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Location: Branciforte
Small Schools
(formerly Branciforte Elementary)
Call us for exact directions.
Days: Tuesdays & Wednesdays
Time: 3:30-5:30 PM
Cost: FREE!
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The Young Artists Studio successfully completed their beautiful mural entitled “The Nature of Santa Cruz”. The ribbon cutting ceremony was held on July 2, 2010. The mural itself is outside on the Firefly Coffee House wall (on the Pacific Avenue side). The mural can be seen at their address: 131 Front St., Santa Cruz, CA.
The Young Artists Studio spent the past year exploring natural spaces in Santa Cruz and created art based on the places they experienced. They took field trips to local nature areas including Neary Lagoon, Henry Cowell State Park, and Wilder Ranch to get inspiration for the piece. The Young Artists Studio met their summer completion goal, congratulations!
Images of the mural can be found in our photo gallery.
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Young Artists
Studio is a free, inclusive open studio-type art classroom
setting. The artists are a diverse group including
honor students, developmentally disabled students, public,
private, and homeschooled students, autistic students,
and both physically able-bodied and disabled students.
They work in all 2 and 3-dimensional arts as well as
exploring crafts. |
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studio time, guest artists, field trips, and opportunities
to exhibit art, the young artists explore their talents
and potential as artists. Young Artists Studio meets
twice weekly during the school year. Call to confirm
locations and times. |
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It is difficult for any young person
to grow up. But for the disabled, the challenges can seem
insurmountable.Often shunned
for their differences, disabled young people tend to interact
only with other disabled youth, thus leading them to be
virtually invisible to the rest of society.
Our goal is to provide a comfortable
environment in which these two segregated communities, the
disabled and able-bodied youth, may work side by side in
their shared artistic interest and learn from one another's
diverse self expression.
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Students work
with many creative mediums including printmaking, painting,
ceramics, and photography. They also benefit from the expertise
of guest artists, learn about master artists, take field
trips to view local art, and participate in art shows. |
Support the Young Artists
Studio and treat yourself to some beautiful blank cards
featuring one-of-a-kind paintings by students in the program.
Click here
for details and to order online.
The
Santa Cruz Metro voted our mural as a "Critics'
Picks Favorite Downtown Public Artworks"
winner in the "Goldies
2007" awards!
Click here
to see their write-up.
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This program was initially made
possible by a grant from the National Endowment for
the Arts.
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