The Best Art Shows and Exhibits Happening Now in NYC

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A guide to all the best art shows, art events and art exhibits

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Monday Aug. 4, 2025

1 – 4 pm

Nature Drawing Workshop with Luci & Steve Betti-Nash

Ages: 13 and up
Animals
Art

The Reboli Center for Art and HistoryStony Brook

5 – 7 pm

Family Night at Duck Creek

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Community

The Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

Tuesday Aug. 5

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Ink Marble 9×5

4 – 5 pm

Ink Marbling

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Free

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

Wednesday Aug. 6

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Thursday Aug. 7

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Color-changing Cuttlefish

11 am – 1 pm

Color Magic Lab

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Friday Aug. 8

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Photo – Build-A-Boat

11 am – 1 pm

Build-a-Boat

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

8. Goat on a Boat – small

Noon – 1 pm

Goat on a Boat Puppet Show: Speedy Delivery

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Free

The Nathaniel Rogers HouseBridgehampton

Saturday Aug. 9

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

9 am – 2 pm

Arts in the Plaza

Ages: All
Art
Festivals

Kennedy PlazaLong Beach

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9:30 – 10:30 am

Art Explorers Club: Watercolor Wonders for Ages 5 – 10

Ages: 5 – 12
Art

Heckscher Museum of ArtHuntington

8.9 Art

10 am – noon

Adult + Child Art Class With Deborah Acquino

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Craft & DIY

Southampton Arts CenterSouthampton

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Sunday Aug. 10

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Monday Aug. 11

5 – 7 pm

Family Night at Duck Creek

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Community

The Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

Tuesday Aug. 12

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8 am – 5 pm

Story and Craft

Ages: 4 and under
Art
Craft & DIY

John Jermain Memorial LibrarySag Harbor

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Wednesday Aug. 13

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

5 – 6 pm

Illustrated Ink Club

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Free

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

Thursday Aug. 14

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

The Whole Point

11 am – 1 pm

Deep Sea Dot Art

Ages: All
Animals
Art

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Friday Aug. 15

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Photo – Build-A-Boat

11 am – 1 pm

Build-a-Boat

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

8. Goat on a Boat – small

Noon – 1 pm

Goat on a Boat Puppet Show: The Princess, the Frog & the Pea

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Free

The Nathaniel Rogers HouseBridgehampton

Saturday Aug. 16

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

9 am – 2 pm

Arts in the Plaza

Ages: All
Art
Festivals

Kennedy PlazaLong Beach

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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11 am – 5 pm

Back to School Bash at The Shoppes at East Wind

Ages: All
Art
Outdoors

The Shoppes at East WindWading River

Sunday Aug. 17

Girl Scout Programs

All day

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Walt Whitman BirthplaceHuntington Station

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