The Heckscher Museum Oct Nov Dec 2022

Art

Leadership Grants for Museum Discovery Programs are provided by

Suffolk County

through County Executive Steven Bellone, and Legislators Stephanie Bontempi, Tom Donnelly, and Manuel Esteban, Sr.

Frederic R. Coudert Foundation

Ike, Molly, and Steven Elias Foundation

Nadon Trust/Margy Hargraves and Family National Grid Foundation

Rauch Foundation

Raymond J. and Mary C. Reisert Foundation

Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation

Jefferson Family Charitable Foundation

Alpha Omega Charitable Foundation

Frank J. Antun Foundation

New York Community Bank Foundation

Rea Charitable Trust

THE EDUCATIONAL IMPACT OF MUSEUM DISCOVERY PROGRAMS

The Heckscher Museum provides exceptional K-12 arts education programs for schools across Long Island. During the 2021-2022 school year, the Museum reached students representing 49 school districts through in-person and virtual programs.

Programs are inspired by the themes and works of art in the Museum’s changing exhibitions. Each school year presents fresh opportunities to learn about diverse works of art and related multidisciplinary content. For the current 2022-2023 school year, Museum Educators will be teaching from Global Asias: Contemporary Asian and Asian American Art from the Collections of Jordan

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT:

D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation; Long Island Biennial; Raise the Roof: The Home in Art; Human/Nature: Photographs from the Collection; and Courtney M. Leonard | Logbook 23.

Programs align with the New York State Education Department’s Learning Standards for the Arts. Using inquiry-based teaching methodologies, Educators engage students in close observation, creative and critical thinking, visual literacy, and collaborative discussion.

Learn more about K-12 programs at Heckscher.org/education.

NATIONAL GRID FOUNDATION AND NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK FOUNDATION

Corporate Sponsorships are a vital source of support for The Heckscher Museum. Through their generous leadership gifts, National Grid Foundation and New York Community Bank Foundation demonstrate their commitment to the arts, education, and the community while supporting the Museum’s mission.

“The NY Community Bank Foundation is proud of our twenty-year relationship with The Heckscher Museum and their unique programs that so often demonstrate the relationship of the creative arts and life-long learning,” noted Dr. Marian Conway, Ph.D., Executive Director. “The NY Community Bank Foundation has contributed $33 million to area nonprofits since its inception in 1997. We are committed to supporting organizations that lift people and their communities up, through education, health, housing, and the arts.”

“National Grid is committed to inspiring positive change and strengthening our communities. By supporting The Heckscher Museum’s K-12 Museum Discovery Programs, we are encouraging children to stimulate their imaginations and problem-solving skills,” said Lauren Perry, Manager, Customer & Community Engagement. “This is the best (and most fun) way to ensure our economic and social role in the community has the greatest possible positive impact for the future.”

Clockwise, Students at Canaan Elementary, Patchogue-Medford School District, reveal their master pieces; Hicksville High School art classes visit the Museum; In-school program at E.W. Miles Middle School, Amityville School District, introducing students to the artwork of nationally renowned artist Richard Mayhew from Amityville.

FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Dear Friends,

Thank you for extending such a warm welcome to me and my family this summer as I began my tenure as the new CEO of The Heckscher Museum of Art. It has been a joy getting to know mem bers, donors, families, and community leaders dedicated to a thriving arts and cultural scene on Long Island.

If we have not met yet, I hope to see you at our upcoming Annual Benefit on October 15. It is our most important fundraiser, setting the stage for the diverse exhibitions, exciting education programs, and public events for the upcoming year.

When you visit the Museum this fall you will see major facility im provements. A much-anticipated project to create an ADA accessible bathroom adjacent to the Museum lobby is finished! Created to serve patrons of all ages and abilities, it also houses a changing station to accommodate growing families. Board members Richard T. Cunniff, Jr. and Priscilla Hughes generously funded the costs of materials. The Town of Huntington provided the expertise of trade staff who installed new plumbing, fixtures, and finishes. We are

grateful to the Town of Huntington Citizens Advisory Committee for Persons with Disabilities for their consistent advice and advocacy, and appreciate Supervisor Edmund Smyth and Town Councilmembers Eugene Cook, Joan A. Cergol, David Bennardo, and Sal Ferro’s commitment to providing accessible accommodations at the Museum. Much needed roof and exterior repair is also underway! Look for updates in our next issue.

A highlight of our fall season is the opening of the Long Island Biennial. The exhibition encompasses a remarkable variety of media and styles bringing together 97 artworks by 57 artists from Suffolk and Nassau Counties addressing the highly personal and grappling with complex aspects of everyday life. As you walk through the galleries, we ask you to consider:

How do the artworks reflect the past and connect to the present? How do they address issues of social injustice? Health and envi ronment? How do they resonate with your own life experiences? A panel in the galleries provides space for visitors to create art and join the conversation.

Contemporary art has been essential to The Heckscher Museum since its founding. We remain committed to sharing inspiring and thought-provoking new art with our visitors and to strengthening ties between artists and their communities.

Executive Director & CEO

Deborah Johnson at Johnson@Heckscher.org

Schare@Heckscher.org

Exhibitions

OCTOBER 1, 2022 TO JANUARY 22, 2023

Innovative materials and techniques, and engagement with contemporary issues cap ture the depth and breadth of contemporary art on Long Island.

The Long Island Biennial features 97 paint ings, sculptures, prints, and photographs. The juried exhibition, which received more than 732 entries, represents 57 artists living in communities from Freeport to Lynbrook to East Hampton.

“This year I am especially impressed by the ways in which many of the artists have en gaged with the concerns of our time, from social justice, to health, to ecology. I also appreciate how artists found new approaches to traditional materials and techniques,” said Curator Karli Wurzelbacher.

Serving as jurors were Heather Carter, the founder of Carter Fine Art Services; Gabriela Gonzalez Dellosso, a fine artist

known for her homage self-portraits of historical women; and Susan Van Scoy, Ph.D., an Associate Professor of Art History at St. Joseph’s University, Long Island.

Left, Lauren Skelly Bailey (Hicksville), Wards Up, 2021, glazed ceramics, pigments; Kasmira Mohanty (Farmingville), Tula, 2022, mixed media. Long Island Biennial

Sponsored by The Cunniff Family and Robin T. Hadley

THE ARTIST’S LIFE ON LONG ISLAND

Long Island Biennial jurors designated five artists as Award of Merit winners. Here, they share reasons to love living and working on Long Island.

Darlene Blaurock, Wantagh: I love the dichotomy of Long Island. We have many glamorous and fashionable places that at the same time are very laid back. This is similar to my multiple layers approach to my art. The artists community on Long Island is about creative collaboration instead of a competitive vibe with fellow artists.

Kasmira Mohanty, Farmingville: I took a winter intersession class in photography out of curiosity and that led me to transition into the visual arts. The grungier, grainier, and messier the images, the happier I was. I’ve spent the last three decades straddling, amalgamating, and pushing the boundaries between my traditional art education and my self-taught digital methods of making art.

Margaret Minardi, Northport: I spent my younger years in Trinidad. In the 60’s the art there was full of creativity. My years in high school on Long Island led me to a joyful ca reer as an art educator. On Long Island there is every kind of museum, gallery, art league, and workshop. If you want to be involved in art and to be around artists, Long Island is a place of opportunity.

Neil Leinwohl, Rockville Center, on lifechanging decisions: I won a full scholarship to the School of Visual Arts, but most of my friends were serving in Vietnam. So I did something that changed me forever. I enlisted in the Army in November of 1966 as a photographer. I spent a year photographing operations in a heavily forested area between Saigon and Cambodia. It was like the people living next door…are trying to kill you. Some of my art reflects this period of my life, how could it not.

Patricia Maurides, Sag Harbor: My profes sional background is rooted in the biological sciences (with many years behind a micro scope) and the fine arts (behind and in front of a camera). Exploring the natural environ ment is essential to my creative process. Living here is a rare opportunity to inhabit both worlds while creating new work.

Clockwise from top left: South Side Garden Club, Designers Michelle Pittman & Jeanmarie Sheehan with Ralph Albert Blakelock, The Poetry of Moonlight, c. 1880-90, oil on canvas. August Heckscher Collection; Three Harbors Garden Club, Designers Stacey Parks & Randa Reford with Ann McCoy, The Night Sea, 1978, lithograph on Arches paper in two pieces, hand colored with colored pencil. Gift of Sheila and Martin Terens; North Suffolk Garden Club, Designer Leighton Coleman with Hung Liu, Crossing the River: Chasing, 2003, lithograph. Collection of Jordan D. Schnitzer; North Country Garden Club Designers Hanna Robinson & Abby Weir with Jun Kaneko, Untitled, Tanuki, 2014, glazed ceramic. Collection of Jordan D. Schnitzer.

The Museum was thrilled to partner with four Garden Club of America chapters to bring this stunning multisensory experience to life: North Country Garden Club (Oyster Bay), North Suffolk Garden Club (Stony Brook), South Side Garden Club (Bay Shore), and Three Harbors Garden Club (Cold Spring Harbor). On view June 10-12, 2022, teams from each club created floral designs inspired by works of art in the exhibitions Global Asias: Contemporary Asian and Asian American Art from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation and Moonstruck: Lunar Art from the Collection. The designers outdid themselves with displays as varied and diverse as the artworks in the galleries.

See more photos of all Art in Bloom designs at Heckscher.org/events/art-in-bloom

Sponsored by Robin T. Hadley, Natalia & Paul Lamb, and Patricia P. Sands

Thank You to our 2022 Designers

Jane Arbeiter, Leighton Coleman, Erin Cunningham, Debi Demeusy, Jennifer Ely, Susie Futter, Michelle Gaughran, Becky Halleron, Marilyn LaPenta, Marilyn Light, MaryAnn Moynihan, Deanna Muro, Stacey Parks, Michelle Pittman, Elaine Postley, Randa Reford, Hanna Robinson, Joan Rockwell-Gifford, Jeanmarie Sheehan, Martha Stansbury, Abby Weir, Heather Whitman, Christina Wilmerding, Sheri Zekraus, and Jennifer Zuklie.

“HISTORIC ARTISTS’ SITES OF LONG ISLAND” WEBSITE IS LIVE!

The Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation and grant recipient The Heckscher Museum of Art announce the launch of the new website Historic Artists’ Sites of Long Island, www.lihistoricartistssites.org developed by Graphic Image Group, Inc.

The website is an online guide to the living and working environments of some of America’s most influential artists. Visitors to the site can explore these homes and studios, experience the surroundings that inspired the artists, and gain insights into their creative processes. The list includes The Heckscher Museum’s Arthur Dove and Helen Torr Cottage, the couple’s Centerport home and studio.

"Long Island has a proud place in American art history. Offering exceptional light and air, along with inspirational vistas, artists have always flocked here to live and work,” said Kathryn M. Curran, Executive Director of The Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation.

DONATE TO THE MUSEUM’S ANNUAL APPEAL TODAY!

You make memorable moments happen. A young child visiting the Museum with a parent for the first time during Family Hour. A high school student exploring new modes of artistic expression as an exhibiting artist in the Long Island’s Best exhibition. A visitor whose interest in art is rekindled by the imaginative floral designs on display during Art in Bloom. These experiences, and so many more, are made possible thanks to the enthusiastic support and generosity of our Members and Donors.

This year has been a significant milestone for the Museum as we look towards the future under the new leadership of Executive Director & CEO Heather Arnet. The support of art lovers like you is critical to the Museum’s ability to bring inspirational exhibitions and educational programs to visitors of all ages – we couldn’t achieve this mission without you!

To make your Annual Appeal gift, use the attached envelope, visit Heckscher.org/donate, or contact Caitlynn Schare at 631.380.3229 or Schare@Heckscher.org. Consider making a gift of invested funds or other securities – contact us to learn more. Thank you for helping to bring people and art together at the Museum!

KIDS & FAMILIES

KIDS FALL ART ACTIVITY IN COORDINATION WITH LONG ISLAND FALL FESTIVAL

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9 12 - 5 pm

No registration required

Kids of all ages are invited to create a fallthemed art project on the Museum’s terrace in coordination with the Long Island Fall Festival in Heckscher Park.

FAMILY HOUR SUNDAY

NOVEMBER 20 | DECEMBER 11 10:30 - 11:30 am

Registration recommended. Heckscher.org/familyhour

Children ages 5 through 10 are invited for a family-friendly art experience. Explore works of art in the Museum and create fun art projects! $10 per child, adults free.

HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH DUAL LANGUAGE FAMILY HOUR OCTOBER 16 - SPECIAL EVENT! 10:30 - 11:30 am

In Celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, enjoy a dual language Family Hour Sunday in both Spanish and English with Educators Tami Wood and Karina Gaminez. Free

Registration recommended. Heckscher.org/familyhour

YOUTH AMBASSADORS: FALL PROJECT  FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 6 - 7:30 pm

Museum Meet Up

OCTOBER 22, OCTOBER 29

NOVEMBER 5, 10 am - 12 pm

Trainings Saturdays

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 4 - 5 pm

Friends and Family Tour

$50 per child

Registration required. Heckscher.org/youthambassadors

Learn about the Long Island Biennial exhi bition and work as a team to create exciting tours during the four training sessions, then lead a tour for friends and family. Students must attend all training sessions to ensure the best possible experience. Attendees must be registered in Youth Ambassador Program to participate.

The Heckscher Museum’s Arthur Dove and Helen Torr Cottage is featured in the Historic Artists’ Sites of Long Island. The National Trust for Historic Preservation has designated the site an Historic Artist Home and Studio, and it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

TRICK OR TREAT AT THE HECKSCHER

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27 - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30

12 - 5 pm

Free admission for kids in costume and their families.

Create a spooktacular art activity, make a haunted Digital Action painting, and take home a festive treat.

HANDS-ON WORKSHOP

Funky Animal Sculpture!

For Huntington Public Library Members

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28

10:30 - 11:30 am

Free Register at http://myhpl.org/ Program takes place at Huntington Public Library.

Join Heckscher Museum Educators for this exciting workshop! Kids in grades 2 through 5 are invited to get inspired by the mixed media artwork of artist Eileen W. Palmer, whose work is now on view at the Museum.

FIRST FRIDAY

5 - 8:30 pm

LONG ISLAND BIENNIAL

EXCLUSIVE MEMBER & DONOR

OPENING RECEPTION

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 3 - 6 pm

Contact Caitlynn Schare at Schare@Heckscher.org with questions or to receive the link to register.

EMERGING ARTISTS SERIES

Discover new and exciting contemporary artists on select Wednesdays as they take over the Museum’s Instagram account @heckschermuseum!

OCTOBER 12 Mallory Shotwell

OCTOBER 26 Helen Murdock-Prep

NOVEMBER 9 Mary Jane Tenerelli

NOVEMBER 16 Christine D’Addario

DECEMBER 7 Ron Becker

DECEMBER 21 Heidi Howard

PORTFOLIO REVIEW

NIGHTS

THURSDAYS, OCTOBER 20 | OCTOBER 27 6 - 9 pm

No registration required. Students may attend one or both sessions. More information at Heckscher.org/ education/portfolio-development

The Museum offers this series for high school students preparing for the college admissions process. Gain valuable insight and feedback from admission counselors. Bring your portfolio for one-on-one review by representatives from colleges and universi ties including Adelphi University, California College of the Arts, Massachusetts College of Art & Design, Hartford Art School, University of Hartford, Ringling College of Art & Design, School of Visual Arts, and many more.

VISIT HECKSCHER.ORG FOR THE LATEST EVENT INFORMATION!

Exhibiting artists, their friends and family, Museum Members, and Donors are invited to see the Long Island Biennial during exclusive visiting hours not open to the general public. Advance reservation required.

HUNTINGTON OPEN STUDIOS DAY

LONG ISLAND BIENNIAL

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16 11 am - 4 pm

$15 MEMBERS, $25 NON-MEMBERS Registration required. Heckscher.org/biennialstudios

Visit artists Edward Acosta, Sally Edelstein, Mike Krasowitz, William Low, and Gina Mars. Hop from one studio to the next for behind-the-scenes access.

ARTISTS IN THE GALLERIES

SELECT SUNDAYS

1 - 3 pm

No registration required.

Meet the artists behind the artwork in the Long Island Biennial exhibition!

OCTOBER 16 John Cino, Denise Franzino, Keith Gamache, Laura Siegelman & Ellen Wiener

NOVEMBER 6 Jason Aurelio-Thomas, Roshanak Keyghobadi, Susan Kozodoy Silkowitz, Gabriela Manfredi & Tom Mason

NOVEMBER 20 Brianna L. Hernández Baurichter, Patricia Maurides, Vernon McAuley, David Peikon & David I. Weiner

DECEMBER 4 Chris Ann Ambery, Sally Edelstein, Mike Krasowitz, Lorena Salcedo-Watson & Mark Van Wagner

DECEMBER 11 Sheila D. Fox, Raymond Germann, Edgar Moza & Kate Schwarting

HUNTINGTON VILLAGE ART WALK

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2, 12 - 5 pm

Free Admission

No registration required.

EXTENDED HOURS

7 pm MUSICAL PERFORMANCE

Free Learn more at Heckscher.org/events/first-friday

NOVEMBER 4 Reflections of Latin America performed by Serenade Duo

DECEMBER 2 East End Trio

From 1 - 3 pm, Long Island Biennial exhibiting artists Beth Atkinson, Darlene Blaurock, Peter Galasso, and Shawn McAvoy will be in the galleries to provide insight into their work. From 3 to 4 pm, as part of Hispanic Heritage celebration, meet and watch a demon stration with local artist Diego Garcia. Don't miss a bilingual guided tour of the exhibition beginning at 4 pm!

VISIT HECKSCHER.ORG FOR EXHIBITION AND PROGRAM INFORMATION

HECKSCHER MUSEUM HOURS

Thursday through Sunday 12 to 5 pm (Closed Monday through Wednesday)

DOCENTS IN THE GALLERIES

Docent volunteers are available in the Museum to answer visitor questions on select days. Please see heckscher.org/calendar for details.

DIRECTIONS

LIE or Northern State Parkway to Route 110 North. Turn right onto Route 25A East, Main Street, in Huntington. Left onto Prime Avenue.

PRIVATE GROUP TOURS

Tours for groups now available. For scheduling and fees, register at Heckscher.org/visit/groups-tours/

BOOK YOUR VISIT IN ADVANCE WALK-INS WELCOME

Go to Heckscher.org/reopening

Generous support provided by the Town of Huntington.

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2PRIMEAVENUE

Chris Ann Ambery, Prismatic Blue, 2021, solarplate etching. Long Island Biennial.