Weekday Schedule for January, February and March

In an effort to help you plan to attend the Weekday Sketch events, here is the schedule for January and February 2026.  Please be aware that the locations listed may change for various reasons, so please check the weekly announcements and the blog for accurate information.

Thanks to all who made suggestion on sketch sites.

Wednesday , January 7, 2026                        AMNH (origami tree)

Wednesday January 14, 2026                       Museum of the City of NY Gingerbread houses 

Wednesday January 21, 2026                        Studio Museum of Harlem

Wednesday January 28, 2026                        Roerich Museum

Wednesday February 4, 2026                        Museum of the American Indian

Wednesday, February 11, 2026                     The Frick (afternoon)

Wednesday, February 18, 2026                     St. Nicholas Church 

Wednesday, February 25, 2026                    The Historical 

Wednesday March  4, 2026                           Guggenheim Museum

Wednesday March 11, 2026                          The Hugh

Wednesday March 18, 2026                            Japan Society    

Wednesday March 25, 2026                            Asia Society

   

THURSDAY, December 11, 2025: WESTCHESTER Sketchers at Cast Hall, NYC

  Westchester Sketchers at Cast Hall

Join us as we return to a favorite sketching site, the Institute for Classical  Architecture and Art's Cast Hall.

Cast Hall

Long ago, before the Met Museum was the major institution that it is now and could afford the real statures that we now see in the Greek and Roman Galleries, they displayed plaster casts of the original statures. Once the real statures replaced the plaster casts, the casts went into storage and were largely forgotten. Then the Met donated them to the ICAA, who restored them and put them on display in ... Cast Hall.

Bring your watercolors, bring your lunch but don't bring a stool as there are tables and chairs for us to use.   For more information about the ICAA, its services and trips, click here: https://www.classicist.org.

But wait!  That's not all!

The building that houses the ICAA, The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen, is an artifact by itself, with a Lock Museum, a multi-level library with a stained glass ceiling, beautiful hallways, railings and an incredible sculpture of an arm (you have to see it for yourself). When you get tired of drawing the statures walk into the hallway and sketch this building that is a true hidden gem of NYC. 

DATE:  THURSDAY, December  11, 2025

STARTING TIME: 10:30 AM

LOCATION:  THE INSTITUTE FOR CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE AND ART 

                         THE MECHANICS AND TRADESMAN BUILDING

                         20 West 44th Street, NYC

TRANSPORTATION: B, D, F, M to 42nd Street/Bryant Park Station or 7 to 5th Ave Station. 

                        

NOTES

• Please RSVP directly to Cathy Gutterman at westchester@nycurbansketchers.org.  
• Water and bathrooms are available.
• Bring your lunch or purchase it from the local food outlets.
• You can work in wet media.

All skill levels welcome!

Looking for us? Call or text Cathy at 914-625-0766

12/12 Friday NJ Sketcher at Short Hills Mall

Sketch Christmas at the Mall at Short Hills

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 

jazaz7658@gmail.com

(551) 206-1273

There are benches, chairs and open coffee areas so a stool may not be necessary. Bathroom available.

instagram: @njurbansketchers

All welcome, no fees to attend

Weekday Sketchers at MAD 12/10

Weekday Sketchers at MAD on Wednesday

The Museum of Art and Design on Columbus Circle is a wonderful warehouse of contemporary art, artifacts and jewelry.  The current shows featuring works by Johnathan Adlers, Dean Barnes, and an exhibit about the artifacts of Motherhood, will provide plenty for us to sketch this week.

For more information about the museum nd the current exhibitions, click here: https://madmuseum.org/

Dana Barnes Exhibit

DATE:  Wednesday December 10, 2025

STARTING TIME: 10:30 AM

LOCATION:  MUSEUM OF ART AND DESIGN

                        2 Columbus Circle, 10019

TRANSPORTATION: 1, A,B,C, D to Columbus Circle 59th Street

Douriean Fletcher Exhibit:
Jewelry of Afrofuture

 NOTES

• Please RSVP directly to Raylie Dunkel at President@NYCurbansketchers.org
• Looking for us?  Call or text Raylie at 201-273-0445
• There is an admission fee of $20 for Adults and $16 for Seniors.
• The museum accepts the AAM membership and many other affiliated programs, including the NYC Cultural Pass
• Water and bathrooms are available 
• There is no food allowed in the galleries
• Be prepared to work in dry materials. 

Saturday 12/6/25: Weekend Sketchers at Pier 57

 

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.

December 3, 2025 Sketch The China Institute

 Weekday Sketchers at China Institute Wednesday

Join us this week to visit one of the lesser known galleries in the city: The China Institute.  Located almost at the tip of Manhattan, The China Institute offers a compendium of services, classes, and outreach to the Chinese community, including an excellent art gallery. The current exhibit, entitled "Metamorphosis: Chinese Imagination and Transformation highlights works by 28 contemporary artists of Chinese descent, who explore themes of personal, cultural, historical and material metamorphosis in dynamic and innovative ways."

For more information about the Chinese Institute and the current exhibit, click here: https://chinainstitute.org/gallery-exhibitions/current-exhibition/ 

DATE: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2025

TIME: 10:30 AM

LOCATION:  CHINA INSTITUTE 

                       100 WASHINGTON STREET (temporary entrance at 40 Rector St. 2nd floor) 

 

            NOTE: There is an entrance fee of $10 for Seniors and Students and $15 FOR Adults.  You will need of ID to get through security in the building.

TRANSPORTATION: 1 train to Rector Street or the 4, 5 to Wall Street.

NOTES

• Please RSVP directly to Raylie Dunkel at President@nycurbansketches.org
• Looking for us? Call Raylie at 201-273-0445.    
• Bring a stool and dry medium (pencil or color pencil only) to work with. 
• Water and bathrooms are available
• There is no food allowed in the gallery 
• There is no food service in the China Institute 

FRIDAY, December 5, 2025: WESTCHESTER Sketchers at the Katonah Museum of Art

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:

Shen Wei: STILL/MOVING

This exhibition commemorates thirty years of Shen Wei’s visionary career as a dancer, choreographer, visual artist, and global cultural ambassador. The exhibition, an unprecedented joint presentation between the Katonah Museum of Art and The Pocantico Center of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, will illuminate the full scope of the artist’s practice, offering viewers rare access to his paintings, films, new choreographic works, and video highlights of the Shen Wei Dance Arts repertoire. Shen Wei’s visual art captures the body in motion through his dynamic brushwork that seamlessly incorporates Chinese calligraphy and allusions to post-World War II abstract painting movements like Action Painting and Gutai, among others. Traditional Chinese shan shui (mountain-water) painting offers an additional source of inspiration for his abstract and visionary landscapes. 

DETAILS:

DATE: FRIDAY, December 5, 2025.

Time: Our official event will be 1:00 - 3:00 pm, but please arrive before 1:00 PM to start with a tour of the current exhibit.  We will be participating in the SENIOR SOCIAL AFTERNOON of art, refreshments, and socializing. Our own Diane Bloom will be giving an art demonstration on Chinese brushes and watercolor painting.

Register here: https://www.simpletix.com/e/senior-social-afternoon-tickets-237950

LOCATION: Katonah Museum of Art 134 Jay Street - Route 22, Katonah, NY 10536

Phone: (914) 232-9555 

DIRECTIONS: https://www.katonahmuseum.org/visit/getting-here.php
From NYC: From Grand Central Terminal, take the Metro-North Harlem Line to Katonah Station. The trip one-way from Grand Central is about 1 hour 15 minutes. The Museum is located 0.7 miles east of the Katonah train station. From the train station, it is a 10-20-minute walk. Taxi service is also available. For daily train schedules, visit MTA. 

LUNCH: Due to our later start, we will not stop for lunch.  

NOTES:

• Admission: Seniors $9, others $12.
• Reciprocal Admission: Fairfield Westchester Museum Alliance (FWMA), North American Reciprocal Museum Association (NARM), American Alliance of Museums (AAM) Members.  Also check check your local Library Pass Program.
• Food, drink, chewing gum and tobacco products are not allowed in the galleries.
• For the current exhibits, we will not be allowed to sketch in the galleries.  We can, however, sketch outdoors, and use watercolor and non messy materials in the Learning Center. 

Please RSVP to Cathy Gutterman at westchester@nycurbansketchers.org

Please also register for the Senior Social Afternoon here:

https://www.simpletix.com/e/senior-social-afternoon-tickets-237950

Looking for us? 

Call/text: Cathy at (914) 625-0766

There are no fees. All drawing skill levels are welcome.