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NYCATA/UFT Artworks conference 2015

Art teachers gathered for the daylong 35th anniversary New York City Art Teachers Association/UFT conference on Oct. 24 at the HS of Art and Design entitled Art Education: Empowering Creativity. The conference’s 29 workshops demonstrated and explored innovative practices to encourage student creativity.

Showing off purses they made from T-shirts in the Making Art With Reused Materials workshop are art teachers (from left) Insher Pan, coordinator of art education at the China Institute; Caroline Heffron of PS 200, Brooklyn; Marne Meisel of the Young Women’s Leadership School of East Harlem; Tracy Adams of the Emolior Academy, the Bronx; and Stephanie DeLaCruz of MS 223, the Bronx.

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Art Educators of the Years holding plaques include (from left to right) Shani Perez of PS 51; Jackie Cruz of PS 1, Brooklyn; keynote speaker Tim Rollins (Artist of the Year); Meryl Meisler of the Institute for Collaborative Education HS in Manhattan; and Principal Jaynemarie Capetanakis of PS 69 in Brooklyn along with Evelyn DeJesus (far left) and NYCATA President Joan Davidson (fourth from left).

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Attendees pay close attention to the keynote address.
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Tim Rollins, the conference’s Artist of the Year, greets participants before delivering his keynote.
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Anna Cheina of PS 105 in the Bronx shows off her workshop creation.
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City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer receives the Citywide Arts Advocate Award from NYCATA President Joan Davidson for helping to secure $92 million to expands arts education citywide.
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NYCATA Vice President Mario Asaro presents the leadership award to President Joan Davidson.
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Showing off purses they made from T-shirts in the Making Art With Reused Materials workshop are art teachers (from left) Insher Pan, coordinator of art education at the China Institute; Caroline Heffron of PS 200, Brooklyn; Marne Meisel of the Young Women’s Leadership School of East Harlem; Tracy Adams of the Emolior Academy, the Bronx; and Stephanie DeLaCruz of MS 223, the Bronx.

Erica Berger

Art Educators of the Years holding plaques include (from left to right) Shani Perez of PS 51; Jackie Cruz of PS 1, Brooklyn; keynote speaker Tim Rollins (Artist of the Year); Meryl Meisler of the Institute for Collaborative Education HS in Manhattan; and Principal Jaynemarie Capetanakis of PS 69 in Brooklyn along with Evelyn DeJesus (far left) and NYCATA President Joan Davidson (fourth from left).

Erica Berger
Attendees pay close attention to the keynote address.
Erica Berger
Tim Rollins, the conference’s Artist of the Year, greets participants before delivering his keynote.
Erica Berger
Anna Cheina of PS 105 in the Bronx shows off her workshop creation.
Erica Berger
City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer receives the Citywide Arts Advocate Award from NYCATA President Joan Davidson for helping to secure $92 million to expands arts education citywide.
Erica Berger
NYCATA Vice President Mario Asaro presents the leadership award to President Joan Davidson.
Erica Berger
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