Urban Park Rangers: Art & Nature
With our Urban Park Rangers as your guide, draw inspiration from life's greatest artwork—the natural world—and create your own masterpiece or capture your favorite awe-inspiring moments.
Urban Park Rangers: Art & Nature Events
Saturday, May 3, 2025
Nature's Workshop: Natural Dyes Journaling
at Lawn Area (in Herbert Von King Park), Brooklyn 

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers for a fun workshop where you will learn about some of the plants that can be used to extract marvelous and unique color palettes.
Free!
Sunday, May 4, 2025
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: Nature Calligraphy
at 164th Street and Oak Avenue (in Kissena Park), Queens
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Learn how nature influences the art of Chinese calligraphy and learn to write some words yourself.
Free!
Sunday, May 11, 2025
Nature Sketching
at Arthur Kill Road and Brookfield Avenue (in Brookfield Park), Staten Island 

10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Hike Brookfield Park as an inspiration while learning drawing techniques to create a seasonal scenic sketch drawing.
Free!
Mother's Day Nature Crafts
at Crotona Nature Center (in Crotona Park), Bronx 

1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Use the beauty of the natural world to create a unique work of art celebrating someone who makes your life more beautiful!
Free!