{"title": "Drop-in Sketching in the Galleries", "start": "2026-11-13T13:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-13T15:00:00-05:00", "place": "Cooper–Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum", "address": "East 91st Street 2, New York", "price": "Free with museum admission", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/drawing"], "description": "A drop-in sketching session held in the museum's galleries, open to all with no drawing experience required. Participants sketch within the Frederic Church in Jamaica exhibition, which explores the painter's sketches of the Jamaican landscape from his 1865 journey to the island. Drawing prompts, seating, and materials are provided, and space is limited on a first come, first served basis. The session takes place in the Conservatory on the second floor of Cooper Hewitt, a fully wheelchair accessible space.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/drop-in-sketching-in-the-galleries-52201/", "official_url": "https://www.cooperhewitt.org/event/drop-in-sketching-in-the-galleries-11-13-2026/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/15532423ffd1e901bb9c1d3f0014a5eb6942313a8e8d85be4e7a2ebc491e47c8-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-13T13:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-13T15:00:00-05:00", "place": "Cooper–Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum", "address": "East 91st Street 2, New York", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Family Program | Botanical Prints", "start": "2026-11-14T11:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-14T15:00:00-05:00", "place": "Cooper–Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum", "address": "East 91st Street 2, New York", "price": "Free with museum admission", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["science/biology/botany", "diy/printmaking"], "description": "Family Program | Botanical Prints is a drop-in hands-on workshop at Cooper–Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, where youth ages 5–12 and their adult guardians create botanical prints using gel plates. It is part of the museum's monthly second-Saturday family activities and is inspired by the exhibition Frederic Church in Jamaica, whose botanical sketches made on treks through Jamaica's landscape will be on view. A museum educator guides participants as they use ferns and other botanical pressings to make prints capturing the details of nature; no experience is necessary and all materials are provided. The program is included with museum admission, youth 18 and under are always free, and registration is not required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/family-program-botanical-prints-52202/", "official_url": "https://www.cooperhewitt.org/event/family-program-botanical-prints-11-14-2026/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f8528b50a2390433981e8bf089e447b0be0aade8c1b5754211d3b482fb44c174-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Sketch Night at the Society", "start": "2026-11-11T18:30:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-11T20:30:00-05:00", "place": "Society of Illustrators", "address": "East 63rd Street 128, 10065 New York", "price": "$10.00 – $20.00", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "20.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/drawing/figure-drawing"], "description": "Sketch Night at the Society is a figure drawing session at the Society of Illustrators, open to artists of all skill levels, with a nude model. It is hosted by the Society of Illustrators, whose mission includes promoting the art of illustration. Chairs and sketch boards are provided, but attendees bring their own art materials, and ticketed guests can enjoy a cocktail at the 128 Bar & Bistro. The event takes place on the third floor, accessible only via stairs.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/sketch-night-at-the-society-55951/", "official_url": "https://societyillustrators.org/event/sketch-night-10-28-26/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/0ede136803bb58bbd76723464500e2be2eb385fba21a7e9bcffd53f42aee035e-600.webp"}, {"title": "Beyond the Landscape: Victoria Johnson on Glorious Country and the World of Frederic Church", "start": "2026-11-12T18:30:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-12T20:00:00-05:00", "place": "Cooper–Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum", "address": "East 91st Street 2, New York", "price": "$20 Adult, $10 Museum Member, $12 Educator, Senior, Student, Visitors with Disabilities", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": "20.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art/painting", "history/biography"], "description": "An illustrated evening talk at Cooper Hewitt's lecture room, with a welcome and an optional audience Q&A. Victoria Johnson, a Pulitzer Prize finalist and professor at Hunter College, speaks on the life of the artist Frederic Church, whose footsteps she followed around the globe for her new biography, Glorious Country. She tells how Church's curiosity, bravery, and passion for nature drove him to explore the world, and how his acclaimed, blockbuster paintings persuaded skeptical critics that the \"New World\" could produce towering artists, bringing the world to America and America to the world. The program is part of Frederic Church in Jamaica, supported by the Henry Luce Foundation and others.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/beyond-the-landscape-victoria-johnson-on-glorious-country-an-52200/", "official_url": "https://www.cooperhewitt.org/event/beyond-the-landscape-victoria-johnson-on-glorious-country-and-the-world-of-frederic-church-11-12-2026/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4ed1ea7816c4a4b6f7a2c2b9fcb8f2691f62b34749c7ee55f29ab8c390b4cb66-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Costumed Sketch Night at the Society", "start": "2026-11-04T18:30:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-04T20:30:00-05:00", "place": "Society of Illustrators", "address": "East 63rd Street 128, 10065 New York", "price": "$10.00 – $20.00", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "20.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/drawing/figure-drawing"], "description": "A costumed figure drawing session for artists of all skill levels. The Society of Illustrators hosts it, providing chairs and sketch boards while artists bring their own materials, and a bar where guests can enjoy a cocktail. The event takes place on the third floor, accessible only via stairs.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/costumed-sketch-night-at-the-society-81522/", "official_url": "https://societyillustrators.org/event/sketch-night-11-04-2026/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2dda6ac76d46632947f1d795cab8c83ac4d78824fc71ec98ff91ea07eba5aa0b-600.webp"}, {"title": "Gallery Kit", "start": "2026-11-06T14:30:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "The Noguchi Museum", "address": "33rd Road 9-01, 11106 Long Island City", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/sculpture"], "description": "Gallery Kit is a drop-in art-making session held in the museum's galleries. Visitors of all ages and experience levels explore Isamu Noguchi's work and current exhibitions, with each session starting from a motivating question that guides a creative exploration of materials and ideas. The event is hosted by The Noguchi Museum and admission is free all day for Free First Friday; no advance registration is required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/gallery-kit-56813/", "official_url": "https://www.noguchi.org/museum/calendar/event/2026-11-06-1430-gallery-kit/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b6db5c02662028fc8948a82c1e9997a06064117189a2aa14a83cf1c9eeec60e7-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Art + You", "start": "2026-11-06T17:30:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-06T17:30:00-05:00", "place": "Whitney Museum of American Art", "address": "Gansevoort Street 99, 10014 New York", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/drawing"], "description": "Art + You is a gallery gathering at the Whitney Museum where younger adults share thoughts on artworks through close looking and conversation, taking place on Floor 8. Facilitated by museum educator and Brooklyn-based artist Jacqueline Cedar, it explores the exhibition 'The Lost World: The Art of Minnie Evans' through discussion and drawing. Participants consider how artists draw inspiration from memory, nature and the subconscious, then experiment with automatic drawing, color and shape to make their own works. The event is free with limited capacity, and advance registration is encouraged, though drop-ins with Free Friday Night admission are welcome space-pending.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/art-you-75752/", "official_url": "https://whitney.org/events/art-and-you-nov2026", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ea7d39528b8ff53f629674ae24794bb83b8fcc6fd508df2351b2fb6f0a213c7e-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Creative Aging: Drawing to See", "start": "2026-11-05T14:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-05T16:00:00-05:00", "place": "Bay Terrace", "address": "18-36 Bell Boulevard, Bayside, NY 11360", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/drawing"], "description": "Creative Aging: Drawing to See is a drawing workshop for seniors held at Bay Terrace, a branch of the Queens Public Library. It is run by the Queens Public Library and is based on an approach to art-making grounded in perception: if you can see something accurately, then you can draw it. The session lasts two hours and welcomes older adults.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/creative-aging-drawing-to-see-51290/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "Studio Social", "start": "2026-11-12T18:30:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-12T21:30:00-05:00", "place": "102 Franklin St, New York, NY 10013", "address": "", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/drawing"], "description": "Studio Social is an evening gathering in a Tribeca art studio where people meet new faces in the city. It is an Anchor gathering, this time built around a shared artwork everyone can add to throughout the night. Art supplies are included, no experience is needed, and helpers make introductions so no one stands alone. You can come on your own or bring a friend and draw a little, talk a lot, or move between the two.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/studio-social-67348/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/077e3ce19aea3162f4725bf7edbed662baf56567fecc7003a8369d32b0b7d57d-2000.webp"}, {"title": "After School Art Explorers: Free Drop-In Program", "start": "2026-11-03T14:30:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-03T16:30:00-05:00", "place": "The Jewish Museum", "address": "5th Avenue 1109, 10128 New York", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["art"], "description": "After School Art Explorers: Free Drop-In Program is a Tuesday afternoon drop-in session where preschoolers and elementary school-aged children explore and create art. The Jewish Museum invites families to try a variety of art-making processes inspired by artworks on view, with a different theme each session. This week, children can sculpt a whimsical animal or figure inspired by playful ceramics in the exhibition Modernity and Opulence: Women of the Wiener Werkstätte. The free program takes place in the Floor 4 Studio while the Museum is closed to the public, and RSVP is recommended though walk-ups are welcome.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/after-school-art-explorers-free-drop-in-program-75690/", "official_url": "https://thejewishmuseum.org/program/110326_after-school-art-explorers-2/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/eae0c79382b85d92e92e2f47228a9a03afd64b09000c5eb1393d77678ee17b8e-1200.webp"}]}