ArtAbility, the traveling exhibition of work by artists with physical and cognitive disabilities, is on view at the Viscardi Center's Museum of Disability History in Albertson through Thursday, Nov. 12. It is the fifth stop of the show's 2026 tour, which finishes at its home base, the Spirit of Huntington Art Center, on Nov. 20 and 21.

What ArtAbility is

The exhibition is organized by the Spirit of Huntington Art Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Huntington Station that runs art classes for students of all ages and abilities. ArtAbility shows the work of artists who face physical and cognitive challenges, and it credits the nonprofit organizations that support them alongside the artists. The center says the show has three goals: to show the community what artists of diverse abilities are making, to encourage visitors to try making art themselves, and to make the arts more inclusive.

The center's own classes are the root of it. Its program includes weekly art, clay, music and movement classes, many built around the lives of well-known artists and the obstacles they worked through, with students creating their own pieces in response.

A year on the road

The 2026 tour has six stops:

  • April 23: Fiserv, Berkeley Heights, New Jersey
  • July 23 to Aug. 20: Alzheimer's Disease Resource Center, East Islip
  • Sept. 10 to Sept. 24: East End Arts, Riverhead
  • Oct. 1 to Oct. 20: South Huntington Public Library
  • Oct. 22 to Nov. 12: Viscardi Center Museum of Disability History, Albertson
  • Nov. 20 and 21: Spirit of Huntington Art Center, South Huntington

Who pays for it

ArtAbility is funded in part through the Statewide Community Regrant Program of the New York State Council on the Arts, administered locally by the Huntington Arts Council, with support from Suffolk County legislators including Stephanie Bontempi, Tom Donnelly and Manuel Esteban. The center also sells sponsorships for the whole tour or for single shows.

How to go

ArtAbility at the Viscardi Center Museum of Disability History, Albertson, through Nov. 12; confirm visiting hours with the Viscardi Center before going. The tour's final show is at the Spirit of Huntington Art Center, 2 Melville Road North, Huntington Station, Nov. 20 and 21. Spirit of Huntington can be reached at 631-470-9620.

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