SAT, JUNE 4 FAMILY ART PROJECT: SOIL SEARCHING What makes soil healthy and rich? Outdoor explorations and indoor group experiments, plus drawing and staining with actual soil, watercolors and other mixed media, help us get in touch with the natural world around us. Free, and admission to the grounds is free until noon. WAVE HILL HOUSE, 10AM‒1PM
SAT, JUNE 4 GARDENING WORKSHOP: FROM WOOD PALLETS TO PLANT PALETTES This summer, once again, the Pergola will feature several gorgeously planted wood pallets. With guidance from Wave Hill Gardener Jennifer Cimino, prepare your own easily-transported wood pallet (two feet by two feet) and plant it with a selection of lovely annual plants. Re-use your vertical garden with a different planting scheme next year. $60/$50 Wave Hill Member. Registration required, online at wavehill.org or onsite at the Perkins Visitor Center. MEET AT THE PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 10AM
SAT, JUNE 4 FREE COMMUNITY TAI CHI CHUAN This summer, come out and enjoy the benefits of Tai Chi, a gentle exercise that focuses on deep breathing and movements based on images found in nature. In this multi-level class, Irving Yee, a member of the William CC Chen Tai Chi School, introduces students to the internal martial arts and promotes an awareness of its health benefits. Free, and admission to the grounds is free until noon. MEET AT THE PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 10AM
SAT, JUNE 4 GARDEN HIGHLIGHTS WALK
Join us for an hour-long tour of seasonal garden highlights. Free, and admission to the grounds is free until noon.
MEET AT PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 11AM
SAT, JUNE 4 GALLERY TOUR Join Wave Hill’s Curatorial Fellow for a tour of current exhibitions. In the main gallery, (Not So) Still Life presents novel ways that contemporary artists are transforming the still life genre to engage with current culture. As a subject, the still life has remained popular since the early Renaissance, featuring compositions of natural and inanimate objects often presented with allegorical connotations. Today, artists are creating new variations by working in photography and sculpture to conflate interior space with landscape, or by using video and animation to convey still life in motion. Artists include Adam Brent, Elizabeth Bryant, Nicole Cohen, Ori Gersht, Jessica Jackson Hutchins, Sue Johnson, Laura Letinsky, Beth Lipman, Erin O’Keefe, Donna Sharrett, Nicolas Touron, Michael Vahrenwald, Rodrigo Valenzuela and Alex Verhaest. In the Sunroom Project Space, art collective Dark Matters (Aimée Burg, Frank De León-Jones and Anna Ritsch) create an interactive site for contemplating the invisible energy that fills the universe. Visitors may concoct their own wishes using materials available at stations throughout the space. Free with admission to the grounds. GLYNDOR GALLERY, 2PM
SUN, JUNE 5 FAMILY ART PROJECT: SOIL SEARCHING What makes soil healthy and rich? Outdoor explorations and indoor group experiments, plus drawing and staining with actual soil, watercolors and other mixed media, help us get in touch with the natural world around us. Free with admission to the grounds. WAVE HILL HOUSE, 10AM‒1PM
SUN, JUNE 5 YOGA Reduce stress, increase your energy and bring strength and flexibility to mind, body and spirit with a yoga practice that makes use of props, including blocks and straps. Classes are led in partnership with Yoga for Bliss. All levels welcome; participants should bring their own mats. Session fee: $25/15 Wave Hill Member. Advance registration online receives a $2 discount. Online registration closes at 8AM on the day of the session. Cancellations must be made by 3PM the Friday before; after that, refunds will not be made. Drop-ins will be accommodated as the limited space permits. Participants must present their Membership card or a printed program registration form at the front gate, or purchase tickets at the Perkins Visitor Center. Please arrive on time: late-comers will not be admitted once the class begins. Sessions take place outdoors, weather permitting. MEET AT ECOLOGY BUILDING, 10‒11:15AM
SUN, JUNE 5 MEDITATION Take a moment to connect with your inner self while practicing peace and mindfulness. Classic sessions include instruction in simple techniques followed by 20 to 30 minutes of guided meditation led in partnership with Yoga for Bliss. All levels are welcome. Session fee: $20/$10 Wave Hill Member. Advance registration online receives a $2 discount. Program fee includes admission. Online registration closes at 8AM on the day of the session. Drop-ins will be accommodated as the limited space permits. Participants must present their Membership card or a printed program registration form at the front gate or purchase tickets at the Perkins Visitor Center. Please arrive on time: late-comers will not be admitted once the class begins. Sessions take place outdoors periodically, weather permitting. MEET AT ECOLOGY BUILDING, 11:45AM‒12:45PM
SUN, JUNE 5 GARDEN HIGHLIGHTS WALK
Join us for an hour-long tour of seasonal garden highlights. Free with admission to the grounds.
MEET AT PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 2PM
SUN, JUNE 5 MEET THE ARTISTS: DARK MATTERS Join us at this artist talk in the Sunroom Project Space. The artists in the collective Dark Matters (Aimée Burg, Frank De León-Jones and Anna Ritsch), discuss their installation, an interactive site for contemplating the invisible energy that fills the universe. Visitors may concoct their own wishes using materials available at stations throughout the space. Free with admission to the grounds. GLYNDOR GALLERY, 2PM
MON, JUNE 6 Closed to the public.
TUE, JUNE 7 ART WORKSHOP SERIES BEGINS: UPSCALE LANDSCAPE PAINTING Explore the process of painting on a large scale in this summer intensive with artist Rachael Wren, whose paintings are on view in Wave Hill House. Conceive, construct and compose a grande landscape from sketched studies to finished painting, using Wave Hill’s gardens and expansive views as your inspiration. This three-session series continues June 8 and 9. $175/$135 Wave Hill Member. Registration required, online at wavehill.org or onsite at the Perkins Visitor Center. Space is limited. ON THE GROUNDS, 10AM–3PM
TUE, JUNE 7 GARDEN HIGHLIGHTS WALK
Join us for an hour-long tour of seasonal garden highlights. Free, and admission to the grounds is free until noon.
MEET AT PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 11AM
TUE, JUNE 7 GALLERY TOUR Join Wave Hill’s Curatorial Fellow for a tour of current exhibitions. In the main gallery, (Not So) Still Life presents novel ways that contemporary artists are transforming the still life genre to engage with current culture. As a subject, the still life has remained popular since the early Renaissance, featuring compositions of natural and inanimate objects often presented with allegorical connotations. Today, artists are creating new variations by working in photography and sculpture to conflate interior space with landscape, or by using video and animation to convey still life in motion. Artists include Adam Brent, Elizabeth Bryant, Nicole Cohen, Ori Gersht, Jessica Jackson Hutchins, Sue Johnson, Laura Letinsky, Beth Lipman, Erin O’Keefe, Donna Sharrett, Nicolas Touron, Michael Vahrenwald, Rodrigo Valenzuela and Alex Verhaest. In the Sunroom Project Space, art collective Dark Matters (Aimée Burg, Frank De León-Jones and Anna Ritsch) create an interactive site for contemplating the invisible energy that fills the universe. Visitors may concoct their own wishes using materials available at stations throughout the space. Free with admission to the grounds. GLYNDOR GALLERY, 2PM
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A 28-acre public garden and cultural center overlooking the Hudson River and Palisades, Wave Hill’s mission is to celebrate the artistry and legacy of its gardens and landscape, to preserve its magnificent views, and to explore human connections to the natural world through programs in horticulture, education and the arts.
HOURS Open all year, Tuesday through Sunday and many major holidays: 9AM–5:30PM. Closes 4:30PM, November 1–March 14.
ADMISSION $8 adults, $4 students and seniors 65+, $2 children 6–18. Free Saturday and Tuesday mornings until noon. Free to Wave Hill Members and children under 6.
PROGRAM FEES Programs are free with admission to the grounds unless otherwise noted.
Visitors to Wave Hill can take advantage of Metro-North’s one-day getaway offer. Purchase a discount round-trip rail far and discount admission to the gardens. More at http://mta.info/mnr/html/getaways/outbound_wavehill.htm
DIRECTIONS – Getting here is easy! Located only 30 minutes from midtown Manhattan, Wave Hill’s free shuttle van transports you to and from our front gate and Metro-North’s Riverdale station, as well as the W. 242nd Street stop on the #1 subway line. Limited onsite parking is available for $8 per vehicle. Free offsite parking is available nearby with continuous, complimentary shuttle service to and from the offsite lot and our front gate. Complete directions and shuttle bus schedule at www.wavehill.org/visit/.
Information at 718.549.3200. On the web at www.wavehill.org.
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