Sunday, April 19, 1:30, Risha Gorig | The Journey at Prospect Park’s Boathouse

The Journey depicts a flock of neon-pink kinetic birds suspended 15 feet in the air, wings catching and releasing with the wind. The work deploys allegory and ingenious engineering in equal measure, conjuring the act of migration as both literal phenomenon and lived condition.
The installation is a reminder that destination may change, but the search for sanctuary is a universal experience. During spring and fall migration, Prospect Park serves as a critical waypoint along the Atlantic Flyway for over 250 kinds of bird species, and is home to Brooklyn's last remaining upland forest and only lake. It is also "Brooklyn's Backyard," welcoming more than 10 million visitors each year. The Boathouse is home to many of the Alliance's nature exploration programs as the first urban Audubon Center in the nation.

This site-specific installation, on the shoreline of the Prospect Park Lullwater near the park's historic Boathouse, is on view through August 31, 2026. For more Earth Day events at Prospect Park, please go here

Saturday-Sunday, April 18-19: Earth Day Weekend at Wave Hill

Jess Brey, Senior Horticultural Interpreter at Wave Hill, invites visitors to enjoy daffodils prancing through the gardens, with notable specimens in the Wild Garden. Magnolias dancing on the wind like butterflies around the Entrance Walk while tulips tiptoe in the seasonal Paisley Bed and Pergola displays.  
No April visit is complete without a walk through the Shade Border—find spring ephemerals such as trilliums and Virginia bluebells feeding bumble queens under the naked tree canopy. Head down into the Woodland behind Glyndor Gallery to catch the finale of our glory-of-the-snow superbloom. If we get warmer than usual temperatures this month, we may start to see camass, azalea, and epimedium at the tail end. Also this weekend, DIRT: The Secret Life of Soil, a theatrical puppet show and family art projects.

Wave Hill, 675 West 252^nd Street , Bronx, NY Info

But this is just a teaser. Following is a wider menu of upcoming NYC Earth Day art events:

Car-Free Earth Day Installations (April 18): NYC DOT Art presents The Plastic Sea by Frahydel Falczuk (interactive, non-recyclable plastic weaving) and An Indicating Cycle by Duy Hoàng (sculptural book on climate species) at multiple car-free zones, including Broadway.

Brooklyn Museum "Forces of Nature" (April 19): Create community quilt squares from repurposed fabrics, transform sneakers into planters, and paint watercolors of aquatic life in the "Life at Sea" workshop.

LMCC Arts Center at Governors Island (April 18): Features an environmentally-focused art day with a puppet-making workshop by artist Greg Corbino.

The Met "Start with Art—Earth Day" (April): Children ages 3–6 can explore nature-themed art in the museum’s collection.

Maple Street Community Garden (April 19): Participate in painting a community mural and a cartonnage workshop using recycled cardboard.

Save the dates, Wednesday, April 22, and May 15, 11am-12:30pm: Plein Air Painting at Mount Vernon Hotel

Peggy will lead two watercolor workshops at the historic Mount Vernon Hotel Museum and Garden on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Built in 1799 as a carriage house, then converted into a "day hotel" in 1826, the Museum transports visitors back to a 19th-century country resort for New Yorkers escaping the hustle and bustle of -the city below 14^th Street.

One of the New York’s great treasures, this stone building sits on land originally owned by Colonel William Stephens Smith, and his wife Abigail Adams Smith, daughter of Founding Father and second President of the United States, John Adams. The garden will be in full bloom, with flowering trees and 500 tulips ready to pose for you.  

In addition to my watercolor workshops, there is a full menu of events, including wine tastings inside the Hotel and a photo tour of the Garden. This natural light photo tour is designed to highlight the authentic textures of MCHMG’s Federal-period interiors and the peak bloom of its 19th-century-style walled garden, which was the recipient of a 2025 Garden Club of America Zone Historic Preservation Commendation for Zone III. You can see the entire lineup of MVHMG events at on Eventbrite Please note visitor guidelines.

Mount Vernon Hotel Museum and Garden, 421 East 61^st Street, between First and York Avenues, New York, NY Info You can see photos of the Hotel and Garden on the MVHMG Instagram @mvhmuseum

Monday, April 27, 4-6pm, Artist talk: M. Genevieve Hitchings | Rethingking Turf at Harrison Public Library

Join DART subscriber M. Genevieve Hitchings for a talk about Turf: Seeing the Invisible through Illustration.This series of illustrations explores notions of beauty in our natural urban and suburban landscapes.Above: Invertebrates Inhabiting the North American Mid-Atlantic Region
We all feel lifted by a bank of spring tulips, a grove of dogwood in flower, a glade full of fragrant lily of the valley. Invertebrates, however, can be difficult for people to relate to, and tend to draw unfavorable reactions. By showing these creatures up close through drawings and providing details about their vital role in supporting and sustaining ecosystems, viewers are challenged to rethink their misconceptions of these species as nuisances. Left: Round Shouldered Orb Weaver Spider

We are surrounded by a natural world that depends on community support. Minor adjustments in how we treat our urban and suburban environments not only improve threatened insect and wildlife populations’ chances to survive, but more broadly improve the prospects for people to lead healthier lives.

The series consists of drawings and info-graphics detailing the anatomies, life cycles, and specialized characteristics of a set of invertebrates (insects and spiders) native to the North American Mid-Atlantic Region. The prints provide context with factual details about supportive land management practices instead of current destructive ones. This body of work attempts to highlight the complexity, sophistication, and importance of these ‘invisible’ creatures.

Harrison Public Library, 2 Bruce Avenue, Harrison NY Info