This is my favorite two hours of the week! Genie opens the session with a group warm-up that is both fun and instructional. Then, the participants can work on projects of their choice. If you're not sure what you want to do, or how to do it, Genie guides you. As you work, you feel supported and by your fellow artists. The sense of community is second only to the spirit of creativity at Social Studio.
Elated Adult Student
It’s so much more than an art class. She had them engaging with science, nature and geography. They were singing songs. My daughter was bubbling over with pride after class. When she draws with us she is easily discouraged that she can’t draw like an adult. With social studio the projects are age appropriate and she is able to engage with peers. As a fellow arts educator I’m super impressed.
Happy Parent
Love that it was interactive. I wasn't sure if my daughter would be allowed to talk during the class because of the size but, she was able to talk and show her art work. I was very impressed. The teacher is very enthusiastic and you can tell she genuinely loves her job.
Diana B.
Lila has absolutely loved this class! Being exposed to different types of media and techniques while getting to explore an inspiring artist has been a wonderful experience for her. Genie is awesome and — even at a (Social) distance — has built a relationship with all of the students and a sense of camaraderie. What a fabulous experience!
Happy Parent
Go to Social Studio Baltimore for all your kid and adult art making needs! R made this treehouse playground in a mere two hours this morning. Genie Arnot is such an amazing teacher and she has put together a beautiful studio that makes art accessible to everyone.
Happy Parent
Genie, congrats on accomplishing a such meaningful feat. With art, we can feel the ground move beneath our feet and the air more oxygenated. You’ve given the community a dedicated place to grow and daydream. You’re amazing!! Go on!
Social Studio Enthusiast
You taught me negative space, how to draw faces and many more really cool things! Most of all you showed me how to connect to other people and things and that is really powerful.
Art Student
Being a student in your class is a gift that we are so thankful for.
Grateful Parent
I could not let this year end without telling you how grateful I am that you were Avelynn's art teacher for four years. She sees herself as an artist and a problem solver because you expect them all to be.
Proud Parent
Thank you for being a wonderful art teacher! I loved art classes with you!
Happy Student
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In STUDIO STORY this week we read “Gray” by Laura Dockrill and Lauren Child. Kids shared the times the had “all the feels” at once. The common theme was the overwhelm of mixed emotions when choosing one thing at the candy store or toy store. “Gray” is a great story that describes unconditional love and how feelings flow. You may feel gray for a bit but that the “colors” are always there. It’s a peek-through book with some cut out pages. Kids made their own peek through books and used the opportunity to paint all the colors the represent all the feels.🌈...
That’s a wrap for 2024 WEDNESDAY WINE&ART events! And, we wrapped up holiday style with bows, sparkly things and fresh greens from @crimsoncloverfloral! Thank you Bailey! 🎀...
AFTERSCHOOL STUDIO is hooked on stitching! We created sun spirals with a circular stitch to celebrate the winter solstice. We used mostly warm colors but aded a bit of blue to represent the sky....
“Radiant Snowflakes” inspired by Mary Judge’s series of Pop Flowers & Poptic series (see example on the last slide!) we tried to get these luminous layers and mandala like designs two ways in the studio. The SKILLS LAB kids cut and layered colored tissue paper in radial patterns, stacked then, and ran it through the laminator. SKETCH EXPRESS cut out snowflake patterns and traced them on marker paper with Prismacolor markers layering different design and colors to get the transparent complexity seen in the inspiration exemplars. ❄️...
AFTERSCHOOL STUDIO designed ideas for gift packages. They practiced painting warm and cool gradients on canvas print, colored paper ribbons with paint sticks and constructed a 3D paper bow....
Owl paperbag puppets made after reading “Night Owl and Early Bird” - a great selection from @theivybookshop for STUDIO STORY. The intro question: Have you ever tried being someone you are not? Kids had great answers… everything from trying to be a sibling to trying to be a princess. Fun to explore and experiment, but all agreed it’s best to be yourself! 🦉...
Such a wonderful performance by @vibratito, Max and Ethan! 👏 Thank you to all who came out! LIVE MUSIC continues in 2025! Save “second Sundays” 5-6pm!...
This is our last Second Sundays concert of the year and it's going to be amazing! Come out on Sunday December 8th. Sitarist Snehesh Nag will be performing with Ethan Bailey-Gould on guitar and Max Jacobs on violin for a vibrant evening of Indian, jazz, and old time music.
Fun fact - Snehesh was part of Strathmore's Artist in Residence program last year and Max is part of the 2024-2025 class!
Our concert season continues in the new year with a concert by Høly River....
When you put together some Maryland greats you get a fantastic start to the holiday season!!! @crimsoncloverfloral led the wreath making workshop, @thecornerpantry catered it, and wine was selected from @oldwestminsterwinery. What a festive, fun time! 🌲...