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CALL FOR ENTRIES: Long Island Biennial 2020

May 1, 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…

Emerging Artists Instagram Takeovers May 6 – 27

As part of the “Heckscher at Home” initiative, this program celebrating contemporary artists has been re-envisioned as an Instagram virtual series. The Museum is pleased to announce that Emerging Artists Tom…

Virtual Music @ The Museum: Art & Music featuring Serenade Duo

H@H Kids Edition (Episode 6): Space Ody”Sea” Crayon Resist Painting

April 28, 2020

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

Times Beacon Record

April 26, 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…

Museum Expands Ways to Engage with Community

Times Beacon Record
by Michael W. Schantz

April 23, 2020

An open letter to the community was published in the April 23 issue of The Times of Huntington, Northport, and East Northport. Michael W. Schantz, Executive Director and CEO, The…