Arts
The Arts at Wave Hill
The Arts program at Wave Hill encompasses contemporary exhibitions, outdoor installations, artist residencies, and live music, dance, and performance that engage the unique garden context to explore the intersection of nature, culture, and place.
Exhibitions
Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya, What we hold in time’s tender keeping, 2025. Commissioned for the Sunroom Project Space at Wave Hill. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Stefan Hagen.
Exhibitions at the intersection of nature, culture, and place are presented in Glyndor Gallery, the Sunroom Project Space, Wave Hill House, and in the gardens.
Performing Arts
Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet performance at Wave Hill.
Wave Hill presents performances year-round, including site-inspired programs in music, dance, poetry, puppetry, and other live arts both indoors and outdoors.
Winter Workspace
Lucia Gagliardone in her Winter Workspace studio, 2026.
The Winter Workspace provides artists with studio space, a stipend, and access to Wave Hill’s grounds and staff. Artists are also provided with opportunities to engage with Wave Hill’s visitors through public programs.
Support for the arts at Wave Hill is provided by the Bronx Delegation of the New York City Council and Council Member Eric Dinowitz; Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation; New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; New York Community Trust Edward and Sally Van Lier Fund; New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature; Pollock-Krasner Foundation; Ruth Foundation for the Arts; William Talbott Hillman Foundation; and the Cathy and Stephen Weinroth Commissioning Fund for the Arts.