The CMA Blog http://blog.cmany.org A Place for Young Artists Mon, 07 May 2012 17:47:30 +0000 en hourly 1 “Flashlight” Animation http://blog.cmany.org/cmatv/flashlight-animation/ http://blog.cmany.org/cmatv/flashlight-animation/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 15:57:28 +0000 http://blog.cmany.org/?p=1033 Click here to view the embedded video.

Media Lab visitors collaborated on this mesmerizing experimental animation using long exposure photography to WRITE with LIGHT.

]]> http://blog.cmany.org/cmatv/flashlight-animation/feed/ 0 Zany Sound Booth Sounds http://blog.cmany.org/cma-radio/zany-sound-booth-sounds/ http://blog.cmany.org/cma-radio/zany-sound-booth-sounds/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 15:56:22 +0000 http://blog.cmany.org/?p=1041 Over the past month we’ve recorded plenty of interesting & zany noises in the CMA Sound Booth! Below you’ll find an original song about bananas, a natural sound world featuring original owl voices, dinosaurs rapping, and a message from outer space aliens. Stay tuned for more, and watch out for the launch of WCMA radio this summer!

 

 

 

 

]]> http://blog.cmany.org/cma-radio/zany-sound-booth-sounds/feed/ 0 A Movieable Feast http://blog.cmany.org/cmatv/a-movieable-feast/ http://blog.cmany.org/cmatv/a-movieable-feast/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:42:50 +0000 http://blog.cmany.org/?p=966 Satisfy your animation appetite with this series of short films created by April’s Food Films Art Colony class. Watch out for dangerous fruits, sympathize with a cold potato, and dance with Disco Cookies! You can also catch a glimpse of our visit with chocolatier, Sebastian Brecht. Beware- feelings of hunger often follow the watching of this film.

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]]> http://blog.cmany.org/cmatv/a-movieable-feast/feed/ 0 Cupcakes Matter http://blog.cmany.org/cmatv/cupcakes-matter/ http://blog.cmany.org/cmatv/cupcakes-matter/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:33:20 +0000 http://blog.cmany.org/?p=951 A Special Recipe for Cupcakes

Ingredients:
Clay
Camera and lights
Imagination

Steps:
1. Combine your clay, garnish with as many colors as you wish.
2. Mix them together and move them around using classic techniques of stop motion animation.
3. Add a pinch of inspiration from these popular iced baked goods and you’ll have “Cupcakes Matter”, the strange and wonderful film created in the Spring Claymation Art Colony at the CMA Media Lab.

 

A Word of Caution:  These aren’t your grandmother’s cupcakes.  Filmmakers in this class shed a new light on these trendy little confections, narratively tying them to alien invasions, hungry hippos, whales and the truly powerful magic of mermaids!

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]]> http://blog.cmany.org/cmatv/cupcakes-matter/feed/ 0 Macroanimation http://blog.cmany.org/cmatv/macroanimation/ http://blog.cmany.org/cmatv/macroanimation/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:33:38 +0000 http://blog.cmany.org/?p=968 Visitors dropped into the Media Lab for a very close look at some very tiny organisms. See for yourself by watching this stop-motion animation created in the CMA Media Lab.

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]]> http://blog.cmany.org/cmatv/macroanimation/feed/ 0 A Happy Guest Visit from Artist, L.A. 2 http://blog.cmany.org/fine-arts-studio/guest-artist-l-a-2/ http://blog.cmany.org/fine-arts-studio/guest-artist-l-a-2/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:39:11 +0000 http://blog.cmany.org/?p=896 L.A. 2 is a graffiti artist from the Lower East Side of Manhattan. He collaborated with Keith Haring, one of the renowned artists in CMA’s inaugural exhibition, Make Art (In) Public, which is how we were able to make such a connection. His niece came to CMA for a school group visit and discovered L.A. 2 in a few photos from the Keith Haring installation and put him in touch with our curator, Prescott Trudeau! This happy realization resulted in a guest visit from L.A. 2 in the Fine Arts Studio. Museum visitors loved collaborating with L.A. 2 and his friends on graffiti tags. They also enjoyed watching the artists in their creating process.

A great art time was had by all!

]]> http://blog.cmany.org/fine-arts-studio/guest-artist-l-a-2/feed/ 0 Spring Art Colony: Cityscapes http://blog.cmany.org/fine-arts-studio/spring-art-colony-cityscapes/ http://blog.cmany.org/fine-arts-studio/spring-art-colony-cityscapes/#comments Fri, 06 Apr 2012 02:43:05 +0000 http://blog.cmany.org/?p=880 The Cityscapes Art Colony met during the week of March 26-3oth, 2012.We  created our own watercolors, observed the CMA neighborhood and sketched our surroundings. The class visited the Architectural firm, Fogarty and Finger and teaching artists, Donna and Jamie led the way to the Highline for a unique view of the New York skyline. Students experimented with 2D and 3D projects, looking to a range of artists including Romare Bearden, Red Grooms, and Swoon for inspiration.  The group worked hard and their ideas spanned the gamut from whimsical to profound.

What a lovely week!

]]> http://blog.cmany.org/fine-arts-studio/spring-art-colony-cityscapes/feed/ 0 Heartbeats http://blog.cmany.org/cma-radio/heartbeats/ http://blog.cmany.org/cma-radio/heartbeats/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 21:46:36 +0000 http://blog.cmany.org/?p=813 It animates! It circulates! Watch this awesome animation about the heart and the circulatory system, fresh out of the CMA Media Lab. Thanks to teaching artists’ Will Ellis and Ryan Naideau for guiding the animation and sound recording processes.

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The narration and the animation in this film were created during weekend workshops in the CMA Media Lab.

]]> http://blog.cmany.org/cma-radio/heartbeats/feed/ 0 Have You Met Tom Burnett? http://blog.cmany.org/featured-artists/tom-burnett/ http://blog.cmany.org/featured-artists/tom-burnett/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 21:14:19 +0000 http://cmablog.out-house.co/?p=267 This slideshow above displays a range of images from Tom’s many performances and teaching moments.
 
Tom’s Bio:
Since arriving in NYC in 1979, I’ve been balancing the many roles and energies of making music and performance art with my role in education. I have managed my time as a director, performer, writer, musician, and collaborator  at venues such as PS 122, La Mama, and the Kitchen, with my role as a teaching artist, working with children of all ages to facilitate a sense of creative curiosity about themselves and the world around them. Whether it be my many years teaching toddlers and preschoolers or my time spent with elementary, middle and high schoolers, I have always found this balancing act between creating,presenting, teaching, and facilitating to be cross-inspirational, each fueling the other on my creative journeys. The samples of work here represent touchstones of each facet along the way.
 

Tom, The Performer:

In the mid to late 90′s, I was a member, co-creator, and keyboardist of a performance band called COOCOOHANDLER. Its name, taken from James Joyce’s ‘Finnegans Wake’, conjured an aesthetic which we coined as post-freudian-jazz-punk- cabaret. COOCOOHANDLER, with it’s lavish presentations was a regular fixture in the downtown performance scene, playing at venues including the Kitchen, Ps 122, Webster Hall, CBGB’s, Cucaracha, countless others, and appearing on PBS and MTV’s promotion of M2.  The video here is a collection of COOCOOHANDLER moments:

Watch a sample of Tom’s performance work:

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CoocooHandler

On other end of the spectrum, Chimes Swing number 42 is a meditative-collaboration with video artist Annie Bonney, who at the time (late 90′s) was video curator at The Kitchen. For several years, I had been performing a solo piece at various shows, festival, and benefits. It consisted of a set of wind chimes being tied to a 12 foot rope and then being swung over my head, creating rich overtones and jumbled harmonies. Sometimes texts would be recited, sometimes projected simultaneously on 20 foot screens, sometimes under one light, sometimes accompanied by other musicians, whatever the setting dictated. This video was shot at the Kitchen and is a ‘chime swing’ in its purest form:

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Chimes

 

Listen to an interview between Tom, and young artist and CMA correspondent, Hugo Segal:

 

Listen to selected tracks from ‘Hey Everybody! It’s Music Time!’ Vol. II:

Frog Jumping Music:

Dot, Dot, Line:

 

Listen to selected tracks from Tom’s home studio recordings:

Fluter:

April 23rd:

 

Tom is currently directing an upcoming performance starring performance artist, James Godwin  at downtown venue Dixon Place, April 7,8, 13,14, 20, 21. For more information, check out the link below:
 
Tom is also working on compilations of his original music for release in the fall!

 

]]> http://blog.cmany.org/featured-artists/tom-burnett/feed/ 0 “Live” From Mt. Pom Pom http://blog.cmany.org/cmatv/live-from-mt-pom-pom/ http://blog.cmany.org/cmatv/live-from-mt-pom-pom/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:04:56 +0000 http://cmablog.out-house.co/?p=768 Artist Misaki Kawai’s exhibition, “Love From Mt. Pom Pom” is now open at CMA and full of wild costumes, fantastical creatures and big fuzzy dogs. It has been such a fun and exciting process to work with Misaki over the past 2 months and we can’t wait to tell you about it!

For those who want to know how an exhibition this like comes together at a museum, please watch as CMA takes you behind-the-scenes in a little documentary that we like to call,“Live” From Mt. Pom Pom.

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Stay tuned for more Misaki posts as we bring you in-depth interviews, videos, pictures and more.

]]> http://blog.cmany.org/cmatv/live-from-mt-pom-pom/feed/ 0 Global Canvas Project http://blog.cmany.org/misc/global-canvas-project/ http://blog.cmany.org/misc/global-canvas-project/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:16:42 +0000 http://cmablog.out-house.co/?p=709 Guest artists Jim Hunter and Muriel Grabe have created an empowering global canvas for CMA’s lobby to demonstrate that art is multicultural and for everyone. Using the Corel Paint Software Program and CMA’s interactive touch screens, Teaching Artists invite visitors to create their own personal flag. Explore fine art making fundamentals, including Color, Line, Shape & Form, Value, and Texture. Young artists’ personalized flags will be emailed to families and projected onto this global canvas.

]]> http://blog.cmany.org/misc/global-canvas-project/feed/ 0 Carnival of Cultures from PS 115 http://blog.cmany.org/cmatv/ps-58-film-from-partnership/ http://blog.cmany.org/cmatv/ps-58-film-from-partnership/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 18:41:24 +0000 http://cmablog.out-house.co/?p=475 Take a trip around the world and celebrate a carnival of cultures! Using their combined artistic powers, families from PS 115 in Canarsie Brooklyn came together to create colorful stop-motion animated vignettes representing each of their countries of origin.

Whether you splash in Jamaican waves,visit a waterfall in Guyana, or take in a festivities in Trinidad and Tobego, you will surely come away from this film feeling festive and elated!

 

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]]> http://blog.cmany.org/cmatv/ps-58-film-from-partnership/feed/ 0 CMA Sounds http://blog.cmany.org/cma-radio/cma-sounds/ http://blog.cmany.org/cma-radio/cma-sounds/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 18:23:21 +0000 http://cmablog.out-house.co/?p=446 Jungle Fever @ CMA:

Piper’s Dragon Symphony:

Jack’s Spookified Keyboard Creation:

The Dark Valley:

 

Listen up CMA Friends & Family! Teaching artists Ryan Naideau and Ryan Howe (aka Ryan²) are here to bring you some brand new creations and music straight from the Sound Booth. Listen to jungle rhythms & soundscapes, a highly danceable symphony of Dragon roars, and two spooky keyboard creations. These tracks were all made by young artists and musicians visiting the museum. Please stop by next time and create an original masterpiece!

]]> http://blog.cmany.org/cma-radio/cma-sounds/feed/ 0 Mixed Media Art Colony http://blog.cmany.org/fine-arts-studio/mixed-media-art-colony/ http://blog.cmany.org/fine-arts-studio/mixed-media-art-colony/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 18:09:02 +0000 http://cmablog.out-house.co/?p=431 The Mixed Media Art Colony met during Mid Winter Break in February. We played in unusual sunshine at lunch and worked as studio assistants at Misaki Kawai’s Studio downtown. We also created our own collage and assemblage pieces, as well as some mixed media puppets. The kids were so sweet, creative, and prolific. We all experimented with different materials and completed several projects with involved steps. We had many creative adventures and celebrated with a wonderful exhibition!

]]> http://blog.cmany.org/fine-arts-studio/mixed-media-art-colony/feed/ 0 Myths of Chinese Dragons http://blog.cmany.org/cmatv/myths-of-chinese-dragons/ http://blog.cmany.org/cmatv/myths-of-chinese-dragons/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 18:05:05 +0000 http://cmablog.out-house.co/?p=428 Happy Year of the Dragon!

Watch this short film made by a group of families from PS 124 to learn more about Chinese Dragons. Over the course of four classes at CMA, these families collaborated to create a fiery and fantastical animated short that focuses specifically on Dragons as they are understood in Chinese Culture.

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]]> http://blog.cmany.org/cmatv/myths-of-chinese-dragons/feed/ 0 The Ice Cave http://blog.cmany.org/cmatv/the-ice-cave/ http://blog.cmany.org/cmatv/the-ice-cave/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 18:00:53 +0000 http://cmablog.out-house.co/?p=422 Click here to view the embedded video.

 

Deep in Antarctica exists an ice cave where creatures of clay wander and play…

All elements of this film were created in the CMA Media Lab with various museum visitors. Please enjoy the original set, soundtrack and animation!

]]> http://blog.cmany.org/cmatv/the-ice-cave/feed/ 0 Miner Problems http://blog.cmany.org/cmatv/fall-animated-film-after-school-class/ http://blog.cmany.org/cmatv/fall-animated-film-after-school-class/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:57:16 +0000 http://cmablog.out-house.co/?p=417 The intrigue surrounding the center of the earth is explored in this gunpowder blasting, tunnel falling, button pushing voyage of a short film. Join Ron the Miner as he ventures on a quest of epic proportions.

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]]> http://blog.cmany.org/cmatv/fall-animated-film-after-school-class/feed/ 0 Intro to Fine Arts (After School Fall Final) http://blog.cmany.org/fine-arts-studio/intro-to-fine-arts-after-school-fall-final/ http://blog.cmany.org/fine-arts-studio/intro-to-fine-arts-after-school-fall-final/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:49:29 +0000 http://cmablog.out-house.co/?p=401 The inaugural Intro to Fine Arts afterschool class at our new CMA location was a prolific and creative exploration. 17 students from ages 5-7 met each Wednesday to learn about an artist and explore different art techniques related to that artist. The students explored carving, printmaking, drawing, painting, and wire sculpture. The kids were so happy, imaginative, and artistically adventurous.  These photos are from our final exhibit and celebration.

]]> http://blog.cmany.org/fine-arts-studio/intro-to-fine-arts-after-school-fall-final/feed/ 0 @5 Drawing and Painting, Fall http://blog.cmany.org/fine-arts-studio/5-drawing-and-painting-fall/ http://blog.cmany.org/fine-arts-studio/5-drawing-and-painting-fall/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:42:29 +0000 http://cmablog.out-house.co/?p=378 @5 Drawing and painting with Yashua Klos met at CMA every Monday evening for 10 sessions. They took classical art genre like still life and gave it a contemporary twist by using tape to construct their lines. They made perspective drawings, collaborative splash painting, collagraph prints and enjoyed a delicious dinner from Two Boots pizza.

]]> http://blog.cmany.org/fine-arts-studio/5-drawing-and-painting-fall/feed/ 0 The Old Man and the Tree Dwellers http://blog.cmany.org/cmatv/the-old-man-and-the-tree-dwellers/ http://blog.cmany.org/cmatv/the-old-man-and-the-tree-dwellers/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 03:20:18 +0000 http://cmablog.out-house.co/?p=338 High up in the branches of the CMA Media Lab, creatures nest, swing and play.

All elements of this film, other than the soundtrack, were created in the CMA Media Lab with various museum visitors. Please enjoy the original set and animation!

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Catch a glimpse of the ‘Blue Face’ again in this one:

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]]> http://blog.cmany.org/cmatv/the-old-man-and-the-tree-dwellers/feed/ 0 RESTART http://blog.cmany.org/fine-arts-studio/restart/ http://blog.cmany.org/fine-arts-studio/restart/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 03:12:49 +0000 http://cmablog.out-house.co/?p=331 In the RESTART program CMA brings multi-session free art programs for children living in transitional housing. CMA’s Teaching Artists bring art materials and workshops to the participants, ages 3-15, inviting them to explore the art of weaving, printmaking and sculpture. On December 16, 2011, CMA teaching artists invited families to join their children and come together to enjoy the art making experience in our first Family Friday event.

The teaching artists shared with the families the work of artist Chuck Close, specifically his finger print portraits. In small groups the families were encouraged to use their fingers as a printing object. Using tempera paint the families used their fingerprints to create their self-portrait or a portrait of their family member. The families joined together in this artistic process and truly enjoyed each other’s company. What a nice way to celebrate this Holiday season!

 

]]> http://blog.cmany.org/fine-arts-studio/restart/feed/ 0 How to Be a Spy http://blog.cmany.org/cmatv/how-to-be-a-spy/ http://blog.cmany.org/cmatv/how-to-be-a-spy/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 02:46:25 +0000 http://cmablog.out-house.co/?p=323 Ever wonder how spies learn the tricks of their trade? Here is an educational television special meant to give you the “dos” and “don’ts” of spy protocol. Young artists in the CMA Fall Semester Puppetry Class produced this television program, devised the story, wrote the script, and built all sets, characters, and props. Spy training will never be the same!

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]]> http://blog.cmany.org/cmatv/how-to-be-a-spy/feed/ 0 The Leftovers http://blog.cmany.org/cmatv/the-leftovers/ http://blog.cmany.org/cmatv/the-leftovers/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 02:19:16 +0000 http://cmablog.out-house.co/?p=319 This is what happens when you leave your leftovers in the fridge for too long…

All elements of this film were created in the CMA Media Lab with various museum visitors. Please enjoy the original set, soundtrack and animation!

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]]> http://blog.cmany.org/cmatv/the-leftovers/feed/ 0 PART 3: Mural Unveiling At PS 29 http://blog.cmany.org/fine-arts-studio/part-3-mural-unveiling-at-p-s-29/ http://blog.cmany.org/fine-arts-studio/part-3-mural-unveiling-at-p-s-29/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 05:56:21 +0000 http://cmablog.out-house.co/?p=260 To end our series of posts about the PS 29 mural process, we present you with the final progress report: the unveiling!

The unveiling of the PS 29 mural project also celebrated the official opening of the newly renovated playground. The kids choreographed a run through the playground and handed the large scissors to the art teacher, Kristen Adamczyk and some young artists to cut the ribbon and ceremoniously unveil the mural. The chorus sang, visitors danced and school officials spoke on a glorious sunny and crisp December day. The mural is 21 panels of color, full of whimsey and brush work. Ms. Adamczyk exclaimed that it looks like candy to many cheers. This project was a true artistic collaboration!

]]> http://blog.cmany.org/fine-arts-studio/part-3-mural-unveiling-at-p-s-29/feed/ 0 Lego Animation http://blog.cmany.org/cmatv/lego-animation/ http://blog.cmany.org/cmatv/lego-animation/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 05:26:09 +0000 http://cmablog.out-house.co/?p=256 Click here to view the embedded video.

Become mesmerized by these kaleidoscopic lego patterns!

All elements of this film were created in the CMA Media Lab with various museum visitors. Please enjoy the original set, soundtrack and animation!

 

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Here is another CMA original. Watch as these legos and toy soldiers come to life! Forts are built, soldiers battle, and things seem to sink, swim, yell and climb.

 

]]> http://blog.cmany.org/cmatv/lego-animation/feed/ 0 Conjunctivitis the Movie http://blog.cmany.org/cmatv/conjunctivitis-the-movie/ http://blog.cmany.org/cmatv/conjunctivitis-the-movie/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 05:22:57 +0000 http://cmablog.out-house.co/?p=254 Click here to view the embedded video.

The CMA Media Lab presents Conjunctivitis: The Movie, a thrilling mystery set in Middle School High, where things aren’t always the way they seem.  Maxine is an up and coming reporter set on uncovering her first big story.  Her unwilling subject is Sam, a typical teenager going through a serious and mysterious case of pink eye… who may or may not be a brain sucking zombie.

This film was written, performed, shot, and edited by four enthusiastic extracurricular filmmakers in CMA’s @5 Advanced Filmmaking class.
]]> http://blog.cmany.org/cmatv/conjunctivitis-the-movie/feed/ 0 Face Off http://blog.cmany.org/cmatv/face-off/ http://blog.cmany.org/cmatv/face-off/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 05:17:03 +0000 http://cmablog.out-house.co/?p=250 Click here to view the embedded video.

Faces of Paper! Faces of Clay! Faces of beads, buttons, string and scraps! Watch as many faces mold and melt into the most unexpected expressions.

All elements of this film were created in the CMA Media Lab with various museum visitors. Please enjoy the original set, soundtrack and animation!

]]> http://blog.cmany.org/cmatv/face-off/feed/ 0 Part 2: Mural In Progress At PS 29 http://blog.cmany.org/fine-arts-studio/part-2-mural-in-progress-at-p-s-29/ http://blog.cmany.org/fine-arts-studio/part-2-mural-in-progress-at-p-s-29/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 05:05:44 +0000 http://cmablog.out-house.co/?p=236 About a month ago, we created a post about the mural being created at PS 29 with CMA Teaching Artist, Jamie Kelty and PS 29 teacher, Kristen Adamczk. The students are working on a mural that will cover the big brown wall in their playground. Here is the latest report from Jamie and Kristen:

We have been making progress on the mural and the whole school is getting in on the painting action. The Kindergarten and 1st graders have been painting the border with colorful stripes to set off the 3rd-5th graders colorful and whimsical scene.Teaching artist Erin Hall has also been spending Fridays with the second graders at PS 29, mixing colors and making painterly mono prints.
Stay tuned for our next blog post which will include more progress and the unveiling!
]]> http://blog.cmany.org/fine-arts-studio/part-2-mural-in-progress-at-p-s-29/feed/ 0 Halloween Video Week http://blog.cmany.org/cmatv/halloween-video-week/ http://blog.cmany.org/cmatv/halloween-video-week/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 04:53:57 +0000 http://cmablog.out-house.co/?p=233 The Haunted House

All haunted elements of this short film were created by visitors of the CMA Media Lab. It includes an original soundtrack, set and a slew of creepy inhabitants.

Feast your eyes on this frightfully delightful animation.

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Fall Comes To The Swamp

Colors change, Leaves fall, trees become bare… and spooky creatures invade the swamp. Watch and enjoy this October animation made in the CMA Media Lab.

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Bionic Reptiles an Mutant Toys

Techtown has grown mold, an eyeball and teleportation devices! This stop-motion animation was created in the CMA Media Lab. Visitors to the Clay Bar and Sound Booth brought original characters and voices to this strange, futuristic land.

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The Halloween Swamp

Watch as the swamp fills with ghouls, goblins, witches, pumpkins and flamingoes! Wowee. This short film was made at the CMA Media Lab during during October.

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Escape From Techtown

A series of characters adventure across a strange, overgrown, technological landscape inEscape From Techtown. This animated short is brought to you by young artists from the CMA Media Lab.

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]]> http://blog.cmany.org/cmatv/halloween-video-week/feed/ 0 Mural In Progress At PS 29 http://blog.cmany.org/fine-arts-studio/mural-in-progress-at-p-s-29/ http://blog.cmany.org/fine-arts-studio/mural-in-progress-at-p-s-29/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 04:40:44 +0000 http://cmablog.out-house.co/?p=224 The 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade classes are learning the transformative power of art by creating a mural for the big brown wall in their playground. CMA teaching artist Jamie Kelty met with Kristen Adamczk’s art classes to talk about creating public murals and look at examples for inspiration. They all began brainstorming ideas, giving their observations of their school, neighborhood, and community. Then, the class collaborated on small paintings which were cut and collaged into a whimsical design for the 20 panel mural. The class measured out and drew the grid onto the panels with guidance from teaching artists Debbie, Alder, Kristen, and Jamie. As the mural progresses, the class will begin to paint, construct, and complete this colossal work of public art- did we mention that the mural is 640 square feet ? (That’s 20 panels at 4×8 each!)

]]> http://blog.cmany.org/fine-arts-studio/mural-in-progress-at-p-s-29/feed/ 0 October Sounds http://blog.cmany.org/cma-radio/october-sounds/ http://blog.cmany.org/cma-radio/october-sounds/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 04:30:33 +0000 http://cmablog.out-house.co/?p=218 October was an exciting month for our brand new Sound Booth! We jumped right in and started experimenting with a variety of new recording techniques. We recorded crazy voices, Halloween sounds and effects, and short songs using keyboards.

We also used Moondog, one of the artists represented in our current exhibition, ‘Make Art (In) Public’,  as an inspiration to create unique voice recordings and percussion.

Click on the following links to hear our workshops:

Haunted houses, Screeches, Screams, Creaky doors, Ghostly winds…

Hear Halloween Soundscapes

Ever wanted to sound like a mouse or a monster? How about an alien?

Hear Crazy Voices! 

Have you been working on a song at home- waiting for an opportunity to record it in a studio? Love the keyboard?

Hear Keyboard Creations 

Listen to Moondog’s unique handmade instruments: 

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Now listen to our very own Moondog compositions using keyboard and percussion!

Hear Moondog ‘Snaketime Rhythms’ 

Enjoy!

]]> http://blog.cmany.org/cma-radio/october-sounds/feed/ 0 Make Art (In) Public http://blog.cmany.org/misc/make-art-in-public/ http://blog.cmany.org/misc/make-art-in-public/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 04:16:56 +0000 http://cmablog.out-house.co/?p=204 Say hello to CMA’s brand new 2,000 square foot gallery and the opening exhibition Make Art (In) Public ! Showcasing the art of Keith Haring, Swoon, Christo & Jeanne-Claude, Tranqui Yanqui, Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Remed, Moondog, and Piecebooks from the 1970s, the exhibition will introduce you to a group of artists past and present who go above and beyond the call of duty to make art for everyone to see. Whether their medium of choice is painting, performance, sculpture or architecture, they use it to communicate directly with people in public spaces.

See the show and participate in any number of interactive gallery workshops. For more information, visit our calendar.

Support for this exhibition was provided in part by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. Special thanks to all of the artists, as well as The Keith Haring Foundation, Muna Tseng Dance Projects, The Collection of James Cottrell and Joseph Lovett, and The Hundertwasser Non Profit Foundation.

]]> http://blog.cmany.org/misc/make-art-in-public/feed/ 0 Welcome To Our New Home! http://blog.cmany.org/misc/welcome-to-our-new-home/ http://blog.cmany.org/misc/welcome-to-our-new-home/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:15:43 +0000 http://cmablog.out-house.co/?p=194 We made it! Thanks to everyone who came to our Grand Opening weekend! We had a great time with all 2,500 of you! The day was filled with music, face painting, and most importantly- art making.

We are thrilled to officially open the doors to our brand new 10,000 square foot home at 103 Charlton Street. Our new space features a 2,000 square foot exhibition gallery, a state of the art sound booth and media lab for radio podcasting & animation, multiple art studios, a lofted ball pond with slide, a clay bar, dedicated space for children 5 and under, curated touch screens, and a secluded quiet room for down time.

Designed by WORK Architecture Company, we anticipate 70,000 visitors in our first year, 25% of whom will access our programs for free. CMA will also continue to offer free admission to Cool Culture families and our Pay As You Wish hours on Thursdays, from 4-6pm.

For more pictures of our opening weekend, visit our flickr page.

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Oscar is a writer with roommate troubles of mythical proportions, but in order to solve his problems, he might need to put his trust into something even more unbelievable.

Check out this epic and awesome film created by the auteurs of the Animated Film Art Colony.  And remember: He’s Not My Dragon!

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A lone, faceless figure turns on her television. Mercilessly wielding her remote, she takes us on a seemingly unstoppable, fast-paced journey through TV Land…

The Puppet Theater TV class, the first of its kind at CMA, gave Art Colonists the opportunity to co-create a piece that combined the mediums of live puppetry and television. Teaching artists guided filmmaker/puppeteers through the process of writing a script, building puppets and sets, performing, recording and adding sound and music. The result of this intense and in depth collaboration is FLIP.

]]> http://blog.cmany.org/cmatv/flip/feed/ 0 Diamond of the Pig http://blog.cmany.org/cmatv/diamond-of-the-pig/ http://blog.cmany.org/cmatv/diamond-of-the-pig/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:33:35 +0000 http://cmablog.out-house.co/?p=177 Click here to view the embedded video.

It begins like this: A coveted jewel, a heist with a twist, a bird and a primate hatch a plan on a bench in Beastown…

“Have you ever been to Beastown, with its warehouses and dark alleys, hippo gangs and wild boar thugs? You know, Beastown, where the rich pig runs the show and crime runs the streets. Yeah, Beastown, where you can’t tell the difference between the rapid beat of your heart and the crash of that crazy tiger’s snare drum.”

Enjoy this collaborative gem, created by the hard-working artists of the Animated Film Art Colony on Governors Island. This film has been unofficially dedicated to Sam Squirrel.

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Dr. Todd and the Pizza God was made in CMA’s 2009 Claymation Art Colony and premiered as an official selection of the 2009 Tribeca Film’s Downtown Youth Behind the Camera Festival.

This film was celebrated  in CMA’s exhibition Five Years of Film.

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Animals Out The Door was made in CMA’s 2008 Claymation Art Colony and premiered as an official selection of the 2009 Tribeca Film’s Downtown Youth Behind the Camera Festival.

This film was celebrated  in CMA’s exhibition Five Years of Film.

]]> http://blog.cmany.org/cmatv/animals-out-the-door/feed/ 0 The Fight for Filth http://blog.cmany.org/cmatv/the-fight-for-filth/ http://blog.cmany.org/cmatv/the-fight-for-filth/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:18:30 +0000 http://cmablog.out-house.co/?p=165 Click here to view the embedded video.

The Fight For Filth was made in CMA’s 2007 Claymation Art Colony and premiered as an official selection of the 2008 Tribeca Film’s Downtown Youth Behind the Camera Festival.

 

This film was celebrated  in CMA’s exhibition, Five Years of Film.

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Leg on the Loose was made in CMA’s 2006 Animated Film Art Colony and premiered as an official selection of the 2007 Tribeca Film’s Downtown Youth Behind the Camera Festival.

 

This film was celebrated  in CMA’s exhibition Five Years of Film.

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