The Heckscher Museum of Art June through August 2016 Exhibitions and Programs

EXHIBITIONS AT THE HECKSCHER MUSEUM OF ART 

Master of Illusion:  The Magical Art of Gary Erbe

Through – August 28

Master of Illusion: The Magical Art of Gary Erbe traces the artist’s career from his early trompe l’oeil works to his more recent paintings that combine trompe l’oeil realism with modernist tendencies.   Inspired by popular culture, Erbe’s subjects range from nostalgic images of childhood pursuits and national pastimes, to American jazz and the golden age of 1950s radio, television, and film, to American history, nationalism, and contemporary social issues.  Painted from carefully crafted constructions of objects belonging to our shared American experience, Erbe’s work is at once aesthetically complex and profoundly engaging.

 

Master of Illusion is generously sponsored in part by Astoria Bank, Andrea B. and Peter D. Klein, Pien and Hans Bosch, and Fern and Hersh Cohen.

 

Cornucopia: Still Lifes from the Collection

Through – August 21

Still life painting celebrates the abundance, beauty, and diversity of the natural world.  Often intimate and engaging,  depictions of flowers, fruit, and tabletop objects reveal an artist’s skill in rendering varying textures, in capturing the brilliance of nature’s colors, and in developing harmonious, yet complex, compositions.  This exhibition, featuring works from the Museum’s Permanent Collection, traces the development of still life painting from late 19th-century naturalism through the formalist concerns of early 20th-century modernism to the verisimilitude of photorealism in the 1970s.  Works by Carducius Plantagenet Ream, William Merritt Chase, Ilya Bolotowsky, Jan Matulka, Helen Torr, Joseph Stella, David Burliuk, Nicolai Cikovsky, Milton Avery, and Robert Kipniss are included.

 

Synapses: Threads for Thought

Ongoing

Synapses: Threads for Thought presents works from the Museum’s collection as a meandering thread of diverse connections.  Paintings, prints, and photographs executed in a range of styles and with varying subjects are arranged so that each work uniquely links to that which precedes and follows it.  The revealed formal and conceptual associations enlarge the viewer’s interpretation and highlight the interconnectedness of visual experience.   With works ranging from a late 16th-century painting of the Annunciation and George Grosz’s Eclipse of the Sun to abstractions by Arthur Dove and photographs by Larry Fink, this exhibition embraces the breadth of the Museum’s collection.

 

PROGRAMS

 

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 welcome

 

Docent Tour of Cornucopia

Wednesday, July 13

 

Docent Tour of Synapses and Midday Music with Allison Molino

Wednesday, August 10

 

 

FIRST FRIDAY

Friday, August 5

Extended Museum Hours 5:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Performance 7:00 pm

Free Museum Admission

Celebrate First Friday at The Heckscher Museum of Art.  Explore the Museum’s exhibitions during extended viewing hours and enjoy unique musical performances inspired by artwork on view.

 

Hiroya Tsukamoto, Jazz World Guitar

Friday, August 5

Join us on an impressionistic journey with internationally acclaimed guitarist and composer Hiroya Tsukamoto.  Hailing from Kyoto, Japan, Hiroya blends diverse genres of music from jazz, folk, and world. His earthy soundscapes impart an atmosphere of peace and tranquility, described by many as pure cinematic guitar poetry.

 

First Friday is not scheduled for July 1.

 

Exploring Art…Making Memories

Monday, June 27

Monday, August 15

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Members $8, Non-Members $10, Care Partners Free

With the understanding that artistic experiences stimulate new pathways of learning, expression, and memories, the Museum offers a unique program for individuals living with dementia and their care partners. Specially trained professionals lead an interactive tour of select works and encourage group discussion. Light refreshments will be served. Registration is required. Space is limited.

 

CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

 

Celebrating Family

Celebrate Father’s Day, Sunday, June 19, exploring the Museum exhibitions. Parents and grandparents are invited to visit the Museum admission free on “their” special day.

 

Happy Anniversary Heckscher Museum

July 10

Free Museum Admission

In celebration of the Museum’s 96th year, visit free on July 10. Experience the mesmerizing works of Gary Erbe in the Museum’s exhibition Master of Illusion. Bring a picnic and enjoy Heckscher Park!

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The Heckscher Museum of Art, founded in 1920 by August Heckscher, serves the people of the Town of Huntington and surrounding communities. Through exhibitions of its permanent and loan collections of art and related programs, the Museum seeks to provide inspiring and transformative educational experiences to encourage a broader understanding of our past and present to enrich

the quality of life of the individuals it serves. The Museum’s Permanent Collection contains more than 2,500 works from 16^th– to 21^st-century European and American painting, sculpture, works on paper, and photography. For information about The Heckscher Museum of Art, visit www.heckscher.org.

 

Museum Hours

Wednesday – Friday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Saturday and Sunday 11:00 am – 5:00 pm

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First Friday FREE Museum Admission

5:00 pm – 8:30 pm Extended Viewing Hours

7:00 pm Performance

 

Huntington Township Residents admitted FREE Wednesday after 2:00 pm and Saturday before 1:00 pm.  Proof of residency required.

 

Free Museum Admission for Active Military Personnel and Veterans
Available to any bearer of a Geneva Convention Common Access Card (CAC), a DD Form 1173, a DD Form 1173-1, a Veteran’s DD-214, or a Veteran ID card and a driver’s license.  Includes active duty, National Guard, and Reserve military personnel and their families.