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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

Come join us Friday, September 6th, from 5-8:00 p.m. (in conjunction with Middletown’s Gallery Walk series) for an opening reception for New England artist, Barbara Alden DiOrio. DiOrio’s exhibit, Flesh and Bones, featuring pastel and charcoal drawings, relief prints, and mixed media works will be on display at Green Street from September 6th – September 30th (M-F, 9a.m.-3p.m.).

The Green Street Arts Center is honored to receive a Liberty Bank Award to support our Art and Science AfterSchool Program. The generous and continued support from Liberty Bank is much appreciated and our students thank you.

Our integrative classes in art, math, and science foster creativity and build problem-solving skills in a safe space where students can express themselves. We serve students in grades 1 – 8, many of them from the North End of Middletown. Support from organizations like Liberty Bank allows us to give scholarships so that all children can enjoy our program. You can watch their enthusiasm in the video of last semester’s student showcase.

Registration for fall classes is still open, especially for the middle school age group.

This fall we have exciting new classes for middle school students. In Art with Math, students will explore shapes, patterns, and measurement while building spatial skills and creating works of art. Students in Creative Writing and Bookmaking will craft original, autobiographical works with illustrations bound in their own handmade books to share with family and friends.  Wesleyan Bound will take students to the Wesleyan University campus once a week to tour science laboratories, meet with student groups, participate in special art and cultural activities with the Center for the Arts, and more.

Please call the Green Street Arts Center at 860-685-7871 for more information about our AfterSchool Program or to set up a registration appointment for your child.

For the list of fall classes and information about the activities at Green Street please visit our website.

Green Street Sound Production Class for Wesleyan Students

Shaping Sounds

 

Instructor: John Bergeron

Thursdays from 1:00-4:00pm

Location: Green Street Arts Center, 51 Green Street, Middletown CT

Fall 2013 – September 19 – December 5 (no class October 24 and November 28)

Class size: 4-6 students, 4 minimum enrollment

Class fee: $550 per student

Registration deadline: September 13^th

Class Description: Learn how to record a song from start to finish at the Green Street Arts Center Sound Studio. Our professional sound engineer, John Bergeron has recorded many albums of his own and has worked as a session player for keyboards, an arranger of strings and horns, a producer, and a recording engineer over the years. He’s recorded in Los Angeles, New York, Nashville, London, and more.

This 10 week class will teach you the techniques of sound production using ProTools software and plug ins. You’ll also learn nuanced parts of the of the process like how to get the best work out of musicians in the studio.

The class will start with learning the tools and etiquette of the studio. Once students are acclimated to the equipment, John will demo the process of recording a song step by step. Students in the class will identify singer songwriters or guitarists at Wesleyan to serve as guest artists for the class. Guest artists will receive a free recording session and a copy of the final song.

Once the demo is complete, the class becomes very hands on. Each student gets to go through the process of recording a guest artist with guidance from John. You’ll get to pick the artist, set up the studio, record, edit, mix, and master the song.

If interested, please contact the Green Street Arts Center at 860-685-7871 or gsac@wesleyan.edu. Open to all majors.

 

 

 

Capoeira is a Brazilian martial arts form that brings together music, dance, and acrobatics to create community. You’ll sing, play instruments, and improve your balance and flexibility. You’ll learn to physically and mentally challenge yourself and your opponents while building self-confidence in a game-like environment. Capoeira is great activity for kids and adults alike.

Joel Mendelez is a sought after teaching artist in Connecticut.  He is an amazing instructor that is known for his acrobatic skills in the art of Capoeira.  In addition, Joel is the director of the Advanced Circus Program in the Children’s Circus of Middletown, teaches at Oddfellows Playhouse, the Footlights Center for the Performing, and the Green Street Arts Center.  Joel will connect and transport the students to a world free of inhibitions where all is possible.

Want to stay fit and build community? Come join us at Green Street for a 6-week series of Capoeira classes this fall.

(Children in grades 3-5 can register for Capoeria class on Fridays from 4-5:00 p.m. during our AfterSchool program.)

7:00 – 8:30pm – ages 12 to adult, $15 per class

6:00 – 7:00pm — ages 7-11, $10 per class

Classes will be Tuesdays September 10, September 17, September 24, October 1, October 8, and October 15.

Registration fee for 6 week class block due to Green Street up front.  Cash, Check, or Credit Card (Visa, MasterCard, Amex).

Uniform purchase is separate

Please call the Green Street front desk at 860-685-7871 or email us at gsac@wesleyan.edu to register today.

On Friday, August 23rd at 12:15 p.m. Green Street Arts Center will be hosting a lunch time artist talk by artist/illustrator, Jon Sideriadis.  Jon is a Connecticut artist whose exhibit, Astromythos, features compelling, and other worldly illustrations.  Please RSVP to Sandy Guze sguze@wesleyan.edu

 

On Friday, August 2nd, from 5-8:00 p.m. (in conjunction with Middletown’s Gallery Walk series) there will be an opening reception for Connecticut artist, Jon Sideriadis whose exhibit, Astromythos, featuring compelling, other worldly illustrations will be on display at Green Street from August 2nd through August 29th during regular business hours (M-TH 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Fridays 9 a.m.-12 noon).

Jon Sideriadis is an accomplished freelance illustrator and writer, as well as, an adjunct faculty member at Hartford Art School at the University of Hartford.  The exhibit title, Astromythos, a Greek-like word that Sideriadis has purposefully invented, literally translates to “the star myth”– and also serves as the title for a fictional universe that is the setting for an illustrated book series that Sideriadis has been developing for the past thirteen years.  This creatively concocted term combines the words “astronomy” and “mythology”– two subjects for which he is intensely passionate.  In the tradition of the Epic poets, the fictional world of Astromythos presents an older, more sophisticated mode of storytelling to modern fans of fantasy and science fiction.  Heavily influenced by the art of the Byzantium and Illuminated Manuscripts, each of his intricately detailed paintings depicts an allegorical character or a scene from one of the fascinating myths of his magical Astromythos universe.  To visitors of this exhibit—young or old, literary scholar, or sci-fi fan, each of those alluring characters and startling frames of imagery provides a certain visual feast for the imagination.