Artist talk and book signing with Audrey Flack

“Art is a calling,” says Audrey Flack, internationally acclaimed painter, sculptor and pioneer of photorealism. “There is something in the artist that needs to be expressed. Each creation reveals something more about the universe and about the artist.”

On Saturday, July 20, at 3 p.m., Flack will be at the church to share her experiences with Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner, Bill and Elaine de Kooning, Grace Hartigan and others as she shares her insights and excerpts from her memoir, “Audrey Flack: With Darkness Came Stars.” Following the discussion, there will be a brief Q&A with the artist. Books will be available for purchase and signed by the author at the end of the event.

Audrey Flack was the first woman, along with Mary Cassatt, to be included in Janson’s History of Art. Her works are in major museums in the United States and around the world. She is the author of four books, including Art & Soul (Penguin USA 1991) and her new memoir, which received rave reviews from both The New York Times and numerous readers. The memoir focuses on what really happened in the personal lives of abstract expressionists and on dealing with two children, one of whom was severely autistic. Flack currently lives and works in both East Hampton and New York City.

Tickets for the talk are $15 ($10 for members) at thechurchsagharbor.org. The church is located at 48 Madison Street in Sag Harbor. For more information, visit thechurchsagharbor.org.