Firefly Lights: July 8, 2025

Photo of the exterior of The Firefly Artists

Click here for the latest edition of Firefly Lights, all about our beautiful downtown gallery of local art and artists. In this edition, please find:

Find Your Endless Summer at the Firefly
Reception Thursday 7/10 at The Hive
Special Native Garden Program at The Firefly 7/14 
Northport Family Fun Night
Call to Artists: “pARTy ’til the Cows Come Home”
2025 Exhibition Schedule
About the Firefly

Fireflies featured below, from the left starting at the top: Kirk Larsen Cori Forster, Diana Anton & Carol Procopio

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Fireflies Light Up Everywhere

Above: “Illuminations: Art in Sacred Space” is an amazing show at the Cathedral of the Incarnation that includes a giant replica of the Moon and g great opportunity for artists to come paint!

Follow Firefly Artists throughout Long Island and beyond! We warmly invite you to follow our Facebook and Instagram stories, where we share Firefly and visiting artist posts, and to join our public Facebook Group, “The Firefly Artists Community Square” where our artists post frequently.

We love sharing their artistic adventures and providing this window into the LI art scene! Here are just a few places our Fireflies will be:

Loretta Cerame, Drigo Morin & Silvia Maria Rey • “Sunny Side Up” • 4/6-4/26 • Reception 4/6, 3-5pm • A juried show exploring the inviting hues of yellow • The Art Guild, Elderfields Preserve, 200 Port Washington Blvd, Manhasset

Drigo Morin • “Illuminations: Art in Sacred Space” • 4/12-5/3 • Reception 4/12, 7pm (rsvp required to connect@IncarnationGC.org) • a collaboration with Trinity Community Arts Center, the inaugural exhibition in this newly designated Gallery captures the dynamic interplay of light and artistic expression • https://www.incarnationgc.org/Cathedral of the Incarnation, 36 Cathedral Ave, Garden City

Deidre Elzer-Lento • Visions of Northport and Beyond • 4/12-5/21 • As a travel photographer, painter and multi-media artist Deidre shares her beautiful interpretations of Asharoken, Northport and the world beyond. • Daniel Gale Real Estate, 77 Main Street, Northport

About The Firefly

The Firefly was established in 2011 to create a gallery setting for local artists. The goal was to create a space where artists could meet, collaborate, and sell their beautiful creations.

Over more than a decade, we have had the great privilege of displaying a stunning variety of works by well over 400 artists through our Main Street locations and pop-up galleries. We boast extraordinary talent, while maintaining a very down to earth and supportive atmosphere that is unique on Long Island.

In 2020 we expanded our offerings, creating a “Darcy Arts Center” to feature special exhibitions and classes in addition to the rich selection of works by our resident artists. We are thrilled to continue to develop this in our beautiful new space, right in the center of everything! 

Every time you purchase something from The Firefly Artists you support at least two local artists. Come, experience our beautiful gallery. Bring home that perfect thing to brighten your world or someone else’s.

Thank you for your support.

Follow us on Facebook and Instagram, and check our website for all the latest updates. Even better, come to our beautiful location, The Old Hardware Store at 90 Main Street, Northport

***NEW SUMMER HOURS***
Mon-Tue 11am-6pm  
Wed-Fri 11am-9pm  
Sat 9am-9pm
Sun 9am-7pm

Firefly Exhibition Schedule

Above: “Food, Glorious Food” is running together with the Community Playhouse of Northport’s showing of “Oliver!”

April 16 – May 13: “Food, Glorious Food” • A show run in coordination with the Community Playhouse of Northport’s production of “Oliver!” • Reception 4/26 3-5pm, featuring performances from Community Playhouse members • Find call for entry here

April 25 – “Firefly Artists Listening Party” • Bring an LP to share or maybe just come hang out. Perhaps bring home some art.

June 1 – June 15: “Selections from Long Island’s Best” • A selection of pieces chosen from the annual celebration of young artists coordinated and hosted by The Heckscher Museum.

June 13: “Come, Follow, Follow Me” book signing • With Firefly Kristen Memoli

June 18 – July 15: “Cross Pollination – Birds, Bees & All That Blooms” • A cross-county, multi-gallery collaborative exhibition with The Hive Market and Gallery. • Receptions June 26 7-9pm (Firefly) and July 10 7-9pm (Hive)

July 18 – August 14: “Works on Paper” • Our annual celebration of art in the raw

August 18 – August 31: “Narratives in Motion – The Evolution of a Storyteller,” a solo show by Jennifer A. Uihlein

September 3 – September 30: “pARTy ‘til the Cows Come Home” • A “moo”-ving show heralding The Great Cow Harbor Day Weekend

October 3 – November 2: “Abandoned Haunts and Curious Trappings” • An exploration of the hauntingly beautiful

November 5 – December 2: “Post It” • An exhibition inspired by The Art of the Postcard

November 29: “Northport Leg Lamp Lighting” • The 20th anniversary of the day a stroke of whimsey launched full-on community tradition.

December 5 – December 31: Firefly Member Show • Details to be announced

All Dates and Events Subject to Change. Stay Tuned for More Details!

About The Firefly

The Firefly was established in 2011 to create a gallery setting for local artists. The goal was to create a space where artists could meet, collaborate, and sell their beautiful creations.

Over more than a decade, we have had the great privilege of displaying a stunning variety of works by well over 400 artists through our Main Street locations and pop-up galleries. We boast extraordinary talent, while maintaining a very down to earth and supportive atmosphere that is unique on Long Island.

In 2020 we expanded our offerings, creating a “Darcy Arts Center” to feature special exhibitions and classes in addition to the rich selection of works by our resident artists. We are thrilled to continue to develop this in our beautiful new space, right in the center of everything! 

Every time you purchase something from The Firefly Artists you support at least two local artists. Come, experience our beautiful gallery. Bring home that perfect thing to brighten your world or someone else’s.

Thank you for your support.

Follow us on Facebook and Instagram, and check our website for all the latest updates. Even better, come to our beautiful location, The Old Hardware Store at 90 Main Street, Northport

***NEW SUMMER HOURS***
Mon-Tue 11am-6pm  
Wed-Fri 11am-9pm  
Sat 9am-9pm
Sun 9am-7pm

Firefly Lights: June 2024

Photo of the exterior of The Firefly Artists

Welcome to the latest edition of Firefly Lights, all about our beautiful downtown gallery of local art and artists. In this edition, please find:

– Come Soothe Your Soul
– Reception Thursday Evening
– Demo/Talk with Firefly Constance Sloggatt Wolf
– Fireflies Light Up Cedarmere
– Call to Artists: “Works on Paper”
– Fireflies Light Up Everywhere
– Poetry Path
– 2024 Exhibition Schedule
– About the Firefly

SO MANY TREASURES

Come Soothe Your Soul at the Firefly

The whole gallery is a great treasure trove, with captivating surprises around every corner. Come, let us fill your heart and feed your mind. There’s something here for everyone.

Above: Detail of painting by Dianna Hollyn-Catania, Pottery by Wendy Andersen, Pins by Diana Anton. Rings by Kate Sydney

Maritime Daydreams poster. Info in text

COME MEET THE ARTISTS

Reception Thursday: "Maritime Daydreams"

“Maritime Daydreams” is a juried exhibition that celebrates ships, the sea, and all involved. Set your sails toward The Firefly and come dream…

The exhibition will be on view: 5/17-6/16
Reception date: Thursday, 6/6 from 7-9pm.

Visiting Artists Include: Marianne Andresen-Magin , Steven Behler, Whitney Bell, Betsy Colby, Marisa Comple, Iris De Vita, Loren Faragasso, Donna Gabusi, Dennis Gai, Sandra Garcia, Leanne Gelish-Tolman, Denise Hannaoui, Susan Herbst, Stephanie Ivolella, Virginia Kuzminski, Danielle Livoti, Toniann Manfredi Bartscherer, Susan Meyers, Kathleen and Lucas Michaelides, Diane Motroni, Ken Myers, Madison Muehl, Andrew Ortiz, Ralph Ottaiano, Carol Procopio, Bernice Rausch, Thomas Reese, Carol C Savoy, Angela Smith, Lynn Staiano, Nicholas Striga, Jay Stuart, Mark Sylva, Joseph Vandenburgh, Courtney Young

HAPPENING AT THE FIREFLY

Carving Out Positive Changes for the Earth with Firefly Constance Sloggatt Wolf

Above, section of “Milkweed” woodcut by Firefly Constance Sloggatt Wolf. Poster by Firefly Christine Maichin.
 
Join us for this Free Event on 6/8 from 1-3:30pm
 
Seeking to educate and catalyze discussion, while exhibiting the dynamic potential of mature artists to do so, Firefly artist and retired Northport High School teacher Constance Sloggatt Wolf will use art to address Climate Change and ways individuals can help mitigate their impact.
 
The Firefly will be one of three physical locations where Wolf will demonstrate her craft, using carefully and sustainably sourced materials to create a series of woodcut and solarplate prints. These will be paired with social media and other promotions aimed at bringing her work and the conversation she seeks to inspire to a broader audience.
 
This project was made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrant Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, and administered by The Huntington Arts Council.

 

 
Huntington Arts Council logo
Flyer for the Summer Celebration of the Arts. Info in text.

COME TO OUR POPUP IN THE MILL HOUSE!

Fireflies Light Up Cedarmere: 3rd Annual Summer Celebration of the Arts

Join us, the Synergy Dance Collective NY & Friends of Cedarmere on 6/8 from 4:30-7pm at the Cedarmere Estate, 225 Bryant Ave, Roslyn Harbor. This will be an exciting celebration of the Arts featuring Live Music, Contemporary Dance, Sculpture, Spoken Word and Art! Bring a picnic (food & beverages will not be available). *A limited number of chairs will be available.*

Approximately 15 Fireflies will be part of a larger art exhibition in the estate’s Mill House. There may be live painting — there will certainly be incredible dance. The preserve is BEAUTIFUL. Come see!

This project was made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrant Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, and administered by The Huntington Arts Council.

Huntington Arts Council logo
Works on Paper logo

CALL TO ARTISTS

Call to Artists: "Works on Paper"

“I wish they would only take me as I am.”  ~ Vincent Van Gogh
 
We of The Firefly Artists are pleased to once again offer “Works on Paper,” a juried exhibition of unframed, unmatted works that will be hung “Clothespin Style” throughout the month of August, 2024 in the “Darcy Arts Center” of our 90 Main Street, Northport, NY gallery.
 
Artists nationwide are invited to apply. All unframed, unmatted 2D original media on paper are acceptable, such as drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, mixed media, collage, and digital media. Maximum size is 36″ x 36”. All works must be for sale. The gallery takes a 35% commission on works sold.
 
Every year, we are delighted at what this open prompt elicits. We cannot wait to see what you’ve created.

• Click here for more info and to apply
• Submissions deadline is 7/14
Photo of the moon over the Empire State Building by Firefly Steve Caputo

BEYOND OUR GALLERY WALLS

Fireflies Light Up Everywhere

 

Above “Balancing Beam” by Steve Caputo

Follow Fireflies throughout Long Island and beyond. Again, in addition to checking out the shows listed here, we warmly invite you to follow our stories on Facebook and Instagram. as as well our public Facebook Group, “The Firefly Artists Community Square.”
Paul Mele • “Following In Their Footsteps: Inside Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital” • On view thru 5/31 • Solo exhibition of photography.• Huntington Public Library, 338 Main St, Huntington

Steve Caputo • “Light of Day” • On view thru 6/26 • Artist Reception 6/1, 2-4pm • Click here for a library writeup and more images • The Patchogue-Medford Library. 50-60 E. Main St., Patchogue

Steve Walker • “A Detailed Perspective of Charcoal & Pastel” • On view 6/2 – 6/30 • See how self taught artist has evolved using charcoal as his primary medium and then introducing pastel into his artwork • Harborfields Public Library Art Gallery, 31 Broadway, Greenlawn

Steve Walker • “Long Island Public Arts Festival” • On view 6/6 -8/31 • Reception 6/6, 3 – 8:30 PM • A vibrant celebration of creativity transforming Phelps Lane Park in North Babylon into an immersive public arts exhibition • Town Of Babylon Phelps Lane Park, 281 Phelps Lane, North Babylon
Image of poem and visual art installed in Northport Village Park

WE LOVE PUBLIC ART!!!

Poetry Path Books Available at the Firefly!

Above: One of the 12 installed podiums in the park featuring a poem by Barbara Southard and artwork by Firefly Silvia Maria Rey

Check out this great article in the Northport Journal about the new Poetry Path, a project of the Northport Arts Coalition that we are delighted is now installed in our Northport Village Park! 

It all started years ago in the heart of Linda Dickman, NAC’s poetry, literature and spoken word, coordinator. Now, her dream is finally a reality!

A number of Fireflies have been involved in this project.

Beautiful Books featuring all of the visual art and poetry now available at The Firefly Artists. Come get one while they last!
A Grand Opening and Dedication Ceremony will be held Sunday, 7/14 in Northport Village Park

COMING SOON TO THE FIREFLY

2024 Exhibition Schedule

Image Above: “Gene Cernan:Last Man on the Moon” by Drigo Morin
We are excited for these upcoming shows. Mark your calendars, plan to join us, and consider what you might create!
 
5/17-6/16: “Maritime Daydreams” • Juried Exhibition of ships, the sea and all that entails • Reception 6/6, 7-9PM
 
6/17-6/30: “I <3 LI” • Solo show by Firefly Katheryn Laible • Reception 6/20, 7-9pm
 
7/1-7/16: “Untethered: Celebrating Our Return to the Moon” • Solo Show by Firefly Drigo Morin • Reception 7/11, 7-9pm
 
7/17-7/30: “The Art of Ward Hooper” • Solo Show to benefit Rebuilding LI • Reception TBA
 
8/1-8/30: “Works on Paper” • Juried Exhibition of unframed, unmatted works • Submission Deadline 7/14 • Reception 8/8, 7-9pm
 
9/1-9/29: “pARTy til the Cows Come Home” • 3rd Annual Juried Exhibition celebrating Northport, Cow Harbor Day Weekend, and 
life on the farm • Submission deadline 8/14 • Reception TBA
 
10/1-10/15: “Oh the Horror” • Solo Show by Firefly Paul Mele • Reception Saturday, 10/5, 5-7pm
 
10/17-11/15: “Abandoned Haunts and Curious Trappings” • Juried Exhibition of hauntingly beautiful works and found-object sculpture • Submission deadline 10/1 • Reception TBA
 
11/16 to 12/30: Annual Member Show, 100@$100, $50 and Under Table • Reception TBA
 
11/30: “Northport Leg Lamp Lighting”
 
All Events Subject to Change. Stay Tuned for More Details
Photo of the exterior of The Firefly Artists

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The Firefly Artists

Come to our beautiful location, The Old Hardware Store at 90 Main Street, Northport

***NEW SUMMER HOURS***
Mon-Tue 11am-6pm  
Wed-Fri 11am-9pm  
Sat 9am-9pm
Sun 9am-7pm

The Firefly was established in 2011 to create a gallery setting for local artists. The goal was to create a space where artists could meet, collaborate, and sell their beautiful creations.

Over more than a decade, we have had the great privilege of displaying a stunning variety of works by well over 400 artists through our Main Street locations and pop-up galleries. We boast extraordinary talent, while maintaining a very down to earth and supportive atmosphere that is unique on Long Island.

In 2020 we expanded our offerings, creating a “Darcy Arts Center” to feature special exhibitions and classes in addition to the rich selection of works by our resident artists. We are thrilled to continue to develop this in our beautiful new space, right in the center of everything!

Every time you purchase something from The Firefly Artists you support at least two local artists. Come, experience our beautiful gallery. Bring home that perfect thing to brighten your world or someone else’s.

Thank you for your support.

Follow us on Facebook and Instagram, and check our website for all the latest updates!
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BEST OF LONG ISLAND 2022 • 2023 • 2024

We Did it Again -- Thank You!

The Firefly Artists is honored to have once again been voted The “Bethpage Best of Long Island: Best Art Gallery.”  That’s three years running! Thank you!

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