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Events

What happens when teens throw an event in a contemporary art museum? Or organize an exhibition? Come find out! Teens take over the museum to host a variety of events all year long. Join us on the dance floor at a teen night, discuss art in our gallery, create with artists, and more!

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A drawing of bluish grey whale swimming through a multi-colored ocean with a big blue wave and the blue sky with a bright yellow sun and some white clouds overhead.
Sat, May 4, 5:30–9 PM

Teen Night: New Wave

Teen Arts Council presents Teen Night. Enjoy a night where teens take over the museum! Happenings include: Join us for a fun night full of immersive art and creative spaces inspired by the exhibitions Firelei Báez and Wu… more

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Past Events

People sitting in orange theater seats in a dark theater watching a performance and shining their flashlights on the performers.
Thu, Apr 25, 5:30–8 PM

ICA Teens Spring Showcase

ICA Teens presents Spring Showcase. Join us for a night of amplifying teen voices, musical performances, a photography exhibition, and film screenings. This event is free and open to all ages. Light food & drinks provided.  … more

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a photography studio interior illuminated by pink lights, a man in a black hoodie sits on a black stool posing for a photo a teen adjusts a camera
Sat, Apr 20, 2–5 PM

+1 Art Club: Making a Photo 

+1 Teen Members join Boston-based photographer Tiffany Binger for an afternoon of photography and exploration at the ICA Seaport Studio. Learn the basics of photography in this free workshop for +1 Teen Members, inspired by ICA exhibition Firelei Báez. Register… more

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Eight polaroids showing teens in a 3x3 grid with the words ICA Teens Picture Day in white on a red background in the middle
Thu, Apr 18, 1–5 PM

ICA Teens Picture Day

Calling all high school students! Join teen photographers from April Break Intensive: Special Focus for ICA Picture Day at our Seaport Studio. Work with a Special Focus photographer to make portrait of yourself! Use your portraits for… more

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A person with long beaded braids and a yellow hat smiles as they create a 2-D artwork
Fri, Mar 15, 4:30–6:30 PM

ICA Teens: Art Lab After Hours

Join teens in our Fast Forward video production program for an exclusive after-hours look into local artist Mithsuca Berry’s new mural and interactive art-making experience. At this free event, teens can create, make, and enjoy snacks in the ICA’s Bank… more

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Image by TAC Member Sara
Fri, Mar 8, 6–8 PM

The Current: home is where the heart is

The ICA Teen Arts Council invites you to an evening of celebration and creation! The free event for teens will focus on displacement and finding a sense of community in times that may feel hard. Home is… more

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Fri, Feb 23, 2–4 PM

(Re)mix and Mingle With AMP 

At Seaport Studio100 Pier 4 Blvd, Second Floor Dance, listen, mingle and create at ICA’s Seaport Studio. Join us for a music showcase by teens in the AMP program and make your own instruments in our Musical Instruments for… more

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Teens in a gallery talking and looking at framed works
Fri, Feb 9, 6 PM

Teen Gallery Opening: As You Are: Beauty and the Human Form

As You Are: Beauty and the Human Form explores the unique and evolving expressions of beauty in the human form through art made by ICA teen artists. While the concept of the ideal human form is often warped… more

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A man in a black shirt is raised above a crowd of people on a dance floor speckled with red party lights
Fri, Oct 27, 2023, 6–9 PM

Teen Night: Night of the Masqueraders

ICA Teen Arts Council presents Teen Night! Enjoy a night where teens take over the museum! Inspired by the exhibition Forecast Form: Art in the Caribbean Diaspora, 1990s–Today.  Happenings 

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Five people walk down a red carpet
Fri, Oct 20, 2023, 6–8 PM

Teen Fashion Night Out

The Teen Exhibitions Program, in collaboration with Boston Caribbean Fashion Week, presents Teen Fashion Night Out. Join us for workshops led by fashion professionals, create upcycled wearable art, enjoy free snacks and beverages, and connect with each… more

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