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Dear Creative Genius,
 
Yes, you!  Did you know that we all have the capacity to be a creative genius, like the legendary Chuck Jones?  Chuck is the artist who gave life to Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote & Bugs Bunny, along with over 300 animated films, and who continues to provide laughter to all of us. 
 
The Chuck Jones Center for Creativity, a public charity founded in 1999 in Orange County, California, fosters and teaches creative thinking. Chuck believed (and it's been proven) that creativity is like a muscle in your brain-
it needs exercise to get and stay healthy. The Center serves as a "gymnasium for the brain".

 
"Arts creative education aids students in skills needed in the workplace: flexibility, the ability to solve problems and communicate, the ability to learn new skills, to be creative and innovative, and to strive for excellence." 
 --Joseph M. Calahan, Director of Corporate Communications, Xerox  
 
"If we don't have creativity, we don't have problem solving." --Ashley Merryman, Bestselling author of 'Nurture Shock-New Thinking about Children' and 'Top Dog-The Science of Winning & Losing'
 
According to Stanford University and Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, youth who participate in arts and creativity learning are:
  • Four times more likely to be recognized for academic achievement
  • Four times more likely to participate in a math and science fair
  • Three times more likely to win an award for school attendance and four times more likely to perform community service.
The Center is proud of our award-winning work with disadvantaged youth, local schools without art programs, those on the autism spectrum, seniors dealing with dementia, university researchers and corporate clients.  Our unique and transformative programs include Drop in & Draw, Creativity Camps, Chuck Talks, Corporate Team Building and Outreach programs in local schools and hospitals. Through our cost-effective network of trained teaching artists, over 80% of funds raised in 2016 went to direct support of our innovative programs and allowed us to reach more than 8,000 in our community.


However, we can't do it without your help. As a 501(c)3 charity, we rely on the generous support of people like you.   Please consider making a year-end tax deductible contribution today to The Chuck Jones Center for Creativity, so that we can continue to "Exercise your genius!"

With warm thanks,
   

Craig Kausen
President & Chairman
Chuck Jones Center for Creativity


Upcoming Art Programs at the 
Chuck Jones Center for Creativity

Monday, December 19
Lil Elves Gift-Making Workshop
3 to 8:30 PM 
Drop Off & Dine available from 5:30 to 8:30

Enjoy a nice dinner out in SoCo while we keep your lil' Elves busy and creative, making one-of-a-kind gifts.
  • Paint a mini-canvas
  • Create a keepsake by bending paper
  • Mold an ornament from clay
$10 per person per hour. For each additional sibling add $3 per hour. Grilled cheese kids meal from Iron Press can be purchased. Children must be 4+ years old. Two hour minimum. Parents agree to stay within SoCo or the OC Mix and provide contact information.

Each of the following restaurants at South Coast Collection are offering discounts or other specials for this Drop Off and Dine program. Coupons available when you check-in with your child. Shuck Oyster Bar, Pueblo, The Cheese Shop, Iron Press, Timakira, We Olive. (Special discounts and offers good only night of 12/19/16.)


Sunday, January 8, 2017
Girl Scout Junior Drawing Badge
1 to 4 PM

This Junior Drawing Creativity Workshop will gather Girl Scouts (ages 8-11) from many troops for imaginative collaboration. Our teaching artists will guide scouts toward earning a drawing badge with content relevant to Girl Scouts requirements. 
  • Experiment with tools as you learn to draw some of Chuck Jones's most famous characters.
  • Use your imagination to create a unique character.
  • Learn hands-on techniques that bring your character to life with shading and perspective.
$25 per scout. All materials are included.

Sign up by clicking here!


Beginning January 2, 2017
Become a Junior Animator
8 Weeks from 1/2/17 through 2/20/17
3 to 4:30 PM Mondays

This eight week hands-on creativity program will teach young artists (ages 8-14) about animation while nurturing the creative thought process and self-expression.

Techniques inspired by Chuck Jones are used to teach character development and visual story-telling. No experience necessary.

Learn to draw a variety of characters including your own unique character to star in a tale that you imagine. Learn how to put your ideas into motion.

$120 Program Registration
$17 Class pre-registration
$20 Drop-in (as space allows)



Chuck Jones Center for Creativity
3321 Hyland Avenue, Suite A
at South Coast Collection (SoCo)
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
800-660-7793 x 107
Exercise Your Genius!