WHEN:               
Monday, January 20
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., or 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

WHERE:             
The Clay Studio
139 N. Second St. 
Philadelphia, PA 19106

WHAT:                
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Old City’s The Clay Studio will invite 50Philadelphia schoolchildren to create a colorful Claymation video inspired by King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. Hosted by The Clay Studio’s Claymobile Outreach Program and organized with the Oxford Circle Christian Community Development Association, the hands-on Claymation workshop is one of the Claymobile’s innovative, hands-on art projects developed over 20 years of bringing the fun and inspiration of clay into Philadelphia public schools.

Claymation is a popular stop-motion animation technique that creates continuous motion through the manipulation of clay sculptures. A 10- to 15-second version of the children’s 2014 video will be available to be shared online or in broadcast by 4 p.m. on January 20. The 2013 Martin Luther King Day video is viewable here. 

The Clay Studio’s gallery is also currently exhibiting Claymobile Creations: 20 Years of Building Imagination, featuring more than 200 works in clay from Philadelphia schoolchildren who have participated in the program.

About the Claymobile
For 20 years, the Claymobile has partnered with schools and community organizations to bring art to underserved communities. Serving nearly 2,000 K-12 students annually, the Claymobile also reaches disabled children and the juvenile justice system, as well as formerly homeless and learning disabled adults. Each weekday, two fully stocked Claymobile vans travel to sites throughout the Philadelphia area, carrying clay, glazes, supplies and student-made artwork.

About The Clay Studio
Celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2014, The Clay Studio is a nonprofit educational institution, gallery and studio dedicated to teaching, creating, supporting and promoting the ceramic arts. Since 1974, The Clay Studio has hosted and exhibited world-class ceramic artists and brought the joy of clay to thousands of children, students, artists and enthusiasts throughout the Philadelphia region. Both a community center and an arts institution of international stature, The Clay Studio seeks to make art accessible through the tactile medium of clay.