Last night, Claire had the honor of meeting Mr. Kentridge at the “Head & the Load” performance at the Park Avenue Armory and shared with him her passion for bringing his work into the classroom for children.
The holiday season is in full swing! In celebration, we played with color. Our Art Adventurers explored color mixing by making their own age appropriated color wheel with watercolors! Primaries, Secondaries, Tertiaries…oh my! We then took inspiration from the Bauhaus painter, Wassily Kandinsky & created our version of his …
Be sure to stop by Oren’s Coffee Shop on Lexington Ave. (between E79th + E80th St. on the UES) to see CCA’s ongoing Student’s Art Show currently on display! A very special thank you to Oren’s, Oren’s Installation Coordinator- Jarrel Whitaker & Oren’s Manager- Jordan for allowing CCA to produce a revolving art exhibition of …
Chalk Pastels may seem intimidating, but fear not! Just stick to your values & everything will work out just fine. Watch our process in learning chalk pastel drawing techniques! AND check out more Art Adventure class project photos HERE
We are so proud of our Art Adventurer’s accomplishments this Fall! Here’s 5 things CCA is thankful for… today & always: Our Art Adventurer’s- 1- CREATIVITY Each student brings in a unique perspective to every art project we present -Giacometti inspired Plaster Wrap Spooky Sculptures & Haunted Scene (Ages 8 & up) 2-CURIOUSITY Our Science …
A very exciting Art Adventure this past weekend with a visit to Brooklyn, an art + fashion show AND an inside look into the art making process with Pratt’s MFA open studios. We are SO proud of our very own Art Adventurer + our Art Adventurer Mom- Sawyer & Deborah! This past Saturday, family & …
We are SO proud to announce one of our Art Adventurers + our Art Adventurer Mom- Sawyer & Deborah, will be participating in- An Inclusive World ART Project : Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and the 4th R -Reimagine Exhibition coordinated by COPE NYC Art EXPO! Bring the whole family + all your friends to SEE our Art Adventurer’s artwork …
Le Finale! The Day has arrived with our Spooky but fun Giacometti Plaster wrap sculpture Haunted Scenes! Ghosts & Spiders & skeletons (sculpted of course!) …oh my! We arranged and constructed our Halloween scenes with our suspending spooky Giacometti inspired heads! Have a spooky but creative Halloween!!
Our Giacometti inspired Plaster wrap Head Sculptures are slowly coming alive. mwhahaha! This Week we painted our spooky heads & sculpted even spookier art for our big Halloween scene building next week. Here is a sneak peak! Stay tuned
October arrived in a flash! So you know what that means! We are spending these next few weeks creating art with Halloween in our hearts & Giacometti sculptures in our minds! Celebrating his October Birthday all month with professional level materials & tools (plaster wrap, construction & acrylic paint), art problem solving challenges, and of …