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Au Revoir Spring 2019! à la prochaine fois

Our finale to les Printemps 2019 was at the Metropolitan Museum of Art! We took one last art adventure exploring Modern, Contemporary & Fashion Art!

Highlighted exhibits included Epic Abstraction & Camp: Notes on Fashion

Epic Abstraction with Louise Nevelson’s monochromatic installation art exploring overlapping lines and shapes with Ages 2-4

Epic Abstraction with Jackson Pollock’s Drip Paintings exploring abstract expressionism, material use, balance and composition with Ages 6-9

See more of our Met Tour HERE! And see you for our June Art Camp! REGISTER NOW

It’s the “GOLD TALK” of the town! “Klimt Yourself” Saturday 4/13 Parent-Child Workshop

HURRY HURRY HURRY 1 WEEK LEFT BEFORE OUR GOLD LEAF FLIES AWAY!

JOIN US AS WE CREATE GUSTAV KLIMT INSPIRED GOLD LEAF STAINED GLASS PORTRAITS

LIMITED SPACE. MAKE ART TOGETHER WITH YOUR BUDDING ARTIST. REGISTER NOW

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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 to Oren’s and Oren’s Manager- Jasmin for allowing CCA to continue our revolving exhibition of student artworks!

Art Adventures is taking over the Guggenheim!

We are starting off 2019 with ART, ART & more ART:

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 Sketchbook!
    (all materials provided)

Curious about Klint or the Guggenheim?

Sign Up today for one of our tour dates. Invite your friends! Form a Group. We’re excited to take this creative adventure with you!

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Our January Winter Break Art Camp @ the Guggenheim

Winter ART FUN this January with our Mini Winter Break Camp!

We had 3 fantastic ART FILLED days at Claire’s Creative Adventure’s Winter Camp on our 1st week of 2019!

It was all about Abstract Art, thinking outside the box & exploring new AND unique materials! Ending with a trip to the Guggenheim!

(click below for more!)

2019 January CAMP- What We Did-1
All Fingers pointed to Abstract Art this Winter Break Camp!
Hilma af Klint: Paintings for the Future @ The Guggenheim Museum
  • Unicorns make Art too!
  • Thinking outside the box….like Hilma af Klint
Inspired by the work of Hilma af Klint using watercolor pencils

VIEW MORE OF THE ART FUN HERE!

Top 9 Art Projects from 2018

Here are 9 of our favorite art projects @ Claire’s Creative Adventures this past year! Such an ART-filled year and we are so excited for this upcoming 2019

1- Sensory Spice Painting (using various spices found in your kitchen!)
2- Pastel Winter Landscape
3- Joseph Cornell inspired Apothecary Slimemaking
Joseph Cornell inspired Apothecary Shadow Boxes- using mixed media
4- Studio class Gesture Drawing using Charcoal
5-Mother’s Day Art Terrariums with Dot Art Glass Painting
6- Picasso inspired Negative Space Wood cut Sculptures
7- Liquid Ocean “Science Meets Art” Assemblages
8- Giacometti inspired Spooky Plaster Wrap Hanging Sculptures with Halloween Scene
9- 3D Found Objects Fashion Design

HAPPY THANKSGIVING from all of US at CCA!

We are so proud of our Art Adventurer’s accomplishments this Fall!
Here’s 5 things CCA is thankful for… today & always:
Our Art Adventurer’s-
1- CREATIVITY


Each student brings in a unique perspective to every art project we present
-Giacometti inspired Plaster Wrap Spooky Sculptures & Haunted Scene
(Ages 8 & up)

2-CURIOUSITY


Our Science AND Art Experiment using Oil, Food coloring, H2O & found objects
(Ages 2.5 & up)

3-FOCUS


It’s clear how engaged students become with the amount of attention they place in art making during our class-
Pumpkin Sculpture painting using our drop-dye technique of “ONE DROP, STOP!”
(Ages 3 & up)

4-COURAGE


With every art project comes art challenges. Our Adventurer’s take them head on with
full art force!-
Pumpkin Water color painting using Wet on Wet technique
(Ages 8 & up)

5-DRIVE


We see determination to accomplish their ART GOALS in every class!-
Working on our Impasto Painting with
Sand & Acrylic Paint combination
(Ages 6 & up)

Wishing you all a very Happy & Thankful Thanksgiving! Keep making Art!