Create your own vibrant pastel art inspired by Ed Young’s iconic soft pastel illustrations. Using stencils of Ed Young’s beloved characters, or one of your own, layer soft pastels and scribble and smudge your bright world to reality! Design a unique setting around your character, whether it’s a blooming garden, a bustling city street, or a fantastical dreamscape.

Paint, build, craft, and collage with us! Inspired by the museum’s exhibitions and local artists, MOCACREATE explores different themes every month. MOCACREATE workshops are designed with families in mind, but all are welcome!

FREE with admission! RSVP appreciated. MOCA Members should enter their promo code to access complimentary tickets. NYC residents can purchase pay-what-you wish tickets online or with our Visitor Services team. 

• Adults: $15
• Seniors (over 55): $10
• Students (with valid ID): $10
• Visitors with disabilities: $10

Member Admission: FREE

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Pay-What-You-Wish Admission

NYC Residents (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, Staten Island)

Accepted Residency Verification:

• New York State driver’s license
• New York State ID card
• IDNYC
• New York library card
• Current bill or statement with a New York State address

Pay-what-you-wish admission can only be purchased in person with a residency verification.

Complimentary Admission and Passes

Eligible visitors must present valid ID, membership card, or pass upon arrival. Complimentary admission is available to:

• • Children under 12
  • Caregivers accompanying visitors with disabilities
  • Active-duty military personnel and families (with valid military ID)
  • Health care workers (with valid employee ID)
  • Cool Culture Family Pass holders (up to 5 family members per visit)
  • Culture Pass holders (New York, Brooklyn, Queens Public Libraries, with reservation)

• • SNAP/EBT cardholders
  • American Alliance of Museums (AAM) members
  • International Council of Museums (ICOM) members

• Museums Council of New York City members
• Press and media (with valid press ID)
• Corporate Partners (employees with valid corporate ID)
• Reciprocal members from participating institutions
• Bronx Museum Pass holders
• Staff of other museums and cultural organizations (with valid employee ID)

Yu Rong is a New York–based multidisciplinary artist and educator whose practice bridges Eastern and Western artistic traditions. Working across a range of media, she has exhibited internationally at venues including Milan Design Week, London Design Fair, Ceres Gallery in New York, and ARC Gallery in Chicago. Yu serves as a teaching artist at the Museum of Chinese in America and leads creative workshops for organizations such as Microsoft, Google, and Columbia University.

MOCACREATE is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council and the New York State Council on the Arts under Governor Kathy Hochul’s Regional Economic Development Council Initiative.