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2021 Emerging Artists Announced!

January 6, 2021

The Heckscher Museum has announced the line up of 2021 Emerging Artists! The Emerging Artists Series celebrates contemporary artists through virtual “takeovers” of the Museum’s Instagram account @heckschermuseum. The…

ADOPT A WORK OF ART: Ira Jean Belmont Painting Adopted by Winifred F. Baim

Care and preservation of the collection is one of the principal responsibilities of a museum. Even in controlled museum environments, objects age. Exposure to light and atmospheric debris can discolor…

Awards of Merit Announced for Long Island Biennial

The 2020 Long Island Biennial, a juried exhibition featuring art from contemporary artists across Suffolk and Nassau Counties, has designated five artists as Award of Merit winners. The artists are:…

Cast Your Vote for Long Island Biennial Visitors and Virtual Choice Awards

Museum visitors can now vote for their favorite Long Island Biennial artwork both online and in-person for the Visitor Choice Award and the Virtual Choice Award. The impressive 100 works of…

Call to Artists: Emerging Artists Series 2021

Long Island artists are invited to apply to the 2021 Emerging Artists Series. The program gives established and up and coming artists the opportunity to share their work through the…

Long Island Biennial Events and Programs Announced

The Heckscher Museum celebrates the 52 artists featured in the 2020 Long Island Biennial with a compelling series of special programs! Meet Biennial artists in the Museum, visit artist studios…

Long Island Biennial 2020 Artists Announced

August 28, 2020

The 2020 Long Island Biennial, a juried exhibition featuring exceptional art from contemporary artists across Suffolk and Nassau Counties, received a record 800+ artwork entries, with 100 works selected for…

Members & Sponsors E-vent: Virtual Gallery Talk with Exhibiting Artist Amanda Valdez

On Tuesday, September 22, 2020 from 5:30 – 6:15 pm, join artist Amanda Valdez and Curator Karli Wurzelbacher on Zoom as the two discuss Valdez’s work and artistic process in…

Emerging Artists Instagram Takeovers 9/2 – 9/30

The Emerging Artists series celebrates contemporary artists and has been re-envisioned as an Instagram virtual series. The Museum is pleased to announce that Emerging Artists Lisa Petker-Mintz, Marybeth Rothman, Pamela…

COLLECTION SPOTLIGHT: George Romney’s “Portrait of Mrs. St. George and Child”

By Karli Wurzelbacher, Curator

After a delay of five months, Portrait of Mrs. St. George and Child (1791) has come home to The Heckscher Museum of Art. The George Romney (1734–1802) painting was on…

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