We made our collective directorial debut at Fairview Park this Thursday, with a little help from our friends at MOCA, the Cleveland Museum of Contemporary Art. Here, Nicole is is helping young cinephiles construct sets to be used as the background (and foreground, and middle ground, as we learned . . .) for short stop-motion animation films. Then, we got down and photographed in a high-tech booth that made playing filmmaker perfectly portable - even in the park! Missed all the action and excitement? Don't worry, we'll TAKE TWO this week! Join us for more stop motion goodness at Herman Park this Wednesday from 1-3 pm where we'll be mixing it up with some help from the folks at the Progressive Arts Alliance. They'll be back at Fairview this Saturday from 1-3 pm. Plus, we'll catch MOCA again later in August, when they'll bring the project back to accompany our Arts in August series on August 1st and August 7 . . . . so I guess that's really TAKE TWO, TAKE THREE, TAKE FOUR AND TAKE FIVE . . . at least we're getting plenty of practice! Find out where to join us by checking our calendar!
Stop Motion Animation: Weds/7-16, 1-3 pm, Herman Park Sat/7-19 1-3 pm Fairview Park Fri/8-1 7-9 pm Lincoln Park Fri/8-8 7:30-9:30 pm Lincoln Park FREE!
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This week is just jam-packed with events of all kinds: Wednesday in Herman Park, we'll be joined from 1-3 pm by the Progressive Arts Alliance for a kids' digital media workshop -- all equipment is provided, so just bring yourself and your sharp eye! Wednesday night, we'll be kicking off our summer programming at Michael Zone Recreation Center, where we'll be joined once again by Nicole McGee from Upcycle Parts Shop, who will lead a craft from 5:30-7:30 pm; and for all you fitness buffs, you can enjoy free Zumba starting at 6:30! Thursday afternoon from 1-2 pm we'll join ceramicist George Woideck in Lake Pool Park to dig into come clay. Thursday at Fairview Park, MOCA Cleveland will host an interactive art experience for young people Inspired by Hans Op de Beeck’s Staging Silence 2 Exhibition. We'll invite community members to build miniature outdoor stages and shoot short videos based on the techniques of stop-motion animation. Videos will be posted to MOCA’s social media pages. Friday night, get ready for an extra special event, the grand opening of Upcycle Parts Shop on Saint Clair -- stay tuned for more details. Saturday, it's back to Fairview Park with the Progressive Arts Alliance from 1-3 pm. And don't forget to check out Kaboom-Churchill Park for Motown Music, good food and plenty of fun . . . that's from 1-4 pm. Phew. We suggest that on Sunday, everybody takes a rest! See the calendar for dates and details. A reminder that we have a whole passel of fun things going on in Fairview Park tomorrow night. We'll be back at our fence decorating with Nicole McGee from Upcycle Parts Shop; we'll be able to visit Kentucky Gardens all night from 7-9 pm; we'll be able to give input on an awesome new mural that will decorate the brick wall on the park's south end; and, of course, we'll be able to enjoy some tasty ice cream.
Please take a moment to learn more about the Building Bridges mural, whose theme will be migration, and fill out a survey about what you'd like to see painted! Thurs/June 26 7-9 pm Fairview Park, W. 38 and Franklin FREE! IAYAN: "I love going to the park to make art! I love the crafts, and I love how many different people come together!"
Even though Thursday started out with fierce showers, the weather couldn't have been any more perfect by evening . . . just right for creating a colorful garden of blooming flowers. We were joined at the border of Fairview Park and Kentucky Gardens by artist Nicole McGee, whose project Upcycle Saint Clair, and the coming-soon Upcycle Parts Shop, are dedicated to helping Clevelanders get creative with reused craft materials. The garden was open to visitors from 7-9 pm, and we all got some great growing done! Come again this week, Thursday 6/26 from 7-9 pm for a repeat performance! Fences, flowers and of course, ice cream!This week we'll have the chance to turn flowers crafted by Nicole McGee (of Plenty Underfoot and Upcycle Saint Clair from fanciful to FENCEiful, with a community-based art project that will transform the current barrier between Fairview Park and Kentucky Gardens into a bumper crop of ever-blooming flowers made from recycled bric-a-brac. Join us in the park from 7-9 pm on Thursday, when we will need plenty of hands on deck to help make and install the artwork. We'll have ice-cream on hand to cool down our hard-working green thumbs, and Kentucky Gardens will be open the entire time for visitors. And the best part about our fenciful creation? All the blossoms with none of the watering!
7-9 pm Thurs/June 26 Fairview Park Free! We just got back from our summer kickoff at Fairview Park, where we made bunches and bunches of paper flowers, and had plenty of fun with science: bubbles, bottle rockets and parachutes were all flying . . . were you there? If so, tell us what you made and did in the comments section below! |