Art Walk and Museum to visit

The Mission Federal Art Walk in taking place next month April 30-May 1 with lots of things to do and see for kids and adults! Visit their website for more info.


Here are a few things that are worth noting:

Community Collaboration: Paint with an Artist
Sponsored by the San Diego Visual Art Network (India Street between Cedar & Date)

Mission Federal ArtWalk guests become the artists as they work with Rosemary KimBal or Kira Carrillo Corser on large-scale collaborations throughout the weekend.

Saturday, April 30: Dancing Brush
Experience a taste of Zen Brush Painting Artist Rosemary KimBal will demonstrate and teach attendees how to work with a "Giant Brush" on large canvases. 

And the Kidswalk activities include:

Get Creative with Tape
Explore new ways of painting with tape.

A museum for all ages: New Children's Museum is designed for children of all ages, from toddler to teen and is a place where kids are encouraged to touch everything – to think, play and create.  (plan a trip to the New Children's Museum if you haven't been there yet - it's free every second Sunday of each month. Membership is $85 for a family and they have a 10% military discount. Membership gives you free admission for a year plus discounts to day camps and more.)

4 Square Art
Use hot and cool colors to create a mini masterpiece with repeated images.

ArtReach is a non-profit visual art organization that takes professional artists into elementary schools to work with and inspire children. 

Musical Projects
Make Music! Experience your inner percussionist. Recreational Music experiences / Drum Circles throughout the day – explore and play a wide variety of drums and percussion instruments. Make an instrument to take home, too!

RhythmWorx provides educational enrichment, strengthens and unifies teams, and enhances well-being through rhythm-based experiences

Take your family down to the Artwalk and show them the many kinds and styles of art. It's in Little Italy and while you are there, visit Dick Blick for art supplies!

Visit the Mission Federal ArtWalk website for all the details!

Coffeehouse Night - got musical or artistic talent?

Well, it's official - our PTA is planning a coffeehouse art and music night! It's an opportunity for our students, parents, alumni, staff and any local artists to show off what they can do. Right now we are looking for musicians, singers and artists who may want to perform (music, poetry, etc.) or display their art. If you are interested, please contact Art Liaison Clara via the contact form on the LJM website.

The event is scheduled for Friday evening on April 29 - the week we come back to school from spring break. Details are still being developed but a flyer will come home in the next week or two about it. (Yes, we're putting it out there early because we want to give our talented peeps plenty of time to practice, rehearse and make art!)

stay tuned! 

Rock it

Here's an idea that is super easy and fun and evokes wonderment. Collect some rocks and paint them with colorful, bright and fun faces then place them around public places for people to find. We could have an afterschool creative ART Attack session and paint away. Everyone could then take one of the painted rocks and place them somewhere that people could admire/see them. It's kind of like an Easter egg hunt, except you don't collect and pick up the found 'eggs' - you leave them for others to find. (Reminds me of geocaching - have you tried that? Fun!)

Read about the painted rock idea here.

By the way, Exit Through the Gift Shop, is a very interesting mockumentary! (It's on Netflix)