OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES

FOR HS, MS AND ELEMENTARY ART STUDENTS

NYSATA REGION 7

 

(Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Orange, Dutchess, Ulster)

 

 

Exhibition Opportunities

 

Rye Arts Center, 51 Milton Rd., Rye, NY 10580, 914-967-0700, e-mail: ryearts@bestweb.net    

Annually holds a ‘Kids Focus’ show in June. Occasionally has a show for High School Students.

 

Pace University, Pleasantville Campus, 861 Bedford Rd, Pleasantville, NY 10570, 914-773-3473.
Contact Theresa Romer, Secretary of the Fine Arts Dept., tromer@pace.edu

Annual small works show for high school (20” x 20” max., framed and ready to hang) in January/February.

 

Rye Arts Center, 51 Milton Rd., Rye, NY 10580, 914-967-0700.
4th annual 'Student Studio: Emerging High School Talent' show.
 Reception
March 7, 2006, runs March 6-18.
Students should be selected and art center should be notified by Jan. 15.
Contact Shari Abelson, shari@ryeartscenter.org
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HCC-Arts Gallery, Highland Cultural Center, Highland Cultural Center
PO Box 851, Highland, NY 12528 E-Mail: info@hcc-arts.org , Call: 845-691-6008 or 845-691-6666   FAX: 845-691-6148.
Presents annually a ‘Young Artists Month’ exhibition in gallery and in selected sites and business throughout town.

College of New Rochelle, Mooney Center Gallery, 29 Castle Place, New Rochelle, NY 10801.
Contact Marie Rofhok, Director of the
Mooney Center,
mrofhok@cnr.edu Tel. 914-654-5840, fax 914-654-5928.
Annual High School Women Artists’ Exhibition.
Scholarships and monetary awards given.
Submissions usually due in mid October. Work on display from mid October to mid November.

Edward Hopper House Art Center, 82 North Broadway, Nyack, NY 10960
1-845-358-0774.
Occasionally has exhibitions of various types- juried national competitions for adults, student shows, etc.

Mill Street Loft, 455 Maple Street, Poughkeepsie, NY, 845-471-7477, millstreetloft@earthlink.net.
Offers classes, hosts a portfolio day. Has a ‘Teen Visions’ show in January of work produced by HS students in its classes.

Katonah Museum of Art, Route 22 at Jay Street, Katonah, NY 10536. Info@katonahmuseum.org.  
Has an annual show in the spring for high school seniors
in which they make the art work AND work on all aspects of mounting a museum show.
They also have internship opportunities through the education dept.
Contact
Karen Stein, Director of Education, (914) 232-9555 ext. 2969.

Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art,1701 Main Street PO Box 209, Peekskill, NY 10566
tel: 914.788.7166, fax: 914.788.4531. www.hvcca.com.  
A fairly new institution with both education and exhibitions in its mission statement.
No specific mention is made of HS student exhibit opportunities, but it seems possible that these could emerge.

 

Competition Opportunities

Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. This is an excellent, long-running (approx. 80 years) national competition with many awards (monetary and not) available. Entry process is fairly complex and begins with registration for your school some time in late fall.
Go to the website: http://www.scholastic.com/artandwritingawards/index.htm
or contact them at :The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, 557 Broadway,
New York, NY 10012
Telephone: 212.343.6493, Email: A&WGeneralInfo@scholastic.com

 

Summer Program Opportunities

Marie Walsh Sharpe Foundation. Offers a number of different programs, including a free summer program for HS students and another one for teachers. These are competitive. Contact Kimberly M. Taylor - Program Officer, The Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation, 830 N. Tejon, Suite 120, Colorado Springs, CO 80903 (719) 635-3220 r go to the website: http://www.sharpeartfdn.org/

N.Y. State Summer School of the Arts. 1 Month intensive, selective pre-college program for motivated art students from grades 8-12. The two programs serving visual arts students are: NYSSSA School of Visual Arts (painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking and mixed media) and NYSSSA School of Media Arts (photography, filmmaking, digital imaging). Both take place during July, with Visual Arts takes at SUNY Brockport and Media Arts t SUNY New Paltz.  Contact:  NYSSSA, State Education Department,89 Washington Avenue, Room 866 EBA, Albany, New York 12234, Tel : (518) 474-8773, Fax: (518) 473-0770

 

Sites Accepting Show Proposals (create your own show!)

Rockland Center for the Arts, 27 South Greenbush Road, West Nyack, NY 10994. Phone :: (845) 358-0877 Fax :: (845) 358-0971

Accepts proposals until March 1 for the exhibition season running Oct. –May. See site for details.http://rocklandartcenter.org/submissions.html

 

Local Opportunities for Classes

Barrett Art Center, 55 Noxon Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601, 845-471-2550, www.barrettartcenter.org.

PELHAM ART CENTER, 155 Fifth Ave., Pelham, NY, 914-738-2525..
Pelham Art Center offers visual arts classes for all ages and skill levels including origami, mini books, mixed media, mask-making, and sculpture. They also offer an On Stage Acting workshop. They do not appear to have a website.

Newington Cropsey Foundation, 25 Cropsey Lane, Hastings on Hudson, NY, 10706 - (914) 478-7990.
Cropsey Foundation e-mail: Anthony.speiser@verizon.net.
NCF appears to offer some classes with a distinctly classical philosophy through its
Academy of Art, but no details appear on the website.

 

SUNY Purchase

Rye Arts Center

Rockland Center for the Arts

Mill Street Loft