On Saturday Feb 2, I had the opportunity to help teach art at the John Heinza Wildlife Refuge with Art Sphere. This wildlife refuge is only eight blocks from my house and I had no idea it existed! John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1972 and is a …
Art Sphere participated in the 10th Annual Groundhog Day Festival at John Heinz Refuge. The weather didn’t stop groundhog lovers from coming out to the great event. Art Sphere’s arts and craft table was home to groundhog puppets, coloring books, and other various groundhog coloring activities. Kids were able to …
Drexel University students dropped by on Friday to volunteer with us. This creative and talented group helped prep more than 10 different projects for over 100 students. They will be returning for two more Fridays this month to help Art Sphere organize supplies and prepare more projects. With their help, …
The preschoolers from Cione Rec Center and Fishtown Rec Center turned into pirates this past week. They searched for the hidden treasure and then made treasure maps of their own. I made a map of the classroom, incorporating different obstacles they had to pass in order to find the treasure. …
This past Tuesday was a really high-energy day with both groups. The middle school class was really excited to make paper lanterns and learn traditional Chinese characters to decorate them. Unfortunately, I didn’t get any photos of them because I spent the class demonstrating the characters for “Happy New Year” …
Schedule spans from July 1-Aug Weekdays: 9am -12 noon 12 noon-3 pm Sites and days: Fishtown Recreation Center: Mondays, 9am-noon, noon-3pm 2 Older classes: 9am-noon 2 Younger Classes: noon-3pm Towey Recreation Center: Mondays, noon-3pm Older class Younger Class Glavin Recreation Center: Tuesdays, 9am-noon Older class Younger Class (Preschool) Samuel Recreation …
