Gift Ideas for Artsy People

Do you have friends or loved ones you go to museums with? Shakespeare in the Park performances? Friends who you can break into song with? What if they’ve always wanted to learn how to powerfully leap through the air and spin gracefully like they do in ballet or modern dance, or pile on layers of oil paint in the form of a starry night sky like Van Gogh’s? This holiday season, show them an experience they will never forget with these unique gift ideas.

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  Central Park Photo Tour

  Citifari

  Has your artsy friend gotten a DSLR camera for a birthday, or off of Ebay, but doesn’t seem to have the time to actually use it? Here’s the perfect excuse for them to bring it out and really get comfortable with the many settings needed to beautifully capture a moment. They’ll thank you for this one.

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  Beginner Sewing: Bag

  Esaie Couture Design School

  If your artsy friend has a unique and particular sense of fashion, he or she might find learning to sew something simple like a bag the perfect launching point to designing and actually making his or her own clothing. Who knows, maybe next year you're present will be something from his or her private label.

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  BYOB Painting (Chelsea)

  Painting Lounge

  It’s time to give your artsy friend the ultimate art therapy. No pretentious painters or perfectionists in this workshop. Instead, your artsy friend will get up close and personal with a famous artist and learn step by step how to recreate their striking brushstrokes in an easy going painting session.

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  Once the Musical - Weekday (No longer offered on Viator FMC 1/24/17)

  If it’s performances your artsy friend loves, then it’s performances your artsy friend gets! And what better performance than Once the Musical, one of the most unforgettable Broadways shows yet.

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  The Met Un-Highlights Tour

  Museum Hack

  The Met is beautiful, vast, culturally-enriching…. scandalous? Sexy? filled with juicy gossip?-Wait, are we still talking about a museum? YES. Your artsy friend might never stop thanking you for this hilarious and eye opening exploration of one of the greatest museums in the world. You might want to treat yourself and go with your friend for this one.

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  T-shirt Printing Workshop

  Gowanus Print Lab

  Nothing says “make me a cool t-shirt” like gifting your artsy friend the chance to visit a T-shirt Printing Workshop. But seriously, they’ll love learning the techniques to make their own rockin’ prints for an unlimited supply of cool tees--the gift that keeps on giving!

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