Garden and Gallery offer highlights this week. Our annual plant sale starts on Friday, offering choice additions to your green space. Then on Sunday our fall exhibitions open. The group show, Tandem Pursuits: Armor & Ichthyology,
explores the passions and professions of Bashford Dean, resident of
Wave Hill House from 1909 until his death in 1928. During this time,
Dean served as both Curator of Arms and Armor at the Metropolitan Museum
of Art and Curator of Fish at the American Museum of Natural History.
Inspired by this unique intersection of interests, Wave Hill’s
curatorial team has brought together a remarkable group of contemporary
artworks that explores concepts of adaptation, pattern and protection.
I’ve had a chance to read about each of the works in the show―spoiler
alert: imagine an armor-like structure encrusted with countless blue
roses―and highly recommend coming for the opening reception to take a
first look.
P.S. If you are in a hands-on kind of mood, there’s still time to register for Rachael Wren’s plein-air oil painting workshop.
FRI, SEPTEMBER 13 WAVE HILL PLANT SALE
Don’t
miss this once-a-year opportunity to acquire some great plants for your
home garden! Staff experts are on hand this weekend to offer personal
assistance as you shop from a wide range of rare plants, superior
cultivars and top-notch performers, hand-selected by the Wave Hill
gardeners.
PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 10AM−4PM
SAT, SEPTEMBER 14 WAVE HILL PLANT SALE
Don’t
miss this once-a-year opportunity to acquire some great plants for your
home garden! Staff experts are on hand this weekend to offer personal
assistance as you shop from a wide range of rare plants, superior
cultivars and top-notch performers, hand-selected by the Wave Hill
gardeners.
PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 10AM−4PM
SAT, SEPTEMBER 14 FAMILY ART PROJECT—SHIELD ME WITH A TURTLE SHELL
Marvel
at the beautiful protective shell of the turtle and build, design and
decorate a shell of your own. Then, we’ll gather outside at 12:30PM for a very slow parade—at a turtle’s pace—weather permitting. Free, and admission to the grounds is free until noon.
WAVE HILL HOUSE, 10AM‒1PM
SAT, SEPTEMBER 14 TAI CHI CHUAN
Quiet
like a mountain, moving like a river, Tai Chi is a sequence of gentle
movements based on images found in nature. In this beginner-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
benefits. Sessions are held outdoors only and are weather dependent.
Call 718.549.3200 x245 by 8AM on the day of the class for program updates. Session fee: $23/Wave Hill Member $15. Registration opens onsite at 9:30AM.
MEET AT PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 10‒11AM
SUN, SEPTEMBER 15 WAVE HILL PLANT SALE
Don’t
miss this once-a-year opportunity to acquire some great plants for your
home garden! Staff experts are on hand this weekend to offer personal
assistance as you shop from a wide range of rare plants, superior
cultivars and top-notch performers, hand-selected by the Wave Hill
gardeners.
PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 10AM−4PM
SUN, SEPTEMBER 15 FAMILY ART PROJECT—SHIELD ME WITH A TURTLE SHELL
Marvel
at the beautiful protective shell of the turtle and build, design and
decorate a shell of your own. Then, we’ll gather outside at 12:30PM for a very slow parade—at a turtle’s pace—weather permitting. Free with admission to the grounds.
WAVE HILL HOUSE, 10AM‒1PM
SUN, SEPTEMBER 15 HATHA YOGA
Find
refuge from city life by practicing seasonal yoga. Decrease stress and
increase your energy by focusing on your posture, your breath and your
mind/body/spirit. Classes are led by Neem Dewji, certified in Hatha and
Therapeutic Yoga from The Yoga for Health Foundation, England, and The
Integral Yoga Institute, NYC. All levels welcome. Sessions are held
outdoors only and are weather dependent. Call 718.549.3200 x245 by 8AM on the day of the class for program updates. Session fee: $23/Wave Hill Member $15. Registration opens onsite at 9:30AM.
MEET AT PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 10‒11:15AM
SUN, SEPTEMBER 15 MEDITATION
This
fall, take a moment to release stress and reconnect with your inner
self while practicing meditation. Each session includes instruction in
simple techniques followed by 20 to 30 minutes of meditation. Led by
Yoga for Bliss director Neem Dewji and other qualified instructors. All
levels welcome. Session fee: $23/Wave Hill Member $15. Registration
opens onsite at 9:30AM.
MEET AT PERKINS VISITOR CENTER, 11:30AM‒12:45PM
SUN, SEPTEMBER 15 OPENING RECEPTION FOR FALL EXHIBITIONS
Join
us for a reception marking the opening of Wave Hill’s fall exhibitions,
Tandem Pursuits: Armor & Ichthyology, which celebrates the
interests of former Wave Hill House resident Bashford Dean and Sunroom
Project Space installations by Van Lier Visual Artist Fellows Onyedika
Chuke and Francisco Donoso.
GLYNDOR GALLERY, 2–4:30PM
SUN, SEPTEMBER 15 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
MON, SEPTEMBER 16
Closed to the public.
TUE, SEPTEMBER 17 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, SEPTEMBER 17 GALLERY TOUR
Join
a curatorial fellow for a tour of Wave Hill’s fall exhibition, Tandem
Pursuits: Armor & Ichthyology, which celebrates the interests of
former Wave Hill House resident Bashford Dean. Dean was Curator of Arms
and Armor at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Curator of Fish at the
American Museum of Natural History. The intersection of his interest in
both fish and armor provides the opportunity to bring together a
remarkable group of contemporary art that explores concepts of
adaptation, pattern, and protection. The tour also includes Sunroom
Project Space installations by Van Lier Visual Artist Fellows Onyedika
Chuke and Francisco Donoso. Tours take place Tuesdays and Saturdays at 2PM. Free with admission to the grounds.
GLYNDOR GALLERY, 2PM
THU, SEPTEMBER 19 EARLY MORNING MEMBERS’ GARDEN WALK
Just
for members! Enjoy special access to the grounds on a quiet autumn
morning before we open to the public. Horticultural Interpreter Charles
Day or Assistant Director of Public Programs Laurel Rimmer leads this
early-morning garden walk. Seniors welcome! Although this event is free
for Wave Hill Members, registration is required, online at www.wavehill.org, by calling 718.549.3200 x305 or at the Perkins Visitor Center.
MEET AT WAVE HILL FRONT GATE, 8AM
THU, SEPTEMBER 19 LANDSCAPE OIL PAINTING ART WORKSHOP
Exploring the Fall Palette
Explore
techniques and concepts of oil painting in this plein-air class.
Working from direct observation of the landscape, consider composition,
creating space through color and edge, paint handling and the reasons
for using a limited palette. Artist Rachael Wren offers demonstrations,
critiques and individual guidance. All levels welcome. Limited supplies
provided. $135/Wave Hill Member $105. Registration required, online at www.wavehill.org, by calling 718.549.3200 x305 or at the Perkins Visitor Center. The series continues September 26 and October 3.
MEET AT THE ECOLOGY BUILDING, 10AM−1PM
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 mornings until noon. Free until noon on Tuesdays in September. 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/
DIRECTIONS
– Getting here is easy! Located only 3o 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 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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