Into the Spider-verse
Something new is swinging into town! Join us for the night that inspired our entire PopArts season! It’s a Spider-Verse extravaganza where you’ll will create your own Pop Art-style comic books, watch Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, make friends, and chow down on pizza. This is just the beginning of our kids night out events and we just had to kick it off with some Pop Art!
What to expect
You’ll create your very own Pop Art style comic book, learning the bold colors, dramatic dots, and BAM-POW lettering that turned comics into fine art. Then kick back with pizza and watch Spider-Verse on the big screen, where you’ll see those same techniques exploding in every frame. Art you make, art you watch, all in one night!
Why you'll love it
Because where else can you make art, eat pizza, AND watch one of the coolest animated films ever made all in one night? PopArts is the perfect mashup of creativity and community. No experience needed, just show up ready to play.
Class details
PopArts swings in on the second Friday of every month, 5–9pm. Each event has its own theme, arts focus, and movie — and we’re kicking off the very first one with a Spider-Verse extravaganza. All supplies are provided, so just bring yourself.
What’s included
$40 gets you the full PopArts experience — arts event, pizza dinner (gluten free option available), and movie included. Be sure to bring a refillable water bottle.
Prefer to skip dinner or bring your own? Grab a $30 ticket and still enjoy the arts portion and the movie.
Into the Spider-verse
June 11, 2027Friday, 5-9 PM
Teacher: Jesse Armstrong
Ages: 6-14
Movie rating: PG
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Jesse Armstrong
Art Teacher
Jesse Armstrong brings more than 15 years of art‑teaching experience, joining CMS after relocating to Charlotte from northwest Pennsylvania in 2016. She earned her undergraduate degrees in Art Therapy and Art Education from Carlow University. Jesse is currently the fine arts department chair and teaches Contemporary Craft and Design to 9th–12th graders at East Mecklenburg High School. Before her recent move to high school, she spent a decade teaching elementary art. She has led CMS elementary art teachers as the district facilitator, helped write the K–5 visual arts curriculum, and earned nominations for North Carolina Rookie Teacher of the Year (2018) and CMS 9–12 Visual Arts Teacher of the Year(2026). Jesse loves working with local Charlotte art communities and has also attended and presented at numerous state, national, and international arts education conferences. When she’s not teaching, Jesse enjoys time with her husband and their two‑year‑old daughter. She also creates her own artwork and stays active on Etsy and Teacher Pay Teacher. This will be Jesse’s fourth year at CAM, and she’s excited to create awesome art with you and your child!Let’s be honest...
PopArts is for the kids. But it’s also a little bit for you.
From 5 to 9pm on the second Friday of every month, your child is in great hands creating, moving, singing, making friends, and experiencing the arts in a way that’s genuinely fun, not forced. No phones or iPads. No scrolling. Just real connection, real creativity, and a really good time.
We built PopArts because kids deserve more evenings like this where they’re engaged, inspired, and surrounded by other kids. Because the arts are best experienced together, not alone on a couch.
Grab your tickets. Drop them off. Go enjoy your Friday!