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Teen Clay Workshop with Karen Jaimes

Join artist Karen Jaimes, featured in Clay Conversations: Ceramics from the Gilded to the Digital Age, for a free drop-in ceramics workshop just for teens! Learn to create a reproduction of an ancient spout vessel using clay, your hands, and tools. Wear an old shirt or apron—it might get a little messy! All materials provided.

Free First Fridays: Immersive Ballet by MorDance

Celebrate Women’s History Month with MorDance’s Echoes of Silence, an immersive ballet honoring the artistry of influential female singer-songwriters from the 60s and 70s. Starting at 6pm, the dancers will perform at various locations throughout the HRM, with live music by a solo guitarist and vocalist, culminating in a collective performance in the Middle Level

Curator Tour of Smoke in Our Hair

Join Sháńdíín Brown, curator of Smoke in Our Hair: Native Memory and Unsettled Time, for an in-depth tour of the exhibition. Brown will guide visitors through its three sections—wood, smoke, and fire—exploring how Indigenous perceptions of time are cyclical, relational, and unifying. The tour will highlight the works’ connections to personal memory, ancestral artistic practices,

Artist Tour and Workshop with Ebony Bolt

Join artist Ebony Bolt in the galleries for a discussion of her mixed-media work Botanical Dreams in the Concrete Jungle, currently on view in Collection Spotlight: Cityscapes. Learn about Bolt’s practice of sketching people on the NYC subway and transforming them into colorful, patterned artworks. After the conversation, participate in a fun mixed-media workshop where

The 3 Dianas: An Original Theatrical Event

Immerse yourself in The 3 Dianas, an original theatrical experience inspired by works in It Takes 2: Unexpected Pairings, performed by Sarah Lawrence students in the galleries. Conceived and directed by Allen Lang, Sarah Lawrence College Director of Theater Outreach, with an original score by William Catanzaro, this production unfolds in three episodes totalling 40

Author Talk: The Joy of Connections by Dr. Ruth

Celebrate Women’s History Month with authors Mary Calvi and Allison Gilbert as they discuss The Joy of Connections: 100 Ways to Beat Loneliness and Live a Happier and More Meaningful Life, co-authored by Gilbert with the late Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer. In this conversation, Gilbert shares insights from Dr. Ruth’s final book, published after her

How Abstract Sounds

Celebrate Black History Month with an afternoon of cool jazz and conversation inspired by Joe Overstreet’s 1970 sculptural painting Boxes, featured in It Takes 2: Unexpected Pairings. Join art historian Bentley Brown and musical greats Edsel Gomez and Felipe Luciano as they explore the pioneering role of Black artists and creative spaces in New York’s

Family Art Workshop: City Pop

Design and assemble your own 3D miniature skyline using construction paper, markers, and more, inspired by Collection Spotlight: Cityscapes. Recommended for ages 4+.

Screenprinting and Mixed Media Collage Workshop

Explore the art of screenprinting and mixed media in this hands-on workshop inspired by exportware ceramics in Glenview and Clay Conversations: Ceramics from the Gilded to the Digital Age. Featured artist Rachel Sydlowski will guide you through one-color screenprinting, enhanced with drawing, painting, and collage techniques. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced artist, this

Korean Sogo-chum

The New York Korean Performing Arts Center presents a vibrant sogo-chum, or small drum dance. Performed with a double-headed hand-held drum, this lively tradition is featured at festivals, weddings, and community events. Enjoy the performance followed by a Q&A with dancers Jiyoung Lee and Youngsil Um. This program is part of #HRMLunarNewYear.