Before I talk about this week’s lesson at Penn Treaty, I just wanted to mention that Jess, who specializes in Art Therapy, has worked alongside Kristen & me as we picked up where we left off from the last class with the students designing jewelry with a 3D pen from …
Greta is a working artist and is currently attending school for art education. This is her first semester working with Art Sphere. Her goal is to inspire her students to learn about the world through art, and express themselves freely. Wednesday at Cohocksink Recreation center, Greta’s class celebrated Dr. Seuss’s …
Julie Shaffer is a docent at Woodmere Art Museum in Philadelphia. This is her second semester volunteering with Art Sphere. She loves yoga, artisan ice cream, post-modern fiction, and art history. Julie wants to cultivate a love and appreciation of art in young children. At Fishtown Recreation Center, we celebrated …
With February 2020 being leap year, we thought it would be fun for the students at Towey to design their own ponds with frogs, fishes, water lilies, bubbles, etc. It was very nice to see the students working quietly and sharing crayons & glue with one another. I was very …
Starting off this week’s class at Penn Treaty, we introduced the students to an artist named Iris Van Herpen through some videos showing off her work. Herpen designs sculptures, clothes, shoes, and masks from a 3D printer, which are worn by models & dancers to perform on stage. I was …
In recognition of February as African American History month, Art Sphere created a series of handouts celebrating some significant African American musicians with ties to Philadelphia. Our city has a particularly rich musical history, and this series represents only a small sampling of the vast array of performers and artists …
Are you learning about the guitar, violin, or drums in your classroom? These color-able diagrams pair well with lessons about these common musical instruments. They can be used to help students learn and test on different parts of the instruments, or as fun extras to take home at the end …
For our final installment in our series celebrating African American musicians from Philly, we are honoring musician and multi-talented cultural icon, Questlove! Questlove, (born Ahmir Khalib Thompson, 1971), is a musician, composer, and producer. He is best known for his work as a drummer in the hip hop band, The …
