“Eyes are both subtle and strong - they engage passing individuals, allowing for meditation or inviting dialogue."

Never be afraid of arriving with your full self and taking up space where ever you go!

Remembering (and painting) the places traveled and special moments shared.

As you connect with other artists, you will have a growing sense of belonging, of identity and of shared goals.

What and who helped us cope and brought us solace in the time of the pandemic.

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." ~ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Letter from a Birmingham Jail, 1963

One must always be prepared to learn something totally new. ~ Ludwig Wittgenstein

For days of auld lang syne, ~ Robert Burns, (1788). Brightening up the end of the year with images of light!

Protest posters, holiday cards (both jolly & weird), and good tidings we bring to you and your kin!

The significance of dress and accessories in portraiture, Zoom Hanukkah and a must see exhibition.

How Our Food Represents Us: Our Community, Our Identity, Our Consumerism

Over 15 years ago I led an art tour in Brooklyn for a national conference on Public Art. An eclectic and really interesting group of...

How do you unite communities that do not seem to share any common ground...

We all have our defenses. Some of them are self-defeating, but others are occasions for joy...

ART YARD Students, Artists, Teaching Artists, Parents, Grand Parents, Board Members, and Supporters are all out there voting early.

This week in Advanced Studio, we discussed the work of ART YARD favorite Kehinde Wiley alongside the images he used as a direct...

We had a great week at ART YARD and hope you did too! Dennis has been hard at work organizing for the start of programming in J. W....

We are proud of our art, even unfinished work can still be beautiful, and we can always add more later!

Autumn in New York, why does it seem so inviting?

Recharged from our studio time, book reading, and art-filled respite in August, ART YARD is back in action and we are raring to go. We...