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Cardboard Automata: Mechanical Toys
April 19, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm Free, Open to the Public Cardboard Automata: Mechanical Toys Using rough and ready materials to create small kinetic sculptures that bounce, bob, spin, wiggle and wobble, this playful hands-on workshop will introduce makers to the various ways of bringing motion into 3-D design. Parents and their kids will work side by side to build simple mechanisms such as cams and levers and linkages. Learn More and Register for this FREE event... April…
Find out more »STEAM Workshops for Grades 5 to 8
April 19 to 22, 1:00 to 5:15 pm $260, includes materials Aesop’s Fabulous Machine: Design, Build, Race In this four-day workshop, young artists will design and build an animal from one of Aesop’s Fables using simple hand tools with raw and recycled materials.Youth will work collaboratively to bring their ideas to 3D form in this exciting opportunity with artist Mitch Ryerson. Project will culminate at the Community Sculpture Race in Danehy Park on Saturday, April 23. Students’ creations will be…
Find out more »Design a Play Structure: Architectural Workshop
Grade 6 -9 Tuesday - Friday 12:30 - 5:30 pm February 21 - 24, 2017 Uncover the art in architecture by designing a play structure! This 4-day program will introduce the basics of architectural design through the planning and design of a proposed addition to the existing play structure at 20 Sacramento St. Using architectural tools, students will learn how to create drawings and models to scale for their own design ideas and collaborate on one final design together. More detailed curriculum…
Find out more »Exploring Clay and Fiber Arts
Grade 3 - 5 Tuesday - Friday, 1:00 - 5:30 February 21 - 24, 2017 Create your own work out of clay and fiber! This 4-day program allows for creative, in-depth time to learn a new art medium or to develop one further. Students will explore two topics each day, one in fiber arts and one in ceramics. First, use fabric and fiber to create one-of-a-kind works of art through applique, needle felting, and sewing processes, then try your hand at…
Find out more »High School Art Immersion Workshop: Screenprinting to Clay
Grade 9-12 Tuesday - Friday 10:30 am - 3:00 pm April 18 - 21, 2017 Create artworks for your art portfolio or just because! Join two local artists in this 4-day April vacation week exploration of two versatile mediums. For four hours each afternoon, students will immerse themselves in the subjects of ceramics and screenprinting alongside two talented artists. Students will dive into working with clay in the ceramics studio, both on the wheel and building sculptural objects, take a snack break,…
Find out more »Artful Architecture: Design | Fabricate
Grade 5 -8 Tuesday - Friday 1:00 - 5:30 pm April 18 - 21, 2017 Explore how architects, designers and artists approach the creative process! In this 4-day April vacation week program, students will experiment with various raw materials including wood, plaster, clay, metal and paper to develop functional and sculptural forms. Students in grades 5-8 will delve into two subjects, architectural fabrication techniques as well as processes in ceramics, both on and off the wheel. This workshop is a program…
Find out more »LEGO City Cambridge
Friday, April 21, 2017 10:30 am - 12:30 pm Free, RSVP, registration opens March 15th Max 30 participants Join architects from BSA Space to envision the future of Cambridge with LEGO bricks. Learn how the Envision Cambridge planning team is considering sustainability, transportation, housing, parks and open space. Participants will delve into hands-on activities that share their creativity and vision.
Find out more »High School Ceramics Intensive
Grade 9-12 Tuesday - Friday 10 am - 12 pm February 20 - 23, 2018 Spend your vacation week focused on throwing on the wheel as well as hand-building construction processes such as coils, slabs, and pinching.
Find out more »Designing for the Arts: Architectural Workshop
Grade 6-8 Tuesday - Friday 1 - 5:30 pm, with snack break February 20 - 23, 2018 Learn about architectural concepts through material prototyping, scaled drawings and models, as well as real world applications of projects within the built environment. Students will explore clay and a variety of materials in this hands-on program each day. This program is supported in part by a grant from the BSA Foundation.
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