STARTING TIME: 1:00pm
LOCATION: 23 Bliss Ave, Tenafly, NJ 076708
RSVP to: Julia Bazaz
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With a large Winter Garden Atrium, an Art Walk, curated shops and restaurants, and views of the ice skating rink, boats, and the Jersey City skyline, Brookfield Place has plenty to sketch in a warm and comfortable setting.
Host: Charles Cannizzaro (914) 552-3658
Date: Saturday 12/20/25
Time: Sketching 10am - 3pm | Show and Tell beginning at 3pm.
Location: Brookfield Place Winter Garden, 230 Vesey St, NY, NY
Meeting spot: Join your fellow sketchers in the Winter Garden Atrium. No official meeting to kick off the day.
Show and Tell location: The Winter Garden Atrium- on the west side of the space at the tables in the large windows.
Seating: There are plenty of tables and seating.
Food, drink, restrooms: There are restrooms and lots of food options.
About NYC Urban Sketchers Events: All are welcome–no fee, no registration. Just look for folks with sketchbooks at the meeting spot and say hello. If you have trouble finding us, contact the host; their contact info is in the NYC Urban Sketchers blog post for this event. #nycurbansketchers.
The Met continues a longstanding holiday tradition with the presentation of its Christmas tree. The magnificently lit, twenty-foot blue spruce looms over a vivid eighteenth-century Neapolitan Nativity scene, surrounded by an abundant array of lifelike figures with silk-robed angels hovering above. The scene describes in detail the Mediterranean harbor town's multicultural population.
The installation is set in front of the eighteenth-century Spanish choir screen from the Cathedral of Valladolid in the Museum's Medieval Sculpture Hall.
So get out your sketchbook and join us on THURSDAY December 12, 2025
This will be the last Weekday Sketch meet up for the year. Wishing you all a most joyous holiday season and a happy and "Sketching" New Year!
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To continue our “Met Gallery of the Month” winter series, let’s explore the Greek and Roman Galleries!
The Museum's collection of Greek and Roman art comprises more than thirty thousand works and is among the most comprehensive in North America. Objects are arranged in magnificent Beaux-Arts spaces created for the collection in 1917 by the architectural firm of McKim, Mead and White. The grand, barrel-vaulted gallery in the center of the installation is one of New York City's great interior spaces, flooded with natural light and ideal for exhibiting large-scale marble sculpture, bronzes, and vases.
Host: Dan Honig (917) 843-5539
Date: Saturday 12/13/25
Time: Sketching 10am - 3pm | Show and Tell beginning at 3pm.
Location: The Met, 1000 Fifth Avenue (@ 82nd St), Manhattan, NYC
Meeting spot: Join your fellow sketchers in the Greek and Roman Galleries.
Show and Tell location: Carson Family Hall on the Ground Floor directly below the Greek and Roman Galleries. Check with the host day-of for the exact show-and-tell location.
Seating: There is some seating in the galleries. A stool gives you more options.
Food, drink, restrooms: There are restrooms and food options in the museum.
CANCELLED - due to SNOW!
The Neuberger Museum of Art, located at the heart of SUNY Purchase College, is a vital cultural resource of modern, contemporary, and African art for Westchester County, NY, and beyond. From the mid-century American and African art that form the collection's core to the presentation of contemporary art, the museum continues the commitment of founding patron Roy R. Neuberger (1903-2010) by championing the art of our time.
Host: Marianne Milzoff
Westchester Sketchers at Cast Hall
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Santa and his elves are here, as well as a Swiss chocolatier whose candy in the window is displayed in sheets. This will be perfect for people sketches.
STARTING TIME: 10:00am
LOCATION: 1200 Morris Tpke, Short Hills, NJ 07078
Meet at the Nordstrom e-bar
RSVP to: Julia Bazaz
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| Dana Barnes Exhibit |
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| Douriean Fletcher Exhibit: Jewelry of Afrofuture |
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Please note the later start time. The food stands open at 11:30, although you can enter the space earlier.
Originally built in 1907 as a shipping and storage terminal, Pier 57 offers public spaces, community events, art, culture, nature, and a James Beard Foundation curated food hall. In addition to sketching the food hall, Pier 57 also has large windows facing the Little Island, views of the skyline, other piers, boats, etc. As a bonus the website also lists the event: Holiday music with Skyline Bones on Saturday from 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Host: Dan Honig (917) 843-5539
Date: Saturday 12/6/25
Time: Sketching 11:30am-3pm | Show and Tell beginning at 3pm.
Location: 25 11th Avenue @ 15th Street, NY, NY. It’s the Pier on the water side of the West Side Highway btwn 14th-15th St, one pier north of The Little Island.
Meeting spot: The “Public Living Room” area of the pier- Walk past City Winery and through the Market 57 Food Hall and about halfway to the end of the pier on the left you will see a large seating area.
Show and Tell location: The Public Living Room. Check with the host day-of for the exact show-and-tell location.
Seating: There is seating and food. A stool gives you more options.
Food, drink, restrooms: There are restrooms and plenty of food options in the food hall.
About NYC Urban Sketchers Events: All are welcome–no fee, no registration. Just look for folks with sketchbooks at the meeting spot and say hello. If you have trouble finding us, contact the host; their contact info is in the NYC Urban Sketchers blog post for this event. #nycurbansketchers.
The Katonah Museum of Art is a non-collecting institution geared towards visual arts, located in Katonah, New York. The Museum presents changing exhibitions that cross a spectrum of artistic disciplines, cultures, and historical periods. Housed in an elegant building designed by Edward Larrabee Barnes, and accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, the Katonah Museum of Art originates three to four major exhibitions annually.
Come join us for something a little different from our usual sketching activities. We have been invited to participate in the Museum's Senior Social Afternoon where you will enjoy guided exhibition tours, an engaging art demonstration, light refreshments, and great company.
Currently on Exhibit:
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The Cathedral of St. John the Divine is the world's largest Gothic Cathedral, combining soaring architecture with intimate spaces that inspire awe and reflection. Standing tall over Amsterdam Avenue and still under construction for more than 100 years, St. John's offers us a trove of sketching possibilities.
As an added bonus, Paul Winter will be rehearsing for his winter show from around 2pm on.
Admission is $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and $10 for students. Once you check in at the desk and receive your sticker you can come and go as you please throughout the day. You do not need timed tickets.
Host: Shaojia Li (412) 251-9024
Date: Saturday 11/29/25
Time: Sketching 10am - 3pm | Show and Tell beginning at 3pm.
Location: 1047 Amsterdam Avenue at 112th Street, NY, NY
Meeting spot: Join the sketchers spread throughout the cathedral.
Show and Tell location: St. James chapel. Check with the host day-of for the exact show-and-tell location.
Seating: There is seating. A stool gives you more options.
Food, drink, restrooms: There are restrooms in the cathedral and plenty of food options in the neighborhood. .
About NYC Urban Sketchers Events: All are welcome–no fee, no registration. Just look for folks with sketchbooks at the meeting spot and say hello. If you have trouble finding us, contact the host; their contact info is in the NYC Urban Sketchers blog post for this event. #nycurbansketchers.