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See More Children's Museum of the Arts 11/24/21 Interviews Interviews Meet Artist in Residence Frank Traynor “With so many kids, there’s a lot of seeing things as they really are and also a lot of space for imagining what things can become." While the museum is closed to the public, CMA’s inaugural cohort of Artist-Educators in Residence are turning the museum into their individual art studios as they develop The Look Make Show, the first digital commons of child-centered on-demand arts education. Below, meet Frank Traynor, puppet artist and founder of No School, an artist-run arts education program focusing on adventurous, process-oriented group art making. CMA: What attracted you to CMA’s new Artist-Educator in Residence program? FT: I have been working between art and art education for a while, and had been interested in the CMA for sometime, hoping for a way to get involved. I had just ended a big education project in Berkeley, CA and was just kind of floating around out in Hawaii when the residency was announced. It seemed like it could be a good reason to come back to NYC. CMA: Can you tell us about your art practice and how working with children inspires you? FT: I like the way that handicrafts can really affect our daily lives in tiny and humongous ways — it helps us connect with each other and ourselves, as individuals and groups — and give us ways to experience a place or a season, share ideas outside of words, to invest in and honor upcoming events, or reflect and commemorate past events. I think a lot of kids are open to this kind of experiencing the world / their days. To make a generalization — with so many kids, there’s a lot of seeing things as they really are and also a lot of space for imagining what things can become. CMA: Do you have a favorite memory of making art as a child? FT: My grandfather used to keep a workbench in his side yard. If he was working out there he would get me a bucket of water and a big paintbrush and I would make giant paintings on the side of his house. The water would make the pale green walls a few shades darker that wouldn’t last very long in the Miami heat. The beginning of some big image would evaporate before you got to the end. I was happy to keep going for a long time — a whole world just coming and going, trying to figure it out. CMA: What advice would you give to young artists who wish to pursue an art practice? Why is it important to make art accessible to all children and families? FT: I don’t feel particularly interested in working towards creating a new generation of individual artists as they are understood in a professional sense. In my dream, I hope to encourage a perspective beyond an art practice, to foster empowered curiosity and creativity in young people — the feeling of real ability to change your life and the world around you by making things (especially outside of capitalist logic). CMA: If you could choose any artist to create a portrait of yourself, who would it be and why? FT: Wight Rushton, from the Rushton Doll Company. Their hobo dolls are amazing. I want to feel the way they look. “With so many kids, there’s a lot of seeing things as they really are and also a lot of space for imagining what things can become." NEXT IN Interviews Meet Artist in Residence Ciana Malchione Meet Artist in Residence Ciana Malchione

12/20/23 Artists in Schools A Big Beautiful Mess Dispatches from CMA Resident Artist Niousha Kiarashi's elementary school class at Sid Miller Academy. Click to expand media gallery. Students learned about tint and tone across two sessions – the first using only black, white and primary colors, and the second using shades and variations. It was an absolute blast getting to paint not just on paper, but the surfaces around them (we made sure to clean up at the end of class!) Students especially loved mixing paints together in a water cup and watching the water change color. They quickly caught on to using their hands as a paintbrush and created beautiful works using the palm of their hand. Some students were so meticulous and produced works with incredible detail. In Niousha’s own words, “This felt like such a success in my heart that I could activate their curiosity using art.” Niousha’s work at Sid Miller Academy 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 Emergency Exhibition: New Training for Future Artists and Art Lovers Take a Virtual Tour on Bloomberg Connects Donate Now

Open Studio [August 3] Free Community Artmaking Thursday, August 3, 2023 3 PM to 5 PM Pier 57 Pier 57, 11th Avenue, New York, NY, USA Media Inquiries: adam@culturalcounsel.com RSVP 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. 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

See More Children's Museum of the Arts 10/5/23 Interviews "All kids are natural artists if they are allowed to be." Artist Markus Linnenbrink on the European trip with his parents that sparked his love of art. NEXT IN

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Open Studio: Sound Free Community Artmaking Monday, January 29, 2024 3 PM to 5 PM Pier 57 Pier 57, 11th Avenue, New York, NY, USA Media Inquiries: adam@culturalcounsel.com RSVP Haroon Mirza, Stone Circle, 2018. Commissioned by Ballroom Marfa. Courtesy of hrm199, Ballroom Marfa, and Lisson Gallery. Photo by Rowdy Lee Dugan. Christine Sun Kim, Time Owes Me Rest Again, 2022, mural, approximately 35 x 100 ft. Photo by Hai Zhang for Queens Museum. SusanPhilipsz.png "Sound is materially invisible but very visceral and emotive. It can define a space at the same time as it triggers a memory.” — Susan Philipsz Sound itself is an art form, but artists such as Susan Philipsz and Haroon Mirza go a step further to connect auditory sounds to visual representation. We’ll even consider how Deaf artists like Christine Sun Kim incorporate sensorial markers like lights and music scores to allow everyone to participate. Artists will create multimedia paintings that visualize their favorite songs and lyrics, connecting art in sounds in an entirely new way. About Open Studio Open Studio at Pier 57 invites children to explore hands-on projects across a wide range of artistic disciplines. Each session introduces children to the elements and principles of art while surveying artists across generations. Specially designed for children on the Autism Spectrum but welcoming to all, each 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. Open Studio is recommended for ages 12 & under. What To Expect This activity takes place in the Community Classrooms at Pier 57, located just beyond the food hall. 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 ! Please be advised this is not a dropoff session. 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. Caregivers are advised to remain on the premises while children are working. Image Credit: Haroon Mirza, Stone Circle , 2018. Commissioned by Ballroom Marfa. Courtesy of hrm199, Ballroom Marfa, and Lisson Gallery. Photo by Rowdy Lee Dugan. 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, The LeRoy Neiman and Janet Byrne Neiman Foundation, Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation, Google Community Grants Fund,, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Harriet Ames Charitable Trust, The Cowles Charitable Trust,, and the Viniar Family Foundation. Donate Now

Collage Lightswitches Inspired by James Rosenquist Free Community Artmaking Friday, June 24, 2022 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM Kasmin Gallery Kasmin Gallery, West 27th Street, New York, NY, USA Media Inquiries: adam@culturalcounsel.com RSVP Children’s Museum of the Arts families are invited to enjoy an afternoon of art activities celebrating James Rosenquist‘s new exhibition at Kasmin Gallery on Saturday, June 4 at 11 AM. Children will take inspiration from Rosenquist’s Untitled (Off) painting to create collaged and decoupaged light switches in the spirit of CMA Artists in Residence's artistic practices. About the Exhibition Kasmin is thrilled to present an exhibition of paintings by James Rosenquist, staged in collaboration with the Estate of James Rosenquist, on view at 509 West 27th Street through June 4, 2022. Realized between 1989 and 1992, the works share several unique formal elements that combine in a compelling exploration of the rapidly changing world of the late 20th century. Blending abstract forms and figuration in a dynamic cacophony of imagery, the works probe both ecological and political themes and can be read as both celebrations of natural habitats as well as elegies to their desecration on a global and cosmic scale. Searingly relevant today, Rosenquist’s approach to image-making tests the possibilities of perception and asks us to consider forms of consumerism and consumption that affect our climate, our natural world, and the space our planet inhabits. 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. Donate Now

Open Studio [June 5] Free Community Artmaking Monday, June 5, 2023 3 PM to 5 PM Pier 57 Pier 57, 11th Avenue, New York, NY, USA Media Inquiries: adam@culturalcounsel.com RSVP 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 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