6/30/23 Reflections No School? No Problem ​ Click to expand media gallery. Open Studio at Pier 57 is your summer destination for all things art, food, and outdoor fun. Follow our suggested itinerary below for an art-filled day on Manhattan’s west side: Start your day by admiring the unique vistas at Little Island . Afterwards, grab lunch at Market 57 , a brand new food hall stewarded by The James Beard Foundation located inside Pier 57. Don’t forget to swing by the rooftop park and take in another breathtaking view of the city skyline. Finally, end your day with Open Studio located in the Daffodil Classroom and explore new artistic mediums and methods under the guidance of CMA Artist Instructors. The best part? CMA’s weekly Open Studio sessions are always free. NEXT Noormah Jamal at Children's Workshop School Patterns and Pop Art Donate Now

5/5/23 Reflections Imaginative Multimedia Collages ​ Click to expand media gallery. Open Studio at Pier 57 is abuzz with young artists creating imaginative multimedia collages for The Lemonade Stand , a selling exhibition of artwork created by children at NADA New York art fair later this month. Kids focused on images, words, and letters that caught their eye as they layered shapes to create larger forms. They even signed Certificates of Authencity to ensure that their artworks were properly registered for the real life art fair. One young artist described her collage as "looking like New York City" while another artist explained that he pieced together his collage to "make it look like the snake is shooting out magic with a wand surrounded by fire." NEXT Noormah Jamal at Children's Workshop School Patterns and Pop Art Donate Now

12/18/23 Artists in Schools Noormah's Reflections: September & October CMA Resident Artist Noormah Jamal on her first two months at Children's Workshop School. Click to expand media gallery. The first two months of the school year consisted of an introduction to drawing – observational drawing with shapes, drawing outdoors, drawing textured objects and 1-point perspective. We discussed line quality and pressure, while working with various numbered h-hb pencils and charcoal (subtractive drawing). With tone and gradient on our minds, we then moved to color. We started with the color wheel and primary-secondary colors, followed by tints, shades, hue, and warm and cool color tones. I loved how visuals from previous assignments keep making an appearance in my students’ work. Many students incorporated 1-point perspective while creating new works. All kids are artists. But around the fifth grade, some tend to believe that they are not. I learned that there is an ‘assignment' for every child. For instance, some students found observational drawing intimidating, but had the complete opposite reaction to charcoal. Once they realized it was an approachable medium akin to ‘child’s play,’ their curiosity and experimentation was on full display. When I first started teaching, I was afraid of the silence. In my first class, only 3-4 students asked questions. Now, most of my class asks questions – what we are doing next week, wanting to revisit assignments, noticing old drawing errors, learning and focusing on perspective, line quality, and composition. All of it is a joy. Noormah’s work at Children’s Workshop School is supported by the Emergency Arts Education Fund , which provides free arts education to NYC school communities whose art programs have been decimated by recent budget cuts. Children’s Museum of the Arts’ three Residents Artists are currently implementing ambitious arts curriculum at each of our partner sites throughout New York City: Hudson Guild in Chelsea, Sid Miller Academy in Crown Heights, and Children’s Workshop School in the East Village. Come spring, our residents will showcase their students' work through exhibitions and installations across the city. Learn how you can support the work of our residents here . NEXT Noormah Jamal at Children's Workshop School Patterns and Pop Art Donate Now