On Saturday April 19, we will be doing a field trip to view the 157th International Exhibition of the American Watercolor Society. As this trip will constitute a class session for the semester; we will NOT be meeting on Tuesday April 8th.

The exhibit takes place at The Salmagundi Club, located at 47 Fifth Ave in New York City. This gallery is located in the heart of New York’s Greenwich Village, near NYU. Students will be responsible fot transporting themselves to and from the show. There is no admission price to this show. Students may be accompanied by a friend or family members, who are welcome to attend.

The session will be rolling, with students required to show up and stay for an hour sometime between 1pm and 3pm. Students who cannot attend on this date, will need to take in the exhibit on their own time. The show opens on April 7 and runs through April 25th. The gallery is open each afternoon starting at 1pm, but will be closed on April 20, 24, and 25. Print out a copy of this set of notes and use it to record some of your impressions of the show during your visit.

Students unable to attend during that entire window can choose to write a paper instead.

Directions:

Those who choose to drive in can take any of the Hudson River crossings. Drivers coming in over the George Washington Bridge can drive south along the Henry Hudson Parkway - which turns into 12 Ave (referred to collectively by locals as the Westside Hwy.) Drivers coming in over the Lincoln Tunnel should turn down 12 Ave. Both routes will turn off of 12 Ave onto 16th Street and proceed to 7th Ave. A right at 17th St and a left onto 12th Street will bring you to 5th Ave. Coming in via the Holland Tunnel will take you up 6th Ave, where you can turn right onto 12th St and wind up at 5th Ave.

NOTE: Weekday parking can be difficult in this neighborhood; on weekend afternoons there are more options.

There are a number of bus options from River Road at the Teaneck Campus of FDU which will drop off either at the GW Bridge Bus Terminal or the Port Authority Bus Terminal. From GW Bridge Bus Terminal, take the A train downtown to W 4th St. From the Port Authority Bus Terminal in midtown, you can take the E train downtown to W 4th St.

The W 4th St Subway Stop (at 6th Ave) is central to many subway lines that run along Manhattan's west side, including the A, C, E, B, D, F, and M. It is a >10 minute walk to the gallery from this station.