The Heckscher Museum of Art Exhibitions and Programs

FIRST FRIDAY 

Tony Romano, Jazz Guitar

Michel Gentile, Flute

Friday, September 5

Extended Hours 5:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Performance 7:00 pm

Free Museum Admission

Individually, guitarist Tony Romano and flutist Michel Gentile have performed throughout the world and recorded with a vast array of prominent artists, such as Randy Brecker, Dave Valentine, and Stanley Jordan, to name but a few. Together, they have developed a style of playing that is truly personal in its approach and rich with interaction and nuance. Inspired by the Museum’s Long Island Biennial exhibition, their program will feature new original compositions, as well as Brazilian and jazz repertoire.

 First Friday is generously sponsored by TD Bank, through the TD Charitable Foundation.

 

SENIOR SECOND WEDNESDAY

1:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Programs begin at 1:45 pm

Free Museum Admission for Seniors (62+)

Half-Price Museum Admission for General Public

Groups are welcome 

Docent Tour of Long Island Biennial

Wednesday, September 10  

Docent Tour Richard Gachot’s America

Wednesday, October 8

VOICES & VISIONS

Meet the Biennial Artists

Friday, September 19

7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Members $10, Non-Members $15

Enjoy a unique opportunity to meet and interact with professional Long Island artists. Long Island Biennial artists Alan Richards, Dee Shapiro, and William Shillalies will discuss their creative process and artistic journey, and share their perspectives about what it means to be an artist in today’s society.  Registration is recommended.

 

Exploring Art…and Making Memories

Monday, September 29

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Members $8, Non-Members $10

With the understanding that artistic experiences stimulate new pathways of learning, expression, and memories, the Museum is offering a unique program for individuals living with dementia and their care partners. Specially trained professionals Susan Peragallo and Marcy Rhodes, LMSW and Certified Special Education Teacher, will lead an interactive tour of selected works and encourage group discussion. Light refreshments will be served.

Registration is required. Space is limited.

 

CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 

Heckscher Family Hour

Sunday, September 14

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Members Free, Non-Members Museum Admission, Children Free

$5 activity fee per child

For families with children ages 4 – 8 years

Join museum educator Tami Wood for a family-friendly tour of the Museum’s Long Island Biennial exhibition. Families experience the exhibition through close looking, lively conversation, and hands-on gallery projects.

Registration is recommended. Space is limited.

 

FALL FESTIVAL

Explore the Museum

Saturday, October 11 and Sunday, October 12

11:00 am – 5:00 pm

Half-Price Museum Admission

Enjoy discounted Museum admission and docent tours of the exhibitions. 

Art Activity

Sunday, October 12

12:00 noon – 4:00 pm                                                                                  

Free

Artists of all ages and abilities are invited to create a festive collage inspired by the Museum’s Richard Gachot’s America exhibition on the Museum terrace.

Trick or Treat at the Museum

Friday, October 31

10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Free Museum Admission for Children in Costume and Their Families

Children who visit the Museum in costume on Halloween will receive a special “treat” and enjoy a festive hands-on art activity while exploring the Museum with their families.

 

Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day Live!
Saturday, September 27

11:00 am – 5:00 pm

The Heckscher Museum of Art is participating in the 10th annual Museum Day Live! program. Museum Day Live! is hosted by Smithsonian magazine to encourage learning and the spread of knowledge. On Saturday, September 27, the Museum will grant free admission to visitors who present a Museum Day Live! Ticket. Download your ticket and learn more at Smithsonianmag.com/museumday/.

EXHIBITIONS AT THE HECKSCHER MUSEUM OF ART 

Long Island Biennial

August 16 – November 30

The Long Island Biennial is a juried exhibition that offers Long Island’s contemporary artists an opportunity to share their work with a broad public, deepening the connections among artists and between artists and the communities where they live.  Selected by jurors Dan Christoffel, Artist-in-Residence, Adjunct Professor, LIU Post; Renato Danese, Danese Corey, New York; and Helen A. Harrison, Director, Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center, East Hampton, this exhibition includes paintings, sculpture, photography, mixed media work, and works on paper.

This exhibition is sponsored in part by Suffolk County. 

Richard Gachot’s America

August 16 – November 23

For over 35 years, Richard Gachot has constructed witty sculptures from objects found on Long Island beaches, discarded in curbside trash bins, or long-forgotten in attics and basements.   His creations delight viewers with their humor, social commentary, and imaginative re-use of everyday objects.  This exhibition highlights the artist’s works on themes intrinsic to America’s identity and celebrates Richard Gachot as the Museum’s 2014 Celebrate Achievement Benefit artist honoree.

This exhibition is sponsored in part by Astoria Bank.

Power, Politics, and War: Selections from the Permanent Collection

Opens August 16

To highlight the significance of George Grosz’s Eclipse of the Sun as a critique of the corrupt Weimar government in 1920s Berlin, this exhibition places the painting in the context of other works from the Permanent Collection that depict themes of power, politics, and military aggression.  Featured works include paintings about the American Revolution and the birth of America by Alonzo Chappel, the Franco-Prussian War by Etienne Berne-Bellecour, and photographs from World War II by the Russian photographer Mark Markov-Grinberg.  This close look at Eclipse of the Sun is occasioned by its inclusion in the upcoming exhibition New Realities and Neue Sachlichkeit: Modern German Art during the Weimar Republic, to be held at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in late 2015.