Parrish Art Museum in Southampton just held their annual Midsummer Party on the museum grounds. The theme was “Honoring the Creative Spirit of the East End” with honorees in such fields as music, dance, art and writing. Also, details about the museum’s new space in Water Mill, due to open in November 2012, were revealed. parrishart.org.

Photos by Tom Fitzgerald for Society-In-Focus / society-in-focus.com

Frederica Tompkins, Alissa Micculla

Tripoli Patterson, Chuck Close

Todd Hutchison, Stacy Engman, Adriana Farietta, Calum Stephenson, Heather Ross

Terrie Sultan, Berry Brown

Liliana Cavendish, Di Mondo, Carolina Portago

Robin Cofer, Sara Herbert Galloway, Kathleen De Monchy