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Hear Some Art
Hear Some Art

Students in Creative Art Works’ Digital Design class at PS/MS 278 took a deep dive into manipulating images and text. Students worked in Pixlr, a free software similar to Adobe Photoshop. Each project focused on a specific aspect of digital design, including collage, masking, and manipulating type. The results were beautiful, surreal, funny, and often thought-provoking. Presented within is a selection of artwork along with some recorded statements by the artists themselves.

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public speaking, out-of-school time, OST, middles school, graphic arts, cartoons, CASA, after-schoolBrian RicklinPS/ms 278art education, Art, engagement, CASA, ost, out-of-school, youth development, youth voice, publicspeaking
Everything Real Was First Imagined
Everything Real Was First Imagined

A good video game or animated movie can blur the line between fantasy and reality. At the heart of many of these immersive entertainment experiences are unique characters that make us laugh, cry, cheer, and dream. If you’ve ever looked at the credits of your favorite animated feature, you already know that every character is the product of hundreds of hours of work by an army of talented artists. Recently, Creative Art Works joined forces with FunPlus, an international interactive entertainment company, to draw out some of the secrets of this fascinating process.

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animation, cartooning, cartoons, empowerment, graphic arts, Multimedia, Programming, videogames, characterdesignBrian Ricklinart education, active learning, apprentice, diversity, engagement, FunPlus, intern, comics, videogames, design, character, digital, remote learning, NYC, r, animation, anatomy, s, v
Seeing the Big Picture
Seeing the Big Picture

“I like the way I’m growing as a person. I never used to listen to anybody. I never wanted to do what I was supposed to do, but now I understand as you get older, a whole lot of things change. You’ve got to move different.”

– CAW Youth Apprentice Deysean Nesbit

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empowerment, integrated, Mural, out-of-school time, Public Art Youth Employment Program, Summer Programs, SYEPBrian RicklinMadison Square Boys & Girls Club Pinkerton ClubhouseArt, art education, arted, Bill_Perkins, Community, empowerment, engagement, Harlem, Giants, Polo Grounds, Mural, public art, Public art employment, public art youth employment, madison square boys & Girls Club, Pinkerton Clubhouse, Tim McChristian, interview, summerjopbs2019, creatourfuture, youth apprentice, teamwork, creative art works, creativeartworks, workforce development, NYCHA, Willy Mays, public speaking, SYEP, NYCDYCD, NY City Council, payep, painting
Every Day Is a New Day
Every Day Is a New Day

“One thing I learned painting this mural was patience. I had a lot of arguments with my teammates over the summer, but I had to learn to get over it. We used a lot of tools this summer, but two big ones were compassion and teamwork.”

– CAW Youth Apprentice Floyd Thompson

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empowerment, middle school, Mural, Public Art Youth Employment Program, Summer Programs, Summer Youth Employment P, Arise!Brian RicklinJacob Schiff Schoot Campusart education, apprenticeship, Mark Levine, Department of Youth and Community Development, sherwin-williams, structuretone, West Harlem, West Harlem Development Corporation, engagement, galebrewer, Harlem, integrated learning, Hamilton Grange, hamilton heights, middle school, NYC, nycdca, DOYCD, PS 192, mural, WHDC
Make Prints with Foam Plates
Make Prints with Foam Plates

As part of our work with schools, we often invite parents to enter more deeply into the learning environment through Family Engagement workshops. These weekend and evening events allow parents to explore art-making firsthand – to experience the curiosity, creativity, and even joy inherent in the process, and to witness it in their children. We can't send a CAW Teaching Artist to your home to lead a Family Engagement workshop, but we can do the next best thing. This week’s blog includes instructions for a simplified printmaking project that you can do at home with your kids. If you enjoy this project, please share your art with us!

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after-school, empowerment, integrated, middle school, Multimedia, OST, out-of-school time, ProgrammingGuest Usercreative art worksart education, active learning, Art, engagement, family, curriculum, Community, caw, caw4kids, DIY, empowerment, Family, printmaking, prints, mistakes, mixed media, n, art, nyc