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Come Support CCA Teacher Queena Ko

One of our amazingly talented art teachers, Queena Ko, has an exhibition of her work opening tonight and runs March 8 – April 8! Opening Reception TONIGHT for DISORIENT at The Cupping Room from 6:30 to 8:30! DISORIENT brings together three diverse artists tht challenge everyday perceptions of reality and reveal hidden elements of familiar …

Happy Birthday, Michelangelo!

Today is the 537th birthday of Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, aka Michelangelo!  Considered to be one of the greatest artists of all time, Michelangelo was a painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, and poet during the Renaissance.  In recognition of his artistic success during his lifetime, there were two biographies about him published while he was …

Women’s History Month: Georgia O’Keeffe

March is Women’s History Month, and to celebrate, CCA will recognize some of our favorite female artists.  Today’s artist is someone whom we will be studying later in the semester: GEORGIA O’KEEFFE!   O’Keeffe was born in Wisconsin in 1877 and decided to become an artist when she was just 12 years old!  In 1916, …

3-5’s! Finished Rauschenberg Combines

This week, our artists focused on mixing colors of paint that matched their mood.  Each bed also included details that reflected a part of each individual – Audrey included a tail of purple fabric to her artwork that resembles an element of her own bed at home, and Ella used fabric textures and created designs …

8-10’s! Finished Rauschenberg Combines

Our finished “beds” are full of colors and patterns inspired by a variety of found objects!  During our second week of Rauschenberg, each artist added objects, fabric, and paint to their combine, and invented a title to match their design.   See the full gallery on Posterous Soley “The Playground” See the full gallery on …

Well wishes to Claire for her recovery!

Animals and popup books with mini adventures

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March 3rd ~ Parent-Child Art Workshop Featuring Artist Robert Ryman!

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Winter Break is coming to an end, but that just means that you still have time for more fun!  We’ve picked out a few awesome activities and places to visit as a family and enjoy the time together this weekend.     How do you create a sculpture from a car?  Visit the Guggenheim and …

Art Adventures: Kentridge Film!

We made a composite of all the stills from our group drawing and here’s our finished film!