The Heckscher Museum of Art Upcoming Exhibitions and Programs  

DRAW OUT! Free Community Event

Sunday, September 27

12:00 noon – 4:00 pm

(Rain Date October 4)

The Heckscher Museum is delighted to present this annual free event for the whole family. There will be an array of drawing and collage activities in the Museum, on the terrace, and in Heckscher Park. A variety of materials will be on hand or bring your own to capture the excitement of the day! Experience a printmaking demonstration by exhibiting master printer Dan Welden; help create a collaborative Night Sea mural; try figure drawing from live models; enjoy music performed by The East End Trio, and much more! Be one of the first 200 guests and receive art supplies generously donated by the thalo.com artist community.

PROGRAMS 

SENIOR SECOND WEDNESDAY

Docent Tour of Graphic Appeal

Wednesday, September 9

1:30 pm – 5:00 pm | Program begins at 1:45 pm

Members and Seniors (62+) Free Museum Admission

General Public Half-Price Museum Admission

Groups welcome

 

Exploring Art… Making Memories

Monday, August 31

2:00 pm – 3:30 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 is offering a unique program for individuals living with dementia and their care partners. Specially trained professionals will 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

Heckscher Family Hour

Sunday, September 20

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Museum Admission (children free) + $5 activity fee per child

For families with children ages 5 – 10 years

Join museum educator Tami Wood for a family-friendly tour of the Museum’s Graphic Appeal exhibition.  Experience the exhibition through close looking, lively conversation, and hands-on gallery projects.  Registration is recommended. Space is limited.

 

Sharing the Pride

Blue Star Museums Program

The Museum is proud to offer free admission to active military personnel, veterans, and family throughout the year.  In addition, the Museum is pleased to participate in the Blue Star Museums program which is a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and more than 2,000 museums across America, to offer free Museum admission to the nation’s active-duty military personnel and their families, including National Guard and Reserve, through Labor Day, September 7.

 

EXHIBITIONS AT THE HECKSCHER MUSEUM OF ART 

Graphic Appeal: Modern Prints from the Collection

Through November 29

The 20th century witnessed an explosion in printmaking as new processes were developed, print studios became established, and artists responded to the visual appeal of graphic design.  This Permanent Collection exhibition features a selection of landscape, figurative, and abstract work produced using a wide range of traditional and modern processes.  Featured artists include

Romare Bearden, John Steuart Curry, Stuart Davis, Red Grooms, Risaburo Kimura, Robert Kipniss, Roy Lichtenstein, Henry Moore, Claes Oldenburg, Robert Rauschenberg, Emilio Sanchez, Tom Wesselman, and many others.

Graphic Appeal is sponsored in part by Suffolk County.

 

James Rosenquist: Tripartite Prints

Through November 22

In the 1970s, James Rosenquist created a series of large lithographs that are characterized by their horizontal, tripartite compositions.  Constructed of fragmented and juxtaposed images depicting various brightly colored icons, including tire tracks, stairs, nails, stars, orbits, and the American flag, these prints reference many of Rosenquist’s persistent themes—communication, space exploration, his 1971 car crash—conveying complex messages about our culture, science and technology, and the artist’s social and political concerns.

James Rosenquist: Tripartite Prints is sponsored in part by Suffolk County.

Street Life: Private Moments/Public Record

Ongoing

The urban experience is an ever-changing tableau of daily activity.  For young and old, work, relaxation, and play unfold on the city streets, revealing an anonymous humanity engaged in endeavors familiar to all.  Selected from the Museum’s Permanent Collection, this exhibition is a portrait of New York City—its work-a-day life, shopping avenues, and iconic transportation system.  Featured artists include Berenice Abbott, N. Jay Jaffee, Martin Lewis, John Sloan, Garry Winogrand, and others.

For information about The Heckscher Museum of Art, visit www.heckscher.org.