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Come to the Mardi Gras Art Parade!

02.28.11

On March 6th, from 12-5pm join CMA and Two Boots Pizza and march for the love of Art!
This festive day will feature live music performances and a variety of art projects to create masks, floats and musical instruments. Families will be invited to join our colorful parade at 3:00pm as we celebrate the costumes, art and jazz of Mardi Gras.

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Valentines Day at CMA

02.28.11

On Valentines day, CMA hosted a deliciously artful chocolatier workshop with Chef Russell Moss! Visitors learned how to work with chocolate and designed their own truffles. Below is some evidence of the experience, as well as some pictures from the ‘Decorate your Own Cookie’ Guided workshop.

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P.S. 443 Visits CMA

02.17.11

Thank you to all of the 1st and 2nd graders from P.S. 443 for visiting CMA. The students participated in CMA’s “Yourself in Your City” project and created dynamic Mixed Media collages. Check out of few of the pieces below.

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Featured Artist: Jen Spatz

02.15.11

Jen Spatz has been a Teaching Artist at CMA for the past 2 years. She currently has a sculpture installation up at the museum, which can be seen in the photograph above!

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Fall and Winter Workshop Animations!

02.14.11

Over the course of the fall, animators at CMAs media guided workshops experimented with a large variety of materials– from apples to chalk to clay. Here is a medley of shorts that will excite, amuse and possibly cause your tummy to rumble! Enjoy.

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NYC Drawings Inspired by Art Within Reach

02.08.11

CMA visitors have been sketching their own scenes of New York City inspired by the Art Within Reach exhibition. These creative drawings range from the Empire State Building to a polar bear! Visitors were also asked the essential question: “Why do you think art should be for everyone?” Click here to check out their inspired artwork!

We will periodically be sharing these drawing cards as they come in, so make sure to create your own when you visit the museum!