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 […]

Connor Fellowship Archive: {C/CNY} Web Gallery

A tenet of our collective practice as burgeoning arts educators is envisioning a future in which all student work is valued and valuable regardless of technical proficiency and external commodification. Since we must lead by example we decided to share our artwork made during CCNY Art Ed courses through {C/CNY} Web Gallery, tying together themes […]