EXHIBITIONS
FIRST LIGHT: Celebrating Student Artists of Southampton
CURATED BY CHRISTINA STRASSFIELD
FEBRUARY 7 - MAY 3, 2026
SPONSORS
This program was made possible through the generosity of Loews Chairman of the Board James Tisch and Merryl Tisch, the former Chancellor of the New York State Board of Regents.
This exhibition has been sponsored in part with General Operating Support by the New York State Council on the Arts, with support of the Governor Kathy Hochul, the New York State Legislature, and the Suffolk County Office of Cultural Affairs.
First Light: Celebrating Student Artists of Southampton marks the inaugural student artist exhibition presented through a new arts education partnership between Southampton Arts Center and the Southampton School District. This exhibition celebrates the creativity, curiosity, and artistic voices of students across the district while honoring the educators who inspire and guide them. The exhibition is rooted in the goals of access and exposure, inspiration and engagement, and visibility for young artists at every stage.
PAST EXHIBITIONS
SECOND SKIN
ORGANIC ABSTRACTION II: CONTEMPORARY OUTDOOR SCULPTURE
BEYOND THE PRESENT: COLLECTING FOR THE FUTURE
INDEPENDENCY: THE AMERICAN FLAG AT 250 YEARS
EAST END COLLECTED 8
ORGANIC ABSTRACTION: CONTEMPORARY OUTDOOR SCULPTURE
COUPLES SQUARED
BEYOND THE STREETS: POST GRAFFITI
LOOK AT THE BOOK
HEROINES OF THE ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONIST ERA
CHANGE AGENTS: WOMEN COLLECTORS
SHAPING THE ART WORLD
ICONIC IMAGES BY HARRY BENSON
EAST END COLLECTED 7
A CELEBRATION OF TREES
FIGURES TRANSFORMED
OUTCROPPING - INDIGENOUS ART NOW
TECHSPRESSIONISM - DIGITAL & BEYOND
CLEARING THE AIR
WHIMSY
HAMPTONS FINE ART FAIR
STOREFRONT ART PROJECT
BEYOND THE STREETS ON PAPER
EARTH - ARTISTS AS ACTIVISTS
EAST END COLLECTED6
Art credits, top to bottom:
Norman Mooney, Sculpture #4 | April Gornik, Tropical Drift | Jennie Nichols, Still Life Table | Lee Krasner, Offbeat | Harry Benson, Truman Capote in Sand | Alice Aycock, Untitled Cyclone | Renata Janiszewska, The Imperial Heir | Strong-Cueva's, Mind’s Eye, Loretta Bechert photo | Beth Moon, Izar | Erica Cirino, Plastic Tide | Gallery Photo Credits, Rob Rich