West Harlem Arts Presents: EMERGENCY 2023 Exhibition Opening Reception: Sunday, June 11th The Children's Art Carnival (62 Hamilton Terrace) Please join us for the Opening Reception of West Harlem Arts EMERGENCY 2023 Exhibition at The Children's Art Carnival Sunday, June 11th at 2:00pm. The West Harlem Arts Collaborative 2023 Exhibition brought together a cohort of 6 artists to collaborate with 7 local community […]
Please join us on Saturday, June 24th from 1:00 - 3:00PM for a Meet the Artist & Community Workshop as part of the KITCHEN & CURB Exhibition at The Children's Art Carnival Gallery. Come meet artist Wilhelmina Grant-Cooper and create a 3D figure using found objects and other materials including fibers, trimmings, yarn, leather, feathers, beads, etc. Open to all ages Workshop: Saturday, June […]
Register: EventBrite Please join us on Saturday, July 8th at 1:00pm to Meet Award - winning Illustrator and Visual Afrofuturist, Micheline Hess during our Kids Workshop (Ages 6-12) based on her past solo exhibition, FORAYS INTO FANTASY that took place at The Children's Art Carnival Gallery. Bring your young people for a fun filled afternoon of Storytelling and Character Design with Micheline […]
Please join us on Saturday, July 15th at 1:00pm to partake in a one of our West Harlem Arts workshops with artist, Elan Cadiz, LETS BE THE SEED/ SOMOS LA SEMILLA at The Children's Art Carnival Gallery. Bring your young people for a fun filled afternoon of learning to make reuse mixed media art. We will be working with circle canvas/cardboard and […]
Join us for an engaging and insightful artist talk featuring the remarkable Wilhelmina Grant Cooper and esteemed curator Eva Mayha! Discover the inspiration behind Wilhelmina's captivating artworks and gain valuable insights into Eva's curatorial process. Don't miss this opportunity on Saturday, July 15th, from 3-5 pm at The Children's Art Carnival. Limited seats are available, so […]
In this series of public workshops titled, Art Talks, artist and designer, Albany Andaluz, partners with The Children's Art Carnival (CAC) to explore the creative practices of inspirational individuals. Whether it be writing, curating, painting, organizing, or therapy--this series shifts the focus from a traditional idea of creative expression to demonstrate the power of creativity […]
Cyanotype printing is a 150-year-old photographic process that produces Prussian blue prints of photographs or art. Artists of all levels are welcome. Join MultiMedia Artist and Harlem native, Dionis Ortiz for a hands-on guided approach to cyanotype printing on paper. Participants will learn about using transparencies, mixing chemistry, and proper coating and exposing techniques. You […]
Please join career visual artist and teaching artist, Aleathia Brown for "Paint Sip -N- BBQ"at The Children's Art Carnival on Sunday, July 30th, 4:00 - 7:00pm. Bring Your oversized button down shirt. Ladies & Gents we will BBQ in the lower level and dress up our shirts with paint .Take a photo send me in a […]
Part of Press & Pull: Homecoming Series, Join CAC Alumni Students and Teaching Artists for hands-on printing experiences. CYANOTYPE WORKSHOP Class Date: Wednesday, September 20th Time: 6:00 - 8:00pm Venue: The Children's Art Carnival Max. Participants: 15 Register: CLICK HERE Cyanotype printing is a 150-year-old photographic process that produces Prussian blue prints of photographs or […]
Solo exhibition by Dionis Ortiz Exhibition Dates: September 23 to October 31, 2023 Opening Reception: September 23, 2023. Time: 5:00 - 7:00pm Gallery Hours: Saturday & Sunday 12:00 - 5:00pm 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 Dionis […]
PRESS & PULL: HOME COMING SERIES FALL 2023 COLLAGRAPH WORKSHOP Class Date: Wednesday, October 14th Time: 1:00 - 3:00pm Venue: The Children's Art Carnival Max. Participants: 15 Register: CLICK HERE Participants will create a collagraph plate from recycled cardboard and other thin materials. We will apply three water-based ink colors using brayers then print the […]
Exhibition Dates: September 23 to October 31, 2023 Sunday, October 22 | 1:00 - 3:00pm Facilitated by Artist, Dionis Ortiz & Curator, Eva Davis Join us for an afternoon of the board game, Go! As part of the exhibition, Concrete Realities, we invite you to join in a game and a conversation about the traditions […]
Come in our gallery space for snacks and art workshop. 6-8pm.
PRESS & PULL: HOME COMING SERIES FALL 2023 LINOLEUM BLOCK PRINTMAKING Class Date: Wednesday, November 8th Time: 4:00 - 7:00pm Venue: The Children's Art Carnival Max. Participants: 15 Register: CLICK HERE This workshop will guide students through the process of linoleum block printing. Participants will learn how to draw or transfer an image onto a […]
Community Arts Workshops by Hamilton Heights Darkroom Hamilton Heights Darkroom in partnership with The CAC offer workshops in traditional darkroom photography. All class limited to 5 students. Class Dates: Saturday, November 11th Time: 11:00 - 1:00PM For: Adults (5 student limit) Venue: The Children's Art Carnival Facilitated by: Hamilton Heights Darkroom Reserve a spot: CLICK […]
Celebrating the legacy of Betty Blayton and Resurgence of the Children's Art Carnival Please join us for the Opening Reception of HOMECOMING at The Children's Art Carnival. Featuring the work of CAC Alumni Staff, Teaching Artists, our Artist-In-Residence and our partners at EFA/Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop. Join us earlier in the day on Saturday (and […]
Celebrating the legacy of Betty Blayton and Resurgence of the Children's Art Carnival Featuring the work of CAC Alumni Staff, Teaching Artists, our Artist-In-Residence and our partners at EFA/Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop. Including: Milagros Batista | Wilhelmina Cooper| Hamilton Heights Darkroom Artists | Michele Godwin Martha Mae Jones | Essye Klempner | Tomo Mori | […]
This 1 day virtual workshop teaches the steps to publishing art books/catalogs. Class Dates: Sunday November 19th Time: 1:00 - 2:00PM Target Audience: Adults Venue: Virtual Facilitated by: Angela Abreau Reserve a spot: Register Online Community Workshops @ The Children's Art Carnival are made possible with funding from West Harlem Development Corporation.
Community Arts Workshops by Hamilton Heights Darkroom Do you have any old negatives of family photographs? In this workshop students make enlarged copies from old family negatives. Bring in your negatives and work with instruction in the darkroom. You will go home with a photo suitable for framing! Class Dates: Tuesday, December 5th Time: 4:00pm - […]
A 4-part workshop series about learning the fundamentals of art: The six fundamentals of art are the "rules" artists generally abide by. Each rule or component — anatomy, perspective, form and structure, lighting and shadow, color, and composition — will contribute to the overall visual impact of your artwork. Dates: Thursday December 7th, 14th and […]
This 1 day workshop teaches a Japanese bookbinding technique known as Stab Binding. Stab bindings are characterized by an exposed spine with sewn patterns ranging from simple to intricate. The book cover is made using a decorative piece of colored paper. Class Dates: Please register from the link below. November 17 – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/746362549477?aff=oddtdtcreator December 1 – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/758957922577?aff=oddtdtcreator December […]
PRESS & PULL: HOME COMING SERIES FALL 2023 DRYPOINT ON PLEXI Class Date: Saturday, December 9th Time: 1:00 - 3:00pm Venue: The Children's Art Carnival Max. Participants: 15 Register: CLICK HERE This workshop will guide students through the process of Drypoint Plexi printing. Drypoint is a printmaking process in which a design is drawn on […]
COME ONE COME ALL, ALL ARE WELCOME! The Children’s Art Carnival Winter Open Studios Holiday Art sale invites you to snag art for everyone on your gift list. Featuring local artist vendors and CAC Artists in Residence, this event showcases the best that our creative community has to offer. The event will be held at […]
If you have negatives you can print! Come to the Hamilton Heights Darkroom and you can experience traditional photographic printing. Develop your own black and white prints and have them to take home. Explore the magic of the darkroom! Class limited to 5 students. Class Date: Tuesday, December 12th Time: 4:00pm - 7:00pm Target Audience: […]