Tag: adults

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. …

Tours and workshops your child will surely enjoy!

New York City is an amazing resource for modern and contemporary art! As a fine artist, as well as an art teacher of children for 15 years, I have found the question, “What is Art?” a never-ending one.  Hence my goal- to demystify artists and their processes in language children can understand and adults can …

How do you go from an example of Venice to this?

In our Venice Mini-Set Building Parent-Child Workshop Saturday, students learned exactly that.  Artist Cliff Gokenbach showed us how… Check out the slideshow below, to see how it was done. Some students are already working on their next city dioramas at home! (We love it when parents become learners with their children:)  Way to go Mariella! …

Venice Awaits! Join us for 2 upcoming Parent-Child classes featuring Venetian style…and art making!

Homemade Costumes: Parents Who Went the Extra Mile!

Jack’s fascination with transportation left his parents in a difficult situation.  Are front-loaders sold at costume shops?  WW1 fighter planes? My mother used to sew our costumes, but who does that anymore?  Well, you don’t necessarily have to… These creative parents decided to BUILD them. Cardboard is easily found, but as Jack’s parents concluded, making …

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 …

This Friday 3:45pm: Children Can Experience Color & Mood w. Impressionists @ the Met w. Hands-On Projects!

This Saturday 4pm: Parent/Child Disguise-Making for Halloween!

This Saturday, October 5th: Create your own Venetian Mask! 4-5:30pm 1st Saturdays Parent-Child Workshop Are you ready for Halloween? Come create a Venetian mask that you can wear with style while trick-or-treating! Ages 5 and up should carve out time for this easy way to make an authentic-style disguise. REGISTER TODAY!  

This Friday & Sat: Be inspired by the Impressionists! Join now.

Join Museum Adventures and Discover the Impressionists @ the Met! This Friday, October 4th @3:45-5pm This Saturday, October 5th @1-2:15pm Ages 6 and up REGISTER TODAY! (Minimum 3 children per tour) Tours include hands-on diverse materials, on site at the museum.