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.
Panel | Regeneration: Long Island’s History of Ecological Art and Care
Panel discussion with artist Sara Siestreem and members of the Shinnecock Kelp Farmers, Moderated by Associate Curator Scout Hutchinson
May 24, 2 pm - 3 pm
Free for Members | Free for Resident Benefits PassHolders | $25 Guests of Member | $30 Adults | Free for Students & Children
Join us in the Lichtenstein Theater for a conversation between artist Sara Siestreem (Hanis Coos) and members of the Shinnecock Kelp Farmers to celebrate their collaborative work presented in the exhibition Regeneration: Long Island’s History of Ecological Art and Care. The conversation will be moderated by Scout Hutchinson, The FLAG Art Foundation Associate Curator of Contemporary Art.
The Shinnecock Kelp Farmers are an intergenerational collective of Indigenous women who are restoring the ancestral Shinnecock tradition of seaweed harvesting to address pollution in local waters. In 2024, Siestreem began working closely with these water protectors to learn about their project and the significance of Sugar Kelp to Shinnecock lifeways. A traditional source of food, medicine, and natural fertilizer, the kelp also absorbs excess nitrogen, helping to clean the water of harmful contaminants that impact human and aquatic life. Drawing on Siestreem’s myriad processes—from abstract mark making and basket weaving to Xerox transfers—the works created for Regeneration reflect her collaboration with the Shinnecock Kelp Farmers and their shared emphasis on Indigenous land rights, community engagement, and ecological restoration.
Advance registration is recommended. Limited spaces will be available at the door.
About the Exhibition
Regeneration: Long Island’s History of Ecological Art and Care (February 22–June 14, 2026) showcases works that emerge from the convergence of ecological art, environmental action, and community collaboration. The exhibition presents eleven intergenerational artists with strong ties to Long Island and New York—including Scott Bluedorn, Jeremy Dennis (Shinnecock), Sasha Fishman, Maya Lin, Tucker Marder, Mamoun Nukumanu, Randi Renate, Cindy Pease Roe, Sara Siestreem (Hanis Coos), Alan Sonfist, and Michelle Stuart—whose works stem from an active involvement with the environmental challenges that impact the East End. Addressing rising sea levels, depleted natural habitats, and ocean pollution, the artists in Regeneration approach these issues from a place of curiosity, hope, and shared responsibility, ultimately modeling restorative ways of engaging with our ecosystems.
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.
Panel | Regeneration: Long Island’s History of Ecological Art and Care
Panel discussion with artist Sara Siestreem and members of the Shinnecock Kelp Farmers, Moderated by Associate Curator Scout Hutchinson
May 24, 2 pm - 3 pm
Free for Members | Free for Resident Benefits PassHolders | $25 Guests of Member | $30 Adults | Free for Students & Children
Join us in the Lichtenstein Theater for a conversation between artist Sara Siestreem (Hanis Coos) and members of the Shinnecock Kelp Farmers to celebrate their collaborative work presented in the exhibition Regeneration: Long Island’s History of Ecological Art and Care. The conversation will be moderated by Scout Hutchinson, The FLAG Art Foundation Associate Curator of Contemporary Art.
The Shinnecock Kelp Farmers are an intergenerational collective of Indigenous women who are restoring the ancestral Shinnecock tradition of seaweed harvesting to address pollution in local waters. In 2024, Siestreem began working closely with these water protectors to learn about their project and the significance of Sugar Kelp to Shinnecock lifeways. A traditional source of food, medicine, and natural fertilizer, the kelp also absorbs excess nitrogen, helping to clean the water of harmful contaminants that impact human and aquatic life. Drawing on Siestreem’s myriad processes—from abstract mark making and basket weaving to Xerox transfers—the works created for Regeneration reflect her collaboration with the Shinnecock Kelp Farmers and their shared emphasis on Indigenous land rights, community engagement, and ecological restoration.
Advance registration is recommended. Limited spaces will be available at the door.
About the Exhibition
Regeneration: Long Island’s History of Ecological Art and Care (February 22–June 14, 2026) showcases works that emerge from the convergence of ecological art, environmental action, and community collaboration. The exhibition presents eleven intergenerational artists with strong ties to Long Island and New York—including Scott Bluedorn, Jeremy Dennis (Shinnecock), Sasha Fishman, Maya Lin, Tucker Marder, Mamoun Nukumanu, Randi Renate, Cindy Pease Roe, Sara Siestreem (Hanis Coos), Alan Sonfist, and Michelle Stuart—whose works stem from an active involvement with the environmental challenges that impact the East End. Addressing rising sea levels, depleted natural habitats, and ocean pollution, the artists in Regeneration approach these issues from a place of curiosity, hope, and shared responsibility, ultimately modeling restorative ways of engaging with our ecosystems.
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.
