With costumes on our minds and art in our souls, we spend time thinking about the benefits these elements have outside of just aesthetics and fun. For our Sunday reads, we look into the work of Nick Cave for inspiration on artistic costumes with a message of social justice and love for all. Check …
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Trial Classes matter… and Splatter! Why taste-testing programs is key.
HAPPY FALL, everyone! Back to school means change and change for kids is hard. This week we noticed many fears alleviated and many challenges overcome Once in the consistency of the classroom, and having formed trust and boundaries with our young students, we were all set for the chaos of “Action” Jackson Splatter-Painting during our …
Outdoor Art Adventures to take this SUMMER
We can’t get enough of this Summer Sunshine! That just means time for more en plein air art. But where to start? 1. Choose your medium. Pencil? Pastels? Watercolor? 2. Pick your favorite outdoor spot (don’t forget water & sunscreen!). 3. And CREATE SOME ART Want some more drawing or painting pointers? Try to spot …
What a beautiful week to make art in the park…Central Park! We made like an Impressionist and went en plein air for our 6-9’s Art Adventures. Our challenge: to paint a landscape outside using a combination of 3 materials- pencil, craypas AND watercolor.
This weekend is Sakura Matsuri at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens! Aka the annual Cherry Blossom Festival. In celebration of this traditional Japanese event and beginning of Spring, we created our own version of cherry blossom bonsai tree sculptures. Building an armature from wire was key in order to create a balanced structure to add layers …
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New artwork is NOW on display at Oren’s Coffee Shop on Lexington Ave. between E 79th & E 80th Street (in the UES) for CCA’s rotating Student’s Art Exhibition! Be sure to stop by, grab a coffee or tea and check out the beautiful artwork created throughout this school year. Again, a very special thank you …
IN CCA TODAY: SNOW DAY ART DAY @Art Adventures!
The Winter Snow was our theme this week for Art Adventures: From Salt dough Snow Mama & her babies (with our 2-5 year old classes) to Winter Wonderland Salt Watercolor Landscape exploration (our 8-11 year old class)! It was a fun snow art day for all ages.
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 …