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CMA Photo Hunt Gallery

CMA Photo Hunt Gallery

Originally inspired by our critically acclaimed The Radical Camera show and the Photo League, our CMA Photo Hunt assignments are an opportunity to flex your creative muscle. Along the way, Catherine Evans, our William and Sarah Ross Soter Curator of Read More…

Posted in CMA Photo Hunts
Adventure Out: Art Super Heroes

Adventure Out: Art Super Heroes

Adventure Out Celebration May 5, 2012, 10 AM – 5 PM What happens when art educators and a museum’s permanent collection intersect with preschoolers? Join us as we celebrate our Adventure Out program, an in-depth art program for preschoolers at Read More…

Posted in Musings from the Center for Creativity
Paid to Play

Paid to Play

If you spend time in the Wonder Room, chances are you will meet Alvin. Alvin White has a very important job at CMA.  He gets paid to play. It may seem odd that we pay someone to play.  But many Read More…

Posted in Musings from the Center for Creativity
CMA Game Show Returns: Q & A with host Susie Starliner

CMA Game Show Returns: Q & A with host Susie Starliner

This Friday is the return of Game Show 2 at CMA. To give you an idea of what to expect, here’s our interview with our fabulous host Susie Starliner. How would you describe Game Show? It’s really just a classic Read More…

Posted in Day to Day
What If?

What If?

I like mantras.  Every once in a while I adopt a new personal mantra and litter my world with it; tacking it to my refrigerator, my computer, and my office walls.   I’ve had the same mantra for several years now: Read More…

Posted in Musings from the Center for Creativity
Why Boredom Matters

Why Boredom Matters

For our first “Musings from the Center for Creativity” I wanted to focus on an aspect of creativity that has been the catalyst for some of the greatest ideas in history… boredom. Two years ago I began asking adults to Read More…

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Summer Classes at CMA

Summer Classes at CMA

Summer Art Workshops at CMA have begun, and the creativity of kids’ brains has certainly been on display. Periodically this week I’ve been popping in to check on the progress of our Mythbusters art class for first and second graders. Read More…

Posted in Day to Day