Paint in the dark, also called glow paint and sip, is a painting class held under blacklight with neon-reactive paint, so your canvas lights up as you work. Cozy Art Land runs it in Long Island City, a short ride from Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens. Choose the core Paint in the Dark class at $55, the Sip and Paint in the Dark with a drink for guests 21 and over at $59, or the Paint in the Dark with a live DJ at $79. Every session is beginner-friendly, an artist leads the room step by step, and all supplies are set up at your seat. Book online or call the studio to reserve.
What Paint in the Dark Actually Is
The room runs on blacklight instead of regular lighting, and the paints are neon-reactive, so they fluoresce the moment the UV lamps come on. You paint a normal design, but as the colors go down they start to glow, and the finished canvas reads like neon art rather than a flat acrylic piece.
It is still a relaxed, social class led by a studio artist. You follow along step by step at a beginner pace, and you leave the same night with a blacklight-reactive painting you can hang at home. Want to compare glow options for adults and kids first? Read our rundown of glow workshops in NYC.
Choose Your Glow Night
Three ways to paint under blacklight. Pick the one that fits your group, then book the session.
Paint in the Dark
Blacklight, neon-reactive paint, an 11 by 14 canvas, and every supply at your seat. The simplest way to try a glow night.
Sip and Paint in the Dark
The same glow class with one drink included for guests 21 and over. The easy pick for date nights and groups.
Paint in the Dark x Live DJ
Paint under blacklight with a live DJ setting the mood. The biggest-energy version for a real night out.
Prefer a classic daytime-style paint night without the blacklight? See our broader paint and sip in NYC page.
Who Glow Paint and Sip Is For
How the Glow Class Works
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Arrive 10 to 15 minutes early and take your seat in the blacklight room. |
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The artist sets the outline and first colors and explains how the neon paint reacts. |
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Build your layers and watch the colors glow brighter as the design fills in. |
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Add the final neon highlights, then snap photos of your canvas under the UV lamps. |
Why Our Glow Class Stands Out
A lot of places dim the lights and call it glow. Ours is a real blacklight room with neon-reactive paint chosen so the colors actually fluoresce, not just look bright. The studio artist teaches the glow technique live so your highlights land where they read best under UV.
Classes stay small, so you get real attention instead of a packed table, and the room is built for the kind of group photos that look striking under blacklight. You leave with a finished, glow-reactive canvas the same night.
Glow Parties, Groups, and Team Events
Book a private glow paint and sip for a birthday, bachelorette, or a crew that wants the blacklight room to itself. The live DJ session is a strong pick for bigger groups, and corporate teams across Manhattan and Queens book weekday slots for socials and offsites.
Team events
Host-led glow sessions for companies and offsites, set up end to end.
Kids glow parties
A neon birthday with the activity and cleanup handled, built for kids.
Where to Find Us
10-40 45th Ave #3F
Long Island City, NY 11101
3rd floor · no elevator access
Court Square and Vernon Boulevard stations on the E, M, G, and 7. From Brooklyn, the G runs to Court Square from Greenpoint and Williamsburg. Close to MoMA PS1 and Gantry Plaza. Full hours and studio details are on our Long Island City studio page.