Dear Creatives,
Welcome to May! 🐰🌱✨ Hopefully you’ve had some time to bask in the springtime sun and have some fun. We have some delightful events for you this month—a lot that are free to attend—but first…
We are excited to invite you to our new Instagram broadcast channel, the Art Happenings - NYC! In this space, you’ll be able to connect with other creatives around New York, be the first to learn about new workshops, and give your input on suggestions for future events. Plus, you’ll get some real time updates of spontaneous things happening around the city — we hope to see you in there. 💜
Now, onto the month’s calendar!
💫 exceptional May experiences 💫
FRIDAY (5/2)
🖌️ Mural & Mingle (FREE) at Recess Grove
6:00pm-10:00pm
327 Grand Street, Brooklyn, NY
paint a collaborative wall mural, every friday night
we whitewash the mural wall every week and start painting a new, totally-improvised community mural. hang with friends, meet new ones, and order drinks & snacks at the bar.
free entry, all paint supplies included. led by brooklyn-based artist andrea herrada
SATURDAY (5/3):
☀️ Glass Painting Workshop #2 – ($55 per person) at Luminary
11:00am-1:00pm
1204 Broadway 4th floor, New York, NY
This event is hosted by St’Valent’s founding artist, Angel!
In this whimsical workshop, you’ll learn the basics of glass painting by designing a sun catcher or creating a cute coaster!
The art of glass painting spans centuries from stained glass to enameling and reverse glass painting. This workshop shares a modern, new technique that allows you to create beautiful and refractive artworks in a cozy workshop setting. You will leave with a beautiful piece of glass art, just in time for brighter days.
SATURDAY (5/3):
🫖 Clay Club: Ceramic Vessels ($70 per person) at RecCreate Collective
10:30am-1:30pm
20 Grand Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
At this ceramic vessel clay club, you'll get to build your own mug, small vase, or pitcher using the slab building technique.
Perfect for beginners looking to explore the world of clay, we'll cover the basics of slab building techniques, providing all materials and templates for you to create a stunning first vessel of your choosing<3 It will be playful and communal and oh so very hands on, we can't wait to create with you!
WEDNESDAY (5/7)
🧶 Knit, Hook, and Stitch (FREE) at Recess Grove
6:00pm-9:00pm
327 Grand Street, Brooklyn, NY
a soft craft circle full of coziness, craft buddies, and community
bring your own soft craft or try a new one. free entry, all fiber arts welcome, all levels welcome. order drinks & snacks at the bar
hosted by brooklyn-based artist andrea herrada
🌻 Drawing Club: Floral Still Life (Pay What You Can) at RecCreate Collective
7:00pm-9:00pm
20 Grand Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
At drawing club, we’ll collectively leave our drawing baggage, perfectionism and inner critics at the door— embracing a spirit of exploration and play through color, together.
Throughout the guided, two hour session, you will have the chance to draw three different spring + floral inspired still life setups. We’ll experiment with different drawing mediums and ways of approaching them, focusing on the process rather than the product! This is not a drawing class, but you can expect an introduction to the materials, techniques and to pull inspiration from different working artist's pieces to try out throughout our time.
TUESDAY, THURSDAY (5/13 + 5/15)
🖼️ Large Canvas Painting ($350 per person) at Happy Medium
6:00pm-9:00pm
20 Grand Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
We all have that one spot in our home that needs a large piece of art - you know the one above the couch, bed, or entryway? Now's your chance to fill it with your own creativity.
Join us from 6-9pm for an evening of large canvas painting at Happy Medium and leave with your new favorite piece.
We will provide the paints, canvases, floating frames, inspiration and even sketch it for you if you want! You bring a buddy (or come solo) and get to work. Each ticket admits up to two people to paint one canvas. No experience necessary.
SUNDAY (5/18)
📓 Pocket-Journal Making ($60 - $70 per person) at Studio 45
2:00pm-4:00pm
213 Troutman Street, Brooklyn, NY
Participants will learn the sewn-boards binding style, a bookbinding technique that requires minimal materials and tools while creating a book that lies flat when open, excellent for writing, drawing, planning, etc. Each participant will take home a 120-page blank pocket-size journal.
SATURDAY (5/24)
📿 Vintage Beaded Necklace Making ($55 per person) at RecCreate Collective
2:00pm-4:00pm
20 Grand Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
This spring, we’ll be making jewelry! Together we will craft the coolest and most custom-to-you necklaces from a wide variety of curated vintage beads. We’ll kick off with an inspo session and hardware demo before leaving you to select + bead your hearts out.
The tunes will be bumping, and we'll have bevvies to sip on courtesy of our sponsors. All materials included <3
SUNDAY (5/25)
🎟️ Meet the Artists Fair (FREE) at Kato Sake Works
2:00pm-6:00pm
379 Troutman Street, Brooklyn, NY
A month-long show in Bushwick featuring 11 NY-based Asian American artists who have been published in Slant’d magazines.
The Slant’d Art Show runs from May 2- June 1 with an Opening Reception May 2, 6-9pm and a Meet the Artists Art Fair on May 25, 2-6pm. We hope to see you there!