Barn to host exhibit, sale of artworks

Paintings and photographs — including a picture of an American flag recovered from the rubble of the World Trade Center — will be on display this weekend at the Frank Brush Barn in Smithtown.

The art will be on sale, with proceeds to benefit the Smithtown Historical Society, which operates the 19th century barn at 211 E. Main St.

The exhibit, featuring dozens of paintings and photos by 17 artists, will be open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. tomorrow and Sunday. Admission is free.

Arline Goldstein, who organized the exhibit and has 50 of her paintings on display, said hosting the show in a historic building is exciting because art has preserved the histories of ancient Greece and the Renaissance and Byzantine eras.

“I love the marriage of art and history because we learn about our past through art,” she said.

Photographs include one by Smithtown photographer Jack Ader of a tattered and faded U.S. flag found by recovery workers at the World Trade Center site after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. The photo is signed by former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani.