ACCESS PARRISH Celebrates 10 Years

Founded in 2016, ACCESS PARRISH marks 10 years this year of making art accessible to all. The program serves year-round community members with a wide range of neurodivergent, physical, and cognitive disabilities, fostering wellbeing, connection, creativity, and lifelong engagement with art for individuals with Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, autism, and cancer, as well as veterans, seniors, caregivers, and families facing social, economic, or physical barriers.

Celebrating this milestone, the 2026 Student Exhibition showcases artwork by ACCESS PARRISH participants inspired by Regeneration: Long Island’s History of Ecological Art and Care and the 250th anniversary of the United States, exploring themes of life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness, sustainability, and Long Island ecology.

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Alzheimer’s Programs

Art in Action

Presented in collaboration with the Alzheimer’s Disease Resource Center, Art in Action is for individuals with Alzheimer’s or dementia and their care partners. Attendees will explore works of art in the Museum’s galleries and participate in hands-on artmaking experiences.

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Drumming Workshops

Presented in collaboration with the Alzheimer’s Disease Resource Center, Drumming Workshops are for individuals with Alzheimer’s or dementia and their care partners. Participants will experience the physical, cognitive, and psychological benefits of percussion with drummer and music therapist Michael Guglielmo.

 

Parkinson’s Programs

Dance for Parkinson’s

Presented in collaboration with Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, Dance for Parkinson’s invites individuals with Parkinson’s and their care partners to increase their coordination, balance, flexibility, strength, and joy through music and movement with dancer and teacher Donna Kaz, who was trained by the Mark Morris Dance Group’s Dance for PD program.

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PD Pottery at the Parrish

Presented in collaboration with Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, PD Pottery at the Parrish is for individuals with Parkinson’s and their care partners. Participants will create using clay.

 

Cancer Programs

Healing Through Art

Presented in collaboration with Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, Healing Through Art is for individuals with cancer, their care partners, and cancer survivors. Participants will explore works of art in the Museum’s galleries and participate in hands-on artmaking experiences.

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The Parrish Art Museum’s Access Parrish programming is supported, in part, by the Institute of Museum and Library Services; Stephen Gregory Lioce; The Parallel Foundation; and The Linda B. & Howard S. Stern Family Foundation. Additional support for Access Parrish initiatives is provided by the Museum’s annual Spring Fling and Midsummer Gala benefit events.
The Parrish Art Museum’s educational programming is supported, in part, by the Arts and Letters Foundation; NY Community Trust-Long Island; the Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation; Peggy Amster; and the property taxpayers from the Southampton School District and Tuckahoe Common School District. Additional support for education initiatives is provided by the Museum’s annual Spring Fling and Midsummer Gala benefit events.
The Parrish Art Museum’s programs are made possible, in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.