The Heckscher Museum of Art Oct Nov Dec 2023

A Second Century of Art and Inspiration

THE EDUCATIONAL IMPACT OF K-12 PROGRAMS

The Heckscher Museum of Art provides exceptional arts education experiences for students across Long Island. During the 2022-2023 school year, Museum Educators engaged more than 6,000 students, representing 98 schools and 69 school districts, with programs in the galleries and schools.

Program content is inspired by the themes and works of art in the Museum’s changing exhibitions. Each school year presents fresh opportunities for students and teachers to learn about diverse works of art and related multidisciplinary content. For the current 2023-2024 school year, Museum Educators will connect students with artwork in four exhibitions - Raise the Roof: The Home in Art; COURTNEY M. LEONARD: LOGBOOK

2004-2023; Salt Life: Arthur Dove and Helen Torr; and George Grosz: The Stick Men.

Programs align with the New York State Education Department’s Learning Standards

for the Arts, and embody the goals of DEAI (Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, Inclusion). Using inquiry-based teaching methodologies, Educators engage students in observational discovery, critical thinking, visual literacy, collaborative discussion, and creative expression. Learn more about K-12 programs at Heckscher.org/education.

LEADERSHIP GRANTS FOR MUSEUM DISCOVERY PROGRAMS

The Slomo and Cindy Silvian Foundation

Suffolk County through County Executive Steven Bellone and Legislator Stephanie Bontempi

Frederic R. Coudert Foundation

Ike, Molly, and Steven Elias Foundation

Nadon Trust/Margy Hargraves and Family National Grid Foundation

Jefferson Family Charitable Foundation

Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation

Alpha Omega Charitable Foundation

Frank J. Antun Foundation

Rea Charitable Trust

New York Community Bank Foundation

The New Hyde Park Middle School Spanish Club (below) and third grade students from Clara H. Carlson Elementary School, Elmont, were among the 98 schools that participated in Museum Discovery Programs during the 2022-2023 school year.

“The discussion was interactive. Kids were excited to participate and learned many different things about art. A very worthwhile trip.”

— 3RD GRADE TEACHER, ELMONT SCHOOL DISTRICT

Dear Friends,

One of the most delightful and active spaces in the Museum is the lobby. A space for friends and family to connect, for children to engage in art activities, for public programs, and Dinners with the Director to take place. The lobby is also home to the Youth Eternal fountain, sculpted by Evelyn Beatrice Longman. Commissioned by founders August and Anna Atkins Heckscher to coincide with the dedication of the Museum in 1920, the figures have special significance as they depict Heckscher’s grandchildren gazing into the fountain’s waters.

This summer the fountain has been flanked on either side by two paintings, created by

FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

artist Courtney M. Leonard (Shinnecock, b. 1980), portraying her daughter swimming in Shinnecock Bay, as part of the mid-career retrospective exhibition, COURTNEY M. LEONARD: LOGBOOK 2004–2023. Together, the fountain and paintings beautifully represent children’s joy and wonder, of the sea and nature, and the possibility they hold for the future.

These themes will next be explored in the fall exhibition, Salt Life: Arthur Dove and Helen Torr, presenting rarely seen works on paper by modern artists Arthur Dove (1880–1946) and Helen Torr (1886–1967). The exhibition explores the couple’s connection to Long Island and the impact of the natural environment on their art. It also marks the twentieth-fifth anniversary of the Museum’s ownership and preservation of their historic home in Centerport, where the two artists lived and worked.

Thanks to a grant from the Historic Artists’ Homes and Studios (HAHS) program, Long Island Biennial artist and sculptor, Susan Buroker, and accomplished sound engineer, Evangeline Knell, worked with the Museum to engage students from Girls Inc. in a variety of art, science, and technology activities. The result is a large-scale kinetic sculpture by Buroker and two new outdoor soundwalks for the public to enjoy – one at the Dove/Torr Cottage and the other at Heckscher Park in Huntington. These soundwalk experiences will feature the voices of the participating students sharing

THE HECKSCHER MUSEUM OF ART BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Executive Committee

Robin T. Hadley Chair

Margaret M. Hargraves Vice Chair

Trudy H. Calabrese Vice Chair

Bruce A. Lev, CPA Treasurer

Robert J. Aquilina Secretary

Pien Bosch

Jessica Brassler

Colette Buzzetta

what they learned about Helen Torr, her home, and the natural world. Read more about Salt Life and the exciting soundwalks inside this issue.

We are especially grateful to Monica Ortiz- Menier of Helen Keller National Center, a member of the Museum’s Accessibility Advisory Group, who advocated for tactile signs to be created to ensure that all visitors, especially those with visual impairments, could utilize the soundwalk. We are also grateful to the Town of Huntington Environmental Open Space & Park Fund Advisory Committee. They were excited and supportive of the idea of providing the signs. The EOSPA committee and Town of Huntington awarded a generous grant to support the creation of the signs at entrances to the Museum, Heckscher Park and the Dove/ Torr Cottage.

Please join us at the Celebrate Achievement Benefit, October 14 at Water’s Edge in Centerport, where guests will have the special opportunity to look across Mill Pond, view the Dove/Torr Cottage, and see the new sculpture and soundwalk preview.

With gratitude,

John T. Callaghan, CPA, CFE

John E. Coraor, Ph.D.

Richard T. Cunniff, Jr.

Priscilla C. Hughes, Esq.

Bette Schneiderman, Ph.D.

Bruce Segal

Greg Wagner Liaison from the Town of Huntington

Cover art: Helen Torr, Autumn Leaves, n.d., oil on canvas. Gift of the Baker/Pisano Collection.

Monica Ortiz-Menier, Heckscher Museum Accessibility Advisory Group, with Executive Director Heather Arnet at Dove/Torr Cottage.

SALT LIFE: ARTHUR DOVE AND HELEN TORR

OPENING NOVEMBER 18

Sponsors

The Deborah Buck Foundation

Richard T. Cunniff, Jr.

Priscilla and Robert Hughes

Nancy and Kostas Douzinas

Drawn from the collections of The Heckscher Museum of Art and the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth, TX, this exhibition presents rarely seen works on paper by the important twentieth-century American Modernists Arthur Dove (1880–1946) and Helen Torr (1886–1967). The exhibition explores the couple’s longstanding connection to Long Island, the natural environment and experimentation with materials and techniques that inspired their work, and the impact of Dove’s declining health on their art.

For most of their years together, Arthur Dove and Helen Torr lived on and along the waterways of Long Island’s North Shore. In 1938, they settled at what is now the Dove/Torr Cottage in Centerport. Located on the banks of picturesque Titus Mill Pond, the cottage’s surroundings provided the subject matter – light, wind, water, and atmosphere – for some of Dove’s and Torr’s art. The exhibition coincides with the 25th anniversary of the Museum’s acquisition of the cottage.

Approximately eighty (80) artworks are featured in the exhibition, including some of Dove’s most acclaimed watercolors created during the last years of his life, when he was confined to his home and Torr was his primary caretaker. Torr ceased painting but continued to draw during this period. Her artistic career ended, due in part to the

barriers that female artists faced, as well as the time she devoted to caring for Dove and supporting his work. The Heckscher Museum holds one of the largest collections of Torr’s paintings and drawings.

This exhibition was co-developed by the Museum’s Chief Curator, Karli Wurzelbacher, Ph.D., and Spencer Wigmore, Ph.D., Associate Curator of Paintings, Sculpture & Works on Paper, Amon Carter Museum.

Above, Arthur G. Dove, Untitled Sketch, 1940-43, wax-based paint on paper. Amon Carter Art Museum. Below, Helen Torr, Feather and Shell. 1930, watercolor and gouache on paper [detail]. Bequest of Dr. Mary B. Holt, The Heckscher Museum of Art.

“I love this swashbuckling around the salt water. . . Everyone seems quite delighted with this place. It is beautiful.”

— ARTHUR DOVE

NEW BOOK – COURTNEY M. LEONARD NOW AVAILABLE!

The Heckscher Museum of Art and Planting Fields Foundation have jointly published the first book about nationally recognized artist Courtney M. Leonard (Shinnecock, b. 1980). It represents both the retrospective exhibition COURTNEY M. LEONARD: LOGBOOK 2004-2023 on view at The Heckscher Museum, and her site-specific installation at Planting Fields, BREACH: Logbook 2023|Root. The pages are filled with insights into Leonard’s sources of inspiration, creative processes, and original interpretations.

The 45-page softcover publication has a foreword by Shavonne F. Smith, Tribal Member, Environmental Director, Shinnecock Indian Nation, with prefaces by Gina J. Wouters, Ph.D., President & CEO of the Planting Fields Foundation, and Heather Arnet, Executive Director & CEO, The Heckscher Museum. Heckscher Museum Chief Curator, Karli Wurzelbacher, Ph.D., engages Leonard in an insightful Q&A focused on the Museum’s retrospective exhibition. Emily Leger, Collections and Exhibitions Manager at Planting Fields, writes about Leonard’s site-specific installation. The book contains many beautiful color photographs of the artist’s exquisite artwork.

COURTNEY M. LEONARD is available at the Museum’s Visitor Services desk for $20 Members and $25 Non-Members. Or, order at Heckscher.org/leonardbook. Shipping via USPS.

COURTNEY M. LEONARD: LOGBOOK 2004-2023

Through November 12

Exhibition Sponsors

Andrea B. and Peter D. Klein Pien and Hans Bosh

Sponsors

Saturday, October 21, 11:30 am to 12:30 pm at The Heckscher Museum

Book

Jessica Brassler and George Kakoulides • Catherine Raphael

THE ARTHUR DOVE & HELEN TORR COTTAGE

A PLACE OF CONTINUING INSPIRATION WITH NEW SOUNDWALK & SCULPTURE

Girls Inc. in a project inspired by artist Helen Torr that explored how the natural world influenced her life and art.

The Heckscher Museum is celebrating 25 years of its stewardship of the Dove/ Torr Cottage in Centerport, NY, coinciding with the exhibition Salt Life: Arthur Dove and Helen Torr. A new soundwalk and the addition of a large-scale sculpture provide unique opportunities to experience this historic site in new ways.

Dove and Torr purchased the property in 1938. The cottage is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is part of the Historic Artists’ Homes and Studios Program administered by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. It also is included on the Historic Artists’ Sites of Long Island website, lihistoricartistssites. org, funded by the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation.

This year, the Museum was awarded a Dorothy C. Radgowski Learning Through Women’s Achievement in the Arts grant, a joint effort of Where Women Made History and Historic Artists’ Homes and Studios, both programs of the National Trust. The Education staff along with Long Island artist and sculptor, Susan Buroker, and accomplished sound engineer, Evangeline Knell, led middle school students from

The soundwalk project began with a week-long “camp” at the Museum and the cottage. Girls Inc. students learned about Torr and the local ecosystem. They engaged in a variety of art, science, and technology activities, including conducting water sample experiments and capturing the sounds of nature. “It’s amazing how quickly students adapted to new technologies – especially podcasting and sound sampling,” said Knell. “I can’t wait for visitors to explore the Dove/Torr Cottage property in an innovative way.”

Buroker stated, “The most exciting part for me working with the girls was reading excerpts from Torr’s diaries….This experience seemed to empower them…and became the inspiration we used to create sculpture maquettes. Our collaborative effort is in celebration of an underrecognized woman artist.” As a tribute to

Clockwise from top left; the Dove/Torr Cottage today; students from Girls Inc. contributed to a sculpture for the site; Helen Torr; students recording for soundwalk.

Torr, a large-scale kinetic sculpture by Buroker will be installed at the property.

The project culminated in two outdoor soundwalks for the public – one at the Dove/Torr Cottage and the other at Heckscher Park in Huntington. These soundwalk experiences feature the voices of the participating students sharing what they learned about Helen Torr, her home, the natural world, and more.

THE HECKSCHER MUSEUM JOINS BLOOMBERG CONNECTS FOR UNIQUE DIGITAL EXPERIENCES

The Heckscher Museum of Art is a proud new partner of Bloomberg Connects. Driven by the vision of founder Mike Bloomberg, Bloomberg Philanthropies has long been committed to helping organizations use technology to innovate, enrich their communities, and make art and culture accessible to all. The Heckscher Museum was invited to participate in Bloomberg Connects, joining over 200 museums and cultural organizations offering free content to global audiences. Other Bloomberg Connect partners include The Metropolitan Museum of Art and London’s Tate Modern.

Through the Bloomberg Connects app, easily access audio tours and dynamic content about current exhibitions and works of art.

Beginning November 18, download the app to discover the newly launched soundwalks at the Museum’s Dove/Torr Cottage, Centerport, and at Heckscher Park, Huntington. Discover the home and studio of artists Arthur Dove and Helen Torr in new and unique ways. The self-guided soundwalk experience reveals the story of Helen Torr and explores the sounds of nature around the property that inspired these two important American painters. At Heckscher Park, the soundwalk reveals the bountiful sounds of nature that surround the Museum. In mid-November, the exhibition Salt Life: Arthur Dove and Helen Torr will be featured on the app.

SOUNDWALKS

DOVE/TORR COTTAGE & HECKSCHER PARK

AVAILABLE BEGINNING SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18 FREE SELF-GUIDED TOUR

Download the FREE Bloomberg Connects Apps using these QR codes

“We feel this is the loveliest situation we have ever had.”

— HELEN TORR

Dove/Torr Cottage Heckscher Park

Honoring

Robert G. Carter, Artist

Susan Van Scoy, Ph.D.

Andrea Wozny, 1999 Long Island’s Best Alumnus

Saturday, October 14 Noon to 4:00 pm Water’s Edge, Centerport

Join the celebration and support the Museum! Cocktail hour begins at noon on the outdoor terrace overlooking beautiful vistas of Mill Pond and the historic Dove/Torr Cottage. A seated luncheon will follow, along with a tribute to our terrific honorees. Talented artists from Drawn Together NYC will sketch imaginative portraits of our guests throughout the event. Pose for a live sketch or bring a photograph for the artists to sketch from.

Guests will have the opportunity to bring home original artwork by Long Island Biennial and Long Island’s Best artists featured in the silent auction. In addition, each guest will take home a box of hand-crafted Bon Bons sea salt chocolates, inspired by the Benefit's theme.

Tickets and sponsorships are available now at Heckscher.org/benefits2023. RSVP by October 10, 2023. Questions? Contact 631.380.3229 or email Deborah Johnson at Johnson@Heckscher.org or Caitlynn Schare at Schare@Heckscher.org

YOUR GIFT MAKES A DIFFERENCE DONATE TO THE ANNUAL APPEAL TODAY

Donations from friends like you are essential to funding all areas of the Museum’s mission –from presenting exciting exhibitions like the upcoming George Grosz: The Stick Men, organized in collaboration with the Das kleine Grosz Museum, Berlin – to providing educational experiences that inspire students, families, and adults – and ensuring the exhibition and care of an impressive collection of American and European art. Your gift to the Annual Appeal brings art and people together. Your generosity enables the Museum to serve as a catalyst for discovery, imagination, the exchange of ideas, and the sharing of experiences.

Make your Annual Appeal gift by using the attached envelope, visit Heckscher.org/donate, or contact Caitlynn Schare at 631.380.3229 or Schare@Heckscher.org. Every gift makes a difference, no matter the amount. Consider making a gift of invested funds or other securities – contact us to learn more. Thank you for supporting the Museum!

2024 PREVIEW

Exhibitions Highlight Collaborations, Collection Masterworks, and New Acquisitions

Raise the Roof: The Home in Art Through March 10

Salt Life: Arthur Dove and Helen Torr November 18 - March 10

Co-developed with the Amon Carter Museum

Long Island’s Best: Young Artists at The Heckscher Museum

March 23 - May 5

New Acquisitions

March 23 - September 1

George Grosz: The Stick Men

May 11 - September 1

Organized in collaboration with the Das kleine Grosz Museum, Berlin

Long Island Biennial 2024

September 14 - January 2025

Pay Matthis Karstens, Curator, Das kleine Grosz Museum, studies Grosz’s works in The Heckscher Museum’s permanent collection.

ILLUMINATIONS 2023: THE MANY FACES OF HOME

THE HECKSCHER MUSEUM LIGHTS UP FALL FESTIVAL WITH A MULTIMEDIA INSTALLATION

OCTOBER 7 AND OCTOBER 8

7 - 8 pm

A dynamic multimedia display of art, light, and sound, sure to delight and engage all audiences, Illuminations 2023, is a highlight of the annual Long Island Fall Festival at Heckscher Park.

Illuminations 2023: The Many Faces of Home includes a custom-made collection of dynamic, short, digital art animations, which will be projected onto the Museum's façade and choreographed to music. This socially engaged and collaborative visual art installation has been specifically created for the Museum by a team of international digital artists working with Executive Director Heather Arnet, and visual artist Han Qin, a

digital artist and printmaker based on Long Island and Hangzhou, China. Qin, an adjunct professor at Stony Brook University, has artwork included in the permanent collection of the Museum, which was featured in the Viewfinders photography exhibition earlier this year.

The projected art installation includes three acts. The first, My New Home created by Han Qin, portraying and celebrating the immigration experience, is a 3D image projection featuring portraits of diverse community members who have immigrated to Huntington and made it their home. The second piece, also by Qin, Journey Home is an animated film projection, showcasing ocean hues of blue and a school of fish transfiguring before the eyes into groups of people swimming to a new home,

a beautiful, captivating portrait of the journey to a new land, a new island home…Long Island. The Grand Finale is a custom-made collection of dynamic animation pieces choreographed to music. These digital art pieces are created by several international artists and curated by award-winning, New York-based artist and curator Chiarina Chen. Original music for Illuminations 2023 is composed by internationally recognized composer and cellist, Professor Margaret Schedel, Co-Director of Stony Brook University’s Computer Music Department.

Illuminations 2023 Sponsored by The Huntington Chamber of Commerce, with additional support provided by the Town of Huntington.

Journey Home, projection by Han Qin, @artist Han Qin.

COMMUNITY EVENTS

HUNTINGTON VILLAGE ART WALK

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1

Noon - 5 pm

Free

Enjoy live music in the galleries from 12:30 to 3 pm, with Deanna Hudson. Docents will be giving tours of exhibitions in English at 3 pm and 4 pm. Tours in Spanish will be at 3:30 pm and 4:30 pm.

LONG ISLAND FALL FESTIVAL

Presented by Huntington Chamber of Commerce

ILLUMINATIONS 2023: The Many Faces of Home SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7 AND SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8

7 - 8 pm

Free

A spectacular highlight of the Fall Festival in Heckscher Park is a multimedia art, light, and sound installation featuring images projected on the façade of The Heckscher Museum. Read more about this exciting light show on the previous page.

KIDS ART ACTIVITY ON THE TERRACE

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8

Noon - 5 pm

Free

Have a great time creating a pumpkin patch collage! (Indoors in case of inclement weather.)

PLEIN AIR PAINTING AT DOVE/TORR COTTAGE

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15

(RAIN DATE OCTOBER 22)

11:00 am - 3:30 pm

$40 Members; $50 Non-Members Registration required at Heckscher.org/dovetorrpainting

Meet at The Heckscher Museum and join artist Ed Lee to learn about the story of Arthur’s and Helen’s artwork and their connection to Long Island. Then meet at Dove/Torr Cottage, 30 Centershore Road, Centerport, NY, and spend the afternoon painting and drawing in plein air, guided by Lee. Bring a brown bag lunch, painting supplies, and enjoy the view that inspired Helen and Arthur’s art.

HIGH SCHOOL PORTFOLIO REVIEW NIGHT

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26

6 - 9 pm Free

The Museum offers this intimate program for high school students preparing for the college admissions process. Gain insight and receive invaluable feedback from admission counselors. Representatives from the following schools will be present. See the full list on the website at Heckscher.org/portfolio

Adelphi University

California College of Fine Art  Maryland Institute College of Art  New York Institute of Technology  The School of the Art Institute of Chicago School of Visual Arts  St. John’s University

DINNER WITH THE DIRECTOR

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30

5:30 - 7:30 pm

$100 per person; Registration required at Heckscher.org/dinnerwithdirector

Featured Guest: Kacey Farber, LMSW, Program Manager, Reichert Family Caregiver Center at Huntington Hospital

Join us for dinner with Executive Director & CEO Heather Arnet and Kacey Farber, LMSW Program Manager at The Reichert Family Caregiver Center at Huntington Hospital. The Center provides free resources, continued support, and access to a safe space for those caring for a loved one. The Center has grown to help nearly 3,000 caregivers, demonstrating the need for additional support to family caregivers.

In our galleries, view Salt Life: Arthur Dove and Helen Torr. The exhibition explores how becoming primary caregiver for her partner and artist, Arthur Dove, impacted Helen Torr’s own art. Learn more about projects at The Reichert Family Caregiver Center over a three-course chef tasting menu.

Dinner sponsored by John T. Callaghan, Callaghan LLP, Certified Public Accountants and Business Advisors

MEMBER & DONOR

OPENING RECEPTION

SALT LIFE: ARTHUR DOVE AND HELEN TORR

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18

3 - 5 pm

Museum Members and Donors are invited to see the new exhibition Salt Life: Arthur Dove and Helen Torr during exclusive visiting hours not open to the general public. You must be a current Member or Donor to register. Advance registration required. Contact Caitlynn Schare at Schare@Heckscher.org or 631.380.3229 ext. 710 to register, check your membership status, or join/renew.

COURTNEY M. LEONARD

PANEL & BOOK SIGNING

PANEL: SHINNECOCK ART & ACTIVISM

Saturday October 21

10:30 - 11:30 am

Members Free; Shinnecock Nation Members Free; Non-Members $10 Registration required at Heckscher.org/artandactivism

Join us for a fascinating panel discussion on motherhood and environmental activism. Shinnecock artist Courtney M. Leonard and Full Spectrum Indigenous Birth Worker (doula), Ahna Red Fox, discuss how motherhood has informed their work as activists. Leonard’s powerful work in ceramics, painting, video, and installation addresses urgent ecological issues and explores historical ties to water, land, and material culture. Her first retrospective exhibition,

COURTNEY M. LEONARD: LOGBOOK

2004-2023, is currently on view at The Heckscher Museum. Red Fox is the founder of Wuttahminneoh (Heartberry) Birth Work, manages the Neetuonk Garden Project & Traditional Meal Train, is the Indigenous Representative on the Suffolk County Maternal Morbidity Task Force, and is Executive Director of East End Birth Network, Inc. Through her many projects, Red Fox is committed to practicing food sovereignty and providing resources to the Shinnecock community and beyond. Chief Curator, Karli Wurzelbacher, Ph.D., moderates the conversation. Questions? Contact Daneris at Ortegalara@Heckscher.org.

BOOK SIGNING WITH ARTIST

COURTNEY M. LEONARD

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21

11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Courtney M. Leonard signs copies of her exhibition catalogue published by Planting Fields Foundation and The Heckscher Museum of Art. Books available for purchase, $20 Members, $25 Non-Members

FIRST FRIDAY

5 - 8:30 pm

Extended Hours

7 pm Musical Performance Free

More information at Heckscher.org/firstfriday

NOVEMBER 3 Kenn Morr Band

DECEMBER 1 Canta Libre

Presenting Sponsor

GUIDED TOURS AT THE HECKSCHER MUSEUM & PLANTING FIELDS FOUNDATION

SATURDAYS, OCTOBER 21 | NOVEMBER 4 12:30 - 1 pm or 2:30 - 3 pm at either site Adults $10; Teens (13-17) $5; Kids under 13, Free

Registration required at heckscher.org/leonardtours

Join us for guided tours at both locations. At The Heckscher Museum, explore the exhibition COURTNEY M. LEONARD: LOGBOOK 2004—2023. At Planting Fields, see Leonard’s outdoor site-specific art installation, BREACH: Logbook 23 | ROOT, inspired by the concept of root cellars and themes of food and cultural sovereignty.

Planting Fields: For questions about accessibility, please contact info@plantingfields. org or 516-922-9210. New York State Parks $8 parking fee required, or free with NY State Empire Pass.

KIDS AND FAMILY

DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS (DAY OF THE DEAD)

FAMILY CELEBRATION

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28

7 - 9 pm Free

Space is limited; Register at Heckscher.org/diadelosmuertos

Families are invited to celebrate Dia de los Muertos at this special event at the Museum in collaboration with the Town of Huntington Hispanic Advisory Committee! Enjoy learning about this special holiday and how it is celebrated around the world. Create colorful paper flowers, sugar skulls, frames, and more. Bring something to leave at our altar, to honor loved ones.

ALTAR DECORATING

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29 & THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2

12 - 5 pm Free

The Museum will have an altar in the lobby to welcome spirits back to the realm of the living! Please bring something colorful to leave in honor of a loved one, past or present.

HALLOWEEN AT THE HECKSCHER

THURSDAY - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26 - 28

Noon - 5 pm

Kids and families are invited to celebrate Halloween at the Museum! Create a spooktacular art activity, make a haunted Digital Action painting, and take home a festive treat. Free admission for kids in costume and their families.

DUAL LANGUAGE FAMILY HOUR

SUNDAYS OCTOBER 22 | DECEMBER 3

10:30 - 11:30 am

$10 per child; Adults Free Registration recommended at Heckscher.org/familyhour

For children ages 5 through 10. Held in both Spanish and English. Led by Museum Educator Tami Wood and guest educator Karina Giménez, this family-friendly art experience explores works of art in the Museum followed by fun art projects.

Sponsors

Canta Libre

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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.

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DIRECTIONS

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Raise the Roof: The Home in Art is on view through March 10, 2024 Sponsored by Robin T. Hadley. Friedensreich Hundertwasser (1928-2000), It Hurts to Wait with Love if Love is Somewhere Else, serigraph on paper. Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Milton M. Gardner.