All Ages Artmaking: Figure Drawing Free Second Sundays, 11 am–2 pm, 2025

All Ages Artmaking: Figure Drawing

Free Second Sundays, 11 am–2 pm
2025

A woman in a black lace dress with long braids poses reclining on two white chairs on a small stage, serving as a live model for a figure drawing session. In the foreground, a young kid in pink holds a clipboard and draws, seated next to a grownup who admires the drawing. Around them, people of various ages observe or participate. The event is part of Free Second Sunday at The Whitney Museum of American Art.
A woman in a black lace dress with long braids poses reclining on two white chairs on a small stage, serving as a live model for a figure drawing session. In the foreground, a young kid in pink holds a clipboard and draws, seated next to a grownup who admires the drawing. Around them, people of various ages observe or participate. The event is part of Free Second Sunday at The Whitney Museum of American Art.

Figure Drawing on a Second Sunday, April 2024. Photograph by Filip Wolak.

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Floor 5

Open for all ages

Sunday, April 13, 2025
Sunday, May 11, 2025
Sunday, June 8, 2025
Sunday, July 13, 2025
Sunday, August 10, 2025


Visitors of all ages are invited to Amy Sherald: American Sublime. Explore the exhibition, then drop in for a live figure drawing session. Grab some pencils, take a seat, and sketch as live models pose in a variety of postures and costumes throughout the day. Whether you're a seasoned artist or picking up a pencil for the first time, this is your chance to observe, create, and experiment with making portraits.

Amy Sherald’s work is part of a long tradition of American portrait painting, but she focuses on Black Americans, a group that has often been left out of art history. She paints everyday people in a way that highlights their inner lives and unique identities.  

Through her portraits, Sherald explores what it means to be American today. She believes that imagination shapes the way we see the world, and her art invites us to see new possibilities.


On the Hour

A 30-second online art project:
Maya Man, A Realistic Day In My Life Living In New York City

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Learn more at whathappensontheship.space/artport

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