Drop-In Workshops for Kids
Join us for monthly family-friendly art experiences inspired by the exhibition Eclipse of the Sun Now from November 2026 through May 2027. Each month, discover a new work of art in the Museum and enjoy a hands-on art making experience!
Workshops are once a month on Saturdays, 1 – 3 pm. Drop in anytime between 1 and 3 pm. Recommended for ages 7 and up. No registration required. $10 per child, Members Free.
Upcoming Workshops:
Saturday, November 21, 2026
Saturday, December 12, 2026
Details below. Jan – May 2027 dates coming soon.
This series has been developed in collaboration with artist and professor Wan Ling Fahrer and the Adelphi University Art Education Department.
November: Mapping Belonging
Drop-In Workshop for Kids
MAPPING BELONGING
Saturday, November 21, 2026
1 – 3 pm*
In honor of Native American Heritage Month, enjoy a hands-on afternoon 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.
*Drop in anytime between 1 and 3 pm. Recommended for ages 7 and up. No registration required.
$10 per child, Members Free
Clockwise from top left: Courtney M. Leonard; 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.
December 12: Everyday Rituals Collage
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*
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.
*Drop in anytime between 1 and 3 pm. Recommended for ages 7 and up. No registration required.
$10 per child, Members Free