Anyone who's ever been to the Annual Village Halloween Parade knows that the flock of giant puppets dancing above the crowds on Sixth Avenue is one of its most memorable sights. This year, for the first time, families will have a chance to work with the same artists who produce those spooky creations as part of Morningside Lights, a series of free art classes culminating in a twilight procession on Saturday, September 29. Here are some ways to make the most out of the inaugural art happening. Make illuminated art Stop by Miller Theatre all week for free, drop-in art workshops led by Alex Kahn and Sophia Michahelles (Sat Sept 22, Sun Sept 23 noon-6pm; Mon Sept 24-Fri Sept 28 2-8pm). Guided by the theme of this year's procession, The Imagined City, the artists teach families basic lantern-making techniques, like bamboo-forming, dcoupage and paper casting. Everyone will contribute ideas of what might belong in their cityscape (skyscrapers and taxicabs, anyone?), and the artists will design the final sculptures using these figments of collective imagination. Some lanterns will be several feet wide and will require a whole family to carry them. Learn about urban space As they work on their lanterns, older kids may enjoy learning about utopian visions of urban space as well as the legacy of urban planning in one of the city's most diverse neighborhoods: the intersection of Morningside Heights, Harlem and the Upper West Side. Through its shared act of creation and public performance, Morningside Lights aims to celebrate the revitalization of this uptown crossroads. Create some noise Musicians of all ages and abilities are invited to contribute to the procession's soundscape, which will be arranged by composer Nathan Davis. Budding Beethovens can make an instrument or embed a bell in their sculpture during one of the drop-in workshops; they'll gather to rehearse their music an hour before the procession. New Yorkers can also record their favorite city sounds (think subway trains, birds chirping in Central Park, honking taxis) and submit them to Davis; he'll incorporate them into the score, which will be broadcast on handheld radios during the procession.

With a heap of writing experience under his belt, "B Walkin" resides in Brisbane and has published his first book. There are a lot of people who have probably done an art course or two in their life, but have never really used their skills in practical ways. Listed here are a few art courses in Brisbane which you can take that teach you not only the basics, but how you can use your art skills in everyday life. Lily-Lee Art Courses are held in a relaxed environment, where you can choose the classes that suit you in a place where creativity is encouraged, along with individuality and heaps of advice is available when you need it. There are several to choose from, including beginner art classes, acrylic painting classes, contemporary art classes, drawing lessons, landscape painting classes, oil painting technique instructions (for beginners), seascape painting classes, watercolour painting classes, and the like. To attend, please visit the website or call 3379 7828. For something a little more structured, consider attending the Brisbane Institute of Art. As a non-for-profit arts centre, these arts classes are ones that you can learn painting, drawing, sculpture, life drawing, portraiture, landscape and much more. All people, from beginners to advanced, are encourage to attend. For various courses and workshops, please see the website for details. Membership is just $25 for those wishing to join the Brisbane Institute of Art, and various benefits are available, including opportunities to exhibit your own artwork, studio usage outside of hours, and even get discounts at arts organisations and businesses. For more information, please visit the website. Giselle's Art Classes is another place which specialises in drawing and painting skills. The classes also teach you how to paint abstract and other techniques, both basic and advanced. Special sessions are also held for those who wish to further their skills in specific art types, such as graphite, acrylic and the like. These classes are just $30 and include refreshments. Giselle, who runs the creative art classes, believes that "everyone has a need for creative expression", and encourage attendees to express themselves in their own creative way. You don't need any painting experience, and you only pay for each class you attend. For more information, please see the website. So for ways to open a creative outlet for your artistic abilities, attend an art course and find out how you can express yourself in your own way. Why? It's a great way to release your artistic abilities

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MOCA's dynamic building at the Uptown area of University Circle is the perfect setting for some offbeat new art classes and events for adults. (Chuck Crow, The Plain Dealer) Dodgeball in the museum? Dancing near the installations? Turning your fear of insects into art? Since their move to University Circle in the spring of 2012, MOCA has instituted a series of non-traditional programs to lure visitors to the museum by breaking through their fear of contemporary art. MOCA programs The Intrepreters: Third Thursday of the month from 6:30 – 8 p.m. $20 for MOCA Members; $30 for non-members. Individual Classes: $8 for MOCA Members; $10 for non-members .Ticket price includes materials and one complimentary beverage. One Hour/One Work: Second Wednesday of the month at 1 p.m. Free with gallery admission; reservation recommended. Phobic Drawing Class: 7 to 10 p.m. January 24. This spin on the traditional museum drawing class invites participants to capitalize on phobias to generate original works of art. Inducing conditions like acrophobia (heights), claustrophobia (confined spaces), and entomophobia (insects) will be integrated into the creative process. Go With Me! 7 p.m. February 7. The second-annual elementary-school themed event takes participants” back to a time when meeting new people was as easy as writing a note or standing next to them in gym class.” Fan favorites from last year including Dodgeball, Parachute, and Musical Chairs. Call 216-421-8671 or mocacleveland.org to register for any event. MOCA is at 11400 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. These include the Go With Me "elementary-school inspired mingling" – hence the dodgeball - the Phobic Drawing Class, and One Work/One Hour, in which a group contemplates one piece of art together for yes, one hour. "In reality, contemporary art is a lot of different things, " says Megan Reich, MOCA's director of programs. "You can't box it into categories, but certainly there is an uncertainty with people as to what they're going to see. It can be mysterious." These new adult outreach programs include The Interpreters, a Third Thursday series that begins this Thursday, Nov. 21. Like the other programs, it seeks to demystify both the museum and the concept of contemporary art. "It's an opportunity to break down preconceptions and have fun with art, to approach the work in a way that is about a more social experience, " says Reich

This week in East London, Will Kennard (aka Status from Chase and Status launched Taster Courses for East London Arts & Music (ELAM) – a new free school for 16-19 year olds wanting to break into the music industry. The courses ran over three days (there will be more in November!) and gave attendees the chance to see what ELAM plans to offer students when it opens next September. Hint: it’s pretty exciting. “I left the sessions really buzzing, ” said Ed Butcher, co-founder of ELAM, when he chatted to us about the day’s events. “The kids got to experience some performance; they were singing with Lloyd Wade [the x-factor vocal coach], and jumped into a production session where we recorded vocals. They played with them, auto tuned them, reverbed them, things like that, puts some beats and bass, “They said the business session was their favourite part, which means they can see that there are jobs and interests in music outside of just being a performer – or being a producer, as important as they are. It was great.”It’s taken two years for ELAM to get its free school status, which will mean it doesn’t cost a penny for students. It’s also gained the support of high profile organisations, record labels and production houses from within the music industry community. The team is currently working with Plan B’s Each One Teach One programme as part of the University of Alternative Learning, and ELAM is supported by Mistajam and SBTV’s Jamal Edwards. ELAM is a world-class academy in the making, an idea inspired by the impressive talent of the students Will ‘Status’ Kennard taught during his time at North Trafford College. “I taught Music Technology for two years to kids from some of the poorest parts of the city and, at the time, was also trying to make it myself as a musician and a producer. I really took the job to make ends meet, but I was inspired by the kids – they were incredibly talented, way more talented than my 25 year old self’. It was their lack of opportunity and ability to utilise the skills they inspired ELAM. ‘After my own career started I stayed in touch with these kids to help them out, give them advice, ” said Will. ”It was just really sad that none of them went any further or reached their potential the way I felt they should.” So with a strong team of teachers and experts ELAM set out to create an opportunity that hasn’t been seen before. ELAM prides itself on four core values: collaboration, innovation, excellence and integrity, along with an aptitude for music and the industry. The college will offer a range of subjects such as Music Technology, Music Performance and Music Business, however a broader education for the students also take precedence as courses in literacy and numeracy are also part of the prospectus. ELAM’s aim is to offer students a well-rounded education which will equate to 3 A-levels that can progress them into higher education or employment, whether it be directly in the music industry or not. With little under a year until ELAM opens its doors for the first time and with the first taster session of the day coming to a successful end, there was an air of enthusiasm and accomplishment as Will shared his excitement for the future.

Export this event to your calendar Market fever - spurred by the demand for freshly produced, customised products and new designer items not found in shopping malls - has added a cool new dimension to the trendiest part of Claremont. The Quadrant – Claremont’s ‘work, live and play’ precinct bordering Wilderness and Main Roads (close to Kingsbury Hospital) and adjoining the Claremont Library – recently unveiled its new Saturday market. The Quadrant, which is fast becoming one of the most sought after residential, health-zone and office node has opened its adjoining Library Square to speciality traders. And the organisers are welcoming all to share in the markets bounty. Stalls are set up on the leafy Library Square which forms part of the precinct, and patrons have the choice of a wide variety of items for sale. These include fresh farm produce, freshly baked breads, artisan goods, boutique wines, homemade preserves, olives, gourmet food, seasonal items, crafts, artwork from local artists and plants & herbs.

Fill Out an Application Step 3 Artistic Elements July 8–August 14, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Creating Art Using Earth, Wind, Water, and Fire From cave paintings to stone carvings, artists have been making their mark on the natural world for thousands of years. This summer, the natural world will make its mark on art. Using fossils, plants, wax, crystals, sand, mud, and more, participants will collaborate with artist Leah Wolff to explore the ways in which organic substances and natural objects can be updated and utilized as the raw materials for a complex and sophisticated series of artworks. Sound Amplification Available Under the Spell of Mysterious Forces Magic, Illusion, and Performance-Based Art What happens when a performer undergoes an intense emotional and physical transformation and becomes someone completely different than who they used to be? How is the act of creating an artwork similar to that of pulling off a difficult illusion or fooling an audience with a well-crafted magic trick? Artist Alan Calpe will take participants through the strange, mysterious, and sometimes disturbing world of performance-based art, with detours through the realms of photography, video, and other types of two-dimensional art. CLICK@MoMA July 8–August 14, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, 2:00–5:00 p.m. Babycastles Arcade—The Return! They’re baaaack! Following up on their immensely popular 2011 workshop, the mad scientists and gaming geniuses from Babycastles will return to The Museum of Modern Art, and this time, it’s personal. Participants will work alongside this creative collective to explore the world of independent video games, merging the worlds of modern art and cutting-edge digital design to find new modes of interaction and interface, and collaborate with a community of likeminded peers to create a fully functional video game arcade. Sculpture Boot Camp An Intro to Making Everything…and More This summer, MoMA’s sculpture boot camp offers everything a young recruit will need to survive the world of three-dimensional art. Participants in this workshop will explore the creative techniques used by contemporary sculptors and learn the basics of a variety of processes, and then use those skills to create their own artistic masterpieces. Working under the guidance of sculptor Keith Mendak, studio members will gain hands-on experience in mold making, welding, papier mch, and more. If you are interested in reproducing images from The Museum of Modern Art web site, please visit the Image Permissions page For additional information about using content from MoMA.org, please visit About this Site

Each summer, Columbia University School of the Arts welcomes more than 300 students to work with internationally renowned artists and arts scholars on Columbia’s campus in New York City and at Columbia's Global Centers around the world. Developed by our own graduate faculty in the School of the Arts Film, Theatre, Visual Arts and Writing MFA Programs, School of the Arts summer arts courses are designed to engage and appeal to individuals at all levels of artistic experience, from beginning to professional artists. Faculty from the School of the Arts graduate Film Program have prepared an exciting lineup of courses for Summer 2014, highlighted by a suite of film writing programs, including the Television Writing Intensive, Fiction to Film: The Art of Adaptation, Writing and Producing Webisodes, Finishing Your Feature: Completing the Three-Act Screenplay, and Writing Children’s Television; as well as exciting new offerings in cinema studies, including Cinema and New York City and The New Hollywood: 1967-1980. We will also offer Discovering French Cinema in Paris, a month-long immersion with Film Professor Richard Pea. The School of the Arts graduate Writing Program faculty have designed another summer of inspiring courses for 2014, including How to Write Funny, Travel Writing, Young Adult Novel, Short Prose Forms, More Than Memoir, and Writing and Illustrating Children's Books. We also offer multiple workshops in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry throughout the summer. The School of the Arts graduate Visual Arts Program offers three summer intensives in Advanced Painting, Advanced Printmaking, and Advanced Photography. Visual Arts also offers a line up of introductory drawing, painting, and photography courses, as well as Plein Air Painting and Printmaking: Silkscreen. Faculty of the School of the Arts graduate Theatre Program have developed three new summer workshops: Acting Shakespeare; Creating a Play; and Screen to Stage. The Theatre Program will also be offering the New York Theatre Event: Off and Off-Off Broadway, providing students the rare chance study the creation of theatre in NYC, the heart of theatre in America.

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After School Art ~ Summer Art for Kids ~ Adult Art Classes ~ Art for Homeschoolers After School Art BozeArts After-School Art sessions are all drop-in sessions. There is no need to commit to a specific schedule. Simply download the registration form, fill it out, and bring it with your child on his/her first visit. You may also schedule an appointment to visit BozeArts, meet our teachersand see our classroom and studio. Space is limited to a maximum of 10 students, and availability is first-come first-served on any given day–get there early to make sure we have space for your child! Summer Afternoon Art for Kids BozeArts Summer Afternoon Art sessions are all drop-in sessions. There is no need to commit to a specific schedule. Simply download the registration form, fill it out, and bring it with your child on his/her first visit. You may also schedule an appointment to visit BozeArts, meet our teachers, and see our classroom and studio. Space is limited to a maximum of 10 students, and availability is first-come first-served on any given day–get there early to make sure we have space for your child! Summer Art Camps for Kids BozeArts Weekly Summer Camps are for children who will be in 1st through 6th grades in the 2014-2015 school year. Camp runs from 9:00am – 3:00pm Monday through Friday. You also have the option of having your child stay until 5:00pm–just sign them up for the Afternoon Art session immediately following, which starts at 3:30pm. Students must bring a sack lunch! Morning and afternoon snacks are provided. The elements of art and principles of design, art history, cultural connections and art criticism will be taught throughout the camp activities. Weather permitting, many camp activities will take place outside at Bogert Park (which is practically right next door). Adult Art Classes All Adult Classes are for beginners or experienced artists age 21 and older, every Monday from 1:00-3:00pm, and Wednesday from 1:00-3:00pm. We also offer a FREE Artist’s Way Creative Cluster on Wednesday mornings at 11:00am. (This cluster is currently closed. Please contact us for more information about when a new cluster will form.) There is no need to make an appointment or register in advance! We provide stimulating and complete art curricula for Elementary, Middle School, and High School age children. Your child will learn art appreciation, art history, art criticism, the elements of art and principles of design, and hands-on art-making through student-centered projects that they choose according to their interests and preferences in relation to the lessons. Our teachers are certified K-12 art teachers in the state of Montana, and have the education and training necessary to guide your student through a challenging and rewarding art education experience. We are downtown in the Klare Building, which is the big yellow building directly across Babcock Street from the First Security Bank parking lot.