The Street Painting Academy offers a wide range of hands-on activities meant to inspire and captivate. With programs designed for students of all ages, whether it is a workshop for grade school children, museum audiences, or your corporate team, our Academy will bring you hours of challenging fun that will be remembered by your group for years to come. The Street Painting Academy can also provide entertainment for parties or gatherings looking for something unique. We will blossom culture while encouraging curiosity and creativity to bring out the artist in anyone.
The Street Painting Academy was founded by award winning Street Painter Melanie Stimmell Van Latum to share this 500 year old Italian tradition with local children and adults. Her contributions to national charities, festivals and southern California elementary schools have brought hope and inspiration to young children. She has been sharing her passion for street painting with elementary students through the Los Angeles Music Center and the Orange County Performing Arts Center. The artist's workshops are in high demand across Southern California to inspire children to express their creative sides on the asphalt by learning this Italian tradition. Melanie guides students through their own visual performance to create a large scale mural on their school campus. The school is left with a mosaic of vibrant color and imagery sprung from young imaginations working together.
After earning great respect both nationally and internationally for her beautiful street paintings, Melanie was invited to share her street painting workshops with other artists as well. For the past 11 years Melanie has been creating asphalt masterpieces, consulting, and leading workshops for street painting festivals, cultural and children's charity events around the world including Youth in Arts, Children's Creative Project, Bakersfield Museum of Art Educational Programs, New Technology High School, Kayoo, Imadon Group, Craies d'Azur, Visual Arts Scholastic Event, and The Center for Hearing and Speech.
The Street Painting Academy also offers Tutorial DVD's so you can learn from home.
