Art

Automatic Drawing and Cartooning

Presenter: Peter Scanlan

Tentatively Scheduled for January 21, 2025

Recommended for Educators of Grades Pre-K-12

This studio art workshop will focus on basic techniques of cartooning and drawing from the imagination by drawing freely and without pre-conception to see where it goes. Attendees will also work on some watercolor and ink painting techniques to bring these drawings to life.

Visual Arts and Cognitive Development: A Collaboration with The Art School at Old Church

Presenter: Dr. Jerry M. James

Tentatively Scheduled for November 19, 2024

Recommended for Educators of Grades 6-12

Educators who participate in this full-day workshop at The Art School at Old Church will learn how hands-on experiences of painting, printmaking, ceramics, and jewelry-making develop advanced levels of thinking, described in Webb's Depth of Knowledge (DOK) framework. Participants will make art in a variety of media, reflect on processes and outcomes, and be able to devise art experiences for their students that emphasize strategic and extended thinking.