As part of its 90th Anniversary Celebration, The Heckscher Museum of Art is presenting its inaugural Long Island Biennial. Open July 31 – September 26, 2010.
This juried exhibition features 45 paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints and photographs by professional artists living on Long Island, selected from more than 250 entries by jurors Dr. Isabelle Dervaux, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Drawings, The Morgan Library and Museum, New York, Renato Danese, Danese Gallery, New York and Richard Lippe, collector of American art, Long Island.
All submitted works will be displayed on the Museum Website Long Island Biennial Gallery, presenting a broad range of current artistic practice. Video and film entries will be juried and shown by Cinema Arts Centre, the Museum’s collaborative partner for the Long Island Biennial. Funding for this exhibition is provided in part by Astoria Federal Savings, Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty, Farrell Fritz, P.C. and the New York State Council on the Arts.
The Heckscher Museum of Art, founded in 1920 by August Heckscher, is dedicated to furthering the appreciation and understanding of art by conserving, interpreting, refining and expanding its Permanent Collection, fostering scholarship, and presenting stimulating and inspiring exhibitions and educational programs for this and future generations. The Museum Permanent Collection contains more than 2,200 works from the early 16th century to present.
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