July 3, 2014

Artist, Kids' Corner

Cultivating Raw Talent–My Little Artist

Our five-year-old has been participating in Connect with Art summer camp, and we have been amazed with the artwork he’s creating! He usually has paint on his forehead or chalk on his shirt when he comes home, so I was thinking …

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Tags: Ablade Glover, Akua Gaudry, Art, Art summer camp, arts education, Artsy.net, Connect with Art, creativity, Culture, empowerment, Frida Khalo, Ghana, Harlem, Kids, Mexico, The Migration Series

June 16, 2014

Culture, Kids' Corner

Connect with Art Summer Camp

 Top Caption: Akua holding original Degas on the right and Zazu holding his version of Degas on the left, which was created using the ‘upside down’ drawing method. If you’re reading this, school is probably out for summer break, or about to …

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Tags: Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, Alliance Francaise, arts appreciation, Arts Camp for Children, Auguste Renoir, Bamidele Dancers and Drummers, Connect with Art summer camp, Degas, France, Francophone, French immersion, Ghana, hyperrealism, Jacob Lawrence, Mount Holyoke College, Romare Bearden, sumi-e painting, Takoma Park, Une Touche d'Ebène, upside down drawing method, Youth Arts program