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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ART ACTIVITY is working on a collaborative painting project inspired by artist Elizabeth Murray and the science of cells! Artists began with water based paints and thinking about how smaller pieces function as part of a whole....
Creating bird nests is a fun way to practice circular weaving! AFTERSCHOOL STUDIO also colored wooden eggs and some artists added extensions to their project by making birds with paper or perler beads during choice time....
Do elephants live in Baltimore? Just at the zoo! Do frogs live in Baltimore? Definitely, there's plenty close by in Stony Run.
PAINT & PLAY celebrated an early Earth Day by talking about animals and habitats after listening to a readaloud of Calabash Cat by James Rumford.
Each animal that the Calabash Cat encounters thinks the world is limited to their habitat, but thanks to gaining a bird's eye perspective, Calabash Cat learns that the world is a pretty expansive place.
PAINT & PLAY artists created animal art inspired by the bold black and white designs from the storybook and added colorful brushstrokes from a rainbow color palette - echoing the rainbow thread found throughout the story....
A golden eagle, a macaw, a flamingo, a robin, a rainbow bird, and other kinds - these bird paintings were made by AFTERSCHOOL STUDIO and were inspired by Beautiful Blackbird by Ashley Bryan....
What is the Pay It Forward Fund? Social Studio Art believes in access to art excellence and education equity. The PIFF is active so all who are interested can create. Anyone can deduct from or donate to the PIFF. If cost is prohibitive to committing to a class or camp at Social Studio, please consider using the PIFF coupon codes when registering.
ABSTRACTION class started today and adults delved in with an exploration of the Art Elements. They began by building a playful sculpture then they drew it, both small and big! They learned a little about Hilma af Klint - the first European abstraction painter from Sweden in the early 1900s. At the studio we describe “abstract art” as work with the subject is line, color, shape, form, space, texture, value (the art elements) Abstract Art has the potential to express concepts, emotions, universal understandings, scientific phenomenon and spirituality. Do you have a favorite abstract artist?...
April is Jazz Appreciation Month! Celebrate at Social Studio on Sunday April 28th with our first live music event featuring Lionel Lyles II and @edhrybyk...
Work-in-progress drawings from Monday's AFTERSCHOOL STUDIO cohort. For World Art Day, they explored the possibilities of world-building within a circle. Everyone began by drawing two lines across their circle, dividing it into there zones - sky, land, and sea. What they chose to do next what up to their own imagination. As students drew, we talked about landforms, habitats and earth systems....