Month: March 2012

Experience the Flowers of Brazil in NYC!

It’s chilly and windy out today, so why not experience the tropical flowers and plants of Brazil?  The Macy’s Flower Show is up in Herald Square, and the theme this year is Brasil: Gardens in Paradise. We think it will be just the escape New York families are looking for!  Flowers are beautiful and lots …

Polly Apfelbaum Showing at D’Amelio Gallery!

D’Amelio Gallery is currently showing Polly Apfelbaum: Flatterland Funkytown!  A “fallen painting” made up of dyed, crushed, hand-cut velvet, this piece is NYC and can be experienced in person through April 28th!  We began the Fall by looking at Polly Apfelbaum’s work so why not begin the Spring the same way?   D’Amelio Gallery 525 …

Happy Spring and Spring Break from CCA!

Takashi Murakami, Flower Matango   We at Claire’s Creative Adventures want to wish you a HAPPY SPRING!   As a reminder, we are on SPRING BREAK and will resume classes Monday, April 2nd!   Enjoy your time off and the BEAUTIFUL WEATHER!!!

Weekend Update from CCA

See the full gallery on Posterous What are your plans for this weekend?  Claire’s Creative Adventures has a few picks to help you choose fun, family friendly, creative activities!   Join the Annual St. Patrick’s Open Day! Looking to fill your weekend with the luck of the Irish? Here’s our recommendation!  An afternoon of Irish …

The Wire Sculptures of Derek Kinzett

See the full gallery on Posterous Have you ever tried to make a sculpture out of wire?  We bet it was difficult.  That’s one of the reasons that we respect and enjoy artist Derek Kinzett’s work.  Born in Gloucestershire, England in 1966, Kinzett began The Inner Spirit Collection of hand crafted, life-sized wire sculptures in …

Mini Adventures sand painting and collage

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Women’s History Month: Polly Apfelbaum

See the full gallery on Posterous Today’s CCA Women History Month artist is an artist we studied in the fall: POLLY APFELBAUM! Polly Apfelbaum received her B.F.A. from the Tyler School of Art in 1978.  She is best known for her “fallen paintings” that often reside on the floor and fall into the space between …

Raphael Barrios Sculptures on Park Ave!

It’s a beautiful day outside and feels like spring!  We at Claire’s Creative Adventures suggest going out and enjoying some of the amazing public art around the city.   Every spring, a sculptural installation opens along the Park Avenue malls between 50th and 68th Streets presented by The Sculpture Committee of The Fund for Park …

Come Support CCA Teacher Queena Ko

One of our amazingly talented art teachers, Queena Ko, has an exhibition of her work opening tonight and runs March 8 – April 8! Opening Reception TONIGHT for DISORIENT at The Cupping Room from 6:30 to 8:30! DISORIENT brings together three diverse artists tht challenge everyday perceptions of reality and reveal hidden elements of familiar …

Happy Birthday, Michelangelo!

Today is the 537th birthday of Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, aka Michelangelo!  Considered to be one of the greatest artists of all time, Michelangelo was a painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, and poet during the Renaissance.  In recognition of his artistic success during his lifetime, there were two biographies about him published while he was …