Collaborating at the mural workshop are (from left) Tanya Cintron of the Ella Baker School in Manhattan; Rick Wardle of MS 839 in Brooklyn; Daisy Banegas of PS 101 in the Bronx; and Gwen Brown of PS 83 in the Bronx.

Art teachers enthusiastically await the start of the awards ceremony, which honored educators Albert Justiniano of PS 753 in Brooklyn; Deborah DeStaffan of the HS for Health Professions and Human Services in Manhattan; Margaret Weber of the Evergreen MS for Urban Exploration in Brooklyn; Patricia Lewis, recently retired from Thomas Edison HS in Queens; and Judith Schwartz of New York University; art advocate Amanda Guest; and Artist of the Year Linda Stein.

Stephanie Luzzi (left) of the Urban Assembly School for Criminal Justice in Brooklyn and Keneisha Turner of PS 94 in Manhattan wrap up an experiment with body sculpture.

Janet Lombardi (left) of PS 60 on Staten Island and Tracy Adams of Emolior Academy in the Bronx create selfies the old-fashioned way.

Pearl Lau (left) of PS 230 in Brooklyn shows a Chinese garden project from her workshop on “How to Teach the Ancient Arts of China and Mexico” to Georgina Arroyo, a teaching artist at St. Nicks Alliance, a nonprofit community development organization in Brooklyn.

Artist of the Year Linda Stein (center) celebrates her award with Joan Davidson, the NYCATA/UFT president and conference coordinator, and George Altomare, the UFT director of professional committees.

In high gear at one of the workshops are Gretchen Schwartz of LaGuardia HS and Chuck Kushla of the Urban Assembly School for Design and Construction, both Manhattan.