Storms and hurricanes have an epic history on Long Island and in Upstate New York, from the September 1938 “Long Island Express” hurricane to the devastating winds and waves of Superstorm Sandy in 2012. Now, on the 5th anniversary of Sandy, In Harm’s W …
Long Islanders love dogs. Just like today, anyone observing daily life on Long Island in the 19th century will find that dogs were an important part of the regions culture. Dog Days combines paintings from artists William Moore Davis, Evelina Mount a …
Winter created boldly colorful and energetically expressive projects, exhibiting a wide array of influences.
Large breweries in Brooklyn switched to making “near beer.”
Artists who depicted Long Island in the nineteenth century continually focused on the island as an edible Eden: its carefully tended fields, its bountiful orchards, its healthy livestock, and its diverse wildlife both in the forest and nearby coast wa …
Gerson Leiber, A Passionate Appeal to the Viewer, 2015. Oil & graphite on linen. This beautiful and important exhibition focuses on the creative productivity and shared aesthetics of a unique East End Long Island couple who have achieved high level …
LIM rings in the holiday season with our annual Holiday Celebration exhibition. The Visitors Center is transformed into a magical winter wonderland with an enchanting display of original artwork by Long Island artists and artisans, unique holiday item …
Congratulations to all the winners of this year’s juried art competition. All 59 final entries are on display in the Visitors Center through October 23.
Artistic inspiration can come from a variety of experiences: a person, a place, an object, a dream…anything. Come see what inspires our LIMarts members and take part in a unique opportunity to support the Long Island visual artists and artisans com …
Most of what Mount captured on canvas with his brushes and paints is gone; only a handful of the exact objects he used for reference survive, and Long Island’s rural culture and environment changed drastically in the century following his death in 1868.