{"title": "Why Design?", "start": "2026-10-01T00:00:00-04:00", "end": "2027-01-02T00:00:00-05:00", "place": "Center for Architecture", "address": "LaGuardia Place 546", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/architecture", "society/law"], "description": "Why Design? is an exhibition of K-12 student design work by the Center for Architecture's Learning and Engagement Department. This year it focuses on Justice by Design, an architectural and civic design program for teens hosted by the Queens Public Library in partnership with the Center for Architecture. 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The show, Beyond the Margins: Bronx Museum Teens Activate the Permanent Collection, is the outcome of the museum's Teen Summer 2026 program, guided by educators Duneska Michel, Jinette Jimenez, and Madison Green and shaped by three questions: how artists defy convention, experiment with materials, and use their work as resistance. It frames defiance as a sustained practice of surpassing limitations, inviting viewers to consider what it means to push boundaries in everyday life. 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Using hand-cut stencils, tape, and screen fillers, participants explore layering, repetition, and pattern to develop original designs. No prior screen-printing experience is necessary, and registration is required in advance.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/teen-artslab-design-in-motion-54034/", "official_url": "https://www.madmuseum.org/events/teen-artslab-design-motion", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e8acb94ee82e4c9ac013936063a7a90c28c2e877ee569b0d378e418180c79102-2000.webp"}, {"title": "STEAM Lab: Design Your Own Board Game", "start": "2026-11-09T16:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-09T17:00:00-05:00", "place": "Lefferts", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.queenslibrary.org/programs-activities/older-adults/mail-book", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["games/board-games"], "description": "STEAM Lab: Design Your Own Board Game is a hands-on workshop for teens at a New York City library. 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