Long Island’s Best 2027

A juried arts-in-education exhibition at The Heckscher Museum of Art for Long Island students in grades 9–12. Students create artwork inspired by work shown at the Museum during the 2026–2027 school year. The exhibition runs May 23–June 13, 2027. Numerous awards will be presented; the top four prize winners and Visitors Choice Award winners receive indoor banners for their schools, but the page does not state monetary award amounts.

Artwork inspired by one or two works of art shown at The Heckscher Museum of Art during the 2026–2027 school year.

Open to students enrolled in grades 9–12 at a participating school in Nassau or Suffolk County, New York. Each participating school must register and pay a non-refundable $85 fee by November 20, 2026; this provides four student entries, with additional entries obtainable through qualifying Museum programs. Each student must create a ShowSubmit account without using a school email address and may submit one artwork created during the 2026–2027 school year. Collaborative work is allowed but counts as one school entry. Eligible work includes painting, drawing, collage, printmaking, photography, computer graphics, sculpture, mixed media, fashion, and video. Students must select one or two Museum artworks as inspiration and submit an artist statement of no more than 100 words explaining the connection. Two-dimensional work may be no larger than 48 inches high by 30 inches wide including the frame; three-dimensional and relief work may be no larger than 60 by 24 by 24 inches. Entries require contact, teacher, school, grade, artwork, medium, inspiration, and dimension information. Jury images must follow the stated counts: one image for 2-D work; a full and detail image for 3-D or relief work; video is required for kinetic or interactive work and for video/film. Image files must be original high-quality JPEGs, at least 1920 pixels on the longest edge, no larger than 30 MB, correctly oriented and cropped to exclude matting, frames, and background. Accepted physical artwork must be hand-delivered by the art teacher May 3 or 4, 2027, from 2–5 p.m., ready to display; wall work requires hardware or wiring, paper work requires glass or Plexiglas, and frames must be solid black or white. Videos and films do not require hand delivery. Artwork cannot be withdrawn during the exhibition. Entries cannot be accepted or changed after March 3, 2027, and incomplete entries are disqualified.