Creative Arts, A Community School for the Arts

06/19/2024

06/12/2024

Remembering Laura Burgess. With Kenya Esteva Ruiz and Sheryl LaFayette. From 2017.

06/11/2024

Creative Arts would like to announce:

The Laura Burgess Music, Theatre, and Visual Arts Scholarship

Because of the generosity of a private donor, the Laura Burgess Music, Theatre, and Visual Arts Scholarship has been established in Laura's memory. Laura was a beloved friend and gifted music teacher at Creative Arts for many years.

Laura received her Bachelor’s of Music Performance from New England Conservatory of Music and her Masters in Music Education and Viola Performance from the Boston Conservatory of Music.

Laura taught strings at area Public Schools from 1999-2012 and was a part of the Creative Arts team starting in 1999. She taught students with special needs, believing that all students can learn, and enjoyed teaching students of all levels, abilities and ages.

Laura trained in both traditional and Suzuki methods for violin and viola. She was fluent in English, Portuguese and Spanish and offered a variety of classes as well as violin and viola lessons.

The scholarship will support Creative Arts programming in music, theater, and visual arts by offering to support students who are financially challenged by subsidizing fees for classes or lessons, purchase or rent music instruments, and purchase art supplies.

Creative Arts wishes to thank this anonymous donor, whose kindness will enable its programs to flourish by continuing to bring music, theater and visual arts to its students in the spirit of Laura’s profound dedication to the arts.

For more information please contact the Creative Arts office at 781-942-9600 or [email protected].

06/03/2024

LITTLE EXPLORERS
Now you don't have to choose just one art form for your little ones - we roll them all up into these fun-filled summer weeks! Our annual summer class is back! Students, ages 3 to 6, will explore music, music instruments, art and crafts, dress-up costumes, dance and movement within the week's theme. At the end of each week the students perform with singing, dancing, and playing music instruments for parents and families.

Themes for each week:

- July 8-July 12: Frozen

"Let It Go" by singing, playing different music instruments, and playing dress-up as Elsa, Anna, Olaf and everyone from the kingdom of Arendelle."

- July 15-July 19: Moana

"Join Moana in ancient Polynesia, the strong-willed daughter of a chief of a coastal village, who is chosen by the ocean itself to reunite a mystical relic with the goddess Te Fiti."

- July 22-26: The Beatles Yellow Submarine

"Come to Pepperland with Ringo, George, Paul, and Paul for their singing adventures in this paradise under the sea, the home to Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band."

-July 29-August 2 - Coco

"Help make your dreams come true like Miguel, who like his ancestors, and his Abuela, Coco, love to sing and play guitar in Santa Cecilia, a town in Mexico."

- August 5-August 9 - Elemental

"Fire elements, Bernie and Cinder Lumen, immigrate to Element City. After the birth of their daughter, Ember, they continue their traditions, and live out their hopes and dreams in this new land."

- August 12-August 16 - Leo

"Adventures with longtime class pets Leo the tuatara and Squirtle the Florida box turtle who live in a the 5th grade classroom at Fort Myers Elementary School."

Enroll today at www.weteachcreativearts.org or for more info email [email protected].

06/01/2024

CREATIVE ARTS PRE-K FOR KIDS
Launching a new pre kindergarten arts program for 3-5 year olds!

Conveniently located in Reading Town Center, Creative Arts has been teaching Visual Art, Music, and Theater to students of all ages and abilities in Reading and its surrounding towns since 1978. Beginning this fall, Creative Arts is launching its new Creative Arts PreK for Kids program on Monday, September 9, 2024.

Creative Arts will be offering children ages 3-5 years old a daily artistic experience led by an educational and professional staff, teaching Pre-K programs as well as including visual art, music, and movement. The program will run Mondays through Fridays at 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM from September 2024 to June 2025.

For visual arts, children will be drawing, painting, and making 2-D and 3-D mixed media art using watercolor, acrylic paints, crayons, non-toxic clay, natural outdoor materials, different types of paper, fabric, upcycled supplies, and other materials.

For the music part of programming, our professional music teachers currently on staff will teach music, music instruments, singing, and movement twice a week.

Our EEC qualified art teachers will teach the pre-K educational program daily. They are CPR trained and certified.

Rates will be $90 per day per child. Packages available are Mondays-Fridays or Mon/Wed/Fri Only, or Tues/Thurs Only. To secure a spot, a refundable $100 deposit will be required. First come, first served. After August 1, 2024 the deposit will be non-refundable.

For more information, contact the Creative Arts office to schedule an appointment to see our Art Studio and to hear more about this exciting new program. Reach out to Executive Director, Michelle Aguillon, at [email protected] or call (781) 942-9600. Feel free to ask questions and have your little one explore our studio!

05/28/2024

HOT FUN IN THE SUMMER TIME at CREATIVE ARTS

We are excited to roll out our annual Summer Arts Programs. Check these out!

ART
Discover different themes and inspirations where students can create works of art. Our program will run for 10 weeks, Mondays through Fridays, June 24 to August 30, 2024. Each week will have a different theme:

Color Explosion
Fairs and Gnomes
Wizarding World
Mini-Masterpieces
Poseidon's Sea World
Fantasy Books
Percy's World (Percy Jackson)
Greek Mythology
Drawing & Painting
Mythological Creatures
And more!

The fees and schedule options for each week, Mondays through Fridays are:
- Morning half day sessions, 9am-Noon, $280 per week
- Afternoon half-day sessions, 1-4 pm, $280 per week
- Whole day sessions, 9 am-4 pm, $470 per week
- Daily Rates:
- $85 Full Day (9am-4pm)
- $65 Half Day (9am-12pm or 1-4pm)
- Students bring their own lunches and snacks for staff-supervised breaks throughout the day. Includes outdoor activities when weather permits. Ages 6 and up.

MUSIC
Introduce music to 3-6 year-olds with Little Explorers. Students will explore music, music instruments such as violin, ukulele, percussive instruments, art and crafts, dress-up costumes, dance and movement within the week's theme. Monday-Friday, 9am to 12pm at $290 per week.

- Frozen, July 8-12
- Moana, July 15-19
- The Beatles, Yellow Submarine, July 22-26
- Coco, July 29-August 2
- Elemental, August 5-9
- Leo, August 12-16

THEATER
"The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical"
Adapted from the best-selling book by Rick Riordan and featuring a thrilling original rock score, The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical is an action-packed mythical adventure! 3 weeks of music, dance, acting, and stagecraft! Monday-Friday, July 8-26, 9am-4pm. Ages 8-16. Performances on Friday & Saturday, August 26 & 27, $955 per student.

CA Kids Summer Theater Workshop
Young theater company members will learn the basics of acting and performance through activities, games, and exercises performing at the end of the session. This workshop is 2 weeks, Monday-Friday, August 5-16, 9am-12pm. There will be a performance on the last day of class. Ages 8-13, $525 per student.

For more information call us at (781) 942-9600 or email [email protected]

04/27/2024

04/09/2024

🌞April School Vacation🎉 is next week ALREADY! Have you booked yet? 🤞🏽🙏🏽

🤗Join us next week for spring influenced art projects and outdoor activities! 🌿🦋🐞🐝

🎨 ART
🎭 THEATER
🎶 MUSIC

Art Camp: Offering full days, half days, a few days or the whole week!

Acting & Theater Workshop: Mon-Fri, 9am to 12pm

Sign up with friends, classmates, siblings!

For more information go to www.weteachcreativearts.org or call 781-942-9600 or email [email protected]!
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03/24/2024

♥️Godspell 🎶concert sing 🎶 along happening now! 🎶🌼🎭⚘️