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A YEAR IN REVIEW: 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR
Jun 5, 2025
A YEAR IN REVIEW: 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR
Jun 5, 2025

What an incredible year!

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Jun 5, 2025
A Year in Review 2022-2023
Aug 24, 2023
A Year in Review 2022-2023
Aug 24, 2023

2022-2023 was a huge year for Magic Box.  Our amazing students, educators, families and teaching artists shared their creativity …

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Aug 24, 2023
FOCUS 2021
Aug 31, 2022
FOCUS 2021
Aug 31, 2022

One of my strongest memories from childhood is of the sign over my fifth grade teacher’s chalkboard: “It’s Not What You’ve Got That Counts: It’s What You Do With What You’ve Got.”

Over the past year, our nation and our world have been roiled by challenge and change, ranging from Covid19 to race relations to political upheaval. Our students had to learn a whole new method of remote learning, while navigating loneliness, fear, and the inevitable tests of growing up.

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Aug 31, 2022
REMOTE LEARNING
Jun 5, 2020
REMOTE LEARNING
Jun 5, 2020

Bring the Magic into your school or home this year with virtual programs in: stop-motion animation, photography, radio plays, and green-screen.

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Jun 5, 2020
Thaumatropes with Magic Box Teaching Artist Haley
May 29, 2020
Thaumatropes with Magic Box Teaching Artist Haley
May 29, 2020

In today's lesson, we’ll create a thaumatrope!

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May 29, 2020
Architecture in Motion
May 1, 2020
Architecture in Motion
May 1, 2020

In today's lesson, we’ll create a fun stop motion animation that showcases your original architectural creation using nothing more than index cards and creativity!

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May 1, 2020
Get Ready for a Photo Scavenger Hunt!
Apr 24, 2020
Get Ready for a Photo Scavenger Hunt!
Apr 24, 2020

Currently, we are all spending a lot of time in our homes. A photography scavenger hunt is a wonderful way to rediscover your environment with fresh eyes and an open mind.

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Apr 24, 2020
NYC Public School Film Festival
Apr 16, 2020
NYC Public School Film Festival
Apr 16, 2020

Magic Box is proud to be a producer of the New York Public School Film Festival! Grab your popcorn, and get ready for great student-made films from all five boroughs.

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Apr 16, 2020
OPERA IN MOTION
Apr 8, 2020
OPERA IN MOTION
Apr 8, 2020

In today's lesson, an introduction to the world of opera will serve as the jumping off point for creating a fun stop motion animation.  You can even add your favorite music, too!. 

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Apr 8, 2020
FUN IN THE SUN
Apr 1, 2020
FUN IN THE SUN
Apr 1, 2020

In today's lesson, you'll discover the basic elements of the photographic process as you create your very own sun prints.

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Apr 1, 2020
UNDER THE SEA ADVENTURES
Mar 24, 2020
UNDER THE SEA ADVENTURES
Mar 24, 2020

We are all in this together. Our staff at Magic Box wants to help as we all learn how to navigate during this challenging time.

Even though schools and other outings are closed, each week we are going to share new ways that kids of all ages can use media arts and technology to exercise their creativity!

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Mar 24, 2020
Magic Box Featured In Film Comment Magazine
Sep 26, 2019
Magic Box Featured In Film Comment Magazine
Sep 26, 2019

Magic Box was featured in the September-October issue of Film Comment.

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Sep 26, 2019
FOCUS– IT JUST KEEPS GETTING BETTER!
May 31, 2019
FOCUS– IT JUST KEEPS GETTING BETTER!
May 31, 2019

On May 22nd, Magic Box celebrated its 14th year at the annual fundraising event FOCUS. Set in the stunning Salmagundi Club with live jazz from the Skip Weinstock Trio, FOCUS featured over 40 photographs and videos by our students that showcased the power of the young artists' eyes as they fell on the spaces, places, and the people of New York throughout the school year…

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May 31, 2019
International High School at Lafayette- Explorers Come Back Tour
Dec 18, 2018
International High School at Lafayette- Explorers Come Back Tour
Dec 18, 2018

The Photo Explorers have been using photography to complement their adventures to New York City landmarks throughout the semester—as a tool for seeing and for learning new vocabulary.

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Dec 18, 2018
Lower East Side Preparatory High School - Walking & Talking NY
Nov 21, 2018
Lower East Side Preparatory High School - Walking & Talking NY
Nov 21, 2018

Our Walking & Talking NY residency with Lower East SIde Preparatory High School has culminated with absolutely impressive shots of New York City. Click through for more images..

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Nov 21, 2018
Chelsea Career & Technical Education High School - Intro to Photography Fall 2018
Oct 29, 2018
Chelsea Career & Technical Education High School - Intro to Photography Fall 2018
Oct 29, 2018

Our first residency of the 2018/19 school year has culminated with absolutely incredible photographs from Juniors and Seniors at Chelsea High School. Click through for more images guaranteed to impress and awe.

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Oct 29, 2018
STEM Institute 2018
Aug 13, 2018
STEM Institute 2018
Aug 13, 2018

From August 7th-9th, Magic Box staff and teaching artists presented The Art and Science of Photography to NYC educators at the STEM Institute. 

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Aug 13, 2018
Thank You for Making FOCUS a HUGE Success!
May 21, 2018
Thank You for Making FOCUS a HUGE Success!
May 21, 2018

Thank you to everyone who attended our annual fundraiser FOCUS! 

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May 21, 2018
JOIN US AT FOCUS
Apr 3, 2018
JOIN US AT FOCUS
Apr 3, 2018

FOCUS is Magic Box Productions’ annual exhibition, featuring more than 50 photographs and videos by our students. The program showcases the power of young artists’ eyes as they fall on the spaces, places, and people of New York City.

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Apr 3, 2018
MBP Public Art Installation at Spring Street Park
Oct 10, 2017
MBP Public Art Installation at Spring Street Park
Oct 10, 2017

We are delighted to announce the expansion of Magic Box’s first public art installation, Hudson Square is Now!  Through a collaboration with The Hudson Square Connection and the NYC Parks Department, Magic Box seniors at Chelsea CTE High School are creating original photo banners about their vibrant neighborhood for the construction fence around Spring Street Park on 6th Avenue. 

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Oct 10, 2017
Magic Box Welcomes new Board Member
Jul 6, 2017
Magic Box Welcomes new Board Member
Jul 6, 2017

Say hello to our newest Board Member! We are thrilled to welcome Pashmeena Hilal to Magic Box’s Board of Directors. With her experience as a marketing consultant and her passion for technology and arts, we are sure she will be a great asset to our team. Welcome aboard, Pashmeena!

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Jul 6, 2017
Summer fun with Magic Box
Jul 6, 2017
Summer fun with Magic Box
Jul 6, 2017

 

Starting on June 26, Magic Box Productions and the Harrison Public Library System offered environmental media arts mini-camps, where young participants had the opportunity to learn interesting documentary and photography techniques. Students age 8 to 16 learned the importance of being environmentally conscious in a world of dwindling resources, and they used media arts to demonstrate the importance of community action.

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Jul 6, 2017
FOCUS 2017 - A MAGIC EVENING
May 10, 2017
FOCUS 2017 - A MAGIC EVENING
May 10, 2017

On Wednesday, May 3rd, a full house gathered at the Salmagundi Club to celebrate Media Arts with Magic Box at FOCUS 2017, honoring Shree K. Nayar - T. C. Chang Professor of Computer Science  at Columbia University, and Martin Crook- Award-Winning Photographer.

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May 10, 2017
Neuberger Berman Day of Service at ECDD
May 10, 2017
Neuberger Berman Day of Service at ECDD
May 10, 2017

We want to express our gratitude to Neuberger Berman’s corporate volunteers, who joined us in the classroom on Friday May 5th for a day of service at the Early Childhood Discovery and Design Magnet School in Harlem. 

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May 10, 2017
Bigshot Takes The Scholars Academy
Jan 19, 2017
Bigshot Takes The Scholars Academy
Jan 19, 2017

See how students from The Scholars Academy in the Rockaways are exploring the intersection of science, art and education, during their Bigshot Photography program with Magic Box Productions, in collaboration with Dr. Shree Nayar of Columbia University.

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Jan 19, 2017
Magic Box Productions' Summer Enrichment Program 2016
Sep 6, 2016
Magic Box Productions' Summer Enrichment Program 2016
Sep 6, 2016

Welcome back to a wonderful new school year!

This exciting summer media arts program created for the NYC DOE’s  Division of English Language Learners and Student Support used cameras to connect students with their curriculum. 

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Sep 6, 2016
Summer 2016 Documentary Camp at Harrison Public Library
Aug 3, 2016
Summer 2016 Documentary Camp at Harrison Public Library
Aug 3, 2016

From July 18th to the 21st, Magic Box Productions and Harrison Public Library offered a documentary mini-camp for young filmmakers, where they had the chance to explore the town of Harrison and learn hands-on documentary techniques to create original videos.

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Aug 3, 2016
Variety Chief Film Critic at Blueprint PD
Jun 14, 2016
Variety Chief Film Critic at Blueprint PD
Jun 14, 2016

During the third Blueprint: Moving Image PD Workshop on May 25, 2016 at The Museum of the Moving Image, Variety Chief Film Critic Owen Gleiberman shared insights about the importance of good critique in society and education.

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Jun 14, 2016
Star of the Month: Magic Box's Teaching Artist Jon Appel
Jun 14, 2016
Star of the Month: Magic Box's Teaching Artist Jon Appel
Jun 14, 2016

Shot in late 2013 to early 2014, 'Melmilap' recounts the reunion and travels of the filmmaker Jon Appel with three of his college friends Milap, Larry, and Guman in Nepal (the home of Milap and Guman), during a time when its political sphere was at a historic precipice. 

Congratulations Jon on this amazing achievement!

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Jun 14, 2016
Magic Box STAFF AND STUDENTS at the Face-to-Face Conference, 2016
May 17, 2016
Magic Box STAFF AND STUDENTS at the Face-to-Face Conference, 2016
May 17, 2016

Manhattan International High School Students Mary Mansaray, Farjana Tahmin and Hawa Tall and Bibi spoke at the opening of the 2016 Face to Face Conference at the City College of New York, presented by The New York City Arts in Education Roundtable.

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May 17, 2016

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