Tweens & Teens
Teen Day Update!
By Lauren Popp at May 30, 2009 | 2:39 pm | 0 Comment
Hey NCM Family! Just a quick reminder; Teen Day is approaching quickly! Teen Day is a day for teenagers to come and get a taste of the museum, to explore its interesting artwork and gain appreciation for a variety of art forms. NCM has so much to offer teens and Sunday, June 7th from 1-4 [...]
more...Weekend Workshops
By admin1 at May 21, 2009 | 1:37 pm | 31 Comments
The NCM summer of Keep it New Programming has officially begun. Visitors can expect new events in the galleries, studios, and Arts Education Center! We kicked off the Keep it New season last weekend with two great events for families and teens. Representatives from the Birch Aquarium at Scripps shared exciting specimens and fun games [...]
more...Teen Day, June 7th
By Lauren Popp at May 16, 2009 | 6:44 pm | 22 Comments
June 7, 1pm-4pm is Teen Day at NCM! Teen Day is an event for teens to explore NCM. There will be music, teen artwork displayed, mini tours, and workshops with the current Teen Studio artist! The main purpose of this day is to show teens that despite the name, The New Children’s Museum isn’t only for kids! In honor [...]
more...Intern Introductions
By Lauren Popp at January 23, 2009 | 10:56 am | 8 Comments
Hi there! I am Trisha, the arts education intern. I started here just a few weeks ago and already love it. I joined Maxi and Silvia on a few guided school tours last week. It was great. I enjoyed the tour as much as the kids. I hope to get to know more of the [...]
more...Music & Movement
By Lauren Popp at January 12, 2009 | 12:49 pm | 0 Comment
Walking through the galleries on a typical Saturday at NCM, you notice that each family has their own traditions or favorite routes through the Museum. Maybe they always head straight to the bubbles when they arrive, or make sure to paint the bug a different color everytime they visit. Starting this week, families with children age 2 and [...]
more...Arts Education Center, Classes & Camps, Events, Studios & Workshops, Tweens & Teens
studioGreen Composting Workshops, September 7th
By Teen Studio at August 26, 2008 | 2:11 pm | 1 Comments
Composting with worms, indoors and outdoors September 7th, Sunday afternoon at 1:30 pm and 2:30 pm. No green environment is complete without a compost bin! Composting makes it possible to reduce space in our landfills by recycling our kitchen garbage into rich garden soil. To complete our indoor garden project, studioGreen is bringing Rachel Borgatti, [...]
more...It’s green in the Teen Studio!
By Teen Studio at August 26, 2008 | 2:10 pm | 0 Comment
Come visit studioGreen, the new installation in the Teen Studio! Deanna Erdmann, Glenna Jennings, and Jesse Mockrin are the new artists-in-residence in the Teen Studio at The New Children’s Museum. Focusing on photography and horticulture, you can experiment using digital cameras, tripods, diffusion panels, props, backdrops, and more! Stage your own still life and create [...]
more...teen studio, zac monday
By Teen Studio at July 13, 2008 | 9:55 am | 1 Comments
I 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 [...]
more...teen studio, zac monday
By Teen Studio at July 10, 2008 | 9:47 am | 0 Comment
i 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 [...]
more...Teen Studio
By Gavon Morris at July 9, 2008 | 4:08 pm | 0 Comment
Have 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 [...]
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