Art Pilots Is In The News!

It was yesterday, during our weekly Art Pilots class, that the local newspaper came for a visit. Tammy Marashlian, a senior education writer, and Jonathan Pobre, photographer, work for The Signal. They both have a special interest for the Art Pilots program. Tammy wrote a very sweet article in today’s paper, reminding everyone that it’a all about experimenting and having fun. Thank you both for taking the time to come and see us during our “art-ivities”. We really appreciate everyone’s enthusiasm, as the popularity of the program keeps rising.

Art Pilots’ New Season

Art Pilots just started its new season with a new team of student/teachers from CalArts. Darcy And Géraldine will continue to host and supervise this amazing program. The popularity has become considerable, and all 42 spots have been filled the first day. A big thank you to The Newhall Elementary School for giving us our own classrooms, and to the California Institute Of The Arts, without whom this wonderful art workshop would not be possible. This is going to be a great year!

New ARTree Mural in Newhall

“Take a drive down Railroad Avenue in Newhall and it’ll be hard to miss.” Thirteen faces, 17 feet high and 130 feet long. It is the second in what’s planned to be a series of art projects to pop up in Santa Clarita. “You might recognize some of these kids around your neighborhood, and they’re not from some model agency or somewhere.” This is the latest ARTree project, inspired by a former tagger-turned-popular European artist who goes by the name of J.R.. His work can be seen throughout the world today.

We are so proud of the ARTree for this exciting and unique art project. This is one that Newhall will remember, and not just because of its size, but certainly because it made a lot of kids feel special, and it gave them a sense of pride and ownership. Bravo ARTree!

The ARTree is Santa Clarita’s newest community arts organization.  It’s made up of artists, performers, musicians, teachers, writers and community leaders.  Their mission is to create a home where art, in all its forms, can thrive and inspire. To learn more about The ARTree and how you can get involved, visit www.theARTree.org.

Art Pilots Expo

Another season of Art Pilots is coming to an end. As tradition would have it, we’ve exposed all of the children’s art in the L-Shape gallery of CalArts. In honor of the kids, parents and family were welcome to this event. This is a wonderful way to reward those little artists, and recognize their hard work and dedication to the arts. Thank you all for your attendance and your support.

For more information about Art Pilots, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

A New Bud In The ARTree

Géraldine will lend a hand and offer her artistic skills to help promote the arts among children in our community. The ARTree is an organization that offers a healthy nurturing creative environment for artists of all ages. They are leaders in providing a clear vision of the importance of arts in the Santa Clarita community and lives.

Poster For SCV Education Foundation

We designed this poster for the Santa Clarita Valley Education Foundation. This is for the Bags Of Books Program. The poster is displayed in the Borders store of Valencia, and the program is going strong. If you haven’t already, rush to Borders, and offer a book to Newhall Elementary School. Happy shopping ;)

Arts Pilots In The Parks

Despite the cold and menacing clouds, a number of people came to visit our booth at the Santa Clarita’s Literacy and Arts Festival, Saturday Nov. 4th. Three students from CalArts and Géraldine exposed pictures from the kids of Newhall Elementary School. They explained the principles of Art Pilots, how they teach art and interact with the kids, and how this is benefiting them tremendously. Art Pilots is going strong, and everyone’s enthusiasm is very rewarding.

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Bags Of Books Program

In a constant effort to help our community, Géraldine and Migrate Design donated their services by designing a store window display and a bookmark for the “Bags Of Books” program.
For a duration of one month, people can purchase books from Borders, and donate them to a local school. The Santa Clarita Valley Education Foundation organized this exciting program in collaboration with Borders Santa Clarita.

We took care of everything, from the photo shoot to the design, and we are very happy to be part of this prime initiative.

See you at Borders!

See You Soon Art Pilots!

Today was our last session of Art Pilots. This new program between Newhall Elementary School and CalArts was so successful, we decided to bring it back next year.
CalArts turned it into an official class for their students, who will get credits for teaching visual art to the kids of Newhall Elementary.
This is only the beginning of a long relationship. The overall popularity of the program was gratifying, and we’re expecting it to grow substantially next year.

Stay tuned for further updates.

Newhall Elementary School And CalArts Join Hands

Géraldine, in collaboration with CalArts (California Institute of the Arts) faculty and students, put together an after-school art program called “Art Pilots”. The students of CalArts will offer their time and expertise to help Newhall kids develop their creative mind with various “out-of-the-box” art projects.
Migrate Design created the logo for “Art Pilots”. This is a wonderful opportunity for the children of Newhall Elementary School, and we very are proud to have made it possible.