It’s a fabulous line up for our Saturday Family Arts Program! There’s something for the whole family with offerings by four of our talented local artists.

For children 5 & under: Nature as Inspiration with Ngonda Badilla

***Please note: children under the age of 3 must have a caregiver in the room with them. Children between the ages of 3-5 may attend with a caregiver on site, but who may be participating in our Adult Caregiver workshop.

Using nature and natural materials to inspire creativity, this workshop will cultivate connection with the natural world. Children will use their senses to adventure in our forest and meadow spaces, then explore their own artistic expression through natural materials.

For children ages 5-10(ish): Creative Fusion Movement with Anna Mayta

Explore the world of movement! This lively creative multicultural movement class introduces children to the basic dance concepts such as rhythm, space, and bodily awareness. Props, and a diverse, traditional music selections are incorporated into the class. Plus multicultural emphasis in learning about different dance styles such as Flamenco, Classical Indian, Modern, Latin, and African.

For youth ages 10 - 19 (ish): Capoeira Angola with Taganyahu Swaby

Capoeira Angola is an Afro-Brazilian martial art dance with a liberatory purpose and strong musical tradition at its core.  Capoeira Angola is a movement practice that facilitates play. The performing of it is called play and not dancing or fighting as it centers joy and reciprocal interaction through music. It is also an Afro-diasporic tradition that complements Africana studies, and can serve as an important home and refuge for all students and Afro-descended students in particular.  For some videos see here and here. 

For adult caregivers: Clay Play with Asia Sosnowski

Time to play with clay! Grown-ups will have the opportunity to dive into the soothing sensory world of clay, learning basic hand building techniques as they do so.

This project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrant Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of The Of ice of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by CREATE Council on the Arts.