Art events in NYC on Wednesday, October 21

Browse art events, exhibitions, gallery openings and artist programs in NYC for Wednesday, October 21, 2026. Explore the listings and check official venue pages for times and booking details.

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  1. NYC Parks' 44th Annual Wreath Interpretations Open Call

    12:00 AM · Arsenal in Central Park

  2. Upstream Symposium 2026

    8:30 AM · Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust

  3. New Dendrology at the Arsenal Gallery

    9:00 AM · Arsenal in Central Park

  4. Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Voices of 1776

    10:00 AM · Conference House Museum in Conference House Park

  5. Tiny Tours

    11:00 AM · The Museum of the City of New York

  6. Ongoing Museum Exhibit: New York's Brick & Terra Cotta Industries

    11:00 AM · H.H. Biddle House in Conference House Park

  7. Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Still Waters: Reflections of a Maritime Community

    11:00 AM · Rutan-Becket House in Conference House Park

  8. Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden

    11:00 AM · H.H. Biddle House in Conference House Park

  9. Vivid View

    3:00 PM · Muse Paintbar - Tribeca

  10. House & Studio Tour

    3:00 PM · The Renee & Chaim Gross Foundation

  11. Art in the Park

    3:00 PM · Kids Playground - Large in Washington Square Park

  12. Freelancers Union Wild Imaginations Art Showcase - Opening Reception

    5:00 PM · Freelancers Hub

  13. Exhibit Opening - Change Preservation

    6:00 PM · 31 Chambers St

  14. Marmalade Sky

    7:00 PM · Muse Paintbar - Tribeca

  15. The Rocky Horror Picture Show

    7:00 PM · Brooklyn Art Haus

  16. The Bush: Queer Figure Drawing

    7:00 PM · The Bush

  17. Wednesday Night Nude Figure Drawing

    7:30 PM · 476 Jefferson St #307

  18. Alex Da Corte: ROY G BIV

    All day · Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

  19. Alfred Hilsberg & ZickZack: Too Much Is Better Than Too Little

    All day · Various/Artists

  20. Alfredo Jaar: A Logo for America

    All day · Galerie Lelong

  21. Anthony McCall: Solid Light, 1973, 2020, 2026

    All day · Sean Kelly Gallery

  22. Carlos Martiel: Dark Age

    All day · The 8th Floor

  23. David Lamelas: The Machine

    All day · Dia:Chelsea

  24. Exhibition: Visit Czechoslovakia! The Stories of Czech and Slovak Travel Posters

    All day · Czech Center

  25. Holt and Smithson on Film

    All day · Museum of Modern Art

  26. Overexposed: Through and Through

    All day · Museum of the Moving Image

  27. Rafał Skoczek: Kino Drift

    All day · Swiss Institute

  28. Sentient Earth

    All day · Amant

  29. Shu Lea Cheang: LOVER LOVE

    All day · Leslie-Lohman Museum

  30. Theresa Hak Kyung Cha: Multiple Offerings

    All day · Artists Space

  31. Pickles & Cheese Pairing

    All day · Murray's Cheese Shop

  32. Step Back in Time: Guided Tours at the Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden

    All day · Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden