11/24/23 Fundraiser Gifts to Feel Good About: Shop Our Holiday Artwork Fundraiser Shop CMA's end-of-year artwork sale and raise essential funds for free arts education in NYC schools. Click to expand media gallery. Melanie Delach On the other side of this , 2022 mixed media on panel 22 H x 17 W x 1.5 D (in) Buy Now Robert Buck Second Hand ("Humpty Dumpty Circus") , 2022 ink and graphite on secondhand drawing 8 7/8 H x 19 W (in) Buy Now Pajtim Osmanaj Metamorphic Memories 3 , 2021 hydrocal and acrylic 17.5 H x 15.5 W x 2.5 D (in) Buy Now Maya Mason Golden Hour , 2020 oil on canvas 24 H x 24 W x 4 D (in) Buy Now Lisa Beck InnerSpace I , 2023 acrylic and oil paint on 2 joined wood panels 7 H x 10 W x 0.75 D (in) Buy Now Marcy Hermansader Milkweed , 2014 color pencil, pastel, gouache and ink on paper 22.5 H x 16 W x 1.5 D (in) Buy Now JJ Manford Frank Gehry Interior, Venice Beach, with Suzani Elephant , 2023 oil stick, oil pastel, and Flashe on burlap over canvas 50 H x 60 W x 1.5 D (in) Buy Now Liana Finck Mine , 2023 letterpress print 8.5 x 11 (in) Printed by Archie's Press NYC Edition of 100 Buy Now Jessica Dickinson with: now 1 (a wholeness / that once was / a place / that used / to be complete / cannot / fit there / anymore / it’s gone / behind / yet fragments / remain) , 2019 colored pencil on paper with linen tape 14 H x 18 3/4 W (in) Buy Now Emilie Louise Gossiaux Atomic Tangerine Garden , 2018 ballpoint pen and crayon on paper 17.5 H x 23 W x 1 D (in) Buy Now Emily Mae Smith Raft on Siren Sea (Day) , 2022 four color screenprint on Pescia 300gsm paper 24 H x 18 W (in) Buy Now Jeffrey Milstein Universal Studios Orlando Seuss Landing , 2019 archival inkjet print 30 H x 40 W (in) Buy Now Don Dudley #230 , 2021 india inks, acrylic, colored pencil on paper 24 3/16 H x 31 3/4 W x 2 D (in) Buy Now Christopher Daharsh Dawn Visitation , 2023 oil on linen over panel 23 H x 18 W x 1.25 D (in) Buy Now Ann-Marie James Musee Imaginaire Plate 88 , 2021 acrylic and ink on paper 8.7 H x 6.9 W (in) Buy Now Alex Kwartler Eclipse (black) , 2022 oil on linen 12 H x 12 W x 0.75 D (in) Buy Now Ben K. Voss Rosa , 2023 water-based paint and pencil on canvas stretched over wood 9 H x 12 W x .75 D (in) Buy Now Christina Van der Merwe Untitled , 2022-2023 oil, sand, crayons on canvas 66 H x 68 W x 1.5 D (in) Buy Now David Bender Edge of the Meadow , 2022 wood, clay, paint 15.5 H x 15.5 W x 1 D (in) Buy Now Jennefer Hoffman growing , 2020 light stoneware and brown stoneware with slip 15 H x 10 W x 10 D (in) Buy Now NEXT Emergency Exhibition: New Training for Future Artists and Art Lovers Take a Virtual Tour on Bloomberg Connects Donate Now

10/20/23 Kids Art 8 Autumn Landscapes from CMA's Collection of Children's Art Click to expand media gallery. Alina Altufeva Untitled Age 10 School No. 59 Yaroslav, Russia Leslie Hewitt Untitled Age 12 United Nations International School New York, NY D. Barfolomeev Untitled Age 14 School No. 59 Yaroslav, Russia Katy Blunova Untitled Age 14 School No. 59 Yaroslav, Russia Anna Altufeva Untitled Age 14 School No. 59 Yaroslav, Russia Zoriga Palasti Autumn on the Field Age 11 Jovan Jovanović Zmaj Grammar School Novi Sad, Yugoslavia Ljupka Martinovic The Autumnal Day Age 12 Jovan Jovanović Zmaj Grammar School Novi Sad, Yugoslavia Martina Ljupka The Woods Age 12 Jovan Jovanović Zmaj Grammar School Novi Sad, Yugoslavia K. Molycova Untitled Age 11 School No. 59 Yaroslav, Russia 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 Warm and Cool Colors Dispatches from CMA Resident Artist Niousha Kiarashi's elementary school class at Sid Miller Academy. Click to expand media gallery. In Crown Heights, Brooklyn, CMA Resident Artist Niousha Kiarashi introduced her students at Sid Miller Academy to warm and cool colors. As a District 75 school serving students with disabilities, Niosha’s lessons are uniquely crafted for multisensory and tactile artmaking experiences. Students especially loved painting their hands to create handprints, taking turns tickling the palm of each other’s hand with the paintbrush. Niousha reflected, “One student has a powerful sensory understanding of his surroundings. He grabbed my hand and twisted it around his neck so I could help him hold the pencil better to draw inside the line. It was a beautiful moment that I won’t forget.” 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

1/16/24 Artists in Schools Character Masks and Popsicle Stick Figures Dispatches from CMA Resident Artist Noormah Jamal's fifth grade class at Children's Workshop School. Click to expand media gallery. Three dimensional projects continued this week with masks inspired by Nick Cave and popsicle stick characters inspired by Edgar Degas . Both projects had elements of play that students loved – they felt like they were making toys for themselves. We had to remind them that glue takes 24 hours to dry, but that didn’t stop students from play-acting in class. For our first figurative sculptural work, we started with simplified popsicle stick characters. Edgar Degas’ Little Dancer served as an inspiration for our simplified forms. Next, we looked at Nick Cave’s soundsuits, which blend elements of fashion, sculpture, and identity, to create our own masks. Both assignments had strong design elements, which meant that students could do practically whatever they pleased with the materials provided. To our delight, students began mixing various mediums for these projects. It’s especially encouraging to see students’ individual visual styles emerge – it’s now possible to recognize their works simply by their aesthetic! 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

1/18/24 Artists in Schools Viewing Ruth Asawa at the Whitney Museum CMA Resident Artist Maria D. Rapicavoli visited the Whitney Museum with her after school students from Hudson Guild. Click to expand media gallery. We cannot adequately express our gratitude to the Whitney Museum of American Art and Ruth Asawa Lanier, Inc. for proving Maria D. Rapicavoli ’s students from Hudson Guild with a behind-the-scenes tour of the monumental Ruth Asawa Through Line show. A stalwart of the Chelsea community for nearly 100 years, Hudson Guild provides essential housing, education, and social services for the youngest members of its community. Located just four blocks from the Whitney Museum, Hudson Guild's students rarely get a chance to engage in the art world located on their doorstep – and we're here to change that. During their visit to the exhibition, students engaged Maria with thoughtful questions and even had the chance to create their own drawings in response to Asawa's works. In the words of CMA Residency Producer Tommy Coleman: "This visit reaffirmed my awareness of just how impressive we are as a team in what we provide students." Hat's off to all of our partners who help us make the art world more accessible to its youngest participants! Maria's work at Hudson Guild 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

2/8/24 Artists in Schools Animal Clouds Sculptures Part III: Adding the Fluff Dispatches from CMA Resident Artist Noormah Jamal's fifth grade class at Children's Workshop School. Click to expand media gallery. Now for the fun (and fluffy) part – adding pillow stuffing to our animal cloud sculptures! First, students glued cotton fluff onto their aluminum and plaster forms. The next day, they trimmed and cut the fluff into shapes and hung their sculptures by the window – like clouds! Gluing the fluff to our forms proved to be more challenging than expected. It was important to remember to pull the fluff apart first before adhering with glue. However, students loved getting inspiration from unconventional sources, like videos of dogs at the groomers! A few students finished early and created small characters out of foam sheets. After stapling the sides, they stuffed their characters with fluff to create their very own mixed materials toys. It was incredible to see the students work together to come up with a brand new art project and execute it on their own. 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

11/23/21 Interviews Meet Artist in Residence Tati Nguyen “Treasure the relationship with your art, and nurture the creative impulse in yourself.” Click to expand media gallery. CMA’s inaugural cohort of Artists 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 Tati Nguyen , whose multicultural experiences have helped her develop a variety of arts curricula that span cultures, ages, and mediums. What attracted you to CMA’s new Artist in Residence program? I was attracted to CMA’s residency program both as an educator and artist. As an educator, the residency’s appeal was the innovative approach and openness of possibilities of art education, providing children with an expansive learning tool to engage in new ways; and to look at the world through the lens of creativity. As an artist, I’m excited by the possibilities of experimentation and the intrepid spirit of CMA’s new vision. Plus, I am always inspired by the energy and fresh eyes that children bring to their art practice and approach to self expression (their immediate embrace of an all-in immersive giving of themselves over to art-making). They often take a simple prompt and run off with the ideas to wild places; the rules of engagement in art has no limitations for a child. It was an opportunity too wonderful to pass up. Can you tell us about your art practice and how working with children inspires you? I have always tried to pull inspiration from my own childhood and the power of observations, undiluted by the dictates of external logic — the world where children’s sense of play and experimentation without rules and dictums are freeing. There are no external art metrics to compare against personal vision — for a viewer, perhaps, some messages are more immediate, and others more elusive, but to the child, their art is a world complete in itself: a stand-alone holistic visual universe, which is perfect. I am inspired to draw upon this, and can endlessly revisit again and again in artmaking. Do you have a favorite memory of making art as a child? As a young Vietnamese girl arriving in America, I remember the first time I was able to communicate, not through language but visually with my schoolmates through my drawings. We were copying pictures of penguins (which was fascinating to me as we don’t have penguins in South East Asia). I drew the same animal over and over again to understand this animal, and to communicate and connect with the children that I didn’t share a common language with. What advice would you give to young artists who wish to pursue an art practice? All children are artists — all have a need to express, to share, to communicate; it’s a natural inclination as the children begin their academic careers. Perhaps, some focus may change into learning systems: reading, math, etc., but it’s essential to always nurture curiosity and never stop art practices for themselves. Creativity may be applied in all aspects of our lives, whether it is problem-solving, drawing, writing, dancing, or making music — creativity is magic. Just doing something for yourself, and the world may come to appreciate it or not, but art will enrich life no matter how you engage with it; making it a part of who you are. Treasure the relationship with your art, and nurture the creative impulse in yourself. Why is it important to make art accessible to all children and families? Art is a participatory activity that has the power to engage the entire family; a bonding experience in artmaking can facilitate communication. Art as a topic can beautify and facilitate conversations to share ideas with one another; to trigger a deep dive into life’s journey. Introducing art as a branch of creative child development is to not just let brain activity thrive, but to cultivate balanced creativity in children. Art is what gives children the power to express themselves! If you could choose any artist to create a portrait of yourself, who would it be and why? What an interesting question — for myself, this question gets into a whole new conversation about what a portrayal of an artist would be. Essentially, our artworks are fragments and glimpses of the self; as artists share various forms of their work through their art and narratives … add upon this layer an external gaze to define a portrayal …it is an interesting concept. There are so many answers because it’s difficult to choose just one — a portrait can be expressed in any form — it can be a piece of music, photo, poem, book, painting, or sculpture … in painting form, I would pick Jean Dubuffet . Dubuffet in his approach to portraiture and art practice was to preserve the inner child and innocence of visual expression. It’s the essence of a childlike outlook not weighing down a portrait in formal constructs. NEXT Emergency Exhibition: New Training for Future Artists and Art Lovers Take a Virtual Tour on Bloomberg Connects Donate Now

1/5/24 Artists in Schools Negative Space and Geometric Shapes Dispatches from CMA Resident Artist Niousha Kiarashi's elementary school class at Sid Miller Academy. Click to expand media gallery. Time for another new technique! First, we looked at Van Gogh’s Sunflowers and observed the round buds and triangle petals contrasted against the yellow background. Next, students learned about negative space by collaging geometric shapes on paper, then coloring around those shapes to create texture. By removing the shapes, students were able to see the negative space left behind. 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

8/4/23 Reflections Ordinary Objects in Unusual Places Click to expand media gallery. Artists in Open Studio at Pier 57 took a cue from British sculptor Phyllida Barlow to create multimedia artworks inspired by PRANK , currently on view in City Hall Park. PRANK features familiar objects often found at home or in an artist’s studio that are rotated, repeated, and stacked to create awkward, improbable structures. In a similar vein, kids challenged traditional sculptural values by placing an everyday object, such as a chair or bed, in an irregular place, like the ocean or outer space. Students selected subjects at random, then created a scene based on their selections. This resulted in some delightfully odd pairings, such as an intricately sculpted dining room (complete with a bouquet of flowers!) set within a dinosaur’s lair. NEXT Emergency Exhibition: New Training for Future Artists and Art Lovers Take a Virtual Tour on Bloomberg Connects Donate Now

10/31/23 Reflections We Throw the Best Halloween Parties in NYC Click to expand media gallery. Thousands of ghouls and goblins descended on Pier 57 on Sunday, October 29, sending a resounding message that Halloween belongs to those who believe in the power of creativity – regardless of age. Even better, our utterly ambitous monster puppet Hattie roars to life tonight as the centerpiece of Children's Museum of the Arts’ float in the Village Halloween Parade ! Constructed by the expert puppeteers of Monkey Boys Productions and lovingly decorated by child artists at our Halloween Pier Party, Hattie [short for Manhattan] embodies the utterly ambitious public art projects that make Children’s Museum of the Arts special. Revisit our favorite memories of the weekend below: We took over all three classrooms at Pier 57 for a day of spooktacular artmaking inspired by contemporary artists like Leonora Carrington. We marveled at amazing handmade costumes, like Pizza Rat. It was hard to distinguish the kids from the art, like these three sisters dressed as Claude Monet’s home in Giverny, France and his inspirational water lilies. Monkey Boys Productions built an enormous monster puppet named Hattie [short for Manhattan] that will be a focal point of CMA's float in the Village Halloween Parade. Kids created their own mini monsters to add to Hattie … …. which means the float will showcase kids’ artwork side-by-side with the work of professional artists! We also created our own trick or treat bags using Baggu totes …. …. and built a shadow puppet mural in the style of silhouette artist Kara Walker. Baby DJ School turned the lobby into a kid-powered dance floor …. … and ended the day with a triumphant Costume Catwalk where kids showed off the costumes and accessories they created that day. Donate now & support more free events like this one NEXT Emergency Exhibition: New Training for Future Artists and Art Lovers Take a Virtual Tour on Bloomberg Connects Donate Now