The Best Art Shows and Exhibits Happening Now in NYC

Art shows in NYC

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Thursday Aug. 21, 2025

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2 – 3 pm

Public Gallery Tour

Ages: All
Art
Community

4 – 5 pm

Free Paint Watercolors

Ages: 13 and up
Art
Caribbean

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

Friday Aug. 22

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Free

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10 am – 5 pm

Animals of the Water at CMOM

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Art

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

Face Value

10:30 am – 8:30 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

ColorPop Workshop

5:30 – 8 pm

ColorPop Workshop for Kids – Parents’ Night Out!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

Colorpop WorkShop Southampton StudioSouthampton

Saturday Aug. 23

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

banksy museumnew york

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10 am – 5 pm

Animals of the Water at CMOM

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Art

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

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

Derby

Noon – 3 pm

KoKo NYC South Slope Derby

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Community

Open Source GalleryBrooklyn

23rd – Comic Creation with Jack Purcell

1 – 2 pm

Comic Creation with Jack Purcell

Ages: 9 – 12
Art
Classes

Quogue Library IncQuogue

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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. 24

Untitled Artwork

10 am – 8 pm

The Subway Doodle Experience

Ages: All
Art
Free

banksy museumnew york

4I9A1148_1.1

10 am – 5 pm

Animals of the Water at CMOM

Ages: 8 and under
Animals
Art

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

Kids Mythical Watercolor

10 am – noon

Children’s Mythical Creature Watercolor Painting!

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

The Reboli Center for Art and HistoryStony Brook

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. 25

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10 am – 5 pm

Splashy Finale 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

5 – 7 pm

Family Night at Duck Creek

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Community

The Arts Center at Duck CreekEast Hampton

Tuesday Aug. 26

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8 am – 5 pm

Story and Craft

Ages: 4 and under
Art
Craft & DIY

John Jermain Memorial LibrarySag Harbor

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10 am – 5 pm

Splashy Finale 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

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. 27

10 am – noon

Color Splash Endless Summer Bash (For families with children up to 5th grade)

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Community

Emma Clark LibrarySetauket

CMOM-233_1.1

10 am – 5 pm

Splashy Finale 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

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