Open Studio [July 6] Free Community Artmaking Thursday, July 6, 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 CMA Artist Instructors Emma Waldman and JT Baldassarre 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

Halloween Block Party 2021 Free Community Artmaking Saturday, October 30, 2021 12 PM to 4 PM Spring Street Park Spring Street Park, Spring Street, New York, NY, USA Media Inquiries: adam@culturalcounsel.com RSVP To NYC kids who missed out on Halloween last year during the pandemic — this one's for you! Put on your favorite costume (and mask!) and join Children's Museum of the Arts for an afternoon of outdoor family-friendly art-making on Saturday, October 30 from 12 PM to 4 PM at Spring Street Park in Hudson Square . Ghosts, ghouls, witches, and warlocks (and their equally spooky caregivers!) will have the incredible opportunity to assist CMA Artists in Residence in creating art for CMA's float in the Village Halloween Parade the following day — Halloween! Music will be provided by DJ Natalie of Baby DJ School alongside DJ Sebastian (age 8) , DJ Fernando (age 10) , and DJ Vivy (age 10) . Activities include: All Hallow's Eve Ornaments Creepy Coloring Books Tombstone Poetry Artist-Carved Pumpkins Exquisite Halloween Corpse Jumbo Origami Harvest Printmaking Witch's Cauldron Prints Mask-Making Masquerade Dazzling Hats Magic Wand Making Monster Collages Drawing with Leaves plus a Costume Catwalk! 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

Dana Davenport Artist Dana Davenport (1994) is a Korean and Black American interdisciplinary artist shifting between installation, sculpture, video, and performance. Within her practice, she addresses the complexities that surround interminority racism as a foundation for envisioning her own and the collective futurity of Black and Asian peoples. Davenport utilizes synthetic hair as a proxy for her body to discuss the strained relationship between Black and Asian peoples, specifically in America. As a product overwhelmingly sold by Koreans to Black Americans, she considers the implications of the material as it sits on the beauty supply shelf and how it is activated in the hands of Black folks through love and labor. Donate Now Since 1988

Open Studio: Unusual Sculptures Inspired by Phyllida Barlow [July 31] Free Community Artmaking Monday, July 31, 2023 3 PM to 5 PM Pier 57 Pier 57, 11th Avenue, New York, NY, USA Media Inquiries: adam@culturalcounsel.com RSVP This session takes inspiration from British sculptor Phyllida Barlow ’s current exhibition on view in City Hall Park. We’ll borrow from Barlow’s playful and rule-breaking style to challenge traditional sculptural values by placing an everyday object, such as a chair or bed, in surprising space. 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. 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

10/13/23 Interviews "No matter how intellectual your endeavors are, there should always be some element of play and joy present" Artist James Perkins on making art with his son and seeing the Nutcracker every year. Click to expand media gallery. Great artists make artists. And to prove that point, over 70 of today's greatest have contributed their work in support of Children's Museum of the Arts' Emergency Arts Education Fund , establishing utterly ambitious art programs in New York City schools that need them most. Bidding for the online auction concludes Thursday, October 19 at 12 PM EDT . Bid now. Bid often. Bid here. Below, meet auction artist James Perkins. My 6 year old son Judd loves tennis and he wants to be a professional tennis player. He actually doesn’t really enjoy drawing or painting, but when he had to for school he created this series of tennis courts paintings. A green painting was of a grass court, a blue was a hard court, and this one is his painting of a clay court – his favorite surface. Each one has this specific gesture where the net has been abstracted to almost a Barnett Newman-like zip and the rest have these Mark Rothko-like colorfields, which is also very similar to my work. While my son doesn’t love to sit down and draw or paint, he loves to help me in the studio, and perhaps because of the nature of my work, is being raised with an expanded concept of art. This is one of my favorite photos of me and my son working together on a sculpture. He is very helpful in the studio, and more careful than most adults. Do you have a favorite memory of making art as a child? I could sit in my room for hours drawing and studying images. My father would bring home from his office different engineering pencils with the different thickness in lines and I loved using them. The work felt charged with love using something my father had gotten for me specifically to nurture that interest. What advice would you give to young artists who wish to pursue an art practice? Always be making something. It doesn’t have to be your best work, but you should always be making. I remember in grad school, one professor told me if you are not obsessed, then you are probably not an artist. I think it is ok to find that out. There are so many other professions in the art world. I know a great dealer that is a great dealer because he tried to be a painter. How does working with children inspire you? Working with children reminds you that no matter how intellectual your endeavors are, there should always be some element of play and joy present. When did you first know you were going to be an artist? In the 6th grade, I had this wonderful art teacher who gave me his office during class, separate from the other students, as a studio to make this large photo-realistic drawing for a competition. I would go in that room and close the door and work. He only came in when class was dismissed. Such a special act of kindness and support. Can you describe a formative experience visiting a museum or gallery? For me it was seeing the Nutcracker ballet each year as a child. I really looked forward to the music, the dancers, the costumes, the set design, and the stillness of being able to sit and watch the performance. James Perkins Happy To See You (Yellow) silk, sun, wood, ocean water, handmade frame Bid Now NEXT Emergency Exhibition: New Training for Future Artists and Art Lovers Take a Virtual Tour on Bloomberg Connects Donate Now

12/19/23 Artists in Schools Watercolor and Oil Pastels Dispatches from CMA Resident Artist Noormah Jamal's fifth grade class at Children's Workshop School. Click to expand media gallery. Fifth graders in CMA Resident Artist Noormah Jamal ’s class at Children’s Workshop School are exploring two new mediums – watercolor and oil pastels. In Noormah’s words: “The introduction to watercolor lesson was a whole class of joy. I had two younger students from another class sitting in, both of whom are very gifted artists. When I praised their work and showed the class their paintings as an example, the student remarked “And I’m not even in fifth grade, can you believe it?!” 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 Emergency Exhibition: New Training for Future Artists and Art Lovers Take a Virtual Tour on Bloomberg Connects Donate Now

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. Click to expand media gallery. Great artists make artists. And to prove that point, over 70 of today's greatest have contributed their work in support of Children's Museum of the Arts' Emergency Arts Education Fund , establishing utterly ambitious art programs in New York City schools that need them most. Bidding for the online auction concludes Thursday, October 19 at 12 PM EDT . Bid now. Bid often. Bid here. Below, meet auction artist Markus Linnenbrink . Markus in the mid-1960s Sketchbook of Markus’s 15 year old daughter Estlin Painting by Markus’s adult son Julius Linnenbrink, an artist in Berlin What advice would you give to young artists who wish to pursue an art practice? Try to be happy being an artist. How does working with children inspire you? I have always loved children’s natural and undisturbed approach to creating. All kids are natural artists if they are allowed to be. When did you first know you were going to be an artist? I had a very romantic idea of becoming an artist when I was 15. Can you describe a formative experience visiting a museum or gallery? I remember being overwhelmed when visiting Rome as a child in the 1960s. Our parents did the whole tour with us. Markus Linnenbrink dayafterdayitreappears acrylic, pigments on gesso board Bid Now NEXT Emergency Exhibition: New Training for Future Artists and Art Lovers Take a Virtual Tour on Bloomberg Connects Donate Now

6/3/23 Kids Art 6 NYC Skylines from CMA's Permanent Collection of Children's Art Click to expand media gallery. Unknown Artist Age 7 New York, NY, USA Jonathan Marin Untitled Age 8 Lavelle School for the Blind Bronx, New York, USA Luis Nuñez City Fun Age 12 PS 17X at St. Agatha Home Bronx, New York, USA Rachel Yoes Different 9/11 Collection New York, NY, USA Santiago Campas Untitled Age 9 United Nations International School New York, NY, USA Abigail Mandell Blue Bus Age 2 NADA New York Collection New York, NY, USA NEXT Emergency Exhibition: New Training for Future Artists and Art Lovers Take a Virtual Tour on Bloomberg Connects Donate Now

NADA Presents: Maybe They're Born With It Lecture Saturday, December 3, 2022 2 PM to 3 PM Ice Palace Studios 1400 North Miami Avenue, Miami, FL, USA Media Inquiries: adam@culturalcounsel.com RSVP Fabrizio Cavallo Life Age 8 American Embassy School New Delhi, India Permanent Collection, Children's Museum of the Arts Where does talent come from? In this presentation, artist and theorist Seth Cameron , Executive Director of Children's Museum of the Arts, is joined by interdisciplinary artist and Presidential Scholar in the Arts Cornelius Tulloch and YoungArts Artistic Director Lauren Snelling for a lively discussion of the ways arts education perpetuates the mythology of artistic genius, and ways it might be reimagined to support lifelong aesthetic learning. 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

The Village Halloween Parade Community Celebration Tuesday, October 31, 2023 7 PM to 11 PM Greenwich Village Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York, NY, USA Media Inquiries: adam@culturalcounsel.com RSVP Children’s Museum of the Arts’ float in the 2021 Village Halloween Parade Photo by Scott Lynch for Gothamist Come see Children's Museum of the Arts' float kick off NYC’s biggest Halloween party! The parade runs north on 6th Avenue from King Street to West 15th Street and is a free public event, rain or shine. Plan your viewing at halloween-nyc.com Halloween at CMA [100% Free] Monster Puppet Workshop with Monkey Boys Productions Saturday, October 28 1–3 PM Pier 57 RSVP Required Build a larger-than-life monster puppet (that moves!) with the help of the legendary puppet builders Monkey Boys Productions . Under the guidance of guest artist Betsy Falk, artists will create monster puppets of all shapes and sizes to adorn CMA’s official float in The Village Halloween Parade. Halloween Pier Party Sunday, October 29 11 AM – 3 PM Pier 57 Register Designed for ghouls and goblins of all ages, visitors are invited to participate in a variety of art activities such as shadow puppet murals inspired by Kara Walker , monster masks inspired by Leonora Carrington , trick or treat Baggu totes, haunted house dioramas, flying ghouls and ghosts, Dia de los Muertos candles, a spiderweb wall, plus music by Baby DJ School and everyone’s favorite Costume Catwalk . Co-presented with Film Forum: The Creature from the Black Lagoon in 3D Sunday, October 29 | 11 AM | Film Forum Tickets Enjoy a screening of kids' horror classics The Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) and Spooks (1953) at the legendary Film Forum theater in Greenwich Village. This program is rated G for all audiences. Open Studio Mondays & Thursdays 3–5 PM Pier 57 Register Enjoy extra-spooky artmaking all month along during CMA’s after school Open Studio program. Activities range from Halloween candy collages to creature masks, surrealist mazes, and more. 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