Opening Reception: Drawing Out

ASL Interpretation will be provided for the reception from 5-7PM. The opening reception is free and open to the public; registration is not needed for entry.

Join us for a reception to celebrate the opening of Drawing Out, an exhibition featuring drawings made by elementary and high school students who participated in The Drawing Center’s Michael Iovenko School Programs 2025 Drawing Connections and Drawing All Stars New York Community Trust Van Lier Fellowships with Teen Art Salon.

Through these education programs, young people develop their own artistic practices with discussion and skill-development workshops to examine drawing’s role in contemporary culture and creative thought, and to use drawing as a tool for experimentation and innovation. For this year’s Drawing Connections program, The Drawing Center partnered with New York City schools P.S. 42 The Benjamin Altman School, Lexington School for the Deaf, and Chelsea CTE High School. The cohort of 10 Drawing All Stars New York Community Trust Van Lier Fellows are participating students from Bard High School Early College Queens, Brooklyn High School of the Arts, Chelsea CTE High School, Edward R. Murrow High School, Gramercy Arts High School, High School of Art and Design, John Bowne High School, and Pace High School.

Drawing Out projects on view are inspired by The Drawing Center’s recent exhibitions. These programs are led by teaching artists Isabella Bustamante, Neal Flynn, Joyce Hom, Nic Annette Miller, Nzingah Oyo, Avani Patel and Aneesa Razak in partnership with Aimee Good, The Drawing Center’s Director of Education and Community Programs.