The Best Art Shows and Exhibits Happening Now in NYC

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Tuesday July 8, 2025

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

Tye-Dye 9×5

4 – 5 pm

Tie-Dye Shirts

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Free

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

Wednesday July 9

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 July 10

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

Fantastical Sea Beasts and Where to Find Them

11 am – 1 pm

Fantastical Sea Beasts & Where to Find Them

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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2 – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

Ages: All
Art
Community

Friday July 11

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

Screenshot

11 am – 1 pm

Shark Week Celebration: Fossil Frenzy

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Craft & DIY

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Noon – 2 pm

Color Your Own World

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

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6 – 6:45 pm

Sing-Along with Nappy’s Shadow Puppets (For families with children up to 5th grade)

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Comedy

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

Saturday July 12

7.12 Art

10 am – noon

Adult + Child Art Class With Deborah Acquino

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Craft & DIY

Southampton Arts CenterSouthampton

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10:30 am – 1 pm

Guggenheim Museum Wake & Make Art Studio

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community

GuggenheimUpper East Side

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

Youth Beat Making Workshop Flyer – Eventbrite

11 am – 12:45 pm

Youth Beat Making Workshop – NYC – 7/12

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Festivals

BKLYN COMMONSBrooklyn

Functional Gelliprinting (8.5 x 11 in)

1 – 3 pm

Functional Gell-Printing Workshop

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Classes

QED AstoriaAstoria

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2 – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

Ages: All
Art
Community

2 – 4 pm

Crafternoon (Ages 3 – 11)

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Community

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

Sunday July 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

Tuesday July 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

Mosiacs and Milkshakes 9×5

4 – 5 pm

Mosaics and Milkshakes

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Food & Drink

The Hampton LibraryBridgehampton

Wednesday July 16

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

11 – 11:45 am

Adventure of the Missing Color (Grades K – 5)

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Free

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

Outdoor drawing kids image

2 – 4 pm

Family Program: Sketching in the Garden and Galleries

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Craft & DIY

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design MuseumUpper East Side

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4 – 6 pm

Wednesday Workshops for Kids: Draw in the Garden

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

The Education Center at Planting FieldsOyster Bay

Thursday July 17

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: 5 and up
Art
Craft & DIY

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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2 – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

Ages: All
Art
Community

Friday July 18

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 – 1 pm

Shark Week Celebration: Fossil Frenzy

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Craft & DIY

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Saturday July 19

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10:30 am – 1 pm

Guggenheim Museum Wake & Make Art Studio

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community

GuggenheimUpper East Side

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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