Ribbon Cutting at The Church

This past Saturday, The Church held a ceremonial ribbon cutting with distinguished members of the community in attendance including Sag Harbor Mayor Kathleen Mulcahy, Village Trustee Jim Larocca, Congressional Candidate Bridget Fleming, and Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman, among others.

Here are some photos from the event!

The red ribbon was wrapped around the entire building

A recently-installed sculpture by the artist Alice Aycock entitled “Twister Grande, 2014” adorns the entrance

From left to right: Sag Harbor Mayor Kathleen Mulcahy, Co-Owner of The Church and artist April Gornik, Co-Owner of The Church and artist Eric Fischl, Executive Director of The Church Sara Cochran, and Village Trustee Jim Larocca

Left: Executive Director Sara Cochran holding the ceremonial shears! Right: Lee enjoying the festivities

Photos from The Church’s inaugural exhibit entitled “In Dialogue: At the Edge of the Sea”. Left: A photograph by Awol Erizku; Right: A painting by Kerry James Marshall. The two works face each other and depict African Americans either looking out to sea or boldly standing against it. The pieces both draw on narratives about the sea as a place of strength, renewal, joy, self-discovery, and nostalgia.