Island adventure: Art Island Outpost on Governors Island

Children can use their imagination and tap into their artistic natures at Art Island Outpost on Governors Island now through Sept. 30.

Make art during the summer with hands-on art making workshops and art-viewing experiences! The open, outdoor space of the Free Arts Island Outpost beckons you to come collaboratively create. Young artists will be inspired and challenged to explore big projects utilizing found objects and traditional mediums. This is a space to invent, adapt, and transform your relationship to art and the art-making process. Hosted by the Children’s Museum of the Arts

Art Island Outpost on Saturdays and Sundays, now through Sept. 30, 11 am to 3 pm. Event is free, but you’ll have to purchase a ticket for the ferry ride.

Governors Island in New York Harbor [(212) 274–0986; govisland.com/exhibitions/cma-free-art-island-outpost].

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