KIDSART@CIFO: Understanding Materials Through Desconstruction by Agustina Woodgate.

Artist Agustina Woodgate will host the last installment of CIFO's Family Cultural Spot for the exhibition Frames and Documents: Conceptualist Practices, Saturday, March 3. For this workshop kids will be asked to bring an article of clothing they could dispose of. Using these garments Woodgate will explore the understanding of materials through deconstruction, dialog and storytelling and guide children through the process of finding meaning in all their decisions and transformations. The kids will also be taken on an insightful tour of the exhibition Frames and Documents: Conceptualist Practices highlighting works that inspired this activity. Date: Saturday, March 3, 2012 Time: 1-3 pm Location: CIFO Art Space,1018 N. Miami Ave,Miami, FL 33136 Admission: $5 per child, Free for CIFO Members RSVP to rsvp@cifo.org Purchase tickets here For kids ages 5-12 Cost includes full entertainment, professional instruction, all materials, take home projects, and a snack!

About the artist Agustina Woodgate graduated from the National University of Visual Arts, Argentina, in 2004 and has exhibited extensively in U.S and abroad. She has initiated collaborative projects and has been awarded artists residencies both nationally and internationally. Her practice aims to create art that fosters exchanges between people rather than encounters between a viewer and object. Through these exchanges, meaning is elaborated collectively, rather than in the space of individual consumption. Her works explore the physical, emotional and cultural relationships we have with our surroundings by examining how individuals aspire, adapt, observe, connect, seek and find solutions for living. For more information please visit: http://agustinawoodgate.com

This program was co-organized by the Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation and Artoconecto, a non-profit arts advocacy organization based in Miami, FL, dedicated to creating and promoting unique artistic projects. ArtoConecto's kids programs seek to introduce children to the rich cultural and artistic diversity in the Miami community. For more information on ArtoConecto visit

http://artoconecto.blogspot.com/

Repeating repeating history twice with Domingo Castillo at CIFO

The artist Domingo Castillo


Domingo shows the kids different corporal movements to interpret the works on the walls


Extending actions such as walking


Samira learns about walking slowly as a conceptual performance example


Stretch a bit before their reinterpretations of the works from Frames and Documents


Performance # 1


Performance # 2


Performance # 3

Transforming Objects Workshop with George Sánchez-Calderón at CIFO

The kids with George


Admiring the current exhibition at CIFO, Frames and Documents



George and McKenzy



Phoenix cutting some yellow tape


Kamilla shows her piece



Unknown artist?



George and the kids


Latron shows his amazing creation




Our super volunteer Cooper giving a helping hand and lift


More young artists at work

ARTOCONECTO'S KIDSART AT CIFO: George Sánchez-Calderón

Join us and Miami-based artist George Sánchez-Calderón on Saturday, January 28th for the first Family Cultural Spot of the year! Drawing inspiration from the many works in CIFO's current exhibition, Frames and Documents: Conceptualist Practices, the children will be led through a guided tour of the exhibition and a hands-on activity that explores the transformative qualities of everyday objects. Using photography, copy machines, and an assortment of everyday materials kids will learn about the cultural significance of artworks and alternative modes of art making. Date: Saturday, January 28th Time: 1 pm to 3 pm Location: CIFO Art Space,1018 N. Miami Ave,Miami, FL 33136 Admission: $5 per child, Free for CIFO Members RSVP to rsvp@cifo.org Purchase tickets here For kids ages 5-12 Cost includes full entertainment, professional instruction, all materials, take home projects, and a snack! About the artist George Sánchez-Calderón received his Masters degree in Fine Arts from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1995 and Bachelors degree in Fine Arts from Florida International University. His work is in the permanent collection of the Miami Art Museum, the Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami, Margulies Collection, Craig Robbins Collection and the Carlos and Rosa de la Cruz collection. Mr. Sánchez-Calderón is also the recipient of the Oscar B. Cintas Fellowship and the South Florida Cultural Consortium Award. Saturday, February 18th, 1 pm: CIFO Family Cultural Spot with Domingo Castillo Thursday, February 23rd, 7 pm: Artist as Archivist: Talk by Glexis Novoa Saturday, March 3, 1 pm: CIFO Family Cultural Spot with Agustina Woodgate This program was co-organized by the Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation and Artoconecto, a non-profit arts advocacy organization based in Miami, FL, dedicated to creating and promoting unique artistic projects. ArtoConecto's kids programs seek to introduce children to the rich cultural and artistic diversity in the Miami community. For more information on ArtoConecto visit http://artoconecto.blogspot.com/

Happy Holidays to the Artoconecto/KIDSART Family!

Wishing everyone a happy, healthy, and inspiring New Year!

From our family to Yours

Peace and Love to All Our Friends

Alexandra and Danny