Category: NYC things to do

Gallery Tour with our Girl Scouts of Long Island City

Ms. Claire led Girl Scout Troop 4740 from Long Island City with Troop Leaders Mildred & Luciana Lamberto through the Plaxall Gallery, sharing what it means to be an artist and how to approach making art! Several LIC artists also shared their processes, from scultpure, dioramas to paintings, including hers -while they were working in …

Don’t Forget!

…to check out one of the many contemporary artists who has inspired us here at CCA: Rachel Whiteread at the Luhring Augustine Galleries! This is the final week with the show closing this weekend: December 19th in Chelsea and the 20th in Bushwick Click HERE for details and happy Art Adventures!

Holiday Clay Parent-Child Workshop Was A Hit!

Children and Adults learned to press textures from leaves and patterns to create bowls, trivets, plates and Holiday Ornaments!  Underglazing with colors, they will be fired in a Kiln!      See The Whole Process!  

Art Adventures Goes To MFTA

Our tummies are full, hearts filled with thanks and minds ready for more art! During our Thanksgiving break, the crew here at Art adventures went on an Art field trip to Material for the Arts!  Artist in Residence, Juan Hinojosa shared his creative process with us using the art form of collage. Simply using scissors, glue, and …

Spooky Halloween Soaps!

    Art Adventures combines Halloween with Soap Making!  Spooky Halloween Soaps are easy to do…   Glycerin + color + spooky plastic items + molds!

Rachel Whiteread’s in NYC this FALL!

As we quickly approach the end of these summer days and the start of the Fall Art season, we’re so excited to see an artist that inspired some of our projects here at Art Adventures! Rachel Whiteread, a British sculptor known for her negative plaster casts of everything from the interior of buildings to boxes, …

Thank You Students For An Incredible Year!

And for lending us your trust, becoming self-confident individuals, working together and having incredible ideas with which to work!  We celebrate your uniqueness, your effort, focus and of course- sense of humor!  Have a great summer.

William Wegman Studio Visit

We were sooo excited to meet the dogs, but seeing Bill’s paintings were a real treat!  Catch our crew in his studio… Honored to be invited, Bill was amazing with the kids…Who said it was the best studio visit ever!    

Yayoi Kusama Infinity Rooms Inspired Children From 3-8 Years!

              Love Is Calling @ David Zwirner’s Gallery in Chelsea this past fall featured illuminated inflated tentacle-like forms that reflected forever.  Check out our versions of these Suessical-esque worlds:

Looking forward to Tomorrow’s Lynda Benglis project. + not too many hairdryers at once!