Category: NYC things to do

With costumes on our minds and art in our souls, we spend time thinking about the benefits these elements have outside of just aesthetics and fun. For our Sunday reads, we look into the work of Nick Cave for inspiration on artistic costumes with a message of social justice and love for all.   Check …

We can’t get enough of this Summer Sunshine! That just means time for more en plein air art. But where to start? 1. Choose your medium. Pencil? Pastels? Watercolor? 2. Pick your favorite outdoor spot (don’t forget water & sunscreen!). 3. And CREATE SOME ART Want some more drawing or painting pointers? Try to spot …

SPRING HAS SPRUNG FOR ART IN THE PARK

What a beautiful week to make art in the park…Central Park! We made like an Impressionist and went en plein air for our 6-9’s Art Adventures. Our challenge: to paint a landscape outside using a combination of 3 materials- pencil, craypas AND watercolor.  

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Happy Spring! Sakura Matsuri. Cherry Blossoms. Bonsai. Japan.

This weekend is Sakura Matsuri at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens! Aka the annual Cherry Blossom Festival. In celebration of this traditional Japanese event and beginning of Spring, we created our own version of cherry blossom bonsai tree sculptures. Building an armature from wire was key in order to create a balanced structure to add layers …

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Oren’s CCA Student Art Show Part Deux @ 79th & Lex!

New artwork is NOW on display at Oren’s Coffee Shop on Lexington Ave. between E 79th & E 80th Street (in the UES) for CCA’s rotating Student’s Art Exhibition! Be sure to stop by, grab a coffee or tea and check out the beautiful artwork created throughout this school year. Again, a very special thank you …

The Winter Snow was our theme this week for Art Adventures: From Salt dough Snow Mama & her babies (with our 2-5 year old classes) to Winter Wonderland Salt Watercolor Landscape exploration (our 8-11 year old class)! It was a fun snow art day for all ages.     

Art Adventures is taking over the Guggenheim!

Learning about, surrounding ourselves with & creating ART…@ the Guggenheim! For the next 2 weeks of January we are taking our Art Adventures on a Museum Adventure: exploring the ‘out of this world’ art of Hilma af Klint. Learn about Abstraction, Art Concepts & Klint Practice using various drawing media and papers Start your own …