Risa HIrsch Ehrlich: Legacy Exhibit & Sale, A Fundraiser for NoMAA
Risa Ehrlich, a cherished member of the Uptown Manhattan arts community, passed away in December 2025. A gifted ceramic artist, her work was at once delicate and bold, always evolving.
Risa bequeathed a collection of her work to NoMAA to support the community she loved. Come experience her work. Acquire one of the last available pieces. Celebrate her legacy while supporting the future of the arts.
To see more of Risa’s work and learn more about her life in art, please see her website: www.legacyrisa.com
Exhibit and sale benefits NoMAA, supporting local artists, community initiatives and the Subway Elevator Poster Project.
The Met Cloisters Late Night: Beasts and Beings
Dragons, shapeshifters, and hybrid creatures await! Join us for a special after-hours evening to celebrate spring.
Groove to music in the gardens by Noah Bless Latin Jazz Quartet in partnership with Jazz WaHi, Inc., join a Cumbia dance class led by artist and cultural educator Alan Mijail, spot creatures that call Fort Tryon Park home with naturalist Alexandra Wang, try your luck at a special game of Lotería, and design your own mythical hybrid being. Sip, sketch, and wander the galleries to chat with experts and discover the wild, wondrous creatures that have captivated the human imagination for centuries.
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Creatures of Myth and Imagination: Europe and the Americas.
Tickets $50. Note: Space is limited; advance registration is required. Drink specials and light fare available for purchase. Activities are subject to change.
The Fairy Tale Art Cart LIVE: Featuring Randy Mason
With Storyteller Rachael Harrington
LIVE performance of The Fairy Tale Art Cart Podcast: Draw Along Stories For Kids. Interactive folktales, live music, and drawing!
Enter a world of story and art making in this live performance of The Fairy Tale Art Cart Podcast: Draw Along Stories For Kids. You and your kids are invited to rev up your imaginations as you listen to a folktale that feature music and drawing breaks- so that you get to become the illustrators of the stories you’re listening to!
Featuring storyteller Rachael Harrington and hip hop and cajón artist Randy Mason.
This vibrant and creativity-inducing performance is the perfect way to connect with your kids through screen-free art making time! Drawing materials will be provided. $30/family suggested donation at the door, but please reserve your seat here as space is limited and the show draws a crowd! Perfect for kids ages 5-105.
How Did They Do That?—Natural Dyes
Peek at technique and learn—through handling tools and materials—how works of art were created. Stop by for hands-on demonstrations and conversations with educators, conservators, artists, and more! Demonstrations repeat every 30 minutes. For visitors of all ages.
Join us for an insightful conversation with Dr. Carmen Ripollés and Hispanic Society curator Dr. Patrick Lenaghan focusing on the work of Josefa de Óbidos and Luisa Roldán, two of the most important women working as artists in the Iberian Peninsula during the 17th century. The program celebrates the recent publication of Josefa de Óbidos by Dr. Ripolles, part of the Getty’s series Illuminating Women Artists and the first English-language monograph about the pioneering Portuguese painter.
Carmen Ripollés is a professor of art history at the Schnitzer School of Art, Art History, and Design at Portland State University (Portland, Oregon). She completed her bachelor’s degree in art history at the University of Valencia (Spain), and her master’s and PhD in art history at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research focuses on the art of the Iberian World during the early modern period, with emphasis on early modern artistic theory, notions of artistic identity, and material culture.
Patrick Lenaghan is an internationally acclaimed scholar, who received his B.A. from Columbia University and his Ph.D. from the Institute of Fine Arts, N.Y.U. He has worked at The Hispanic Society since 1995 as Head of the Department of Prints and Photographs. organizing numerous exhibitions, including Gilded Figures (2021) and Picasso and the Spanish Classics (2023) at the Hispanic Society and Imágenes del Quijote at the Museo Nacional del Prado. He has written widely on Spanish Renaissance and Baroque sculpture (. In 2018, Dr. Lenaghan was named a corresponding member of the Real Academia de Sta. Isabel de Hungría in Seville.
