CMA Stories

“The image you saw in your mind as a child when someone read a beautiful bedtime story to you … that is the image I want to paint” — Meet Artist-Educator in Residence Jacob Hicks!

Artist-Educator in Residence Jacob Hicks shares some of his favorite childhood art memories. Read more

“With so many kids, there’s a lot of seeing things as they really are and also a lot of space for imagining what things can become” — Meet Artist-Educator in Residence Frank Traynor

Artist-Educator in Residence Frank Traynor shares some of his favorite childhood art memories. Read more

“Treasure the relationship with your art, and nurture the creative impulse in yourself” — Meet Artist-Educator in Residence Tati Nguyen

Artist-Educator in Residence Tati Nguyen shares some of her favorite childhood art memories. Read more

“Everyone deserves the space and materials to be creative” — Meet Artist-Educator in Residence Ciana Malchione

Artist-Educator in Residence (and aspiring children's book illustrator) Ciana Malchione shares some of her favorite childhood art memories. Read more

“The human experience is largely us bumbling around looking for connection” — 5 Minutes with Curry Whitmire of The Look Make Show

Curry Whitmire is a former stART Studio Teaching Artist and voice actor for The Look Make Show. Read more

“Art is a form of healing, keeping traditions alive, and beautifying our surroundings” — 5 Minutes with Artist Destiny Mata

On Thursday, May 7, artist Destiny Mata joins CMA for a virtual artist talk streaming live on CMA's Facebook. Read more

“I am interested in the visuality of art as its own experience, as much as its potential for social change” — 5 Minutes with Artist Greg Lindquist

On Thursday, April 22, artist Greg Lindquist joins CMA for a virtual artist talk streaming live on CMA's Facebook. Read more

“Working with children is returning to play and playfulness as sacred medicine” — 5 Minutes with Artist Katie Cercone

On Thursday, March 18, artist Katie Cercone joins CMA for a virtual artist talk streaming live on CMA's Facebook. Read more

“Children’s artwork is an unfiltered glimpse of what’s to come and what we have been” — 5 Minutes with Auction Artist Oscar Rene Cornejo

On Saturday, February 20, Club CMA Para Familias celebrates the art of auction contributor Oscar Rene Cornejo. Read more

“There is an intuitive way of making that is especially present when we are children” — 5 Minutes with Artist Curtis Talwst Santiago

On Friday, February 26, Club CMA with Raquel celebrates the art of Curtis Talwst Santiago. Read more

“Working with children has inspired me my entire creative life” — 5 Minutes with Auction Artist Nathan Randall Green

Meet artist Nathan Randall Green, whose work is included in CMA's online fundraiser exhibition. Read more

“As a kid growing up in a small town in Kansas, making art was a necessary and healthy escape for me” — 5 Minutes with Auction Artist Benjamin Butler

Meet artist Benjamin Butler, whose work is included in CMA's online fundraiser exhibition. Read more

“Children’s nearly perpetual sense of invention and discovery provides visual nourishment” — 5 Minutes with Auction Artist Bo Joseph

Meet artist Bo Joseph, whose work is included in CMA's online fundraiser exhibition. Read more

“Art is key to all children’s learning and development” — 5 Minutes with Auction Artist Blane De St. Croix

Meet landscape artist Blane De St. Croix, whose work is included in CMA's online fundraiser exhibition. Read more

“Children make art with a purity of emotion, energy, and joyful wonder” — 5 Minutes with Artist Lu Zhang

On Thursday, February 11, artist Lu Zhang joins CMA for a virtual artist talk streaming live on CMA's Facebook. Read more

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