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Students are introduced to the creative aspects of Photoshop in these fun and educational workshops with Mark Stankiewicz. Cityscape - Students use a variety of shape and color tools to build a cityscape. Mark compares the created art to cityscapes by Mondrian and Stuart Davis.
Grades 3-6 Talking Word - Students use Photoshop to create a word image where the image enhances the text and the text enhances the image. They will learn about Text Options, Filters, Layers, and Effects. For example: the text "Splash" is shown as if it is actually splashing into water.
Grades 6-12 Digital Art Residencies Available
Curriculum Connections: Technological Literacy, Career Education |  | Imagination In Motion | The Art of Collaboration Workshop This interactive workshop begins with an excerpt performed from the Imagination in Motion assembly. Students will be asked to think about what made the performance fun and engaging, then artists Paul Rajekas & Neil Intraub will introduce the Three C's: Concentration, Cooperation and Commitment. The students learn that before your can get up on stage to express your imagination you must learn how to watch, listen and develop self-control. Students are invited to practice these skills by "performing" a variety of childhood games such as Red Light/Green Light and Telephone. They take turns performing the exercises while others sit and watch as "active" observers, paying attention to the details of the performance. Paul and Neil finish the workshop by choreographing a short performance involving every student in attendance. Students learn the similarities between writing a performance and writing in class: each story requires a main idea and a beginning, middle and end. Finally, students learn to add appropriate details to bring the story to life. The Art of Collaboration Residency Available
Grades K-12 |  Chris Marksbury; CM Photos | Improvisation/Theater Games | Theater games or improvisation is a thrilling way for children to use their imagination, significantly improve their communication skills and tap into their own creative process. Elliott Banen’s inventive exercises encourage students to practice creative problem solving and improve observation and memory skills. Participation in improvisation builds self-esteem and self-confidence and helps students feel more comfortable venturing into unfamiliar situations. Theater games require focus and concentration while promoting collaboration and social skills.
Workshops for more advanced students focus on character building and scene development. Residency Available
Grades K-12
Curriculum Connection: Language Arts Literacy |
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