Staten Island Museum

Summer Nights: Sailors' Valentine
2021-07-29 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, Staten Island, NY, 10301, United States
Presented in partnership with the Noble Maritime Collection
Sailor’s Valentines are an art form in which small shells are arranged to create ornate patterns. These artworks were popular in the 1800s when sailors brought them home for loved ones as souvenirs. Get hands-on with the history of this seaworthy craft and create a unique shell mosaic of your very own.
Limited Capacity. Registration required.

Summer Nights: Shore to Shore Scavenger Hunt III
2021-08-05 19:00 - 21:00
We’re back for another edition of this scavenger hunt on four wheels! Clues lead teams throughout Staten Island to sites of recent and bygone historical and cultural significance. Players post responses to clues from a teammate’s social media account while judges follow along. Participating teams will need a car and a teammate with Instagram or Facebook. The first team back at the Museum with all clues solved and posted to social media will win the coveted Golden Magnifying Glass!
$35/$30 members per player.
$75 per cars with 3 or more players
*Each participating car must be equipped with enough seatbelts for all players. All laws must be strictly obeyed or teams face immediate disqualification. Open to all ages.

Summer Nights: Printmaking Collagraphs
2021-08-12 19:00 - 21:00
Join artist Jenya Frid to explore surface design through collagraphy, a type of printmaking process in which a print is taken from a collaged textured plate. Experiment with a variety of materials and leave with an original collagraph, plate, prints, and insight into this tactile creative process.
$35/$30 members. Registration required.

Greetings From: Mail Art with Day de Dada
2022-07-28 19:00 - 21:00
Summer Nights
$35/$30 members
Registration required
Mail Art, also known as Correspondence Art, is a method of creating and sharing small-scale artworks through the postal service. People all over the world enjoy this traveling, tactile art form. Join Day de Dada to illustrate your “perfect Staten Island moment” with a variety of materials and explore the borough’s history as a vacation destination through the postcard collection.

Good on Paper: Intro to Papermaking
2022-08-04 19:00 - 21:00
Summer Nights
$35/$30 members
Registration required
Curious about papermaking? Join teaching artist Jenya Frid for this introductory workshop. Play with pulp and learn how to produce your own sheets of paper using traditional tools and techniques. We will also explore the creative possibilities of adding different natural dyes and fibers.

SOLD OUT - Summer Nights | Art of Cocktails: Foraged
2023-07-13 19:00 - 21:00
$35/$30 members (All materials provided)
SOLD OUT
Art of Cocktails is sold out. If you’d like to be added to the wait list, please email Rylee Eterginoso at REterginoso@StatenIslandMuseum.org.
Art of Cocktails returns with Aly Stoffo (Glam Gardener) in collaboration with Nick Rozak (Green Stinger Beekeeping)!
Join us for an evening of foraged cocktails and captivating stories that speak to the hidden ingredients in our own backyards and the pollinators that help make it all happen.
Aly and Nick’s portraits by Sarah Yuster are featured in the Museum’s current exhibition, Vulnerable Landscapes.
Each of the three featured drinks will be crafted using fresh ingredients (all provided), allowing guests to observe the process and create their own cocktails.

Summer Nights | Bookmaking with Ashley Frenkel
2023-07-20 19:00 - 21:00
$35/$30 members. Includes museum admission.
Registration required
Learn the basics of bookmaking from cover to cover including paper types, tools, and binding techniques. Participants will explore both traditional bookmaking methods to produce journals, notebooks, or sketchbooks.
Have a glass of wine and a snack (21+) while getting creative with your community!
All materials provided.

SOLD OUT - Summer Nights | Botanical Resin Artwork with Janet Gonzalez
2023-07-27 19:00 - 21:00
$35/$30 members. Includes museum admission.
Botanical Resin Artwork is sold out. If you’d like to be added to the wait list, please email Rylee Eterginoso at REterginoso@StatenIslandMuseum.org.
Participants will learn how to make unique items made with UV resin and a variety of molds and materials from pressed flora to pigments and collage. In this introductory workshop, students will create a design, pour resin, and use a UV lamp to cure the finished artwork preserving the summer for seasons to come.
Have a glass of wine (21+) and a snack while getting creative with your community!
All materials provided.

Summer Nights | Suminagashi Marbling with Janet Gonzalez
2023-08-03 19:00 - 21:00
$35/$30 members. Includes museum admission.
Suminagashi 墨 流 し or “floating ink” is the process of marbling plain paper with water and ink to transform it. Participants will learn about this distinct printmaking process to produce uniquely patterned paper. No two sheets will be the same!
Enjoy a glass of wine (21+) and a snack while getting creative with your community!
All materials provided.
