#SplatDoodle Art Movement: Week 13 Challenge Art Activity

#SplatDoodle Art Movement: Week 13 Challenge Art Activity

Join Abrakadoodle’s #SplatDoodle weekly art challenge by trying our our week 13 activity inspired by Alma Thomas! Encourage kids to stay creative while sheltering in place, and then share creations by tagging @Abrakadoodle and using hashtag #SplatDoodle.

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It’s Franchise Friday

It’s Franchise Friday

This Franchise Friday we celebrate African American Heritage month.  Abrakadoodle owners across the country promote the art and creativity of African Americans and other peoples of African descent. Romare Bearden, Kara Walker, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Jacob Lawrence and Alma Thomas are just few of the artists featured in our curriculum. We thank our franchise owners for…

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Artist Focused on Color with Great Impact: A Black History Month Retrospective

Artist Focused on Color with Great Impact: A Black History Month Retrospective

Her artwork (“Sky Light”) graces the Obama’s private residence in the White House. She was the first student to graduate with a B.S. in Fine Arts from Howard University. She was the first African American to have a solo exhibition at the Whitney Museum, and critics raved! A teacher and community arts developer, this lady…

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Artists For Kids: Alma Thomas

After working in art education for several years, Alma Thomas enrolled at Howard University in Washington, DC to study costume design. She became the first African American woman to hold a fine arts degree. Following a long career as a teacher, she retired to focus on her own creativity and art. Thomas’s work was included…

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