Month: July 2012

What an honor to have our dear friend, artist and visiting artist to CCA- Joe Mangrum, listed among names like these @ Flag Art Foundation

http://www.flagartfoundation.org/exhibition/95/description Grimanesa Amoros Wolfgang Laib Polly Apfelbaum Richard Long Lynda Benglis Joe Mangrum Patricia Cronin Michael Phelan Tara Donovan Richard Serra Tom Friedman Kiki Smith Felix Gonzalez-Torres Julianne Swartz Mona Hatoum Matthew Stone Steven & William Ladd Venske & Spänle Corban Walker  

Parents and children alike…Check out Yayoi’s use of pattern on a STROLLER TOUR of the Whitney!

http://whitney.org/Exhibitions/YayoiKusama/  Friday August 10th 12-1pm. This show lasts through Sept. 30th.  

Josef Albers at The Morgan Library & Museum

In Art Adventures, we spend a lot of time playing the line and shape game to learn about the fundamentals of art.  We also look at artists who focused heavily on lines and shapes in their art.  One of our favorite of these artists is Josef Albers, best know for his series Homage to the …

2012 June Art Adventures Summer Camp ~ Take a Peek!

  See the full gallery on Posterous Our 2012 June Art Adventures Summer Camp was a huge success! For all of our pictures, check out our Flickr Page under “Summer 2012”: http://www.flickr.com/photos/clairescreativeadventures/sets/ Here’s a look at what we did:  Week 1: 3D Organic Art and the Imagination   We began our week of imagination by creating Mandelas – …

Our Tuesday Art Adventures in the Courtyard!

See the full gallery on Posterous Yesterday we had our Tuesday Art Adventures class in the courtyard of All Souls, and we built awesome Under the Sea Dioramas using floam, shells, waves, and surprises.  We had a great time making ART about NATURE in NATURE!

Happy Birthday to David Hockney!

See the full gallery on Posterous Today we wish a happy 75th birthday to artist David Hockney!   Considered by many to be the most influential British artist of the 20th century, Hockney is a painter, printmaker, photographer, and stage designer.  Born July 9, 1937 in Bradford, England, Hockney studied early as a draughtsman and excelled.  …

Our very own Cindy Sherman self portraits

See the full gallery on Posterous After viewing many of Cindy’s child- friendly characters on view at MoMA in NYC, studying her process from A- Z, and and choosing props to create their own characters- our summer camp kids show off their unique styles and poses: