Jill Rowen, Author at The Heckscher Museum of Art

Long Island Biennial 2020 Artists Announced

August 28, 2020

The 2020 Long Island Biennial, a juried exhibition featuring exceptional art from contemporary artists across Suffolk and Nassau Counties, received a record 800+ artwork entries, with 100 works selected for…

Emerging Artists Instagram Takeovers 9/2 – 9/30

The Emerging Artists series celebrates contemporary artists and has been re-envisioned as an Instagram virtual series. The Museum is pleased to announce that Emerging Artists Lisa Petker-Mintz, Marybeth Rothman, Pamela…

Virtual Music @ The Museum: Dead Ahead

Dead Ahead blends lyrical improvisations, tight rhythms and emotion-packed vocals! The band covers music from a diverse set of artists which include The Allman Brothers Band, Bob Dylan, Van Morrison,…

Museum Reopens August 1, 2020!

Long Island’s Best, Amanda Valdez: Piecework, and Balancing Act: Three Sculptures by William King on View! The Heckscher Museum of Art will reopen on August 1, 2020! To ensure all visitors’ safety,…

Virtual Music @ The Museum: Caroline Doctorow

Singer-songwriter Caroline Doctorow and her band will present an online concert of classic Americana music, popular standards, and folk songs by some of the finest 1960’s songwriters. She will share…

August Heckscher Live!

The Heckscher Museum of Art was thrilled to discover this video of founder and philanthropist August Heckscher to share in time for our 100th anniversary this week! Heckscher and his…

Heckscher Museum Magazine: July Aug Sept 2020

Check out the July Aug Sept 202o issue of The Heckscher Museum Magazine! Learn about the top students in Long Island’s Best, and more!

Heckscher Museum Takes Over @52Museums July 6 – 12

The brainchild of a self-described social media and museum “activist,” founder Mar Dixon created @52Museums as a campaign and Instagram account to bring museums together from around the globe. The…

The Heckscher Museum and NAHS Collaboration

“Connect, Collaborate and Create!” captures what inspires the National Art Honor Society’s (NAHS) 6 X 6 Collaboration program, now in is its sixth year partnering with The Heckscher Museum of…

Dove/Torr Cottage Featured in Two New Books

May 20, 2020

The Dove/Torr Cottage, the historic studio and home of American artists Helen Torr (1886-1967) and Arthur Dove (1880-1946), is highlighted in two new books published this spring. The Dove/Torr Cottage…