EXHIBITIONS
FEATURED EVENTS
Sculptural Legacies: A Curatorial Roundtable on Emma Stebbins, Edmonia Lewis, and John Rhoden
Virtual Event
Thursday, March 5, 2026
6:30 – 7:45 pm
During this roundtable, curators will discuss their work on recent monographic exhibitions about three pathbreaking American sculptors: Emma Stebbins (1815–1882), Edmonia Lewis (1844–1907), and John Rhoden (1916–2001). Stebbins was a queer sculptor working in nineteenth-century Rome best known for creating Central Park’s Bethesda Fountain, Lewis was the first Black and Indigenous sculptor to achieve international acclaim in the nineteenth century, and Rhoden was a world-traveling Black sculptor who mastered a wide range of artistic media. As the first museum surveys of each artist, these exhibitions meaningfully repositioned them within their broader networks, featured new archival discoveries, and resurfaced previously unlocated sculptures. Go behind the scenes to learn about how these exhibitions unfolded, and learn how the curators approached similar questions and challenges in bringing to life the artistic careers of these three trailblazing artists.Â
ART EXPLORERS CLUB
for Ages 5 – 10
Saturday, March 7, 2026
9:30 – 10:30 amÂ
Join us one Saturday each month for Art Explorers! Each workshop offers a new and exciting interactive gallery tour, hands-on art making, stories, and much more. Both English and Spanish speakers are welcome. Kids will explore a variety of different art materials and techniques as they create open-ended projects and let their imaginations soar! Get creative and make new friends at this program designed specifically for ages five through 10.
$10 per child
Free for members
Registration recommended. Drop off optional for kids ages 6+
Women, Art, and the Spirit World
Friday, March 6, 2026
6:30 – 8:30 pm
Step into an evening of spiritual connection inspired by the exhibition Emma Stebbins: Carving Out History. We will gather together to explore the important role that spiritualism played in Victorian Life and how it particularly empowered women as artists, entrepreneurs, and spiritual leaders. Featured guests include guided mediums, tarot card readers, authors, and artists including: Brenda Lee and members of Long Island Psychics; Dr. SUSAN L. ABERTH, author of Leonora Carrington: Surrealism, Alchemy and Art ; and Alex Chowaniec artist and creator of the Healing Tarot deck.
The evening will include gallery style readings from talented mediums, intimate conversations, and presentations on the topics of women, art, and spiritualism, and light refreshments will be provided. The evening will illuminate the power that women have to tap into universal energy, inner strength, artistic creation, and the enduring symbols of angels and healing waters, like those present in the most celebrated work of Emma Stebbins.
$25 for Members, $35 Non-Members Space is limited. Registration required.
