There is no end. There is no beginning. There is only the passion of life. Federico Fellini. This week we went through the technology and resources that we will be using in this workshop. It was an introduction to different free … Continue reading Collective Storytelling Week 2→
In the first class we talked about the importance of working in a collective manner, to be able to think beyond our contributions and interact with the other participant’s ideas, in order to reach a common goal. The best example … Continue reading Collective Storytelling. Week 1→
Week 5 was spent concentrating on aspects of Zhang Hongtu’s influences and comparing and contrasting his different bodies of work. Students looked at some of the books from Zhang’s library in the sunken living room and thought about how these … Continue reading ESOL Class with Pamela Cardwell- Week 5→
Last Saturday, December 5 class was held at the Queens Museum where students got to see the work of Zhang Hongtu for the first time. We went through the exhibit and viewed the work from different time periods of Zhang … Continue reading ESOL, English as a Second Language, Week 4→
On Saturday, November 21 students did a listening and pronounciation exercise to distinguish t, d and ed endings in regular past tense verbs. We looked at Zhang Hongtu’s Remake of Ma Yuan’s Water Series and talked about differences between the … Continue reading ESOL, English as a Second Language, Week 3→
During our second to last class, students finalized their books using the feedback from their peers. Students prepared for their final presentations, wrote their bios and supported their peers. It was exciting to see students produce publications with such a … Continue reading MEMORY,HISTORY IN ZINES AND ARCHIVES – Week 5→
ESL Week 2: On Saturday afternoon at the Queens library ESL students used a list of past tense verbs to write and talk about what they did during the week. Commonly used irregular and regular verbs that they changed to … Continue reading ESOL English as a Second Language – Week 2→
8주 마지막 시간에는 수묵화와 판화를 병행하며 최종 작품을 완성하였습니다. 여러개의 작품을 빠른시간에 손쉽게 찍을수 있는 판화의 성질을 이용하여, 여러개의 판화 작품을 다양하게 만든후, 수묵화 기법을 더하여 변형을 주어가며 조금씩 다른 여러장의 작품을 만들수 있었습니다. 8주간 열심히 참가하셔서 함께 좋은결과 만들어내셨습니다. … Continue reading Printmaking Meets Ink Painting – Week 8→
Our first English class was held at the library in Long Island City. We introduced ourselves with basic information about where we are from and how long we have lived in America. Students then broke into groups of two and … Continue reading ESOL English as a Second Language – Week 1→
Arts and Education Space for Immigrant New Yorkers