Tag: contemporary art

William Wegman Studio Visit

We were sooo excited to meet the dogs, but seeing Bill’s paintings were a real treat!  Catch our crew in his studio… Honored to be invited, Bill was amazing with the kids…Who said it was the best studio visit ever!    

Yayoi Kusama Infinity Rooms Inspired Children From 3-8 Years!

              Love Is Calling @ David Zwirner’s Gallery in Chelsea this past fall featured illuminated inflated tentacle-like forms that reflected forever.  Check out our versions of these Suessical-esque worlds:

Portraits of Sound

As a music lover and as an artist who loves to portray the emotional aspect of music on people, this show looks very enticing…. Will let you know!  http://www.nypl.org/events/exhibitions/portraits-sound Through June 7th @NYPL for Performing Arts on the UWS

Claes Oldenburg-Inspired Pillows!

While learning about color mixing, 3-8 year-olds have fun constructing colorful stuffed “Soft Sculptures.”  See slideshow:

Gallery Tours and Classes This Winter and Spring!

Thank you Lauren Pohl, Founder of Kid’s Central Station for highlighting our programs with Yahoo Finance!

Snowfall reminiscent of Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Rooms

Waking up to the snowfall this morning reminded me of Yayoi’s Installation “Fireflies On The Water.”  A new version of Deirdre’s child’s project in the works!  Definitely mirror boards and poster board involved.  Stay tuned….    

Yves Klein’s lines for kids

Can’t wait to share this with our 3-5’s today!   Basic lines may seem rather basic and unimportant to focus on, however, recognizing and purposefully implementing them into desired outcomes is really the key to any drawing.

Murikami Superflat Goes 3D for Kids

Takashi Murikami provided us with a multitude of learning opportunities! Takashi Murikami is from Japan.  He loves “Superflat,”  a word he made up!  It means colors and shapes look flat on a page, not round.  In this  piece of art, we made Superflat go 3D:  With a sphere… but the only way you can tell …

How do you go from an example of Venice to this?

In our Venice Mini-Set Building Parent-Child Workshop Saturday, students learned exactly that.  Artist Cliff Gokenbach showed us how… Check out the slideshow below, to see how it was done. Some students are already working on their next city dioramas at home! (We love it when parents become learners with their children:)  Way to go Mariella! …

Venice Awaits! Join us for 2 upcoming Parent-Child classes featuring Venetian style…and art making!