We are constantly inspired by the young people we work with and the families that they are a part of. In an effort to keep our community creating together during the COVID-19 pandemic, Portside will be posting resources over the next few weeks in the form of art challenges and at home activities. Each day we will be posting a new art challenge on Instagram and on our website. We encourage you to have children AND adults participate and share their creations on Instagram by tagging Portside Arts Center and using #PortsideArtChallenge! Our hope is that by seeing and sharing each others artwork we can stay connected. In addition, we will be sharing a list of fun activities your children can do at home both independently and as a family. Please also share your own ideas and let us know what fun at home projects you are working on.
Tag @portsideartscenter on instagram and use hashtag #PortsideArtChallenge
Daily Art Challenge #17 - 4/7/20

​Look outside your window...what do you see (or wish you saw)? Illustrate it and share it with us on instagram! Get inspired by Marc Chagall's painting "Paris Through the Window."
Daily Art Challenge #16 - 4/6/20
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Make a portrait of your family doing their favorite activity together and post it on instagram! Get inspired by Matisse. 
Daily Art Challenge #15 - 4/3/20

Today's art challenge is to build a simple Rube Goldberg machine! Using objects around the house, arrange them in a way that will create a chain reaction. Good objects to use are dominos, marble, cards, funnels, blocks and string. You may need a parent to help you with this one! Get inspired by the band Ok Go's epic Rube Goldberg machine in this music video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qybUFnY7Y8w
Daily Art Challenge #14 - 4/2/20

Today's art challenge is brought to us by Mr. Joseph! Find a face in your surroundings or in an object around your house and illustrate it as a creature!

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Daily Art Challenge #13 - 4/1/20
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Make your own sketchbook! Today's Art Challenge was created by our awesome Assistant Teacher Ms. YeEun. Please see her step by step guide for making your own no-sew sketchbook.
Daily Art Challenge #12 - 3/31/20

Gather different household items and compose them in a pleasing way. Photograph them and post your photos on instagram using #PortsideArtChallenge! See artist Jan Groover for inspiration.
Daily Art Challenge #11 - 3/30/20

Hello everyone! Are you all ready for another week of art challenges? For #PortsideArtChallenge Day 11, we are asking you to create a drawing inspired by Shel Silverstein's power "The Place Where the Sidewalk Ends." To hear the poem, check out the youtube video below!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnfKHfQtTQs
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Post you or your child's creation to instagram and use #PortsideArtChallenge to share your work!
Daily Art Challenge #10 - 3/27/20
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We are working on our ongoing challenge, asking families to share their favorite family recipes and putting together a Portside Family Cookbook! Over the weekend, share YOUR favorite family recipe with us, and send a drawing along with it! This is a fun activity that the whole family can participate in. We all love to eat, and these days, many of us have been doing much more cooking! Bon appetit. 
Daily Art Challenge #9

Get inspired by environmental artist Andy Goldsworthy and create your own mandala using found. objects, whether that includes plants, sticks, or man made objects. Have fun, and post your creation on instagram using #PortsideArtChallenge! Watch Andy's process in this video for inspiration:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=16&v=f7sZv4_0Fxg&feature=emb_logo
Daily Art Challenge #8 - 3/25/20

Make an animal out of objects! Objects can be manga tiles, paper shapes, blocks, or found objects. Try making your favorite animal or family pet - can you make it life sized? Does it have a name? 
Daily Art Challenge #7 - 3/24/20

Today, draw yourself as a superhero! What would your super power be? Share on instagram using #PortsideArtChallenge!
​Daily Art Challenge #6 - 3/23/20

We hope you all had a relaxing weekend...start the week off with today's daily art challenge: make the BIGGEST tower you can, and get creative with the objects that you use! Can you make it as tall as you are?
Daily Art Challenge #5 - WEEKEND CHALLENGE!

TGIF! I'm sure many of you have been busy cooking at home, and we're wondering...What's YOUR favorite family meal to cook together? 🥞 Share it with us over the weekend, and post a drawing along with it - We will put together a Portside cookbook of all of the recipes! This is a fun activity for the whole family to do together.
Daily Art Challenge #4 - 3/19/20

Participate in the ongoing art project One Philly Art started by Robin Mack Ward in an attempt to stay a united Philadelphia as we practice social distancing. All Philadelphians are invited to create art based on a shared theme each week and display it in their windows. Themes change each week - this week is PLANTS! Tag #PortsideArtChallenge and #onephillyart in a post of your work, and share your creation and location on One Philly's Facebook Page! See what other artists around Philly have posted:
Daily Art Challenge #3 - 3/18/20

This should be a fun one...create a picture of your favorite place in Philadelphia! This isn't just for kids - adults, you are encouraged to join! We are all in this together. Don't forget to post it on instagram and tag that place as well as hashtag #PortsideArtChallenge to share your creativity.
Daily Art Challenge #2 - 3/17/20

Make something awesome out of cardboard  - The Pirates class in our After School Arts Program has been making an amazing city and stuffed animal village out of cardboard, so this one is inspired by them. Check out the video "Caine's Arcade, it will definitely put a smile on your face. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faIFNkdq96U
Daily Art Challenge #1 - 3/16/20

This challenge was inspired by Mila and the portrait she made of Ms. Sarah's dog Doodle! Don't forget to post your child's creation on Instagram using #PortsideArtChallenge and tagging Portside!