November 13, 2017 | By Annie Rogers
At Arts For Life, we love collage lessons because collage is such an approachable medium. Unlike painting or drawing or sculpture, which are often daunting for young artists, collage requires no special skills or materials. Even the youngest artists at our tables know what to do with a glue stick and some paper! This lesson […]
October 13, 2017 | By Annie Rogers
Alisha, age 19, Arts For Life Artist What’s your favorite kind of art to make? Anything I can put in my room because I like to decorate my room with the art that I make. How do you “get creative”? I don’t have a plan, I just do what comes to my fingers. Why do […]
| By Annie Rogers
When Arts For Life teachers pull out the printmaking supplies, it’s like a beacon: kids just gravitate to the art table. Something about the rolling tools, the squish of ink, the smooth-soft texture of drawing in Styrofoam; it’s just not like anything they’ve ever done before. (See this vintage footage of Arts For Life artist […]
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 […]
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 […]