Children’s Museum of the Arts partners with New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA) to present Our First Art Fair, the first experiential exhibition of brand new artworks created, priced, and sold entirely by children, on view at NADA New York from May 5-8, 2022 at Pier 36.
As part of CMA’s belief that all children are artists, and adults have as much to learn from them as they do from us, the exhibition aims to give young artists the agency to participate in the wider world of art at every level.
For the exhibition, kids around the world are invited via an open call to create their own original artworks, set their price, and showcase their work at CMA’s booth at NADA New York. If their work sells at NADA, children will receive the money, however, any artworks that do not sell will automatically become part of CMA’s one-of-a-kind permanent collection of art made by children from around the world.
The partnership between CMA and NADA further exemplifies both organizations’ shared commitment to radical, community-focused initiatives. CMA will be one of over 100 galleries, art spaces, and non-profit organizations participating at NADA New York.
Programs at Children's Museum of the Arts are supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.