The Museum is closed Mondays, Tuesdays and major holidays. The Islip Art Museum presents Inner Child, an exhibition which explores the artistic tensions between raw, unrefined expression and sophisticated, formal strategies of presentation. A reception for artists will be held on October 14, from 1 to 4 pm. The reception is open to the public. Karen Shaw will serve as curator for Inner Child.
Art works are of varied media, including painting, photographs and sculpture.
The tours and teas are free, but reservations are required. The Islip Art Museum is the leading exhibition space for contemporary art on Long Island. The Museum galleries are open Wednesday through Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm and Sunday from noon to 4 pm. A Roadside Gallery of Early American Art, on loan from the Connecticut Historical Society, is the first to focus exclusively on the art of early American inn and tavern signs. They were once the landscape of Americana, decorating the roadsides and summoning weary travelers and local patrons into taverns, inns and public houses.