Category: Artists

Chagall Teaches Fantasy & Color Mixing!

Cold dreary days looking out of my window inspired the use of vellum and a basic color-mixing lesson using copies of his animals to draw or trace, color and overlay with colorful blues, pinks and yellows to make the secondary colors… Hey color aficionados- Why is it you can still make a rainbow with pink?! …

Learning through the 4 Tempraments

Visiting artist Gosha (http://www.FineArtsandYoga.com) taught us so much about what it means to be Sanguin, Choleric, Melancholic and Phlegmatic- very new concepts to all of us!  Each one is different, has a different color and how each difference relates to physical traits in the face.  Our students were able to try the Blue and Green- …

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!

Feb. 1: Build & Emboss your very own functioning Dali Clock. Parent-Child Workshop

Yves Klein’s lines for kids

Can’t wait to share this with our 3-5’s today!   Basic lines may seem rather basic and unimportant to focus on, however, recognizing and purposefully implementing them into desired outcomes is really the key to any drawing.

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 …

Damien Hirst-Inspired Halloween Fun!

I’ve been wanting to do this Damien Hirst kids project for a few years, it just took a while to get it down for both the very young hands to feel successful, as well as to engage older kids. What worked well was that they could add as many details as they wanted, or work …

This Sat. 4pm… Movie Set-Making for Kids and Adults!

Register now: Art Adventures Parent-Child class Sat. Nov. 2nd from 4-5:30 pm. ClairesCreativeAdventures.com We are so excited to have professional scenic artist Cliff Gokenbach teach us the secrets of how artists create for the movies.  He can’t tell us about the new Spiderman he’s working on, but he can help us make any imaginary set we …

CCA’s museum for kids Pick-of-the-Week! PS1

Soft plush stuffed animals in an installation? Perfect for kids.   Want an outdoor activity as well?  Head to Socrates Sculpture Park to get the wiggles out after seeing all of the colors and “found objects” Mike Kelley has “strung” together! http://momaps1.org/exhibitions/view/374 Who wants to go on a tour together?!  PS1 is only one stop …