East End Arts “The Cartoon” art show reception

The East End Arts Gallery is pleased to announce the new juried, all media art show, The Cartoon, at the East End Arts Gallery which will open with a reception on Friday, April 24, from 5 to 7 p.m. This show will feature artwork with elements of cartoon; East End Arts Gallery Director Jane Kirkwood explains: “The cartoon has more than one meaning in art. It can be a caricature where a subject’s features are exaggerated in a humorous way. It’s also what those strange, flat little creatures that pop out of our imagination onto our drawing pad are called. And what we call an animated film. Lastly, it’s the full-size drawing made by an artist as a preliminary design for a painting or other work of art.” This show will be juried by Matthew Langland, artist and key animator of the feature film ‘Waking Life’.

At the reception, the public is invited to enjoy refreshments and meet the artists. The reception is a free event, open to the public. Artwork on exhibit is for sale. The show will run from the opening reception through June 12. The East End Arts Gallery is located at 133 East Main Street in Riverhead and open hours are Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For more information about this show, visit “The Cartoon” event website.

Growing up in the Chicago area, guest juror Matthew Langland’s earliest exposure to and education in painting was influenced by Chicago Imagists Jim Nutt, Karl Wirsum and Ed Paschke. He studied with Peter Saul and Michael Ray Charles at the University of Texas at Austin, worked as an animator on Richard Linklater’s 2001 film ‘Waking Life’, and has been active as both a painter and illustrator in Brooklyn since 2002. His work has been exhibited in Austin, Chicago, Los Angeles and New York.

For more information about the juror, visit “The Cartoon” event website.

Original works in all media with cartoon elements may be submitted. Visual art entry drop-off dates are Thursday, April 16 through Saturday, April 18 at the East End Arts Gallery. For all entry information and complete submission schedule, visit the event’s schedule webpage.

The “Best in Show” winner of this show will be one of several artists who will participate in the East End Arts Gallery’s Winners’ Show in the Fall of 2016. First, Second, Third Place, and Honorable Mentions will also be awarded.

This exhibition is one of seven art shows of 2015 at the East End Arts Gallery, under the umbrella theme “The Creative Process”. For the complete 2015 Gallery Schedule and more details, visit the gallery’s schedule webpage. 

Programs of the East End Arts Gallery are made possible with public funding provided by New York State Council of the Arts, Suffolk County, and the Town of Riverhead.

For more information, contact Gallery Director Jane Kirkwood at 631-727-0900 or email gallery@eastendarts.org.