Celebrating a Community Vision: "Hopper's Nyack: Sketch Mob"
We are thrilled to announce a special exhibition at the Nyack Library showcasing the vibrant, collaborative spirit of our community!
Visit the Nyack Library to see over twenty five drawings and paintings. on view in the Stairway Gallery, that capture the unique streetscapes, landmarks, and people of Nyack. These works were created by artists of all skill levels and ages participating in the Edward Hopper House Museum's "Hopper's Nyack: Sketch Mob." Led by Bill Batson in 2024 and 2025, the artists were inspired by the legacy of Edward Hopper sketching his childhood hometown.
This exhibition is a proud partnership between the Edward Hopper House Museum & Study Center, Urban Sketchers Nyack, the Nyack Chamber of Commerce, and the Nyack Library.
"Hopper’s Nyack Sketch Mob" is on view March 3 – May 29, 2026
Panel Discussion: "Public Sketching: Hopper's Sketch Mob and Urban Sketchers - How Art Making Becomes Community Building," Sunday, April 26, 2026, 1:30PM to 3:00pm PM, Community Room, Nyack Library, 59 South Broadway, Nyack, NY. Please RSVP (space is limited) via Nyack Library https://www.nyacklibrary.org/eventscalendar.html#/events/u93bew3nkQ/instances/dbrd3DRtZi/
Panelists: Kathie Bennewitz, Executive Director, Edward Hopper House Museum, Bill Batson of Bill Batson Arts, Kay Copp Brown of Urban Sketchers Nyack, Raylie Dunkel and Charles Cannizzaro of NYC Urban Sketchers, and Cathy Gutterman of Westchester NYC Urban Sketchers
Come learn about how Edward Hopper sketched throughout Nyack, how the Urban Sketchers meet up to sketch in plein air, and about Bill Batson's first Nyack Sketch Mob of 2011 and how his practice has spread.
We are thrilled to announce a special exhibition at the Nyack Library showcasing the vibrant, collaborative spirit of our community!
Visit the Nyack Library to see over twenty five drawings and paintings. on view in the Stairway Gallery, that capture the unique streetscapes, landmarks, and people of Nyack. These works were created by artists of all skill levels and ages participating in the Edward Hopper House Museum's "Hopper's Nyack: Sketch Mob." Led by Bill Batson in 2024 and 2025, the artists were inspired by the legacy of Edward Hopper sketching his childhood hometown.
This exhibition is a proud partnership between the Edward Hopper House Museum & Study Center, Urban Sketchers Nyack, the Nyack Chamber of Commerce, and the Nyack Library.
"Hopper’s Nyack Sketch Mob" is on view March 3 – May 29, 2026
Panel Discussion: "Public Sketching: Hopper's Sketch Mob and Urban Sketchers - How Art Making Becomes Community Building," Sunday, April 26, 2026, 1:30PM to 3:00pm PM, Community Room, Nyack Library, 59 South Broadway, Nyack, NY. Please RSVP (space is limited) via Nyack Library https://www.nyacklibrary.org/eventscalendar.html#/events/u93bew3nkQ/instances/dbrd3DRtZi/
Panelists: Kathie Bennewitz, Executive Director, Edward Hopper House Museum, Bill Batson of Bill Batson Arts, Kay Copp Brown of Urban Sketchers Nyack, Raylie Dunkel and Charles Cannizzaro of NYC Urban Sketchers, and Cathy Gutterman of Westchester NYC Urban Sketchers
Come learn about how Edward Hopper sketched throughout Nyack, how the Urban Sketchers meet up to sketch in plein air, and about Bill Batson's first Nyack Sketch Mob of 2011 and how his practice has spread.
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Edward Hopper House is supported in part with funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.