NJ Sketchers at Branch Brook Park April 10

New Jersey Sketchers at Branch Brook Park

Thursday April 10, 2025

If you asked someone to guess where the picture above was taken, they might say "England" or "France" or another European country. Doubtful that they would guess it was taken in Newark NJ!

Join us this week as we explore the beautiful scenery in Branch Brook Park.  

Branch Brook Park meanders from the north end of Newark and up into Bellville.  Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, this park has the largest collection of cherry trees in the NY Metro area....and they are all in bloom, right now!  Join us as we sketch the scenes across the Branch Brook Lake with the Basilica of the Sacred Heart in the background. Or meander along the park walkways and find the spot that rings true for you. 

We will meet at the south end of the park in the area called Prudential Grove on the west side of the lake.  You can park along the shoulder of the internal Park Drive.  If you take public transit, get off the Light Rail at the Park Ave station. It is a short walk to the meeting location. 

DATE: THURSDAY APRIL 10, 2025

STARTING TIME: 10:30 AM

LOCATION: BRANCH BROOK PARK

                       NEWARK NJ

                        Prudential Grove

TRANSPORTATION:  

• Driving: Access Park from RT 280.  Follow the park drive to the meeting spot.
• Public Transit:  Take PATH or NJ Transit to Newark Penn Station.  Transfer to the Newark Light Rail. Exit at the Park Ave Station. Walk into the park and follow the park drive to the gathering spot. 

NOTES

• Please RSVP directly to Raylie Dunkel at President@nycurbansketchers.org
• Looking for us? Call or text Raylie at 201-273-0445 
• You can park on the shoulder along the park drive.
• There are no food outlets in the park so please bring food and water with you. 
• Bathrooms are available.
• Bring a stool.

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SUNDAY, April 6, 2025: Westchester Sketchers at the Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College

 

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.

Current exhibits include:

Janet Langsam: Improbable Feminist

Married with three kids, living in Queens and keeping house, inspiration came to Janet Langsam one day as she was picking up her children’s toys. Unlike most of us who have picked up our children’s toys and binned or shelved them, wishing our children would learn to do that for themselves, on this day Langsam picked up the toys, put glue all over them, adhered them to a backboard, and covered them in paint. Janet Langsam: Improbable Feminist surveys the artist’s body of work from its inception to the point at which she redirected her efforts toward making the world a better place through art. It is a story told in the exhibition through the artist’s own words.

Molten Metals

Molten Metals highlights standout works from the Neuberger Museum of Art’s permanent collection, showcasing a range of techniques. Beverly Pepper’s Model for Split Pyramid demonstrates welding, where segments of Corten steel are permanently joined with heat. Harry Bertoia’s Construction (Radiant) uses soldering—a similar process that bonds metal parts with an alloy. Dorothy Dehner’s Long Landscape exemplifies casting, where molten bronze is poured into a mold and cooled to form a single unified shape.

Then and Now

Then and Now is an ongoing exhibition that includes a rotation of works from the museum’s collection of nearly 7,000 objects.

DETAILS:

DATE: SUNDAY, April 6, 2025.

Start time: 12:00 Noon
  

LOCATION: Neuberger Museum of Art, SUNY Purchase College https://neuberger.org
State University of New York, 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, NY 10577. Phone: 914-251-6100 

DIRECTIONS: https://www.purchase.edu/admissions/travel-and-transportation/#Directions

PARKING Information: https://www.purchase.edu/neuberger-museum-of-art/visit/

Museum visitors should park in the West 1 Visitor Parking Lot. From the main entrance to the Purchase College campus, turn left and continue on the West Loop for approximately one mile; the entrance to the West 1 parking lot will be on your right.

LUNCH: Due to our later start, we will not break for lunch.  Please bring a snack/lunch to have if you get hungry. There are no food options at the Museum Store.  However, there are options on campus.

SHOW and TELL: 3:00 PM. We will share our drawings and tell stories. This is the social part of our day and is not to be missed.

NOTES: 

• Admission is currently FREE for all visitors. Donations are accepted.
  Stools will be available from the Museum.
• During your visit, please remember these rules for the exhibit areas:
• No food or beverages 
• No flash photography
• No pens or markers (you may use pencils to write/draw)

Please RSVP to Cathy Gutterman at westchester@nycurbansketchers.org

Looking for us? 

Call/text: Cathy at (914) 625-0766 or Marianne at (914) 355-6507