Los Angeles County Museum of Art - Giana Medina, Week 2

Dear Diary, 

07/12/2022, 07/13/2022: I spent the majority of my time this week working with up-and-coming artists—children from the ages of 6-8 participating in LACMA's Art Camp. I helped expose the rising artists to different mediums that exist within the world of art, specifically acrylic paint and mixed media (stickers, text, etc.). We began Art Camp classes by giving the children guided tours of the Modern Art Exhibit at LACMA. During these tours, art pieces were showcased by the teaching artist and later referenced during art project. This style of teaching encouraged the children to imitate the art styles of famous artists, however, rainbows were preferred over the works of David Hockney and Picasso.


15 children participated in LACMA's Art Camp, but here are some of my favorite pieces from the week.

07/15/2022: Today, Jazzlyn and I met up with Tina (the Senior Librarian at the Los Angeles Public Library) to host a Summer Reading Camp. Our mission was to expose the children who approached the Learning Counter to the inspiring Latinx individuals who have changed the world. Jazzlyn and I highlighted inspiring Latinx individuals from Nuestra America, encouraging the children to draw figures that inspire them. The children that participated in our activity were very young (3-6 years old), and it was a challenge breaking down complicated terms and concepts for them to understand. However, it was fun seeing their creations and listening to their wildest hopes and dreams.
 
Jazzlyn and I at the Los Angeles Public Library with Nuestra America.

07/16/2022: Today, I helped run this month's Andell Family Sunday. Andell Family Sundays are free art workshops hosted by LACMA for the general public. The theme of this month's workshop was symbolism, and we focused specifically on how Alexander McQueen's incorporated symbols into his work. Through this workshop, we wanted participants to incorporate their own personal symbols in their creations, promoting creative freedom. To materialize this idea, we cut craps of fabric and muslin into a variety of shapes, creating the groundwork for a patch of sorts. Many participants created patches that depicted images of space, utilizing different prints of fabric to represent planets and glitter scraps to create stars. Others created patches with their furry friends or favorite sports on them. 

I made a "strawberry patch"

Stay Creative, 
Giana





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