"Women Holler!" Art Collective Philadelphia

Senior Art Class Celebrations of the Harlem Renaissance is coming February 2019. Stay tuned for announcements of these projects and events!

Photo of Ardie Stuart Brown. Dancer, actress, writer, educator.

Forever grateful to you! Words cannot express how much you have meant to us, Mrs. Ardie Stuart-Brown - brilliant actress, dancer, writer, educator and mother. As founder of the groundbreaking Spring School of the Arts along with your talented sister, Mrs. Patricia Robinson, you are a trailblazer and served as a beacon of light in the lives of so many! Thank you for your unconditional love, guidance and never-ending encouragement and optimism. You are forever loved.

Philadelphia Seniors in Sheena's art classes were interviewed by 6abc for their work on their fashion magazine, "Still Got it". PBS also called on our seniors to participate in an upcoming documentary on aging! Exciting year for the seniors!

Some Inspiration and Affirmations from Philadelphia Seniors.

Sheena Garcia's Beginners Stop Motion Animation class for Senior Citizen learners are putting finishing touches on their new short claymation films. Stand by!

Seniors begin their own celebration of The Harlem Renaaissance in their arts workshops with Sheena Garcia.

Some of my Senior students are learning visual composition while taking fun, fashion photos in the style of photographer, James Van Der Zee!  We are beginning to celebrate the Harlem Renaissance Centennial celebration which began this Fall and will continue through Spring, 2020.  To commemorate this special event, Seniors will explore the history and styles of various Harlem Renaissance, visual artists.  The photo abovewas taken during one of our recent classes in Southwest Philly.  Stay tuned for more James Van Der Zee-inspired photographs created by Philadelphia Seniors! More about the Harlem Renaissance Centennial here at: http://harlemrenaissance.org/

Senior Center Beginning Animations

Diorama Art at the Senior Center! Made from shoe boxes, cut-paper and paper mache!

Seniors in Sheena's class are working on their second installment of "Still Got It" Fashion Magazine! Coming soon!

Philadelphia Seniors are having fun with collage in Sheena Garcia's Art Class. Seniors collage on various surfaces, This is gold charger patter! Seniors use decorative paper, cording and photo copied photos from the victorian era.

Senior Center Class Collage by Philadelphia's own Jimmy Thompson!

Miniature Clay Animation set created by a Senior student, participating in Sheena Garcia's Philadelphia Stop Motion Class. Philly Senior Citizens are animating!

Philly Senior Citizens are telling their stories through Stop Motion Clay Animation!

Seniors are making self portrait collages inspired by Gustav Klimt!

Paintings consist of cut-paper, acrylics, metallic paints and rhinestones!

Philadelphia Seniors are Animating. Screen-shot of "Monkey Business" Class Animation Project by Older Adults 65 and beyond!

Sheena Garcia's Senior Art Students are doing exciting works! Here are some snapshots of their clay animation puppets in progress!