As the workshop is coming to an end, this is the moment to see how all the collaborative efforts take a final shape. It is really nice to see people use photos and files that include more than their own … Continue reading Collective Storytelling. Week 8
On 5/8 we explored the music and culture of Aleppo, Syria. We sang two quduud (upbeat songs): “Sayyid il-Asaari” and “Qaddukal Mayyas” and listened to performances by Mustafa Maher and Sabah Fakhri, the most famous 20th century singer of the … Continue reading Music Tradition from Syria and Egypt – Week 4
Last Saturday, May 7th, our class met at the Museum. We started class by having each student take an instant picture, a Polaroid, in front of their favorite exhibit—we would not use the picture until a later activity. We then … Continue reading ESOL workshop with Jennifer Cruz – week 6
This week George Emilio Sanchez came back to our workshop with more exercises from the Theater of the Oppressed. We worked collectively around images of power. How can we engage in redefining power? First of all, What’s power? How do … Continue reading Collective Storytelling. Week 7.
This week we spent time doing group work. Thinking collectively in how to tell a story? What are the elements that make a story? What is the form of our stories? Each group resumed conversations from the Island field trip … Continue reading Collective Storytelling. Week 6.
La última clase de acuarela experimental fue muy corta a la vez que emotiva. Dio paso a la entrega de diplomas y posterior celebración. En la primera hora de clase, los estudiantes realizaron su última obra después de la ya … Continue reading Experimental Watercolor Final Class and Graduation
Last Saturday, April 23rd, our class was held at the Queens Museum. This was a much awaited day since it was the first time many of our students visited the Museum. We all met at the coffee shop; where the … Continue reading ESOL workshop – week 4
For this class we had a field trip to Roosevelt Island. It is an island with a particular story of being a place where people were secluded in different institutions and with different purposes through out the story of the … Continue reading Collective Storytelling. Field Trip to Roosevelt Island. Week 5.
En esta nueva clase de acuarela experimental, tomamos como referencia la colección “Neustadt” de lámparas Tiffany’s que está en exhibición en el Museo de Queens “Lámparas florales de la estudios de Tiffany” . Esta peculiar colección tiene muchos elementos que … Continue reading Experimental Watercolor – Week 6
“We had our second class this past Saturday, April 16th, at the Corona Library. Our students were lively and full of energy—ready to explore the world of Art through English! We started the class with a brief reintroduction to Mariam … Continue reading ESOL Workshop at Corona Library – Week 3
