The Church welcomes Art21 as our presenting partner in a special screening of the world premiere of a new short-format documentary on the life and work of acclaimed artist AMY SILLMAN.  Sillman and Art21 Executive Director Tina Kukielski will introduce the eight-minute film, which will be followed by a dynamic dialogue between Amy Sillman and fellow painter David Salle.

Art21 is a not-for-profit whose mission to educate and expand access to contemporary art through the production of documentary films, resources, and public programs. Their acclaimed short-format films are readily accessible online, as well as on television through their partnership with PBS. Their latest documentary, on painter Amy Sillman, is a brief yet hearty exploration of the artist’s iconic approach to abstraction that is simultaneously as cerebral as it is intuitive. 

Following the screening, Sillman will be joined by painter David Salle. Salle is a generation-defining representational painter and author of the popular book How To See,  who will mount an exhibition of new paintings next fall in New York. Sillman and Salle have a long-standing intellectual repartee on art, ideas, and aesthetics – which will make for a stimulating reflection on the themes evoked by the film.

Both Salle and Sillman have residences on the East End – Sillman on the North Fork, and Salle on the South Fork. The program proudly expands upon The Church’s mission of fostering creativity on the East End of Long Island and honoring the history of Sag Harbor as a maker’s village.