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Refining Techniques: Drawing and Painting
Children's Museum of the Arts @ 103 Charlton St, New York, NY
This class will focus on further developing technique and skill while encouraging young artists to develop a personal style. Using the CMA's Fine Arts Studio space, students will build artistic skills in composition, perspective, shading, organizing a palette, and working from observation. Using professional materials such as charcoal, conte crayon, gouache, and acrylic paints, students will create complex figure drawings and still life paintings....
Exploring Print and Textiles
Children's Museum of the Arts @ 103 Charlton St, New York, NY
Young artists will explore fundamental design principles including pattern, form and function through a series of projects, including fabric printing, weaving, and tote bag design. Students will be introduced to the tradition of batik designs, will learn to turn a painting into a fashion statement inspired by Yves Sant Laurent's "Mondrian" dress, and will be introduced to artists and designers throughout history, including Lotta Jansdotter and Sheila...
Investigating Techniques: Photography
Children's Museum of the Arts @ 103 Charlton St, New York, NY
In this class, young artists will explore digital photography and Photoshop techniques such as editing, cropping, and retouching. Students will develop an understanding of SLR cameras and cultivate design skills as they work with these applications. In addition, the class will experiment with alternative methods such as pinhole cameras, rayograms, and polaroid transfers. Students will grow their knowledge of photographic history. They will...
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Investigating Stop-Motion Animation
Children's Museum of the Arts @ 103 Charlton St, New York, NY
For young film lovers, this class introduces various techniques of stop motion animation, including claymation, pixilation, and paper cut-out. Students will create abstract, narrative, and experimental films using iMac computers, IPEVO cameras, iStopMotion software, and a wide variety of tools and materials. Inspired by animated films such as Wallace and Gromit, Chicken Run, and The Nightmare Before Christmas, students will have the opportunity to...
Exploring Drawing and Sculpture
Children's Museum of the Arts @ 103 Charlton St, New York, NY
This foundations class introduces students to the essential art techniques of drawing and sculpture through a series of projects including abstract line drawing, portraiture, wire sculpture, and cardboard construction. Over the course of the semester, young artists will study a selection of notable artists, including Joan Miro, Paul Klee, and Henri Matisse, and will be exposed to fundamental elements of art including line, shape, form, and compo...
Film Editing
Children's Museum of the Arts @ 103 Charlton St, New York, NY
Lights, Camera, Action! … and Editing! Regarded by many filmmakers as one of the most important aspects of filmmaking, film editing is the art of assemblage and manipulation for time based media. No film would ever see the light of day without a masterful team of editors. Young artists will learn what happens behind the lights and cameras to create a compelling film. Students will learn to edit with Final Cut Pro X, record and edit sound in Garage...
Printmaking Day Camp
Children's Museum of the Arts @ 103 Charlton St, New York, NY
Forget covering up old notebooks with stickers, in this Art Colony class, students will get to create their own handmade books from cover to cover! Students will work with CMA’s Teaching Artists to paint, dye, print, and marble their very own paper. They will also be introduced to various bookmaking techniques, such as stitch binding and stab binding, as well as pop-up, flip, and accordion bookmaking. Classes run from 10 AM-4 PM, with supervised...
Improv and Monumental Installation
Children's Museum of the Arts @ 103 Charlton St, New York, NY
Join us for this unique opportunity to transform the Media Lab into a monumental scale, collective installation, with improvised performances happening within it! Young artists will work to create wild, imaginative, and performative art pieces and installations with guidance from our practicing Teaching Artists. This class includes learning how to build sets, costumes, scripts, and many other aspects of on-the-spot production. Students will have...
Bookmaking
Children's Museum of the Arts @ 103 Charlton St, New York, NY
Forget covering up old notebooks with stickers, in this art colony, young artists will create their own handmade books from cover to cover! They will first work with our Teaching Artists to paint, dye, print, and marble their own paper. Students will then be introduced to various bookmaking techniques, such as stitch binding and stab binding, as well as pop-up, flip, and accordion bookmaking. At the end of the week, they will have the chance to...
Multiplane Animation
Children's Museum of the Arts @ 103 Charlton St, New York, NY
Inspired by the works of animator Yuri Norstein, young artists will explore the wonders of multi-plane animation in this class. Instead of working on only one surface, this class will teach the technique of animating on two or more planes at once! This special technique allows young artists to add depth and handmade visual effects to their animations including: rolling fog, snow, multiple elements or characters moving at once, and the use of dramatic...
Monologues
Children's Museum of the Arts @ 103 Charlton St, New York, NY
This class is perfect for those who have a flair for the written word and performance. Young artists will have the opportunity to either write a short script or perform an existing monologue, which will then be brought to life through animation and/or live-action film techniques. The class will break into small groups and work collaboratively on the production of short films. The final films will be presented at the end of the week! DROP OFF:...
The Art of Teaching Art
Children's Museum of the Arts @ 103 Charlton St, New York, NY
This week-long course combines skill-based art classes with an opportunity to receive hands-on internship and community service hours by working side by side with CMA’s Teaching Artists during the museum’s general hours. Each morning begins with an intimate lesson that focuses on a fundamental principle of fine art, introducing advanced techniques and use of materials in printmaking, sculpture, fashion design and much more. During...
Stop Motion Animation (7-12 yr olds)
Children's Museum of the Arts @ 103 Charlton St, New York, NY
Learn how to create your own animated film, using a variety of 2-D and 3-D techniques. Experimenting with iStopMotion software on iPads and Mac computers, young artists will combine technology and craft to make toys, clay, found objects, and paper come to life on the big screen. Teaching Artists will guide students as they develop skills in narration, and story development. The final class will end in a celebratory screening of the class film!
Painting 101
Children's Museum of the Arts @ 103 Charlton St, New York, NY
Using acrylic paint, watercolor and gouache, young artists in this class will explore color, space, mark and material. The class will focus on painting from observation: still life, landscape, and the human figure. Projects will develop students’ technical abilities and creative problem solving. Young artists will end the week with a series of paintings as well as preparatory studies demonstrating their growth in understanding paint as a material...
Food Films
Children's Museum of the Arts @ 103 Charlton St, New York, NY
Food lovers unite – young animators will make their favorite treats come to life on our animating table! Using iStopmotion software, they will learn how to create imaginative short films that pay homage to the culinary arts. This class will encourage students to hone their skills in script writing, interviewing, set design and character development as they watch their dream cuisine comes to life. Note: Class runs from 10 AM-4 PM, with supervised...
Fantasy and Fairytales
Children's Museum of the Arts @ 103 Charlton St, New York, NY
Travel into unknown worlds of your own creation! Is your fantasy world populated with robots and aliens or elves and fairies? Young artists will come up with their own imaginary places and then create mixed-media illustrations depicting life within them. DROP OFF: All campers must check in at the front desk between 9-10 AM and then be escorted by parents to the classroom for drop off/sign in. Campers will have one hour of open activities before...
Street Art Around the World
Children's Museum of the Arts @ 103 Charlton St, New York, NY
How do artists see themselves? Throughout history, lots of ways! From Van Gogh and Frida Kahlo to contemporary artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby, artists have always found new ways to express themselves. In this class, students will begin by exploring emotions and facial features, and move on to expressing their persona in more unconventional ways. Paint your own large-scale self portrait, design your own symbol, and get the chance to explore a variety...
Toy Design
Children's Museum of the Arts @ 103 Charlton St, New York, NY
Wonk, bonk, zap, zip, create the newest, coolest toy yet to hit the market! Young artists know better than anyone else what makes a toy awesome. Put your building skills to use and design the next line of toys. DROP OFF: All campers must check in at the front desk between 9-10 AM and then be escorted by parents to the classroom for drop off/sign in. Campers will have one hour of open activities before class begins.
Documentary Film (Ages 6-11)
Children's Museum of the Arts @ 103 Charlton St, New York, NY
Create a short documentary film about the young talents at CMA’s Summer Art Colony! Young artists will learn how to capture documentary footage of CMA’s art productions as they unfold all around them. They will learn the technical and creative skills of video recording on DSLRs, lighting, sound recording, interviewing and video editing. The class will visit and record the adventures and activities of all other art colony classes happening in...
Music Video (12-15 yrs.)
Children's Museum of the Arts @ 103 Charlton St, New York, NY
Develop your editing skills as you design and arrange original footage to match the rhythm of the song. Filmmakers will choose a favorite track and will then collaborate across a series of brainstorming, drawing, and storyboarding sessions, before delving into the exciting process of production. Experiment with stop motion animation, work with live action video, Final Cut editing software, and choreograph dance moves for the whole performance. After...
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