Made in the USA: Creating with Art and Technology – Face-to-face Session 4

With Andrea Brady as facilitator "Made in USA" is an activity where adults and children over 6 years old have the opportunity to participate together in activities maker. The club takes place one or two Saturdays a month and focuses on creations that combine artistic practices with technology.

This month we will create “squishy circuits” with conductive clay, using festive holiday colors.

General data

Directed: To children From 6 years together with at least one family member / responsible adult.

Bilingual activity (English preferred).

Hours: usually one Saturday each month from 12:30 to 14:XNUMX p.m. (one hour and a half) at the International Institute.

required mask.

Sanitary measures

health measures

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During each session, participants carry out sensory STEAM science and art experiments and projects, facilitated by an expert maker in the field. This is a family activity where children and adults work collaboratively. The overarching goal of the activity is to provide the tools necessary for children to engage in replicable maker activities at home where they can share their skills with family members, thereby limiting “screen time” across the family unit while developing critical thinking skills through creative projects. Projects may include: sensory dough, gravity art, evaporation art, marble painting, writing with light, etc.

Andrea Brady

With a BA in Art from the University of California Berkeley and an MFA from Mills College, California, Andrea is a practicing sculptor who moved to Spain after exhibiting widely in California. In her work she recycles found objects and “trash.” She is currently focused on making “machines” that incorporate electronics and 3D-printed parts. Over the years she has conducted art workshops for children of all ages, and uses art as a vehicle for learning English in her classes for young learners. She has also taught “Go Electric” at the Institute, a class in which young students conduct experiments in electricity and magnetism. Follow her on Instagram @andreajbrady.