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Unlock the full potential of your team with a Corporate Retreat at the 92NY Art Center. Our retreats are designed to enhance employee interaction while they unplug, learn something new, and come away inspired and invigorated with fresh ideas and renewed confidence.

Our retreats are carefully customized to meet the needs of your group, and we welcome participants of all levels of skill and experience. Art classes are scientifically proven to reduce stress and anxiety while boosting focus, problem-solving skills, self-esteem, and positive mood. Join us for an unforgettable experience in the Art Center — and leave with a team that is refreshed, more connected, and ready to take on new challenges together.

What you Can Expect

  • An immersive, hands-on, art-making experience for your team
  • Demonstration and instruction by a highly skilled and engaging 92NY teaching artist
  • All essential art-making supplies and materials for the project of your choice
  • Personalized feedback and support from the teaching artist
  • Group feedback and review
  • Team members leave with a finished piece of artwork they can display in their cubicles or at home

About Our Studios

The Art Center is one of New York City’s most highly regarded teaching studios. With multiple ceramics, jewelry and art-making studios, it has been a home for artists of all levels from beginner to professional since the 1930s. Our Ceramics studios are equipped with 25 electric potters’ wheels, a gas reduction kiln and three electric kilns. Our Jewelry center is the largest and most esteemed program of its kind in the nation, and the oldest open studios in New York. Flexible Art center spaces allow for a range of activities from painting to printmaking to textiles and beyond. The studios are housed within The 92nd Street Y’s campus on Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street.

Jewelry Studio

Art Center Experiences

Small Group Art-Making Experiences

Up to 10 participants
One two-hour art-making workshop at 92NY Art Center studios: From $2,800 plus $75 per participant

Sample Art-Making Experiences
  • Bronze Stamped Initial Pendants
  • Collage Vision Boards
  • DIY Embroidered Floral Monograms
  • Cartooning Crash Course
  • Drawing from a Live Model
  • Abstract Drawing Basics
  • Paper Marbling
  • Screen Printed Totes and T-Shirts (designs can be customized for an additional cost)
  • Make Your Own Ceramic Mug (firing, glazing and shipping can be arranged at additional cost)

Small Group Art Appreciation Tour

Up to 10 participants
One two-hour tour on location: From $3,000 plus $75 per participant

Enjoy a personal tour of an exhibition or range of exhibitions in the New York City area. Our art appreciation tours are led by engaging contemporary art educators who are also professional curators. Their expert knowledge and passion for the arts enriches the tour experience, providing participants with invaluable insights into the art world.

Metal work

92NY Art Center Takeover

36-60 participants
Four-hour Art Center Takeover: From $6,800 plus $175 per participant

Elevate your team-building experience by taking over the Art Center for a four-hour event tailored exclusively for your group. We’ll create an immersive event that allows your team to engage in two activities of their choice, led by our expert faculty.

Participants will have the opportunity to display their work at the end of the event, creating a gallery-like atmosphere where they can walk around and appreciate what others have created over drinks and snacks. This interactive art walk encourages camaraderie, conversation, and a sense of achievement amongst your team.

Your group will have full reign of the studios, allowing you to select up to five specific workshops that best suit your team’s interests and objectives. Pricing includes options for coffee between activities, snacks, drinks and other refreshments, as well as add-on experiences on our Penthouse Roof.

Please contact us to explore how we can create an unforgettable event tailored exclusively to your team!

All Art Center Group Experiences are available for private groups and parties. Contact us to learn more.

Please note that all 92Y regularly scheduled in-person programs are suspended.