About Long Island's Best
Long Island’s Best: Young Artists at The Heckscher Museum is the only juried exhibition on Long Island that offers high school students the opportunity to show their work in a museum.
2026 marks the 30th anniversary of this renowned arts-in-education initiative! Each year, students in grades 9 through 12 are invited to create a work of art inspired by artwork shown in the Museum during the school year and submit to this prestigious juried exhibition. Hundreds of works of art are submitted from schools across Nassau and Suffolk counties and approximately 80 are chosen for display in the exhibition.
Photo: Xaria Talavera, Hicksville High School, Grade 11, with her ceramic artwork Deep Beneath the Surface, which won the Second Place, Judith Sposato Memorial Prize in Long Island’s Best 2025.
Long Island's Best 30th Birthday Bash
On Saturday, April 18, 2026, Long Island’s Best alumni, artists, teachers, and community members all gathered in the Museum to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Long Island’s Best: Young Artists at The Heckscher Museum and honor Joy Weiner, Director of Education, The Heckscher Museum of Art.
We couldn’t imagine a better way to celebrate three decades of young artists and the impact of Long Island’s Best! The event was a resounding success, and we have exceeded our fundraising goal, thanks to all of the amazing support from the community.