ELECTION/CONFERENCE DAY

This Election Day

(AKA Superintendent's Conference Day, Staff Development Day...)

NYSATA Regions 10 and 9 invite you to

our 4th annual

Artist Studio Workshops for TEACHERS

Spend the entire day with a master artist, learning and creating in his/her studio!

Join us!

Tuesday, November 5th, 2019

9:00 am to 2:00 pm

$50 per person, payable by check, school P.O., or through BOCES Arts-in-Education.

Complete the form below and your invoice will be sent to you immediately via email. Your artist confirmation will be sent separately, once scheduled.

2019 Artists to date:

as of 9/16:

Michael Albert- 2 spaces left

Beth Atkinson- filled

John Philip Capello

Linda Capello

Maureen Caouette- filled

Hector deCordova-

JoAnne Dumas- filled

Bruce Lieberman-

Roxanne Panero

Constance Wain-filled

Amy Worth- filled

Jonathan Zamet- filled

Space is limited. Registration is due by October 18th.

Payment should be received by October 25th.

Register by completing the form at the bottom of this page... Scroll down.

Artists who are participating in this exciting opportunity are:

Michael Albert (White Plains – Workshop location in Suffolk County TBA; Can be held at your school)
- BIO: Michael Albert, NY POP artist, has been creating Art since his college days at NYU, where he studied business. His art has evolved from doodles and Pen & Ink, to serious wax oil drawing to the cubist mosaic cereal box collages he has become known for. In the past several years he has been creating large scale”Epic” collage works on various themes including historical, biblical, literary, musical, lyrical, botanical, mathematical & geographical. He is also the founder/owner and artist for the Sir Real brand line of refrigerated juices found in upscale grocers and speciality food markets throughout the greater NY Metro area.
- WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION: MODERN POP ART experience & CEREAL BOX COLLAGE workshop

First, Michael will make a presentation about his art & talk about how & why he started making art over 30 years ago and how his work evolved for drawing to collage & eventually collage using cardboard consumer brand packages. He will show the group examples of his works (a series of posters) & tell them a little about each one to give them some background information and inspiration. Then he will lead them in a Hands-On workshop where everyone will have the opportunity to create a collage using the same materials he does to make his serious art. He will offer all participants free signed posters (from the ones he has shown them) to bring back to their schools & to keep for personal use. He will also offer free postcards & bookmarks to all participants. Participants will have the opportunity to purchase his book “An Artist’s America” (for $20) to use in their classrooms.

MATERIALS NEEDED: Participants can bring in a cereal box or two to add to the pile, but it is not necessary. There is no materials fee. Michael will provide scissors, glue, base boards & plenty of cereal boxes & other printed cardboard consumer packages.

Beth Atkinson (Northport)-filled
- BIO: Beth Atkinson is an artist and retired art educator originally from West Hempstead, and currently residing in Northport, New York. After teaching at Hicksville High school for 32 years, Beth took on the role of managing partner for the Firefly Gallery in Northport. She has traveled extensively internationally and throughout the United States since her childhood, and draws much inspiration from National Parks. Beth is primarily a printmaker working in woodcut, linoleum, etching, silkscreen and monoprint; she also works in collage, book arts, fused glass and sculpture creating found object assemblages.
- Beth received her Masters degree from Queens College in 1991 and her BFA from Purchase College in printmaking in 1983. She has exhibited in numerous galleries and juried / invitational exhibitions throughout New York, California, and Washington State including The Yosemite National Park Museum, The Firefly Gallery, The Graphic Eye Gallery, Wunsch Art Center, Islip Art Museum, Central Booking Gallery, The Heckscher Museum, Welden Gallery and Matzke Gallery. Beth currently has an exhibit of her work at the Orazi Salati Studio in Binghamton. She has received awards for her prints, collages and assemblage sculptures from the Heckscher Museum, East End Arts Council, the Brookhaven Arts and Humanities Council, the Huntington Arts Council, Akua Inks, Central Booking Gallery and the New York State Art Teachers Association.
- Beth’s awards and residencies include the Long Island Biennial at the Heckscher Museum of Art (2016 and 2018) and in 2018 an award of excellence for her woodcut “Buttermilk Falls”; the Purchase Award – Central Booking Gallery, Manhattan (2014) for a hand bound book of monoprints, now part of the permanent collection in the Speedball Corporate offices in North Carolina; the Akua International Print Exhibition – 2nd place (2015); Artist Residencies include Cuba (December 2018) and the Art League of LI (2018/2019). As an educator she has been awarded the Harvard Club of Long Island Educator of Distinction (2016), New York State Art Educator of the Year (2009), The Channel 12 Art Educator of the Month (2008), Nassau County Art Educator of the Year (2008), The Paul Vetrano Teacher of the Year (2003 and 2018), as well as Long Island Educator of the Year (2003).
- WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION: BOOKBINDING WORKSHOP that incorporates some printmaking.
- MATERIALS NEEDED: $5 materials fee, all materials will be provided.
John Philip Capello (Sag Harbor)
- BIO: John is a self-taught artist with a classical mastery of his craft and a romantic intuition. He is a direct carver, working without sketches, who begins each piece with no preconception of what it will ultimately be, only a determination to find out “what the stone wants to say.” He “finds” the form within the marble after months of painstaking labor, and often it is a blend of human and animal forms, with multiple faces, on a theme from ancient mythology, history or literature.
- WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION: DIRECT STONE CARVING
- MATERIALS NEEDED: Gloves, safety glasses, masks, raw stones to carve.
Linda Capello (Sag Harbor)
- BIO: Linda is a master of figure drawing. A graduate of FIT, she has worked in the fashion industry for over 20 years. This artist states, “All I ever wanted to do was draw people. I am a classically trained anatomist, but instead of rigid, mechanical representation of muscle, bone and flesh, I look for subtlety of the line; the strength and sensuality of the thick, thin and post line. The curve of the neck and arch of the spine speak volumes.” Linda teaches life drawing and portfolio prep classes on the East End through the high schools and at the Southampton Cultural Center and the Barge in Amagansett. Linda is a member of the Southampton Artist Alliance and the Artists Alliance of East Hampton.
- WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION: LIFE DRAWING

Individualized instruction will be provided. We will draw from a clothed live model focusing on line, mass, proportion and foreshortening.

MATERIALS NEEDED: 18x24 newsprint pads or other; drawing board, soft vine charcoal, graphite, conte, kneaded erasers and paper towels or tissues.

Maureen Caouette (Greenport)-filled
- BIO: I was raised and educated on LI, receiving my BFA from NY Institute of Technology and my MEd from the University of Massachusetts. I spent 32 years as an art educator (k-12) in the Massachusetts Public Schools. I also went on to receive my Advance Graduate Degree in Arts Administration from Fitchburg State University where I still teach in their graduate education program. Eventually, I was Director of Arts for the Littleton Public Schools and for the City of Fitchburg. During my teaching career, I became the President of Massachusetts Art Education Association and a Division Director for the National Art Education Association. I have spent 16 years as an elementary art teacher and 16 years as a secondary art teacher. During these years, I was named the Massachusetts Art Educator of the Year and the National Middle Level Art Educator of the Year. I have presented at over 20 state and national conventions and do enjoy the added time retirement has afforded me in my studio in Greenport. I am an encaustic painter and collage artist as well as a plein aire painter of North Fork shorelines.
- WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION: ENCAUSTICS

Explore the variety of ways that you can bring the ancient art form of encaustics to your students. We will look at the safety issues, material cost, and basic equipment necessary to start up an encaustic studio in your school. This medium, encaustic collage and encaustic painting, is very inviting to teens and adults alike. It is a wonderful addition to college and AP portfolios. Participants will view a short powerpoint, view students and instructor's works, and then go to the studio to participate and complete an encaustic collage.

MATERIALS NEEDED: $20 per person for cradled board, encaustic medium and paints; Additionally, please bring a few photocopied pictures, printed tissue papers, etc.

Hector DeCordova (Greenport)
- BIO: Hector works in his Greenport studio located behind his late 19th century Victorian home. An artist all is life, he is constantly evolving and working in different mediums sometimes breaking rules. Starting his career as an interior architect, he has been successful as a designed in both New York and Caifornia. He has had numerous solo and group shows in the United States and abroad. As a teacher, the artist continues to inspire students with his workshops conducted at his Greenport studio. Hector is a "teacher's teacher" conducting workshops for professional artists and art teachers on Long Island.
- WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION: WATERCOLOR, WET AND FREE

This workshop is designed to encourage the artist to break free allowing him/her to travel into a world of creativity and innovation. Rules may be broken. Some brushes may be discouraged but all with the focus of allowing the artist to become free and to encourage and develop visualization. My goal is to present a thought process and to share a creative experience.

MATERIALS NEEDED: Bring watercolor tubes and watercolor paper. Palettes and brushes will be provided, or you may bring your own.

JoAnne Dumas (Wading River)-filled
- BIO: JoAnne Dumas is an artist and educator with a BFA and MPS from Pratt Institute. She has used a wide range of mediums and enjoys experimenting with new ones. JoAnne exhibits her current work, has taught visual arts from 1st grade through college level, participated in artist residencies and received several artist grants. For more information go to: www.joannedumas.com.
- WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION: THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF COLLAGE

The exhibit, “Cut and Paste: 400 Years of Collage” at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh, Scotland took place from June 29 - October 27, 2019 and was the first survey exhibition of collage ever to take place anywhere in the world. I found this interesting because paper collage has taken place since paper was first made over 2000 years ago. The following quote is from Kolaj Magazine, “At Kolaj Magazine, we approach collage broadly and, as such, we have included in our territory of inquiry such media as traditional cut-and-paste collage, digital collage, assemblage, photomontage, fibre art when it has an element of juxtaposition, and painting when it appears as if multiple visual languages are in use or cut paper fragments are used as a compositional tool of the painter in a manner that is evident in the final work.” http://kolajmagazine.com/content/. For us as artists and as teachers, collage can be a way to add depth, interest, uniqueness, emphasis and many other qualities to a piece of artwork. What substrates will work best to relay the message that the artist wants to express? In the workshop we will start with a favorite medium and add different materials or techniques to make the message stronger—and have fun.

MATERIALS: Participants will find it helpful to bring what they think they would like to use. I would suggest a working surface for the collage and possible additional items--photos, drawings, fabric, special papers, buttons, string, paper, etc. Also some items to work with such as -- glue, double-sided tape, a pair of scissors and/or an X-acto. I also have some of these things if the need arises. *The studio space has a refrigerator and a microwave that the participants are welcome to use.

Bruce Leiberman (Watermill)
- BIO: Bruce Lieberman grew up in the suburbs of Long Island, before they really became the suburbs. Deeply rooted in the New York Figurative art world, Lieberman began to show on the Lower East Side. Living on the east end since the 70's, surfing in Montauk in the morning and at New York openings in the evening his work became a joyous ode to living.
- "My work seeks a conversation with contemporary art that fits my brand of representational painting. I paint in series and for over 30 years, I seem to drift back and forth between similar themes. Ultimately, I am trying to create the great paintings. Work that transcends the contemporary issues of photography, market, and fashion, and paintings that might have a place in history as a reaction to the 'photographic or a general decorative slickness.' A slickness that I see as not part of the language of painting in which I am involved with. I have an unabashed love with the relationship my work has to history and the unhidden marks my brush makes; the human mark – my marks. I’m interested in making paintings that are personal, solid, and honest. Work that deal with a painted non-photographic space and composition, that embraces the quality of paint and the process."
- WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION: PAINTING WORKSHOP

This workshop will offer participants an opportunity to explore materials and techniques of oil painting and the challenges of confronting nature with this medium. Emphasis is given to personal instruction and individual development. This class will work outdoors from strict observation, the direct visual encounter – so observational skills are emphasized. The goal is to explore the various pictorial and perceptual data that are involved in realizing a work - observation of light and shade, natural geometry, materials and methods are emphasized. The objective of this workshop is to allow participants to visit a professional artist's studio and gain insight and understanding of skills necessary for painting regardless of style and a deeper understanding of process. Part of the experience of being a painter, Plein Air in particular, is being ready to paint.

MATERIALS NEEDED: NO MATERIALS WILL BE SUPPLIED - However, some easels will be available.
- SUGGESTED MATERIALS FOR PARTICIPANTS TO BRING: (1) oil paint, is suggested; paint (primary colors and white - no black); brushes (the more the merrier and bigger the better - Hog Bristle #8 and bigger) - leave small brushes at home; 2" cheap hardware store bristle brush is good to have as well; (2) palette (you will need something to lay/mix paint on - suggest wood); (3) Bring 2 supports to paint on - 16x20 or larger - canvas or any prepared gessoed surface to paint on; (4) palette knife; (5) easel (artist can provide); (5) rags, cans, jars w/lids; (6) something to sit on like a tarp / cardboard / plastic bag, crate - in case ground is damp; (7) something to clean brushes with (linseed oil, liquin ); (8) for clean-up: veggie oil is fine, dishwashing soap; (9) if you use ACRYLIC then you should have jug of water for clean up.
  - SUGGESTED COLORS: Titanium white (large tube), *Cad yellow light or Cad Yellow Lt. Hue, Cad Red light or Cad Red lt. hue, Alizarin Crimson, Ultramarine blue,Thalo blue (small tube), Thalo green (small tube optional), any earth colors - at least one, Burnt Siena, Raw Umber, Burnt Umber, Yellow Ochre, Raw Siena

Roxanne Panero (Sagaponack)
- BIO: Roxanne Panero was a tomboy and liked to assemble and build things, and thoroughly loved working with clay as a child. After graduating from the Fine Arts department of Barry College, Miami, Florida, Roxanne taught painting and design at Barry College and Miami Dade Junior College. After working for 14 years as Vice President for a Madison Avenue advertising firm, she established Panero Designs. Roxanne taught typography and advertising, receiving numerous awards. Upon moving to Long Island she also attended the Long Island Academy of Fine Art where she perfected her academic drawing technique.
- WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION: NEGATIVE DEFINITION PROCESS

Participants in this workshop will create an interesting and dynamic painting using the process of defining the subject of a painting through the articulation of its background.

MATERIALS NEEDED: None, all will be provided.

Constance Wain (South Huntington)- filled
- BIO: Connie has been described as a 'versatile artist who can adapt to any medium: paint, collage, photography , calligraphy - a creator of monumental images with a mythic, mysterious quality, creating a peaceful and balanced atmosphere." For more than 40 years she has been making Art, and has proven to be versatile and innovative, moving from drawing and painting to experimental, expressive printmaking and mixed media. This artist is always seeking new ways to deal with the human condition from inner reflection ad individual searching to themes of connection.
- DESCRIPTION: CREATIVE VISUALIZATION

Creative Visualization deepens and enriches the Art Teachers' own creative energies in addition to benefiting the students. Two exercises will provide new opportunities to explore the use of symbol and metaphor with music to stimulate imaginative response. This work has enhanced my professional practice as artist, art educator and art therapist.

MATERIALS: Fee of $10, all materials provided.

Amy Worth (Greenport)-filled
- BIO: Amy Worth lives in Orient, NY and is retired from teaching art, Fashion Design & Illustration, Drawing & Painting and Creative Crafts at Huntington HS. She began her art career as a textile artist. Her work is part of many designer collections including Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, and Paloma Picasso. She, and her husband Tom Payne, own The South Street Gallery, in Greenport, NY where she currently paints and teaches.
- WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION: COLLAGE LANDSCAPE

Explore color and value in the creation of a paper collage landscape. For beginners or artists with years of experience, you will learn techniques that will set you on your own artistic path. Participants will work with paper from a variety of magazines - all recycled sources. This workshop is appropriate for any level. No drawing skills required.

MATERIALS: Bring magazines – fashion magazines work best.

Jonathan Zamet (Babylon)-filled
- BIO: “I make my pottery in two ways: from slabs rolled out on a slab roller, and on the potter’s wheel. Most of my career has been spent on the potter’s wheel. Recently I became interested in making pieces from rolled out slabs of clay.” Born in the UK and growing up in London, Jonathan studied history at Oxford and Columbia Universities. He presently lives in Babylon in a wonderful old house designed in 1911 by Sayville architect, Issac H. Green. A small workshop resides in a converted basement space. He discovered an interest in pottery while studying at Columbia.
- WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION: POTTERY TIPS AND TRICKS

The purpose of the session will be to discuss and demonstrate a variety of simple techniques that facilitate working with clay. The list below suggests some topics. However, the artist will be open to addressing any specific interest attendees have provided that are within my range of expertise.

*Potter's Wheel (demo and some hands on): Centripetal centering (centering without tears!); everything is a cylinder, even a plate; the bowl process (and other forms); three strikes and you're out! Clean up tools; lifting off (try it you'll like it); turning a foot ring on a bowl.

*Slab work with wooden molds (hands on): molds and how to make them; simple plates with soft slabs; vessels with leather-hard slabs.

*Decoration (hands on): Wax resist; slip techniques: inlay, sgraffito, hakeme (and how to make a hake brush).

MATERIALS: Fee of $10, all materials provided.

Space is limited. Registration is due by October 18th.

Payment should be received by October 25th.

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PRIOR ARTIST-PARTICIPANTS HAVE INCLUDED:

John Cino (Sculpture, Patchogue)- not running this year
Kathy Cunningham – not running this year
Gary Long (portraiture, Cutchogue)- not running this year
Dan Weldon (Master printer, Sag harbor)- not running this year
Garance Werthmuller (monoprint, New Suffolk) – not running this year