Guild Hall in East Hampton presents its lineup of programs for its 2026 Season, Icons and New Voices. Since 1931, Guild Hall has served as a gathering place for East End creatives and audiences, supporting artists across disciplines and fostering a dynamic exchange of ideas through the visual arts, performance, and education.
“This season brings together a remarkable mix of icons and new voices — from Fran Lebowitz and John Waters to Robby Hoffman and Roderick George — alongside creatives and cultural leaders working across every imaginable medium,” said Executive Director Andrea Grover. “Guild Hall has always been a place where artistic disciplines converge, and new ideas take shape.”
Guild Hall presents its 2026 visual arts exhibition lineup, a year of gallery presentations that reflect the Museum’s enduring commitment to artistic practice, creative dialogue, and community. Spanning painting, sculpture, design, and collective practice, the 2026 season brings together emerging artists and established voices who, through their ideas and practices, engage with questions of memory, identity, materiality, and perception.
From icons like Christine Ebersole, Colson Whitehead, Lucinda Childs, John Waters, Fran Lebowitz, Marc Shaiman, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Padma Lakshmi, and Itzhak Perlman, this season’s presenters will share the calendar with an esteemed group of new voices, including Robby Hoffman, Adam Tendler, Samantha Fish, Lloyd Knight, Angel Blue, Roderick George, and Robbie Fairchild. Guild Hall has planned a well-rounded season, offering a myriad of genres to explore.
The Hamptons Institute, established in 2010, returns this summer, featuring leaders in their fields discussing ideas that shape our community and the world. The 2026 installment is guest-curated by Ellen Chesler, author and Hamptons Institute co-founder, and Patricia Duff, founder of the nonpartisan non-profit, The Common Good, dedicated to civic participation, civil dialogue, and finding solutions and common ground. Each evening will explore a single topic through the lens of the 250th anniversary signing of the Declaration of Independence, followed by a Q&A. On August 24, the series includes a talk with Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton, moderated by Michael Froman.
The longstanding tradition of the Clothesline Art Sale continues on July 25, providing accessible artwork to the community while supporting the local artists who thrive here. The Summer Gala returns to Guild Hall’s grounds on August 7, celebrating Ross Bleckner’s new exhibition and honoring Executive Director Andrea Grover, and patrons will tee off at The Maidstone Club at the George D. Yates Golf Outing on October 30.
HamptonsFilm will return with its annual SummerDocs series, and visitors will also find a variety of programming, including dance, classical music, popular music, theater, cabaret, and more.
To purchase tickets and to review the full schedule of events, visit GuildHall.org/Events.