Take a finger from a glove and bring it to life by decorating it with a variety of artist materials. No experience necessary. All supplies provided. Free with admission.

DIA Studio staff will help you snap a portrait with an instant film camera then use a variety of art-making materials, including beads, markers and collage papers, to decorate a 5-by-7 inch frame made from corrugated cardboard. 

Presented in conjunction with the exhibition James Barnor: Accra/London, on view through October 15. 

Blending the warm, rich energy of piano and clarinet, the Australian-born duo CRUX present Finding Home — a new program that is a meditation on questions of voice, place, environment, and landscape.

Multifaceted keyboardist and vocalist Lisa Moore and woodwind virtuoso Lloyd Van’t Hoff perform solos and duos that include works with text, electronic backing tracks, and acoustic chamber instrumentation.

These include world premieres of works by Meadow Bridgham, Steve Reich, Randy Newman, Frederic Rzewski, and Detroit-born composer Harriet Steinke. 
 

The New York International Children’s Film Festival’s collection of Spanish-language shorts spans genres, styles, and geographic regions to present a rich slice of Hispanic and Latinx storytelling that is perfect for celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month.  

These amazing short films were audience favorites and award winners at the 2022 New York International Children’s Film Festival, and are sure to inspire curiosity and conversation for viewers big and small. 

For ages 9 and up. In Spanish, Portuguese, and O'odham with English subtitles. (66min.) 

Advanced registration is encouraged.
 

The internationally acclaimed Sirius Quartet brings its genre-defying approach to contemporary music to the DIA. These conservatory-trained performer-composers shine with precision, soul and raw energy.

Sirius continues its commitment to innovation with original works by its own members, incorporating popular song forms, extended techniques, gripping improvisations, and contemporary grooves. 

Please come to a live, on-screen event with Pulitzer Prize-winning and international best-selling author Noah Charney and DIA Deputy Director of Art, Education, and Programs Judith Dolkart.

They will be discussing Charney’s latest book, Brushed Aside, a deep and focused look at the history of women in the art world that celebrates great women artists and influencers whose work has been overlooked far too long.

Following the talk, join a DIA docent-led tour of women artists highlighted by Charney.
 

Okaidja Afroso was born into a family of musicians and storytellers in the town of Kokrobite on the west coast of Ghana. He began his career as a dancer with the celebrated Ghana Dance Ensemble. As he toured internationally Afroso expanded his artistic reach, becoming a master multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and arranger.

His genre-defying songs, often performed in his native language, convey a range of experiences—joy, tragedy, and hope—and embrace what he calls “the rich complexity of the integrated world we inhabit.”

Through his distinctive style, which combines percussion instruments, vocals, guitar, and dance, Afroso explores ancestral traditions and creates a new, contemporary African oral tradition. This performance is in conjunction with the exhibition James Barnor: Accra/London—A Retrospective. 

Drop by the Art Making studio and use an assortment of decorative papers to make a book bound with a traditional form of stitching. No experience necessary, all supplies provided. 

Create a pencil drawing to take home while taking a closer look at the collection. No experience is necessary. All supplies provided. For ages 6 and up (children 12 and younger should be accompanied by an adult). Capacity is limited.
 

Create a pencil drawing to take home while taking a closer look at the collection. No experience is necessary. All supplies provided. For ages 6 and up (children 12 and younger should be accompanied by an adult). Capacity is limited.