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Students will develop skills of repurposing sponges to create 2D mixed media art in this course. Using their imagination, students will design objects out of sponges and use color theory to make prints on paper. They will use the prints as a starting point to create mixed media artworks by adding pencil drawing. Once finished, the artworks will be displayed in an art exhibition with their peers at Gallery 1701.
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Students will develop their story-telling skills in a set of drawings that they use to project into 3D paper sculptures. Using repurposed books, students will design individual creatures or landscapes that will bring their story to life. The Pop-up sculpture will be displayed in an art exhibition with their peers at the end of the session.
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Students will develop their story-telling skills in a set of drawings that they use to project into 3D paper sculptures. Using repurposed books, students will design individual creatures or landscapes that will bring their story to life. The Pop-up sculpture will be displayed in an art exhibition with their peers at the end of the session.
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Interested in creating awesome posters for Movies, Comic Books, or for Video Games and wished you had the design skills to make something similar? Students in this course will learn how to create eye-catching posters through Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and Canva without previous experience in graphic design.
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Field Friday is an excellent way to build a bridge between classroom learning and life outside of school, providing an opportunity for real-world application. CHICAT connects Middle students, through arts and technology, to community-based organizations that will teach them about local resources and events, the power of civic engagement, job prospects, and much more.
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Take your first steps into using Python by creating music with code. Participate in this program and create your own songs with variables, functions, loops and more! This course is anticipated to be in person. It will take place Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM starting in February!
Location: Chicago Center for Arts & Technology, 1701 W 13th St. Chicago, IL 60608
Applications are open December 19th!
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Mix your tech and creative skills together to design and build electronic projects. Students will use lights, servo motors, Arduinos and more to bring their ideas into reality.
This course is anticipated to be in person. It will take place on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, from 4:30pm -6:30pm beginning September 26th!
Location: Chicago Center for Arts and Technology, 1701 W. 13th St. Chicago, IL 60608
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As an extension of the Fall course, students will design a 2D wire sculpture to use as an inner skeleton of their simple clay figure or molded object from the previous term. The encompassing design will express their ideas of unveiling their own identity. Students will exhibit their work in a final display amongst their peers in Gallery 1701. This course is anticipated to be in person. It will take place Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM starting in February!
Location: Chicago Center for Arts & Technology, 1701 W 13th St. Chicago, IL 60608
Applications are open December 19th!
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Using technical drawings, students will design a simple clay figure or object that will be molded into an environment for wax pours. They will learn about color theory and problem-solving complex ideas. The design will express their ideas of freedom through identity. Students will exhibit their work in a final display amongst their peers in Gallery 1701.
This course is anticipated to be in person. It will take place on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, from 4:30pm -6:30pm beginning September 26th!
Location: Chicago Center for Arts and Technology, 1701 W. 13th St. Chicago, IL 60608
To apply, visit https://www.afterschoolmatters.org/teens/apply/
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This course in photography will explore Landscape, Macro/ Close-up, and Portrait. Students will capture imagery in both the studio and the local neighborhood environment. The course will utilize digital cameras, photo editing software and specialty lenses and hardware. This course is anticipated to be in person. It will take place Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM starting in February!
Location: Chicago Center for Arts & Technology, 1701 W 13th St. Chicago, IL 60608
Applications are open December 19th!
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This class is focused on teaching student’s digital cutout style animation techniques, with scanned images and vector graphics. South Park is a notable example of the cutout-style.
This course is anticipated to be in person. It will take place on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, from 4:30pm -6:30pm beginning September 26th!
Location: Chicago Center for Arts and Technology, 1701 W. 13th St. Chicago, IL 60608
To apply, visit https://www.afterschoolmatters.org/teens/apply/
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Through hands-on demos, including how to create a compelling cooking demonstration, learn the core techniques and how to apply the compositional skills of the still photography to DSLR filmmaking. In this program you will learn how to navigate the video-capturing features of a DLSR, choose the right gear for their filmmaking needs, and incorporate audio into shoots!
This course is anticipated to be in person. It will take place Monday – Thursday, from 4:30pm -6:30pm beginning September 26th!
Location: Chicago Center for Arts and Technology, 1701 W. 13th St. Chicago, IL 60608
To apply, visit https://www.afterschoolmatters.org/teens/apply/
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