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April 2023
“Finding My Folk” Art Exhibition
“Finding my Folk” engages seven contemporary immigrant artists whose practice embraces the folkloric and its propensity to adapt to its given place and time. As immigrants who hail from all over the globe and have long called New York home, these gifted creators are actively shaping their own traditions, rituals, and customs by blending elements of their past, memories of “home,” and visions of the future. Curator: Krista Scenna Participating Artists: Ai Campbell (Japan) Angelica Bergamini (Italy) Blanka Amezkua (Mexico) Carl…
Find out more »Seed Celebration
Join us on April 2 for a Seed Celebration in the Park! OSH Director of Gardens Sam Lewis & Garden Coordinator Angela Lombardo will facilitate a neighborhood seed swap. Diversify your home garden by bringing seeds or cuttings from your favorite plants to trade for something new to you. Nothing to swap this time? Leave a donation to support the gardens in exchange for what you take. After the Swap, join Park Slope Parents for a Plant Lovers' Meetup on…
Find out more »PS 118 Spring Market Graduation Fundraiser
5th grade students from PS 118 are fundraising for their graduation activities. Stop by their booth on 5th Ave outside the Park for handmade crafts and baked goods to support their efforts!
Find out more »Happy Planting Day Ceremony
Artist Dario Mohr will lead a “Happy Planting Day” workshop planting seed paper greeting card messages to our ancestors. Mohr and Cody Umans will also erect a new monument outside OSH, “Ancestral Perennial,” to mark the plot of land where the Happy Planting Day ceremony will take place. The ceremony will invite participants from previous workshops to plant greeting cards they wrote to their ancestors. Participants are also invited to create new greeting cards to be planted that day, while…
Find out more »Spring Break Camp with Make It Studio
Make It Studio meets in the OSH Great Room where campers ages 7 - 13 will learn hand and machine sewing skills that turn into amazing projects! From start to finish, kids create unique crafts and accessories they will be proud of. Sign up for Spring Break here, and plan ahead for Make It Studio Summer Camp here.
Find out more »Spring Break Zine Camp with Booklyn
MAKE ZINES DURING SPRING BREAK! During Zine Camp, your child will learn zine-making as a community-centered practice, one that builds social-emotional learning, and teaches skill development for the creation of self-determined storytelling. We'll transform a single piece of paper into a “magic book”, make our own sketchbooks out of recycled household materials, and explore collaborative storytelling techniques to create a class book, which we will edition together so that each child can bring home a copy. We integrate lots of…
Find out more »Extended Viewing: “Finding My Folk” Closing Event
Please join us for an extended viewing farewell gathering with the curator and artists of Finding My Folk. Hear from the artists in a brief conversation with curator, Krista Scenna, at 7pm. Read more about Finding My Folk on our exhibitions page and follow this link to the virtual tour slide show.
Find out more »Life Drawing @ OSH
Artists of all skill levels (including beginners) are welcome to join us in the Great Room on the 2nd floor of the Old Stone House for this evening session with a professional life model. Bring your favorite supplies (no oils or sprays please) and get sketching! We'll do a variety of short and long poses. Chairs and drawing boards will be provided. Seating is limited and proof of vaccination is required for entry. Unfortunately the venue is not wheelchair accessible.…
Find out more »Open Note Concert Series
Open Note is a series of eight intimate, monthly concerts curated and performed by students from the Mannes School of Music. Formed initially as a performance opportunity during the Part-Time Faculty strike that affected all members of the Mannes community in fall 2022, Open Note is being run in spring 2023 by the students in the spirit of building community and spreading hope after such a difficult time. This collection of concerts is free to the public; everyone is welcome.…
Find out more »Street Tree Care Volunteer Meet Up
Meet us at 10 am at the tree beds on 5th avenue between 3rd and 4th Streets. We will be cleaning and spreading compost on the tree beds. All supplies will be provided! Please dress comfortably for the weather and our work together. Please use this link to RSVP so we have an accurate idea of volunteer numbers.
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