"My alphabet starts with this letter called yuzz. It's the letter I use to spell yuzz-a-ma-tuzz. You'll be sort of surprised what there is to be found once you go beyond 'Z' and start poking around!" —Dr. Seuss
Dr. Seuss clearly understood the importance of creativity and the need to exercise the imagination and have new experiences. In order for our kids to become creative, experimental and innovative thinkers, we need to do more than foster their ambition. We need to give them confidence in their creative abilities by providing them with the tools to explore new solutions.
This is our goal at Art Center for Kids. It is a goal that demands a different approach—one that is adventurous, engaging and challenging. To that end, we motivate students to express themselves in new ways so they can discover their sources of inspiration.
We have created classes that encourage new ways of thinking, seeing and doing. These classes reflect the many disciplines taught at the College with various members of the Art Center community—faculty, alumni, undergraduate and graduate students—teaching this innovative and exciting curriculum.
Art Center for Kids is open to students in grades 4–8 with classes at the College’s Hillside and South campuses in Pasadena.
Providing young people with rich and meaningful opportunities to use art and design to think critically and broadly can inspire and change lives. The freedom to express oneself, a spirit of questioning and poking around and a desire to go beyond “Z” all reflect our mission in Art Center for Kids.
Paula Goodman
Director, K-12 Programs