Tag: contemporary art

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!

Damien Hirst-Inspired Halloween Fun!

I’ve been wanting to do this Damien Hirst kids project for a few years, it just took a while to get it down for both the very young hands to feel successful, as well as to engage older kids. What worked well was that they could add as many details as they wanted, or work …

CCA’s museum for kids Pick-of-the-Week! PS1

Soft plush stuffed animals in an installation? Perfect for kids.   Want an outdoor activity as well?  Head to Socrates Sculpture Park to get the wiggles out after seeing all of the colors and “found objects” Mike Kelley has “strung” together! http://momaps1.org/exhibitions/view/374 Who wants to go on a tour together?!  PS1 is only one stop …