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Long Island Biennial 2022 Jurors Announced

Long Island Biennial Application Period Open through April 30 Exhibition Dates: October 1, 2022 to January 22, 2023 Three accomplished women with impressive art credentials will be jurying The Heckscher…

Amityville Students Learn About Richard Mayhew, Nationally Renowned, Long Island-Raised Artist

“Glowing with light and warmth, vibrant, bold and abstract” are just some of the reactions from the 7th grade art classes in Amityville, Long Island, as they viewed the paintings…

Collection on Loan: Mayhew at Southampton Arts Center

The Heckscher Museum of Art’s current exhibition Richard Mayhew: Reinventing Landscape celebrates the work of a major American artist who spent his formative years in Amityville, Long Island. Mayhew (b.…

Youth Ambassadors Lead Fall Tour

November 17, 2021
by Tami Wood, Museum Educator

On Saturday mornings this fall, before the building’s opening hours, the Heckscher Museum of Art was a hub of activity. A diverse group of fifth through ninth grade students from…

Heckscher Museum Launches Virtual Reality Tour

October 1, 2021

The Museum is thrilled to share a virtual reality tour of The Heckscher Museum! This highlights tour captures the important artwork and historic moments that tell the fascinating story of…

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,…

Centennial Exhibition Visitors Choice Voting ends Sunday!

July 23, 2021

Throughout the Museum’s 100 year history, community, collaboration, and our visitors have been at the heart of our mission. Keeping this in mind, our centennial exhibition The Heckscher Museum Celebrates…

Donor Spotlight: Andrea B. and Peter D. Klein

July 16, 2021

Through their love of art and their philanthropy, Andrea B. and Peter D. Klein have been an integral part of the Museum for many years. As exhibition sponsors – currently…

Collection Spotlight: Antoine Vollon’s “Un Espagnol,” c. 1877-8

by Carol Forman Tabler, PhD

Not a portrait but a study posed by a professional model, this work has now been restored to what is presumed to be Vollon’s original title for it, Un Espagnol…

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