Art Shuffle® Plus: Teens (Grades 6-12) Visual Mantras Overview: The contemporary paintings of Zach Harris transport the viewer into another time and space. His mystical works feature multi-dimensional perspective, elaborate relief sculpting, and mesmerizing psychedelic qualitites. Essential Skills: Students utilize foam printing sheets and acrylic paints to explore the theme…

Tell us a little bit about your journey as a young and developing artist. My dad and grandpa are both in the art industry, but I do it because I enjoy it. At school I’m already ahead in my school art classes. I wouldn’t be able to try digital art…

Tell us a little bit about you and your background. I’m an illustrator, writer and fantasy/sci-fi enthusiast who moved to Chicago nearly four years ago from the east coast! Originally I came here for college, but the amazing restaurants and art community had no trouble convincing me to stay post-graduation.…

Tell us a little bit about you and your background. I graduated from Manhattanville University with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication/Media and Marketing. I’m passionate about storytelling and service; my fulfillment is dedicating my career to providing experience and developing interpersonal connections.    What attracted you to work at…

Art Focus®: Cartooning (Grades 3-5) Architects of the Future Overview: Students learn about “Architect of the Future / The Fortune Teller” by artist Chitra Ganesh. Students create a character who can see into the future. This character can be based on an important person in their life. Students create 3…

Tell us a little bit about your journey as a young and developing artist. When I was younger I was really interested in drawing anime characters but I would get frustrated because I didn’t understand anatomy. My drawings didn’t turn out how I wanted them to look. I focused on…

Tell us a little bit about your journey as a developing artist. I learned about oils when I was in high school, and that’s when I started painting on my own. Then I started taking classes with a professional artist through the 70s. Then life happened and I stopped painting…

Teen Focus on Painting Muted Cityscapes Overview: Students create an acrylic painting incorporating realistic cityscapes using a muted palette and either 1- or 2-point perspective. Students use cityscape as subject matter, accurate perspective, desaturated palette, and thick paint application. Vocabulary + Terms: Horizon Line, Vanishing Point, Cone of Vision Featured…

Tell us a little bit about you and your background My name is Danielle and I am the Director in Manhasset. I am originally from California and have lived in New York for 15 years. I moved to New York for grad school and obtained my Masters in Fine Arts…

Teen Digital Art Shuffle Punny Animal Fusions Overview: Students create an illustration of their favorite animal that is combined with a random drawing prompt or a silly pun. Students learn how to fuse two different concepts to create one unique concept. Essential Skills: Students learn about realistic textures, clipping masks, and…