THe Hampton Classic ends today . Yesterday's winners summarize below!

It's great to what the dressage horse/ the Jumpers make their paces. See some winners below. 

World #3 Shane Sweetnam Is #1 in $62,500 CSI5* over Two Rounds presented by North Star at the 2026 Hampton Classic Junior and Amateur Jumper Divisions Conclude with Several Classics Bridgehampton, NY – August 29, 2026 – Hampton Classic course designer Nick Granat challenged 39 starters representing nine countries with a technical 16-effort, 1.50m course in Saturday’s $62,500 CSI5* over Two Rounds presented by North Star, and only three went double-clear. World #3 Shane Sweetnam (IRL) blazed to the top of the leaderboard in 42.88 seconds aboard Coriaan Van Klapscheut Z.    Celebrating 51 years of world-class equestrian competition in Bridgehampton, NY, the Hampton Classic features FEI CSI5* and CSI2* show jumping and USEF Premier hunter competitions with more than $1 million in prize money, August 23-30. World #3 Shane Sweetnam and Coriaan Van Klapscheut Z won Saturday’s $62,500 CSI5* presented by North Star © KindMedia Sweetnam was a full second faster than second-place finisher Nayel Nassar (EGY), crossing the timers in 42.88 seconds with his and Voquest LLC’s 10-year-old Zangersheide gelding for the win. Nassar’s time of 43.89 seconds aboard Crislin Van Den Bosrand Z, the 9-year-old Zangersheide mare owned by Evergate Stables LLC with whom he took second in Thursday’s $32,000 BrainJuice CSI5* Two-Phase, ultimately held on for second place.    Third went to Mexico’s Tanimara Maria Macari Carrillo and Quenala T, Rupert Winkelmann’s 10-year-old Hanoverian mare. Although the pair were faster than Sweetnam and Coriaan over the initial course, they returned over the shortened track with a time of 44.93 seconds.    “Coriaan naturally is a very fast horse,” Sweetnam said. “I’d seen Nayel go, and I knew I had to be at least that quick with a couple of fast riders coming after me; Jordan (Coyle) and Daniel (Bluman) still had to go as well. I knew I had to take every chance I could. I got a good rhythm at the start of the course, and I took every chance we had, and he really responded and stayed with me. It worked out well for us today. It was a bit of an awkward jump-off where the horses had to be sharp, looking for the next jump, so luckily for me, my horse was in that zone.   “Tomorrow, I’m jumping Pia Maria H, who’s been developing in Europe all summer,” he added. “She’s very talented – definitely talented enough to win the Grand Prix. Experienced enough to win it is another question, but we are not going to know unless we do it. I’m very hopeful.”  Sweetnam and Coriaan Van Klapscheut Z © KindMedia After their winning performance in Friday’s $116,100 Douglas Elliman CSI5* Grand Prix Qualifier, World #12 McLain Ward (USA) and Robin Parsky’s 13-year-old Oldenburg mare First Lady returned for fourth place in Saturday’s competition (4/42.73). World #6 Daniel Bluman (ISR) rounded out the top five with Hummer Z, Abigail Wexner’s 12-year-old Zangersheide gelding (4/43.43).  L: Nayel Nassar (EGY) and Crislin Van Den Bosrand Z were second. R: Tanimara Maria Macari Carrillo (MEX) and Quenala T finished third. © KindMedia Nassar maintains his lead in the $20,000 Longines Rider Challenge for the 5* division with 320 points. Ward has moved into second with 240 points. Molly Ashe Cawley (USA) sits third with 194 points. The $30,000 Longines Rider Challenges will be awarded as two separate bonuses for the FEI 5* and 2* divisions following the $400,000 Longines Hampton Classic 5* Grand Prix and $70,000 Hampton Classic 2* Grand Prix on Sunday.    Prior to the CSI5*, the Hampton Classic wrapped up the 1.30m Junior and Amateur jumper divisions with their respective classics. Alexa Elle Lignelli of New York, NY, and her XO Onermie returned to the winner’s circle in the $15,000 1.35m Amateur Jumper Classic presented by Evergate Stables with a double-clear score of 35.243 seconds. Ellie Aronson of Atlanta, GA, and her Che Tipa earned the division championship and its associated Firefly Challenge Trophy sponsored by Philip Richter.   JJ Torano of Wellington, FL, also returned to the winner’s circle, this time tripping the timers in a faultless 34.048 seconds aboard Jet Show Stable’s Coachella Z in the $15,000 1.35m Junior Jumper Classic. Torano and Coachella Z tied with Violet Tatum of Los Angeles, CA, and both her mounts (D&H Q Paravatti N and Flotylla) for the division championship and its associated Wishing Well Farm Trophy sponsored by Diane Schaefer Ampagoumian.    In the $12,500 TAK Protective Group 1.25m Amateur Jumper Classic presented by Sagamore Farm, Jole Kosloske of Tampa, FL, and her Crystal Claire topped the leaderboard for their double-clear time of 34.144 seconds.  Alexa Elle Lignelli and XO Onermie won the $15,000 1.35m Amateur Jumper Classic presented by Evergate Stables  © KindMedia JJ Torano and Coachella Z won the $15,000 1.35m Junior Jumper Classic © KindMedia Jole Kosloske and Crystal Claire won the $12,500 TAK Protective Group 1.25m Amateur Jumper Classic presented by Sagamore Farm © KindMedia Agatha Lignelli of New York, NY, and Alexa Elle Lignelli’s XO Kiara claimed victory in the $12,500 1.25m Junior Jumper Classic presented by Falkirk Farms with a fault-free time of 31.469 seconds.    Earning another win were Alissa Kinsey of East Hampstead, NH, and her Toulouse VH Beeckhof Z in the $7,500 1.15m Amateur Jumper Classic presented by Blue Trim LLC (0/0/29.967), while Eva Tucci of New York, NY, and her Princip F. Damgaard secured victory in the $7,500 1.15m Junior Jumper Classic presented by Highport Stables LLC (0/0/28.664).  For live show results, visit HamptonClassic.com. Photos from the event are available via Dropbox with credits to KindMedia (unless otherwise noted in the folder name).   Each year, approximately 50,000 people – including many A-list celebrities – come to watch the nation’s best equestrian athletes compete at the Hampton Classic Horse Show. Rated USEF ‘Premier-6’ for hunters and jumpers with designated FEI 2* and 5* jumping classes, the Hampton Classic features more than 200 competitions in six spectacular show rings, the Agneta Currey Boutique Garden with more than 70 vendors, and a wide selection of dining options, all on its world-class 60-acre showgrounds.    FEI competition began on Thursday, August 27, with the $5,000 Citarella Open Jumper CSI2* and $32,000 CSI5* BrainJuice Two-Phase and continues throughout the weekend with seven 2*/5* classes featuring courses designed by Nick Granat (USA) and Anderson Lima (BRA). FEI competition also included Friday’s $32,000 Wölffer Estate 2* Grand Prix Qualifier, $116,100 Douglas Elliman 5* Grand Prix Qualifier, Saturday’s $62,500 5* Winning Round, and culminates with the $70,000 Hampton Classic 2* Grand Prix and $400,000 Longines Hampton Classic 5* Grand Prix on Sunday, August 30. The $30,000 Longines Rider Challenges will also be presented on Grand Prix Sunday as two separate bonuses: $10,000 for the FEI 2* division and $20,000 for the FEI 5* division.   Other competition highlights include the $10,000 Stomp Capital 1.40m Open Jumper (Tuesday), $40,000 1.45m National Grand Prix (Wednesday), $10,000 Hunt & Go Stake presented by The Baran (Thursday), $10,000 Harrods Junior/Amateur Welcome Stake (Friday). $10,000 Hermès Equitation Championship (Saturday),$30,000 Agneta & Brownlee Currey 1.45m Junior/Amateur Jumper Classic and $10,000 Junior/Amateur-Owner Hunter Classic (Sunday). Outside of the show rings, families can enjoy unique shopping in the Agneta Currey Boutique Garden and Stable Row and hands-on activities, pony rides and petting zoo animals at the Kids Exhibition Tent.    Daily entry to the Hampton Classic is $25 per carload which includes grandstand seating on all days except Grand Prix Sunday.    Tickets for reserved grandstand seats for Grand Prix Sunday, August 30, are $75 per seat and are available on the Hampton Classic website. Tickets for the Classic Club (formerly the Judge’s Box Lounge), which offers an elevated experience for watching Grand Prix Ring competition on Thursday-Sunday, August 27-30, are also available.   For those who can’t make it to the show grounds, complimentary live webcasts of all Grand Prix and Aspinall Ring competitions air on the Hampton Classic website. Produced by ClipMyHorse.TV, the Grand Prix Ring livestreams are sponsored by Longines and the Aspinall Ring livestreams are sponsored by ClipMyHorse.TV. In addition, WVVH-TV, Hamptons Television, broadcasts up to five hours of competition and highlights each day during the Classic. These broadcasts can also be seen online at www.wvvh.tv.    For more information on the Hampton Classic Horse Show, please visit the Hampton Classic website at www.hamptonclassic.com or call 631-537-3177. Hampton Classic Horse Show, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) charitable corporation.  See what's happening on our social sites:

Henri Chartier exhibition of Phillippe Hortala's ~Here Comes Summer~ September 14- Octber 2026.

 Hortalal's work on display brings into perspective his view; the  chaos of experience focusing on color and construction descripted in the abstraction of his compositions. See details below.  

vue exposition Philippe Hortala voila l’été crédit photo Didier Michalet [EXPOSITION] PHILIPPE HORTALA, VOILÀ L’ÉTÉ RÉOUVERTURE LE MARDI 1ER SEPTEMBRE, À 14H. JUSQU'AU 3 OCTOBRE. œuvres exposées / exhibited artworks vues de l'exposition / installation shots De retour de Barcelone, Philippe Hortala quitte le blouson noir pour la chemise à fleurs. Dès 1985, il peint et expose ses intérieurs, des vues d’appartement aux couleurs vives, électriques, aux perspectives bousculées, béantes. L’intimité domestique grouille d’objets et de détails pour qui sait regarder. C’est un chaos organisé, un électrochoc visuel : on ne sait si le dedans verse dans le dehors ou plutôt l’inverse. Le regard du spectateur plonge souvent, surplombant les sujets du tableau : rien n’est droit, tous les volumes et les ouvertures surgissent de biais, entrechoqués comme dans un décor de film expressionniste (Le cabinet du docteur Caligari) : en premier lieu des fenêtres, des balcons, des portes et des tiroirs ouverts, des écrans allumés de télévision -avec de la neige, des images incertaines -, des tableaux aux murs. A l’intérieur la vie est lente quotidienne, comme écrasée par la chaleur. La lumière du jour entre dans ces intérieurs, allonge les ombres sur le sol, la chaise, la table… Parfois la nuit, l’appartement toujours abondamment éclairé. La vie du dehors est pleine de vacarme, les usines avec les cheminées qui fument, les avions passant au ras, dont on voit le ventre, les ailes, les hélices qui tournent, les réacteurs. Comme une menace. Du reste les lustres à pampilles s’en balancent au plafond (1). Ces tableaux forment le théâtre d’une vie bruyante, une vie extraordinaire à force d’exagération : le paysage entre dans l’appartement. Lire plus Extrait texte, communiqué exposition Philippe Hortala, voilà l’été. Benoît Decron, historien de l’art, directeur honoraire du musée Soulages, Rodez. Back from Barcelona, Philippe Hortala trades his black jacket for a floral shirt. As early as 1985, he began painting and exhibiting his interiors—vibrant, electric views of apartments with jumbled, gaping perspectives. Domestic intimacy teems with objects and details for those who know how to look. It is organized chaos, a visual shock: one cannot tell whether the inside spills into the outside or rather the other way around. The viewer’s gaze often plunges downward, overlooking the subjects of the painting: nothing is straight; all volumes and openings emerge at an angle, colliding as in the set of an expressionist film (The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari): first and foremost windows, balconies, doors, and open drawers, lit television screens—with static, uncertain images—and paintings on the walls. Inside, daily life moves slowly, as if crushed by the heat. Daylight streams into these interiors, casting long shadows on the floor, the chair, the table… Sometimes at night, the apartment remains brightly lit. Life outside is full of noise: factories with smoking chimneys, planes flying low, their bellies, wings, spinning propellers, and jet engines visible. Like a threat. Moreover, the chandeliers with their pendants swing from the ceiling (1). These scenes form the stage for a noisy life, a life that is extraordinary through its very exaggeration: the landscape enters the apartment. Excerpt from the press release for the Philippe Hortala exhibition, “Here Comes Summer.” Read more Excerpt from the press release for the Philippe Hortala exhibition, “Here Comes Summer.” Benoît Decron, art historian, honorary director of the Soulages Museum, Rodez. 3 Rue Auguste Comte, 69002 Lyon +33 (0)6 70 74 80 92 Métro et parking Bellecour Mardi 14h > 19h Mercredi au samedi 11h > 19h www.henrichartier.com #galeriehenrichartier#fineartmagazineblog.blogspot.com #sunstormfineartmagazine.com#artfunabstract#artfunfrance#artfunnew

See The Bronx Museum open invitation to the ~Seventh Aim Biennial~ all monthly programme details below

 TheBronx Museum has programs for all ages and interests. 

THE SEVENTH AIM BIENNIAL CULMINATING OPEN HOUSE Sat, Aug 29 • 1–5PM • For All Ages • Free • Optional RSVP, Drop-Ins Welcome AIM artists exhibiting in The Seventh AIM Biennial: Forms of Connection leading a screen-printing workshop. Photo by Argenis Apolinario, 2026. This Saturday, August 29th, you’re invited to the Museum for a Family Day and Culminating Open House for The Seventh AIM Biennial: Forms of Connection! The critically acclaimed exhibition, which was extended through September 6th due to popular demand, features work by artists who completed the 2024 and 2025 cycles of The Bronx Museum’s prestigious AIM Fellowship program. For the Open House, exhibiting artists are leading a variety of fun activities—feel free to participate in all of them, or drop in for one in particular. Bronx Museum Educators will also be leading an art-making workshop for all ages. Learn more about what’s in store below…    LEARN MORE & RSVP>> OPEN HOUSE ACTIVITIES:

MEMORY BOX-MAKING 1–3PM • On the 2nd Floor • For All Ages • Optional RSVP AIM artist kiarita leading a memory box-making workshop, Photo by Argenis Apolinario, 2026. In this workshop, 2025 AIM Fellow kiarita will guide participants in adorning a wooden box in a way that describes a special memory. LEARN MORE & RSVP>> SCREEN-PRINTING 1–3PM • On the 2nd Floor • For All Ages • Optional RSVP AIM artist Motohiro Takeda leading a screen-printing workshop, Photo by Argenis Apolinario, 2026. 2024 AIM Fellow Motohiro Takeda will lead a screen-printing workshop featuring original designs by exhibiting artists on wearable items. LEARN MORE & RSVP>> FUGITIVITY IN ART DIALOGUE 1:30–3PM • In the Gallery • For Adults • Optional RSVP Counterclockwise from top right: AIM artists  Ricki Dwyer, Skip Brea, Bryan Fernandez, & Erick Alejandro Hernandez. Photos by Argenis Apolinario, 2026. This dialogue with artists Skip Brea, Ricki Dwyer, Bryan Fernandez, and Erick Alejandro Hernandez will center around the concept of fugitivity and the way in which personal actions can subvert one’s subjecthood into an act of resistance. LEARN MORE & RSVP>> ARTISTS IN CONVERSATION 1:30–3PM • In the Lobby • For Adults • Optional RSVP Counterclockwise from top right: AIM artists Erick Alejandro Hernandez, Katie Chin, Cyle Warner, and art critic & author Lou Bury. Artist portraits by Argenis Apolinario, 2026. Art critic and author Lou Bury will moderate a conversation with artists Katie Chin, Erick Alejandro Hernandez, and Cyle Warner about a range of topics, including material as a vehicle for conceptual inquiry and the role of social histories in object-making. LEARN MORE & RSVP>> IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCES WORKSHOP 2–5PM • On the 3rd Floor • Free • For Adults • RSVP Required  Artist Diana Guerra is offering a workshop for immigrants titled ‘Across Memory and Archive’ where she aims to “create an experimental space for participants to reflect on which parts of their histories serve as anchors of home.” LEARN MORE & RSVP>> Image: AIM artist Diana Guerra with her project on view in The Seventh AIM Biennial, Greetings from Rosita aus Peru Brooklyn (2025), Photo by Argenis Apolinario, 2026. ABOUT THE MUSEUM For over five decades, The Bronx Museum has been a vanguard of cultural diversity and accessibility in the contemporary art world. The Museum offers 100% free admission for everyone to all its exhibitions and programs, providing a vital creative outlet to the public. Through its curatorial practices, including a permanent collection, the Museum seeks to champion and promote artists who have been systemically and historically marginalized. The history and culture of The Bronx are a never-ending source of inspiration for the Museum, and its programs are designed to facilitate meaningful engagement with the people of the borough while also attracting visitors from all over New York City and the world. The Bronx Museum is a leader in the cultural sphere with its unwavering commitment to access, dedication to platforming underrepresented artists, and dynamic community-engaged programming. DONATE>> MEMBERSHIP>> SUPPORT The Bronx Museum’s operations are generously supported, in part, with public funds from the City of New York, Mayor Zohran Mamdani, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson, New York City Council, Council Member Althea Stevens and the Bronx Delegation, New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, New York State Education Department, New York State Empire State Development, New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie, New York State Senator Luis Sepulveda, and New York State Senator Jose M. Serrano. Additional support is provided by the Americans for the Arts, Booth Ferris Foundation, Charina Endowment Fund, Cowles Charitable Trust, Donald A. Pels Charitable Trust, Francena Harrison Foundation, Jockey Hollow Foundation, Lambent Foundation Fund of Tides Foundation, Hyde and Watson Foundation, Lily Auchincloss Foundation, MacMillan Family Foundation, May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, New Yankee Stadium Community Benefit Fund, Pinkerton Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund: Culpeper Arts & Culture Program, Scherman Foundation, Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation, Individuals and Bronx Museum Board of Trustees.  Artist, Education, Community, and Public Programs are made possible by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation, E.A. Michelson Philanthropy, the Edith and Frances Mulhall Achilles Memorial Fund, William Randolph Hearst Foundation, Jerome Foundation, the Pollock Krasner foundation, The Keith Haring Foundation, Laurie M. 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