The Painted Cloud

History

In 2017, Sarah Conarro took the reigns as director of The Painted Cloud, a neighborhood landmark since 2008. Sarah further expanded on The Painted Cloud philosophy to emphasize community-minded experimentation. Under Sarah's guidance, The Painted Cloud has grown to include sessions that serve adults through workshops and middle schoolers through after school sessions, while maintaining excellent art sessions for ages 0 - 10. Previous Directors: 2008-2012 Samara Kupferberg 2012-2016 Bianca Beck

Specialties

We offer: -Morning Sessions for ages 0-4 -After school sessions for PreK, K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and middle school -Camps for DOE closures including Winter Recess, Spring Break, and Summer -Events/Workshops for young artists and adults -Birthday Parties The Painted Cloud is an art studio that practices community-minded experimentation in the arts. Through experimental processes, we can develop foundations that change our perspectives, help us become more open-minded, and help us gain autonomy. Experimenting in a group setting broadens our perspectives of what is possible within ourselves, our peers, and our communities. Gaining confidence in trying new things allows us to have more open minds toward our own intuition and creativity, that of our peers, and that of our communities. Understanding our power and ability to contribute to our own well-being and the well-being of our communities gives us autonomy without losing sight of our responsibility to our studio mates and those we collaborate with regularly. Community-minded experimentation is responsible, ethical artistic development and adventure.