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Project Party Idea for any season!

Turns out “Snow” globes make for a great project at parties no matter what the season! Just use any found objects to follow your particular theme, different color glitter, glycerin, & distilled water! With the weather quickly changing, Cherry Blossom trees with pink and white glitter can make for the perfect “Spring” globes to welcome the upcoming season!

From the weather to  spirit animal or even your favorite sport, the possibilities are endless. What “themed” globe idea do you have? Check out some of our globes from our last Party Adventure!

TN-closeup of our snowglobesTN-snow globes in a row

Black History Month Appreciation through Art

In honor of this month, we commemorate Captain Patrice Clarke Washington–  through value study!  Born in the Bahamas in 1961, Captain Washington, is one of the nation’s, and possibly the world’s, first black female commercial airline captains!

TN-Value Study with Color commemorating Airline Captain Patrice Clark Washington for Black History Month

Taking a photo of her, we divided the image, and each Art Adventurer made it their own – following the “code” of values and using a wide variety of materials!  In the end, we brought our pieces together to create this colorful portrait of an inspiring figure who continues to make history.

New Year and new Creative Ways to make 2016 Healthy!

Our new teacher Miss Nikki shared with us these fun and artistic ways to eat healthy in the new year! Check out all of these easy snack and small meal ideas! Lets look and feel great for and with our kids in 2016!
1-apples
apples, peanut butter, bananas, macadamia nuts
2-skewers
kiwi, pineapple, watermelon, skewers, cookie cutters (optional)
3-hummus
apples and grapes
4
peppers hummus tomato cucumber  toothpicks
5
banana, grapes, raisins (to replace animal crackers)
6
celery, gold fish and hummus
7
graham crackers and peanut butter with celery.
8
popsicles for good behavior with your favorite fruit
9
brown rice ham, egg, cucumber, olives, tomatos, shrimp
10
Strawberry spinach smoothie
11
lets replace white rice for brown rice.
Find inspiration in your everyday life to create more and eat healthier!

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!

Rachel Whiteread Inspired work by our Art Adventurers!

Rachel Whiteread Inspired work by our Art Adventurers!

Rachel Whiteread's "Embarkment" at Tate Modern

Rachel Whiteread’s “Embarkment” at Tate Modern

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!

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 various paper & found objects, we planned, arranged and attached our materials on old LP’s!

What a great idea for future art adventures at home! Fun for the whole family, including the use of dad’s old 70’s & 80’s albums;)
Take a look at our creations HERE!

our collage!  Thanks again Juan!  the crew

Thank you to Material for the Arts and Juan for sharing this experience with us! Be sure to check out Juan’s work in person at his opening Blonde Ambition on December 17th! Click HERE for more info.

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, will be displaying her work at the  Luhring Augustine Galleries in Bushwick and Chelsea! Be sure to check out her amazing work starting September 19th in Bushwick & November 7th in Chelsea!

Rachael Whitread in the DC Gallery of Modern Art

Rachael Whitread in the DC Gallery of Modern Art