Another great June Summer camp here at Art Adventures! Our Adventurers never ceases to amaze us with their art abilities and we had a blast! Thank you once again to all who made our 2016 Summer an artistically memorable one. Check out our art filled month of June HERE! And don’t forget to register for …
Our first week of Summer June Camp in 2016 was a hit! Our Art Adventurers were very busy- exploring the underwater world with diorama building; discovering the differences between opaque and transparent materials with Jim Dine collages; learning about glass art with Chihuly Macchia Bowls; experimenting with colors in our marbleized clocks for Dads; sculpting …
Our Kites soared on our final day at Art Adventures! Inspired by Tiffany Stained Glass, our Adventurers designed stained glass styled kites with fabric markers and textile fabric colors in class. And this past week we shared our kites with NYC and flew them in Central Park! Check out what fun we had in our …
We went HIGH fashion this week during our tours at the Metropolitan Museum of Art! With over 170 garments in the Manus x Machina exhibit, our Art Adventurers learned the difference between haute couture (hand made high fashion) and pret a porter (ready-wear machine made). We discovered many different fashion techniques such as pleating & embroidery; …
As inspired by mosaic artists throughout history and the world we became designers and created our own mosaic art! We used real ceramic and plastic tiles to “build” our abstract mosaic image on wood panels. Geometric and organic patterns were used here paying attention to the color, size, & shapes of the tiles.
CCA’s former student, Hannah Walden recently painted a self-portrait. We are so proud of her and to know that this piece will be exhibited at the Queens Museum of Art! It was painted at Hunter’s Point Community Middle School while under the instruction of teacher, Lucinda Kalin. Way to go, Hannah!
It’s Sakura Matsuri this weekend at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens! In celebration of this Spring time festival, our Art Adventurers made Cherry Blossom tree sculptures! Using real branches, tissue paper for blossoms and paper mache, we attached, shaped, folded and crimpled to build our blooming cherry blossom trees! Check out more of our beautiful …
In the spirit of Passover and the Seder meal, and recognizing the power of storytelling in art– Children designed their own versions of either a Seder plate/ Tile, or Elijah’s/ Miriam’s Cup. During the Seder, Elijah’s Cup is the 5th untouched cup of wine, Miriam’s Cup is for water from each guest’s cup to celebrate the crossing …
We loved the Holiday Clay Impressions so much we had to have a part deux with an All Soul’s Parent-Child workshop and Art Adventures class! Our Workshop and Art Adventurers learned to texturize using various tools and texture patterns on clay slabs to then create bowls, plates and special vases! We then glazed our creations with different color …
Exciting News! Claire’s Creative Adventures has been selected for the 2016 New York Award in the Education Services category, the 2015 Best in Manhattan Tours AND inducted into the New York Award Program Hall of Fame for winning the “Best In Education Services” category for 4 consecutive years! Without YOU and your INCREDIBLE CHILDREN who …