What is going on in this painting?

Since 1977, ArtWorks has been engaging children in dynamic conversations that start with a simple open-ended question, “What is going on in this art work?” Using an inquiry-based approach, students discuss and interpret works of art. They develop their own voices in responding to art as they strengthen communication and critical thinking skills. ArtWorks fosters multiple perspectives and reflections that often extend to other subjects and beyond the world of art. Help start the conversation.

What is going on in this painting?

Since 1977, ArtWorks has been engaging children in dynamic conversations that start with a simple open-ended question, “What is going on in this art work?” Using an inquiry-based approach, students discuss and interpret works of art. They develop their own voices in responding to art as they strengthen communication and critical thinking skills. ArtWorks fosters multiple perspectives and reflections that often extend to other subjects and beyond the world of art. Help start the conversation.

Visual literacy for
NYC public elementary schools

ArtWorks offers our visual literacy program to underserved public schools throughout NYC’s five boroughs. Volunteer instructors lead classroom workshops that culminate in a guided visit to either The Met Museum or the Brooklyn Museum.  The art in our program reflects NYC’s diverse school population with art from different cultures, from antiquity to present day. ArtWorks is free of charge to NYC Title I public elementary schools. ArtWorks NYC is a nonprofit organization. Learn more about us.

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Tuesday, May 6, 2025

12:00-2:00pm
The University Club, One West 54th Street, NYC

Special Guest Speaker: Patrick Bringley

Best-selling author of “All the Beauty in the World:The Metropolitan Museum of Art
and Me,” a memoir about his decade working as a guard in The Met Museum.

Buy tickets now!

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

12:00-2:00pm
The University Club, One West 54th Street, NYC

Special Guest Speaker: Patrick Bringley

Best-selling author of “All the Beauty in the World:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me,” a memoir about his decade working as a guard in The Met Museum.

Buy tickets now!

Visual literacy for NYC public elementary schools

ArtWorks offers our visual literacy program to underserved public schools throughout NYC’s five boroughs. Volunteer instructors lead classroom workshops that culminate in a guided visit to either The Met Museum or the Brooklyn Museum.  The art in our program reflects NYC’s diverse school population with art from different cultures, from antiquity to present day. ArtWorks is free of charge to NYC public elementary schools. ArtWorks NYC is a nonprofit organization. Learn more about us.

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ArtWorks Program

Watch ArtWorks in action! Hear what students, teachers and volunteers say about the classroom workshops and the museum experience.
Read about our program including our Remote Learning Program.

ArtWorks Program

Watch ArtWorks in action! Hear what students, teachers and volunteers say about the classroom workshops and the museum experience.
Read about our program including our Remote Learning Program.

ArtWorks NYC relies on volunteers and donations to keep our programs up and running.

ArtWorks NYC relies on volunteers and donations to keep our programs up and running.