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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…

The 2021 Year End Annual Appeal Continues!

Thank you to the generous donors who have contributed to the Museum’s Annual Appeal! This amazing support will allow the Museum to inspire an appreciation of art and art-making in…

New H@H Kids “Slice of Art” Collage Project debuts Nov. 20!

Create this new H@H project along with Lisa starting Saturday, November 20 at 10:15 am! Watch the video right here or on the Museum’s YouTube Channel. Project Overview: Join educator…

Youth Ambassadors Lead Fall Tour

November 17, 2021
by Tami Wood, Museum Educator

On Saturday mornings this fall, before the building’s opening hours, the Heckscher Museum of Art was a hub of activity. A diverse group of fifth through ninth grade students from…

Superintendent’s Day Conference for Teachers a Success!

November 15, 2021

On Tuesday, November 2, 77 K-12 art teachers from 14 different school districts across Nassau and Suffolk Counties came together for the Museum’s annual Superintendent’s Day Professional Development Conference.