See More Children's Museum of the Arts 4/7/22 Fun Facts Kids Art 5 Facts About No School Artist in Residence Frank Traynor brings his experimental educational program No School to Abrons Arts Center for Spring Break April Fools camp. Stay cool this April Fools with a all new in-person art camp at Abrons Arts Center led by CMA Artist in Residence Frank Traynor and his experimental educational program, No School. Campers will enjoy week of projects looking at the history of tricksters, pranks, jesters, optical illusions and general clowning around — that means sculpture, collage, poetry, music, and plenty of other tricks up our sleeve! Below, check out five fun facts about No School. 1. No School started when Frank closed down his shop The Perfect Nothing Catalog to turn it into a mud bath. Instead of selling artwork made by artists, he invited those artists to teach kids how to make their own versions. He teamed up with the organization Arts in Parts in Rockaway Beach and enjoyed a few great summers leading workshops on the beach. 2. Frank and co-director Lydia Glenn-Murray met after two trusted friends insisted they would get along. Frank flew to Los Angeles, where they met at the airport. He ended up camping in her backyard for six months! They brought No School to Los Angeles and converted her art gallery, Chin’s Push, into a monarch butterfly sanctuary. 3. No School loves to work with the word TODAY. It’s about potential, celebration, right now .. carpe diem and be here now and all of that! Their favorite song is “Tell You Today” by Arthur Russell. 4. No School’s most exciting projects have been large-scale architectural interventions of the buildings where they work. After a three year residency at 2727 California Street in Berkeley, California, the kids installed a terrazzo patio, welded three new security iron gates, and carved a 40-foot frieze over the front doors and windows of the former corner grocery store. 5. They once made peanut butter and jelly sandwiches from scratch. NEXT IN Fun Facts 6 Fun Facts About Hudson Square 6 Fun Facts About Hudson Square

Our First Art Fair at NADA Miami Exhibition Wednesday, November 30, 2022 All Day Ice Palace Studios 1400 North Miami Avenue, Miami, FL, USA Media Inquiries: adam@culturalcounsel.com RSVP Children’s Museum of the Arts partners with New Art Dealers Alliance to present the second iteration of Our First Art Fair , an experiential exhibition of new artworks created, priced, and sold entirely by children, on view at NADA Miami . Central to 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 Miami-Dade County are invited via an open call to create their own masterpieces, drop off their artworks prior to the fair, set their price, and showcase their work at NADA Miami. Children will receive all proceeds from works sold at NADA; any artworks that are not sold will become part of CMA’s one-of-a-kind permanent collection of art made by children from around the globe. 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

7/28/23 Reflections Next-Gen Art: From Sneaker Design to Digitally Augmented Artworks Click to expand media gallery. From a digitally-augmented mermaid beach to Nevada-themed sneakers, Open Studio at Pier 57 enjoyed the company of guest collaborators who challenged our young artists to experiment with new technology and non-traditional art mediums. On Monday, guest artist Elise Swopes of Superchief Gallery NFT showed kids how to transform their 2D drawings into multi-dimensional backdrops using digital augmentation software Urban Jungle. The best part? Each kid got to present their artwork on the big screen and share their fantasy worlds with others. Later in the week, educators from creative academy NRS CustomX led teens in a sneaker design workshop using GREATS shoes. The excitement was palpable as kids created a functional work of art that they could take home and wear. One student started off the session feeling nervous that he wasn’t creative enough. By the end of the class, he was thrilled to report: “I’m going to get a glass box for these sneakers and hang them in my room." NEXT Emergency Exhibition: New Training for Future Artists and Art Lovers Take a Virtual Tour on Bloomberg Connects Donate Now

Courses Drawing Color 3DD Series Collection About Artists Info Museum Field Notes Democracy is a great political idea. Socialism is a great economic idea. But what makes a great art idea? Follow the lessons in this series to find out. Great Art Ideas Miguel's First Course INSTRUCTOR Miguel Braceli Clare's First Course INSTRUCTOR Clare Kambhu New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA) ingrid's First Course INSTRUCTOR ingrid romero

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5/15/23 Reflections Food, Foliage, and Raven’s Eggs Click to expand media gallery. Inspired by the recent warm weather and the stunning view of Little Island outside the classroom window, the artists at Open Studio at Pier 57 sculpted their favorite items — both real and imaginary — that grow out of the ground. Kids particularly enjoyed learning about color mixing as they blended clay together to create their own unique colors. In addition to food and foliage, kids stretched their imaginations to create solar systems, rocket ships, a pizza tree, and even a mysterious island housing hidden treasure. One artist even created a tree full of raven’s eggs. For her, “growing” meant raven babies that are born in the springtime. NEXT Emergency Exhibition: New Training for Future Artists and Art Lovers Take a Virtual Tour on Bloomberg Connects Donate Now

Tati Nguyen Artist in Residence 2021-22 Children's Museum of the Arts New York City Tati Nguyen is an artist and arts educator who hails from Vietnam. Educated on three continents, her multicultural experiences have allowed her to develop a variety of arts curricula that span cultures, ages, and mediums. She holds a BFA from Cooper Union and an MFA from CalArts. She draws, paints, directs films and videos, writes and illustrates children's books, works in narrative film and television, and is a published songwriter with the band M Shanghai. Tati lives in Harlem with her husband and daughter. Donate Now Since 1988

Faith Ringgold Artist Artist, author, educator, and organizer, Faith Ringgold is one of the most influential cultural figures of her generation, with a career linking the multi-disciplinary practices of the Harlem Renaissance to the political art of young Black artists working today. For sixty years, Ringgold has drawn from both personal autobiography and collective histories to both document her life as an artist and mother and to amplify the struggles for social justice and equity. From creating some of the most indelible artworks of the civil rights era to challenging accepted hierarchies of art versus craft through her experimental story quilts, Faith Ringgold has produced a body of work that bears witness to the complexity of the American experience. Donate Now Since 1988

See More Children's Museum of the Arts 2/5/24 Artists in Schools Animal Cloud Sculptures Part II: Plaster Gauze Dispatches from CMA Resident Artist Noormah Jamal's fifth grade class at Children's Workshop School. NEXT IN

5/20/24 Reflections Reflecting on 100 Classes of Open Studio CMA Lead Teaching Artist Emma Waldman reflects on a year of free art classes at Pier 57. Click to expand media gallery. We have hosted over 100 Open Studio classes so far! As a community, we have created art projects using materials ranging from clay creations to puppetry, to architecture to collage, to drawing and painting. I am so fortunate to have had a hand in supporting and encouraging each student’s creative process. Over the past year, I have proudly watched students completely develop their artistic voice and tap into their imaginations through material discovery. My students come into class asking What is the project today? and ready to ‘shop’ for materials that will fit their artistic intent. After every class, students leave proud to share their creation with me, but also their classmates and adults, often exclaiming: Look what I made! While clay is hands-down the most popular material for my students (and their caregivers), new materials such as wire, yarn, fabric, felt, and wax sticks really sparked their interests and challenged them to build and design projects featuring varying textures and materials. I have watched as my students come to class to create 2D works of art, and, over time, begin to use their new technical skills and understanding of materials to build more ambitious 3D projects and sculptural works. The theme and the artist(s) inspiration is the same for every participant, however, each student creates a completely different work of art, which is without a doubt my absolute favorite part of the class. I can see how students express their individuality and own voice using material and marks. Some of my favorite classes thus far have been where students use their own experiences, interests, and personalities inspired by historical and contemporary artists: My Own Universe, The Unexpected: Surrealism and the Imagination, Storied Portraits, Reimagined Cities, Family in Art, Memory, Mirror Reflection, Inkblot Paintings, and What is Outside My Window, just to name a few. Lastly, these Open Studio classes have inspired and promoted the importance of art and the creative process for young children, but also the importance of community, collaboration, and having fun. Because of the format, my students, and their adults, are able to share and develop ideas with one another as well as make new friends in the process. I want to thank my Open Studio community for supporting each class and sharing your excitement and interest with others. Each and every one of you continues to inspire me as an artist and an educator! —Emma Waldman CMA Lead Artist Instructor 2024 NEXT Emergency Exhibition: New Training for Future Artists and Art Lovers Take a Virtual Tour on Bloomberg Connects Donate Now