H@H Kids Edition (Episode 9): Abstract Jumble
For this week’s Heckscher at Home Kids Edition, we will be learning about artist Risaburo Kimura and his piece Amsterdam, which is from the Museum’s permanent collection. Then, Lisa Sayedi,…
Youth Ambassadors Talk “Long Island’s Best”
The Heckscher Museum Youth Ambassadors, a program for students in grades 5 to 8, discuss their favorite artwork from Long Island’s Best 2020 in these new videos. The five Youth…
H@H Kids Edition (Episode 8): “Family” Portraits
For this week’s Heckscher at Home Kids Edition, we will be learning about artist Fairfield Porter and his painting Elizabeth in a Red Chair, which is from the Museum’s permanent collection,…
COLLECTION SPOTLIGHT: Fairfield Porter’s “Elizabeth in a Red Chair”
As the wholeness of life eludes control, so the wholeness of art eludes the control of the artist. The realist thinks he knows ahead of time what reality is, and…
H@H Kids Edition (Episode 7): FANtastic Fans
For this week’s Heckscher at Home Kids Edition, we will be learning about artist Miriam Schapiro and her piece In the Heat of Winter, which is from the Museum’s permanent…
From The Times Beacon Record: “A Feast for the Eyes”
As the Heckscher Museum of Art marks 100 years since its founding this year, they have taken time to explore both the past and future through art. Over the next…
CALL FOR ENTRIES: Long Island Biennial 2020
The Heckscher Museum of Art is pleased to present the Long Island Biennial, a juried exhibition featuring contemporary artists of Nassau and Suffolk Counties. For well over a century, Long…
H@H Kids Edition (Episode 6): Space Ody”Sea” Crayon Resist Painting
For this week’s Heckscher at Home Kids Edition, we will be learning about artist Ann McCoy and her piece The Night Sea, which is from the Museum’s permanent collection. Then,…
Student Awards Announced for Long Island’s Best Young Artists 2020
The Heckscher Museum in Huntington has announced the top prize winners for its 2020 Long Island’s Best: Young Artists show. Now in its 24th year, Long Island’s Best is the only juried exhibition for…
