The Heckscher Museum of Art

05/22/2026

We can’t wait for June 14!!! Sign up to march with the Museum at https://fs22.formsite.com/heckschermuseum/5ydtnmxsos/index

05/21/2026

We are honored to be Grand Marshals of the June 14 Long Island Pride Parade in Huntington Village!! 🏳️‍🌈 ❤️ 🏳️‍⚧️ March with us as we celebrate Pride and the LGBTQ+ community during this special day! 🌈

👉Sign up now at https://fs22.formsite.com/heckschermuseum/5ydtnmxsos/index 🎉✨

The parade begins at 12 pm in Huntington Village and will end in Heckscher Park, just outside the Museum. Come inside and view the exhibition Just Powers: Long Island Biennial 2026 and meet exhibiting artists. We will be open with free admission 12 - 5 pm. Pride coloring books, flags, pins, and stickers will be available free all day!

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05/19/2026

This Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, the Museum is pleased to display artwork by numerous artists in Just Powers: Long Island Biennial 2026, including: Verna Lynn Amakawa, Wan Ling Fahrer , Joan Kim Suzuki , William Low , Hui Tian , Benjamin Truong, and Pinky Urmaza .

Today, we highlight artists Joan Kim Suzuki, Wan Ling Fahrer, and Verna Lynn Amakawa, who have all created work that pays homage to their ancestry.

Inspired by her grandmother’s memories, Joan Kim Suzuki reflects on Korea’s liberation from Japanese colonial rule at the end of World War II in Independence Day. Wan Ling Fahrer references migration and resilience as part of her family’s migration from Hong Kong to the U.S., in New Beginnings. Verna Lynn Amakawa’s work, Buffalo Heart Mountain, speaks to the history of incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII, and its impact on indigenous peoples.

To read more about these three highlighted works, visit https://www.heckscher.org/biennial-artists-represent-aapiheritage/

[🎨: Joan Kim Suzuki, Independence Day, 2025, Acrylic, gouache and ink on paper; Wan Ling Fahrer New Beginnings, 2026, Digital composite photo; Verna Lynn Amakawa, Buffalo Heart Mountain, 2026, acrylic with collage; William Low, Flagship Facade, 2026, oil on linen; Hui Tuan, Identity Study - Horizon of the Self, 2024, oil on canvas, Benjamin Truong, Beaver Jesus, 2025, Mezzotint stone lithograph on masa; Pinky Urmaza, United States of Anxiety, 2026, Book covers, pages, acrylic and graphite.]

05/17/2026

Join us today, May 17, in celebration of International Museum Day! 🎨 🖼️ Now more than ever, Long Island museums need your support. See the exhibition Just Powers: Long Island Biennial 2026. Enjoy free admission and take home a free button and tote bag!* Visitors who join as new members will receive a limited edition canvas bag in celebration of International Museum Day. 
*while supplies last

✨ Did you know? Each year since 1977, ICOM (The International Council of Museums) has organised International Museum Day, celebrated on or around May 18. It represents a unique moment for the international museum community. The objective is to raise awareness about the fact that, “Museums are an important means of cultural exchange, enrichment of cultures and development of mutual understanding, cooperation and peace among peoples.” All around the world, more and more museums participate in International Museum Day. Last year, more than 37,000 museums participated in the event in about 158 countries and territories.

05/16/2026

Join us today during the annual Huntington PUBlic Art Crawl for a day filled with creativity and connection! 🖼️ ☀️ 🌳 Explore the exhibition Just Powers: Long Island Biennial 2026 and meet the artists behind the artwork between 1 and 5 pm.

Exhibiting artists will be in the galleries to provide insight into their work and answer visitor questions. Lauren Skelly Bailey, Benjamin Truong and Wan Ling Fahrer will be in the galleries from 1 to 3 pm. Wan Ling Fahrer will be facilitating a drop-in portrait drawing activity for all ages inspired by her artwork. Lori Horowitz and Diana Salomon will be in the galleries from 3 to 5 pm. Docents will also be in the galleries throughout the day.

Learn more about all of the participating organizations and activities in Huntington on May 16 at www.huntingtonpublicartcrawl.com.

05/16/2026

What a successful evening!! 🎉🎉🎉 Thank you to everyone who came to the Exclusive Exhibition Reception for our new exhibit “Just Powers: Long Island Biennial 2026”! So many artists and their family and friends were in attendance!! 🙌🙌🙌

The Long Island Biennial, now in its ninth iteration, deepens connections between artists across Nassau and Suffolk counties and their communities. The exhibition uses the Declaration of Independence (1776) and George Grosz’s masterpiece of political art, Eclipse of the Sun (1926), as touchstones for thinking about power, national ideals, and public life. 73 works by 69 artists are featured in the exhibition and respond to these cultural and political legacies. Just Powers brings together the work of Long Island artists with diverse perspectives to reveal how democratic ideals are interpreted, challenged, and reimagined today.

The exhibition is on view through September 13.

Exhibiting Artists:
Denise Jones Adler, Kelynn Zena Alder,
Verna Lynn Amakawa, Efrat Baler, Emily Barnett, Barbara Bilotta, Darlene Blaurock, Rita Broughton, Fernando Carpaneda, Philippe Cheng, Leslie Christian, Madeline Daversa, Natasha K. De Armas, Riccarda de Eccher, Jeremy Dennis, Sally B. Edelstein, Wan Ling Fahrer, Safia Fatimi, Anna Fleury, Steve Forster, Carole Freysz Gutierrez, Alicia Gitlitz, Mikhail Gubin, Ali Haider, Christopher Hansen, RJT Haynes, Mandy Henson, Lori Horowitz, Takafumi Ide, Anna Jurinich, Elizabeth Karsch, Joan Kim Suzuki, Denise N. Kramer, Michael W. Krasowitz, Neil Leinwohl, William Low, Luanda Lozano, Benson Ma, Manuel Alejandro Macarrulla, Giona Maiarelli, Antonio Masi, Paul Mele, Linda Pasca, Jessica Penagos, Vanessa Powers, Jason Rawcliffe, Tim Roda, Toussaint Rosefort, Diana Salomon, Bastienne Schmidt, Hillary Serota Needle, Eileen Shaloum, Lauren Skelly Bailey, Maria Spector, Lisa Stancati, Laura Steffen, Sabine Lola Stock, Adam Straus, Aurelio Torres, Ezra Thompson, Hui Tian, Benjamin Truong, Christine Tudor, Pinky Urmaza, Shawn Uttendorfer, B.A. Van Sise, Mark W. Van Wagner, Ahron D. Weiner, Dan Welden

Public funding generously provided by Suffolk County

Learn more about the exhibition at https://www.heckscher.org/exhibitions/just-powers-long-island-biennial-2026/

05/15/2026

Just Powers: Long Island Biennial 2026 opens to the public tomorrow May 16 at 12 pm!!! 🎉🎉🎉 Tonight we will be celebrating with an exclusive opening reception for exhibiting artists, members, donors, and special guests! Congratulations to all of this year’s exhibiting artists! 🙌🙌

The Long Island Biennial, now in its ninth iteration, deepens connections between artists across Nassau and Suffolk counties and their communities. The exhibition uses the Declaration of Independence (1776) and George Grosz’s masterpiece of political art, Eclipse of the Sun (1926), as touchstones for thinking about power, national ideals, and public life. The Declaration of Independence set forth aspirational principles of liberty and equality, although its promises remain incomplete. A century and a half later, George Grosz’s searing painting exposed the corruption he saw at the heart of modern society.

From an open call that attracted nearly six hundred submissions, the guest jurors selected 73 works by 69 artists that respond to these cultural and political legacies. Just Powers brings together the work of Long Island artists with diverse perspectives to reveal how democratic ideals are interpreted, challenged, and reimagined today. The exhibition will be on view through September 13.

For a complete list of exhibiting artists, visit https://www.heckscher.org/exhibitions/just-powers-long-island-biennial-2026/

Access exclusive audio and video content related to the exhibition, including the exhibition playlist, in our digital guide at https://links.bloombergconnects.org/6Ggw/7mztnme8

Just Powers was juried by Tripoli Patterson, founder and owner, Tripoli Gallery; photographer Andreas Rentsch, Associate Professor of Photography and Chair of the Art Department, Lycoming College; and Dr. Lauren Rosati, Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. It was curated by Dr. Meredith A. Brown, Consulting Curator of Contemporary Art, The Heckscher Museum of Art.

Public funding provided by Suffolk County.

05/15/2026

Thank you to everyone who attended a very successful “We The People…” A Conversation About Art & Democracy in collaboration with the Huntington Historical Society !!

Inspired by the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, attendees enjoyed delicious food, conversation, and connection at this Democracy Dinner. The evening featured catering by Gingerbites , a local restaurant serving Haitian cuisine rooted in rich cultural traditions. With Haitian Flag Day (May 18) in just several days, the menu offered a meaningful connection to themes of unity, resistance, and pride, highlighting how culture and shared experience can bring people together and deepen conversations around inclusion and belonging.

Artists from the Museum’s Just Powers: Long Island Biennial 2026 exhibition joined as special guests, helping to spark conversation at each table, as they shared how these ideas shape their work and creative practices, and invited attendees to offer their own unique perspectives regarding the intersection of art and civic life.

05/12/2026

05/11/2026

art + community + fashion = 😍😍😍 We are thrilled to share that select student artwork from Long Island’s Best: Young Artists at The Heckscher Museum 2026 is now on view at Mitchells & The Firefly Artists Gallery !!! 🎉🎉

This year’s Mitchells window display features artwork by 20 young artists from across Nassau and Suffolk counties. The student artwork is displayed alongside Mitchells’ spring collection, making exciting connections between art and fashion. Mitchells is located at 270 Main Street in Huntington and the display is on view through May 31.

The Firefly Artists Gallery , located at 90 Main Street in Northport, is featuring 27 student works of art from Long Island’s Best and held a reception for students and their friends and family on May 8. The works of art will be on display through May 20! 🎉🎉🎉

Congratulations to all 47 artists in these two fantastic community displays and a special thanks to Mitchells and The Firefly Artists for their support of the next generation of Long Island artists!! 🙏 🙏 🙏