Auxiliary Constructions
PATCHOGUE ARTS COUNCIL • MOCA L.I.
A Special Patchogue Arts Council Satellite Exhibition
at the Patchogue-Medford Library Claire Davidson Siegel Gallery
Auxiliary Constructions
September 5 – October 29, 2026
Reception: October 3, 4:00–5:00 PM
Featuring works by:
Carole Amodeo • Jennifer DeMory • Nicholas DePaolo • Francesca Finno • Tre Pyne • Thomas Sarc • Cheryl Steinhauer • Robert Stenzel
Curated by:
Paige Kelly • Alyssa Kolakowski • Claire Blakeley
PAC • MoCA L.I. 2026 Summer Interns
The Patchogue Arts Council • Museum of Contemporary Art L.I. presents Auxiliary Constructions, a group exhibition exploring 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.
Featuring works by Carole Amodeo, Jennifer DeMory, Nicholas DePaolo, Francesca Finno, Tre Pyne, Thomas Sarc, Cheryl Steinhauer, and Robert Stenzel, the exhibition considers the imaginary not simply as an escape from daily life, but as a way of bringing a sense of wonder and magic back into it.
Curated by PAC • MoCA L.I. 2026 Summer Interns Paige Kelly, Alyssa Kolakowski, and Claire Blakeley, Auxiliary Constructions will be on view in the Patchogue-Medford Library’s Claire Davidson Siegel Gallery from September 5 through October 29, 2026.
WHAT:
Auxiliary Constructions
FEATURED ARTISTS:
Carole Amodeo • Jennifer DeMory • Nicholas DePaolo • Francesca Finno • Tre Pyne • Thomas Sarc • Cheryl Steinhauer • Robert Stenzel
CURATED BY:
Paige Kelly • Alyssa Kolakowski • Claire Blakeley
PAC • MoCA L.I. 2026 Summer Interns
WHEN:
September 5 – October 29, 2026
RECEPTION:
October 3, 2026 | 4:00–5:00 PM
WHERE:
Patchogue-Medford Library
Claire Davidson Siegel Gallery, Lower Level
54 E Main St., Patchogue, NY 11772
