Visit the Freshkills Park Alliance Studio + Gallery to view Found Island by Lenore Solmo.

Our April Gallery Open Hours are:

Friday, April 11th, 4 PM – 5 PM

Saturday, April 12th, 10 AM – 2 PM

Sunday, April 13th, 10 AM – 12 PM

Thursday, April 24th, 6 PM – 8 PM

Sunday, April 27th, 10 AM – 2 PM

The Studio + Gallery is located at 2252 Richmond Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10314

About Found Island

The artwork in Found Island is created from plastic bottles collected across Staten Island over the course of a year.

Shell yeah! 🐚 Join us for a creative, beachy escape with a Decoupage Shell Trinket Tray Class led by Lenore Solmo!

There will also be an opportunity to explore our new exhibit by Lenore Solmo – Found Island.

In this fun and relaxing workshop, you’ll transform a simple shell into a coastal masterpiece using decoupage techniques and beautiful designs.

Make a mini work of art inside an up-cycled jar lid with artist Lenore Solmo! Materials provided.

There will also be an opportunity to explore our new exhibit by Lenore Solmo – Found Island.

In this quirky and creative workshop, we’ll show you how to transform an ordinary jar lid into a one-of-a-kind piece of art that sticks around—literally!

Dive into the ocean of creativity with an Up-cycled Plastic Bottle Octopus Class led by artist Lenore Solmo!

There will also be an opportunity to explore our new exhibit by Lenore Solmo – Found Island.

In this hands-on, eco-friendly workshop, you’ll transform everyday plastic bottles into magnificent marine creatures.

“An imagined world of up-cycled cityscapes and gardens.” Lenore Solmo on Found Island.

Lenore Solmo and the Freshkills Park Alliance invite you to come enjoy refreshments while exploring Solmo’s Found Island exhibit. Found Island is an intertwining of art, environmental activism and cultural homage, all of which join to tell a story: the precarious condition of our oceans and how our impact on the environment will be felt by generations to come.

Join the Freshkills Park Alliance for an Earth Day & Climate Hike while exploring the story of Freshkills Park’s dynamic past, present, or future. On this moderate 2-hour guided hike, we will learn about the impacts of climate change and how Freshkills Park will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and buffer against some of the worst climate change impacts to create a more climate resilient Staten Island and NYC.

Join Freshkills Staff at our gallery and offices for a stroll through William T Davis Refuge where we will focus on building better stewardship skills, introducing knowledge on native species, and learning service projects that enhance park’s mission.

Be prepared to learn how to operate small power tools for our projects like building trail puncheon, and how to identify invasives for projects like invasive removals!

Volunteers will assist with setup, course monitoring, and clean up.

Experience the thrill of viewing New York’s premier predators live and up close, including eagles, falcons, owls, hawks, and more!
Join NYC Parks and the Freshkills Park Alliance at Raptor Fest, hosted by the Urban Park Rangers. This family-friendly event is free to the public and will feature education and activity stations along with live birds of prey performing aerial feats.

Join a small group of photographers and document Freshkills Park’s transformation from landfill to 2,200-acre park. This guided tour is an opportunity to see and photograph the unique engineered landscape while the site is closed to the public. We welcome photographers of all skill levels, but you must bring your own equipment, whether a digital camera, film camera, or your phone!

The Freshkills Park Alliance invites you to learn about our winged friends who love the water! On this guided walk, we will be on the lookout for different winged creatures at Freshkills Park, which include osprey, egrets, herons, dragonflies, and more.

Kayak along Freshkills Park’s waterways! This two mile round-trip paddle is a chance to explore the creeks and shorelines of Freshkills Park and experience the wildlife while the site is closed to the public. We know this program fills quickly and wish we could offer it more frequently, but we have a small staff and are generally limited to trips on the weekend during high tide.

Join the Freshkills Park Alliance in a volunteer wetland cleanup at Freshkills Park. Volunteers will be introduced to the basics of water monitoring and its importance, learn about invasive plants and their impact on local ecosystems, and how we can better protect our local environments.

Celebrate City of Water Day with our experienced Urban Park Rangers. The shores and wetlands of the area lend themselves to habitat for waterfowl, raptors and other birds. On this walk, we hope to see ospreys, egrets, herons, gulls and other species that live near the water.

On this 3.25-hour fully narrated AIANY Freshkills Park tour, cruise the active, vibrant waterway of the Kill Van Kull and into the heart of Freshkills Park of Staten Island on one of our luxury yachts. The American Institute of Architects New York Chapter (AIANY) and planners of Freshkills Park co-host this special NYC Freshkills Park tour alongside Classic Harbor Line.

Join a small group of photographers and document Freshkills Park’s transformation from landfill to 2,200-acre park. This guided tour is an opportunity to see and photograph the unique engineered landscape while the site is closed to the public. We welcome photographers of all skill levels, but you must bring your own equipment, whether a digital camera, film camera, or your phone!

Celebrate City of Water Day and kayak along Freshkills Park’s waterways! This two-mile round-trip paddle is a chance to explore the creeks and shorelines of Freshkills Park and experience the wildlife while the site is closed to the public. We know this program fills quickly and wish we could offer it more frequently.

The Freshkills Park Alliance invites you to learn about our winged friends who love the water! On this guided walk, we will be on the lookout for different winged creatures at Freshkills Park, which include osprey, egrets, herons, dragonflies, and more.

Join the Freshkills Park Alliance in a volunteer wetland cleanup at Freshkills Park. Volunteers will be introduced to the basics of water monitoring and its importance, learn about invasive plants and their impact on local ecosystems, and how we can better protect our local environments.

Join the Freshkills Park Alliance and the NYCMTB for a mountain bike ride at Freshkills Park! Freshkills Park staff will take you behind the scenes to ride areas that are currently closed to the public. On this ride we will explore via mountain bike the woods, wetlands, and grasslands at Freshkills Park.