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CCA 2015 News and Upcoming Events:

New Classes For Ages 3-16.  Spring Registration Extended Through 1/23. 1. Spring Semester begins Feb. 3.   Register Now:   Class Times   Registration Information   Class Descriptions 2.  All About Acting Class Performance Jan. 31st @ 1:30pm-  RSVP to see this performance and experience the class.  Come and enjoy our final performance sharing of level one All About Acting class …

Sol LeWitt Wall Drawing @ the Met with Art Adventures

We were lucky enough to watch this incredibly detailed process on and Art Adventures summer camp tour, by happy accident.  I’ve attached a link to the process if you are not familiar with his work, his instructions or his new Wall Drawing #370 at the Met! http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2014/sol-lewitt?vid=d3effc67-5076-4d64-8125-7490cdbb704f         We were there on days 10-14, when …

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

Venetian Mask Making Parent-Child Workshop March 1

Create the perfect disguise for any party!  Italian mask-making is a unique art, and carefully planned with lots of fun materials. During this class, you will you will design, paint, and adorn your very own striking Venetian mask with fancy jewels & exotic feathers, right along with your child.  Male masks will also be available. …

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!

DIY Snowman Dough Recipe-East Coast Tuesday Project!

It’s coming down in buckets the snow! So why not have some fun with a cup of hot cocoa, popcorn and this simple kids’ project with household items: SNOWMEN:  Dough (below), sticks/ Popsicle sticks, felt/ paper or even stickers, glue or gluestick, a baby carrot, buttons or found objects, large bowl, measuring cup, spoon/stirring tool. …

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 …

Tours and workshops your child will surely enjoy!

New York City is an amazing resource for modern and contemporary art! As a fine artist, as well as an art teacher of children for 15 years, I have found the question, “What is Art?” a never-ending one.  Hence my goal- to demystify artists and their processes in language children can understand and adults can …

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!