Installation view of Regeneration: Long Island’s History of Ecological Art and Care with work by Sara Siestreem and the Shinnecock Kelp Farmers at the Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill, NY (February 22–June 14, 2026). Photo: Jenny Gorman.
Curator-Led Tour | Regeneration
With Chief Curator Corinne Erni, Open to Resident PassHolders
April 17, 3 pm - 4 pm
Free for Resident PassHolders | Free for Students & Children
Resident PassHolders are invited to a special tour of Regeneration: Long Island’s History of Ecological Art and Care, led by Corinne Erni, The Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Chief Curator of Art and Education.
Advance registration is recommended. Limited spaces will be available at the door.
This event is for residents and district employees of the Southampton and Tuckahoe School Districts as part of our Resident Pass Program. Not a Resident PassHolder? Join today →
About the Exhibition
Long Island’s East End has long been a vital fishing and agricultural region, where communities have relied on the land and water for generations. Today, environmental shifts and pressures increasingly threaten these traditions. Regeneration: Long Island’s History of Ecological Art and Care responds to this urgency by showcasing works that emerge from the intersection of ecological art, environmental action, and community collaboration. The exhibition features eleven intergenerational artists with strong ties to Long Island and New York whose works stem from an active involvement with the environmental challenges that impact the East End, including Scott Bluedorn, Jeremy Dennis, Sasha Fishman, Maya Lin, Tucker Marder, Mamoun Nukumanu, Cindy Pease Roe, Randi Renate, Sara Siestreem, Alan Sonfist, and Michelle Stuart. Addressing rising sea levels, depleted natural habitats, and ocean pollution, the artists approach these issues from a place of curiosity, hope, and shared responsibility, ultimately modeling alternative and restorative ways of engaging with the non-human world.
Regeneration is part of the Museum’s USA250: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, a year-long program organized in response to the United States’ semiquincentennial in 2026. The USA250 exhibition series will reflect on the nation’s history and founding values, examine our present moment, and imagine new ways of moving forward, while recognizing the contributions of regional artists to the broader landscape of American art and culture. Responding to language in the Declaration of Independence that states “life” as one of the inalienable rights, Regeneration explores our responsibility to the various forms of life that sustain us.
Regeneration is co-organized by Scout Hutchinson, The FLAG Art Foundation Associate Curator of Contemporary Art, and Corinne Erni, The Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Chief Curator of Art and Education.
Exhibition Support
Regeneration: Long Island’s History of Ecological Art and Care is made possible, in part, thanks to the generous support of Lois Whitman-Hess and Eliot Hess; the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation; Sandy and Stephen Perlbinder; and the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation.
We are also grateful to Cristin Tierney Gallery, New York, for their in-kind support.
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, and by the property taxpayers from the Southampton School District and the Tuckahoe Common School District.
Curator-Led Tour | Regeneration
With Chief Curator Corinne Erni, Open to Resident PassHolders
April 17, 3 pm - 4 pm
Free for Resident PassHolders | Free for Students & Children
Resident PassHolders are invited to a special tour of Regeneration: Long Island’s History of Ecological Art and Care, led by Corinne Erni, The Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Chief Curator of Art and Education.
Advance registration is recommended. Limited spaces will be available at the door.
This event is for residents and district employees of the Southampton and Tuckahoe School Districts as part of our Resident Pass Program. Not a Resident PassHolder? Join today →
About the Exhibition
Long Island’s East End has long been a vital fishing and agricultural region, where communities have relied on the land and water for generations. Today, environmental shifts and pressures increasingly threaten these traditions. Regeneration: Long Island’s History of Ecological Art and Care responds to this urgency by showcasing works that emerge from the intersection of ecological art, environmental action, and community collaboration. The exhibition features eleven intergenerational artists with strong ties to Long Island and New York whose works stem from an active involvement with the environmental challenges that impact the East End, including Scott Bluedorn, Jeremy Dennis, Sasha Fishman, Maya Lin, Tucker Marder, Mamoun Nukumanu, Cindy Pease Roe, Randi Renate, Sara Siestreem, Alan Sonfist, and Michelle Stuart. Addressing rising sea levels, depleted natural habitats, and ocean pollution, the artists approach these issues from a place of curiosity, hope, and shared responsibility, ultimately modeling alternative and restorative ways of engaging with the non-human world.
Regeneration is part of the Museum’s USA250: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, a year-long program organized in response to the United States’ semiquincentennial in 2026. The USA250 exhibition series will reflect on the nation’s history and founding values, examine our present moment, and imagine new ways of moving forward, while recognizing the contributions of regional artists to the broader landscape of American art and culture. Responding to language in the Declaration of Independence that states “life” as one of the inalienable rights, Regeneration explores our responsibility to the various forms of life that sustain us.
Regeneration is co-organized by Scout Hutchinson, The FLAG Art Foundation Associate Curator of Contemporary Art, and Corinne Erni, The Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Chief Curator of Art and Education.
Exhibition Support
Regeneration: Long Island’s History of Ecological Art and Care is made possible, in part, thanks to the generous support of Lois Whitman-Hess and Eliot Hess; the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation; Sandy and Stephen Perlbinder; and the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation.
We are also grateful to Cristin Tierney Gallery, New York, for their in-kind support.
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, and by the property taxpayers from the Southampton School District and the Tuckahoe Common School District.
