The Best Art Shows and Exhibits Happening Now in NYC

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Find the best upcoming events & activities for tweens (9–12)

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Friday Oct. 11, 2024

3:30 – 4:15 pm

Drawing Club! Halloween Edition

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Free

Mariners Harbor LibraryStaten Island

Saturday Oct. 12

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10 am – 1 pm

Corn Husk Dolls

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Community

Wave HillThe Bronx

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10 am – 10 pm

FLASHBACK 5: Celebrating Five Years of ARTECHOUSE NYC

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

ARTECHOUSE NYCChelsea

Photo – Secret Sirens Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Secret Sirens

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

1 – 5 pm

Photo Zine Workshop

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Classes

Studio 41Long Island City

4 – 8 pm

Marty Party at Leroy’s Place!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Comedy

Leroy’s PlaceBrooklyn

Photo – Lights Out at the Museum

4:30 – 7 pm

Lights Out @ the Museum

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Sunday Oct. 13

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10 am – 1 pm

Corn Husk Dolls

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Community

Wave HillThe Bronx

Geometric Properties by Julius Horsthuis 1 _ ARTECHOUSE

10 am – 10 pm

FLASHBACK 5: Celebrating Five Years of ARTECHOUSE NYC

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

ARTECHOUSE NYCChelsea

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10 am – 5 pm

Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Books & Readings

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

Photo – Secret Sirens Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Secret Sirens

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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11 am – 5 pm

5th Annual Inlet2Inlet Beach Cleanup & Fall Fair

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

Main StreetWesthampton Beach

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1 – 2:30 pm

Call Me Roberto! Children’s Story Time and Art Workshop

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Books & Readings

Jackie Robinson MuseumTribeca

Photo – Lights Out at the Museum

4:30 – 7 pm

Lights Out @ the Museum

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Monday Oct. 14

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10 am – 10 pm

FLASHBACK 5: Celebrating Five Years of ARTECHOUSE NYC

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

ARTECHOUSE NYCChelsea

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10 am – 5 pm

Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Books & Readings

Brooklyn Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

2 – 4 pm

Fall Fun Day for Kids

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Community

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

Tuesday Oct. 15

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10 am – 10 pm

FLASHBACK 5: Celebrating Five Years of ARTECHOUSE NYC

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

ARTECHOUSE NYCChelsea

Wednesday Oct. 16

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10 am – 10 pm

FLASHBACK 5: Celebrating Five Years of ARTECHOUSE NYC

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

ARTECHOUSE NYCChelsea

Thursday Oct. 17

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10 am – 10 pm

FLASHBACK 5: Celebrating Five Years of ARTECHOUSE NYC

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

ARTECHOUSE NYCChelsea

Photo – Secret Sirens Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Secret Sirens

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

4 – 5 pm

After School Art with Melissa!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

East End Artsriverhead

Friday Oct. 18

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10 am – 10 pm

FLASHBACK 5: Celebrating Five Years of ARTECHOUSE NYC

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

ARTECHOUSE NYCChelsea

Photo – Secret Sirens Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Secret Sirens

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Photo – Lights Out at the Museum

4:30 – 7 pm

Lights Out @ the Museum

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

Saturday Oct. 19

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10 am – 1 pm

Raptors in the Autumn Sky

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Craft & DIY

Wave HillThe Bronx

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10 am – 10 pm

FLASHBACK 5: Celebrating Five Years of ARTECHOUSE NYC

Ages: All
Art
Attractions

ARTECHOUSE NYCChelsea

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10:30 – 11:30 am

Ghastly Gargoyles

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Classes

The Skyscraper MuseumBattery Park City

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10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Watson Adventures’ Wizard School Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Games

Metropolitan Museum of ArtUpper East Side

Photo – Secret Sirens Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Secret Sirens

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Free

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

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