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Halloween Block Party 2022 Free Community Artmaking Sunday, October 30, 2022 11 AM to 3 PM Spring Street Park Spring Street Park, Spring Street, New York, NY, USA Media Inquiries: adam@culturalcounsel.com RSVP Ghouls and goblins (of all ages) are invited to join Children’s Museum of the Arts for a free community artmaking block party to create the float that kicks off The Village Halloween Parade . Grab your favorite costume (and mask!) and meet us at Spring Street Park in Hudson Square on Sunday, October 30 from 11 AM to 3 PM . Don’t forget your party shoes! Dance Church® , a movement class that offers a fun and inclusive approach to dancing, will host a 40-minute movement session at 1 PM for partygoers of all ages. Instructor Laura Carella will lead the class in a series of movement cues, accompanied by a curated playlist of multi-genre music. Pre-registration is required for the Dance Church portion of the event. Activities include: Ghost Superpower Shields Alter Ego 3D Mask-Making Ghost Balloon Buddies Spooky Skeleton Observational Drawings Pumpkin Painting Practice Trick or Treating Music by Baby DJ School Costume Catwalk We provide 100% free arts programming across all boroughs of NYC thanks to the generous donations of awesome people like you. Show your support for our mission by purchasing raffle tickets at the event. Raffle prizes are generously donated by neighborhood favorites including New York Children’s Theater , Calexico , The Drew Barrymore Show , Wave Hill , New-York Historical Society , The Alice Austen House Museum , Ten Percent Happier , IlluminArt Productions , Economy Candy , Artists & Craftsman Supply , plus more to be announced. Children’s Museum of the Arts is proud to present the Halloween Block Party with leadership support from First Republic. Children’s Museum of the Arts Halloween Block Party is made possible through the generous support of Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, Cornelia T Bailey Foundation, William Talbott Hillman Foundation, The Pepperman Family, The Russo Family on behalf of Goldman Sachs Gives, Laurie Harris Brennan and William D. Brennan, Marissa and Shane McMahon, Milton & Sally Avery Arts Foundation, Louis Legacy Foundation, and Cowles Charitable Trust. This program is 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. Supplies for this event were provided, in part, by BLICK Art Materials ​​and by Materials for the Arts, a program of the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs. Donate Now

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4/7/22 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. Click to expand media gallery. 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 Emma Waldman and JT Baldassarre at City-As-School Creating a Gallery at City-As-School Donate Now

Open Studio: Inside the Upside Down Inspired by Kevin Chin Free Community Artmaking Thursday, October 5, 2023 3 PM to 5 PM Pier 57 Pier 57, 11th Avenue, New York, NY, USA Media Inquiries: adam@culturalcounsel.com RSVP © Kevin Chin Get topsy-turvy in Open Studio! Inspired by Australian artist Kevin Chin , artists will embark on a creative journey to flip their favorite places inside out and upside down. As we dive into this imaginative task, we’ll ignite discussion about surrealist art. How can we exaggerate reality through art? What looks the same versus different? 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. Image Credit: © Kevin Chin 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

Little Artists: Selects from CMA's Permanent Collection Curated by Justin Teodoro Exhibition Thursday, July 7, 2022 All Day Ace Hotel Brooklyn 252 Schermerhorn Street, Brooklyn, NY, USA Media Inquiries: adam@culturalcounsel.com RSVP Installation View Rachel Yoes Different 9/11 Collection New York, NY Permanent Collection, Children's Museum of the Arts Lucy Menga Portrait of Miss Dunn Age 12 Queensboro Community Art Center Queens, NY Permanent Collection, Children's Museum of the Arts Gladys Fernandez My Dog Grade 8 Lavelle School for the Blind Bronx, NY Permanent Collection, Children's Museum of the Arts Unknown Artist ca. 1938 Joseph Solman Collection, USA Permanent Collection, Children's Museum of the Arts Halimah Kennedy We All Stick Together Age 12 St. Agatha Home for Children, PS 17X Bronx, NY Permanent Collection, Children's Museum of the Arts Gerald Repp Street Scene Age 11 Kuniyoshi Collection Queensboro Community Art Center Queens, NY Permanent Collection, Children's Museum of the Arts Witty Huang Age 8 Relax Ourselves Evergreen Art Studio Fremont, CA Permanent Collection, Children's Museum of the Arts Tina Steffanatos Age 5 1/2 Rainbow Over Ulster County St. Agatha Home for Children, PS 17X Bronx, NY Permanent Collection, Children's Museum of the Arts Maria Ingiotti WPA-Kuniyoshi Collection Greenwich House Workshop New York, NY Permanent Collection, Children's Museum of the Arts Jean Pultz Age 9 USA Permanent Collection, Children's Museum of the Arts Chen Ruei Celebration of Harvest Age 4 Chendu Kindergarten China Permanent Collection, Children's Museum of the Arts Children’s Museum of the Arts is pleased to present selected works from its permanent collection curated by artist, illustrator, and designer Justin Teodoro in the Gallery at Ace Hotel Brooklyn located at 252 Schermerhorn Street in Downtown Brooklyn. The installation will be on view to the public from July 7 to September 29, 2022. “I’ve always been struck by Keith Haring ’s famous quote, “Children know something that most people have forgotten ," said Teodoro. "When Children’s Museum of the Arts approached me about this special opportunity I knew I wanted to tap into that free spirit that’s present in each and every work in their permanent collection of over 2,000 artworks created by children over the last century.” The presentation will include an intimate selection of artworks that aspires to encourage the public to rediscover their love and joy in making art without judgment. 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 [April 6] Free Community Artmaking Thursday, April 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 invites children to explore hands-on projects across a wide range of artistic disciplines. Each month, CMA artists will bring special programming geared for children while caregivers are welcome to enjoy the extraordinary setting of Pier 57 in the adjacent Family Living Room. This program is recommended for children ages 7-11. Registation opens each Friday for the following week's classes. 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

May 29, 2023 Twenty-Dollar Lemonade, But Is It Art? Emma Allen Donate Now

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