EXHIBITIONS
FEATURED EVENTS
Clockwise from top left: A young artist creates during a museum program; Courtney M. Leonard (Shinnecock, b. 1980), CONTACT, 2,023…, 2023, Canvas, ceramic, brass, and artificial sinew. 48 x 96 in. The Heckscher Museum of Art. Museum Purchase with Partial Funding from the Town of Huntington Art Acquisition Fund. 2023.1; A young artist creates in the museum; Detail of CONTACT, 2,023…, 2023, Canvas, ceramic, brass, and artificial sinew. 48 x 96 in. The Heckscher Museum of Art. Museum Purchase with Partial Funding from the Town of Huntington Art Acquisition Fund. 2023.1.
NEW! Drop-In Workshop for Kids
Mapping Belonging
Saturday November 21, 2026
1 – 3 pm*
Join us for monthly family-friendly art experiences inspired by the exhibition Eclipse of the Sun Now. Each month, discover a new work of art in the Museum and enjoy a hands-on art making experience!
In honor of Native American Heritage Month, be inspired by contemporary Shinnecock artist Courtney M. Leonard and her work CONTACT 2,023…. Explore how thousands of small, shell-like forms come together to create a map of Long Island in this mixed media work of art. Then reflect on your own connections to place. Families will shape clay “shells,” choose colors that hold personal meaning, and contribute to a community map of belonging.
$10 per child, Members Free
*Drop in anytime between 1 and 3 pm. Recommended for ages 7 and up. No registration required.
ARTIST ROUNDTABLE: Art, Power & Perspective
Featuring Gabriella Gonzalez Dellosso, Han Qin, and Toussaint Rosefort
Thursday, December 3, 2026
6 – 7:30 pm
Explore Eclipse of the Sun Now through a new lens! Join Heckscher Museum’s Assistant Curator, Jessica Rosen, and contemporary artists Gabriella Gonzalez Dellosso, Han Qin, and Toussaint Rosefort as they explore connections between their artistic practices and the works on view, and consider the exhibition’s themes of identity, freedom, and liberation in the context of our world today.
Inspired by George Grosz’s Eclipse of the Sun and its commentary on political power and social change, the conversation will explore how artists respond to the world around them and how art can challenge narratives, reflect our shared realities, and help us make sense of the forces shaping our lives. Together, we’ll consider how art can inspire new ways of imagining the future.
General: $12, Members Free
Registration required.
Join now or contact Emily Gross at gross@heckscher.org on your membership status!
Romare Howard Bearden, Byzantine Frieze, from the series Ritual Bayou, c. 1972, Paper collage on plywood, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Samuel S. Mandel.
Drop-In Workshop for Kids
Everyday Rituals Collage
Saturday December 12, 2026
1 – 3 pm*
Join us for monthly family-friendly art experiences inspired by the exhibition Eclipse of the Sun Now. Each month, discover a new work of art in the Museum and enjoy a hands-on art making experience!
This December, explore family, community, and creativity through collage inspired by Romare Bearden’s Ritual Bayou series. Drawing connections to these themes in the spirit of Kwanzaa, families will use layered papers, images, colors, and patterns to create a meaningful scene from their own everyday lives—a shared meal, music, a gathering, or another moment worth remembering.
$10 per child, Members Free
*Drop in anytime between 1 and 3 pm. Recommended for ages 7 and up. No registration required.
