ArtsWestchester’s Family ArtsBash Offers Fun for the Whole Family

Family ArtsBash continues the County’s coolest cultural celebration with child-friendly art workshops and performances throughout the building on Saturday, May 18. This year there’s so much to do that budding Rembrandts will take home enough creations to delight grandparents and then some. Learn the basic skills of pinch pots, coils and slab building through the fun clay activity “Claytime!” with Vicky Youngman. Father’s Day gift? Solved. A 4-inch cookie is the canvas for “Don’t Play It, Eat It!” with Amy Ahlert. Children use frosting and other delicious toppings to develop a self-portrait that is made for munching. In “Genes and Me!” Donna Miskend uses construction paper, magazine clips and more to help children create a visual family tree that is sure to be a hit at the holidays.

Family ArtsBash has never met a child who didn’t love to have their face painted. Artists Miguel Cossio and Julie Clapperton make fun and fantastical designs. Ann Ladd teaches the art of paper doll making in “Fold, Flip & Fashion!” Visit the ArtsWestchester Learning Lab to take a family portrait in the digital media space. Afterwards, Evelyn Eidelberg guides children through a frame making exercise. “Children of all ages make take-home masterpieces during this well-priced, premiere educational opportunity to engage with art,” says Event Co-Chair Karen Greenspan. The 2019 Family ArtsBash is on Saturday, May 18 from 1-5pm at 31 Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains. For more info and to purchase tickets, visit artswestchester.org.

A version of this article first appeared in the May issue of ArtsNews, ArtsWestchester’s monthly publication. ArtsNews is distributed throughout Westchester County. A digital copy is also available at artsw.org/artsnews.