With the Fourth of July behind us, we are now entering into the real summer months—and New York is full of resources when it comes to offering you an unforgettable season. Among all the exciting events that take place this week in the Empire State, we decided to feature a chance to grab breath of fresh air, beat the heat, and head to the Hamptons! While attendance expectations ran high this year at the recently closed ArtHamptons, art lovers are back with two major art fairs opening today. Art Southampton has established itself as the must-see event of the season for collectors, museum professionals, interior designers, and art lovers, while Market Art + Design—the evolution of Art Market Hamptons—is bringing the East End’s premier art fair to the Bridgehampton Museum. Of course, you can’t go to the Hamptons without enjoying the landscape and treating yourself with a stroll around the hamlets and villages in Southampton and East Hampton, and so we’ve prepared a list of galleries and museums to explore while you’re there. From Bridgehampton to Sag Harbor, go and discover Stanley Casselman’s first show in the region, the first US museum solo exhibition of Peter Beard in 15 years at the GuildHall, or new paintings by Timothy Bergstrom and his Reflections on the Swamps of New Jersey.

Like Edward Hopper, Jackson Pollock, or Roy Lichtenstein—artists who understood the potential and the beauty of the Hamptons—follow in their footsteps and have yourself a grand summer weekend.

Koichiro Kurita, Flood Forest. Courtesy of ILLE Arts.

Exhibition: “Koichiro Kurita, Photographs and Collages—Takeshi Shikama, Urban Forest”
When: June 18–July 13, 2016
Where: ILLE Arts, 171 Main Street, Amagansett, NY

Salvatore Alessi, Nothing is as it seems. Courtesy of RJD Gallery.

Exhibition: “Parallel Universe”
When: June 18–July 17, 2016
Where: RJD Gallery, PO Box 1994, 90 Main Street, Sag Harbor, NY

Peter Beard, Ode to Yves Klein (1983). Courtesy of Peter Beard Studio, © Peter Beard, and Guild Hall.

Exhibition: “Peter Beard: Last Word From Paradise”
When: June 18–July 21, 2016
Where: Guild Hall, 158 Main Street, East Hampton, NY

Camille Perrottet, Ocean 3b. Courtesy of art space 98.

Exhibition: “Camille Perrottet”
When: June 24–July 18, 2016
Where: art space 98, 98 Newtown Lane, East Hampton, NY

Mel Kendrick, Oil on Water Drawing 1 (2016). Courtesy of The Drawing Room.

Exhibition: “Mel Kendrick”
When: June 24–July 25, 2016
Where: The Drawing Room, 66 Newtown Lane, East Hampton, NY

Installation view, Eric Firestone Gallery. Courtesy of Eric Firestone Gallery.

Exhibition: “Primary Colors”
When: June 25–July 10, 2016
Where: Eric Firestone Gallery, 4 Newtown Lane, East Hampton, NY

Rogan Brown, Vortex (2016). Courtesy of C Fine Art and the White Room Gallery.

Exhibition: “Off the Wall”
When: June 28–July 17, 2016
Where: C Fine Art at the White Room Gallery, 2415 Montauk Hwy, Bridgehampton, NY

Stanley Casselman, Frequency A7IV. Courtesy of Mark Borghi Fine Art.

Exhibition: “Stanley Casselman”
When: July 2–July 16, 2016
Where: Mark Borghi Fine Art Inc, 2426 Main Street, Bridgehampton, NY

Timothy Bergstrom, Detail of Untitled (Bad Trip) (2016). Courtesy of Halsey McKay Gallery.

Exhibition: “Timothy Bergstrom – Reflections on the Swamps of New Jersey”
When: July 2–July 18, 2016
Where: Halsey McKay Gallery, 79 Newtown Lane, East Hampton, NY

John Gordon Gauld, Dominion Bowl (2016). Courtesy of Lepore Savage Gallery.

Exhibition: “In Bloom”
When: July 9–July 17, 2016 (by appointment)
Where: Lepore Savage Gallery, Amagansett, NY

Marc Dalessio, Piazzale Michelangelo (2015). Courtesy of Grenning Gallery.

Exhibition: “Marc Dalessio Rediscovers Italy”
When: July 16–August 1, 2016
Where: Grenning Gallery, 17 Washington Street (P.O. Box 3049), Sag Harbor, NY

Daniel Jones, Approaching Blue Hour Impressions #1 (2015). Courtesy of Tulla Booth Gallery.

Exhibition: “Water”
When: July 16–August 22, 2016
Where: Tulla Booth Gallery, 66 Main Street, Sag Harbor, NY