Category: Art Adventure

Spooky Art Preview for HALLOWEEN!

Our Giacometti inspired Plaster wrap Head Sculptures are slowly coming alive. mwhahaha! This Week we painted our spooky heads & sculpted even spookier art for our big Halloween scene building next week. Here is a sneak peak! Stay tuned

16 Days till Halloween = 2 weeks + of Halloween Art Adventures @CCA!

Combining Art Forces with Yayoi Kusama & Mandalas

Our Art Adventures took us to a wedding! Marrying Japanese Artist, Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Rooms with the art of Mandalas in our 6-9 year old classes. CCA built our own reflection rooms to incorporate MATH and ART. A mandala is a complex abstract design that is usually circular in form. In fact, “mandala” is a Sanskrit word that means “circle”. Mandalas generally have one identifiable center point, from which emanates an array of symbols, shapes and forms. Mandalas can contain both geometric and organic forms. What percentage would you need to design, in order to create the illusion of a full circle? Notice …

5 Reasons Art is Important to Me:

Did we say 5? We just couldn’t stop there! Check out what our Art Adventurers are saying about Art after taking part in our after school programs/ tours. Seeing is believing! Let’s get inspired together. Join us in an Art Adventure (with proration) or for a $45 trial class! (Class Schedules) OR General Inquiry / …

Claire’s Creative Adventures: “It’s so much more than an Art Class!”

Welcome to Fall 2018!  On our agenda these 1st 2 weeks were creative challenges & an artistically-inclined science experiment: Liquid Oceans, Summer Reflection Assemblage boxes  as well as Impasto Painting!  We explored All NEW Art tools, NEW Media & NEW techniques with Modern, Contemporary & Multicultural art. Redefining EDUCATIONAL ART for EVERY AGE & EVERY Level “It’s so much more than an art …

Welcome Back Afterschool Art Week

Claire’s Creative Adventures is officially starting our after school arts enrichment classes this week! Week 1 we’re diving right into Memories, Art AND Science! Haven’t Heard about Art Adventures? Our programs have nurtured and challenged thousands of children on the UES over the past 20+ years. We know there are a lot of activities for …

I wish for.. the whole world to love Art and Painting and Drawing. #ArtsEdWeek

Educate and Party with ART throughout the year

Labor Day Weekend was our end of Summer celebrating. But we’re celebrating Art ALL YEAR round with our Fall Art Programs and Art Parties! Having a celebration? Make it Art themed with CCA! CLICK ON THE SKULLS FOR MORE ARTSY FUN HIGHLIGHTS & CLICK CLAIRE’S CREATIVE ADVENTURE to inquire about Parties, Museum Tours AND Fall …

DId you know Yayoi Kusama is in town?

One of our many favorite contemporary artists’ work is in town with her MoMA PS1 exhibit at Ft. Tilden! Planning on going to the beach this Labor Day weekend? Go to the Rockaways to check out, Narcissus Garden (click link for more on the exhibit). A perfect send off to this summer before the school year …

COLOR COLOR COLOR with Ms. Claire, Ms. Jen & The Color Factory in NYC!