Month: September 2013

On Friday, October 4th, from 5-8:00 p.m. (in conjunction with Middletown’s Gallery Walk series), the Green Street Arts Center will host an opening reception for  NYC artist,  Jennifer Formica, whose exhibit, Microcosmic Nature, will be on display from October 4th through October 29th (M-F, 9a.m.-3p.m.).

Jennifer Formica, originally from Hartford, currently resides in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and is an adjunct professor of Photography and Digital Imaging at Dowling College and York College/CUNY. Here photographic images — vibrant, symbolic and seductive, whimsically evoke the inner psyche and hidden beauty in organic matter, often capturing the magic of nature on a microscopic scale. Formica’s artistic process and techniques range from the use of traditional analog large format camera, to the use of a computer scanner as an image-capturing device, and even to the connection of a microscope to various film and digital cameras.

Formica says of her own work: “Though each individual organism’s color, structure and markings were not merely created for their visual beauty, I hope to transform them into something symbolic and monumental by documenting, magnifying and abstracting an unseen hidden world of complex forms, textures and bright vibrant colors.”  Certainly, this  special opportunity for a glimpse into her microcosmic perspective is not to be missed.

Are you an experienced knitter (or crocheter) or someone who has always wanted to learn?  Every other Wednesday beginning Wednesday, September 11 from 6-8:30pm.

No experience is necessary.  Please bring your own yarn and needles if you can.  We will have some supplies available.  There is a suggested donation of $5 to fund more yarn for community projects.

This is a drop-in group and there is no need to pre-register.  You can come once, or as many times as you’d like!  Bring a friend!

The Green Street Arts Center and Project to Increase Mastery of Mathematics and Science (together referred to as Green Street) are excited for a new year! We welcome and encourage college students to come learn more about what we do at Green Street. There are lots of ways to get involved in the community and we’re looking forward to your ideas and contributions.

Art and Science AfterSchool Program

• Build teaching experience, teach an integrative class in art, math, and science
• Work with a professional teaching artist as a teaching assistant
• Tutor younger students and help with homework
• Be a mentor for community youth
• Volunteer to be an extra set of hands and eyes during Wesleyan breaks

Watch the students perform at the student showcase last semester for an idea of what AfterSchool is all about.

Private Lessons

• Share your skills, be an instructor for lessons in music, art, and more
• Learn new skills, take lessons yourself

Classes and Professional Development

• Come practice Capoeira (Brazilian martial arts)
• Take a sound production class in our recording studio with our master sound engineer
• Learn more about integrative education by attending teacher professional development workshops
• Build skills in grant writing and proposal development

Communications and Marketing

• Spread the word, help us get the word out on campus about our activities
• Tell the Green Street story, reach out to local media
• Practice your science communication
• Design flyers and promotional materials
• Be a guest blog writer
• Take pictures or video of events, edit videos for web

Community

• Interact with the community by working events
• Garden at Green Street
• Teach community computer classes
• Come over to Stretch and Stitch
• See local artists exhibit as part of the Middletown Gallery Walk
• Coordinate special projects like a donor tree or Green Street history display case

Get in touch or come by for a visit to learn more
gsac@wesleyan.edu
860-685-7871
51 Green Street, Middletown
www.wesleyan.edu/greenstreet