The Springs Invitational is one of those Hamptons staples. The show dates back to the 1950’s and the amazing artists who have lived and worked in the Hamptons. Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner, Ibram Lassaw, Willem de Kooning and my father, Manoucher Yektai, have graced the walls of The Springs Invitational. I am not sure where the early shows were held but funds from the sales of artworks helped build the current building, Ashwagh Hall. The current shows raise money for the Springs Improvement Society, the SIS.

The Show for 2012 will open on August 3rd with a reception from 4-7pm and run through August 19th

The show will be on view Sunday -Friday 1-5pm and Saturday 9am- 5pm

I will be introducing a new sculpture this year called “Pinch”

Here is a preview, I hope to see some of you at the opening.

By Nico Yektai -
New York based designer/maker Nico Yektai opened the doors to his Hamptons studio in 1995 after completing the MFA program at the School For American Craft at the Rochester Institute of Technology. The rigorous technical training complimented his background in Art History, which he studied, at Hobart College in Geneva NY. Yektai has synthesized this background into a singular style that has gained him national attention. Visit nicoyektai.com for more information