The Best Art Shows and Exhibits Happening Now in NYC

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Friday Aug. 1, 2025

6 – 7 pm

History of Balloons

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Comedy

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

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6 – 7 pm

History of Balloons (For families with children up to 5th grade)

Ages: 3 – 12
Art
Comedy

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

Saturday Aug. 2

9 am – 2 pm

Arts in the Plaza

Ages: All
Art
Festivals

Kennedy PlazaLong Beach

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Free

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Faces of Nature

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10 am – 5 pm

Seas the Play!

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Craft & DIY

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

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10:30 am – 1 pm

Guggenheim Museum Wake & Make Art Studio

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Community

GuggenheimUpper East Side

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

Watson Adventures Indoor Kids (S)

10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Watson Adventures’ Wizard School Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 9 and up
Art
Attractions

Metropolitan Museum of ArtUpper 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

Noon – 2 pm

Whimsical Watercolor Jellyfish Workshop

Ages: All
Art
Free

Faber ParkStaten Island

1:30 – 4:30 pm

Open Stage / Open Mic Events @ Morningside Heights Library

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Comedy

Morningside Heights LibraryMorningside Heights

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2 – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

Ages: All
Art
Community

ColorPop Workshop

5:30 – 8 pm

ColorPop Workshop for Kids – Parents’ Night Out!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Colorpop WorkShop Southampton StudioSouthampton

Sunday Aug. 3

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Free

banksy museumnew york

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10 am – 1 pm

Family Art Project: Faces of Nature

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10 am – 5 pm

Seas the Play!

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Craft & DIY

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

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10 am – 4 pm

Craft & Vintage Fair at Jubilee Park w/Food Trucks Too!

Ages: All
Art
Markets

Jubilee ParkClifton

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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. 4

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Free

banksy museumnew york

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10 am – 5 pm

Just Add Water at CMOM

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Craft & DIY

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

Nature Drawing – Luci BettiNash

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

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Free

banksy museumnew york

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Free

banksy museumnew york

Face Value

10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Face Value: Celebrity Press Photography

Ages: All
Art

The Museum of Modern ArtManhattan

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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