Dear Friend of the Art Center,
We are happy to announce that registration is open for the Art Center's two summer arts programs. Our programs are touted as one of the best values in the Hudson Valley for both content and cost. Each year parents and kids alike rave about the experience.
"From the point of view of a working design professional, the world of education can often be about memorization. This work in contrast, avails young minds' potential, awareness and ability to problem solve rarely seen in school. And best of all, it puts hard work into the context of enjoying oneself!” Lisa and Paul, parents of Summer Arts on the Hudson students.
Summer Arts on the Hudson for students entering Kindergarten through 8th grade will start June 25 and runs for three weeks. This year's theme Taking Line for a Walk was inspired by the drawing exhibition “on LINE” at MoMA this past year which showed a wide spectrum of drawing approaches, from ephemeral sand drawings to lines stitched onto fabric. Dia:Beacon currently has on exhibit wall drawings by Sol LeWitt and 3-D string drawings by Fred Sandback. Past artists, such as Rembrandt, Paul Klee, Matisse, Calder and Agnes Martin, to name just a few, have also made radical contributions in the realm of drawing. Students will look at work by these artists and explore their own unique ways of using line to create both 2 dimensional and 3 dimensional work.
Our 13 year-old arts intensive immersion program Summer Art Institute was founded as a means to enhance the arts education provided by area high schools. As funds for arts education continue to be cut, it is vital that organizations like ours continue to offer the kind of arts education that develops skilled young artists and informed young adults. Our program draws high praise from parents and students alike. Students attend noted art schools, and those who choose different fields will be the first to say how their experience in this creative environment positively influences all they choose to undertake. The program begins July 16, culminating with a two-day student exhibition on August 4 & 5. The Summer Art Institute is generously supported in part by the Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union.
Attached are registration forms for both programs. To see the full description of our summer arts education, please visit our website at garrisonartcenter.org and click on Summer Programs at the left.
Sincerely,
Barbara Smith Gioia
Education Coordinator
