Seniors who missed the opportunity for complimentary admission to Coney Island and Jones Beach: Empires by the Sea the popular exhibition on display in Stony Brook, will have another chance on Tuesday, September 10 from 10 a.m. to noon as the Long Island Museum hosts Senior Tuesday. Coney Island and Jones Beach: Empires by the [...]

Heckscher Museum Book Group Fall Session

June 27th, 2013 by Maurice

Mondays October 7th, November 4th, December 9th, 2013 1:00PM-2:30PM Members: $15 per session Non-members: $20 per session The Heckscher Museum Book Group, led by Museum volunteer Jeri Weitman, is a superb opportunity to explore the blending of art history and literary text in both contemporary and historical works, with an emphasis on the influences of [...]

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Celebrate Achievement Benefit

June 27th, 2013 by Maurice

Friday, November 15th, 2013 6:30PM-11:30PM Inquire for Price The Museum will be honoring Margy Hargraves, Museum Trustee and Immediate Past Chair of the Board, and Stan Brodsky, prominent artist and Professor Emeritus, LIU, for their significant contributions to the arts and culture on Long Island at the Museum’s annual Celebrate Achievement Benefit at Oheka Castle. [...]

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Draw Out! Free Community Event

June 27th, 2013 by Maurice

Sunday, September 22nd, 2013 12:00PM-4:00PM FREE The Heckscher Museum is delighted to present this annual free community event for the whole family. Inspired by the Museum’s exhibitions, there will be an array of drawing, painting, and collage activities offered in the Musuem, on the terrace, and throughout Heckscher Park. A variety of drawing materials will [...]

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August 17th 2013-April 20th 2014 Museum admission: $6.00 Adults $4.00 Seniors (62 years) $4.00 Students (10 and over) FREE Children (under 10) In conjunction with the Public Art Initiative Teen Poetry Project, Poetry for the HART, sponsored by the Town of Huntington, this exhibition showcases works with appeal to a wide range of aesthetic sensibilities. [...]

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Recent Acquisitions

June 27th, 2013 by Maurice

August 17th-November 24th 2013 Museum admission: $6.00 Adults $4.00 Seniors (62 years) $4.00 Students (10 and over) FREE Children (under 10) This installation features more than two dozen works that have been acquired by the Museum since 2010, representing a broad range of style and subject matter. Highlights include a seminal early Montauk scene by [...]

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Stan Brodsky: A Retrospective

June 27th, 2013 by Maurice

August 17th-December 1st 2013 Museum admission: $6.00 Adults $4.00 Seniors (62 years) $4.00 Students (10 and over) FREE Children (under 10) This retrospective celebrates the career of Stan Brodsky, one of Long Island’s most prominent contemporary artists. For 50 years, Brodsky has created abstract works of lyrical beauty inspired by the Long Island landscape and [...]

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Alex Katz: What about Style?

June 24th, 2013 by Maurice

June 29 through October 13, 2013 Daily showings at 11AM,12PM, 1PM & 3PM Free with admission Alex Katz (b.1927) is one of the most important American artists alive today. For more than 50 years, painter Alex Katz has resisted trends in modern art to pioneer and refine his own style of flat, elegant, and realistic [...]

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NYFA “MARK” ARTISTS Alumni Exhibition

June 24th, 2013 by Charlotte

June 16 – September 1, 2013 Opening Reception: July 21,2013  from 1:00 – 4:00 PM The Islip Art Museum is proud to present “NYFA ‘MARK’ Artists” on display at the Islip Art Museum.   NYFA ‘MARK’ Artists:  New York Foundation For The Arts ‘MARK’ Alumni Exhibition is curated By Beth Giacummo. This exhibition is a survey [...]

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NYFA ‘MARK’ Artists Exhibition

June 12th, 2013 by Maurice

June 16th-September 1st 2013 Suggested Donation $5 Additonal event: Reception July 21st 1PM-4PM ‘MARK’ is the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) statewide program for visual artists based in New York State, living outside of New York City, from all disciplines who want a unique opportunity for individualized focus on the professional and business [...]

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