NYC: Express Yourself - Art Journaling

Create expressive artwork that reflects your personal feelings and experiences through paint, collage, and texture. Learn foundational techniques and artistic principles with guided instruction, walking away with a completed piece that captures your unique vision and creative spirit.

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(4.4-star rating across 682 reviews)

Location Upper West Side - 72nd St. & Broadway

Pricing

$700 for up to 10 people; $70 per additional person

Duration

Up to 2 hours

For a shortened session, please request desired length in special requests at checkout.

Group Size

Up to 35 people

Group size can be changed after booking if needed.

Materials See event description.

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General Notes

Alcoholic Beverage Options:

You may bring your own alcohol (BYOB) to this venue (beer & wine only)

Non-Alcoholic Beverage Options:

You may bring your own non-alcoholic beverages to this venue.

Food Options:

Participants can bring their own food to this venue, but are required to set up and clean up themselves and will be allotted 30 minuted pre and post event to do so.

Please note: the price shown includes tax but does not include optional gratuity.

Policies

If you find a similar event with a competitor at a lower price, we’ll gladly match it. This applies to events of comparable description and duration. Simply provide the details when booking, or within 72 hours of your booking, and we’ll ensure you get the best value. Contact an event concierge to get started.

Days before event	3 days or less	7 days or less	30 days or less	More than 30 days
Reschedule	No reschedule allowed	$150 fee	Reschedule for no fee
Cancellation	No cancellation allowed			15% fee

Rescheduled events must occur within 1 year of the original event.

Express your thoughts and experiences through mixed-media art with guided demonstrations from a professional artist educator. Explore paint, collage, color and texture using materials such as watercolor, magazine pages and colored pencils.

This is art as a creative and reflective journey. Lose yourself in the process, discover new things about your own imagination, and walk away with a meaningful, personal work of art that genuinely reflects who you are.

What's included:

All art materials, including
- Mixed-media Art Paper
- Watercolor paintings
- Colored pencils
- Paintbrushes
- Collage materials
1 professional artist educator per 30 participants, a second instructor added according to budget and group size
$50 FREE gift card for every participant to our partner vendor

Event Itinerary

Sample Event Schedule: 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm (time may be changed)

3:00 - 3:10 pm Welcome to your event!
Short introduction by our partner vendor and a brief overview of what to expect and what we will learn.
OPTIONAL (10 minutes) Let's Connect! Icebreaker
Allow your team to bond and connect with an icebreaker that leads to bonding and connection.
3:10 - 3:35 pm How to Get Started with ART
Beginning with expressive artistic exercises, learn and practice the basic techniques such as mark-making, composition, and why there is no such thing as "mistakes" in art. Receive step-by-step instructions as you experiment with art supplies.
3:35 - 3:50 pm Find The Shape: The Art of Seeing
When creating artwork, you learn how to see. Learn artistic hacks, tips, and tools to make creating artwork easy! We'll begin by creating basic shapes while also creating the first layers of our artworks.