Tag: NYC kids and art

How do we combine Halloween and Art History?

Get ready for spook-tacular Art Adventures this Halloween! Create memories that will last a lifetime with our art-history inspired projects. Join us as we study Damien Hirst’s diamond skull, Giacometti’s eerie figures, Tim Burton’s skeletons and Yayoi Kusama’s playful pumpkins and infinity rooms to create hauntingly fun masterpieces! Scroll to hear about our final semester. …

Summer CampS 2024! WE had a blast ⭐️

Our summer was full of artist-inspired projects! We made works by Joan Miro (paintings), Claes Oldenburg (hamburgers & food sculpture), Henry Moore (clay), Jackson Pollock (drip painting), Marc Chagall (pastels), Tim Burton (sculptures), Wayne Thiebaud (cakes), Archille Gorky (paintings), Robert Rauschenburg (Combines), Jim Dine (hammering), and more! CCA curriculum is always interdisciplinary; See students’ work …

Welcome Back Afterschool Art Week

Claire’s Creative Adventures is officially starting our after school arts enrichment classes this week! Week 1 we’re diving right into Memories, Art AND Science! Haven’t Heard about Art Adventures? Our programs have nurtured and challenged thousands of children on the UES over the past 20+ years. We know there are a lot of activities for …

Cartooning Class with Mackenzie Younger

Visiting artist Mackenzie Younger demonstrates the basic elements of cartooning with Art Adventures Studio students!  After learning silhouettes, characters, friends and foes, backgrounds and thought bubbles, students tried their hand at their own cartoons… “Mr. Mack” has published his own children’s book as well as shows his work in NYC.     

Cy Twombly- Who Knew?

Children’s art tours with Museum Adventures @ the Metropolitan Museum of Art inspire everyone around them, making them look further into the pieces we do!  The children were drawn to a Cy Twombly and took it upon themselves to go to find the hidden marks and letters for which he is known.  Excited to see our Cy Twombly …

The Cubists are leaving! Join the final Met Cubism Tours: Pres. Day Weekend. Ages 4 and up!

Acting Adventures’ ALL ABOUT ACTING final performances were laugh-out-loud fun!

Join us for a NEW 12-week session with Television & Stage actor Dina Comolli in the driver’s seat!  She’s F-A-B-U-L-O-U-S. 2/21/2015 through 5/23/2015 Visit www.ClairesCreativeAdventures.com/register for more info. See for yourself:  View the Acting Album

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 …

Art! Acting! New Fall Classes Your Child Will Love!

Fall registration is underway…So Pick a CLASS & TIME for your child or school group and Register by September 5th!  Located at All Souls Church (Lex. and 80th) Art Adventures leads small groups, 4-10 kids at a time, in what we firmly believe is the “Best Art Program in the City.” Art is from 2-12’s/ Acting for up to 16 years. Take a Peek! …

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 …