SUMMER WORKSHOP CALENDAR 2005
MAY
2, 9, 16, 23
Mondays
Songwriting Circle
The Songwriting Circle will be a place to explore the basics of songwriting
and share work with other members of the group. We will look at different song
forms, and practice writing in each form. Participants will also have the opportunity
to “workshop” songs they have written.
DANNY PITT STOLLER holds an MFA from Tisch School of the Arts in Musical Theater Writing. He is a participant in the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop and has conceived and written many musical theater pieces, including Gawain and the Green Knight, Rumpelstiltskin and Pinocchio: A New Musical. He is a musical educator for several teaching organizations including Making Books Sing and Kids Project.
3, 10, 17, 24, 31
Tuesdays
Creative Center Chorus
Come join us as we make a “joyful noise”. We will learn songs of
community, songs in the oral tradition, rounds, chants, as well as traditional
choral pieces. Basic singing and choral skills will be covered during the course
of this workshop. Seize this opportunity to sing from your heart!
ARIANNA ROSE is a professional singer, lyricist, vocal coach and music and theater director. She holds a BA in Theatre from Bucknell University and is a certified Music Improvisation Instructor. She is also the director of the Peace of Choir and a teaching artist with the Metropolitan Opera Guild and Wingspan Arts.
4, 11, 18, 25
Wednesdays
Block Printing
Block printing is one of the oldest and simplest forms of printmaking. Transferring
an image from a plate to paper can easily be compared to making a finger or
palm print. We will carve into soft linoleum blocks using tools that can incise
and scrape. Once prepared, inks will be rolled onto the surface of the plate.
Paper is then pressed on top of the block, and hand rubbed with a spoon or Japanese
barren. Each person will “edition” multiple impressions using a
variety of papers.
RAY GRIST is a NYC based artist whose work has been included in many group shows
in the North East including the 25th Anniversary Exhibition at The Studio Museum
in Harlem, in addition to numerous solo shows. Ray has also taught drawing and
painting at various NY institutions, and has produced, written and directed
several video projects including The Moors- An Introduction to the Iberian Empire
of the Moors. Ray is a veteran teacher at (and good friend of) The Creative
Center.5,
12, 19, 26
Thursdays
Painting Animal Portraits
Learn to paint realistic portraits of your favorite pets or animals. This class
will focus on dry brush watercolor and gouache technique, using a process of
back and forth lifting off and applying paint. We will focus on the features
and personality of each pet, looking for the quality that makes them unique.
EMILY VINES is a painter and sculptor, specializing in animals and caricatures of political figures. She has exhibited her work at the Salamugundi Club, the Allan Stone Gallery and the Atlantic Gallery. Her work is included in many private collections.
21
Saturday
10am – 2 pm
Amulet Pouches: A Weaving Workshop
Amulet pouches are used to hold objects – stones, crystals, amulets, messages…or
even a fortune from a fortune cookie that has special meaning to you. Designed
and created specifically by you and for you, the amulet pouch can be worn as
jewelry, or displayed in your home.
Using fibers such as wool, cotton, silk and rayon, and materials such as beads,
feathers and ribbons, we will work on cardboard looms. Especially important
are pieces of cloth that have been used or worn- woven into the pouch they add
a special touch.
SARAH HASKELL is a master teaching artist who has been active in schools and institutions throughout the North East for thirty years. As an experienced community artist, Sarah guides projects that literally weave the fabric of the community into works of art. As an award-winning studio artist, Sarah weaves art fabrics that reflect themes of social justice, home and family.
6, 13, 20, 27
Mondays
Painted Collage
In this series of four workshops, participants will study the work of collage
masters Henri Matisse, Eric Carle, and Romere Bearden and make their own painted
collages. Learn how to develop ideas, mix tempera colors and paint various textures,
while simultaneously experimenting with shapes and composition. Discover collage
as a powerful art form.
ANTONIA PEREZ is a painter and installation artist who has worked in the arts-in-healing and arts-in-education fields for more than 25 years. Her own work centers on her desire to express emotion retained by the body, and she uses repetitive processes in drawing, painting and fiber work to make visual statements of her innermost thoughts and feelings. Antonia is the Creative Center Artist-in-Residence in the adult oncology unit at Bellevue Hospital center.
7, 14, 21, 28
Tuesdays
Creative Center Chorus
Come join us as we make a “joyful noise”. We will learn
songs of community, songs in the oral tradition, rounds, chants, as well as
traditional choral pieces. Basic singing and choral skills will be covered during
the course of this workshop. Seize this opportunity to sing from your heart!
1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Wednesdays
The Poetry of the Everyday
“What I love is near at hand- always in earth and air.” –Theodore
Roethke.
This poetry workshop explores what is close, important and with us every day.
We will have five different themes on which to expound and express what we wish,
as well as learn about poetry, poets, and ourselves.
ELLEN AUG LYTLE studied poetry, playwriting and Shakespeare with William Packard
at HB Studios and NYU. She was a reporter for several downtown newspapers and
has been published in the Village Voice and The New York Times. Her latest collection
of poems, “American Goods” will be published this spring by Ikon
Press.
2, 9, 16, 23
Thursdays
Drawing from the Model
Learn life-drawing techniques as we work each week from the nude model. Participants
will learn about gesture, line, form and value through a series of short and
long poses.
ENID BRAUN is a co-coordinating artist for the NYC installation of “The Tile Project: Destination: The World”, a collaborative international public art project in 22 sites around the world organized by the TransCultural Exchange. She teaches classes for the Battery Park City Parks Conservancy and has taught at the San Francisco Art Institute, The 92nd Street Y, Cooper Union, and the Westside JCC. Enid was awarded the Dorothy Buley Award for a full fellowship at the Vermont Studio Center. She received her MFA from Pratt Institute and her BFA FROM THE San Francisco Art Institute.
3
Friday
7 pm
Japanese Taiko Drumming Workshop
“Taiko” roughly translated means “big drum”. It generally
describes a particular kind of Japanese drum that is hollowed out from a solid
piece of keyaki (zelkova wood) and skinned by stretching a piece of rawhide
over each end. The word applies to other types of drums and to the art of Japanese
drumming itself.
Taiko has been an integral part of Japanese culture for the past fifteen centuries.
It is said that Taiko was used to drive away the plague, in the Shinto religion,
it was used to call upon the gods, and in Japanese Buddhism, its sound was the
manifestation of the voice of Buddha. Taiko could be found in imperial court
orchestras, Kabuki, Noh theater, on the battlefield and in rice fields. It is
still featured in various festivals throughout Japan, but the art form in its
present manifestation is a blend of percussion instruments and rhythms creating
a dynamic art form.
Taikoza is a Japanese music and dance group, founded by Marco Lienhard, who
have been dazzling audiences since 1995. Join us for a workshop/concert in this
most ancient art form!
MARCO LEINHARD, a native of Switzerland, was a member of the internationally acclaimed taiko group Ondekoza from 1981-1994. He has performed more than 3000 concerts in Europe, Asia and North America with appearances at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln center, Boston symphony Hall Suntory Hall in Tokyo and the Hong Kong Cultural Center. Lienhard has been actively teaching the shakuhachi, taiko, and fue in New York and around the world including workshops at the Kosa Percussion workshops in Vermont and the bi-annual taiko conference in California.
4, 11, 18, 25
Saturdays
10:30am – 1:30 pm
Painting and Drawing in the Park
Painting and drawing outdoors is the ultimate pleasure, especially in the early
summer. Our sites will offer a splendid opportunity to learn and practice the
basic skills of landscape painting. Capturing local color and light will be
emphasized. One-to-one as well as group instruction will be provided, and personal
interpretation will be encouraged.
Supplies: Suggested mediums include watercolor or pastels. Bring a straw hat,
food and drink.
Meeting Place, 1st Session:
Madison Square Park at the North-East corner of 26th Street and Madison Ave
In case of rain, we will meet at The Creative Center.
EMILY ELMAN is an artist and designer who specializes in color. She has worked as a colorist for textile companies including Scalamandre, Pillowtex, and Travers, as well as Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia. Emily has taught at many of NYs art institutions, including Cooper Union, The NY School of Interior Design and Parsons.
11
Saturday
3 pm
Museum of Modern Art: Guided Tour of the Lee Friedlander Exhibit
(Please use the entrance on 54th Street between5th and 6th Aves.)
This guided tour of the work of American photographer Lee Friedlander, will
survey half a century of work. The sharp urban wit of Friedlander’s work
of the 1960’s gradually evolved into a supple and complex style, rich
in allusion to the history of photography. Join us for this enormous exhibit,
consisted of more than 500 images, in the newly renovated and redesigned Museum
of Modern Art.
5, 12, 19, 26
Tuesdays
Creative Center Chorus (continuation, see May)6, 13, 20, 27
Wednesdays
Making Scenes
Actors seem to have all the fun- throwing fits, falling in love, saying things
the rest of us might be tempted to but most would never dare. The playwright,
however, gets to play all the parts: the good, the bad, the beautiful and the
ugly. As a writer, you’re not stuck on one side of the argument; as the
writer, you can leave a character in or get her out of a difficult spot; as
the writer, you live the frustrations, loves, entanglements of all your characters.
Drawing from the news, gossip columns, people you know but need not name, and
a collection of props, you will develop scenes of drama, wit, suspense and humor.
Then cast your fellow writers in them to see your characters come to life!
ELIZABETH LEVY is a playwright. Her work has been produced in many venues throughout
the metropolitan area.
7, 14, 21, 28
Thursdays
Acting From the Inside Out
This will be a class geared towards the creation of short solo pieces for performance.
We will use acting techniques to open the gateway of creativity for pieces of
theater to emerge that may come in many forms, from storytelling to stand-up
comedy, from musical theater to movement theater. Be prepared to fumble, stumble,
laugh and cry.
MARISA SULLIVAN is a performance artist. She has written and performed several
one-woman and ensemble pieces and created performance installations in the US
and abroad. She teaches yoga and acting, and is a student in the MFA program
in theater at Hunter College.
8, 15, 22, 29
Fridays
Drawing in Full Value
Learn to utilize a wider range of value, adding drama and power to your drawings.
Students will work with lighting and chiaroscuro to create dramatic drawings
in a variety of materials. Emphasis is placed on finding form and volume through
value.
CINDY MOORE is a Brooklyn-based painter currently teaching drawing at Caldwell
College. Additional teaching experience includes The College of New Rochelle,
The Craft Students League, and Artworks in Trenton. Her work has been exhibited
at Voz Alta Gallery, Hera Art Gallery, Sushi Art Center and The Iron Monkey
Gallery, as well as in the works on paper collection at The Matzo Files.