Artwork by Emmanuelle Quinn
Virtual Class Schedule
Below is a snapshot of ways for the Interact artists to create art and connect this summer.
We apologize, but these classes are not open to the public.
| Monday March 1 | Tuesday March 2 | Wednesday March 3 | Thursday March 4 | Friday March 5 | |
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| 9:00a - 10:00a | Mystery Monday This week for MYSTERY Monday, we will watch a short 4-min clip from the show The UnXplained, then talk about what we think of the mystery! The Mystery: Are cats psychic? | TED Talk Tuesday This morning we will watch a short TED Talk, followed by discussion. | New Music Wednesday Are you still enjoying New Music Wednesday? Let us know what genres you want to learn more about next! | The Madame Josette Story Hour Join Josette in an hour of folklore and storytelling! | Main Room: Fun Friday Stay in the main room to socialize with the larger group! Breakout Clubs: |
| 10:00a - 11:00a | Option 1 Elemental Strength Exploring the 5 elements through movement and breath. Option 2 Sketch & Stretch First stretch to get your blood moving, then sketch to get your creative juices flowing! Art & Audio Books will start at 10:30am following the stretching portion of Sketch & Stretch. | Option 1 Dance Party! Request your song and dance along! Option 2 Sketch & Stretch First stretch to get your blood moving, then sketch to get your creative juices flowing! | Option 1 Full Body Fusion In this low-impact class, you will work on coordination, balance, flexibility, strength, spatial awareness, and positive body image Option 2 Sketch & Stretch First stretch to get your blood moving, then sketch to get your creative juices flowing! | Option 1 Zumba Ditch the workout, join the party! Option 2 Sketch & Stretch First stretch to get your blood moving, then sketch to get your creative juices flowing! | Option 1 Visualization Adventure Together as a group, we’ll choose our imagination destination, stretching our minds and bodies. Option 2 Sketch & Stretch First stretch to get your blood moving, then sketch to get your creative juices flowing! |
| 11:00a - 12:00p | Option 1 Group Share Let’s see what creative artwork you have been working on! Share your writing, songs, and artwork with the group! Option 2 Breakout Rooms Art & Audio Books Continue working on your projects while listening to “Disability Visibility” by Alice Wong. Breakout Options: | Option 1 The Voice Shop Learn to use pitch, pacing, value, volume and voice placement to create different characters. Option 2 Breakout Rooms Paper Crafts Learn about fun paper cutting techniques and create your own projects. Breakout Options: | Option 1 Cours de Français Amusez-vous avec Josette! Fun with Josette! Learn basic French words and phrases. This week we will review the colors of love. Option 2 Breakout Rooms Color Value Learn how light and dark affect colors and create your own color value scale! Breakout Options: | Option 1 Pamphlets, Zines, and Newsletters Join Max to learn more about self-publishing your writing and make plans for a new newsletter.
Option 2 Breakout Rooms Flip Books Bring your drawings to life by creating a flip book! Breakout Options:
| Option 1 Great Speeches: Shake, Rattle, and Roll Join Max for dramatic speeches based on early rock and roll songs. Option 2 Breakout Rooms Figure Drawing Continue to discover the human figure and improve your drawing skills. Breakout Options: |
| 12:00p - 1:00p | Lunch Break On your own | Lunch Break (on your own) | Lunch Break On Your Own | Lunch Break Nurse Rachel Join over the lunch hour to talk with Nurse Rachel about any health topics or needs you want to discuss! | The Lunch Bunch Let’s get cooking! Join in and show off your lunchtime cooking skills. |
| 1:00p - 2:00p | Option 1 The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (cont.) Beginning during the racial turmoil of 1960s Louisiana, 110-year-old ex-slave Jane Pittman relates the remarkable story of her life, an arduous and heartbreaking odyssey framed by the horrors of slavery and the justice of the civil rights movement. Option 2 Breakout Rooms Shadow Puppets Learn about the oldest form of puppetry in the world and construct your own shadow puppets. Breakout Options: | Option 1 Artist Spotlight: Angela Lansbury Lansbury is a British-American-Irish actress who has played many theater, television, and film roles. Her career has spanned almost eight decades, much of it in the United States. Her work has received much international attention. She is recognized as the earliest surviving Academy Award nominee and one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema. Breakout Option: Option 2 Entopic Graphomania Learn how to find inspiration in discarded printed material using this Surrealist drawing technique. Breakout Options: | Option 1 Shakespeare Deep Dive: A Midsummer Night’s Dream A story of order and disorder, reality and appearance, and love and marriage. A Midsummer Night’s Dream is one of Shakespeare’s most popular and widely performed. Breakout Option: Option 2 Breakout Rooms Group Critique Share your work and receive constructive criticism and feedback! Breakout Options: | Option 1 Artist Spotlight: Danai Gurira An award-winning playwright and actor, Gurira was recently seen in Marvel’s “Black Panther” and in “Avengers: Infinity War.” Gurira starred as Michonne on AMC’s “The Walking Dead.” As a playwright, her works include the Tony Award Nominated “Eclipsed.” Breakout Option: Option 2 Breakout Rooms Embroidery Show off your embroidered illustrations and troubleshoot with each other. Breakout Options: | Option 1 Name That Tune The popular Interact game coming to you in your home. Option 2 Breakout Rooms Art History Join Presley for a weekly lesson in art history! This week: Video Art Breakout Options: |
| 2:00p - 3:00p | Option 1 Book Nook: The Secret of Platform 13 (cont.) Under Platform 13 at Kings Cross Station is hidden a quite remarkable secret. Every nine years a doorway opens to an amazing, fantastical island. Join us as we read from this novel by Eva Ibbotson and take part in discussion. Option 2 Breakout Rooms Shadow Puppets Learn about the oldest form of puppetry in the world and construct your own shadow puppets. Breakout Options: | Option 1 Artist Spotlight: Julie Andrews With a career spanning seven decades, Andrews has been the recipient of several accolades, including one British Academy Film Award, one Academy Award, two Emmy Awards, and three Grammy Awards. Breakout Option: Option 2 Breakout Rooms Soap Carving Explore carving techniques using a bar of soap and make-shift carving tools. Breakout Options: | Option 1 Shakespeare Deep Dive: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (cont.) A story of order and disorder, reality and appearance, and love and marriage. A Midsummer Night’s Dream is one of Shakespeare’s most popular and widely performed. Breakout Option: Option 2 Breakout Rooms Fiber Arts Skill Share Gather with fellow fiber artists to share tips, tricks, and works in progress! Breakout Options: | Option 1 Theater Studio Work out ideas with the group: script writing, renderings, drawings. Share your ideas and ask questions. Use this time to work on your individual projects and develop ideas with input from your peers. Breakout Option: Option 2 Breakout Rooms Breakout Room 1: How Art Made the World: How Humans Made Art and Art Made us Human Watch a 5-part documentary exploring the influence of art on contemporary society. Part 5: To Death and Back Breakout Options: | Option 1 Max’s Writing Madness Max’s Writing Madness Join Max in developing your writing, and/or poetry skills! Ask Max for advice on progressing your next Group Share project. Option 2 Breakout Rooms Charcoal / Perspective Drawing Learn about perspective drawing with Jonas! Breakout Options: |
| 3:00p - 3:30p | Afternoon R&R: Movement & Discovery Enjoy some rejuvenating physical movement and discussion! | Afternoon R&R: Jazzercise The original dance party workout! Let’s have some fun! | Afternoon R&R: Meditation End the day with some meditation | Afternoon R&R: Stretches End the day with a stretch & reflection. | Afternoon R&R: Animated Shorts Kick back and relax while we watch some fun animated shorts! |
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