Watch How Smart Can We Get? on PBS. See more from NOVA scienceNOW.

This is a great series about what it means to be smart. What were the circumstances that grew Einstein’s brain?

Nurture creates nature vs. nature creates nurture. The hypothesis is that playing a musical instrument (the Violin in Einstein’s Case) helps to access intuition.

How creativity and creative thought manifests ways of conceptualizations that can be attributed to problem solving. The actual act of creating art and focus on problem solving allows people to enter the “Zone”

Thus allowing for processes to appear, emerge to the top and to access other intelligences and perhaps intuition itself. Musicians that learn to play an Instrument as a young person developed “bumps” on the brain that may increase intuitive thought.

Growing the brain is important and to keep it in shape mandatory.

There are several classes being offered for adults at the North Valley and Highland Senior Centers. Please see our web page and sign up. You can pay for the class online or come to class and pay. Please remember to sign up if you are interested. We try to have at least 3 people and the  limit is 8 people per class. Classes may cancel if we do not have the attendance needed. Whether you are experienced or a beginner you are welcome. Depending on the experience of the class each lesson will be geared towards the students interest.

The workshops covers primarily landscape painting however, if you are interested in figurative work I can work with you on your projects. Consider working on at least two painting while in attendance.

If you have take the program before come back and work on another project.

Below are the links for the North Valley Senior Center fliers:

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Below are the links for the Highland Senior Center fliers:

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Remember to sign up so we know that you are interested in the program.

Children’s Drawing classes that teach from the Born to Draw Children’s Drawing Program iBook date have changed.

The new dates are July 2 through July 23rd for a 4 week Session at $45.00 art supplies included.

The Born to Draw Children’s Art Program was developed by Elaine Cimino who has taught studio art for over 20 years. These classes have been taught as part of artist–in-residence in the public schools in Northern New Mexico.
The classes are geared by age groups. No previous experience necessary.
Limit is 8 children per class.

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Using the Born to Draw Children’s Drawing program From the New iBooks series, participants will learn observational drawing through mark making, line, shape, placement, textures, value, color and perspective. Each class is geared for a child to complete a drawing of an animal or a still life during class time. Other activities include making a portfolio, learning about the color wheel, and more. Materials will be provided.
this class is a more formal drawing class that children will develop skills that they will have all through life.

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This exhibition features an early first edition of “Los Caprichos,” a set of eighty etchings by Spanish artist Francisco de Goya y Lucientes published in 1799. Included in the exhibition for comparison are other works by Goya.

To augment Goya’s “Los Caprichos” prints, the exhibition will also include the work of several contemporary artists including Enrique Chagoya, Jason Garcia (Santa Clara), Diego Romero (Cochiti), Roger Shimomura, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith (Flathead, Shoshone), and Masami Teraoka. Like Goya, these exceptional artists all incorporate social commentary and social critique as integral aspects of their work.

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GRONK Mural on Display Until February 2012 (Special Events Space) Albuquerque Museum

In conjunction with the Santa Fe Opera, during two weeks in July the Albuquerque Museum will present the internationally renowned artist Gronk as he paints a site specific and temporary wall painting. Gronk will be designing the set for this summer’s Santa Fe Opera’s production of Antonio Vivaldi’s “Griselda.”

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Elaine Cimino Studios is offering the Born to Draw Drawing for Holidays and Special Occasions
Children’s Drawing Workshop on Dec. 20th

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Building community through Arts projects is in
the 9th year of service to the Albuquerque, NM community!

Despite the doors being open for 9 years Off center Community Art Project was a surprise to me.
in the Afternoons and early evenings anyone can walk into OFFCenter and start making arts. Supplies are there for children and adults. Workshops are help in both arts and crafts

OFFCenter believes in artmaking as central to community building.

Shared creative expression leads to shared visions and the emergence of a compassionate collective life.

OFFCenter is a community artspace located in downtown Albuquerque. Home to a studio, gallery and sales shop, anyone in the community is welcome to come to OFFCenter to make and buy art.

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Art by Justin Jew, Manzano High School A is for Art Auction for Albuquerque Public Schools

Welcome to Born to Draw

We are under construction for the next 3 days and hope to be up and running by the weekend.