Toy Reinvention
arts education center, events, summer campToy Doctor is just one of the exciting summer camps offered at The New Children’s Museum this season. This week-long all day camp invites students to become mad scientists, toy surgeons, and inventive artists creating wildly new playful inventions made from recycled and rescued toys.
Check out some of the creations on Flikr!
If you missed camp this year, make sure to register early next summer. Everyone is talking about the Toy Doctor!
KPBS & Comic-Con
eventsComic-Con will be held right across the street from The New Children’s Museum, at the Convention Center, this Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Over the next few days, KPBS will be staked out at the Museum to catch the latest superhero news. Grab a magic cape and head on over!
Visit the KPBS Comic-Con News here.
teen studio, zac monday
teen studio, workshops, zac mondayI contact Mikaya to help me with a performance I had going on that day. She was great! Her family lives downtown and it was easy for her to find the museum. she had never been. I told her to go look around while I attached heads to the top of poles. We went around 11am to walk in the big red costumes. Lots of blank stares from kids, the adults seemed to be entertained too. Things like: What do you think that is? Look at the red people! Whoa, cool!
Most kids backed away from us, but a few were really excited and picked upthe big hands or touched the arms. When we went out in the blue costumes kids were more interested ininteracting. Perhaps its a size thing. We travelled to the lower level andwalked around. Mikaya practiced more of the interactions, shaking hands,giving high-fives, bending down to the kids level. I satyed more stoic asthe origonal performance went. We ended up being so hot! We took the elevator up and down a couple oftimes which was really interesting. Are you extraterrestrials?Look at the blue people! Can you talk?
We went out later with the red guys again to a more crowded museum. Free sundays are great! The museum is always full and it seems people were having a great time.
The teen studio was a little busy, no more than normal. A lot of the parents think the red rope means the studio is closed. I wish they would spend more time reading the signs to explain everything.
Teens were drawing in there- I usually have to make more copies of papermasks every time I come in, so I know they’re being made.
teen studio, zac monday
teen studio, workshops, zac mondayi came to the teen studio at 12:45 with no one around. some days it is very quiet around the studio- which doesn’t bother me since the museum is usually filled with kid noises. i set up a yarn station and paints for the paper masks, then get to work on a mask or something i’ve got going on. today Mary and her mother from Canada came in. They each learned how to crochet and made yarn belts. This summer has been a range of people from all over visiting San Diego, but also residents of the city.Three boys came in but I didn’t catch their names. They drew quietly at the table and left. I don’t always get into the teens faces- I usually say hi and tell them what they can do today–but you can usually tell how committed each teens wants to be to the projects there.
Teen Studio
studios, teen studioHave you scoped out artist-in-residence Zac Monday’s costume project in the Teen Studio? Teens have a chance to work directly with Zac on masking projects using yarns, fabric, aluminum foil, feathers, tempera paint, thread and sewing machine.
At the opening performance on July 13th, Zac’s curious creatures meandered through the Museum and greeted visitors. Check out his video!
Hurry, his residency ends on July 29th! Stay tuned for more information on the next artist-in-residence in NCM’s teen only studio.
Hello San Diego!
pillow fightAll three floors of The New Children’s Museum are buzzing with activity this week. We’re hanging, painting, sweeping, placing and imagining what it will be like when this super fun place is finally full of kids and families.
We’re so excited to open the doors on Sunday. Have you heard about our opening exhibition, childsplay? Nineteen artists have installed some amazing projects here in the last couple of months - including the biggest, weirdest pillow fight in town.
One week to go. Let the countdown begin!