Apply Overview selection Teaching Schedule Seminar LMS Comp & Benefits Events Alumni The Residency for Experimental Arts Education . "I appreciate that Children's Museum of the Arts hosts residents as artists AND teachers. It’s rare and important and gets us out of the pernicious cultural habit that we must be either this or that." Byron Kim Senior Critic Yale School of Art See more Overview . Overview 2023-2024 Timeline Goes Live 9/11 Selection final 9/12 Announced 9/13 School Starts 9/14 The Residency for Experimental Arts Education imagines what can happen when an artist educator is given the platform and support to realize an ambitious arts curriculum. Each Artist in Residence is paired with one of our three NYC-based partner schools and CBOs for a duration of 36 weeks, creating and implementing a long-form curriculum, building relationships between young artists and their local arts community, creating an original work of art for permanent installation within the school, and publishing their research along the way. Teaching . Teaching Materials and Methods, Independently motivated art practice Hudson Guild CHELSEA, MANHATTAN See more Hudson Guild is really cool. Seminar Seminar . RECENT GUEST SPEAKERS Sharon De La Cruz New York University Lina McGinn Art Lot Ketter Weissman Casey Kaplan Gallery Devin Kenny Artist Jacob Jackmauh Art Lot Natalia Nakazawa Parson School of Design, City College of New York The Residency for Experimental Arts Education is designed to give artists the resources they need to catalyze systemic change to traditional approaches to arts education. Residents participate in a weekly seminar during the year in order to collaboratively research, question and reimagine arts education, while making use of a shared studio environment for open-ended creative research. LMS . The Look Make Show In concert with their seminar and studio research, Residents design curricula for children ages 6-12, deconstructing aspects of their own artistic practices to elucidate foundational visual art concepts. The resulting courses (along with interviews, reading lists and more) are made freely available to Children's Museum of the Arts school partners via The Look Make Show, providing an invaluable resource to art teachers and students all over New York City. Community Events Community Events . Throughout the year, Artists-in-Residence bring their insights directly into the world through program partnerships with schools and arts organizations across New York. These programs take the form of gallery workshops, after school studio sessions, school-based projects, and public art engagements. Previous partners include arts organizations and social justice enterprises such as the NYC Dept of Education, New York Public Library, Time Square Arts, Hellosaurus, INCLUDEnyc, David Zwirner Gallery, Kasmin Gallery, The Official Village Halloween Parade, and more. PROGRAM PARTNERS Selection Process Selection Process . PREVIOUS JURORS Tomashi Jackson Artist & Educator Mark Thomas Gibson Tyler School of Art & Architecture Natalia Nakazawa Parson School of Design, City College of New York Michael Rips The Art Students League (ret.) Brian Belott Rhoda Kellogg Collection Byron Kim Yale School of Art Milah Libin Dizzy Books Pablo Helguera Artist, Writer, Educator Children's Museum of the Arts organizes a panel of jurors to review submissions and ultimately select our annual class of Artists-in-Residence. These jurors are established individuals in the arts with a diverse array of skills and backgrounds. Jurors select finalists and CMA organizes an interview phase and bases its final assessment, not on individual accomplishment, but rather on the best combinations of residents to challenge and support each other’s practices. Schedule Schedule . The Residency anticipates a commitment of three (3) days per week, allocated as follows: Fixed Schedule Residents should anticipate a fixed teaching schedule of approximately 6 hours each week, and 4 hours each month for group Seminar. Floating Schedule Regular weekly planning and development commitments include: 6 hours Curriculum 4 hours Seminar/LMS 4 hours Community Events 4 hours Capstone All DOE holidays are observed. Compensation Compensation & Benefits . Each resident is employed by Children's Museum of the Arts for the 40 week duration of the residency and receives a b-weekly salary of $2,000 ($40,000). Additionally, residents are eligible for CMA's medical (80% CMA contribution), dental, and vision plans (100% CMA contribution), and 401k program, including a 1% match. Classroom and Capstone supplies are fully covered by CMA, subject to budget approval. International Applicants Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. Children's Museum of the Arts is unable to provide sponsorship for international applicants. Applicants are expected to work on-site at our NYC location for the duration of the residency. Alumni Alumni . Miguel Braceli Artist in Residence 2022-2023 Tati Nguyen Artist in Residence 2021-2022 Clare Kambhu Artist in Residence 2022-2023 Ciana Malchione Artist in Residence 2021-2022 ingrid romero Artist in Residence 2022-2023 Frank Traynor Artist in Residence 2021-2022 See More To Apply See More The Residency for Experimental Arts Education is generously supported by The Ruth Foundation for the Arts, William Talbott Hillman Foundation, Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, The LeRoy Neiman and Janet Byrne Neiman Foundation, First Republic Bank, Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation, Google Community Grants Fund, Amazon, LeRoy Neiman Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Harriet Ames Charitable Trust, The Cowles Charitable Trust, Hammitt and the Vinair Family Foundation. Additional support is provided, in part, by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts and 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. Donate Now

Mission & Story All children a r e ar tists . We're on a mission to unite children and artists to create and share ambitious works of art with their communities and the world. Since 1988, Children’s Museum of the Arts has been changing the way people value our youngest artists and their aesthetic contributions to the world. ​ Our concept of a museum has been changing too. Born as an artist’s Soho studio project, Children’s Museum of the Arts grew into a neighborhood stalwart for local families while building a collection of works by children from over 50 countries dating back nearly a century. After a decade of steadily building bonds with schools and community groups citywide, with a particular focus on connecting with young artists typically disenfranchised from the story of art, Children’s Museum of the Arts has taken the opportunity of the pandemic crisis to transform once again. We're not your parents' children's museum. In 2022, pledging to make all of its programs 100% free of charge, the museum closed its fee-for-service facility at 103 Charlton Street to follow a new North Star: maximizing accessibility to excellent progressive arts education for all children. ​ Maximizing accessibility means prioritizing partnership – working with schools and community groups to meet young artists where they are, in neighborhoods across NYC and beyond. It means designing our programs for a hybrid world, so excellent arts education is available anytime, anywhere. It means integrating children into the wider culture, through public art, exhibitions, talks and media. ​ Maximizing accessibility means changing our idea of what it means to be a museum from a place to an ambition, and our ambition is a world where all children are artists. What is Progressive Arts Pedagogy? “Education is not preparation for life; it is life itself.” – JOHN DE WEY ​ Even before the recent school budget cuts, the recommended spend per child on arts education was only 44 cents per day, and middle school students were only expected to spend about 1% of their time in school receiving arts instruction. Less than 1/3 actually did. It is clear that decades of advocacy touting the ability of arts education to improve test scores, to support mental health, and to prepare the next generation for the growing creative workforce, have failed to move the needle. It’s time we stop rationalizing. At Children’s Museum of the Arts, we believe art is fundamental and needs no justification. So we’re building a new way of doing things: a Progressive Arts Pedagogy. Our roots are in the Progressive Education movement, which sought to integrate the arts and vocations into the classical academic curriculum. But while Progressive Education, as imagined by John Dewey, aimed to engender a more democratic society, Progressive Arts Pedagogy goes further, recognizing that the arts are the principal aim of that society, with democratization as an essential process toward that goal. Progressive Arts Pedagogy is premised on the belief that talent isn’t rare, it’s just grossly mis-recognized and unduly stifled by traditional school structures and pedagogical methods. We seek to overcome these obstacles by creating a full-circle creative pedagogical pipeline, inspired by laboratory schools, but decentralized across a network of art institutions, schools, public and community spaces, art studios and homes everywhere. Our program treats children, educators, artists, and audiences as mutual aesthetic learners, engaged together in the continuous experiment of creating a common culture. The Impact of Our Work . Our Impact "Under the cheeky brilliance of conceptual artist and painter Seth Cameron, the Children’s Museum of the Arts has undergone a tremendous transformation, one that expands the institution’s reach and audience." Camille Okhio Writer and Critic ELLE Decor Annual Report . Press Media Inquiries: ali@culturalcounsel.com PRESS LINK PDF Emma Allen Twenty-Dollar Lemonade, But Is It Art? 5/29/23 LINK PDF Zach Davidson Clare Kambhu Interviewed 3/13/23 LINK PDF Richard Whiddington Artists at NADA New York Embrace Household Materials and Domestic Scenes While Digital Art Recedes 5/19/23 LINK PDF ​ LA ESCUELA_ in "A Guide to Alternative Art Schools in South America" 3/9/23 LINK PDF Will Heinrich NADA Art Fair Takes Chelsea With High Energy 5/19/23 LINK PDF Clare Gemima Interview with Painter and Arts Educator Clare Kambhu 3/3/23 More Press See More Here is how we learn: The Look Make Show The Look Make Show . Register The Look Make Show is an online learning platform providing direct access to Children's Museum of the Arts' ongoing research in arts education. The Look Make Show expands art educators' ability to provide resources tailored to the individual learning of young artists, as well as inspiration for classroom projects and curriculum, while allowing young artists to move through lessons on their own initiative, and to submit their work for inclusion in online members-only galleries. Version 2.0 launches in 2023. Register now. The Look Make Show is 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. Additional support is provided by Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation, The Ruth Foundation for the Arts, Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, 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 Vinair Family Foundation. The Residency for Experimental Arts Education The Residency for Experimental Arts Education . Great artists make artists. The beating heart of our model is The Residency for Experimental Arts Education, wherein a select group of artists spend one year with us reflecting on the efficacy of arts education today while designing & implementing alternative futures through studio intensives, community-based programs, and web-based curricular programming. Our Artists-in-Residence touch every piece of our program and engage with every aspect of our community, teaching and learning, connecting history and the future. They are the critical feedback loop that keeps progressive arts education – well – progressing. The 2023-24 Application opens in June. Find out First The Residency for Experimental Arts Education is generously supported by The Ruth Foundation for the Arts, William Talbott Hillman Foundation, Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, The LeRoy Neiman and Janet Byrne Neiman Foundation, First Republic Bank, Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation, Google Community Grants Fund, Amazon, LeRoy Neiman Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Harriet Ames Charitable Trust, The Cowles Charitable Trust, Hammitt and the Vinair Family Foundation. Additional support is provided, in part, by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts and 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. Emergency Fund Emergency Arts Education Fund . The Emergency Arts Education Fund was formed in response to continued DOE budget cuts (-$200M this year) and decimation of arts classes in our schools. Children’s Museum of the Arts believes the ongoing insecurity of arts education is a public health and creativity crisis deserving of immediate assistance. ​ For over 15 years, we’ve connected local artists to low-income schools to lead high quality arts education through our Accessible Arts program. We provide all necessary art materials and develop a curriculum representative of the rich cultural diversity of the school’s neighborhood and community. This year, Children’s Museum of the Arts partnered with over 21+ Title 1 Schools (K-12) across NYC. Throughout the year, we meet with principals, teachers, council members, and community leaders to help schools to navigate the difficult process of arts funding with the goal of creating a blueprint to sustain quality arts education for their students. I Need Help Support the Fund Current Schools Manhattan The Children's Workshop School Manhattan Leadership & Public Services High School Manhattan PS 33M Chelsea Prep Queens Renaissance Charter School Bronx PS 106X The Parkchester School Manhattan High School of Economics & Finance Manhattan PS 347 American Sign Language School Queens PS 46Q Alley Pond Brooklyn PS 279 Herman Schreiber Manhattan City-As-School Brooklyn PS 52K Sheepshead Bay Bronx PS 69X Journey Prep The Emergency Arts Education Fund is 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. ​ Additional support is provided by Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation, The Ruth Foundation for the Arts, Horace W. Goldsmith 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 Vinair Family Foundation. Permanent Collections . Permanent Collection Children’s Museum of the Arts maintains a permanent collection of over 2,000 paintings and drawings of children’s art from over 50 countries, dating back to the 1930s. Explore Select Collection arrow&v The Kuniyoshi Collection CMA0692.FR.jpg CMA0687.FR.jpg CMA0689.FR.jpg CMA0685.FR.jpg CMA0697.FR.jpg CMA0699.FR.jpg CMA0695.FR.jpg CMA0691.FR.jpg CMA0693.FR.jpg CMA0681.FR.jpg CMA0688.FR.jpg CMA0684.FR.jpg CMA0696.FR.jpg CMA0686.FR.jpg CMA0698.FR.jpg CMA0683.FR .jpg CMA0694.FR.jpg CMA0690.FR.jpg CMA0682.FR.jpg Yasuo Kuniyoshi was an American painter, printmaker, and photographer who worked as a teacher at the New School for Social Research and The Art Student’s League during the Great Depression. In the early 1990s, Kuniyoshi’s widow, Sara Mazo Kuniyoshi, donated 19 paintings created by children during the late 1930s in Works Progress Administration (WPA)-sponsored Community Art Centers in New York City to Children’s Museum of the Arts. While our research has not been able to confirm that Kuniyoshi himself taught the students whose artwork makes up this collection, like many artists during this time period, he collected children’s art as a source of inspiration for his own work. The collection was featured alongside the Young Artists Residency Program collection in CMA’s 2011 exhibition "Art Within Reach: From the WPA to the Present." Collections Our Art World It's Our Art World . Grown-ups just live in it. CMA organizes free public art events that enable children to create, curate and exhibit their own artwork on an equal footing with their grown-up counterparts. By using NYC as our studio, we’re able to offer unmatched programs across the five boroughs. From free after school artmaking at Pier 57, gallery and museum partnerships across the city, participation in international art fairs, block parties and much more, we come together as a community to make a more inclusive artworld, because all children are artists. Stay Informed Coming Up Our Art World is 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. Additional support is provided by Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation, The Ruth Foundation for the Arts, Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, First Republic Bank, The LeRoy Neiman and Janet Byrne Neiman Foundation, Milton & Sally Avery Arts Foundation, Google Community Grants Fund, Amazon, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Harriet Ames Charitable Trust, The Cowles Charitable Trust, Hammitt and the Vinair Family Foundation. What's Happening . Events Jun 12, 2023 Pier 57 Open Studio with Guest Artist Alex Alpert [June 12] Free Community Artmaking About RSVP More Events See More Artists . openings JT Baldassarre Artist Instructor, Partnerships Kervens Dewar Artist Instructor, Partnerships Miriam Jovanovic Artist Instructor, Partnerships Miguel Braceli Artist in Residence 2022-2023 Shany Erkin Artist Instructor, Partnerships Clare Kambhu Artist in Residence 2022-2023 Omari Chancellor Artist Instructor, Partnerships Larkin Grimm Artist Instructor, Partnerships Ciana Malchione Artist in Residence 2021-2022 More Artists See More Artists Staff . openings Staff Seth Cameron Executive Director David Lee Marketing Coordinator Kerry Santullo Assistant Director of Communications Tommy Coleman Residency Producer Genevieve Martin Director of Advancement & External Affairs Sarah Sterling Assistant Director of Operations Kirsten Batten Leach Community & School Liaison Liam Russo Assistant Director of Institutional Giving Board of Directors Board of Directors . BOARD PRESIDENT EMERITUS PRESIDENT Allison Russo ​ VICE PRESIDENT Jessica Ogilvie ​ VICE PRESIDENT Cynthia Wainwright ​ SECRETARY Andrew Zuckerman ​ TREASURER Laurie Harris Brennan PwC (ret.) Melis Bischofberger ​ William Floyd Google, Inc. Michael Dayton Hermann The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Jillian Marcus ​ Elizabeth Fearon Pepperman ​ Ana Yunes–Leshen ​ Barbara Briones ​ Alexandra Sorokolit Frankel ​ Jeff Kinkle Bedrock, Levine & Hoffman, LLP Paola Oxoa Mother Gallery Katherine Salyi Sotheby's Realty Donate Today . donate 200,000 + New York City Department of Cultural Affairs 50,000 + Allison & Paul Russo William Talbott Hillman Foundation Ruth Foundation for the Arts Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Cornelia T. 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Children's Museum of the Arts at Youth Pride Free Community Artmaking Saturday, June 24, 2023 12 PM Domino Park Domino Park, River Street, Brooklyn, NY, USA Media Inquiries: ali@culturalcounsel.com RSVP Teens, young adults, and their families are invited to make art and express their identities during Youth Pride , an annual celebration of and for LGBTQIA+ and ally teens. Participants will create their own DIY Pride flags, which will be flown in the NYC Pride March the following day. This event is recommended for ages 12 & up. About DIY Pride: DIY Pride is a series of public artmaking activities celebrating the constantly evolving nature of the Pride flag produced by Children’s Museum of the Arts in partnership with NYC Pride. Artists have long used the flag as a medium to make powerful statements about identity and the issues they care about. Originally introduced in 1978 at the Gay Freedom Day Parade in San Francisco, the Pride Flag has since undergone continuous revision and adaptation to better reflect its inclusive vision of identity. In this important sense, the Pride Flag is not a singular symbol, but an ever-expanding constellation of the liberating spirit of the Queer community. DIY Pride takes this spirit as its animating charge, inviting children and families to design, make and share new Pride flags with the world. DIY Pride culminates in an intergenerational display of solidarity by sharing these flags created by NYC youth at the annual NYC Pride March on Sunday, June 25. Schedule of Events: P ride Block Party Hosted by Children's Museum of the Arts S unday, June 17 10 AM to 2 PM S pring Street Park, NYC A ges 12 & under Youth Pride Saturday, June 24 12 PM Domino Park, Brooklyn Ages 12 & up PrideFest at NYC Pride Sunday, June 25 11 AM Greenwich Village, NYC All Ages Children's Museum of the Arts at Youth Pride 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, Herschel Supply Co. and the Viniar Family Foundation. Additional support is provided, in part, by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. Also 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. Donate Now

Children's Museum of the Arts at PrideFest Free Community Artmaking Sunday, June 25, 2023 11 AM Greenwich Village Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York, NY, USA Media Inquiries: ali@culturalcounsel.com RSVP Join Children's Museum of the Arts for an afternoon of free artmaking at PrideFest , an annual LGBTQIA+ street fair that combines exhibitors, food, and activities for a day of fun and celebration in the name of equality. Afterwards, we'll watch our flags bring flown during the NYC Pride March. All ages are welcome. About DIY Pride: DIY Pride is a series of public artmaking activities celebrating the constantly evolving nature of the Pride flag, produced by Children’s Museum of the Arts in partnership with NYC Pride. Artists have long used the flag as a medium to make powerful statements about identity and the issues they care about. Originally introduced in 1978 at the Gay Freedom Day Parade in San Francisco, the Pride Flag has since undergone continuous revision and adaptation to better reflect its inclusive vision of identity. In this important sense, the Pride Flag is not a singular symbol, but an ever-expanding constellation of the liberating spirit of the Queer community. DIY Pride takes this spirit as its animating charge, inviting children and families to design, make and share new Pride flags with the world. DIY Pride culminates in an intergenerational display of solidarity by sharing these flags created by NYC youth at the annual NYC Pride March on Sunday, June 25. Schedule of Events: P ride Block Party Hosted by Children's Museum of the Arts S unday, June 17 10 AM to 2 PM S pring Street Park, NYC A ges 12 & under Youth Pride Saturday, June 24 12 PM Domino Park, Brooklyn Ages 12 & up PrideFest at NYC Pride Sunday, June 25 11 AM Greenwich Village, NYC All Ages Children's Museum of the Arts at PrideFest 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, Herschel Supply Co. and the Viniar Family Foundation. Additional support is provided, in part, by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. Also 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. Donate Now

Pride Block Party Free Community Artmaking Saturday, June 17, 2023 10 AM to 2 PM Spring Street Park Spring Street Park, Spring Street, New York, NY, USA Media Inquiries: ali@culturalcounsel.com RSVP J oin Children's Museum of the Arts' Pride Block Party for an art-filled afternoon celebrating NYC Pride’s 2023 theme Strength in Solidarity! CMA Artists in Residence Miguel Braceli , Clare Kambhu , and Ingrid Romero will be on hand to act as ambassadors for the event, working alongside children and families to provide inspiration, make art, and pose critical thinking questions. T his event takes place on Saturday, June 17 from 11 AM to 2 PM at Spring Street Park in Hudson Square, NYC. Families of children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder and those with disabilities are invited to join a low sensory quiet hour from 10 AM to 11 AM . Activities are recommended for ages 12 and under, but all are welcome to attend. Activities include: D IY Pride Flags Say Something Hats & Paper Cut Out Masks Self-Portrait Booth [with Clare Kambhu] Our Collaborative Spectrum [with Ingrid Romero] Urgent Futures Balloon Art [with Miguel Braceli] Flag Performance Catwalk & music by Baby DJ School About DIY Pride: DIY Pride is a series of public artmaking activities celebrating the constantly evolving nature of the Pride flag produced by Children’s Museum of the Arts in partnership with NYC Pride. Artists have long used the flag as a medium to make powerful statements about identity and the issues they care about. Originally introduced in 1978 at the Gay Freedom Day Parade in San Francisco, the Pride Flag has since undergone continuous revision and adaptation to better reflect its inclusive vision of identity. In this important sense, the Pride Flag is not a singular symbol, but an ever-expanding constellation of the liberating spirit of the Queer community. DIY Pride takes this spirit as its animating charge, inviting children and families to design, make and share new Pride flags with the world. DIY Pride in an culminates intergenerational display of solidarity by sharing these flags created by NYC youth at the annual NYC Pride March on Sunday, June 25. Schedule of Events: P ride Block Party Hosted by Children's Museum of the Arts S unday, June 17 10 AM to 2 PM S pring Street Park, NYC A ges 12 & under Youth Pride Saturday, June 24 12 PM Domino Park, Brooklyn Ages 12 & up PrideFest at NYC Pride Sunday, June 25 11 AM Greenwich Village, NYC All Ages Children's Museum of the Arts' Pride Block Party 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, Herschel Supply Co. and the Viniar Family Foundation. Additional support is provided, in part, by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. Also 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. Donate Now

Annual Autism Initiative Picnic Hosted by Sinergia Free Community Gathering Wednesday, June 28, 2023 11 AM to 2 PM Morningside Park Morningside Park, Morningside Drive, New York, NY, USA Media Inquiries: ali@culturalcounsel.com RSVP CMABeachBlockParty-CreditLeviMandel-308_edited.jpg Please note that you must register in advance to attend this event. Email autisminitiative@sinergiany.org or call (646) 934-2263 to reserve your space. Children's Museum of the Arts joins Sinergia for the Annual Autism Initiative Picnic in Morningside Park , located between West 110th Street and Manhattan Avenue. On view will be a large-scale picnic blanket created in collaboration with artist Alex Alpert and children from CMA's Open Studio program at Pier 57. Lunch, fresh fruit, and drinks will be provided, but if you are welcome to bring your snacks. There will be fun games, activities, and prizes for participating children. Families are welcome to bring a picnic blanket or chairs to sit on the lawn. ​ Donate Now

Open Studio with Guest Artist Alex Alpert [June 15] Free Community Artmaking Thursday, June 15, 2023 3 PM to 5 PM Pier 57 Pier 57, 11th Avenue, New York, NY, USA Media Inquiries: ali@culturalcounsel.com RSVP Alex.png Artist Alex Alpert ’s bold and illustrative designs inspire Open Studio at Pier 57 on Monday, June 12 and Thursday, June 15 . Children will work alongside Alex to create graphic canvas patches. Completed pieces will be woven together to create a large-scale patchwork picnic blanket on view during Sinergia's Annual Autism Initiative Picnic on Wednesday, June 28 in Morningside Park. About Alex Alpert Alex Alpert is a New York City-based visual artist and creative director who counts Doja Cat, The Weeknd, American Express, Michael Phelps, Red Bull, and Formula 1 among his collaborators. Alex frequently works with charities and nonprofits; teaching and creating art. What To Expect Sessions are led by veteran CMA Artist Instructor Emma Waldman and are inspired by historic and contemporary New York City artists. Each session includes hands-on artmaking, storytelling, and plenty of interactive communication and fun. Children will have ample time to express their ideas and explore their creativity through multisensory-focused projects and materials. 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. 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. Donate Now

Open Studio with Guest Artist Alex Alpert [June 8] Free Community Artmaking Thursday, June 8, 2023 3 PM to 5 PM Pier 57 Pier 57, 11th Avenue, New York, NY, USA Media Inquiries: ali@culturalcounsel.com RSVP Alex.png Due to unsafe environmental conditions, this program has been postponed to Thursday, June 15. Thank you, and stay safe! Artist Alex Alpert ’s bold and illustrative designs inspire Open Studio at Pier 57 on Thursday, June 12 and Monday, June 15 . Children will work alongside Alex to create graphic canvas patches. Completed pieces will be woven together to create a large-scale patchwork picnic blanket on view during Sinergia's Annual Autism Initiative Picnic on Wednesday, June 28 in Morningside Park. About Alex Alpert Alex Alpert is a New York City-based visual artist and creative director who counts Doja Cat, The Weeknd, American Express, Michael Phelps, Red Bull, and Formula 1 among his collaborators. Alex frequently works with charities and nonprofits; teaching and creating art. What To Expect 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. Sessions are led by veteran CMA Artist Instructor Emma Waldman and are inspired by historic and contemporary New York City artists. Each session includes artmaking, storytelling, and plenty of interactive communication and fun. Children will have ample time to express their ideas and explore their creativity through multisensory-focused projects and materials. 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. 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. Donate Now

Open Studio with Guest Artist Alex Alpert [June 12] Free Community Artmaking Monday, June 12, 2023 3 PM to 5 PM Pier 57 Pier 57, 11th Avenue, New York, NY, USA Media Inquiries: ali@culturalcounsel.com RSVP Artist Alex Alpert ’s bold and illustrative designs inspire Open Studio at Pier 57 on Monday, June 12 and Thursday, June 15 . Children will work alongside Alex to create graphic canvas patches. Completed pieces will be woven together to create a large-scale patchwork picnic blanket on view during Sinergia's annual picnic on Wednesday, June 28 in Morningside Park. About Alex Alpert Alex Alpert is a New York City-based visual artist and creative director who counts Doja Cat, The Weeknd, American Express, Michael Phelps, Red Bull, and Formula 1 among his collaborators. Alex frequently works with charities and nonprofits; teaching and creating art. What To Expect 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. Sessions are led by veteran CMA Artist Instructor Emma Waldman and are inspired by historic and contemporary New York City artists. Each session includes artmaking, storytelling, and plenty of interactive communication and fun. Children will have ample time to express their ideas and explore their creativity through multisensory-focused projects and materials. 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. 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. Donate Now