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Call to Artists: Emerging Artists Series 2022

Artists are invited to apply to The Heckscher Museum’s third annual Emerging Artists Series! Selected artists will each have the opportunity to take over the Museum’s Instagram account @Heckschermuseum for…

Watch Centennial Artwork Come to Life in Body Paint

Maris O’Brien, a 2021 Long Island’s Best exhibiting artist, has found a passion and a large following through an unique use of her art: body painting. The Museum immediately spotted…

The Lasting Impact of Long Island’s Best

August 3,2021

As part of the 25th anniversary celebration of Long Island’s Best, the Museum invited alumni to share how the program shaped their lives and careers. Responses from working artists, therapists,…

Artists “Graduate” from Long Island’s Best to Emerging Artists

June 28, 2021

Three Long Island’s Best alumni were chosen for the 2021 Emerging Artists Series. Now working visual artists, the three are sharing their artwork through the Museum’s Instagram account. The artists…

New Acquisitions Point to Museum Future

May 14, 2021

While celebrating its history in The Heckscher Museum Celebrates 100, the Museum is looking toward the future with acquisitions that assert its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. One of…

Heckscher Museum Hosts Urbanist Live

April 14, 2021

Curator Karli Wurzelbacher hosted Urbanist Live, a streaming program that explores exciting cities and towns. Host Ariel Viera spent an entire day in Huntington, which had to include the town’s…

Exhibiting Artists and Awards Announced for Long Island’s Best 2021

April 15, 2021

The Museum would like to congratulate all of the exhibiting artists and award winners for Long Island’s Best: Young Artists at the Heckscher Museum 2021! Now celebrating its 25th…

Museum Acquisitions Celebrate Women Artists

The Heckscher Museum of Art will acquire new artwork from two leading women artists: Stella Waitzkin and Gabriela Gonzalez Dellosso. “These acquisitions strengthen the Museum’s collection and affirm our commitment…

Heckscher Museum Awarded Greater Hudson Heritage Network Grant

The Heckscher Museum of Art has won a grant from the Greater Hudson Heritage Network (GHHN). The award will be used to conserve Little Gull, a sculpture by Long Island…

New York Times Reviews Wood Gaylor Exhibition

January 22, 2021

The Museum is pleased to share this review of the Wood Gaylor and American Modernism exhibition! PRESS COVERAGE The New York Times January 22, 2021 Once Invisible, Now Essential By…

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