Monday, January 30, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm, 2012

“It’s Fine to Make Mistakes!” Making Accidental Art An Art Program for Families Affected by Autism Inspired by Barney Saltzbergs’, Beautiful Oops! In this 6-week series, students will make art inspired by the book by Barney Saltzberg, Beautiful Oops! A book that shows how art can be made accidently from torn paper or a coffee [...]

Sunday, January 29, 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm, 2012

Ice City – New York gets chilly in the wintertime, but never as cold as Ice City, where everything is frozen solid. And guess what? You’re stuck in Ice City for the whole day. How will you get around? What will you do for fun? How will you keep your toes warm? Paint your subzero [...]

Sunday, January 29, 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm, 2012

Please join us for Open Studios for Adults with Special Needs! Preregistration is required. Participants must be accompanied. Chaperones are required to stay with their groups / individuals and are responsible for the group and individual participant’s behavior. For registration or information about this program, please contact: Michelle López at x. 138 mlopez@queensmuseum.org

Saturday, January 28, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm, 2012

ArtAccess presents a fitness class for families affected by Autism hosted at the Jamaica Central Library Discovery Center, select Saturdays. 89-11 Merrick Boulevard Jamaica, NY 11432 Come and experience the traditional Indian dance Bhangra and the exhilaration of Bollywood! The name, The Masala Bhangra Workout, is derived from two Indian words: Masala, which is a [...]

Monday, January 23, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm, 2012

“It’s Fine to Make Mistakes!” Making Accidental Art An Art Program for Families Affected by Autism Inspired by Barney Saltzbergs’, Beautiful Oops! In this 6-week series, students will make art inspired by the book by Barney Saltzberg, Beautiful Oops! A book that shows how art can be made accidently from torn paper or a coffee [...]

Sunday, January 22, 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm, 2012

Fly in the Panorama! – Have you ever dreamed of being a fly on the wall? Now you can be, and not just any wall–the walls of the Panorama of NYC. As you use your imagination to zoom around the room, see how the city changes shape and size depending on where you land. Flying [...]

Saturday, January 21, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm, 2012

A Photography and DJ Class for Teens with an Autism Spectrum Disorder & their Parents, Spanish Language Support Winter/ Spring 2012 Saturday, January 21st Saturday, February 4th Saturday, February 18th Saturday, March 10th Saturday, March 24th Saturday, April 14th Saturday, May 12th Culminating Artists Exhibition Event Date TBD ABOUT THE TEACHING ARTIST: Teaching Artist, Sol [...]

Saturday, January 21, 2:00 pm – 12:00 am, 2012

New York Art Therapy Association NYATA General Meeting The NYATA, Inc. functions to unify art therapists in New York State, conducting presentations and workshops. NYATA provides communications between our region and the American Art Therapy Association, and adheres to the AATA Code of Ethics. NYATA promotes the art therapy profession through legislative activity, public relations, education, [...]

Saturday, January 21, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm, 2012

Come explore the Queens Museum of Art! Register for Saturday afternoon sessions to learn different ways to explore are various types of exhibitions. We’ll discuss how to view art with your children and families will have an opportunity to make art in the studio inspired by the work in the exhibitions. Exploration and play will [...]

Sunday, January 15, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm, 2012

The Queens Museum of Art is pleased to announce our bi-monthly Signed Sundays Program. This program will feature an American Sign Language tour of the historic Panorama of the City of New York. Registration: None. Free and Open to the Public

Sunday, January 15, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm, 2012

Katie Reid, ArtAccess Educator, will host bi-monthly tours inspired by our exhibition Wonderstruck in the Panorama: Drawings by Brian Selznick. Visitors will have an opportunity to learn to sign while learning about the Panorama. This tour is designed for the entire family to enjoy. Children and teens are encouraged to attend. Free and open to [...]

Sunday, January 15, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm, 2012

CINEMAROSA is Queens’ first and only Queer independent film/video series organized by new media artist Hector Canonge and hosted at the Queens Museum of Art every third Sunday. CINEMAROSA welcomes the New Year with a special screening presentation on Sunday, January 15, 2012, 3 PM. Join us at Queens Museum of Art to celebrate a [...]

Sunday, January 15, 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm, 2012

Borough Monsters! – AAAHHHH!!! The 5 boroughs of New York City are alive, and they’re taking over the Queens Museum. Using the shapes of each borough as your base, create your own New York City borough monster with crayons, markers, and construction paper. Is Queens a friendly snaggletoothed purple fuzzball? Is Brooklyn a crafty orange [...]

Sunday, January 15, 12:00 pm – 9:00 pm, 2012

**NEW** Damon Rich meets Detroit Summer LAMP youth 11am-12pm Plug Into the LAMPost- Youth Led Multimedia Based Community Organizing: 12pm-3pm Detroit Summer LAMP youth leaders will facilitate an interactive presentation about Detroit Summer’s Live Arts Media Project (LAMP), a popular education based youth led organizing and participatory research process that integrates media and creative expression. [...]

Sunday, January 15, 12:00 pm – 12:45 pm, 2012

Please join us for Open Studios for Adults with Special Needs! Preregistration is required. Participants must be accompanied. Chaperones are required to stay with their groups / individuals and are responsible for the group and individual participant’s behavior. Jan 29 Open Studio for Adults with Special Needs 12:00-12:45 (Session I) Jan 29 Open Studio for [...]

Sunday, January 15, 12:00 pm – Sunday, March 25, 1:45 pm, 2012

Please join us for Open Studios for Adults with Special Needs! Preregistration is required. Participants must be accompanied. Chaperones are required to stay with their groups / individuals and are responsible for the group and individual participant’s behavior. Jan 15 Open Studio for Adults with Special Needs. Session I : 12:00-12:45pm Session II: 1:00-1:45pm Jan [...]

Saturday, January 14, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm, 2012

SUPERFRONT presents “Design with Detroit: Urban Futures,” a rapid design charrette for students and young designers at the Queens Museum of Art. Designers will have 30 minutes to review a brief and 2 hours to respond with design drawings in real time. The goal of the charrette is to generate designs informed by awareness of [...]

Thursday, January 12, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm, 2012

In this 4-week series, students will make art inspired by the novel Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick, a novel in words and pictures. In his novel, we follow the stories of Ben and Rose, two Deaf children, and their separate journeys through NYC. Brian Selznick concludes the novel in the Panorama of New York City at [...]

Sunday, January 8, 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm, 2012

FACE THE MUSIC returns to Queens Museum of Art, kicking off 2012! The city’s premier urban museum will host the teen post-classical band in the theater, as part of Target’s Free First Sunday’s. FACE THE MUSIC will present some of today’s best new music written by living composers. This is a string-heavy program, featuring Kenji [...]

Thursday, January 5, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm, 2012

In this 4-week series, students will make art inspired by the novel Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick, a novel in words and pictures. In his novel, we follow the stories of Ben and Rose, two Deaf children, and their separate journeys through NYC. Brian Selznick concludes the novel in the Panorama of New York City at [...]