ARTivities
Our Art and Innovation Lab is stocked with everything from clay to paints to pastels to help your child explore the world of art. When children delve into art, they are not just painting a picture or creating a sculpture; they are developing skills that will help them in other areas of their lives, including spatial reasoning, perspective and dimension.
May ARTivities
Throughout the month, we will let our creativity flow with art projects inspired by the letter J.
- Art Bar: Jōmon, Japanese pottery is considered the oldest form of pottery in the world and features cord markings or patterns.
Art projects:
- Collaborative Mural: JEEPNEY – With sessions at 11 am and 2pm, you can add your own twist to the community by add a Jeep painted in the fashion of Philippine folk art called Jeepney celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage month. May 5-10 and May 19-24.
- Collaborative Mural: JOURNEY TO SPACE – With sessions at 11 am and 2pm, celebrate historic accomplishments of Filipino astronauts, space engineers and crew: Chino Roque, Kristine Jane Atienza, Eduardo San Juan, Josephine Santiago-Bond and Louie Rabara. May 12 – 17 and May 25 – 31.
- Historic / Artistic Movements: JALI ORNAMENTAL SCREENS – We will blend architecture with art to create intricate Jali or Jaali screens native to India. Recommended ages for this project are ages 6+.
- Techniques: JOSEPH’S SHIRT OF MANY COLORS SUNCATCHERS – A twist on Dolly Parton’s ode to her mother’s loving act of making her a coat by hand, we will stitch, weave or paint our own suncatcher of a coat filled with color.
- Memphis Artist Series: We’re diving into all things fancy and springtime with our latest Memphis Artist Series instructor, Jimpsie Ayres, through May 24.
- Literacy: Literacy that supports the arts includes My Coat of Many Colors I by Dolly Parton, Lingo Dingo and the Astronaut who Spoke Tagalong by Marc Pallis and Filipino Friends by Liana Romulo.
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