Radical Arts Education: Youth Development and the Children’s Art Carnival

Sunday, September 13, 2026 | 1:00–2:00 PM
Katharina Otto-Bernstein Screening Room, 2nd Floor
Lenfest Center for the Arts
615 W 129th St, New York, NY 10027

Join us for a timely conversation about art, education, youth development, and community.

This special program explores the radical educational vision of the Children’s Art Carnival, from its beginnings at MoMA in 1942 to its transformation into the Harlem Children’s Arts Carnival in 1969. Dr. Kecia Hayes and Sara Torres-Vega will examine the Carnival’s connections to youth development, community organizing, the social movements of the 1960s and 1970s, and New York City public education.

Presented in conjunction with Children’s Art Carnival in Harlem: The Making of Contemporary Artists, on view at the Wallach Art Gallery through September 13.

Don’t miss this closing-day program!