LONG ISLAND BIENNIAL
The Heckscher Museum of Art’s Long Island Biennial is a juried exhibition featuring work by contemporary artists from Suffolk and Nassau Counties. The Long Island Biennial offers Long Island’s artists an opportunity to show their work to a broad public, deepening the connections between artists and the communities in which they live. Inaugurated in 2010, the Long Island Biennial has been ongoing for 14 years.
The museum-wide 2024 Long Island Biennial is the 8th edition of the juried show and the first to be a themed competition. It features artwork by 60 contemporary artists from across Nassau & Suffolk counties. In this year of global elections, as some 60 countries representing half of the world’s populations hold regional and national leadership votes—The Heckscher Museum of Art invited Long Island artists to submit work that engages with contemporary social, cultural, or political issues.  762 artwork entries were received, with 79 selected for exhibition representing artists living in communities stretching from Floral Park to Montauk.
This year’s jurors are Ian Alteveer, Beal Family Chair of the Department of Contemporary Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Patricia Cronin, sculptor, Artistic Director of the LGBTQ+ VR Museum and Distinguished Professor of Art, Brooklyn College; and Grace Hong, Assistant Director, Galerie Lelong & Co. The exhibition is curated by Dr. Meredith A. Brown, the Heckscher Museum’s Consulting Curator of Contemporary Art.
Related Events
The Museum is pleased to host a number of events in coordination with the Long Island Biennial 2024Â exhibition. Featured artists will bring their unique insight and expertise to each event, bringing the Museum to life for our visitors!
Events Coming Soon!
