Family Art Project: Animal Mapmaking

At Wave Hill, the Family Art Project: Animal Mapmaking invites children and their adults to think like naturalists and illustrators. Participants build maps that trace animal paths and habitats, using observation and simple art materials to translate movement into marks. Set in the Bronx garden’s landscape, the workshop links drawing to the local ecology and to New York City’s long tradition of public nature education. The modest premise lands a clear point: maps are stories about who shares a place and how.