Abrakadoodle Greater Cincinnati

03/04/2024

Spring is here and with that comes warmer weather. I'm grateful that Easter weekend we had some nice, warm weather. Hopefully everyone was safe during the storm yesterday. Spring is the perfect time to learn new ways to create, especially when we get stuck inside during a storm. Hoping everyone is as inspired as we are here at Abrakadoodle!

01/08/2023

Join us and create your own Under the Sea scene Washington Park.

25/07/2023

Today we are printing Cherry Blossom trees. Come out and visit us Washington Park!

12/07/2023

Come make an Animal Sticks Craft with us at Imagination Alley in OTR.

27/05/2023

Come out and make a craft with us at Tent #15! Activities Beyond The Classroom

27/05/2023

Come out and make a craft with us at Tent #15! Activities Beyond The Classroom

18/05/2023

We are offering four camp themes at the Blue Ash Rec Center this summer.

Camp Special | When you register for multiple Abrakadoodle Camps at Blue Ash Rec Center, save 10% off each camp.

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Our Planet, Our World! STEAM Art Camp | June 12-16 | If you love our planet this camp is for you! Our camp includes artwork projects, crafts, games and books that inspire people to care for nature. Learn how artists are making a difference with their art. Create a wind sculpture, a sea globe, a trash can that smiles and art inspired by endangered animals! Explore exciting STEAM concepts and be part of caring for our planet!

Super-Tastic Cartoons Camp | June 26 – 30 | From superheroes to super-pets, we will learn about the art of cartooning and its different expressions. Improve your skills and learn new ones while you create a comic strip, a graphic novel or a single-panel comic! We will create cartoon vehicles, cartoon robots and an enchanted house and more while we discover that all characters have a unique way to tell a story!

SuperDoodle Art Camp | July 17-21 | Create super-sized artwork, superhero masterpieces, super-messes, and space inspired creations! Have nonstop FUN in this super-duper camp!

Beach Party Art Camp | August 07-11| Get ready for some wet and sandy fun! Create a palm tree sculpture; imagine a beach scene and design a beach towel pattern. Make shell designs, ocean creatures and much more. Join us for some cool time while you learn about artists, experiment with different materials and have fun on the run!

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Follow the link below to register today to guarantee your spot.

http://abrakadoodle.com/oh-greater-cincinnati-register/

Or contact us today at [email protected] or 513-297-5655 for more information about our camps.

17/05/2023

Pop-up Play

02/03/2023

For the first time in its storied history, sesame street has a Black woman in its cast of puppeteers.

25/02/2023

This week is Engineers Week. Engineers Week is dedicated to ensuring a diverse and well-educated future engineering workforce by increasing understanding of and interest in engineering and technology careers. National Society of Professional Engineers ~

Read more about the week. https://www.nspe.org/resources/partners-and-state-societies/engineers-week

Scroll down or click for downloadable resources Date Program February 19–25, 2023 Engineers Week Virtual vs In-Person Future City Competition Each second Wednesday of the month.

24/02/2023

Come out and create a David Hockney Doodle tonight at Blue Ash Recreation with us.

24/02/2023

Winslow Homer was born on this day in 1836. He was an American landscape painter and illustrator, best known for his marine subjects.

Read more about him. https://www.winslow-homer.com/biography.html

Observing Winslow Homer biography. From early years to education, personal life and style development. All about the superb artist | winslow-homer.com

23/02/2023

Create beautiful paintings and learn about artists from the East all the way to the West. Explore fantastical landscapes, circular drip paintings, mosaic vases, portraits and more. Grab a paintbrush and travel the world!

Register for Abrakadoodle’s Kids on Canvas® East Meets West at Kids First Sports Center. The session will run through February. This class is for elementary students and occurs at 6:30pm on Wednesdays. Our class sizes are small, so spots are limited!

Follow the link below to register today to guarantee your spot.

http://abrakadoodle.com/oh-greater-cincinnati-register/

22/02/2023

Camp registrations is open!

Follow the link below to register today to guarantee your spot.

http://abrakadoodle.com/oh-greater-cincinnati-register/

21/02/2023

Bisa Butler is an American fiber artist who has created a new genre of quilting that has transformed the medium. ~ Wikipedia

Read more about Butler who is best known for her larger than life sized quilted portraits. ~ https://www.bisabutler.com/about-5

Bisa Butler is an award winning African American textile artist. She is known for her vibrantly stunning larger than life sized quilted portraits that captivate viewers around the world. 

20/02/2023

19/02/2023

Come see the creative artwork of local K-12 students at the Festival of the Arts in Blue Ash. Stop by and create your own art project with us on opening night, February 24, 2023.

https://www.blueashevents.com/news_detail_T2_R265.php



Blue Ash Recreation

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18/02/2023

Faith Ringgold, painter, writer, speaker, mixed media sculptor and performance artist lives and works in Englewood, New Jersey. ~ www.faithringgold.com. Read more about Ringgold who is best known for her narrative quilts.
https://www.faithringgold.com/about-faith/

17/02/2023

Miss Marisa is teaching the Doodlers at Bethel Christian Academy about sgraffito and African Indigo Cloth.

17/02/2023

Today is National Random Acts of Kindness Day. How will you observe it? Read more about the day. https://www.randomactsofkindness.org/rak-day

Help up celebrate kindness on Random Acts of Kindness Day, February 17, 2023.

16/02/2023

Come out and see us at this year's Summer Camp Adventure Fair. We'll have activities and prizes.

Follow this link for more information about the camp fair: https://cincinnatifamilymagazine.com/calendar/summer-camp-adventure-fair-2023



Cincinnati Family Magazine

15/02/2023

Ms. Cindy is our art teacher at the Universal Muslim Academy. Check out the art room and Ms. Cindy in action.

13/02/2023

13/02/2023

Powerful women artists inspire, create, and influence the visual arts. Learn about women trailblazers, traditional art forms, and create striking art using mixed media, collage, textiles and more!

Registration is open for the March session of Abrakadoodle Art, Powerful Women Powerful Women Artists , at Blue Ash Rec Center. This class is for elementary students. The session will begin March 6th and run for four (4) weeks.

Non-members of Blue Ash Recreation Center are welcome.

Our class sizes are small, so spots are limited!

Follow the link below to register today to guarantee your spot.

http://abrakadoodle.com/oh-greater-cincinnati-register/



Blue Ash Recreation

12/02/2023

Waring’s most remembered work was her portraiture, which was largely of upper class Negroes and whites including James Weldon Johnson, W.E.B. DuBois, Mary White Ovington and Leslie Pinckney Hill. ~ LACINDA MENNENGA

Read more about Waring an American artist and educator. https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/waring-laura-wheeler-1887-1948/

Painter and educator Laura Wheeler Waring was born in Hartford, Connecticut in 1887. The fourth child of six born to Reverend Robert Foster and Mary Wheeler, Laura was unusual in some respects because she had the advantage of a superior education and middle and upper … Read MoreLaura Wheeler Warin...

10/02/2023

The Abrakadoodle staff celebrated 2022 with an Art Splash Party. You have to love being able to have fun at WORK.

One of my favorite aspects of Art Splash parties/events is the opportunity to express your own creative style. Even though the SAME lesson was presented, EVERYONE has a different interpretation that showcases their style.

09/02/2023

Our Mini Doodlers at Liberty Heights Preschool explored color mixing and blending while creating butterflies inspired by Damien Hirst.

08/02/2023

Our Twoosy Doodlers at the Kids First learned about top and bottom, light and dark as well as Georgia O'Keeffe.