Survivorship Sunday
2024-06-02 14:30 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | The Children’s Art Carnival, 62 Hamilton Terrace, New York, NY, 10031, United States
Join SISTAAH Studio for an event to Celebrate Victory Over Cancer.
FREE and Open to the Public. Learn more and Register

Information – Education – Inspiration – Transformation

The CAC Turns 55: Fundraiser
2024-06-03 17:00 - 21:00 | The Children’s Art Carnival, 62 Hamilton Terrace, New York, NY, 10031, United States
Monday June 3rd – Join us for an inspiring evening of art and community, to help sustain a vital Harlem cultural landmark.

We’re Celebrating 55 years of service at the Children’s Art Carnival. Founded in 1969 by artist Betty Blayton-Taylor, the Carnival has been a creative sanctuary for Harlem’s young people and their families for decades. Today, we need your help to continue offering affordable arts programs and to upgrade our cherished Hamilton Heights townhouse.
Space is limited: Register Today!

Luis Leonor Memories: A Tribute To Carlos Cooks
2024-06-14 18:00 - 20:00 | The Children’s Art Carnival, 62 Hamilton Terrace, New York, NY, 10031, United States
Luis Leonor | Memories: A Tribute to Carlos Cooks

Luis Leonor showcases his most recent works alongside some of the works created by the children in the Cultural Center of San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic.
Please join us for the Opening Reception at The Children’s Art Carnival on Friday, June 14th at 6:00pm.

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Opening reception: Friday, June 14th / 6-8pm
Exhibition Dates: Friday, June 14th – Sunday July 14th
Gallery Hours: Saturday & Sunday 12:00 – 5:00pm
Artist Luis Leonor
Exhibition on view at the Children’s Art Carnival, 62 Hamilton Terrace, New York, NY 10031, Weekday visits available by appointment only, email us at info@childrensartcarnival.org

Luis Leonor | Memories is made possible with funding from West Harlem Development Corporation, Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, the Ruth Foundation for The Arts and donations from New York Film Academy and Hamilton Heights community members. The exhibition is presented by The Children’s Art Carnival.

Easy! Watercolor - Family with Children
2024-06-15 15:00 - 16:15 | The Children’s Art Carnival, 62 Hamilton Terrace, New York, NY, 10031, United States
Easy! Watercolor Workshop Series
Join us for an afternoon exploring watercolor painting. During these in-person workshops, you’ll learn how to create watercolor art using various watercolor techniques, tools, and materials. The facilitator will also introduce some sample works by master watercolorists for inspiration and show you how she uses watercolor paintings as sketches and visual journals.
NEW! Starting in April, we will have two workshops: a 3 to 4:15 p.m. family session and a 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. adult-only session.
Each workshop lasts about 60 minutes, but participants can stay to
work longer or finish their projects for the extra 15 minutes.
Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult, but please join as a family.
No prior experience is necessary; the projects are designed for all ages and all levels. At the end of each class, you will have a small painting or two ready to frame and hang on your wall.
The CAC will provide the materials and tools; however, if you prefer to use your own, please do not hesitate to bring them.
For: Families with children and adults, 10 participants max for each session.
Cost: $5 material fee (or donate-what-you-can for the CAC)
Registration is required to participate. See links below.

Saturday, June 15, 2024
Portrait Hack

Family with children: 3:00 pm to 4:15 pm (Register)
Adult only: 4:30 pm to 5:45 pm (Register)
There are many techniques for painting portraits. This workshop will show
you one of the easiest ways. The facilitator will demonstrate how to trace lines with pencils
from BW photocopies, and we will paint within the lines traced on watercolor paper.

About the facilitator:
Tomo Mori
Tomo Mori is a native of Japan and a West Harlem-based artist who focuses on fiber art installation and collage.
Tomo learned watercolor rigorously under a master watercolorist from age 14 to 15 to enroll herself at Tokyo Metropolitan High School for Music and Fine Art, and she was accepted to the school with a perfect score.
Watercolor is not central to her current art practice; however, she uses the skill to sketch her ideas or keep a visual journal. When she paints watercolor, she finds freedom, lighting her spirit. Perhaps because they are just sketches, or the medium is easy to manage. Through these workshops she wants to share the joy and therapeutic nature of watercolor painting.
Tomo’s work has been exhibited in various venues like Columbia University, Scope Miami, Laundromat Project, Rush Arts Galleries, Governors Island, Newark Museum, and Christie’s. She received a commission from MTA and completed a laminated glass and metal installation in 2018. She participated in the Winter Workspace Residency at Wave Hill in early 2023. She is currently working as a studio artist at the Children’s Art Carnival.
Instagram: @TomoMoriArt

Gallery: See the participants’ works from the Feb class!

Easy! Watercolor - Adult Only at 4:30pm
2024-06-15 16:30 - 17:45 | The Children’s Art Carnival, 62 Hamilton Terrace, New York, NY, 10031, United States
Easy! Watercolor Workshop Series
Join us for an afternoon exploring watercolor painting. During these in-person workshops, you’ll learn how to create watercolor art using various watercolor techniques, tools, and materials. The facilitator will also introduce some sample works by master watercolorists for inspiration and show you how she uses watercolor paintings as sketches and visual journals.
NEW! Starting in April, we will have two workshops: a 3 to 4:15 p.m. family session and a 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. adult-only session.
Each workshop lasts about 60 minutes, but participants can stay to
work longer or finish their projects for the extra 15 minutes.
Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult, but please join as a family.
No prior experience is necessary; the projects are designed for all ages and all levels. At the end of each class, you will have a small painting or two ready to frame and hang on your wall.
The CAC will provide the materials and tools; however, if you prefer to use your own, please do not hesitate to bring them.
For: Families with children and adults, 10 participants max for each session.
Cost: $5 material fee (+ donate-what-you-can for the CAC)

Saturday, June 15, 2024
Portrait Hack
Family with children: 3:00 pm to 4:15 pm (Register)
Adult only: 4:30 pm to 5:45 pm (Register)
There are many techniques for painting portraits with watercolor, but this workshop will show
you probably the easiest way. The facilitator will demonstrate how to trace lines with pencils
from BW photocopies, and we will paint within the lines traced on watercolor paper.
Registration is required to participate.

About the facilitator:
Tomo Mori
Tomo Mori is a native of Japan and a West Harlem-based artist who focuses on fiber art installation and collage.
Tomo learned watercolor rigorously under a master watercolorist from age 14 to 15 to enroll herself at Tokyo Metropolitan High School for Music and Fine Art, and she was accepted to the school with a perfect score.
Watercolor is not central to her current art practice; however, she uses the skill to sketch her ideas or keep a visual journal. When she paints watercolor, she finds freedom, lighting her spirit. Perhaps because they are just sketches, or the medium is easy to manage. Through these workshops she wants to share the joy and therapeutic nature of watercolor painting.
Tomo’s work has been exhibited in various venues like Columbia University, Scope Miami, Laundromat Project, Rush Arts Galleries, Governors Island, Newark Museum, and Christie’s. She received a commission from MTA and completed a laminated glass and metal installation in 2018. She participated in the Winter Workspace Residency at Wave Hill in early 2023. She is currently working as a studio artist at the Children’s Art Carnival.
Instagram: @TomoMoriArt

Gallery: See the participants’ works!

Open Studios at the CAC, Uptown Arts Stroll
2024-06-22 12:00 - 17:00 | The Children’s Art Carnival, 62 Hamilton Terrace, New York, NY, 10031, United States
Join us for an afternoon of OPEN STUDIO at THE CAC.
Participating Artists Include:
Wilhelmina Grant-Cooper
Hamilton Heights Darkroom
Dionis Ortiz
Tomo Mori
Milagros Batista

A part of the Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance – Uptown Arts Stroll.

Summer Artists Sale - Saturday 7/27
2024-07-27 11:00 - 18:00 | The Children’s Art Carnival, 62 Hamilton Terrace, New York, NY, 10031, United States
Join us this summer for an amazing art sale event featuring local West Harlem Artists offering unique artwork, clothes, and crafts. Don’t miss it!

Saturday, July 27, 11:00 am to 6:00 pm
Sunday, July 28, 11:00 am to 6:00 pm
Don’t miss the Batista Collection Summer 2024!

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Photo Gallery of Our Holiday Market 2023

Summer Artists Sale - Sunday 7/28
2024-07-28 11:00 - 18:00 | The Children’s Art Carnival, 62 Hamilton Terrace, New York, NY, 10031, United States
Join us this summer for an amazing art sale event featuring local West Harlem Artists offering unique artwork, clothes, and crafts. Don’t miss it!

Saturday, July 27, 11 am to 6:00 pm
Sunday, July 28, 11 am to 6:00 pm

Don’t miss the Batista Collection Summer 2024!

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Also enjoy
TROPICAL BRUNCH by D’NOSOTROS PASTELES & TESSCATERING CORP.
Bacon & Egg Mini Muffins
Italian Sausage with peppers
Mini Bagels & Bread
Spinach Quiche
Waffles
Baby Potatoes
Chicken Tenders
Fresh Salad
Fruits Platter
Mimosa
Desserts: Assorted Dominican Pastries
Cost $20
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Tropical juices (guanabana; soursop, tamarindo; tamarind, passion
fruit; chinola, mango)
Cost $5 16oz bottle
**Signature Dish: Pasteles en Hoja (pollo, res, pernil)/Dominican
plantain mix filled with chicken, beef and pork
Cost $5 ea.

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Photo Gallery of Our Holiday Market 2023

Tropical Brunch at the CAC 7/28
2024-07-28 12:00 - 16:00 | The Children’s Art Carnival, 62 Hamilton Terrace, New York, NY, 10031, United States
TROPICAL BRUNCH by D’NOSOTROS PASTELES & TESSCATERING CORP.
Sunday, July 28th, 12-4:00pm

Bacon & Egg Mini Muffins
Italian Sausage with peppers
Mini Bagels & Bread
Spinach Quiche
Waffles
Baby Potatoes
Chicken Tenders
Fresh Salad
Fruits Platter
Mimosa
Desserts: Assorted Dominican Pastries
Cost $20
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Tropical juices (guanabana; soursop, tamarindo; tamarind, passion
fruit; chinola, mango)
Cost $5 16oz bottle
**Signature Dish: Pasteles en Hoja (pollo, res, pernil)/Dominican
plantain mix filled with chicken, beef and pork
Cost $5 ea.

CANCELED - Summer Artists Sale - Saturday 8/3
2024-08-03 11:00 - 18:00 | The Children’s Art Carnival, 62 Hamilton Terrace, New York, NY, 10031, United States
Saturday, August 3rd, Summer Artist Sale is CANCELED.

We will be there on Sunday, August 4th! Also, don’t miss the Tropical Brunch.

CANCELED - Summer Artists Sale - Sunday 8/4
2024-08-04 11:00 - 18:00 | The Children’s Art Carnival, 62 Hamilton Terrace, New York, NY, 10031, United States
Sunday, August 4, 11 am to 6:00 pm is canceled. Join us the following weekend August 10th and 11th.

Don’t miss the Batista Collection Summer 2024!

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Also enjoy
TROPICAL BRUNCH by D’NOSOTROS PASTELES & TESSCATERING CORP.
Pasta Salad
Quinoa Salad (Vegetarian)
Green Salad
Baked Baby Potatoes
Stewed Okra (Vegetarian)
Crispy Chicken Wings
Stewed Cod Fish (Bacalao)
Rice with Green Peas
Desserts: Assorted Dominican Pastries
Cost $20
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Tropical juices (guanabana; soursop, tamarindo; tamarind, passion
fruit; chinola, mango)
Cost $5 16oz bottle
**Signature Dish: Pasteles en Hoja (pollo, res, pernil)/Dominican
plantain mix filled with chicken, beef and pork
Cost $5 ea.

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Photo Gallery of Our Holiday Market 2023

CANCELED - Tropical Brunch at the CAC 8/4
2024-08-04 12:00 - 16:00 | The Children’s Art Carnival, 62 Hamilton Terrace, New York, NY, 10031, United States
TROPICAL BRUNCH by D’NOSOTROS PASTELES & TESSCATERING CORP.
Sunday, August 4, 12-4:00pm will be canceled.

It will back for the final weekend, Sunday, August 11, 12 to 4pm.

Summer Artists Sale - Saturday 8/10, Final Weekend!
2024-08-10 11:00 - 19:00 | The Children’s Art Carnival, 62 Hamilton Terrace, New York, NY, 10031, United States
Join us this summer for an amazing art sale event featuring local West Harlem Artists offering unique artwork, clothes, and crafts. Don’t miss it!

Sunday, August 10, 11 am to 7:00 pm

Don’t miss the Batista Collection Summer 2024!

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Also enjoy
TROPICAL BRUNCH by D’NOSOTROS PASTELES & TESSCATERING CORP.
Pasta Salad
Quinoa Salad (Vegetarian)
Green Salad
Baked Baby Potatoes
Stewed Okra (Vegetarian)
Crispy Chicken Wings
Stewed Cod Fish (Bacalao)
Rice with Green Peas
Desserts: Assorted Dominican Pastries
Cost $20
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Tropical juices (guanabana; soursop, tamarindo; tamarind, passion
fruit; chinola, mango)
Cost $5 16oz bottle
**Signature Dish: Pasteles en Hoja (pollo, res, pernil)/Dominican
plantain mix filled with chicken, beef and pork
Cost $5 ea.

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Photo Gallery of Our Holiday Market 2023

Summer Artists Sale - Sunday 8/11, Final Weekend!
2024-08-11 11:00 - 19:00 | The Children’s Art Carnival, 62 Hamilton Terrace, New York, NY, 10031, United States
Join us this summer for a fantastic art sale event featuring local West Harlem Artists offering unique artwork, clothes, and crafts. Don’t miss it!

Sunday, August 11, 11 am to 7:00 pm

Don’t miss the Batista Collection Summer 2024!

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Also enjoy
TROPICAL BRUNCH by D’NOSOTROS PASTELES & TESSCATERING CORP.
Pasta Salad
Quinoa Salad (Vegetarian)
Green Salad
Baked Baby Potatoes
Stewed Okra (Vegetarian)
Crispy Chicken Wings
Stewed Cod Fish (Bacalao)
Rice with Green Peas
Desserts: Assorted Dominican Pastries
Cost $20
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Tropical juices (guanabana; soursop, tamarindo; tamarind, passion
fruit; chinola, mango)
Cost $5 16oz bottle
**Signature Dish: Pasteles en Hoja (pollo, res, pernil)/Dominican
plantain mix filled with chicken, beef and pork
Cost $5 ea.

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Photo Gallery of Our Holiday Market 2023

FINAL WEEKEND - Tropical Brunch at the CAC 8/11
2024-08-11 12:00 - 16:00 | The Children’s Art Carnival, 62 Hamilton Terrace, New York, NY, 10031, United States
TROPICAL BRUNCH by D’NOSOTROS PASTELES & TESSCATERING CORP.
Sunday, August 11, 12-4:00pm

Full menu – coming soon
Desserts: Assorted Dominican Pastries
Cost $20
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Tropical juices (guanabana; soursop, tamarindo; tamarind, passion
fruit; chinola, mango)
Cost $5 16oz bottle
**Signature Dish: Pasteles en Hoja (pollo, res, pernil)/Dominican
plantain mix filled with chicken, beef and pork
Cost $5 ea.

Cyanotype Workshop - Press and Pull, Fall 2024
2024-09-07 13:00 - 15:00 | The Children’s Art Carnival, 62 Hamilton Terrace, New York, NY, 10031, United States
CYANOTYPE WORKSHOP is a part of Press and Pull Fall 2024
partnership with EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop

Date: Saturday, September 7th
Time: 1:00 – 3:00pm
Venue: The Children’s Art Carnival
Max. Participants: 15
Cyanotype printing is a 150-year-old photographic process that produces Prussian blue prints of photographs or art. Artists of all levels are welcome to join. This class is taught by MultiMedia Artist and Harlem native, Dionis Ortiz. This workshop is a hands-on guided approach to cyanotype printing on paper.
Participants will learn about using:

Transparencies
Mixing chemistry
Proper coating and exposing techniques.

You will leave with a set of six prints on paper created out of your own photos or art.
If you want to learn a new hobby, join this unique art workshop and try something new. You’ll leave with new skills and your own artwork to display. This class also makes for great date night ideas and fun things to do in NYC.

Registration is required to participate: Reserve your spot now!

Dionis Ortiz
About the facilitator: Dionis Ortiz

Dionis Ortiz is a multimedia artist, community art producer, and educator who works in printmaking, collage, and sculpture. Drawing from his experiences as a child born and raised in Harlem of Dominican descent, he creates geometric, process-based works from ill-regarded and found materials to celebrate the people of the African diaspora.
He was a participant in the Artist in the Marketplace (AIM) Program at The Bronx Museum of the Arts, received a Rema Hort Mann Artist Community Engagement Grant, and has been an Artist in Residence at the Children’s Museum of Manhattan. He has produced several solo exhibitions in New York and his work was recently included in Estamos bien: La Trienal 20/21 at El Museo Del Barrio (New York).
Community engagement is central to his practice and he has produced projects for Harlem River Park Fund, Museum of Art and Design, and ImageNation.
In 2021 he was Artist in Residence at Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art and Storytelling and his mural design was selected by PubliColor for an elementary school in East Harlem. His work has been featured in The New York Times several times and is included in Latinx Art: Artists, Market, and Politics by Arlene Dávila.
This community work extends to teaching and Ortiz teaches all ages from pre-K to teenagers and undergraduates at Hunter College and Cornell University.
He received his B.F.A from SUNY Purchase College and his M.F.A from CUNY Hunter College.

Open Your Eyes (O.Y.E.) Community Arts Project
2024-09-11 18:30 - 20:30 | The Children’s Art Carnival, 62 Hamilton Terrace, New York, NY, 10031, United States
Open Your Eyes (O.Y.E.) Community Arts Project is returning to the Children’s Art Carnival for fall 2024.
Art making workshop by Wilhelmina Grant-Cooper, SISTAAH STUDIO:
– Found object assemblage
– Jewelry-making
– Alcohol ink tile-making
– Doll-making
and more!
For: Adult cancer survivors, friends and family, open to the public.
Cost: Free
Registration is required to participate: RSVP

The proposed dates are for Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:30pm. (Subject to change. Please check back in early September)

Wednesday Workshop Dates:
September 11, 18, 25
October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
November 6, 13, 20, 27
December 4, 11, 18

Registration is required to participate: RSVP

About the facilitator: Wilhelmina Grant-Cooper

Wilhelmina Grant-Cooper is a self-taught, Harlem-based visual artist, arts instructor, and author. Wilhelmina creates assemblages using mixed-media and found objects which she repurposes into visual art. Her artistic undertakings included assignments as artist-in-residence at The Ralph Lauren Cancer Center and as a Creative Center at University Settlement artist-in-residence wherein she used the arts to nurture the creativity of cancer patients, their families, and staff in a healthcare setting. She also guides elder participants through arts activities at senior centers in Washington Heights, Upper East Side and Brooklyn.
In 2010 Wilhelmina was honored with three prestigious awards for art: The Black Art Makers Award of National Conference of Artists, The Women’s History Month Creative Power of Women Award presented by New York State Senator Bill Perkins, and The Alain Locke Art Action Award presented by The Harlem Arts Alliance. She was also a NoMAA (Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance) 2016 Uptown Arts Stroll Honoree. Wilhelmina is the founder of SISTAAH, Inc. (Survivors Inspiring Sisters Through Art and Advocacy for Health), an arts-based non-profit organization which seeks to inform, encourage and facilitate access to early detection of breast cancer by connecting the medically underserved to free screening services. Using SISTAAH, Inc. as a platform, Wilhelmina has launched numerous successful grant-funded community art projects: Saving Our Sisters in the African American Community, the Harlem Hand Fan Initiative, and O.Y.E. Open Your Eyes Community Art/Health Awareness Project.
She self-published her first book, A Feeling of Fullness: Insights of a Divinely Guided Journey Beyond Breast Cancer (2016, Xlibris Publishing Company) which chronicles the journey from the nearly-missed breast cancer diagnosis at age 37 through her present-day life as an artist/author/health awareness advocate. Her second book entitled Uplifting Cancer Survivors in the COVID Era: Expressions of Kindness and Inspiration Between Aunties and Nieces was released in October 2022.
Some collectors of her artwork include: Alice Walker, Bill Clinton, The Heath Gallery, and Hamilton Landmark Galleries. Eleven of her assemblages appear as set dressing in Seasons 1 and 2 of the Prime Video Series HARLEM.
Wilhelmina is an avid gardener and lives with her husband in Harlem. Her website is:
https://sistaah.org

Easy! Watercolor - the 2nd Saturdays - Adult Only at 4:30pm
2024-09-14 16:30 - 17:45 | The Children’s Art Carnival, 62 Hamilton Terrace, New York, NY, 10031, United States
Easy! Watercolor Workshop Series
Join us for an afternoon exploring watercolor painting. During these in-person workshops, you’ll learn how to create watercolor art using various watercolor techniques, tools, and materials. The facilitator will also introduce some sample works by master watercolorists for inspiration and show you how she uses watercolor paintings as sketches and visual journals.

Each workshop lasts about 60 minutes, but participants can stay to work longer or finish their projects for the extra 15 minutes.
No prior experience is necessary; the projects are designed for all ages and all levels. At the end of each class, you will have a small painting or two ready to frame and hang on your wall.
The CAC will provide the materials and tools; however, if you prefer to use your own, please do not hesitate to bring them.
For: Families with children and adults, 10 participants max for each session.
Cost: $6 material fee (or donate-what-you-can for the CAC)
Registration is required to participate. See links below.

Saturday, September 14, 2024
Blurrrrrr!
Family with children: 3:00 pm to 4:15 pm
Adult only: 4:30 pm to 5:45 pm

The registration is required to participate: Reserve your spot

About the facilitator:
Tomo Mori
Tomo Mori is a native of Japan and a West Harlem-based artist who focuses on fiber art installation and collage.
Tomo learned watercolor rigorously under a master watercolorist from age 14 to 15 to enroll herself at Tokyo Metropolitan High School for Music and Fine Art, and she was accepted to the school with a perfect score.
Watercolor is not central to her current art practice; however, she uses the skill to sketch her ideas or keep a visual journal. When she paints watercolor, she finds freedom, lighting her spirit. Perhaps because they are just sketches, or the medium is easy to manage. Through these workshops she wants to share the joy and therapeutic nature of watercolor painting.
Tomo’s work has been exhibited in various venues like Columbia University, Scope Miami, Laundromat Project, Rush Arts Galleries, Governors Island, Newark Museum, and Christie’s. She received a commission from MTA and completed a laminated glass and metal installation in 2018. She participated in the Winter Workspace Residency at Wave Hill in early 2023. She is currently working as a studio artist at the Children’s Art Carnival.
Instagram: @TomoMoriArt

Gallery: See the participants’ works!

Open Your Eyes (O.Y.E.) Community Arts Project: Create Earrings!
2024-09-18 18:30 - 20:30 | The Children’s Art Carnival, 62 Hamilton Terrace, New York, NY, 10031, United States
Art making workshop by Wilhelmina Grant-Cooper, SISTAAH STUDIO:
September 18: Create Earrings!
For: Adult cancer survivors, friends and family, open to the public.
Cost: Free
Registration is required to participate: RSVP

The proposed dates are for Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:30pm. (Subject to change. Please check back in early September)

Wednesday Workshop Dates:
September 11, 18, 25
October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
November 6, 13, 20, 27
December 4, 11, 18

Registration is required to participate: RSVP

About the facilitator: Wilhelmina Grant-Cooper

Wilhelmina Grant-Cooper is a self-taught, Harlem-based visual artist, arts instructor, and author. Wilhelmina creates assemblages using mixed-media and found objects which she repurposes into visual art. Her artistic undertakings included assignments as artist-in-residence at The Ralph Lauren Cancer Center and as a Creative Center at University Settlement artist-in-residence wherein she used the arts to nurture the creativity of cancer patients, their families, and staff in a healthcare setting. She also guides elder participants through arts activities at senior centers in Washington Heights, Upper East Side and Brooklyn.
In 2010 Wilhelmina was honored with three prestigious awards for art: The Black Art Makers Award of National Conference of Artists, The Women’s History Month Creative Power of Women Award presented by New York State Senator Bill Perkins, and The Alain Locke Art Action Award presented by The Harlem Arts Alliance. She was also a NoMAA (Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance) 2016 Uptown Arts Stroll Honoree. Wilhelmina is the founder of SISTAAH, Inc. (Survivors Inspiring Sisters Through Art and Advocacy for Health), an arts-based non-profit organization which seeks to inform, encourage and facilitate access to early detection of breast cancer by connecting the medically underserved to free screening services. Using SISTAAH, Inc. as a platform, Wilhelmina has launched numerous successful grant-funded community art projects: Saving Our Sisters in the African American Community, the Harlem Hand Fan Initiative, and O.Y.E. Open Your Eyes Community Art/Health Awareness Project.
She self-published her first book, A Feeling of Fullness: Insights of a Divinely Guided Journey Beyond Breast Cancer (2016, Xlibris Publishing Company) which chronicles the journey from the nearly-missed breast cancer diagnosis at age 37 through her present-day life as an artist/author/health awareness advocate. Her second book entitled Uplifting Cancer Survivors in the COVID Era: Expressions of Kindness and Inspiration Between Aunties and Nieces was released in October 2022.
Some collectors of her artwork include: Alice Walker, Bill Clinton, The Heath Gallery, and Hamilton Landmark Galleries. Eleven of her assemblages appear as set dressing in Seasons 1 and 2 of the Prime Video Series HARLEM.
Wilhelmina is an avid gardener and lives with her husband in Harlem. Her website is:
https://sistaah.org

Open Your Eyes (O.Y.E.) Community Arts Project is supported by

To help New Yorkers—especially those in low-income areas—come together and improve the quality of life in their neighborhoods

QUANTUM Opening Reception
2024-09-19 18:00 - 20:00 | The Children’s Art Carnival, 62 Hamilton Terrace, New York, NY, 10031, United States
The CAC Presents Quantum: Afrofuturism and the Seeds of Tomorrow
Please join us for the Opening Reception at The Children’s Art Carnival on Thursday, September 19th from 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Quantum: Afrofuturism and the Seeds of Tomorrow* is an art exhibit and panel series that delves into the near future. This event is part of the United Nations General Assembly’s *Summit of the Future.* Afrofuturism—a cultural and artistic movement that merges elements of science fiction, history, and fantasy to explore the future of the African diaspora—engages directly with key themes highlighted in the UN Summit of the Future 2024. The summit focuses on global solidarity, transformative technology, and sustainable development, themes that Afrofuturist narratives and aesthetics both critique and reimagine. The event will be held at The Children’s Arts Carnival.
About the Artwork Featured in the Exhibition:**
In recent years, The Black Speculative Arts Movement and NSquare-Horizon 2045 Think Tank have brought together Afrofuturists from around the globe to engage in future projection training. The imagery produced through this training has never before been seen by the general public.
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Opening reception: Thursday, September 19th 6-8pm
Exhibition Dates: September 19th-22nd, 2024
Gallery Hours: Saturday & Sunday 12:00 – 5:00pm
RSVP: Register

This event is free and open to the public.

QUANTUM Talk Event
2024-09-21 13:00 - 15:00 | The Children’s Art Carnival, 62 Hamilton Terrace, New York, NY, 10031, United States
The CAC Presents QUANTUM: Afrofuturism and the Seeds of Tomorrow
Please join us for the QUANTUM Talk Event at The Children’s Art Carnival on Thursday, September 21st from 1:00 pm.
FREE and Open to the Public
Quantum: Afrofuturism and the Seeds of Tomorrow* is an art exhibit and panel series that delves into the near future. This event is part of the United Nations General Assembly’s *Summit of the Future.* Afrofuturism—a cultural and artistic movement that merges elements of science fiction, history, and fantasy to explore the future of the African diaspora—engages directly with key themes highlighted in the UN Summit of the Future 2024. The summit focuses on global solidarity, transformative technology, and sustainable development, themes that Afrofuturist narratives and aesthetics both critique and reimagine. The event will be held at The Children’s Arts Carnival.
About the Artwork Featured in the Exhibition:**
In recent years, The Black Speculative Arts Movement and NSquare-Horizon 2045 Think Tank have brought together Afrofuturists from around the globe to engage in future projection training. The imagery produced through this training has never before been seen by the general public.
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Opening reception: Thursday, September 19th 6-8pm
Exhibition Dates: September 19th-22nd, 2024
Gallery Hours: Saturday & Sunday 12:00 – 5:00pm
FREE and Open to the Public

Open Your Eyes (O.Y.E.) Community Arts Project: Paint Ceramic Tiles
2024-09-25 18:30 - 20:30 | The Children’s Art Carnival, 62 Hamilton Terrace, New York, NY, 10031, United States
Art making workshop by Wilhelmina Grant-Cooper, SISTAAH STUDIO:
September 25: Paint Ceramic Tiles !
For: Adult cancer survivors, friends and family, open to the public.
Cost: Free
Registration is required to participate: RSVP

The proposed dates are for Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:30pm. (Subject to change. Please check back in early September)

Wednesday Workshop Dates:
September 11, 18, 25
October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
November 6, 13, 20, 27
December 4, 11, 18

Registration is required to participate: RSVP

About the facilitator: Wilhelmina Grant-Cooper

Wilhelmina Grant-Cooper is a self-taught, Harlem-based visual artist, arts instructor, and author. Wilhelmina creates assemblages using mixed-media and found objects which she repurposes into visual art. Her artistic undertakings included assignments as artist-in-residence at The Ralph Lauren Cancer Center and as a Creative Center at University Settlement artist-in-residence wherein she used the arts to nurture the creativity of cancer patients, their families, and staff in a healthcare setting. She also guides elder participants through arts activities at senior centers in Washington Heights, Upper East Side and Brooklyn.
In 2010 Wilhelmina was honored with three prestigious awards for art: The Black Art Makers Award of National Conference of Artists, The Women’s History Month Creative Power of Women Award presented by New York State Senator Bill Perkins, and The Alain Locke Art Action Award presented by The Harlem Arts Alliance. She was also a NoMAA (Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance) 2016 Uptown Arts Stroll Honoree. Wilhelmina is the founder of SISTAAH, Inc. (Survivors Inspiring Sisters Through Art and Advocacy for Health), an arts-based non-profit organization which seeks to inform, encourage and facilitate access to early detection of breast cancer by connecting the medically underserved to free screening services. Using SISTAAH, Inc. as a platform, Wilhelmina has launched numerous successful grant-funded community art projects: Saving Our Sisters in the African American Community, the Harlem Hand Fan Initiative, and O.Y.E. Open Your Eyes Community Art/Health Awareness Project.
She self-published her first book, A Feeling of Fullness: Insights of a Divinely Guided Journey Beyond Breast Cancer (2016, Xlibris Publishing Company) which chronicles the journey from the nearly-missed breast cancer diagnosis at age 37 through her present-day life as an artist/author/health awareness advocate. Her second book entitled Uplifting Cancer Survivors in the COVID Era: Expressions of Kindness and Inspiration Between Aunties and Nieces was released in October 2022.
Some collectors of her artwork include: Alice Walker, Bill Clinton, The Heath Gallery, and Hamilton Landmark Galleries. Eleven of her assemblages appear as set dressing in Seasons 1 and 2 of the Prime Video Series HARLEM.
Wilhelmina is an avid gardener and lives with her husband in Harlem. Her website is:
https://sistaah.org

Open Your Eyes (O.Y.E.) Community Arts Project is supported by

To help New Yorkers—especially those in low-income areas—come together and improve the quality of life in their neighborhoods

Open Your Eyes (O.Y.E.) Community Arts Project - Lariat Necklace
2024-10-02 18:30 - 20:30 | The Children’s Art Carnival, 62 Hamilton Terrace, New York, NY, 10031, United States
Art making workshop by Wilhelmina Grant-Cooper, SISTAAH STUDIO:
For: Adult cancer survivors, friends and family, open to the public.
Cost: Free
Registration is required to participate: RSVP

The proposed dates are for Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:30pm. (Subject to change. Please check back in early September)

Wednesday Workshop Dates:

October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
November 6, 13, 20, 27
December 4, 11, 18

Registration is required to participate: RSVP

About the facilitator: Wilhelmina Grant-Cooper

Wilhelmina Grant-Cooper is a self-taught, Harlem-based visual artist, arts instructor, and author. Wilhelmina creates assemblages using mixed-media and found objects which she repurposes into visual art. Her artistic undertakings included assignments as artist-in-residence at The Ralph Lauren Cancer Center and as a Creative Center at University Settlement artist-in-residence wherein she used the arts to nurture the creativity of cancer patients, their families, and staff in a healthcare setting. She also guides elder participants through arts activities at senior centers in Washington Heights, Upper East Side and Brooklyn.
In 2010 Wilhelmina was honored with three prestigious awards for art: The Black Art Makers Award of National Conference of Artists, The Women’s History Month Creative Power of Women Award presented by New York State Senator Bill Perkins, and The Alain Locke Art Action Award presented by The Harlem Arts Alliance. She was also a NoMAA (Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance) 2016 Uptown Arts Stroll Honoree. Wilhelmina is the founder of SISTAAH, Inc. (Survivors Inspiring Sisters Through Art and Advocacy for Health), an arts-based non-profit organization which seeks to inform, encourage and facilitate access to early detection of breast cancer by connecting the medically underserved to free screening services. Using SISTAAH, Inc. as a platform, Wilhelmina has launched numerous successful grant-funded community art projects: Saving Our Sisters in the African American Community, the Harlem Hand Fan Initiative, and O.Y.E. Open Your Eyes Community Art/Health Awareness Project.
She self-published her first book, A Feeling of Fullness: Insights of a Divinely Guided Journey Beyond Breast Cancer (2016, Xlibris Publishing Company) which chronicles the journey from the nearly-missed breast cancer diagnosis at age 37 through her present-day life as an artist/author/health awareness advocate. Her second book entitled Uplifting Cancer Survivors in the COVID Era: Expressions of Kindness and Inspiration Between Aunties and Nieces was released in October 2022.
Some collectors of her artwork include: Alice Walker, Bill Clinton, The Heath Gallery, and Hamilton Landmark Galleries. Eleven of her assemblages appear as set dressing in Seasons 1 and 2 of the Prime Video Series HARLEM.
Wilhelmina is an avid gardener and lives with her husband in Harlem. Her website is:
https://sistaah.org

Open Your Eyes (O.Y.E.) Community Arts Project is supported by

To help New Yorkers—especially those in low-income areas—come together and improve the quality of life in their neighborhoods

Press and Pull: EFA Printmaking Workshop - Linoleum Block Printing by Yashua Klos
2024-10-05 13:00 - 15:00 | The Children’s Art Carnival, 62 Hamilton Terrace, New York, NY, 10031, United States
LINOLEUM BLOCK PRINTING is a part of Press and Pull Fall 2024
partnership with EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop
Date: Saturday, Octorber 5th
Time: 1:00 – 3:00pm
Venue: The Children’s Art Carnival
Max. Participants: 15
Registration is required to participate: Reserve your spot now!

This workshop will guide students through the process of linoleum block printing. Participants will carve into linoleum, ink-up, and hand print your image multiple times. You will print in different colors using several different hand-pressed printing techniques. Students add to their practice with a whole new toolbox of methods as well as new conceptual approaches to the linocut medium. While some of the primary tenants of traditional block printing are covered, printmaking operates as a means to facilitate the student’s concept. Students gain knowledge of the fundamentals of linoleum block printmaking: carving, reproduction, inking, etc.
Lino printing is considered a traditional relief printmaking method and is often referred to as lino cutting. In this technique, a design is carved into a linoleum block. The uncarved, raised surface (relief) is then inked using a brayer and printed onto paper or fabric with the aid of a baren. This process enables the production of multiple copies of the same artwork, known as editions.
Lino printing shares similarities with traditional woodblock printing. However, linoleum is favoured over wood due to its carving-friendly nature.
Registration is required to participate: Reserve your spot now!
Yashua Klos

Yashua Klos
About the facilitator: Yashua Klos

In his multi-media practice, Yashua Klos explores themes of identity, memory, and African Americans’ relationship to American labor. His large-scale works are created from the intricate formation of woodblock prints, representing ideas of Blackness through multi-dimensional, fragmented compositions. Unlike traditional collage arranged from ready-made source material, Klos creates all his collage material through woodblock printing and monotypes. His work reimagines the Black body as an alchemical being, surviving and existing within intertwined networks of history, myth, and lived reality.
Yashua Klos (b. 1977, Chicago, IL) received a BFA from Northern Illinois University in DeKalb (2000) and an MFA from Hunter College, City University of New York (2009), both in Fine Art. Recent exhibitions include Building Our Being at Zidoun Bossuyt, Paris, FR (2023) and the major solo show Yashua Klos: OUR LABOUR at the Wellin Museum of Art at Hamilton College, Clinton, NY (2022) curated by Tracy L. Adler, and Yashua Klos: OUR LIVING at Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockland, ME (2022). His work was also included in the group exhibitions Multiplicity: Blackness in Contemporary American Collage at the Frist Art Museum, Nashville, TN (2023) and at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, TX (2024); Elegies: Still Lifes in Contemporary Art at the Museum of African Diaspora, San Francisco, CA (2022); and Africa, Imagined: Reflections on Modern and Contemporary Art at Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, MI (2022). His work can be found in the permanent collections of the Seattle Art Museum, WA, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, MI, and the Wellin Museum of Art at Hamilton College, Clinton, NY. He has been awarded residencies at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, BRIC Arts, the Joan Mitchell Center, Skowhegan, and the Vermont Studio Center. Klos is the recipient of a 2014 Joan Mitchell Foundation grant and a 2015 New York Foundation for the Arts fellowship. Klos lives and works in Harlem, NY, and the Bronx, NY, respectively.

Open Your Eyes (O.Y.E.) Community Arts Project - Transform Bottles
2024-10-09 18:30 - 20:30 | The Children’s Art Carnival, 62 Hamilton Terrace, New York, NY, 10031, United States

Easy! Watercolor - the 2nd Saturdays - Families with Children
2024-10-12 15:00 - 16:15 | The Children’s Art Carnival, 62 Hamilton Terrace, New York, NY, 10031, United States
Easy! Watercolor Workshop Series
Join us for an afternoon exploring watercolor painting. During these in-person workshops, you’ll learn how to create watercolor art using various watercolor techniques, tools, and materials.

Each workshop lasts about 60 minutes, but participants can stay to work longer or finish their projects for the extra 15 minutes.
Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult, but please join as a family.
No prior experience is necessary; the projects are designed for all ages and all levels. At the end of each class, you will have a small painting or two ready to frame and hang on your wall.
The CAC will provide the materials and tools; however, if you prefer to use your own, please do not hesitate to bring them.
10 participants max for each session.
Cost: $6 material fee (or donate-what-you-can for the CAC)
Registration is required to participate.

Saturday, October 12, 2024
The Magic of Blue and Brown
For this session we will challenge ourselves to limit colors to only blue and brown. We will learn about different kinds of blue and brown pigments. By mixing and diluting, you will see very rich variety of colors and what you can do with them is unlimited!
Family with children: 3:00 pm to 4:15 pm
Adult only: 4:30 pm to 5:45 pm

The registration is required to participate: Save your spot

About the facilitator:
Tomo Mori
Tomo Mori is a native of Japan and a West Harlem-based artist who focuses on fiber art installation and collage.
Tomo learned watercolor rigorously under a master watercolorist from age 14 to 15 to enroll herself at Tokyo Metropolitan High School for Music and Fine Art, and she was accepted to the school with a perfect score.
Watercolor is not central to her current art practice; however, she uses the skill to sketch her ideas or keep a visual journal. When she paints watercolor, she finds freedom, lighting her spirit. Perhaps because they are just sketches, or the medium is easy to manage. Through these workshops she wants to share the joy and therapeutic nature of watercolor painting.
Tomo’s work has been exhibited in various venues like Columbia University, Scope Miami, Laundromat Project, Rush Arts Galleries, Governors Island, Newark Museum, and Christie’s. She received a commission from MTA and completed a laminated glass and metal installation in 2018. She participated in the Winter Workspace Residency at Wave Hill in early 2023. She is currently working as a studio artist at the Children’s Art Carnival.
Website: www.TomoMoriArt.com
Instagram: @TomoMoriArt

See our participants’ amazing work!
– September 2024
– Feburuary 2024

Easy! Watercolor - the 2nd Saturdays - Adults Only
2024-10-12 16:30 - 17:45 | The Children’s Art Carnival, 62 Hamilton Terrace, New York, NY, 10031, United States

Open Your Eyes (O.Y.E.) Community Arts Project - Watercolor with Stencils
2024-10-16 18:30 - 20:30 | The Children’s Art Carnival, 62 Hamilton Terrace, New York, NY, 10031, United States
Art making workshop by Wilhelmina Grant-Cooper, SISTAAH STUDIO:
For: Adult cancer survivors, friends and family, open to the public.
Cost: Free
Registration is required to participate: RSVP

The proposed dates are for Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:30pm. (Subject to change. Please check back in early September)

Wednesday Workshop Dates:

October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
November 6, 13, 20, 27
December 4, 11, 18

Registration is required to participate: RSVP

About the facilitator: Tomo Mori (Sub for Wilhelmina Grant-Cooper, this session only)

Tomo Mori
Tomo Mori is a native of Japan and a West Harlem-based artist who focuses on fiber art installation and collage.
Tomo learned watercolor rigorously under a master watercolorist from age 14 to 15 to enroll herself at Tokyo Metropolitan High School for Music and Fine Art, and she was accepted to the school with a perfect score.
Watercolor is not central to her current art practice; however, she uses the skill to sketch her ideas or keep a visual journal. When she paints watercolor, she finds freedom, lighting her spirit. Perhaps because they are just sketches, or the medium is easy to manage. Through these workshops she wants to share the joy and therapeutic nature of watercolor painting.
Tomo’s work has been exhibited in various venues like Columbia University, Scope Miami, Laundromat Project, Rush Arts Galleries, Governors Island, Newark Museum, and Christie’s. She received a commission from MTA and completed a laminated glass and metal installation in 2018. She participated in the Winter Workspace Residency at Wave Hill in early 2023. She is currently working as a studio artist at the Children’s Art Carnival.

Open Your Eyes (O.Y.E.) Community Arts Project is supported by

To help New Yorkers—especially those in low-income areas—come together and improve the quality of life in their neighborhoods

Drawing for People Who Think They Can’t Draw
2024-10-20 14:00 - 15:30 | The Children’s Art Carnival, 62 Hamilton Terrace, New York, NY, 10031, United States
Date: Sunday, October 20, 2 to 3:30 pm
For: Teens and Adults.
Think you can’t draw? Well, think again…! In this class for teens and adults, you will use artists’ drawing tools, gain confidence, and acquire new ways of seeing and imagining that will result in drawings you are proud of. Join us and you will expand your awareness of what elements combine to make a “good drawing,” and have fun discovering your unique style of artistic expression. Don’t miss this empowering class—come cultivate your creativity. Yes, you CAN draw! You got this!

Sunday, October 20 Workshop:
We’ll learn about drawing tools and materials, line and mark-making, as we draw our own hand. The instructor will demonstrate techniques and give feedback and encouragement to each participant individually.
The registration is required to participate: Save your spot today!

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UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
Sunday, November 3:
We’ll explore soft and hard pencils with shading exercises as we draw a hand again, focusing on light and shadow. The instructor will demonstrate techniques and give feedback and encouragement to each participant individually.
Sunday, November 17:
We’ll look at different drawing styles and then choose three methods to draw the same object. The instructor will demonstrate techniques and give feedback and encouragement to each participant individually.

Laura King, Artist, Art
About the facilitator: Laura King

Laura King, artist and resident of West Harlem, is passionate about expressing city life by drawing. Her graphite works range from precise anatomical storytelling and portraiture to quick captures of the streets that vibrate with energy and motion. In 2024, her drawings have been shown in NYC exhibitions at The Factory, Culture Lab LIC, Diego Salazar, The Atlantic, and soon (Oct-Nov) Art on the Avenue. She was also an invited panelist during LICA’s Drawing Beyond the Surface exhibition May 2024, Seeing and Feeling: A Conversation about the Medium of Drawing. @diditellyouidraw

The Consult, Laura King

The registration is required to participate: Save your spot today!

Virtual: Grants Application Workshop: Part 1
2024-10-27 13:00 - 15:00 | online
Grants Application Workshop: Part 1
Zoom
Date: Sunday, October 27th, 2024
Cost: Donate-what-you-can
Registration is required: Save your spot
Description:
The first part of this workshop is designed to introduce participants to the fundamentals of grant applications. This session will cover the types of grants available, how to find the right opportunities for your project, and the essential components of a compelling proposal. Participants will learn to develop a clear project narrative, create a budget, and outline a timeline to effectively communicate their project’s goals.
Key Topics Covered:

Understanding the different types of grants available for writers and artists.
Researching and identifying appropriate grants for your project.
Crafting a strong proposal: narrative, budget, and timeline.
Common mistakes to avoid and best practices for success.

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Grants Application Workshop: Part 2 – Hands-On Session
Zoom
Date: Sunday, November 3rd, 2024

Cost: Donate-what-you-can
Registration is required: Save your spot

Description:
The second part of the workshop focuses on applying the concepts learned in Part 1 through a practical, hands-on session. Participants will work through a dummy grant application, simulating the real application process. This interactive exercise will help participants gain confidence in completing grant applications and provide a platform to receive feedback and refine their approach.
Key Activities:

Guided completion of a dummy grant application.
Interactive discussions on each section of the application.
Personalized feedback on the dummy applications.

Outcome:
Participants will leave this session with a foundational understanding of how to approach grant applications and the knowledge required to begin drafting their proposals.
Who Should Attend:
This workshop is ideal for writers, artists, and creatives at early stage of their career who are looking to fund their projects through grants. This workshop will provide valuable insights and strategies.

Registration is required: Save your spot
