Feb 14, 2008 11:46 AM
The New York City Art Teachers Association conference is always colorful, creative, bustling and interactive and this year was no exception. The theme of the daylong 27th annual event on Oct. 27 at Fiorello LaGuardia HS was The Dynamics of Art Education and included such wide-ranging workshops as Tlingt Totem Poles, Sumi-E Oriental Brush Painting and Expressive Hats as a Springboard for Art Making. Everyone was busy. In welcoming remarks, NYCATA President Joan Davidson said, “Sharing and validating ideas with colleagues helps all of us put what we are doing in perspective and gives us an opportunity to take a fresh look at our practice and become newly energized.” Recognition Awards went to Miriam Rankin of PS 255 in Brooklyn (Elementary Award), Alvaro Sburlati of the International School of Liberal Arts (Middle School Award), Eileen Goldblatt, formerly regional arts supervisor for Region 9 (Arts Administrator), and Davidson (Leadership Award) for her 38 years as an art teacher and decades of service to NYCATA and its annual conferences.