Flamingo Fever

Spring Break has begun in the CMA Media Lab. Here is a dose of one of our sunshine inspired shorts. Please enjoy: FLAMINGO FEVER! This film was animated with various cut paper materials and photographs of flamingoes using the stop motion techniques.

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Face it!

Last weekend, visitors to the CMA Media Lab faced … The Face. Using stop motion animation as their tool, and a whole lot of  clay, pipe cleaners, toys and buttons, they altered the face you see below.

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The Haunted House

Take a peak at what young CMA artists created in the Media Lab during Halloween. Beware of the creepy creatures in this haunted animated short.  

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Art Colony Wrap Up: August 17

Going back to their roots, Teaching Artists hosted a series of classes that focused on historical inspirations, classic mediums, and natural materials.

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Art Colony Wrap Up: August 10

The Children’s Museum of the Arts continues to keep campers on their toes with a mix of unique workshops.

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CMA Pier Pop Up with Hudson River Park

CMA partnered up with the Hudson River Park Trust this summer to provide wide variety of art-making and art-appreciation activities.

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Art Colony Wrap Up: July 27

It’s week 7 of CMA’s Art Colony, and classes are still going strong!

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Art Colony Wrap Up: July 6

Art Colony was kind of spooky this past week as students explored the world of mummies, ghosts, living dolls, and other strange projects.

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Art Colony Wrap Up: June 22

Week two of CMA Art Colony brings you fairy tales, ceramics, masks, costumes, inter-dimensional battles and more.

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Art Colony Wrap Up: June 15th

It’s only been a week since the start of CMA’s summer Art Colony and our kids have already turned out a handful of masterpieces.

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A Movieable Feast

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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Cupcakes Matter

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 filling them to alien invasions, hungry hippos, whales and the truly powerful magic of mermaids!

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