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Finding an outlet for her creativity and her big imagination
Finding an outlet for her creativity and her big imagination

“My art doesn’t always need to be perfect; however, it always needs to have some type of meaning behind it. I work with many types of mediums. I don’t like sticking with just one. I love using markers because they make my drawings more vibrant and colorful. I also love using watercolors because painting with them is fun and interesting to use. I take my time with each drawing. I like to include a lot of details, colors and value into each art piece. I like my art to be eye candy and to appeal to others.”

— CAW Character Design Intern Tiffany Depeña

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characterdesign, cartooning, cartoons, empowerment, graphic arts, high school, out-of-school time, videogamesScott Lucas, Marketing & Communications ManagerCreative Art Worksart education, intern, character, design, youth voice, creative youth development, caw4kids, caw, creativeartworks
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
Community: Well-Done with a Side of Fries
Community: Well-Done with a Side of Fries

The management team of the popular burger franchise Shake Shack commissioned Creative Art Works to produce a mural that will wrap around the front and side of their new location on 125th Street in Harlem because they recognize the power of CAW’s Public Art Youth Employment programs to connect stakeholders – including our Youth Apprentices – to their communities.

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empowerment, Mural, Public Art Youth Employment Program, SYEPBrian RicklinShake Shackyouth employment, youth development, Public art employment, public art youth employment program, publicspeaking, public speaking, aprrenticeship, caw4kids, caw, Shake Shack, Danny Meyer, Family, harlem, 125th Street, mural, business philosphy, asset model, education, Community, teamwork, leadership, Valerie Hallier, Michael Mitchell, Karen Jolicoeur, design, diversity, hair, public art, pulbicartyouthemployment, public art youth employment, burgers
Developing Character(s)
Developing Character(s)

“Kids at this age are perfectly ready to create stories. Characters spill from their brains. These characters might be the product of an active imagination, or a response to something they read in books or saw on TV, or they may possibly be a way of processing their own personal development.”

— CAW Teaching Artist Ayla Rexroth on student-created cartoon characters in the Cartoon and Anatomy program at Hamilton Grange Middle School.

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after-school, cartooning, cartoons, middle school, out-of-school time, Programming, public speaking, self-portraitDaniel Bergman, Program DirectorHamilton Grange Middle Schoolart education, arts, design, drawing, East Harlem, Harlem, Hamilton Grange, middle school, MS45, self-portrait, cartooning, cartoons, painting
A Thread Connects Them
A Thread Connects Them

“Design is design, whether you are cutting and pasting with paper and scissors or 'cutting and pasting' on a computer. Kids who have a chance to do both make those connections.”

— CAW Teaching Artist Brandi Martin Yu on the common thread between CAW’s Book Arts and Digital Arts after-school programs at PSMS 278 in Manhattan.

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after-school, middle school, out-of-school time, mixed mediaGuest UserPSMS 278, The Paula Hedbavny Schoolmiddle school, books, digital, design, art, arts, artsed, arts education, active learning, Ydanis Rodriguez, CASA, doe, DOCA, NYC, NYC City Council, NYC Council, NYCDYCD, creativeartworks, creative youth development, creative art works, caw4kids, Inwood, psms 278, Manhattan, mixed media, photoshop, computer, school, Cultural After-School Adventures, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs