The Whitney Free Second Sundays Storytime series continues strong, teaming up with independent bookstores to showcase diverse voices and fresh perspectives that will captivate our youngest visitors. We’re excited to launch a fantastic four-month partnership with Café con Libros, a vibrant, community-centered bookstore and café in Brooklyn’s BedStuy, where everyone is welcome—especially women, girls, and non-binary folx—and feels centered, affirmed, and celebrated, right here at the Whitney! Join us for Storytime with Nicolette Natatle of Café con Libros, as she shares stories about jazz, artists, and our hopes and dreams, highlighting the voices of women and girls.
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November 6 December 4 February 5 March 5 April 2 May 7 June 4 Teens are welcome to join Open Studio for Teens, a free artmaking program on select Fridays. Together with contemporary artists and educators, teens can delve into innovative techniques through hands-on projects that draw inspiration from the themes and artists featured in the Whitney’s collection and exhibitions. Open Studios will feature tours by current Youth Insights Leaders, participants in the Whitney’s internship program for high school juniors and seniors. All programs are free for those 18 and under; registration is required. November 6: Roy Lichtenstein Teens are invited to join the Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop for a hands-on studio exploring printmaking, texture, and visual storytelling. Inspired by Roy Lichtenstein’s bold visual language and iconic images celebrating the dynamism of athletics, participants will explore the intersection of art and sports. Using found and recycled materials, teens will create their own printing plates, experimenting with shapes, textures, and surfaces to transform familiar materials into unique visual compositions. December 4: Coumba Samba Teens are invited to join artist Coumba Samba for a hands-on studio exploring sculpture, color, and creative image-making. Inspired by Samba’s Stars and Stripes, participants will consider how national symbols, natural resources, and global systems of power are connected. Using sculptural forms and visual compositions, teens will transform familiar symbols to uncover hidden stories, relationships, and histories. February 5: Charles Burchfield Teens are invited to explore the atmosphere and emotion of Hudson River views through watercolor pencil. Inspired by what painter Charles Burchfield called the “tremendous force of nature,” participants will experiment with color, composition, and mark-making to observe and express the natural world through their own artistic interpretations. April 2 - Alex Da Corte: Put a new spin on Pop! Alex Da Corte's billboard features a playfully altered version of a painting by Pop artist Roy Lichtenstein. Experiment with adding your own marks, details, and text to copies of Lichtenstein's work. How will you remix existing art to tell your own stories?
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Born and raised in New York City, Ty-Michelle has been influenced by various genres of music, to which she credits her grandfather. Her unique style, talent, and versatility have placed her in front of crowds throughout New York City and across Europe. When behind the decks, Ty-Michelle sets out to take listeners on a journey through every set. Immerse yourself in her vibrant beats and enjoy free artmaking, access to world-class exhibitions, skyline views from our terraces, and more as part of Free Friday Nights!
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Join us to explore The Lost World: The Art of Minnie Evans through conversation and drawing. Together, we’ll consider how artists utilize different sources of inspiration—from memory to nature to the subconscious. We’ll further explore these themes and others through automatic drawing, experimenting with color and shape to create our own works of art alongside teaching artist Jaqueline Cedar. Art + You welcomes younger adults to share thoughts on artworks on view through close looking and dialogue. These gatherings are a unique way to experience art at the Whitney and make new connections. For other events in this series, see: December 4 January 8 Facilitator: Jacqueline Cedar is a museum educator and Brooklyn-based artist who makes paintings and drawings of uncanny scenarios populated by characters imbued with sincerity and purpose. She received her MFA in 2009 from Columbia University and her BA in 2007 from the University of California, Los Angeles.
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Free Friday Nights, 6 pm, 6:30 pm Free Second Sundays, 1:30 pm, 2 pm Join a Whitney Educator in the galleries for 15- to 20-minute tours of select artworks featured in “Untitled” (America).
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