As we prepare for our Fall 2019 school art year, we are coming across many articles regarding STEAM education (Science, Technology, Engineering, ART & Math). The integration of the Arts in our current education system is so vital in children’s needs. Here is an interesting read that further discusses STEAM. Preserving the Early Excitement of …
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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.
The day FINALLY arrived: slime day. For part 2 of our Joseph Cornell inspired Assemblage Art Apothecary Shadow Boxes- we created our slime jars to fill our shelves CLICK to see THIS 2 week Project HERE SLIME recipe (for 1 container of slime): Ingredients: 1 Whole bottle of glue (clear or white) 2 drops of …
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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.
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 …