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MOCHA (Museum of Children’s Art) After-school Artist Residency Program
Emerson and MLK Elementary Schools in West Oakland and North Oakland (2009), RISE Community School in East Oakland (2010)
This program introduced students to the fundamentals of visual art—line, color, shape, texture and space. Students built on these basic tools through developmentally appropriate lessons using a variety of techniques, styles and media. Typical lessons included line activities (line hunt, 3D lines, contour lines, pastel lines, and watercolor resist); color studies (color-mixing, sponge painting, self-portraits, and landscapes); exploration with shape (mixed-media collages, mask-making); texture studies (texture rubbing, texture “quilts” made from paper, clay shapes and pots); and 3D representation (construction stabiles, recycled art cityscapes). The MOCHA program lessons are designed to build students’ skills in language arts, mathematics, science, and social science. One MLK student said “I love art; making art is the only thing that makes me happy.” When asked why, the girl put down her paintbrush and said “The art teacher always just lets me be me.”
Learn more about MOCHA’s After-school Artist Residency