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.
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!
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.
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.
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!.
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!
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…
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.
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..
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
