Afterschool Residencies 

MOCHA’s hands-on afterschool art workshops encourage creativity, self-expression, problem-solving and critical thinking. Our lessons are tied to state visual arts standards and are also designed to build students’ skills in language arts, math, science and social science. Lessons are tailored to the afterschool setting, using commonly available art materials. We provide semester- and year-long residencies as part of comprehensive afterschool programs.

We also offer a 4-, 6- and 10-week series of art lessons.

choose from:

The Alphabet of Art: Line, Color, Shape, Texture, Space
This curriculum is built upon the 5 building blocks of art—Line, Color, Shape, Texture and Space. Students will explore the fundamentals of art through a variety of media and hands-on activities.

Culture, Craft & Traditions: An International Survey of Art
Students will experience a range of cultures, through such projects as Chinese scroll paintings, Egyptian hieroglyphics, Australian dreamtime animals and Mexican yarn paintings. Media include oil pastels, tempera paint, clay and papier-mâché.

Shape, Symmetry and Scale: Mathematical Connections
Use art to reinforce study of shapes, patterns, symmetry and geometry! Students create mandalas, quilts, portraits and tessellations.

The Artists Series
Explore the art of Faith Ringgold, Romare Bearden Louise Nevelson, Frida Kahlo and others. Students learn line, shape, color and composition while exploring the diverse history, geography and cultures of influential modern artists.

The Art of Bookmaking
Learn a variety of bookmaking techniques. Students will construct accordion, origami, flag and pop-up books. They will learn techniques in bookbinding, papermaking and cover-making. The lessons can also include illustration techniques such as photomontage, watercolor, pen and ink, pastels, cartoon¬ing, lettering design and printing.

Taking Up Space: Three-Dimensional Art
Students will learn the fundamentals of sculpture and three-dimensional design. Lessons will introduce techniques of assemblage, sculpting, use of found objects and modeling. Students will utilize clay, wood, wire, paper and metal.

Expressive Arts and Storytelling
Students will focus on the arts of the theater. Lessons will include mask-making, dioramas and puppetry. Students will learn about traditions of storytelling across cultures and have the opportunity to create their own modern-day stories and legends.

Media/Method Intensive (Grades 6 and up)
Delve deeply into the techniques, methods and practices of any one of the following: Painting/Drawing (charcoal, acrylic, tempera, oil pastels, etc.); 3-D Art (clay, carving, found objects, etc.); Printmaking (monoprint, block printing, stamping, etc.); Fibers (dyeing, printing, weaving, papermaking, etc).

Cost

4 weeks: $900

6 weeks: $1400

10 weeks: $2300

Two 45-55 minute classes/ one day each week (scheduled on the same day)

Cost for semester- and year-long residencies varies, depending on the needs and budget of the site

Afterschool Sites

MOCHA currently provides afterschool programming at the following Oakland sites:

Civicorps Academy
Cox Academy
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary
RISE Community School
Emerson Elementary
Lighthouse Charter School
 

Contact

Kelly Doyle
Program Coordinator

510.465.8770 x311
510.465.0772 FAX