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Sunday Opening at the Parrish

REGENERATION:

Long Island’s History

of Ecological Art and Care

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February 22, 3 PM – 5 PM

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3–5 PM | Exhibition viewing

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3:30–4:30PM | Panel Discussion with Sara Siestreem and members of the Shinnecock Kelp Farmers, moderated by Scout Hutchinson, The FLAG Art Foundation Associate Curator for Contemporary Art.

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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.

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The exhibition brings together eleven intergenerational artists with strong ties to Long Island and New York whose works stem from an active engagement with the environmental challenges that impact the East End and the world today.

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Regeneration is the first exhibition in PARRISH USA250: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, a year-long program marking the United States’ semiquincentennial in 2026. Responding to the Declaration of Independence’s assertion of “life” as an inalienable right, Regeneration explores our responsibility to the various forms of life that sustain us.

“We developed the PARRISH USA250: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness year-long exhibition series to reflect on the nation’s history and founding values, examine the present moment, and imagine new ways of moving forward,” said Dr. Mónica Ramírez-Montagut, Executive Director of the Parrish Art Museum. “Regeneration considers ecology not as an abstract idea, but as a lived experience. We are honored to bring attention to these eleven artists, many of whom live and work in our community, whose practices elevate ideas of interdependence affecting both human and non-human life, reminding us that sustaining life requires attention, responsibility, and collective action.”

The artists: Scott Bluedorn, Jeremy Dennis, Sasha Fishman, Maya Lin, Tucker Marder, Mamoun Nukumanu, Cindy Pease Roe, Randi Renate, Sara Siestreem, Alan Sonfist, and Michelle Stuart.