#lcakidsstudio

Here is the somber ‘earth and sky’ celebrating the beauty of nature by one of my students @ the #LCAKidsStudio @laredocenterforthearts Inspired by Damien Hirst’s ‘spin paintings’ the children created these paintings with diluted paint 🎨 and glitter ✨ I think this perfectly captures the state of 🌏 rn #ContemporaryArtForKids #ArtHistoryForKids #DamienHirst https://www.instagram.com/p/B2C-P0el0DF/?igshid=tb7i2ymwwqz2

Very proud of my kiddos from the #LCAKidsStudio @laredocenterforthearts tomorrow their #EndOfSummer 🌤🎨🖌🖼 exhibit opens 🌤 during LCA Late ‘til 8 I call this wall God. Family. America. 🛐👨‍👩‍👧‍👦🇺🇸 Their creativity, imagination & fearlessness inspires me as a teacher 👨🏻‍🏫 an artist 👨🏻‍🎨 and as a student 👨🏻‍🎓 myself https://www.instagram.com/p/B1Nrs9alofQ/?igshid=npq149c7kbkv

Art Classes continue tomorrow @ the LCA Kids Studio 🎨 @laredocenterforthearts #LCAKidsStudio 🖌🖼 https://www.instagram.com/p/B1FYOEdjdfz/?igshid=1fqj2i8f9nrt8

This week @ the #LCAKidsStudio 🖌👦🏻👧🏻 @laredocenterforthearts 🎨 the children explored the beautiful world of color of Helen Frankenthaler. We learned about the soak-stain painting technique she pioneered & created colorful abstract portraits inspired by this technique. The children had fun experimenting w/ changing the consistency of the paint and using alternative methods of applying paint to the canvas which allowed room for spontaneity. #HelenFrankenthaler #ContemporaryArtForKids #ArtHistoryForKids #STEAMEducationThroughArt The LCA Kids Studio is a place for children to learn about art history in a dynamic gallery/studio setting. Every week the children learn about a new artist and work in different mediums. The children learn biographical information about each artist and explore each artist’s styles & techniques they in turn apply and use in their own work. The LCA Kids Studio is located at Laredo Center for the Arts, 500 San Agustin Ave. Classes take place every Tuesday from 6:30-7:30 PM All supplies & materials are provided including a light snack. Ages 6-12 $20 per class* Call (956) 725-1715 for more information *Ask about the LCA Members discount https://www.instagram.com/p/B0XU-ceFJo0/?igshid=6qtu6aytprau

This week @ the LCA Kids Studio we learned about the Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara. 🇯🇵 The students were encouraged to paint a self-portrait expressing a feeling or emotion, whether it be happiness, sadness or anger. I loved this portrait because for a first time art student he was able to beautifully capture & express complex emotions & the feeling of loss over the death of his abuelita 👵🏼 I love the way art can help us all process feelings no matter what age. Next week @ the LCA Kids Studio we will be celebrating & honoring the 50th anniversary of the Moon Landing @nasa 🇺🇸🌕 w/ a Moon Party 🌙🎉 The children will study the moon🌜 as a motif throughout art history & paint their own portraits 🌝 It will be truly out of this world #LCAKidsStudio #YoshitomoNara #ArtHistoryForKids 🎨📜#ContemporaryArtForKids 🖼#STEAMEducationThroughArt 👨🏻‍🚀💥🚀🌎🌌 https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz32nUUl_j_/?igshid=1xvfo7aqywgk9

Portrait of Takashi Murakami by Ivanna, age 5 “We want to see the newest things. That is because we want to see the future, even if only momentarily. It is the moment in which, even if we don't completely understand what we have glimpsed, we are nonetheless touched by it. This is what we have come to call art.” - Takashi Murakami So proud of my students, today in class we studied art by #TakashiMurakami 🇯🇵🎨 @takashipom 👁🐙🌼🍄😁 We listened to Japanese pop music & hip hop & created pieces inspired by #Murakami ‘s Superflat style #ChildrensArtLessons 🎨 @ #LCAKidsStudio 👨🏻‍🎨👩🏻‍🎨 @laredocenterforthearts Just love 💙💜 this piece 🖌 Every week the children are introduced to a new artist 👩🏻‍🎨 and are challenged to draw inspiration from said artist & take visual & aesthetic cues from their artwork. They are asked to study & observe the artist’s style & use of color to in turn emulate & interpret it in their own way so they too can develop their own style & visual language They can draw from their own imagination to create their own characters or do a portrait 🖼 I love that my student chose to challenge herself to do a portrait of Murakami, she was inspired by his colorful outfit style 👨🏻‍🎤 & octopus 🐙 hat and just had to draw it #ArtIsForEveryone #PopArt #Superflat #ContemporaryArtForKids #ColorTheoryForKids #ColorTheory 🖍 #ContemporaryArt #ArtHistoryForKids 🎨📜 https://www.instagram.com/p/BzcQXqEFidL/?igshid=1xefzwxsz3hc8

Here’s Portrait of #Miró by Ivanna based on a photograph of a young Miró in Barcelona taken by Carl Van Vechten in 1935. Yesterday at the #LCAKidsStudio we studied the work of famed Spanish artist 🇪🇸👨🏻‍🎨 #JoanMiró We studied & drew inspiration from Miró & observed how his style changed & evolved over time. As we created our own works inspired by Miró we listened to Spanish guitar music & a playlist of music curated by Miró’s grandson, Joan Punyet Miró to accompany the exhibition “Joan Miró: Birth of the World” on view at The Museum of Modern Art #MoMA @themuseumofmodernart I ♥️💛 this piece 🖼🎨 Viva Miró! https://www.instagram.com/p/BxyspS2jRso/?igshid=ldea24mja0c6

#JoinUs this Friday, April 12 from 5-8 PM for the opening of #Primavera: A Celebration of Color & Imagination, the #LCAKidsStudio 🎨🖌 #SpringArtShow 🌞🦋💐🌈 @laredocenterforthearts taking place during #CaminArte the #MonthlyArtWalk 🖼👣 Be there or be ⬛️ https://www.instagram.com/p/BwFtA8sFT6y/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ch92awlrbkx0