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2026
SPRING-SUMMER-FALL
Artists of any level and any age are invited to our Plein Air gatherings in and around the Glen Rock area. 10:00 am - 2:00 pm.
These are outdoor drawing sessions held once a month APRIL to October. Join other artists on selected Sundays.
Bring your favorite art materials and draw or paint with us in selected outdoor settings. No instruction. FREE. No fee to participate.
April 19 • May 17 • June 28 • July 19 • Aug 16 • Sept 27 • Oct 25
This is a drop-in event, but to be added to the ACGR’s Open Studio/ Plein Air email “reminder” list, send a note to [email protected] with “Open Studio - Plein Air” in the subject line. Questions? Email Jim Nocilla at [email protected] or Lori Polson at [email protected]
LOCATIONS
These are outdoor drawing sessions held once a month APRIL to October. Join other artists on selected Sundays.
Bring your favorite art materials and draw or paint with us in selected outdoor settings. No instruction. FREE. No fee to participate.
April 19 • May 17 • June 28 • July 19 • Aug 16 • Sept 27 • Oct 25
This is a drop-in event, but to be added to the ACGR’s Open Studio/ Plein Air email “reminder” list, send a note to [email protected] with “Open Studio - Plein Air” in the subject line. Questions? Email Jim Nocilla at [email protected] or Lori Polson at [email protected]
LOCATIONS
- April 19 – Triangle Park, intersection of Rock Road and Maple Avenue, across from the Glen Rock Public Library
- May 17 – Glen Rock Firehouse (across from the Borough Hall train station parking lot)
- June 28 – The Rock, Rock Road & Doremus Avenue
- July 19 – Glen Rock Duck Pond, 658 Saddle River Rd, (at the Alan Avenue entrance)
- August 16 – Thielke Arboretum, 460 Doremus Avenue
- September 27 – Glen Rock Main Line Train Station/Historical Society Building, 176 Rock Road, Glen Rock (with a 1776 Revolutionary War reenactor as a live model)
- October 25 – Perry’s Florist, front lawn, 660 Harristown Road, Glen Rock
FALL-WINTER
Monthly drawing sessions, on Sunday afternoons at the GR Annex or other selected location while the library is undergoing construction.
November 9 • December 14 • January 11 • February 22 [CANCELED due to pending snowstorm] • March 15
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm.
People of any age or level of ability can join other artists to sketch.
Bring your own art supplies and draw live models (clothed) and still life arrangements.
No instruction. FREE. No fee to participate.
First session of the season: November 9
This is a drop-in event, but to be added to the email “reminder” list, send a note to [email protected] with “Open Studio - Plein Air” in the subject line.
Questions? Email Jim Nocilla at [email protected] or call/text him at 201 739-3430
November 9 • December 14 • January 11 • February 22 [CANCELED due to pending snowstorm] • March 15
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm.
People of any age or level of ability can join other artists to sketch.
Bring your own art supplies and draw live models (clothed) and still life arrangements.
No instruction. FREE. No fee to participate.
First session of the season: November 9
This is a drop-in event, but to be added to the email “reminder” list, send a note to [email protected] with “Open Studio - Plein Air” in the subject line.
Questions? Email Jim Nocilla at [email protected] or call/text him at 201 739-3430
Artists of any level and any age are invited to our Plein Air gatherings in and around the Glen Rock area. 10:00 am - 2:00 pm.
These are outdoor drawing sessions held once a month June to September. Join other artists on selected Sundays.
Bring your favorite art materials and draw or paint with us in selected outdoor settings. No instruction. FREE. No fee to participate.
June 8 • July 13 • August 10 • September 14 • October 19
This is a drop-in event, but to be added to the ACGR’s Open Studio/ Plein Air email “reminder” list, send a note to [email protected] with “Open Studio - Plein Air” in the subject line. Questions? Email Jim Nocilla at [email protected]
These are outdoor drawing sessions held once a month June to September. Join other artists on selected Sundays.
Bring your favorite art materials and draw or paint with us in selected outdoor settings. No instruction. FREE. No fee to participate.
June 8 • July 13 • August 10 • September 14 • October 19
This is a drop-in event, but to be added to the ACGR’s Open Studio/ Plein Air email “reminder” list, send a note to [email protected] with “Open Studio - Plein Air” in the subject line. Questions? Email Jim Nocilla at [email protected]
- June 8 - Home of Pat Smythe at 7 Eton Place in Glen Rock. Pat maintains an attractive landscape, good for sketching and painting, in the front of her home.
- July 13 - JA McFaul Conservation and Nature Sanctuary - 150 Crescent Ave in Wyckoff, NJ.
- August 10 - Glen Rock Historical Society Building - at the Main Line train station. This was an indoor session.
- September 14 - Glen Rock Duck Pond (Saddle River County Park), 658 County Rte S79, Glen Rock.
- October 19 - LOCATION CHANGE! T̶h̶e̶ S̶t̶a̶b̶l̶e̶, 2̶5̶9̶ N̶ M̶a̶p̶l̶e̶ A̶v̶e̶, R̶i̶d̶g̶e̶w̶o̶o̶d̶. Sunday's session will be at Thielke Arboretum, 460 Doremus Ave, Glen Rock. 10 am to 2 pm, weather permitting. Questions? Call/text Jim Nocilla at 201 739-3430.
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Check out our SLIDESHOW ROUNDUP of this fun 7-13-25 day at the nature sanctuary! En plein air means “in the open air,” and refers to painting outdoors with the artist's subject in full view. Artists capture the spirit and essence of a landscape or subject by incorporating natural light, color and movement into their works.
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NOVEMBER
GIFTABLE ART GALLERY SHOW AT LIBRARY - Sponsored by Friends of the Glen Rock Public Library. Interested artists should submit 2 or 3 pieces of “giftable” artwork priced $100 or less to hang or display in the GR Library’s December Gallery show. Space is limited – 26 artworks to hang, and about 20 items to display on shelves. To participate in the show, email the following to Amanda Marcalus at [email protected] by NOVEMBER 10:
1- Application - click link 2- Brief artist bio for press (also indicate when/where you are offering other gift-giving items for sale) 3- A picture of your artwork (or you with your artwork) to post on social media 4- Info for placards: ARTIST NAME TITLE MEDIUM PRICE For more about drop-off/pick-up, sales process, or any other questions, email Amanda at [email protected] MAY
SUNDAY, May 5 - 2pm - 3:30pm
Pencils only! Artists at a special Arts Council Open Studio session at the Museum at the Station, 176 Rock Road, sketched selected items from the GR Historical & Preservation Society collection. 
SATURDAY, May 11 - GR Public Library - lower level. Ages 13+ * Check out the inventive compositions our collage crew made from paper, magazine images, materials and glue. JANUARY 
Wednesday, January 10 - 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. - Glen Rock Public Library
• Let’s learn from each other to improve our business situations as artists. Bring your questions and experiences to discuss! • Potential topics: Shows Worth Applying To, Organizers to Avoid, Fees, Sourcing Materials, Display Agony, and anything else you'd like to discuss. • Read about the session and grab a copy of the helpful booklet co-host Stacey Gilmartin compiled for participants - now available! |