This Thursday, the Art Depot Gallery located at the junction of Edgemere and Flamingo Roads will present its newest art show.
The show featuring artists Martha Ferrero, Joann Zambito, Hillary Levine, Cathy Russell, Arlene Brodsky and Lizbeth Angeli will run from July 11 to July 22, featuring works in several mediums including oil paint and ceramics. An opening will be held July 13 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The event will be free of charge.
The Depot Gallery, originally the waiting room of Montauk Long Island Railroad station, was purchased by the Montauk Artists Association in 1998 and renovated in 2003. The gallery features shows every two weeks from Memorial Day weekend to mid-October. Shows are organized via lottery in the fall, artists are selected at random to decide what show they will be in.
"I love the depot. When I was a young mother out here with my children, they gave me the support and encouragement I needed providing me an opportunity to paint on the beach and come to a gallery and hang it up," said Kathy Russell, a Yonkers' resident who has been camping in Hither Hills since 1964 and showing at the Depot for the last 13 years.
The gallery remains open to first-time artists. Both Levine and Angeli will be displaying their work in a gallery setting for the first time.
Apart from its art shows, the Depot offers art classes in the upstairs room that once housed the stationmaster. Classes in painting ceramics and photography are open for students of all ages.
A children's painting class will be held July 13 July 13-27 from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturdays. A ceramics for teens class will be held from August 3 to August 17 from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. Both classes are free of charge.
A painting seascapes and coastal scenes in oil or acrylics class will be taught by Joseph Perez. There will be 35 day sessions from July 15 to 19, from July 29 to August 2 and from August 12 to 16. The class will be held from 9 a.m. to noon and costs $175 for nonmembers and $150 for depot members.
A nature and landscape photography class will be taught on Mondays ,Wednesdays and Fridays, July 22, 24 and 26, as well as August 5, 7 and 9. The class will be taught from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will cost $105 for nonmembers and $90 for members.
A ceramics class for beginners is held from 2 to 5 p.m. on Thursdays. It costs $35 for nonmembers and $30 for members.
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