Hi, my name is Kaitlyn Pillig. I love teaching preschool and I think my art background gives me a unique opportunity to create and explore freely with my students! I hope to provide authentic and engaging art experiences for my young learners. In my free time I am a ceramic artist and I love to […]
Hi there! I’m Emily Porter, artist and soon-to-be art educator. It’s been ten years since I moved to the city from Florida, and as much as I feel like a New Yorker, I still love the beach, palm trees, and lots of sunshine. I’m learning how to sail on the Hudson river and hope to […]
Hi hi! My name is Kamilah Fraser and I am an educator. To be honest, I don’t make as much art as I would like to and oftentimes I don’t consider myself an artist, but when I find the time to create, I realize that artists don’t have to constantly create and to not undermine […]
Hello beautiful humans, my name is Anna Elias. I was born and raised in Queens, New York, but my parents originate from Guatemala. As a self-taught artist, I am finally comfortable labeling my artistic style as a surrealist who juxtaposes ordinary with unordinary details and brings visual narratives to life. I love to focus on […]
Hello everyone! My name is Amanda Conticchio and I am an artist and educator. I am a new educator working in the field for less than 5 years. This year is my first year in my own classroom and I love it because I can be very hands-on. I also am a huge foodie! I […]
My name is Noah Benus, and I am a photographer and art educator. I grew up in Brooklyn and now live in the Bronx. Besides my current studies at CCNY – MA in Visual Art Education, I am also participating in an art residency, virtually teaching art to a group of students in Brooklyn. As […]
Hello! My name is Katie O’Brien and I am currently in my last semester of the Art Ed graduate program at CCNY. Alongside writing my thesis, I am teaching at an elementary charter school in Harlem, New York. This is my second year teaching and this entire school year, 2020-2021, has been virtual teaching. Prior […]
Hello, I’m Erica Roldan and I’m a certified introvert, avid reader, poet, artist, rock music aficionado, a history loving person, an obsessed crime show fan. I have an undergraduate degree in Psychology however, I knew deep down in my heart that my path was to be in art. I love painting, drawing (mostly charcoal and […]
Hey there, my name is Skylar. My friends like to call me Sky ! I am currently finishing up the Master’s in Art Education program here at the City College of New York. Outside of our program I work full time at an art store in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. When I’m not at work or doing […]
By: Carlos A. Rivera The intention of this research is to add building blocks to the bridge of knowledge administrators need to cross to understand the arts. The current study provides principals, assistant principals and other faculty members who give feedback to arts teachers with an insight on what they are doing and on how […]