Tree Wonder Drawing Session
Event description
Tree Wonder is a community eco-art initiative to raise awareness of nature in the city and promote ecological learning through in-person contact. The focus is Manhattan’s oldest tree, the striking English Elm in Washington Square Park, said to be more than 350 years old. Thousands of park visitors from the neighborhood, the city, and the world walk by this awe-inspiring tree, but rarely stop to observe and wonder.
On thirteen Sundays this Spring, we’ll be hosting free drawing sessions at the base of the English Elm. Each session is led by an invited artist who shares drawing techniques with participants or inspires them with prompts to draw from. Free drawing materials and paper are always provided and all ages and experience levels are encouraged to participate!
Our drawing sessions began in the spring of 2022 and our community has since produced over 2,000 drawings of the monumental English Elm! Click here to explore our archive of drawings of this historic tree.
RSVP above if you'd like to let us know you're coming, but registration is not required to attend! Just stop by the tree on Sundays to say hello and draw with us.
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Spring 2024 Schedule
March 24th: Kristin Jones
April 7th: Katie Holten & Ellen Harvey
April 14th: Sam Wade Levy
April 21st: Ishita Jain
April 28th: Nora Humphrey Logan
May 5th: Ilene Sunshine
May 12th: Camila A. Morales
May 19th: Sonita Singwi
May 26th: TBD
June 2nd: TBD
June 9th: Phyllis Trout
June 16th: TBD
June 23rd: TBD
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Tree Wonder is led by artist Kristin Jones in partnership with urban forester Georgia Silvera Seamans, PhD, Founder of Local Nature Lab and Director of Washington Square Park Eco Projects.
Click here to support Tree Wonder!