On display in the Claire Davidson Siegel Gallery is Auxiliary Constructions, a group exhibition featuring the work of Carole Amodeo, Jennifer DeMory, Nicholas DePaolo, Francesca Finno, Tre Pyne, Thomas Sarc, Cheryl Steinhauer, and Robert Stenze. The exhibition is presented by The Patchogue Arts Council – Museum of Contemporary Art L.I. and curated by their summer interns Paige Kelly, Alyssa Kolakowski, and Claire Blakeley.
Auxiliary Constructions explores escapism as a means of navigating the pressures and stresses of everyday life.Through animals, imagined worlds, abstraction, and other departures from the familiar, the works in Auxiliary Constructions invite viewers into spaces shaped by fantasy, imagination, and possibility. Each artist constructs an alternative way of seeing—offering moments in which reality can be reconsidered, expanded, or temporarily left behind.
About PAC
Patchogue Arts Council, Inc., was formed to encourage, support, and promote the arts. Patchogue Arts Council • Museum of Contemporary Art L.I. exhibitions are made possible with direct funding from Suffolk County & the grant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. For more information, visit www.patchoguearts.org.
About the Gallery
Claire Davidson Siegel Gallery is an exhibition space in the Patchogue-Medford Library dedicated to exhibiting the artwork of Long Island-based artists and arts organizations. If you are interested in exhibiting your artwork, we invite you to submit an exhibition proposal. To learn more, visit pmlib.org/display-art.
Auxiliary Constructions, is on view in our Claire Davidson Siegel Gallery from September 5 – October 29, 2026. An art reception was held on Friday, September 5. A reception is scheduled for Saturday, October 3, from 4:00 – 5:00 PM. All are welcome to attend.