Before the Shissler Tot rec art show began, we collaborated with John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge and added some duck stamp programming to our show! Here we have a few of our preschoolers making duck foot prints leading to the entrance of Shissler Rec Center. Like Fishtown, we had a …
This summer at Fishtown proved to be a lot of fun! With almost 40 participants, we were able to make incredible paintings and crafts this session. One of our projects included Van Gough inspired landscapes. Our instructors encouraged our students to imagine their own landscape; whether it be their neighborhood, …
We had a fantastic six week session with our older group at Shissler Elementary. To commence our celebrations, we had a pop up art show for our students, their parents, and their guardians to enjoy. One of our last projects together were sandwich collages. Unlike the preschool group, I had …
As part of our overarching themes this session, we are aiming to include more music into the lessons for the summer and fall. Incorporating music into our lessons will help students relax and slow their heartbeats while encouraging them to concentrate more easily on the task at hand. Studies show that listening …
Preschool summer session is back and running at Shissler Recreation center with ArtSphere Inc. We are kicking off this season with projects revolving around themes of music, printmaking, and art history. Our tots are especially enthusiastic this time, with 37 pairs of fresh eyes, interested in working with their hands …
Julius, a bright, enthusiastic student who joins us for Wednesday ceramics, expressed to me that his dog Gracie was most likely going to die soon. Unprompted, he continued to explain that Gracie was lethargic and wasn’t getting better. Julius had made a ceramic piece a few weeks back inspired by his dog. …
It is our last day creating with Fishtown Tot Rec for our Spring Session. Next week, we will have all of our artwork on display for parents and kids to admire! What an exciting time for our young artists. This week, we explored books and book making. By incorporating folding, …
We have kicked off a new project with Penn Treaty’s middle school and high school students in the after school program with Joseph Brand and a wonderful, ever-changing group of creative and enthusiastic students. To get our kids comfortable with making clay projects and starting transitions, we asked them to …
