Things to do / Travel Guide
Address:35 Wooster St.
New York, New York
Tel:
(212) 219-2166
Free your artistic mind with works that push the drawing envelope! The Drawing Center focuses on contemporary, historical and science-oriented drawings you'll not see anywhere else!
Called "one of the city's most highly respected small art museums" by The New York Times, the Drawing Center has become the place to see important contemporary and historical drawing exhibitions. Attracting more than 55,000 visitors annually from the local area, across the country and around the world, the Drawing Center has presented more than 230 exhibitions, published over 70 catalogs, and toured its exhibitions to prestigious museums around the world.
Acclaimed exhibitions encompass a wide range of drawing traditions, such as Shaker Gift Drawings, Rajasthani Miniatures, Plains Indians Ledger Drawings, and Norval Morrisseau/Copper Thunderbird. Visitors can see drawings with a uniquely interdisciplinary approach, ranging from science and architecture to literature, theater, film and music.
Kids will enjoy the Sunday afternoon program, which features readings of contemporary and classic children's literature and cool color slide presentations, free of charge, once a month. Public Programs including gallery talks and panel discussions, and literary programs are available to engage audiences more deeply in the work on display. There are plenty of restaurants all around the Gallery, so make a day of it at the Drawing Center! A second gallery is across the street at 40 Wooster Street.
To get to the Drawing Center by subway, you can take the N,Q,R,W,J,M,Z,6,A,C trains to the Canal Street station. If you are traveling by car, you can take the Holland Tunnel, the West Side Highway, the Williamsburg Bridge, the Manhattan Bridge, or the FDR Drive.
From Drawing Center - New York City, NY:
The Drawing Center has been a unique and dynamic part of New York City's cultural life since 1977. The only not-for-profit institution in the country to focus on the exhibition of drawings, it was established to demonstrate the significance and diversity of drawings throughout history, to juxtapose work by master figures with work by emerging and under-recognized artists, and to stimulate public dialogue on issues of art and culture.