE HAMPTONS GOSSIP

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 Art At Diaspora Vibe 2.0

The Southampton Cultural Center will host "Diaspora Vibe 2.0,” the 16th annual Caribbean Crossroads Series Exhibition, a dazzling display of provocative, contemporary fine art by more than 30 artists from the Latin American and Caribbean Diaspora. The event launches with an artist-interactive fund-raising gala honoring artist advocate Grace Y. Ingelton on Saturday, August 11, from 4 to 7 p.m. The exhibit runs from August 11 to 26.

Ingelton will receive the 365 Art for Change Award at the Gala for having supported, mentored and presented several generations of outstanding artists through the organization she helped found, the Dedicators, including Romare Bearden, Lois Mailou Jones, Benny Andrews, and Roy DeCarava; the Panamanian native was honored by the Smithsonian Institution’s Latino Center in 2010 for her significant impact on American culture. The event will feature an “Art Burst,” a brief theatrical performance, and opportunities for attendees to interact with regional artists. Tickets to the Gala are $125 and can be purchased at www.globalartsmediainc.com.

The Caribbean Crossroads Series surveys the dynamic images of Caribbean artists with a gaze on Afro-Cuban and Afro-Latino Caribbean artists. Works express the daily struggles, triumphs and spiritual journeys of many of the artists exhibited; featured pieces will include painting, photography, installation, mixed media, metal works, wood carvings, printmaking, textile and handmade paper miniature drawings. Participating artists include Edouard Duval-Carrié, Yasser Castellanos, Juan Erman Gonzalez, Hugo Moro, Rosa Garmendia, Carol Jaime, Patrick DeCastro, Selina Roman, Elaine Bradford, Sarah Krupp, Patricia Roldan, Grettel Arrate, Erin Nutsugah, Flor Bosco, Agusteen Jiménez Chacos, and Magdalena Goudie, among others.

A celebration of artists and art-making, “Diaspora Vibe 2.0” will provide opportunities for audiences of all ages to meet, learn about art, and make art with international, regional, and local artists through group and private gallery tours, one-to-one conversations, and artist-led demonstrations and workshops to be held in venues throughout Southampton and the East End of Long Island. The two-week exhibition will include a lively Artist Marketplace—to be held each weekend during the exhibition, at the Southampton Inn—offering high-quality fine art, photography, jewelry, ceramics, glass and fiber arts, and other handcrafted items for sale by national and regional artists.

The event is co-presented by Global Arts/Media, a Glen Cove, New York cultural planning firm, and Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator, a Miami-based nonprofit arts organization. Regional sponsors and collaborators include the 21st Century Foundation powered by Tides (based in New York City), the Southampton Cultural Center, the Southampton Inn and East End Arts, the regional arts council headquartered in Riverhead, New York.

“We’re excited for this opportunity to help audiences familiarize themselves with the exceptional talent of Latin and Caribbean Diaspora artists, who are all too often still left out of mainstream arts conversations,” said Rosie Gordon-Wallace, executive director of Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator, who founded the Diaspora Vibe Caribbean Cultural Series 16 years ago to help put Caribbean art on the radar of the international art world of critics, collectors, galleries, museums and other artists.

“‘Diaspora Vibe 2.0’ grew out of our commitment to creating a high quality event that would showcase the talent and, in several instances, genius of Latin American and Caribbean artists, “stated Vanessa Greene, president and CEO of Global Arts/Media. “My hope is that Global Arts’ annual art show will help grow and contribute to the vibrancy and diversity of Long Island’s East End cultural community.”

Proceeds from the benefit will support the ongoing efforts Global Arts/Media and Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator to nurture artists and to create opportunities for them to produce and exhibit their work.

About Global Arts/Media, www.globalartsmediainc.com:

Created in 1982, Global Arts/Media is a certified Minority Business Enterprise, owned by Vanessa L. Greene, which works regionally and internationally with government, business, and the not-for-profit sector to plan, design, and develop arts and cultural initiatives that contribute to the economic development and revitalization of neighborhoods and communities. This work includes cultural planning, the design and fabrication of public art projects, development activities that involve the renovation, restoration, or adaptive reuse of cultural facilities or spaces, and activities to increase cultural tourism and activities in cultural districts.

About Diaspora Vibe, www.diasporavibe.net:

Diaspora Vibe is an innovative organization created to promote, nurture and cultivate the vision and diverse talents of emerging artists from Caribbean and Latin American Artists. Its programs explore and experiment with new forms and themes that challenge traditional definitions of Caribbean and Latin American Art. Diaspora Vibe is internationally recognized for its incubator support of emerging artists; it maintains a virtual space delivering support to artists whose quality of work reflects the changes of our immigrant journeys and cultures.

About the 21st Century Foundation powered by Tides, www.tides.org:

The 21st Century Foundation powered by Tides brings together investors, donors, and doers who are committed to addressing the opportunities and challenges facing Black and new majority communities domestically and internationally. The Foundation supports them in creating resilient and productive families, communities, women, men and children. 


About the Southampton Cultural Center, www.southamptonculturalcenter.org:

Consistent with the vision of Southampton Village, the Southampton Cultural Center’s mission is to engage its diverse community and to nourish excellence in all creative art forms as a welcoming venue for dynamic programs centered on education, exhibition and performance. The Southampton Cultural Center is located at 25 Pond Lane in Southampton, NY.

About the East End Arts Council, www.eastendarts.org:

The East End Arts Council is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit arts organization, with the mission of bringing the arts to everyone and inspiring our communities through support, advocacy and education. Established in 1972 as an outgrowth of the successful Woodrow Wilson Humanities Series, East End Arts now operates an art gallery and School of the Arts, which offers instruction in art, music and theater to all ages and abilities, impacting the East End community year-round.

About the Southampton Inn, www.southamptoninn.com:

The Southampton Inn is located in Southampton Village on the East End of Long Island, New York, and is nestled on more than five acres of manicured lawns and landscaped grounds. The Tudor-style inn is a local landmark and the choice hotel for thousands of visitors who travel to the South Fork of Long Island and the Hamptons year-round. Charming and unpretentious, the Inn welcomes guests looking for a Long Island getaway, a long-awaited vacation in the Hamptons, a romantic weekend, a family gathering or corporate retreat.