Children's Museum of the Arts
Classes in NYC
Founded in 1988, the Children’s Museum of the Arts in Lower Manhattan introduces children and families to contemporary art through exhibitions and hands-on workshops. Taught by professional artists, its programs inspire creativity, exploration, and artistic expression for all ages.
0 classes with availability
More classes to explore
54 Children's Museum of the Arts classes have no available dates matching these filters.
Change your filters, or save a class to your wish list for updates on new dates.
Refining Techniques: Drawing and Painting
Children's Museum of the Arts See all classes by this school @ 103 Charlton St, New York, NY
This class will focus on further developing technique and skill while encouraging young artists to develop a personal style. Using the CMA's Fine Arts Studio space, students will build artistic skills in composition, perspective, shading, organizing a palette, and working from observation. Using professional materials such as charcoal, conte crayon, gouache, and acrylic paints, students will create complex figure drawings and still life paintings....
This class isn’t on the schedule at the moment, but save it to your Wish List to find out when it comes back!
Exploring Print and Textiles
Children's Museum of the Arts See all classes by this school @ 103 Charlton St, New York, NY
Young artists will explore fundamental design principles including pattern, form and function through a series of projects, including fabric printing, weaving, and tote bag design. Students will be introduced to the tradition of batik designs, will learn to turn a painting into a fashion statement inspired by Yves Sant Laurent's "Mondrian" dress, and will be introduced to artists and designers throughout history, including Lotta Jansdotter and Sheila...
This class isn’t on the schedule at the moment, but save it to your Wish List to find out when it comes back!
Song Writing
Children's Museum of the Arts See all classes by this school @ 103 Charlton St, New York, NY
Interested in the music biz? In this class, students will learn the fundamentals of multi-track recording by experimenting with keyboards and vocal recording. Young musicians will study a variety of musical genres including hip hop and rock 'n' roll. They will explore elements of song structure and lyric writing, as well as software like ProTools and GarageBand. In addition, they album's artwork will be created using Photoshop. At the end of the...
This class isn’t on the schedule at the moment, but save it to your Wish List to find out when it comes back!
Investigating Techniques: Photography
Children's Museum of the Arts See all classes by this school @ 103 Charlton St, New York, NY
In this class, young artists will explore digital photography and Photoshop techniques such as editing, cropping, and retouching. Students will develop an understanding of SLR cameras and cultivate design skills as they work with these applications. In addition, the class will experiment with alternative methods such as pinhole cameras, rayograms, and polaroid transfers. Students will grow their knowledge of photographic history. They will...
This class isn’t on the schedule at the moment, but save it to your Wish List to find out when it comes back!
Investigating Stop-Motion Animation
Children's Museum of the Arts See all classes by this school @ 103 Charlton St, New York, NY
For young film lovers, this class introduces various techniques of stop motion animation, including claymation, pixilation, and paper cut-out. Students will create abstract, narrative, and experimental films using iMac computers, IPEVO cameras, iStopMotion software, and a wide variety of tools and materials. Inspired by animated films such as Wallace and Gromit, Chicken Run, and The Nightmare Before Christmas, students will have the opportunity to...
This class isn’t on the schedule at the moment, but save it to your Wish List to find out when it comes back!
Stop Motion Animation (7-12 yr olds)
Children's Museum of the Arts See all classes by this school @ 103 Charlton St, New York, NY
Learn how to create your own animated film, using a variety of 2-D and 3-D techniques. Experimenting with iStopMotion software on iPads and Mac computers, young artists will combine technology and craft to make toys, clay, found objects, and paper come to life on the big screen. Teaching Artists will guide students as they develop skills in narration, and story development. The final class will end in a celebratory screening of the class film!
This class isn’t on the schedule at the moment, but save it to your Wish List to find out when it comes back!
The Art of Minecraft
Children's Museum of the Arts See all classes by this school @ 103 Charlton St, New York, NY
Turn Minecraft into 2D and 3D artworks! In this class, young artists will spend the day building, sculpting, drawing, and designing their favorite characters and places from Minecraft. CMA Teaching Artists will guide participants through various art making techniques to honor their favorite elements of the game. Parents, please do not fear! Young artists will not be playing Minecraft in this workshop. They will be adapting and interpreting...
This class isn’t on the schedule at the moment, but save it to your Wish List to find out when it comes back!
Exploring Drawing and Sculpture
Children's Museum of the Arts See all classes by this school @ 103 Charlton St, New York, NY
This foundations class introduces students to the essential art techniques of drawing and sculpture through a series of projects including abstract line drawing, portraiture, wire sculpture, and cardboard construction. Over the course of the semester, young artists will study a selection of notable artists, including Joan Miro, Paul Klee, and Henri Matisse, and will be exposed to fundamental elements of art including line, shape, form, and compo...
This class isn’t on the schedule at the moment, but save it to your Wish List to find out when it comes back!
Film Editing
Children's Museum of the Arts See all classes by this school @ 103 Charlton St, New York, NY
Lights, Camera, Action! … and Editing! Regarded by many filmmakers as one of the most important aspects of filmmaking, film editing is the art of assemblage and manipulation for time based media. No film would ever see the light of day without a masterful team of editors. Young artists will learn what happens behind the lights and cameras to create a compelling film. Students will learn to edit with Final Cut Pro X, record and edit sound in Garage...
This class isn’t on the schedule at the moment, but save it to your Wish List to find out when it comes back!
Refining Techniques: Illustration
Children's Museum of the Arts See all classes by this school @ 103 Charlton St, New York, NY
In this class, young artists will build on previous drawing and storytelling skills to become proficient in the art of illustration. Students will learn about sequential storyboarding while developing a strong visual language to tell their own unique stories. Emphasis will be given to individual projects that allow for a full story to be developed from character design to complete rendering in various media. These will include pen and ink, watercolor,...
This class isn’t on the schedule at the moment, but save it to your Wish List to find out when it comes back!
Experimental Animation
Children's Museum of the Arts See all classes by this school @ 103 Charlton St, New York, NY
Welcome to the fascinating world of animation! In this week-long class, young artists will explore the versatility of animation through the use of a wide variety of materials such as paper, sand, clay and more. Students will push the boundaries of traditional 2D and Stop Motion Animation while creating Abstract and Experimental short films. This fun and dynamic class is a great introduction to those new to animating and a great expansion of possibilities...
This class isn’t on the schedule at the moment, but save it to your Wish List to find out when it comes back!
Kids Camp: Editing and Post Production
Children's Museum of the Arts See all classes by this school @ 103 Charlton St, New York, NY
Using Final Cut Software, this class will teach the art of editing! Young artists will shoot original footage with SLR Cameras and will then spend time collaboratively editing and manipulating the footage. Sound Design and Voice Over Narration will be taught and utilized in the filmmaking process. The final films will be presented at the end of the week. Note: Class runs from 10 AM-4 PM, with supervised play from 9-10 AM and 4-5 PM incl...
This class isn’t on the schedule at the moment, but save it to your Wish List to find out when it comes back!
Kids Camp: Fairy Tale Films
Children's Museum of the Arts See all classes by this school @ 103 Charlton St, New York, NY
Spend a week creating magical short films that involve a variety of giants, princes, princesses, trolls, wizards and castles! Think Fairy Tales to Hogwarts to the Dark Crystal. Students will examine and celebrate these themes using various techniques in puppet-making and stop motion animation. They will collaborate with other campers to storyboard, develop characters and design the sets for their magical stories. Note: Class runs from 10...
This class isn’t on the schedule at the moment, but save it to your Wish List to find out when it comes back!
Kids Camp: Printmaking (6-11 yrs.)
Children's Museum of the Arts See all classes by this school @ 103 Charlton St, New York, NY
In this class, young artists will explore intricate designs and techniques of monoprint and relief printmaking, as well as alternative processes. Students will develop skills in layering, carving, composition and design as they explore materials and techniques. They will also revisit and sharpen their drawing skills to create eye-catching artworks. Inspired by artists such as Swoon, each student will leave with their very own portfolio of...
This class isn’t on the schedule at the moment, but save it to your Wish List to find out when it comes back!
Comics: Digital Techniques
Children's Museum of the Arts See all classes by this school @ 103 Charlton St, New York, NY
In this course young artists will work on improving their talents in illustration and graphic novel while expanding their knowledge to the digital level. The class includes an introduction to Adobe Photoshop to facilitate work with digital editing and coloring. Students will leave this class with a basic knowledge of Photoshop, the skills to pursue their work at the next level, a method to develop and share their work online, and a completed...
This class isn’t on the schedule at the moment, but save it to your Wish List to find out when it comes back!
After School: Graphic Novel Club (Online)
Children's Museum of the Arts See all classes by this school @ 103 Charlton St, New York, NY
Extend learning beyond the classroom during the school year with CMA’s After School art classes — now held virtually. Through a weekly, immersive arts class held via Zoom, children develop a portfolio of work that explores a range of materials and art-making techniques. Our professional Teaching Artists help your child refine their art techniques, develop their own artistic voice, and build their critical thinking skills. CMA’s After School...
This class isn’t on the schedule at the moment, but save it to your Wish List to find out when it comes back!
Exploring Storytelling And Animation
Children's Museum of the Arts See all classes by this school @ 103 Charlton St, New York, NY
This class will introduce our unique style of collaborative storytelling using stop motion animation. Students will experiment with character drawings, puppetry and sculpture, set building, sound recording, and iStopMotion software. This class is a great introduction to the art of storytelling for young storytellers with an interest in various mediums.
This class isn’t on the schedule at the moment, but save it to your Wish List to find out when it comes back!
Clay Bar Master Class I
Children's Museum of the Arts See all classes by this school @ 103 Charlton St, New York, NY
During this unique sculpting class held at CMA’s ever popular Clay Bar, students will take their three-dimensional clay creations to the next level,exploring techniques and materials that include modeling clay, armature wire, and even some stop motion animation. Our amazing Clay Bar artists will guide students through the new processes while encouraging students to think and make creatively! *Please note, this class is limited to ten students...
This class isn’t on the schedule at the moment, but save it to your Wish List to find out when it comes back!
Modern Masters
Children's Museum of the Arts See all classes by this school @ 103 Charlton St, New York, NY
Pablo Picasso. Georgia O’Keeffe. Keith Haring. Jacob Lawrence. Frida Kahlo. Jackson Pollack. Young artists will explore the work of modern masters, the influence they have had on the art world today, and then create their own modern masterpieces.
This class isn’t on the schedule at the moment, but save it to your Wish List to find out when it comes back!
Experimental Filmmaking
Children's Museum of the Arts See all classes by this school @ 103 Charlton St, New York, NY
Explore what’s possible in film! From stop motion to green screen, get ready to try things out in this exploratory class. Students will explore visual language in motion with the freedom that abstract animation offers, while paying close attention to the technical structure that is part of any film. This includes the proper use of equipment, setup, software, and editing. Students will work both independently and in small groups to animate,...
This class isn’t on the schedule at the moment, but save it to your Wish List to find out when it comes back!
Reviews of Children's Museum of the Arts
-
Architecture
-
ARTech: Adventures In Art + Techchnology
-
ARTech: Adventures In Art + Techchnology
-
ARTech: Adventures In Art + Techchnology
-
Art Slams
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT WAS FUN, WAS EXCELENT THANK YOU AGAIN. -
ARTech: Adventures In Art + Techchnology
-
Refining Techniques: Drawing and Painting
-
Painted Winter Landscapes
it was fantastic! -
Comic Strips
-
The World of Calder
Wonderful class!
