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Sometimes the most ordinary days turn out to be extraordinary. One day last summer during one of our new educator workshops, I was assisting one of the attendees, an art teacher from the Creative and Performing Arts in Philadelphia. During a routine transaction, I asked her how she liked the workshop so far. She slowly turned her head and gazed directly into my eyes in a most serious manner. My initial instinct was “Why did I ask her? I’m sure this is not going to be good”. However, after catching her breath a minute and in the most sincere manner, she said, “I do not want to sound dramatic, but attending the workshop at Studio Incamminati has been truly life-changing experience.” |
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A re-energized outreach to school-age artists, led by Director of Educational Services Andy Yannelli, has opened a new world of art to area youths through a variety of innovative programming. The Emerging Artists Program enjoyed a successful kickoff in September. This unique endeavor offers an opportunity for dedicated high-school students to learn the fundamentals of life drawing and painting in a traditional atelier environment while they develop a portfolio. The young artists come from the Northeast, Roxborough, Frankford, Masterman, Archbishop Ryan, Cardinal O Hara, Creative and Performing Arts and Girls high schools and from New Jersey. A highlight is a visit to Nelson Shanks’ private studio where he displays works in progress and conducts a question and answer session. In January, Incamminati artists begin an innovative eight-week “Artist-in-Residency” program with Northeast High School. Funded by a grant from the 5-County Arts Fund, a program of the Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts and supported by the National Endowment for the Arts and PECO, the program reaches students in Advanced Placement and art majors. On Jan. 11, art teachers from around the Philadelphia School District will attend an in-service day, touring the studio and attending an instructor demonstration. Meanwhile, plans are already in place for Art Educator's Workshops in summer 2008. These workshops - Still Life Painting and Portrait Painting Workshop - help art teachers at the elementary- through high-school levels hone skills they bring back to their classrooms. |
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| Slide show at www.studioincamminati.org/youth Photo: Studio Incamminati |
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| Slide show at www.studioincamminati.org/renovations Photo: Studio Incamminati |
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