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An abandoned public school lends both a name and a building to one of the country’s largest and oldest contemporary art institutions. Queens’ MoMA PS1, the Long Island City affiliate of Manhattan’s Museum of Modern Art, transformed the space with site-specific installations exhibited throughout the classrooms, beginning with the inaugural 1976 group show, Rooms. Since then, the museum has continued to display art with an adventurous, transformative spirit while playing off its site’s origins.
It’s a good time to go because several exhibitions are closing soon- Gabriel Goliath, Vaginal Davis, Four Dilations (various artists), Inuuteq Storch, Homeroom: Education as Resistance (various artists), etc.
*Please note that this is NOT the MoMA in Manhattan on 53 Street, it is their outpost in L.I.C.
HOST: Charles Cannizzaro 914-552-3658
DATE: Saturday 2/21/26
TIME: Sketching 10am - 3pm | Show and Tell beginning at 3pm.
LOCATION: MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City, Queens
MEETING LOCATION: There will be no official meeting to kick off the day, join your fellow sketchers throughout the museum and just start sketching. If you are new, look for people with sketchbooks and say hello, we are a friendly bunch.
SHOW AND TELL LOCATION: To be determined, but let’s use the museum lobby as our default meeting spot at 3:00 sharp. Check with the host day-of for the exact show-and-tell location.
VENUE RULES: Admission is free. The website lists beverages, pens, and tripods as not being allowed in the galleries. It does not explicitly prohibit stools, so try your luck. As always, please listen to the guards, we want to be welcomed back with open arms.
FOOD, DRINK, RESTROOMS: There are restrooms and a small market (Ora’s) in the museum.
ABOUT NYC URBAN SKETCHING EVENTS: All are welcome, no fee, no registration. Just look for folks with sketchbooks 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.
