Youth Insights at the Whitney Museum

03/05/2020

Vida Americana Teen Night
FRI, Mar 6, 2020
4–7 pm
Teens are invited to a sensational celebration inspired by Vida Americana: Mexican Muralists Remake American Art, 1925–1945! Join the Whitney’s Youth Insights (YI) Leaders for an immersive artmaking experience with artist Oscar Rene Cornejo, snacks, gallery activities, and more. Refreshments and art materials provided. No registration required; bring a friend!

Free for teens. Upon entering the Museum, pick up a ticket in the lobby.

02/08/2020

Teen Arts Week | Center for Arts Learning & Leadership

is back from March 2-8. A week of FREE classes, workshops, and performances—created for teens, by teens in all 5 boroughs at 25+ arts organizations. If you’re a dancer, singer, painter, poet or anything in between, there’s an event for you. To sign up for events, visit 92y.org/teen-arts-week. During that week, join for Vida Americana Teen Night, an immersive artmaking experience with artist Oscar Rene Cornejo, snacks, gallery activities, and more. Refreshments and art materials provided. No registration required; bring a friend!

02/03/2020

Open Studio for Teens: Greenwich House Pottery
FRI, Feb 7, 2020
4–6 pm

For this special Open Studio with Greenwich House Pottery, teens are invited to learn new techniques from ceramics artists and try their hand at creating clay sculptures. They will also have the chance to experiment with the potter’s wheel and have their piece fired in a kiln. All skill levels welcome; no prior experience with ceramics necessary.

Refreshments and art materials provided. No RSVP required—bring a friend!

Free for teens. Upon entering the Museum, pick up a ticket in the lobby.

Questions? Please email [email protected].

12/04/2019

Teen Event: Jason Moran
FRI, Dec 6, 2019
4–6 pm

New York City teens are invited to a musical event at the Whitney Museum inspired by the exhibition Jason Moran, which explores the intersections of visual art and jazz music. During this event you can sing karaoke tunes, create your own sound stage, and design your own poster. Refreshments and art materials provided. No RSVP required—bring a friend!

This event is free for teens; pick up a ticket in the lobby.

10/23/2019

Halloween Teen Night
FRI, Oct 25, 2019
5–7:30 pm

Save the date! New York City teens are invited to Halloween Teen Night at the Whitney Museum. Join Youth Insights Leaders for a night of music, dancing, costume making, tarot card readings, snacks, and more!

Questions? Contact Youth Programs at [email protected].

This event is free for teens. Refreshments and art materials provided. No RSVP required—bring a friend!

10/10/2019

Open Studio for Teens
Select Fridays, 4–6 pm

Grab your friends and get creative! New York City teens are invited to a free, drop-in artmaking program at the Whitney on most Fridays. Bring your works-in-progress or create something entirely new. All supplies are provided and no previous art experience is required—everyone is welcome.

October 11, 18

November 1, 8, 15, 22

December 6

Free for teens. Upon entering the Museum, pick up a ticket in the lobby. Program will take place on Floor 3.

09/30/2019

Art College Night
FRI, Oct 4, 2019
4–6 pm

New York City teens are invited to Art College Night at the Whitney Museum. Come meet representatives from colleges with studio art, art history, and art education programs. Learn about scholarship opportunities, college essay writing tips, and much more!

This event is free. Refreshments and art materials provided. No RSVP required—bring a friend!

Questions? Contact Youth Programs [email protected].

07/23/2019

Open Studio for Teens: Robert Bittenbender
FRI, Jul 26, 2019
1:30–4 pm

New York City teens are invited to a collaborative art-making workshop with 2019 Biennial artist Robert Bittenbender. In his work, Bittenbender draws equal inspiration from traditional art materials such as paint and graphite as he does from cheap, found objects and detritus picked up off the street. He combines these materials to create improvisational assemblages.

Join Bittenbender for collaborative assemblage-making using velcro, plastic toys, and other found objects. Art supplies and refreshments will be provided—everyone is welcome.

Free for teens. Upon entering the Museum, pick up a ticket in the lobby.

05/22/2019

Biennial Teen Night
FRI, Jun 7, 2019
4–6:30 pm

New York City teens are invited to the Whitney to explore the 2019 Whitney Biennial! Featuring seventy-five artists and collectives working in painting, sculpture, installation, film and video, photography, performance, and sound, the 2019 Biennial takes the pulse of the contemporary artistic moment.

Join Biennial artist Maia Ruth Lee for a discussion about her artistic practice and a workshop where teens will create their own talismans, powerful objects that influence and protect emotions. Youth Insights Leaders will lead interactive gallery activities, discussions, and art-making projects.

Free for teens. Upon entering the Museum, pick up a ticket in the lobby. Refreshments and art materials provided. No RSVP required—bring a friend!

Questions? Please email [email protected].

05/13/2019

Teen Arts Week is here!

https://www.92y.org/teen-arts-week.aspx

05/10/2019

04/18/2019

Open Studio for Teens
Select Fridays
1:30pm –4 pm

Grab your friends and get creative! New York City teens are invited to a free drop-in art making program at the Whitney on most Fridays. Bring your works-in-progress or create something entirely new. All supplies are provided and no previous art experience is required—everyone is welcome.

July 12, 26

August 2

03/12/2019

Open Studio for Teens: For Freedoms
FRI, Mar 15, 2019
4–6 pm

In conjunction with Andy Warhol—From A to B and Back Again, this drop-in program invites participants to conceptualize and create their own billboard designs, exploring the power of advertising and large-scale images as Warhol did in his work. Joined by members of For Freedoms, participants will explore what it means for artwork to co-opt the commercial and political space. Will our messages collectively hold up over time? Do they provoke questions? Do they tell deeper stories?

03/06/2019

Warhol Q***r Teen Night: For LGBTQ+ Youth and Allies
FRI, Mar 8, 2019
4–6:30 pm

LGBTQ+ youth and allies are invited to a celebration inspired by the life and work of Andy Warhol at the Whitney Museum! Join youth from the LGBT Center and Whitney Youth Insights (YI) Leaders for art-making, performances with artist Raja Feather Kelly, snacks, and tours of Andy Warhol—From A to B and Back Again.

02/25/2019

Open Studio for Teens: Lower East Side Printshop
FRI, Mar 1, 2019
4–6 pm

The Whitney’s Education Department is hosting The Lower East Side Printshop for an artist residency inspired by Andy Warhol—From A to B and Back Again. Schools, community organizations, families, and teens are invited to try their hand at the silk screening process and to experiment with some of the printmaking techniques that Andy Warhol used in his own work. Participants will look at artwork created by Warhol and then make their own prints on tote bags with guidance from the Printshop’s master printers and staff.

02/25/2019

Warhol Q***r Teen Night: For LGBTQ+ Youth and Allies
FRI, Mar 8, 2019
4–6:30 pm

LGBTQ+ youth and allies are invited to a celebration inspired by the life and work of Andy Warhol at the Whitney Museum! Join youth from the LGBT Center and Whitney Youth Insights (YI) Leaders for art-making, performances with artist Raja Feather Kelly, snacks, and tours of Andy Warhol—From A to B and Back Again.

07/31/2018

Youth Insights Artists Fall 2018

Applications for the fall 2018 semester of Youth Insights (YI) Artists are now open! YI Artists is a free program that brings teens together with contemporary artists, providing opportunities to work collaboratively, discuss art critically, and think creatively. YI Artists make art inspired by this exchange. Click below for the application! Apply by Tuesday, September 11.

Name of the teacher writing your recommendation. If you are a returning applicant, please include the name of your original recommender. NOTE: Recommending teachers will be asked to fill out an online recommendation form. Further instructions will be given at the end of the application. If you are a...

07/30/2018

had a great time at Dia:Beacon last week! Youth Insights Introductions and Arts Careers teens had the opportunity to meet up with Dia Teens, explore the galleries, and create art inspired by the artist Mary Corse.

07/12/2018

Youth Insights (YI) Arts Careers hanging out on the Whitney's roof! YI Arts Careers is a free summer program for NYC teens that allows them to explore arts careers and institutions around the city.

05/11/2018

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05/02/2018

4 X 6: Teen Event
Join Youth Insights (YI) Leaders for a collaborative art-making event inspired by Zoe Leonard’s installation You see I am here after all, 2008. Teens are invited to create their own postcards using recycled materials, old postcards, and other art supplies. You can meet new people and share the work you create. Stay until the end of the event for a chance to win a Whitney prize!

04/24/2018

Teen Night

On Friday, April 27, explore contemporary art at the New Museum during our annual Teen Night! Grab your friends and enjoy a special evening exclusively for teens, featuring art-making and teen-led gallery experiences inspired by the 2018 Triennial: “Songs for Sabotage.” Throughout the evening, teens can add to a collaborative sculpture in the Sky Room or help conduct an interview with Triennial artist Diamond Stingily. Finally, end the night with a performance by New York rapper MIKE

On Friday, April 27, explore contemporary art at the New Museum during our annual Teen Night! Grab your friends and enjoy a special evening exclusively for teens, featuring art-making and teen-led gallery experiences inspired by the 2018 Triennial: “Songs for Sabotage.

04/09/2018

Immigrant Justice Night | Whitney Museum of American Art

Jointly organized with our community partners the LGBT Center and The Door with UnLocal, Inc., join us for an evening of resource-sharing and artmaking dedicated to immigrant and undocumented communities. Youth, families, teachers, and community members are invited to participate in a “know your rights” training, explore An Incomplete History of Protest: Selections from the Whitney’s Collection 1940–2017, and meet artist Juan Antonio Olivares, whose exhibition Juan Antonio Olivares: Moléculas explores family, immigration, and contemporary politics.

This event is free and no registration is required—just drop in!

Community Events Immigrant Justice Night WED, Apr 18, 20184–6 pm Floor 3, Susan and John Hess Family Gallery and Theater Jointly organized with our community partners the LGBT Center and The Door with UnLocal, Inc., join us for an evening of resource-sharing and artmaking dedicated to immigrant an...

03/14/2018

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On February 11, the Whitney’s Youth Insights (YI) Leaders hosted Speak Up, Speak Out! a teen summit on Sunday, February 11. This event was inspired by the history of activism presented in the exhibition An Incomplete History of Protest: Selections from the Whitney's Collection, 1940-2017. YI Leaders and New York City teens shared their ideas about political and social justice issues that matter to them. Click here to read more!

03/12/2018

whitney.org

On November 4, 2017, the Whitney hosted a special reunion to celebrate the 20-year anniversary of Youth Insights (YI), an after-school and summer program that connects New York City high school students to art and artists. The program was founded in 1997 and continues to grow. YI alumni, artists, and staff gathered to catch up and reminisce about the evolution of the program. Click here to read more!

03/07/2018

Whitney Museum of American Art

Whitney Museum of American Art

Youth Insights Introductions is a free summer program for NYC high school students who are English Language Learners. The program welcomes teens to the Whitney to explore, discover, and discuss American art, and to create original works of art and writing. We supply free MetroCards and all art supplies. Apply by April 6! http://bit.ly/2D52EvM

03/01/2018

Open Studio for Teens: Grant Wood | Whitney Museum of American Art

http://whitney.org/Events/OpenStudioTeensGrantWoodOpen Studio for Teens: Grant Wood

FRI, Mar 2, 2018
4–6 pm

Teens Open Studio for Teens: Grant Wood FRI, Mar 2, 20184–6 pm Floor 3, Susan and John Hess Family Gallery and Theater For New York City Teens Join artist Stina Puotinen to create an immersive installation inspired by Grant Wood! Wood often represented familiar landscapes in surreal and imaginativ...

03/01/2018

Artist and Educator Shaun Leonardo led a captivating performance workshop about memory, trauma, and connectivity.

03/01/2018

Kyle Somersall of my innerglow led a guided meditation and discussion about self-care.

03/01/2018

The Whitney’s Youth Insights (YI) Leaders hosted Speak Up, Speak Out! A teen summit on Sunday, February 11. YI Leaders and New York City teens shared their ideas about political and social justice issues that matter to them.

02/08/2018

Speak Up, Speak Out! A Whitney Teen Summit on Sunday, February 11 from 3 - 6pm. Join us for artist workshops with Shaun Leonardo and Badlands Unlimited, meditation sessions with my innerglow, DIY Screenprinting, an open mic, and much more!

02/02/2018

Speak Up, Speak Out! A Whitney Teen Summit on Sunday, February 11 from 3 - 6pm. Join us for artist workshops with Shaun Leonardo and Badlands Unlimited, meditation sessions with my innerglow, DIY screen printing, an open mic, and much more!