Arts & Democracy: Election Day PD Workshop

In a celebration of Democracy and Art Education, CCNY alumni and current students gathered for our first–and hopefully annual–Election Day Professional Development workshop. Together, we explored ideas of democratic, justice-oriented teaching and art-making with workshops by alumni Will Goertzel and Kelly Martin. Marit kicked us off with an exploration of the Nari Ward “We the […]

Thesis Update: Kimberly Cruz

EDSE 7200I: Masters Project Hi, I am Kimberly Cruz and I am a 28 year old artist who also teaches art to the youth. I was born and raised in the Bronx and within a very cultural Puerto Rican family. I have been teaching art for about three years but have always been passionate about […]

Thesis Update: Nina Berinstein

Hello! My name is Nina Berinstein and my thesis project is about how young people interact with clay. As a ceramic artist myself, I am quite familiar with the unique qualities of this material; it is flexible, impressionable, three-dimensional, and tactile. I could (and sometimes do!) spend hours in my studio immersed in the process […]

Thesis Update: Reyhaneh Gheydi

Hello everyone! My name is Reyhaneh Gheydi. I’m a graduate student in the Museum Education program at City College of New York.  I was born and raised in Tehran, Iran. Art therapy is one of my life’s passions. Since I remember as a child, I was naturally drawn to activities that could improve the physical […]