Last Week was Chinese (Lunar) New Year! We celebrated by sculpting a pig with air dry clay, painting with acrylics, then exploring Chinese Ink, Iridescent Watercolor paints & Bamboo brushes to create beautifully balanced abstract Calligraphy paintings! Practice, Practice, Practice was the name of the game when using our Line & Shape Families to create …
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Learning about, surrounding ourselves with & creating ART…@ the Guggenheim! For the next 2 weeks of January we are taking our Art Adventures on a Museum Adventure: exploring the ‘out of this world’ art of Hilma af Klint. Learn about Abstraction, Art Concepts & Klint Practice using various drawing media and papers Start your own …
We had 3 fantastic ART FILLED days at Claire’s Creative Adventure’s Winter Camp on our 1st week of 2019! It was all about Abstract Art, thinking outside the box & exploring new AND unique materials! Ending with a trip to the Guggenheim! (click below for more!) VIEW MORE OF THE ART FUN HERE!
Top 9 Art Projects from 2018
Here are 9 of our favorite art projects @ Claire’s Creative Adventures this past year! Such an ART-filled year and we are so excited for this upcoming 2019
The Holidays makes for creatively delicious ART!
Tis the season! These past 2 weeks have been filled with the holiday spirit….of making ART! Art Ingredients:+A spoonful of craft,+a dash of model magic & wire,+a sprinkle of collage+and a heaping amount of creative fun Mix well to make CCA’s Holiday Ornament making and Collage Christmas Tree Decorating!Check out our festive Art treats HERE! …
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