KIDSART SENSES CAMPS SMELL AND SOUND

KIDSART 'SENSES' WAS A COMPLETE SUCCESS, culminating with Patricia Hernandez's SMELL camp and David Brieske's and Juan Maristany's SOUND camp. Here are some fun photos from their artistic journey and experience. We are also very excited to announce that we are gearing up towards a new collaboration with CIFO, Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation, where we will be conducting three sessions of art camps for children, ages 5 to 12.
SAVE THE DATES: September 29th, October 13th and November 3rd. We will announce the artists very soon.

For more information about our upcoming workshops and events email us at: artoconecto@gmail.com

'Describe the Smell' by Patricia Hernandez.
The workshop functioned in several parts. First, our team held a series of fun experiments, along with an educational component on the olfactory system and olfactory art. Then lead to a live online radio broadcast, where the students themselves shared and performed as experts on anything olfactory, describing each smell, and leaving room for them to use their own imagination. Parents and listeners were able to tune in in real time and everything was archived online.


Check out our Facebook page, become a friend and receive updated news and information about Artoconecto's programs, as well as other cool art projects and initiatives elsewhere!

'Surrounded By Sound' by David Brieske and Juan Maristany.
The kids were introduced to how artists collect, process and use sound in their work. The workshop took place at a scultpure studio, at the Little River Yacht Club, where the surrounding materials and tools wiere used as source material for sounds.



Thanks to all the artists, volunteers, Legal Arts, the Little River Yacht Club and a very special thanks to the Miami-Dade Department of Cultural Affairs for their support!

KIDSART SENSE CAMP TASTE with JIAE HWANG

KIDSART SENSES: Taste of Color, Taste by Number: by Jiae Hwang.

'Taste of Color, Taste by Number' explored the colorful and mysterious world of taste. Using various tasty medium, children learnead how to play with their senses when tasked to describe flavors in a visual manner. They learned to differentiate between making art with their eyes and making art following guidance from their taste buds. A super tasty camp.















Jiae and her half orange Juan welcome the kids--thanks Juan you are awesome!
















They have no idea the tasty treat they got ahead of them















Ok kids ready for some tasting?















Catalina brings a tiny little piece of color for Kira and Guliana to try
















Samira and Phoenix yuck!
















Alejandro: I sense a very bright color--I have tasted this before!

The tastes: Twizzlers Rainbow: Strawberry, Orange, Lemonade, Watermelon, Blue
Raspberry, and Grape + Apple + licorice
Dried seaweed, dried Shitaki mushroom, goldfish crackers, beef jerky,
Starburst: strawberry, lemon, cheery, Mysterious jelly bean flavors.
















Afterwards, the kids used their tasting experience to recreate their experience on boards, using all types of mediums, including candy.























Special thanks to our great volunteer Lauri Hand for coming over early on a Saturday to work with the kids. Also, check out the Ecomarket store, they donated all the incredible earth friendly plates and utensils the kids are using to eat their meals.

KIDSART'S SENSES CAMP WITH MAURICIO GONZALEZ

SIGHT: Reinterpreting Form by Mauricio Gonzalez

The workshop ‘Reinterpreting Form’ encouraged the kids to evaluate and rearrange common objects and materials into new and more complex forms. During this exercise, the kids explored a hidden world of possibilities that exist behind these objects and materials, while become more sensible towards them. Also, they were introduced to a selection of tools and equipment that will make the realization of ideas more viable, that may otherwise seem too abstract for them.

THE KIDS:

Alejandro Herrera

Megan Moraes

Jasmine Moraes

Phoenix T Pierre

Chloe Gonzalez

Sophia Mijares

Hugo Mijares

Victoria Rodriguez

Giuliana Mizrahi

Kira Luna Nichtawitz

Leandra Hall

Michael Klopukh

Isabella Klopukh

Samira Rojas

Lara Rodriguez

Eva Parsons

Rebecca Urdaneta

Mauricio (Mauri) gives Eva a hand with her piece

Special thanks to: Catalina Roca and Camila Gonzalez--our great assistants.

Also, thanks to Raiza Perrault from Ecomarket Store for providing us with the mosta amazing earth friendly plates, utensils and plastic bags!!!

KIDSART SENSES OPEN REGISTRATION

Miami, June 2, 2012. Artoconecto’s KIDSART returns this summer with an exciting new series of affordable art camps for children in the Miami area, designed to stimulate all five senses, as well as linking the artsand the sciences in a fun and innovative way.

The list of prominent Miami artists who will be leading the weekly camps includes Mauricio Gonzalez, Jiae Hwang, David Brieske, Juan Maristany, Patricia Hernandez and Hannes Bend. Each will focus on asingle sense: sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch, respectively. They will create a sensory experiencefor the kids that will not only arouse their perceptions of the world aroundthem, but remind them as well of their significant place in it.

“We often take our senses for granted,” says Alexandra Rangel, Executive Director of Artoconecto. “We move around without realizing their importance in perceiving and defining the cognitive imagery that allows us to interact with the world around us. Most of us don’t realize how lucky we really are to be able to possess all of them.” These camps will bring each sense into focus by adding the artists’ ‘sensibility’ to them, and demonstrate to the kids how precious and unique each sense is.

For three years, the local non-profit Artoconecto, with the generous support of the Miami-Dade Dept. of Cultural Affairs, among others, has conducted affordable art camps for children with notable artists in the Miami area. Last year, camps were also conducted simultaneously with camps in Croatia. ‘The Senses’ art camps will comprise a diverse group of artists, from different parts of the world, who have chosen Miami as their base camp for creation.

Registration is open to all children in Miami. KIDSART takes place on five successive Saturday mornings, from July 28^ththrough August 18^th, at various artists’ studios. The cost is a donation of $100 dollars per child, which includes all materials and lunches for the duration of the camps.

###

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/