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CCA loves museum guards!

27 Wednesday Mar 2013

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Museum Adventures loves the art museum guards!  On one of our recent visits to the Guggenheim Museum of Art, Museum Adventures kids and adults enjoyed the Picasso Black and White exhibit lead by Claire Munday.

“The guards are always interested in what we are doing, the projects we work on and they share such wonderful stories!  For example, it was a curious guard that told me a great story about Picasso while I was building the lesson plan.  He said that when Picasso would go to a restaurant, he would take the insides of the soft french bread and begin rolling and shaping it into sculpture while waiting for his food!  Having such busy hands and always having to be making art would certainly explain why Picasso has so many pieces.” ~ Claire

To read the New York Times interview with museum guards, click here.  We recommend  it.

Photomontages Inspired by David Hockney

26 Tuesday Mar 2013

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In Art Adventures, children discussed the work of David Hockney and his interest in space, digital reproduction and representations of the real world.
Children used layering and parts to create a whole to make their own non-conventional photomontages which played with different points of perspective and explore representation.

Create metal art with your child & El Anasui with CCA!

26 Tuesday Mar 2013

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In a special Museum Adventures tour of the Met, we explored the work of Ghanian artist El Anatsui, one of the leading African artists of today.  El Anatsui makes the most of recycled materials by transforming abandoned milk tins and metal bottle caps into beautiful tapestries that look like traditional woven textiles.  In the galleries, we created our own multi-media textiles using various metals and materials.

Work by El Anatsui can currently be viewed in his retrospective at the Brooklyn Museum and new work was recently on view at the Jack Shainman Gallery in Chelsea.

Book your tour today!

Early Registration for Summer Camp – Don’t Miss Out!

12 Tuesday Mar 2013

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Early Registration Summer Camp – act now and receive up to $202 off each week!

Register by Friday, April 5th and get a 30% Discount!

Our camps engage and inspire through exciting hands-on creative activities and material exploration!  With this longer sessions, there is ample time to dive into learning and fun through art and artists of NYC.

Class sizes are limited and filling fast so act quickly.

3 Sessions: June 10-14/ June 17-21/ June 24-28

AM Session: 9:30am – 12:30pm or PM Session: 1-3pm

For more info and to register, visit our website.

Don’t miss out on this exciting camp!

 

www.ClairesCreativeAdventures.com

NYC Art Classes for Kids, Fun Children’s Museum Tours, Kid’s Art Parties and Family Events, Parent-Child Classes, Summer Camp and more!

 

Museum Adventures Explores Metal with El Anatsui

05 Tuesday Mar 2013

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In our Friday Museum Adventures tour of the Met, we explored the work of Ghanian artist El Anatsui, one of the leading African artists of today.  El Anatsui makes the most of recycled materials by transforming abandoned milk tins and metal bottle caps into beautiful tapestries that look like traditional woven textiles.  In the galleries, we created our own multi-media textiles using various metals and materials. 

Work by El Anatsui can currently be viewed in his retrospective at the Brooklyn Museum and new work was recently on view at the Jack Shainman Gallery in Chelsea.

 

www.ClairesCreativeAdventures.com

NYC Art Classes for Kids, Fun Children’s Museum Tours, Kid’s Art Parties and Family Events, Parent-Child Classes, Summer Camp and more!

Parent Child Class Builds 3D Forms

05 Tuesday Mar 2013

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Parents and children joined Claire Munday in tunring various 2D drawing techniques into 3D effects using pencil, charcoal, scratch art, wire, and modeling compound!

Check out the fun that we had!


www.ClairesCreativeAdventures.com

NYC Art Classes for Kids, Fun Children’s Museum Tours, Kid’s Art Parties and Family Events, Parent-Child Classes, Summer Camp and more!