Join us for a film screening, art-making activities, and snacks at the ICA’s Seaport Studio to activate the exhibitions in the teen galleries—Chronicles from Castle Square and As You Are: Beauty and the Human Form.
Questions or requests for accessibility assistance? Email teens@icaboston.org or text or call (339) 236-3039.
Image by Teen Digital Cooperative Member Janet L.
Stop Motion Commotion is an event led by the teens from the Teen Digital Cooperative program at Seaport Studio where teens from across the Boston area can learn stop motion animation!
Join Teen Digital Cooperative in creating unique and affirming stop motion animations! Explore your personal identities and connect with themes from our Wordplay exhibition. Drop by and experiment with different materials to create your own animations.
This workshop was organized by the ICA’s Teen Digital Cooperative, a group of teens that work collaboratively to create animation and short stop motion videos.
Questions? Email teens@icaboston.org or text or call 339-236-3039
Photo by Kemani A.
Chronicles from Castle Square is an exhibition of artwork by teens from the Change Creators program at Castle Square Tenants Organization (CSTO). These artists focus in on stories that are of significance to them. Their photography is arranged into three categories: “Beauty in the Small Things,” “Hidden Stories/Layers,” and “Past, Present, Future.” The final section of the exhibition, called “The Ballad of the Backgrounds,” is a collection of nine short films by the same artists.
The exhibition was organized by the ICA’s Teen Exhibitions Program, a group of teens who work together to plan, organize, and install exhibitions in the ICA Teen Galleries. It will be on view in the Teen Galleries at the ICA’s Seaport Studio through May 29, 2025.
The opening is free and open to all ages.
6:00 PM
6:30 PM
6:45 PM
7:45 PM
Photo by Lauren Miller
Teens take over the museum with art-making, performances, dancing, games, and fun!
Photo by Lauren Miller
Teen Exhibitions Program presents Pop-Up Thrift Shop & Clothing Swap, a free event for teens. Select from thrifted clothing, patches, fabric markers, sewing supplies, and other materials. Feel free to bring your own clothes to swap as well. Get creative with thrift flips and redesigning!
TEP was inspired to organize this event by the environmental impacts of fast fashion on the climate crisis. They created it in connection with the exhibition From the Ground Up: Nature and the Man-Made which they curated and organized.
Join us for this event at:
Seaport Studio,
100 Pier 4 Blvd, Second Floor (Entrance on Seaport Blvd)
Boston, MA 02110
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 professional headshots, senior pictures, or just a cute lil pic!
Each session will last 20 minutes and be completed by our teen photographers in our Special Focus program. RSVP is required ahead of time. Once you sign up, we will reach out to you to confirm your timeslot.
Questions? Email teens@icaboston.org or text or call 339-236-3039
Firelei Báez, A Drexcyen chronocommons (To win the war you fought it sideways), 2019. Two paintings, hand-painted wooden frame, perforated tarp, printed mesh, handmade paper over found objects, plants, and books, 373 1/4 × 447 1/8 × 157 1/8 inches (948.1 × 1135.7 × 399.1 cm). Installation view, Firelei Báez, the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston, 2024. Photo by Mel Taing. Courtesy the Joyner/Giuffrida Collection, San Francisco.
+1 Teen Members are invited to 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 online in advance.*
Explore the +1 Membership: A free ICA membership program for youth 0-18.
For questions, please email plus1@icaboston.org.
+1 Membership is generously supported by Vertex.
Photo by Lauren Miller
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.
This event will showcase work by members of the Photography Collective, Fast Forward, AMP: Music Production February Break Intensive, and April Break Intensive: Special Focus Photography programs. This event will be hosted in collaboration with members of the Teen Arts Council and Teen Exhibitions Program.
Art by Adonis T.
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 Tsang: Of Whales. Feel welcomed into our wave of comfort and explorative activities!
Questions or requests for accessibility assistance? Email teens@icaboston.org or text or call (339) 236-3039
Art by Adonis T. Text by Sara H.
*Offered in collaboration with Mass Poetry. Open to all ages. For teens, included in ticket to teen night.
If you are not a teen, get details and a free ticket on
The Write Here | Write Now | Speak Loud! Festival website, as well as more information about this 3-day festival.
Photo by Lauren Miller
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 of America Art Lab. Fast Forward is making a documentary and will be filming parts of the event and looking for event participants to share their opinions during on-camera interviews.