This week · Wednesday 21 to Tuesday 27 October 2026

Make something this week

One thing made a day: a class, a drop-in studio, a printshop with the doors open. Paid stops are the ones worth paying for; the free ones are really free.

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🏺 This week’s trail

7 stops, from Art Lab on Wednesday to The Cooper Union on Tuesday. 5 of them free; the paid stops add up to $467.

stops

free

$467

for the whole week

Wednesday

Stop 1 of the week

Art Lab

$292Stop 1 · 5:30 PMOil Painting BasicsArt Lab · Staten IslandAn eight-week introduction to oil paint — handling and safety, mixing colour, composition, and painting both from life and from imagination — for students aged 16 and up. At Art Lab,…

Or swap for

5:30 PMRustic Florals Floral DesignFlowerSchool New York$125 5:30 PMIntroduction to Floral Design: Rustic FloralsFlowerSchool New York$125

Thursday

Stop 2 of the week

Center for Book Arts

Free · registerStop 2 · 2:00 PMCreate a DreambookCenter for Book Arts · MidtownA free MoMA workshop series for adults and teens at the Center for Book Arts, where artists María Verónica San Martín and Rebecca Mzengi Corey guide Surrealist-style writing and drawing…

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6:30 PMTeeny Tiny Screen Print ProjectBrooklyn Brainery$68 6:00 PMFloral Design BasicsBrooklyn Botanic GardenSee venue

Friday

Stop 3 of the week

MoMA

Free · registerStop 3 · 5:30 PMDrop-in DrawingMoMA · MidtownDrop-in Drawing is a free-form evening drawing session at MoMA, held in the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden on the first floor. Artist Julien Ceccaldi created self-guided…

Or swap for

6:00 PMSpider Web Tote Sip and SewBrooklyn Stitch Studio$90 7:00 PMSip & Spin (Greenpoint)Choplet Ceramics Studio$90

Saturday

Stop 4 of the week

Wave Hill

Free · registerStop 4 · 10:00 AMFamily Art Project: Web WeaversWave Hill · The BronxChildren learn why spiders are helpful creatures and weave hanging web mobiles to take home; a storytime for all ages follows at 11:30 am in the Gund Theater. At Wave Hill, 4900…

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12:00 PMArts, Culture & Fun: Sugar Skull Art WorkshopHerbert Von King ParkFree · register 1:00 PMOpen Studio at The MetThe Metropolitan Museum of ArtFree

Sunday

Stop 5 of the week

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

FreeStop 5 · 1:00 PMOpen Studio at The MetThe Metropolitan Museum of Art · Upper ManhattanArtist-led demonstrations and drop-in art-making in the galleries themselves rather than in a separate classroom — recent sessions have run in the Robert Lehman Collection, the Irving…

Or swap for

7:30 PMClay For The People (In Person)Gasworks NYC$75 1:00 PMMeet the Artists: Dots and Loops WorkshopsWave HillFree

Monday

Stop 6 of the week

FlowerSchool New York

$175Stop 6 · 5:30 PMAutumn Botanicals Hand-Tied BouquetFlowerSchool New York · MidtownAn evening beginner workshop on the spiral hand-tied bouquet, using seasonal flowers, fall foliage and botanical accents and covering conditioning, balance and color harmony; you leave…

Or swap for

6:00 PMWatercolor Landscapes: Mountains and Evergreen ForestsBrooklyn Brainery$38 6:30 PMPottery Wheel I: Intro to Wheel ThrowingSilk Road Ceramics Studio$595

Tuesday

Stop 7 of the week

The Cooper Union

Free · registerStop 7 · 6:00 PMAaron Gilbert: Alex Katz Chair in Painting Artist TalkThe Cooper Union · Lower ManhattanPainter Aaron Gilbert, Cooper Union's fall 2026 Alex Katz Chair in Painting, talks about his work. He paints close, everyday scenes set against the pressure of institutions and late…

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6:00 PMWatercolor Food IllustrationBrooklyn Brainery$38 6:30 PMPottery Wheel II: Intermediate Wheel ThrowingSilk Road Ceramics Studio$595

Or walk a different week

333 eventsThe whole weekThree picks a day, every category 🎶 ListenThe music week7 stops · 7 free · $0 🎬 WatchThe film week6 stops · 6 free · $0 🧒 KidsThe family week7 stops · 7 free · $0 🆓 Spend nothingThe free week7 stops · 7 free · $0

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