{"id":17682,"date":"2018-10-10T02:56:23","date_gmt":"2018-10-10T02:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smallhandsbigart.com\/fort-mill\/?page_id=17682"},"modified":"2023-09-03T12:19:07","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T12:19:07","slug":"ourstudio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.smallhandsbigart.com\/fort-mill\/about-our-studio\/","title":{"rendered":"The Studio"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[mk_page_section bg_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.smallhandsbigart.com\/fort-mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/02\/smallhba2019-195-1-1000-web.jpg&#8221; bg_position=&#8221;center top&#8221; bg_stretch=&#8221;true&#8221; enable_3d=&#8221;true&#8221; bg_gradient=&#8221;left_top&#8221; video_color_mask=&#8221;rgba(130,36,227,0.41)&#8221; gr_end=&#8221;rgba(35,132,26,0.33)&#8221; min_height=&#8221;600&#8243; full_width=&#8221;true&#8221; full_height=&#8221;true&#8221; el_class=&#8221;dark&#8221; sidebar=&#8221;sidebar-1&#8243;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Our Studio&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|text_align:center&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;30px&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Did You Know?&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;slideInLeft&#8221;][vc_message style=&#8221;square&#8221; message_box_color=&#8221;turquoise&#8221; icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-arrow-right&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeInDown&#8221;]<b>Children who participate in the arts each week through at least one full year are:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>4 times more likely to be recognized for academic achievement<\/li>\n<li>3 times more likely to be elected to class office within their schools<\/li>\n<li>4 times more likely to participate in a math and science fair<\/li>\n<li>3 times more likely to win an award for school attendance<\/li>\n<li>4 times more likely to win an award for writing an essay or poem<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_message][vc_message style=&#8221;square&#8221; message_box_color=&#8221;turquoise&#8221; icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-arrow-right&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeInDown&#8221;]<b>Young artists, as compared with their peers, are likely to:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Attend music, art, and dance classes nearly three times as frequently<\/li>\n<li>Participate in youth groups nearly four times as frequently Read for pleasure nearly twice as often<\/li>\n<li>Perform community service more than four times as often<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_message][vc_message style=&#8221;square&#8221; message_box_color=&#8221;turquoise&#8221; icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-arrow-right&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeInDown&#8221;]<b>Art educati<\/b><b>on for children:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stimulates and develops the imagination and critical thinking, and refines cognitive and creative skills.<\/li>\n<li>Strengthens problem-solving and critical-thinking skills, adding to overall academic achievement and school success\u2026<\/li>\n<li>Plays a central role in cognitive, motor, language, and social-emotional development.<\/li>\n<li>Motivates and engages children in learning, stimulates memory, facilitates understanding, enhances symbolic communication, promotes relationships, and provides an avenue for building competence.<\/li>\n<li>Provides a natural source of learning. 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The arts are a most natural vehicle for play.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Source:\u00a0 Americans for the Arts, 2002; Young Children and the Arts: Making Creative Connections, 1998, Introduction\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.americansforthearts.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Americans for the Arts<\/a>[\/vc_message][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;70px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][mk_page_section layout_structure=&#8221;half_left&#8221; bg_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.smallhandsbigart.com\/fort-mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/09\/web23-fort-mill-6.jpg&#8221; js_vertical_centered=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Who Is&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%2341281a&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;slideInRight&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Small Hands Big Art?&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;slideInRight&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1544616035150{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<b>Small Hands Big Art<\/b>\u00a0is a Charlotte-based company with studios currently in South Charlotte, NC and Fort Mill, SC.\u00a0 \u00a0Kids from toddlers to teens are excited &amp; enriched through our fine art age and developmentally appropriate classes, parties, camps and workshops. Mixed media activities include painting, drawing, collage, printmaking, sculpture &amp; more!<\/p>\n<p>Small Hands Big Art studios are bright and open, and provide a lively space that is safe, engaging, organized and welcoming. Here children can feel free and uninhibited to explore their creativity without worrying about making a mess &#8211; and parents don&#8217;t have to scrub markers off the walls or paint out of the carpet!<\/p>\n<p>Toddlers and Pre-school Children are introduced to a supportive social environment in which to gradually explore their creative independence, to build social and coordination skills, and self confidence. 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Regardless of the project, materials or medium we are working with, children are given suggested topics and techniques to stimulate their imagination and help them to visualize their ideas. 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