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The image is a page from a document describing the Cambridge Art Center for Children. The document provides an overview of the center's establishment, facilities, and primary objectives.
Key points from the document:
Establishment and Facilities:
Purposes of the Art Center:
Impact and Attendance:
The document highlights the center's commitment to fostering creativity, independence, and a positive outlook on the environment among children.
The image shows a page from a document describing the Cambridge Art Center for Children. Here's a detailed summary:
The Cambridge Art Center for Children was established in the spring of 1937 and started operating in the fall. It is housed in the German Museum and receives free space, heat, light, and janitorial services from Harvard University, allowing it to function with minimal budget and maximum efficiency.
The center operates daily from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM for children aged five to eighteen and on Saturdays from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. The children are provided with various art materials such as watercolor, pencil, charcoal, clay, cardboard, wire, metal, and linoleum, and they work under expert supervision.
Six main purposes of the Art Center are outlined:
Constructive Leisure: The center aims to provide children with opportunities for independent, creative leisure activities, helping them develop their own forms of entertainment instead of relying on pre-made or street-based activities.
Developing Imagination: The children are encouraged to develop their own ideas and not just follow instructions. Books and a variety of materials are used to stimulate their imagination, resulting in increased freedom of expression.
Encouraging Independence: The center minimizes formal instruction and promotes independent thinking and action, allowing children to work out their ideas without constant supervision.
Supporting Poorly Adjusted Children: Special attention is given to children with physical or environmental handicaps. The center helps these children find new ways of self-expression.
Supporting Exceptionally Talented Children: Talented children are also encouraged to develop both their artistic and technical skills.
Showing Beauty in the Environment: The center helps children recognize and appreciate beauty in their surroundings. Excursions and activities are designed to expose children to various sights and experiences that can spark their interest and creativity.
During its first five months of operation, the center had 6,387 visits, with 603 children attending from various locations including Belmont, Waltham, Boston, and Somerville.
THE CAMBRIDGE ART CENTER FOR CHILDREN was organized in the Spring of 1937 and began operation in the Fall. It is housed in the Germanic Museum and receives space, heat, light and janitor service from Harvard University free of charge. It, consequently, can operate on a small budget with maximum efficiency.
The facilities of the Art Center are made available to all children between the ages of five and eighteen and the Center is open daily from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m., and from 9:00 to 12:00 on Saturdays. The children are given their materials free and are under the supervision of an expert teacher. They work in a wide variety of materials—watercolor, pencil, charcoal, clay, cardboard, wire, metal, linoleum, etc.
There are six major purposes behind the work of the Art Center:
The radio, moving-pictures, mechanical toys, the “funnies,” all furnish ready-made entertainment for children. Many have forgotten how to entertain themselves. Others spend their leisure in the streets. The Art Center enables them to make their own entertainment and to develop their ingenuity in healthy surroundings.
The children are not told what to draw, paint, model, or construct, but are encouraged to develop their own ideas. Books are made available to stimulate their imagination. Breadth in technique and execution is insisted upon. The result has been a great increase in freedom of expression.
Formal instruction is reduced to a minimum and the children are encouraged not only to work out their own ideas but also their own methods. Independent thinking and action is encouraged. One specific result of this can be seen in a group of older boys who, of their own volition, started a magazine to be written and illustrated by any child who wished to contribute.
Special attention is given to the children who, through some physical or environmental handicap are maladjusted. Almost invariably they are helped through finding this new means of self-expression.
Special attention is given also to the talented children and they are encouraged to develop expressively as well as technically.
Many of the children come from the slum areas of Cambridge, or from drab surroundings, and will live in these surroundings all of their lives. The Art Center attempts to demonstrate that there is beauty in everyday sights. A tree, a house, a boat on the river can be just as exciting as a fairy-tale. Often excursions are made to a nearby factory, the telephone exchange, or the fire station.
In these ways, the Art Center not only serves the artistic needs of the community but, also, contributes towards its mental health.
During the first five months of operation there were 6,387 visits to the Center. 603 children have attended and they have come from as far away as Belmont, Waltham, Boston, and Somerville.
The image is a detailed description of the Cambridge Art Center for Children, which was established in the fall of 1937 and started its operations in the spring of that year. Here's a detailed summary:
Location and Facilities:
Access and Hours:
Materials and Activities:
Purposes of the Art Center:
Constructive Leisure:
Develop Imagination:
Develop Independence:
Help Poorly Adjusted Children:
Encourage Talented Children:
See Beauty in Environment:
Community Impact:
Overall, the Art Center aims to nurture creativity, independence, and an appreciation for beauty in children from various backgrounds.
The image contains a page from a document about the Cambridge Art Center for Children, established in the Spring of 1937. Here is a detailed summary of the text:
Organization and Facilities:
Major Purposes:
Constructive Leisure:
Develop the Imagination:
Develop Independence:
Help Poorly Adjusted Children:
Help Exceptionally Talented Children:
Help Children See Beauty in Their Environment:
Community Impact:
The image displays a page from a document discussing the Cambridge Art Center for Children, which was established in the spring of 1937 and began operations in the fall of the same year. The center is housed in the Germanic Museum and receives support from Harvard University, including space, heat, light, and janitorial services, without charge. This allows the center to operate efficiently with a minimal budget.
The facilities of the Art Center are open to children aged five to eighteen and are open from 2:00 to 5:00 PM and from 9:00 to 12:00 on Saturdays. Children receive free materials and are supervised by expert teachers, working in a variety of materials like watercolor, pencil, charcoal, clay, cardboard, wire, metal, and linoleum.
The document outlines six major purposes of the Art Center:
Constructive Leisure: To provide children with an opportunity for constructive leisure, replacing passive entertainment like radio, movies, and toys with activities that develop ingenuity in healthy surroundings.
Imagination Development: To develop the children's imagination through open-ended activities, encouraging them to come up with their own ideas rather than following instructions.
Independence: To foster independence by reducing formal instruction and encouraging children to work out their own methods and ideas.
Poorly Adjusted Children: To help children who are poorly adjusted due to physical or environmental handicaps by providing them with new means of self-expression.
Exceptionally Talented Children: To support exceptionally talented children, encouraging them to develop both expressively and technically.
Beauty in Environment: To help children appreciate beauty in their surroundings, often from less inspiring environments, by demonstrating beauty in everyday sights and through excursions to interesting local places like factories, telephone exchanges, and fire stations.
During the first five months of operation, there were 6,387 visits to the center, with 603 children attending from areas as far away as Belmont, Waltham, Boston, and Somerville. The Art Center not only caters to the artistic needs of the community but also contributes to its mental health.
The image shows a typed document describing the Cambridge Art Center for Children, which was organized in the Spring of 1937 and began operating in the Fall. It is located in the Germanic Museum and receives support from Harvard University, allowing it to operate on a small budget with maximum efficiency. The center serves children aged five to eighteen, providing free materials and expert supervision from an art teacher. The center is open from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 to 12:00 on Saturdays.
The document lists six major purposes of the Art Center:
To give children an opportunity for constructive leisure, encouraging them to create their own entertainment instead of relying on regular media and toys.
To develop children's imagination by allowing freedom from strict instructions and providing access to books and materials to stimulate creativity.
To develop independence by minimizing formal instruction and encouraging children to develop their own ideas and methods. Older children have even started a magazine written and illustrated by children.
To help poorly adjusted children, especially those with physical or environmental handicaps, to find new means of self-expression.
To help exceptionally talented children express themselves both artistically and technically.
To help children see beauty in their own environment, often from the surroundings of Cambridge and nearby areas.
The text notes that the Art Center supports both artistic needs and community mental health. In the first five months, the center had 6,387 visits, with 603 children attending from nearby locations including Belmont, Waltham, Boston, and Somerville.
This image shows a printed document with two columns of text. The document discusses the Cambridge Art Center for Children, which was organized in the spring of 1937 and located in the Fogg Museum, as the text references receiving space and assistance from Harvard University.
The text details the mission and objectives of the Art Center, listing six major purposes behind the work of the Art Center:
The document emphasizes the center's approach to fostering creativity, independence, and appreciation for beauty in everyday surroundings, catering to different needs, from helping poorly adjusted children to challenging those with exceptional talent.
It also provides statistics, revealing that within the first five months of operation there were 6,387 visits to the Center, 603 children had attended, and they came from as far as Belmont, Waltham, Boston, and Somerville, indicating the Center's considerable reach and popularity.
The design and font of the document suggest it is quite old, potentially dating back to the mid-20th century, but the precise date is not stated within the visible text. The page is slightly yellowed, adding to the vintage appearance of the document.
This image is a photograph of an old document that describes the Cambridge Art Center for Children. The document outlines the origin, purpose, and operations of the center.
It states that the center was organized in the Spring of 1937 and began operations in the Fall. It is housed in the Germanic Museum and benefits from free services such as heat, light, and janitorial service provided by Harvard University, enabling it to operate efficiently on a small budget.
The center is available to all children between the ages of five and eighteen and operates daily from 2:00 to 5:00 PM, and from 9:00 to 12:00 PM on Saturdays. Children receive materials free of charge and work under the supervision of an expert teacher. Various materials are mentioned, including watercolor, pencil, charcoal, clay, cardboard, wire, metal, and linoleum.
The document lists six main purposes behind the work of the Art Center:
It emphasizes the importance of offering opportunities for children to entertain themselves, develop their imagination, and encourage independent thinking. Special attention is given to children with physical or environmental handicaps, as well as those who are exceptionally talented.
The document concludes by highlighting the integral role of the Art Center in serving the community's artistic and mental health needs. It states that during the first five months of operation, there were 6,387 visits to the center, with 603 children attending from various locations including Belmont, Waltham, Boston, and Somerville.
The image shows two pages from a book or document discussing the Cambridge Art Center for Children. The text is printed in a serif font and is formatted in a standard, readable layout. The content is divided into sections, with numbered points outlining the purposes and benefits of the Art Center. Here is a detailed description:
Header: The text begins with a large, bold letter "T" at the start of the first sentence, which reads:
"The Cambridge Art Center for Children was organized in the Spring of 1937 and began operation in the Fall. It is housed in the Germanic Museum and receives space, heat, light and janitor service from Harvard University free of charge. It, consequently, can operate on a very budget of maximum efficiency."
Facilities and Hours:
The text explains that the Art Center is open daily from 2:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. and from 9:00 P.M. to 12:00 A.M. on Saturdays. Children aged five to eighteen are supervised by an expert teacher and provided with a wide variety of materials, including watercolor, pencil, charcoal, clay, cardboard, wire, metal, linoleum, etc.
Major Purposes:
The left page lists six major purposes of the Art Center, each numbered and explained:
Continued Purposes:
The right page continues listing the major purposes of the Art Center:
Impact and Statistics:
The text concludes by noting the positive impact of the Art Center on the community, emphasizing its contribution to mental health. It also provides statistics: during the first five months of operation, there were 6,387 visits, with 603 children attending from as far as Belmont, Waltham, Boston, and Somerville.
The document emphasizes the educational, therapeutic, and community-building role of the Cambridge Art Center for Children, highlighting its mission to foster creativity, independence, and appreciation for the environment among children of various backgrounds and abilities.