ARTS ALIVE LONG ISLAND CELEBRATING ARTS CULTURE & COMMUNITY

Through November 25 Heckscher Museum of Art This exhibition focuses on the colorful, large-scale, mixed-media drawings in which Robert Neuman addressed the timeless question of human folly.  Reflecting on the modern day world around him and informed by a knowledge of seafaring and shipbuilding, Neuman’s fantastical compositions are a metaphor for the human condition and man’s [...]

Now through November 19, 2012 Islip Art Museum, Brickwood Hall, Islip MAIN EXHIBITION:  Occupying Potato:  An Exhibition of Contemporary Potato Art Curated by Jeffrey Allen Price The Potato Revolution continues with an international exhibition of contemporary Potato Art at the Islip Art Museum. “Occupying Potato” brings together a wide range of works by artists deriving [...]

Now through November 4, 2012 Museum Galleries a Treasure House of Chagall’s Works, Including First Local Showing of 1957 Bible Series of Hand-Colored Etchings Includes Screening of Artists of the 20th Century: Marc Chagall Screening daily at 11 a.m., 12 p.m., 1 p.m. & 3 p.m.   (with exceptions for special programs) This 50-minute film explores Marc Chagall’s roots in [...]

A Color Collage Happening Friday, November 30, 2012   7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Enjoy a creative, instructional, and festive evening inspired by the Museum’s Absorbed by Color:  Art in the 20th Century exhibition.  The evening will begin with an insider’s look at the exhibition followed by a hands-on, collage workshop and tastings and libations.  Create [...]

Wednesday, December 12, 2012   1:30 pm – 4:00 pm As part of the Senior Days program, on the second Wednesday of the month, seniors (62+) are invited to visit The Heckscher Museum after 1:30 pm admission free.  Following the scheduled program, seniors can enjoy the exhibitions. Call 631.351.3250 for program details. Groups and individuals are [...]

Long Island, America’s 1950s Frontier will speed visitors back to this region’s most important postwar decade. In the 1950s, Long Island led the country in population growth, thanks to trend-setting suburbs like Levittown and new ribbons of highway.  Long Island was also a microcosm of America in these years, experiencing change on every front, from Civil [...]

As part of the Maritime Heritage of the North Fork “Beebe-McLellan Life Boat”, Distinguished Lecture Series of Brecknock Hall Foundation presented by Maritime historian, Commander Timothy R. Dring USNR (retired), author of American Coastal Rescue Craft, – A Design History of Coastal Rescue Craft Used by the U.S. Life Saving Service and the U.S. Coast Guard [...]

Partnering with the Maritime Heritage of the North Fork Festival “Mermania & Other Fantasies/Paintings & Works On Paper” is an Aquaculture exhibit displays works by Long Island Artists Gina Gilmour, Mary Twomey, Sherry Schreiber, and Caroline Waloski. Now through November 5, 2012 The Siren Song Gallery  

Now – November 14, 2012 Ruth S. Harley University Center Gallery, Adelphi University An exhibition showcasing the collected works of Adelphi University Art Department faculty members Julia Whitney Barnes, Dale Flashner, Frederick Lawrence, Amy Mahnick, Jennifer Maloney, Evie McKenna, William Shillalies, Zaneta Zubkova. The exhibit will feature works in various media: painting, photography, mixed media, digital [...]

Now through December 21, 2012 David Filderman Gallery, Axinn Library, Hofstra University This exhibition, in conjunction with the October 16, 2012 Presidential Debate at Hofstra University, features original sketches and digital prints of contemporary cartoons by five editorial cartoonists, including Long Island’s own Walt Handelsman. Topics include the economy, education, human rights, presidential elections, and [...]