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Last Call for Artists: Large-Scale Wood Block Printing

Artists interested in carving a LARGE-scale woodblock can apply to “print with us!” Application Deadline: April 8, 2022 BIG INK, Inc. and The Heckscher Museum of Art are teaming up…

Heckscher Museum Magazine Available: April May June 2022

Check out the April May June 2022 issue of The Heckscher Museum magazine! Get a first look at the upcoming exhibition Global Asias: Contemporary Asian and Asian American Art from…

Long Island Biennial 2022 Jurors Announced

Long Island Biennial Application Period Open through April 30 Exhibition Dates: October 1, 2022 to January 22, 2023 Three accomplished women with impressive art credentials will be jurying The Heckscher…

Amityville Students Learn About Richard Mayhew, Nationally Renowned, Long Island-Raised Artist

“Glowing with light and warmth, vibrant, bold and abstract” are just some of the reactions from the 7th grade art classes in Amityville, Long Island, as they viewed the paintings…

COLLECTION SPOTLIGHT: Alison Saar’s “Reapers”

By Justyce Bennett, Curatorial Assistant
February 2022

I’ve always wanted my work not to just be angry but point toward some resolution or express some optimism. But it’s been harder and harder to come up with something…

Heather Arnet Named Executive Director and CEO

MUSEUM PRESS RELEASE
January 31, 2022

The Board of Trustees of The Heckscher Museum of Art has appointed Heather Arnet as the organization’s Executive Director and CEO. Robin T. Hadley, Chair of the Board said, “Heather…

2022 Emerging Artists Announced!

January 12, 2022

The Heckscher Museum has announced the line up of 2022 Emerging Artists! The Emerging Artists Series celebrates contemporary artists through virtual “takeovers” of the Museum’s Instagram account @heckschermuseum. This…

Heckscher Magazine Available: January February March 2022

Check out the January February March 2022 issue of The Heckscher Museum magazine! Read about the latest exhibitions, take a look at photos from our fabulous Gala, and much more. …

COLLECTION SPOTLIGHT: Asher B. Durand’s “Keene Valley”

by Justyce Bennett, Curatorial Assistant

The Museum’s founder, August Heckscher, loved landscape paintings. The founding collection is rich in work from Hudson River School artists who were captivated by the natural world, including Frederic Church,…

COLLECTION SPOTLIGHT: Esphyr Slobodkina’s “Still Life with Accordion” and “Levitator #1”

by Jacqueline Covey

In a career that spanned 70 years, Russian-American artist Esphyr Slobodkina (1908-2002) championed American abstraction. She was a gifted and innovative artist and is also well-known as the author and…