Staten Island Museum

Bird and Nature Walk: High Rock Park
2023-04-12 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | High Rock Park, 200 Nevada Avenue, Staten Island, 10306, United States
Join naturalists Ed Johnson and Ray Mattarazo with Director of Natural Science Colleen Evans on a guided walk through the borough of parks.
High Rock is a well-known bird magnet. Join us as we search for early spring arrivals, including eastern phoebe, pine and palm warblers, rusty blackbird, and others.
Meet in the parking lot at the top of Nevada Ave. Registration is not required.

Vulnerable Landscapes: Members' Preview
2023-04-20 18:00 - 20:00 | Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY, 10301, United States
Become a member to attend the preview of Vulnerable Landscapes.
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Vulnerable Landscapes depicts an island at risk in the heart of the Nation’s largest city. This interdisciplinary exhibition centers the shorelines at the forefront of climate change in one of New York City’s most vulnerable landscapes: Staten Island. Together, new works of contemporary art, scientific endeavors aimed at resiliency efforts, and art and archival materials from the museum’s collection examine the shared space between the built and natural environment and highlight local individuals advocating for climate justice and a deeper connection to where we live.

Featuring the work of: Billion Oyster Project, James Vincent Brice, Nate Dorr, Sarah Nelson Wright & Edrex Fontanilla, Nataki Hewling, HERShot students: Madison Davis, Alexandria Anderson, Savannah Washington, Soojin Yoonsmith), Nathan Kensinger, Living Breakwaters: SCAPE, Michael McWeeney, Beryl Thurman and Sarah Yuster.

Major sponsorship of Vulnerable Landscapes is provided by the Lily Auchincloss Foundation and by National Grid.

Vulnerable Landscapes is also supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies.

Vulnerable Landscapes Public Opening and Earth Day Celebration
2023-04-22 14:00 - 16:00 | Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY, 10301, United States
Free with Museum Admission
Celebrate Earth Day at the Museum with the opening of our newest exhibition, Vulnerable Landscapes, as well as crafts and activities for all ages.
Enjoy free seedlings from the NYC Native Plant Center (supplies are limited), try your hand at charcoal landscape drawing with Freshkills Park, make plantable seedpaper, examine habitat loss over millennia with a mastodon fossil dig, and more.
Seedling giveaways by the Native Plant Center
Beautify your outdoor space with native shrubs that also benefit birds and insects. The Native Plant Center will be giving away the following seedling varieties: Aronia prunifolia (Purple chokeberry), Ilex verticilata (Winterberry Holly), Rubus occidentalis (Black Raspberry), and Amelanchier nantucketensis (Nantucket shadbush)
Wildflower Seedpaper with teaching artist Jenya Frid
Plant wildflowers using recycled materials. Artist and educator Jenya Frid will walk visitors through the process of making seed paper using recycled paper pulp and a native seed mix. Once dried, the paper can be used for cards or letters, and finally planted to reach its fullest potential.
Landscape Drawing with Freshkills Park
Join educators from Freshkills Park to learn more about landscape drawing with charcoal. Get your hands dirty and take in the views of Snug Harbor and the Kill Van Kull in this outdoor workshop. Space is limited.
Fossil Dig and Print
The word fossil comes from the Latin word fossus, meaning “having been dug up.” Families are invited to dig through kinetic sand using delicate tools to uncover hidden fossils and make a fossil to take home!

Major support of Vulnerable Landscapes is provided the Lily Auchincloss Foundation and by National Grid.

Additional support provided by Bloomberg Philanthropies.

Bird and Nature Walk: Conference House Park
2023-04-26 10:00 - 12:00 | Conference House Park, 298 Satterlee St., Staten Island, NY, 10307
Join naturalists Ed Johnson and Ray Matarazzo with Director of Natural Science Colleen Evans on a guided walk through the borough of parks.
Join us for a walk in New York City’s southernmost park, as we search for newly arrived migrants, including pine and palm warblers, eastern phoebe, blue-gray gnatcatcher and others.
Meet in the parking lot across from the park Visitor’s Center, on Satterlee St., at the end of Hylan Blvd.
Registration is not required for this event.

National Poetry Month: Readings by Ukrainian poet Vasyl Makhno with translator Olena Jennings
2023-04-29 13:00 - 14:00 | Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY, 10301, United States
Free with Museum Admission
Introduced and moderated by Prof Susan Smith-Peter, College of Staten Island/CUNY
Paper Bridge is the first bilingual collection by Ukrainian poet Vasyl Makhno. Translated by Olena Jennings, this collection of personal poems communicates the present day Ukrainian experience.
In Paper Bridge, Makhno is able to preserve an “enviable spiritual equilibrium…one that grinds out the music even in the toughest of days, a music that survived the twentieth century and keeps alive in the new horrors of the twenty-first,” in the words of Los Angeles Book Prize winner Ilya Kaminsky.
About the Author
Vasyl Makhno is a poet, essayist, and translator. He was born in Chortkiv, western Ukraine, in 1964. Makhno left Ukraine in the late 1990s, and, after a short time teaching and writing in Poland, ended up in New York, where he still lives. His early work drew on the rich seams of Ukrainian modernism, in particular on the ecstatic and eclectic genius of the interwar poet Bohdan-Ihor Antonych. His trajectory westwards was accompanied by a move away from modernist forms towards a simpler, more outward-looking sensibility. The poet’s eye turned to the strange, new landscapes around him. In New York, he caught the tail end of the activities of the New York Group of post-war Ukrainian émigré poets. His poetry contains fond nods in their direction, but as an immigrant of a different wave, he is more enchanted by New York than his predecessors, and more attuned to its paradoxical mix of local specificity and global reach. Makhno is today surely one of that city’s most dedicated poetic chroniclers, flitting between Chinatown markets and Brooklyn bars – watching, listening and recording. (Read more here)
Makhno is the author of fourteen collections of poetry and most recently the book of poems One Sail House (2021). He has also published a book of short stories, The House in Baiting Hollow (2015), a novel, The Eternal Calendar (2019), and four books of essays, The Gertrude Stein Memorial Cultural and Recreation Park (2006), Horn of Plenty (2011), Suburbs and Borderland (2019), and Biking along the Ocean (2020). Vasyl Makhno’s works have been widely translated into many languages; his books have been published in Germany, Israel, Poland, Romania, Serbia and the US. Two poetry collections, Thread and Other New York Poems (2009) and Winter Letters (2011), were published in English translation. He is the recipient of Kovaliv Fund Prize (2008), Serbia’s International Povele Morave Prize in Poetry (2013), the BBC Book of the Year Award (2015), and Ukrainian-Jewish Literary Prize “Encounter” (2020). Makhno currently lives with his family in New York City. (Read more here)

Bird and Nature Walk: Clove Lakes Park
2023-05-03 10:00 - 12:00
Join naturalists Ed Johnson and Ray Matarazzo with Director of Natural Science Colleen Evans on a guided walk through the borough of parks.
The park should provide us with a good variety of spring migrants, including warblers, vireos, and thrushes.
Meet at the intersection of Royal Oak Rd and Victory Blvd.

Bird and Nature Walk: Wolfe's Pond
2023-05-10 10:00 - 12:00 | Wolfe’s Pond Park, 420 Cornelia Ave., Staten Island, NY, 10312, United States
Join naturalists Ed Johnson and Ray Matarazzo with Director of Natural Science Colleen Evans on a guided walk through the borough of parks.
The habitat diversity of Wolfe’s Pond Park – woodland, freshwater pond, saltwater bay – should provides us with a good assortment of birds.
Meet in the parking lot near the Parks Dept. buildings.

Gala
2023-05-12 19:00 - 23:00 | Richmond County Country Club, 1 the oval, Staten Island, NY, 10304, United States
Join us for cocktails, dinner, live music, and dancing
Honoring Marie H. Cole and Lucille Herring
Formal/Business Attire
Visit the full 2023 Gala page here
Please purchase tickets before May 1, 2023
Tickets
$300 per Individual ($150 fully tax deductible)
$275 per Member ($125 fully tax deductible)
Table of Ten: $2,750 ($125 per ticket fully tax deductible)
Package (2 Tickets and Full-Page Journal Ad): $1400
Online purchases coming soon!
Journal Ads
The printed journal, an attractive publication that features imagery from the Museum’s collections in art, natural science, and history, will be presented at tables through the Gala (est. 250 people). In addition, all journal ads will be scrolling on screens throughout the venue during the evening.
Click here to view Journal Ad rates.
Online purchases coming soon!
For more information or to purchase a journal ad, please contact Jacqueline Caruso, Development Associate at JCaruso [at] StatenIslandMuseum [dot] org or 718-483-7119.
Click here explore last year’s 140th Anniversary Gala Commemorative Journal.
Sponsorship Opportunities
In addition to the Commemorative Journal, you can support the Staten Island Museum with a Gala Sponsorship. View full sponsorship opportunities here.
For Sponsorship Opportunities, please contact Emily Mathis Corona, Director of Advancement at EMCorona [at] StatenIslandMuseum [dot] org or 718-483-7114.

Wildflower Walk
2023-05-20 12:00 - 14:00 | High Rock Park, 200 Nevada Avenue, Staten Island, 10306, United States
Free/Donations welcome
CANCELED
Due to inclement weather, this walk has been canceled.
Presented in partnership with WildflowerNYC and Protectors of Pine Oak Woods
Join naturalist Ray Matarazzo, botanist Marielle Anzelone, and Director of Natural Science, Colleen Evans on a guided walk through the heart of the Greenbelt in search and celebration of Staten Island’s Official Wildflower, the Pinxter Azalea.

Bird and Nature Walk: Great Kills Park
2023-05-31 12:30 - 14:30 | Great Kills Park
Join naturalists Ed Johnson and Ray Matarazzo with Director of Natural Science Colleen Evans on a guided walk through the borough of parks.
Migrating shorebirds and waders will be the highlights of this trip. Note the later start time to correspond with low 50tide.
Meet in the big parking lot.

Interactive Workshops: Part of FIGMENT NYC
2023-06-03 13:00 - 15:00 | Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY, 10301, United States
Free outdoor programming
Museum admission by donation.
All ages are invited to get hands-on with creative projects designed to foster collaboration and connection. Drop-in workshops at the museum will take place indoors and outdoors.
About FIGMENT NYC: During the first weekend in June, FIGMENT will produce a free interactive-art festival on the grounds of Snug Harbor. All FIGMENT art projects require input or participation from our visitors. Everyone involved in making FIGMENT happen is a volunteer, the artists, the production crew, the coordinators, everyone. FIGMENT is a gift.

Bird and Nature Walk: Cedar Grove
2023-06-14 10:00 - 12:00 | Cedar Grove, Ebbitts Street and Cedar Grove Avenue, Staten Island, NY, 10306, United States
Join naturalists Ed Johnson and Ray Matarazzo with Director of Natural Science Colleen Evans on a guided walk through the borough of parks.
The combination of coastal wetlands and the waters of Raritan Bay should give us a chance to view a variety of wading birds and waterfowl, in addition to assorted gulls and terns.
Meet at the parking lot at the intersection of Cedar Grove Ave and Ebbits St.

They Did What! Using Genealogy to Uncover Our African American Past
2023-06-17 10:00 - 11:00 | Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY, 10301, United States
Space is limited. Registration required.
Free. Donations welcome.
Light refreshments provided.
Join public historian and professional genealogist Debbie-Ann Paige to answer the question “How do we find our people?” Discover how deeds, census records, letters, and other historic documents help uncover family history. Learn what will be important to future generations while exploring what those who have come before left behind. Participants will gain knowledge about genealogical research tools and methods in order to begin uncovering their own family story.
This program is produced in partnership with the Staten Island Community Alliance as part of the 3rd Annual Juneteenth Festival. Learn more about the festival here.

Bird and Nature Walk: Clay Pit Pond
2023-06-28 10:00 - 12:00 | Clay Pit Pond, 83 Nielsen Ave, Staten Island, NY, 10309, United States
Join naturalists Ed Johnson and Ray Matarazzo with Director of Natural Science Colleen Evans on a guided walk through the borough of parks.
Clay Pit is home to a number of nesting birds, including eastern towhee and wood thrush. We may also find some interesting amphibians/reptiles, such as the northern fence lizard, Fowler’s toad and eastern box turtle. Note: Tick precautions (repellent, etc.) are advised.
Meet at the Interpretive Center.

SOLD OUT - Summer Nights | Art of Cocktails: Foraged
2023-07-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY, 10301, United States
$35/$30 members (All materials provided)
SOLD OUT
Art of Cocktails is sold out. If you’d like to be added to the wait list, please email Rylee Eterginoso at REterginoso@StatenIslandMuseum.org.
Art of Cocktails returns with Aly Stoffo (Glam Gardener) in collaboration with Nick Rozak (Green Stinger Beekeeping)!
Join us for an evening of foraged cocktails and captivating stories that speak to the hidden ingredients in our own backyards and the pollinators that help make it all happen.
Aly and Nick’s portraits by Sarah Yuster are featured in the Museum’s current exhibition, Vulnerable Landscapes.
Each of the three featured drinks will be crafted using fresh ingredients (all provided), allowing guests to observe the process and create their own cocktails.

Summer Nights | Bookmaking with Ashley Frenkel
2023-07-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY, 10301, United States
$35/$30 members. Includes museum admission.
Registration required
Learn the basics of bookmaking from cover to cover including paper types, tools, and binding techniques. Participants will explore both traditional bookmaking methods to produce journals, notebooks, or sketchbooks.
Have a glass of wine and a snack (21+) while getting creative with your community!
All materials provided.

Moth Night
2023-07-22 20:30 - 22:00 | Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY, 10301, United States
$10 Adults/$5 Children
Registration recommended
Presented in collaboration with the Staten Island Children’s Museum and Freshkills Park Alliance

Stay up late and celebrate National Moth Week! Revel in the beauty and learn about the life cycles and habitats of moths.
Activities include:

Design your own set of moth wings and antennae to buzz around town!
Black Light Bonanza: Face Painting and Moth Making in the Glow Room by the Staten Island Children’s Museum
Cooper Keane and the Mobile Monarch Museum
Freshkills Park After Dark Science Activities: Bat & Moth, Deer Bed, and Midnight Smells
Moth specimens on display from the museum’s collection along with magnifying glasses to look closely
Night Walk to search the skies and see what insects find our light attractor appealing (bring your own flashlight!)

SOLD OUT - Summer Nights | Botanical Resin Artwork with Janet Gonzalez
2023-07-27 19:00 - 21:00 | Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY, 10301, United States
$35/$30 members. Includes museum admission.
Botanical Resin Artwork is sold out. If you’d like to be added to the wait list, please email Rylee Eterginoso at REterginoso@StatenIslandMuseum.org.
Participants will learn how to make unique items made with UV resin and a variety of molds and materials from pressed flora to pigments and collage. In this introductory workshop, students will create a design, pour resin, and use a UV lamp to cure the finished artwork preserving the summer for seasons to come.
Have a glass of wine (21+) and a snack while getting creative with your community!
All materials provided.

Summer Nights | Suminagashi Marbling with Janet Gonzalez
2023-08-03 19:00 - 21:00 | Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY, 10301, United States
$35/$30 members. Includes museum admission.
Suminagashi 墨 流 し or “floating ink” is the process of marbling plain paper with water and ink to transform it. Participants will learn about this distinct printmaking process to produce uniquely patterned paper. No two sheets will be the same!
Enjoy a glass of wine (21+) and a snack while getting creative with your community!
All materials provided.

Bird and Nature Walk: Clove Lakes Park
2023-09-13 10:00 - 12:00 | Clove Lakes Park
Join naturalists Ed Johnson and Ray Matarazzo with Director of Natural Science Colleen Evans on a guided walk through the borough of parks.
Migrant songbirds, including warblers, vireos, flycatchers and others should be in the park in good numbers.
Meet at Victory Blvd & Royal Oak Road, by the ballfield.

Lemon Creek: Guided Walk with Nathan Kensinger
2023-09-22 10:00 - 13:00 | Lemon Creek, Seguine Ave. and Florence Pl., Staten Island, 10309, United States
Free
Space is Limited. Registration required.
Presented in partnership with NYC H2O

Trace out the history of Staten Island’s forgotten streams and waterfront towns with artist and journalist Nathan Kensinger. This walk will share his work exploring the Lemon Creek watershed as it flows out to Prince’s Bay, which is featured in the exhibition Vulnerable Landscapes.
Lemon Creek is one of the longest aboveground waterways in New York City, and its route cuts deeply into the history of Staten Island. This walk will explore the lower section of the creek, where it flows through a protected salt marsh habitat and Bluebelt stormwater system, while flowing past remnants of the island’s historic oyster industry.
This walk is one way, and approximately 2.5 miles, and will begin at Seguine Ave. and Florence Pl., Staten Island, NY 10309.

Nathan Kensinger was born and raised in San Francisco, California, and is now based in Brooklyn, New York. Since 2003, Kensinger has created a series of photo essays, documentary films, video installations and public arts projects about New York City’s changing waterfront. His work has been exhibited at the Museum of the City of New York, Brooklyn Museum, Queens Museum, Staten Island Museum, Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts, and in numerous galleries. His films have screened at museums and film festivals worldwide, including the Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Danish Film Institute, DOC NYC, Slamdance, and Rooftop Films. His work has been featured by The New Yorker, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, PBS NewsHour, Wired, and Nature Climate Change. His photographs are in the permanent collections of the Brooklyn Historical Society, the Brooklyn Library and the Museum of the City of New York.

The Black Angels - Book Launch and Discussion
2023-09-23 14:00 - 15:30 | College of Staten Island, 2800 Victory Blvd., Building P, Staten Island, 10314, United States
$8 Adults/$5 Students and Seniors/Free for Museum Members

Location: College of Staten Island, Center for the Arts
2800 Victory Blvd, Building 1P
Staten Island, NY 10314
ADDITIONAL SEATS JUST ADDED!
Tickets
Book Pre-Order
Join Maria Smilios, author of the new book The Black Angels: The Untold Story of the Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis, in conversation with public historian Debbie-Ann Paige and Virginia Allen, a nurse at Sea View Hospital from 1947 – 1957 to celebrate the launch of this exciting new book. The Black Angels follows the intrepid women who risked their lives caring for the city’s poorest—1,800 patients at Staten Island’s Sea View Hospital—and aided in the 1951 clinical trial of a breakthrough tuberculosis treatment. The Black Angels centers the voices of these extraordinary women and celebrates their legacy and spirit of survival. Book signing to follow.
Books can be pre-ordered above and will also be available for sale at the event.
Proceeds benefit the Staten Island Museum.
Maria Smilios, photo by Parker Pfister

Bird and Nature Walk: Mount Loretto Unique Area
2023-09-27 10:00 - 12:00 | Mount Loretto Unique Area, 20 Kenny Road, Staten Island, NY, 10309, United States
Join naturalists Ed Johnson and Ray Matarazzo with Director of Natural Science Colleen Evans on a guided walk through the borough of parks.
There should be a good mix of migrants here, including some early hawks.
Meet in the parking lot off Hylan Blvd. (Kenny Road)

73rd Annual Fence Show
2023-10-01 11:00 - 17:00 | Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY, 10301, United States
73rd Annual Fence Show
NOW ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1, 11AM – 5PM
Due to inclement weather, the 73rd Annual Fence Show and Biergarten has been moved to Sunday, October 1, 11AM – 5PM
Free, includes Museum Admission
Each year, the Fence Show transforms the Museum’s front lawn into an outdoor gallery featuring local artists and craftspeople. See and purchase paintings, ceramics, prints, jewelry and textiles and take something original home from this longstanding festival.
Music by: Maker Park Radio
Food by: Shorty’s Roti Shop, La Tortuga Kitchen, and Cypress Hall
The 73rd Annual Staten Island Museum Fence Show is supported in part by Richmond County Savings Foundation

The Biergarten is back!
Biergarten Tickets
Contemporary Council Membership
Join us for a drink and a snack at this popular addition to the Fence Show. Brews by Kills Boro Brewing Company, Flagship Brewing Company, and Pour Standards Richmond County Homebrew Club. All proceeds benefit the Staten Island Museum. Admission Includes: 2 beer tickets, 1 pretzel, Homebrew club tastings. Learn more and purchase tickets here.

Biergarten at the Fence Show
2023-10-01 12:00 - 16:00
NOW ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1, 12PM – 4PM
Due to inclement weather, the Biergarten has been moved to Sunday, October 1, 12PM – 4PM
Brought to you by the Staten Island Museum Contemporary Council
$20 in advance/$25 at the doorTickets
(or complimentary with the purchase of a Contemporary Council Membership)
Tickets
Contemporary Council Membership
Join us for a drink and a snack at this popular addition to the Fence Show. Brews by Kills Boro Brewing Company, Flagship Brewing Company, and Pour Standards Richmond County Homebrew Club.
Admission Includes: 2 beer tickets, 1 pretzel, Homebrew club tastings.
All proceeds benefit the Staten Island Museum
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Bird and Nature Walk: The William T. Davis Memorial Walk and Hawk Watch
2023-10-11 10:00 - 12:00 | Brooklfield Park, Arthur Kill Rd. bet. Richmond Ave. and New Vale Ave., Staten Island, 10308, United States
Join naturalists Ed Johnson and Ray Matarazzo with Director of Natural Science Colleen Evans on a guided walk through the borough of parks.
October 12th is Staten Island Museum co-founder William T. Davis’ birthday, so we will honor his memory with this walk, while we keep an eye out for migrating hawks.
Meet in the parking lot off Arthur Kill Road.

Vulnerable Landscapes: Artist Talk
2023-10-14 14:00 - 16:00 | Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY, 10301, United States
Free with Museum Admission
Join us for a panel discussion around the relationship between the built and natural environment with James Vincent Brice, Nathan Kensinger, Sarah Nelson Wright, and Nate Dorr whose work is featured in Vulnerable Landscapes. Moderated by Idea Reid.
Idea Reid is a student at Barnard College, dancer, and activist from Staten Island. She co-founded an environmental justice club at her high school, leading rallies, workshops, and climate justice teach-ins with the former NYC Director of Sustainability. Idea fights for climate policy as an intern at the Climate Museum, brings attention to the injustice facing Staten Island’s waterfront as a member of the Environmental Justice Coalition, and conveys her passion for people and the earth through art as a member of the Young Lordes Collective.
Born and raised in NYC, James Vincent Brice is a designer and engineering-scientist pursuing a dual Master of Architecture and Master of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Before MIT, he worked as a zookeeper and aquarist for the Staten Island Zoo, responsible for the care of both terrestrial and aquatic animal life. Pulling from this professional experience and a BS in Applied Physics (RPI ‘16), he explores the integration of architecture, urban ecology and environmental fluid mechanics. His research focuses on wave-structure interaction and the design of nature-based coastal protection strategies. By applying knowledge of biophysical interactions in aquatic ecosystems to urban waterfront adaptation, he’s investigating how climate-adaptive design can strengthen a multispecies understanding of coastal community resilience.
Nathan Kensinger is an interdisciplinary artist and journalist whose work explores hidden urban landscapes, off-limits industrial structures, forgotten waterways, environmental disasters, and coastal communities endangered by sea level rise and climate change. He has been documenting New York City’s coastline for the past 20 years, and his film Managed Retreat, about the NY State buyout program, was featured in the Staten Island Museum’s exhibit “Yes, And.” His photo essays, films, public art projects and video installations have been exhibited and screened internationally at museums and galleries, including the Museum of the City of New York, Brooklyn Museum, Queens Museum, National Museum of Cinema in Italy, Australian Centre for the Moving Image, and Danish Film Institute. Learn more.
Sarah Nelson Wright is a Brooklyn based artist and educator from the San Francisco Bay Area. She creates media projects about the urban experience that explore the changing city and investigate avenues for intervention. Her work encompasses video, installation, interactive media, and public art.
Her projects have been exhibited internationally in galleries and festivals, including the Queens Museum (NY), Staten Island Museum (NY), Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (New York), Mostra de Artes (Sao Paulo, Brazil), ACVic Center for Contemporary Arts (Vic, Spain), UnionDocs (NY), Art at the BlueLine (NY), Conflux Festival (NY), Dumbo Arts Festival (NY), Proteus Gowanus (NY), AHA Fine Arts (NY), and Radiator Gallery (NY). Learn more.
Nate Dorr’s work seeks out discontinuities, fault lines, and interstitial spaces, all the places where the unseen city springs unexpectedly into view and deep interactions between architecture, environment, history, and socioeconomic systems may be more readily observed. Learn more.
Major sponsorship of Vulnerable Landscapes is provided by the Lily Auchincloss Foundation and by National Grid.
Vulnerable Landscapes is supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies.

Bird and Nature Walk: Wolfe's Pond Park
2023-10-25 10:00 - 12:00 | Wolfe’s Pond Park, 420 Cornelia Ave., Staten Island, NY, 10312, United States
Join naturalists Ed Johnson and Ray Matarazzo with Director of Natural Science Colleen Evans on a guided walk through the borough of parks.
The diversity of habitats (freshwater pond, woodlands, Raritan Bay) should yield a good mix of migrants and winter residents.
Meet in the parking lot near the Parks Dept. buildings.

Halloween at the Museum
2023-10-28 14:00 - 16:00 | Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY, 10301, United States
$10 adults/$5 children under 12
Wear your favorite costume and enjoy seasonal crafts and activities made with recycled materials. Light up the dark nights with Halloween luminaries.
Create your own spooky slime jars and holiday wreaths. Feeling lucky? Search for black cats hidden throughout the museum in the Halloween Scavenger Hunt.

Bird and Nature Walk: Silver Lake Park
2023-11-08 10:00 - 12:00 | Silver Lake Park, 700 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island, New York, 10301
Join naturalists Ed Johnson and Ray Matarazzo with Director of Natural Science Colleen Evans on a guided walk through the borough of parks.
We will check the reservoirs for migrating waterfowl, and the plantings around the park for late migrant/winter resident songbirds.
Meet on Victory Blvd., across from the last cemetery on the right. (Near the Parks Dept. greenhouse).
