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Guests at the opening of the East End Photographers Group Spring Photography Exhibition, which ran June 3 to 11 at Ashawagh Hall in East Hampton. COURTESY EEPG
Guests at the opening of the East End Photographers Group Spring Photography Exhibition, which ran June 3 to 11 at Ashawagh Hall in East Hampton. COURTESY EEPG
Guests at the opening of the East End Photographers Group Spring Photography Exhibition, which ran June 3 to 11 at Ashawagh Hall in East Hampton. COURTESY EEPG
Guests at the East End Photographers Group Spring Photography Exhibition, which ran June 3 to 11 at Ashawagh Hall in East Hampton. COURTESY EEPG
East End Photographers Group members hanging the recent show. From left, Richard Law, Gerry Gilberti, Ron Buchter, Keith Manning, Mark Testa and Marilyn Stevenson. COURTESY EEPG
Ashawagh Hall in Springs was the site of the Annual East End Photographers Group (EEPG) Spring Photography Exhibition, where from June 3 to 11, some 18 photographers with ties to the East End displayed their work. The exhibition was curated by EEPG member Marilyn Stevenson.
“We had a very atypical turnout — much stronger than we have ever had,” said photographer Richard Law, commenting on the reaction of those who came to see the show during its opening weekend. “The comments from viewers were consistently positive, more so than ever, including that it was ‘One of the best exhibits that has ever been presented at Ashawagh Hall.’
“With bias aside,” he added. “I did witness personally the strong turnout and did overhear many, many positive comments. On Sunday, people were waiting to get into the exhibit at noon.”
The East End Photographers Group (EEPG) is an incorporated nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote photography and the visual arts and do it in a community setting. It encourages photographic artists to exhibit new work at each show and gives support and a forum to new artists who are just beginning to show their work, realize their personal vision and embrace the photographic process — which the EEPG believes is the most important aspect of attempting to create photographic art.
Liz Glasgow and other local Springs photographers organized the EEPG in 1988 and generally met at Tim Lee’s Springs photo studio to discuss photography, show work and have some fun. Until that point, there were no formal photography groups on the East End. The group’s first exhibition at Ashawagh Hall was the weekend of April 13, 1990, which created the tradition of an annual spring exhibition at the hall. The group went through many changes, adding members from surrounding villages and towns and the North Fork and began conducting meetings at Guild Hall. As a group, EEPG has exhibited on both the North and South Forks of Long Island as well as New York City. For more information on the group, visit eastendphotogroup.org.
Staff Writer on Jun 12, 2023