Junk Journaling, shaped poetry, public art, exhibitions, performances, a good book, gratitude AND - yes, YOUR school can become an AYB partner!

Interior Cartography: Mapping the Undefinable, the origins of NYC place names in Advanced Studio. Perspective drawing, installing and docent training at our schools. Plus other art news and announcing AYB Summer Session 2025!

This week we explored the art of illumination with Karla. Seated in a circular formation, drew portraits from observation with Evelyn. At PS 17, our young artists brought mythical creatures to life through brilliant colored illustrations. We also installed our end of year exhibitions at PS 17 & PS 6 and celebrated our Geminis!

Celebrate with AYB Sat May 3, 6-8pm!!! Art, tarot readings, on-the-spot portraits, art making, refreshments, raffles, DJ Abby! & more...

Party May 3 with AYB (it's a fundraiser)!! Dreamscapes, celebrating Earth Day learning abstract drawing techniques, other art news, & a good audio book!

The Wild Woman Archetype, mapping our hearts, this is not a cup, landscape & portrait painting, plus other art news from our studios, opportunities, exhibits & books we recommend!

From novice to expert AYB is a vibrant community of artists which thrives on an atmosphere of kindness and respect.

Seeing Words inspired by Mel Bockner, Vernal Equinox Tarot, planning, dragons, mural progress, puppet parts, Seltzerfest & our exhibit!

Symbolic architecture, Resonating Chamber mural, slaying dragons, drawing puppets, and more!

The Story of Life, Fish Folks, Dragons, Comics! Art we love, art to go see and openings to attend. & our vocabulary list 💛.

Sending LOVE the AYB way! Drawings built by text, Olivia as a muse, Keith Haring, dragons, and letters, oh my!

Our reception in CT, Haring inspires, Wild Things, & shadows in the schools, Mona Lisa glazing complete, ordinary objects, & more!

Repetition, acrylic glazing with a limited palette, celebrating books and reading as well as exhibitions we are in and recommend!

We are thrilled to be back at PS 17! Finding inspiration in the poems of Pablo Neruda & the Mona Lisa, exhibits, books, art, press & soup!

What we did over winter break, which includes judging the National Scholastic Art Awards, & installing "Well Read" at Black Rock Books.

Judging Scholastic Art Awards, Gia in exhibit featured in NY1, pet memorial tree, Kevin sings, & an excellent memoir!

Solstice greetings! Subliminal imagery, expressing gratitude, kudos to PS6, book reviews and our exhibit "Well Read" opens soon in CT!

Vision boards, abstracted letterforms, art from the studio, shows to see, books to read and music to listen to. A great week at AYB!

Visiting the Brooklyn Museum, comic drawings a la Charles Addams, a trip to see Ed Rath's show, Yale's Art Gallery, book review, & more!

A great party, marginalia, cosmic creation, books about trees, what we are doing in the studio and a performance to see!