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Open Studio: Creature Masks Inspired by Wangechi Mutu

Free Community Artmaking

Monday, October 23, 2023

3 PM to 5 PM

Pier 57, 11th Avenue, New York, NY, USA

With innovative collagist Wangechi Mutu as our guide, artists will design and assemble unconventional objects and cutouts of body parts into uncanny creature masks. By blending traditional facial features with unexpected objects, colors, and materials, we will create an array of wearable attire both familiar and strange.


About Open Studio at Pier 57 


Taking place Mondays and Thursdays, Open Studio at Pier 57 invites children to explore hands-on projects across a wide range of artistic disciplines. 


Specially designed for children on the Autism Spectrum but welcoming to all, each Inclusives session is multisensory focused. Participants will explore art materials (such as clay, paper, or textiles) at their own pace alongside movement breaks and ample time for storytelling and social interaction.


What To Expect


Sessions are led by CMA Artist Instructors Emma Waldman and JT Baldassarre and are inspired by historic and contemporary New York City art and artists. 


The program’s curriculum is rooted in accessible artmaking practices and Children’s Museum of the Arts’ pedagogy of Look, Make, Share. Take a peek at one of our virtual Inclusives lessons, catered to children with Autism, that families can try at home: here!


While caregivers are welcome to stay with their children, families are encouraged to enjoy the extraordinary setting of Pier 57 in the adjacent Family Living Room for the duration of the session.


Image Credit: Wangechi Mutu, Cervical Hypertrophy, 2005, collage on found medical illustration paper, 45.7 x 32.4 cm

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Children's Museum of the Arts' Open Studio at Pier 57 is generously supported by the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation, Ruth Foundation for the Arts, William Talbott Hillman Foundation, First Republic Bank, The LeRoy Neiman and Janet Byrne Neiman Foundation, Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation, Google Community Grants Fund, Amazon, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Harriet Ames Charitable Trust, The Cowles Charitable Trust, Hammitt, and the Viniar Family Foundation.

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