Zig's Transfiguration

ZIG'S TRANSFIGURATION

Opening Reception Thursday, June 12th

7-11pm

at TOAST COFFEEHOUSE

242 E Main St Port Jefferson

Artist Andrew "Zig" Leipzig brings his Digital Pop-Surrealist works to Toast. Featuring anachronistic themes and visions, Zig weaves together the visual language of fine art and the media driven realities of the modern world into an extraordinarily powerful synthesis and an incisive comment on art, perception and the human condition.

"Influenced by society’s increasing commercialization (and, as graphic designer, a minister of it) this artist creates surrealist works that are acutely intuitive but do not take themselves too seriously. Commentary on modern life can be interpreted with or without a sense of scorn—a lack of condescension on the artist’s part leaves it to the viewer to decide." – Pulse Magazine

Through June 29th

Failing To Hesitate In The Studio

Failing To Hesitate In The Studio

Selected paintings from 2008-Present from FRESH founder and co-curator

Robert Edwin.

Opening Reception Thursday, May 20th
7pm-11pm

Toast Coffeehouse

242 E Main St Port Jefferson, NY

Electro-Funk & Psychedelic Sets by Derek Muro

Plus! Try the legendary Dreamachine designed by Brion Gysin and William S. Burroughs in the 1960's. Opening Night Only!!

GIBBERISH 3-D

The GIBBERISH Poetry Experiment returns to Toast Thursday Night, April 15th from 8-11pm. This is an open-mic event and anyone and everyone is invited to read. At GIBBERISH, poets have the opportunity to jam with musicians and take their spoken word pieces to a whole new level.

Featuring poets such as Russ Green, Barbara Ann Branca, Doug Swezey and a very special performance by Mr. George Wallace.

Holding it down will be the Toast house band led by Scotty Gropper of The Others & Delicious Trees.

Join us for a unique night of improvisational performance art and music!

The Subtle Art Of Transition

Michael Cursed

THE SUBTLE ART OF TRANSITION

Toast Coffeehouse

242 E Main St Port Jefferson, NY

Opening Reception Thursday, April 8th

7pm-11pm

"The Subtle Art Of Transition" is a solo exhibition of recent works by artist Michael Cursed. The series began through the exploration of watercolors and later on ink. The two mediums seemed like a natural fit. In working with the watercolors and ink, Cursed was able to find his love for drawing again, but on a whole new level. The two mediums play off of one another creating a interesting contrast of vibrant washy colors and black ink. His process began with laying down the paint and finding his way with the ink with no sketch, planning or subject matter in mind. Mixed within the show are some larger paintings done in acrylic and spraypaint.

Michael Cursed has exhibited in various small art bars on Long Island and in the East Village in NYC. FRESH is pleased to once again feature the work of this extremely talented, up and coming local artist.

IRELAND

The Paintings of

Daniel O'Sullivan

Daniel O'Sullivan's "Ireland" series presents memories of his beloved homeland. Like images floating through dreams, O'Sullivan digs through the past to bring forth a place seemingly untouched by time.

Opening Reception Thursday March 4th @ Toast Coffeehouse in Port Jefferson from 7pm-11pm.

Irish Folk Music by Victor Cunneen

ELECTRIC WOMB

FRESH is pleased to announce the opening of "Electric Womb", a multi-media exhibition of new works by artists Aleks Degtyarev (FreakCast) & LuLu (Happymooncake Artworks). The show will include paintings, collages, video stills, and a Live Video Performance by FreakCast.

Opening Reception Thursday, February 4th at Toast Coffeehouse from 7pm-11pm

Toast is located at 242 E Main St in Port Jefferson, NY

FRESH featured on L.I. Pulse Magazine Art Blog

FRESH on the L.I. Pulse Magazine Art Blog. Thanks to Pat Rogers!

Photograph By Eric Kaczmarczyk from "If You Can't Stand The Heat, Get Out Of The Kitchen"

FRESH featured on BRASK ART BLOG

FRESH was recently featured on the Copenhagen-based Brask Art Blog for "If You Can't Stand The Heat, Get out Of The Kitchen". This is one of our favorite art resources on the internet. It's also an amazing blog to see great new graffiti works from the city of Copenhagen.

IF YOU CAN'T STAND THE HEAT, GET OUT OF THE KITCHEN

FRESH ART LONG ISLAND PRESENTS:

"IF YOU CAN'T STAND THE HEAT, GET OUT OF THE KITCHEN"

is a group exhibition of all new FRESH artists. Since 2006, FRESH has focused on showing the island's most innovative and productive artists. Over the past year, we have received some incredible submissions and we thought it was about time to pick our favorites and start the new year off right by adding a few new family members.

The show will include new works by Paul Braun, Jeremy Grand, Eric Kaczmarczyk, Lucinda Lin, Oliver Peterson, John Stack, Emma Wasielke, & Ian Ziobrowski.

Opening Reception Thursday, January 7th From 7pm-11pm

Live Music By The Michael Jazz Trio


Come Out And Support Your Local Art Scene!!

Diminished Capacity

FRESH Art Long Island Presents:

DIMINISHED CAPACITY

The Work of Albert Lee

Opening Reception Thursday, December 3rd From 7pm-11pm

at Toast Coffeehouse

242 E Main St Port Jefferson, NY

Artist Albert Lee invades Toast Coffeehouse with his gritty molotov cocktail of photography and vector graphics. With an ability to push buttons and disorient the viewer, Lee ( who is in fact color-blind ) is a self-proclaimed paparazzi of his own surroundings. Influenced by Photojournalism, Video Games, Saturday Morning Cartoons, Heavy Metal, and Surrealist Art Culture, Lee's graphic experiments play with our ideas of what's real and what is staged. A resident of Port Jefferson and first generation Korean-American, this is Albert Lee's first solo exhibition.

Live Music By The Barking Men