September 20, 2017 | By Annie Rogers
On October 14th, Asheville Community Theater will host a night of music and fun benefiting Arts For Life. It will be an entirely kids-for-kids cabaret with performers from all over the area. TICKETS HERE! $15 for adults / $10 for students Save Save
September 13, 2017 | By Annie Rogers
Have you ever drawn with SOAP? (Did you even know you could?) This lesson is always a hit at the art table because it involves using a familiar material (bar soap) in a very unfamiliar way. Sometimes Arts For Life teachers put out the container of cut-up soap bar pieces and make kids guess what […]
September 12, 2017 | By Annie Rogers
Danna, age 7, and Tanya, age 10, Arts For Life Artists (and sisters!) What’s your favorite kind of art to make? Danna: Drawing projects. I loved making the “Willow’s Creative Cat” project! Drawing all the patterns on the big cat was silly and fun! Sharpies are my favorite material. Tanya: 3D art! I had fun […]
August 17, 2017 | By Annie Rogers
To highlight Childhood Cancer Awareness month, The Grovewood Gallery in Asheville will host an Arts For Life Exhibition and Benefit September 2nd-17th. Save Save Save Save Save
| By Annie Rogers
Read the Book, Follow the Lesson! In the bright, whimsical world of Willow, the title character of this wonderful children’s book, trees are pink, skies are yellow, and snowmen are not always men. But Willow’s strict art teacher doesn’t agree. Over the course of the book, we watch grumpy Ms. Hawthorne, inspired by the free-willed […]
| By Annie Rogers
Exzavean, age 6, Arts For Life Artist What’s your favorite kind of art to make? I love to make masks. I love the strings and building things that make it 3D. Mask projects are my favorite because we make something we can wear. How do you get creative? I like to make things like power […]
July 27, 2017 | By Annie Rogers
If you couldn’t make it to SECCA on July 6th for the Spoonful of Sugar opening reception, never fear! Select works from the show are on display at Camino Brookstown in Winston Salem now through September 29th. Stop in to view the delectable confection-inspired paintings created by young Arts For Life artists at Brenner Children’s […]
| By Annie Rogers
Missed Arts For Life Asheville’s annual art show, HEARTBEATS, on June 14th? Don’t worry! You can still view the artwork created by young artists at Mission Children’s Hospital at The Hop’s Merrimon Avenue location Stop by for a cool, delicious ice cream treat (like a scoop of chocolate-Oreo…yum!) and feast your eyes on some amazing […]
July 21, 2017 | By Annie Rogers
Hayley, age 14, Arts For Life Artist How long have you known about Arts For Life? Since this morning — today was my first visit to the art table! What is your favorite kind of art to make? Clay and Play Doh. How do you “get creative?” By my mind — you have to think […]
| By Annie Rogers
Who knew clothespins could be so much fun?! In this whimsical little lesson, a simple clothespin is transformed into a ferocious (or friendly) chomping shark! Goals To create an interactive puppet using simple, everyday materials (clothespin) To play with overlapping and animation, incorporating a little surprise fish into the art project Vocabulary Overlapping: to extend […]