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The Arts In
Southold Town - Support and Encourage Participation in
and Appreciation of the Arts - Long Island, New York.
Continuing with the mission of bringing opportunities
for the residents of the North Fork and Shelter Island
to participate in the appreciation of the arts. The
Arts' top priority has been, and remains, to reach and
stimulate as wide a North Fork and general East End
audience as possible; to become an integral, reliable
feature of the community on both a local and regional
footing. The Arts In Southold Town, North Fork arts,
North Fork artists, Long Island arts, Long Island
artists.
The Arts In
Southold Town Support and Encourage Participation in and
Appreciation of the Arts
The North Fork and the Arts
Continuing with the mission of bringing
opportunities for the residents of the North
Fork and Shelter Island to participate in
the appreciation of the arts. The Arts' top
priority has been, and remains, to reach and
stimulate as wide a North Fork and general
East End audience as possible; to become an
integral, reliable feature of the community
on both a local and regional footing. The
Arts will continue to enhance this trend.
The North Fork of Long Island is a narrow
peninsula thirty miles long, surrounded by
water, and located less than 100 miles east
of New York City. The resident population is
estimated at about 20,000, but may more than
double during the height of the tourist
season which begins in April and continues
through December. The predominant land use
within the Town of Southold is agriculture,
which provides magnificent vistas of
cultivated fields, vineyards and open space.
As one of the region's remaining unspoiled
areas, the Nature Conservancy has declared
it "one of the last great places" whose
residents are singularly committed to
preserving their environment and quality of
life.
The North Fork, however, is entering a
period of exciting growth:
- In general, more people with means and
education are looking for a better place to
live, and with it a more fulfilling
lifestyle;
- Specifically, technology has made it
increasingly possible for professionals to
live and work where they want, without the
inconvenience of commuting;
- As the baby boom generation nears
retirement age, more people are buying and
building in an area that offers safety,
sanity, quiet, privacy, clean air, natural
beauty, community and cultural advantage;
and,
- What was previously only a seasonal
economy has become a year-round one,
positioned neatly between the New York metro
area and the expanding cultural and business
centers of New England.
The increasing cultural awareness and
sophistication newer residents have brought
with them has in turn fostered a demand for
entertainment resources at an ever-higher
standard. Concerts, theatre, art shows,
festivals featuring nationally and
internationally renowned figures are ever
more frequent. The entire East End of Long
Island, moreover, is now served by two
television stations and two separate public
radio stations, lined up cheek-by-jowl on
the FM dial, and offering an ever-expanding
variety of news, music and cultural interest
programming.
Such growth has also spawned a handful of
arts sponsorship organizations, founded and
steered by people who now make their homes
on the North Fork. Foremost among these is
the Arts in Southold Town Inc., serving an
area from Aquebogue to Orient, including
Shelter Island, with concerts of classical
and chamber music, jazz, art exhibits, and
other events such as in-school master
classes and presentations, all of a high
caliber.
Exposure to the arts on the North Fork was
limited before the advent of The Arts in
late 1993. The Arts, a tax-exempt entity,
was incorporated in 1994 in order to support
and encourage participation in and
appreciation of the arts. The Arts strives
to bring singular performers to the North
Fork while showcasing local talent to the
fullest extent, specifically including the
youth and in-school participation. There is
no paid staff; all work is done by
volunteers.
As of now, the audience served is varied,
depending on the event - whether a concert
or showcase for visual artists. It ranges
from young families to students to seniors
who are no longer able to afford to attend
artistic events in New York City. Present
audiences average 250 with a potential
sold-out audience of 680. Sixteen years of
the Arts' existence have brought steady
growth in the quality of artists who come to
perform for the organization, in audience
attendance at these events, and above all,
in the participation of different population
groups within the area.
The Arts' top priority has been, and
remains, to reach and stimulate as wide a
North Fork and general East End audience as
possible; to become an integral, reliable
feature of the community on both a local and
regional footing. The Arts will continue to
enhance this trend.
The Arts In Southold Town
P.O. Box 612
Cutchogue, NY 11935
t 631-734-6320
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