Category: activities with your kids

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 …

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!

Summer Art Adventures with Giacometti @ The Guggenheim!

We continue to prepare for this Fall and our Summer tours by taking a trip to the Guggenheim this weekend to see the current exhibit on Giacometti. (click for more info on the exhibition)! While mostly known for his sculptures, Giacometti was also a prominent Painter AND Printmaker. Who knew! He experimented & created multiple prints starting …

“Color” Walk the Town for a fun and educational Family outing in NYC

Summer Heat + Beach time + Watercolor + Salt = ART!

We’re preparing for our upcoming school year and making art everyday! A favorite at Art Adventures, we’re taking our abstract salt watercolor paintings a step further with beachscapes! Tailored for multiple ages, all you need is watercolor paint, brushes, water, salt and a trip to the beach! Check out some salt water color beach “painting …

Looking to cool down this Summer?

…See AND make Art! If you’re melting in NYC, make sure to stay “cool” and visit The Guggenheim Museum to see the Giacometti exhibit! Open all summer. Sculpture is one of our forte at Art Adventures. And Alberto Giacometti is a great influence on our projects! Check out the Guggenheim this summer and Art Adventures …

Farewell JUNE..HELLLLOO JULY SUMMER ART FUN with Matisse and Bubbles!