GET CREATIVE AT THE WASSAIC PROJECT
EDUCATION ALL SUMMER IN WASSAIC
WASSAIC, NY— The Wassaic Project is offering education programs in July and August for adults and children at the Maxon Mills and the Luther Barn in the Hamlet of Wassaic. For grades K-6 the Wassaic Project offers ART SCOUTS, a 4-session artist-led program where kids make art inspired by the Wassaic Project Summer Exhibition, Appetite for Destruction. (when?)For grades 6-9 there is CAMP WASSAIC in August where students explore contemporary art and creative collaboration. Also in August there are silk screen printing workshops for teens and adults taught by the Wassaic Project Print Fellow, Mike Levine, a master printer who is living in Wassaic for the summer months.
The Wassaic Project connects K-12 students and families to art, artists, and creative resources. Now with year-round programming, the Wassaic Project offers free educational activities in Art Nest, the drop-in artmaking space where kids of all ages can create individual or collaborative projects, build creative skills, and engage with contemporary art.
For more info, visit wassaicproject.org/education.
ART NEST
Get creative in the Wassaic Project’s FREE drop-in studio space in Maxon Mills. For kids of all ages. There are ready-to-go projects based on the summer exhibition as well as themed activities like collage, book making, and print making. Drop in and make a project – or just color. Great for all ages. Children under 10 must be supervised by an adult.
June – September
Open Fridays 3 – 7PM, Saturdays and Sundays 12 – 5PM
ART SCOUTS
A 4-session artist-led program where kids make art inspired by the Wassaic Project Summer Exhibition. For children entering into grades K-6.
Saturdays, July 2, 9, 16, 23
10:30AM – 12:30PM
Maxon Mills – 37 Furnace Bank Rd, Wassaic, NY 12592
$25 material fee for children
FREE for children in the Webutuck Consolidated School District.
Email education@wassaicproject.org to register by June 26
CAMP WASSAIC
Explore contemporary art and creative collaboration at Camp Wassaic. For students entering grades 6-9.
August 17-21
9AM-3PM (BYO Lunch), Extended Afternoon Option: 9AM-5PM
$150 Full-time residents of the Webutuck School District***
$300 Non-Webutuck
$10 per day to participate in the Extended Afternoon Option
***Special subsidized rates available. Please contact Education Director if you are interested in applying for the subsidized rate.
Email education@wassaicproject.org to register by July 31st.
Teen Printmaking Workshop
This hands-on workshop teaches teens the practical and artistic applications of the silkscreen printing process through t-shirt and poster making. For teens ages 13-18.
Tuesday–Friday, August 9-12
1-5 PM
$75 for teens in the Webutuck School District.
$100 for teens outside of the Webutuck School District.
Email education@wassaicproject.org to register by July 31st.
Adult Printmaking Workshop
This hands-on workshop demonstrates the practical and artistic applications of the silkscreen printing process.
Saturday + Sunday, August 13-14, 12-6 PM
$75 for Saturday.
$125 for Saturday and Sunday.
Fee includes materials and refreshments.
Email education@wassaicproject.org to register by July 31st
THE WASSAIC PROJECT is a non profit organization founded in 2008 in the heart of the historic hamlet of Wassaic, NY. The Project is an incubator for artists, community, kids and their connections providing an intimate context for art-making and strengthening local community through the creation and promotion of contemporary visual and performing art. Programming is year round and features an annual Summer Exhibition in the Maxon Mills, a repurposed seven-story grain elevator; a year-round free drop-in arts space for kids, the Art Nest; an artist-in-residence program with monthly open studios open; and ongoing community and education programs. In addition, the Wassaic Project partners with local public schools and community organizations to further engage with its communities.
For further information and to make a contribution, please connect with the Wassaic Project at wassaicproject.org, facebook.com/TheWassaicProject
The Wassaic Project
37 Furnace Bank Road (mailing PO Box 220)
Wassaic NY 12592
