Finding Your Place in Art

In Art at the Center, we always provide several activities in one session. That way we give children choices and they have opportunity to experience various materials. We at the same time observe their flow and preference toward different tasks. Children are welcome to shift to another art experiential after they are done with the artwork they are working on. 

They may feel like doing collage on your CD case!

You can also draw on the light table.

find a place reading a interesting book

Painting on your drawing.

Kids can feel more related to environment. How their drawings interact with light and shapes.

A natural way to work collaboratively

"Can I save this?" Though asking for that, the boy is willing to accept taking picture of what he made and then put the clay back into a ball. 

I believe that when we feel free to do things we like, that's where inspire us most. Children in Art at the Center learn to find their spot in making art, and the process is similar to finding their own role in a group. In this kind of environment, they can truly indulge themselves in art without too much grownups' instructions and peer pressure, really get to experience their possibilities in art.

A Witness of Those Precious Moments

In our June Preschool Studio, we have 12 children at a time. It is just like a dream if I could have a regular schedule of approaching art! How wonderful! But wait, it is a two-hour session! TWO HOURS! At first, I indeed felt it is too long. Both children and teachers needed to adjust to this new structure. But after several sessions, though their energy differs everyday, we find our way to enjoy the summer art camp!

I have been amazed by our little artists. They possess the passion to art and are able to enjoy the delights in making art during the two-hour session. The wonderful moments may stay for only 3 second. Thus, what I can do is try my best to keep the process into photos. In this way, our artists are able to own the complete freedom in making art. They also get to know the possibilities they can reach through art.

Painting with paints they mixed brings more possibilities than that with basic colors.

There's no hesitation in her strokes.

Look at her colors and the image she created!

The girl chose warm colors to represent her concept of.... Guess what? it's about volcano!

"I used all of my colors but still need more to paint two more petals! What can I do?"

You can share colors! :)

Have you ever paint with both hands together?

Picasso said "Every children are artists." Having being a witness of the precious process, I indeed feel like learning so much from our artists!