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September Events

laceyupton — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:41:02 +0000

The Afterschool Program: Upcoming Open Houses!

Starting Artists is pleased to announce some changes in the way that we will be running our Afterschool Program this fall. First & foremost, we will offer the Afterschool Program to ages 10 – 19. We offer a warm welcome to our new 10 and 11 year-olds!

We will also pilot a new Afterschool structure. Students (ages 10 – 14) may sign up to participate at SA and will pay a sliding-scale fee while teens aged 14 – 19 may sign up as Interns who mentor the younger students on a work-study basis.

The 10-week program kicks off on Monday, October 4. To learn more and download the Student or Intern application, please visit the SA Programs Page. Questions? Email us or attend an Open House to tour our studio space, meet the SA staff, try an art projects, and see examples of student artwork!

Open Houses @SA: Tue 9/21, Wed 9/22, Thu 9/23, all from 5pm-7pm

Marisa attends the Lucca Leadership Fellowship

The Lucca Leadership Fellowship is a global charity that provides leadership training and equips people to activate & lead sustainable change that uplifts the world around them.

Our very own Executive Director, Marisa Catalina Casey, will attend the prestigious upcoming Lucca Leadership Fellowship in South Africa this September!

The mission of Lucca Leadership South Africa is to run courses in transformational leadership for people of all nationalities and backgrounds to discover their purpose, clarify their vision, and develop the skills needed to make change happen. Marisa will connect with other young leaders from around the globe and bring the lessons from Lucca Leadership back to SA this fall!

Starting Artists @Atlantic Antic

Join us at the 36th annual Atlantic Antic on Sunday, September 26 from 10am to 6pm! This legendary street festival will feature foods from local restaurants, 10 live musical stages, and of course, an SA table! We will offer information about SA, an arts & crafts activity, and face painting for younger visitors. So come out, meet the community, and support SA & Brooklyn vendors!

Interested in volunteering? Email Lacey to sign up.

SA @Martha Graham Dance

laceyupton — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:13:06 +0000

SA students visited the Martha Graham Center for Contemporary Dance in Manhattan to learn all about dance as a vehicle for storytelling & expression.

SA @Art House Library

laceyupton — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 00:01:10 +0000

SA students visited the Art House Co-op and Library in Red Hook to learn all about their exciting arts enterprise!

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marisacatalina — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:18:37 +0000

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SA @the Brooklyn Museum

laceyupton — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 21:44:09 +0000

Participants from the Summer Arts Intensive 2010 visited the Brooklyn Museum to learn from the teen members of the Museum Apprentice Program (MAP) about their jobs and about the museum!

Starting Artists Trip to WABC

laceyupton — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:18:33 +0000

Starting Artists Summer Intensive students visited WABC in Lincoln Center during “Film & Animation” week to learn about the behind-the-scenes process of producing, editing, & filming television news!

SA Summer Intensive 2010

laceyupton — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:13:12 +0000

The Starting Artists Summer Intensive inspires & motivates students aged 12-19 to become self-motivated artists & thinkers! With tutorials and workshops focused on photography, graphic design, film & animation, performance arts, and entrepreneurship, students learn the business behind the arts and visit cultural institutions around NYC.

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SA @Smack Mellon Gallery

laceyupton — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:36:01 +0000

During the first week of the Summer Intensive, Starting Artists visited the Smack Mellon Gallery in DUMBO. Students interacted with and reacted to their exhibit, entitled “Condensations of the Social,” and even debated about the definition of art! A walk to the nearby Brooklyn Bridge Park provided the perfect end to the day!

August Events

laceyupton — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:57:55 +0000

End-of-Summer Administrative Hours

Our Summer Intensive and regular office hours will be coming to a close on Thursday, August 12. The SA office will be closed from Friday, August 13th until Friday, September 17th while we do some end-of-year cleaning, relaxing, and traveling. Regular office hours (Mon-Thu from 10-6) will resume on Monday, September 20 with the start of our Fall Enrollment Week.

Please read on to learn more about upcoming changes to the Afterschool Program this fall!

Thank you for a wonderful 2010 Summer Intensive!

Students at this year’s Summer Intensive completed incredible projects in art & design, including: photography, silkscreening, graphic design, animation, decoupage, stop-motion animation, layout design, & more, bringing many professional tools to their already strong passion for self-expression.

Students also visited a NYC cultural institution each week – a special thanks to our hosts at WABC, the Smack Mellon Gallery in DUMBO, the Brooklyn Museum and its teen Museum Apprentices, Martha Graham Dance in Manhattan, and The Art Library in Red Hook!

With so many friendships to make & inspiring projects to complete, it’s no wonder that one student remarked, “When I come here, I feel like an artist – like I can do anything and nothing is impossible.”

Exciting Changes to the Afterschool Program

Starting Artists is pleased to announce some changes in the way that we will be running our Afterschool Program this fall!

First & foremost, we will offer the Afterschool Program to ages 10 – 19. We offer a warm welcome to our new 10 and 11 year-olds! The community asked for it, and we are happy to deliver.

Further, building on the success of the Summer Intensive’s structure, we will pilot a new Afterschool structure. During an Enrollment Week at the end of September, Students (ages 10 – 14) will sign up to participate at SA and will pay a sliding-scale fee while teens aged 14 – 19 may sign up as Interns who mentor the younger students on a work-study basis.

We will continue to offer one free drop-in day every week, clubs like the Creative Entrepreneurs Club and the Girls Club, and special workshops like always. Keep checking the website for details and email Lacey with questions or to secure a spot today.

Thank you to our intern Susan and ABC-NY!

This summer, SA has been lucky to host a full-time college intern, Susan, through the Multicultural Arts Management Program of the Arts & Business Council of NY. Created to promote diversity in the nonprofit arts sector and art management careers, this program matches qualified interns with arts organizations around NYC. A big THANK YOU to Susan for all of her hard work & dedication this summer! Best of luck next year at Brown University!

Open Source Gallery @SA

marisacatalina — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:35:10 +0000

Campers from Open Source Gallery in Park Slope visited Starting Artists during the first week of the Summer Arts Intensive 2010 to share their windmill project. Students then collaborated on models of windmills using found materials from SA’s studio. Open Source campers are spending the summer creating beautiful & functional windmills – see the video here of their inspiring work!