Abrakadoodle is a champion for children’s art education, bringing smiles, confidence, skills and creativity to disadvantaged children through its annual Arts for All Scholarship program since 2007. Because Abrakadoodle is out in communities’ nationwide providing art classes, camps and events, we see needs and have chosen to respond in impactful ways. We salute franchise owners…
Guest Post by Leonor Brazao The applause sounded sweeter than music and took me back to my youth in Brazil. Recently, while at the concert of the Sao Paulo State Youth Orchestra at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., I felt as if I had traveled back in time. Years ago…
Kids love to make art, and the holiday season is a great time to encourage your children to take part in arty expression! Find a workspace for your child and provide lots of fun supplies like paper, markers, colored pencils, paint and other age-appropriate creative embellishments, such as glitter, stamp sets, pom-pom’s and more. To…
Post-Impressionist artists contributed to new ways to make art. Georges Seurat literally made his mark on this style by using tiny dots of color, which would come to be known as Pointillism. Vincent Van Gogh used extensive swirling, curling brushstrokes and vivid colors in his powerful art. Did you know that he created “The Starry…
Abrakadoodle joins millions each year in celebrating Lights On Afterschool, a campaign of the Afterschool Alliance, which recognizes the importance of providing safe, strong afterschool options for children nationwide. In an interview on Education Nation, former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice said “Not just safe but learning” when speaking about children’s experiences in afterschool programs….
I find that Naïve Art is big on charm. The “Primitive” part of the art is appealing, with its simple lines; strong colors; flat subjects and two dimensions. Don’t be fooled, though, into thinking that this child-like magic is in any way simplistic. Abrakadoodle incorporates this wonderful art style into our instructional programs for children….
We are all drawn to color but none more so than the Fauvists of the early 1900’s, who created art that focused more on powerful colors than on the subjects of their artworks. In French, fauves translates to “wild beasts.” Many believe that fauvism grew out of the impressionism movement. The fauvists used wild brush…
