EDUCATION OMI       * WINTER ART CAMP * * TEEN THEATER WORKSHOP * * VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES *  _____________________________   WINTER ART CAMP February 19, 20, & 21           Winter Art Camp at Omi is a great way to stay active and creative during the mid-winter stretch. Daily activities include 2D and 3D art projects, special guest artists, sledding, movement, stories, and play. Join us for one, two, or all three days! Children should bring a snack, a lunch, and appropriate winter attire for sledding.  9am-3pm   Ages 4 1/2 - 12 $50/day A limited number of scholarships are available.          Email education@artomi.org to register today! ________________________________   TEEN THEATER WORKSHOP SERIES  March 16, 23, 30, April 6   Education Omi is pleased to present, "Sculpting Theatre Scenes - A Theatre Class for Teenagers". Accomplished teacher, writer, and performer, Rebecca Singer will lead four Saturday workshops focused on building improvisations and unscripted scenes. Participants will create scenes using the outdoor sculptures at OMI to inspire imagination, voice, humor, dramatic sense and spontaneity. Fun, instructive, challenging, and creative. Rebecca Singer taught theater at two performing arts middle and high school over the course of 14 years in Oregon. She worked with noted film director Sydney Pollack, and acted in film, TV, and onstage for 20 years and spent several years with The Magic Theatre in CA, work-shopping the plays of Sam Shepard, Elia Kazan, and other writers from the Iowa Writers Workshop. Her theater career took her to England, Yugoslavia, Austria, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Portland.   Rebecca has written, directed, and toured with international students to schools throughout Oregon, and created a bi-lingual production of Midsummer in Monteverde, Costa Rica, partially performed in the rainforest. She continues to advise performance artists on their works, and most recently taught theatre and writing to students with Dyslexia, Aspergers, and ADHD at a private school in Oregon. Saturdays: March 16, 23, 30 & April 6 12:30 - 2:30 PM Ages 13-18 $100 for four workshops A limited number of scholarships are available. Email education@artomi.org to register.

____________________________________________________ VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES      Fun-loving, energetic teens ages 13+ are needed to help with Saturday Children's Workshops, Winter & Spring Art Camps, and Camp Omi. Work one-on-one with children, learn from experienced teachers, and express your creativity! Spending time with us is a great way to be involved with your community while earning volunteer hours.     If you are interested, contact Sasha Sicurella at education@artomi.org

Quick Links... Visit our website  Contact Sasha Sicurella, Education Director    Contact Information Sasha Sicurella Director, Education Omi ssicurella@artomi.org 518-728-9256

EDUCATION OMI     Saturday, January 12th   Kids Art Workshop & Winter Art Camp Coming Soon!  _____________________________          This Saturday, we will gather in The Story Cave (Michael Somoroffs,Illumination I) around an imaginary fireside to read Shakespeare's A Winter's Tale. This child-friendly version of the classic play is deeply illustrated and beautifully presented by Marcia Williams in her book, Tales from Shakespeare. Learn about the Globe Theater, the rude 'groundlings', and how spending an extra penny could buy you a better seat in one of the covered galleries!      Back in the studio, children will make and embellish theatrical masks. Using feathers, felt, beads, and patterned papers, we will create not only fanciful disguises but also a cast of characters to rival those of Shakespeare himself!                       Saturday, January 12th              10am-12pm     (drop-off & pick-up at the Visitors Center)            $12/child         Bring a sibling or a friend, $20 for two               Ages 4 1/2 - 12  _______________________________________    Winter Art Camp Coming Soon! February 19, 20, & 21    Winter Art Camp at Omi is a great way to stay active and creative during the mid-winter stretch. Daily activities include 2D and 3D art projects, special guest artists, sledding, movement, stories, and play. Join us for one, two, or all three days! Children should bring a snack, a lunch, and appropriate winter attire for sledding.  9am-3pm, Ages 4 1/2 - 12, $50/day.  A limited number of scholarships are available.            Email education@artomi.org to register today!   ____________________________________________________ Volunteer Opportunities...     Fun-loving, energetic teens ages 13+ are needed to help with Saturday Children's Workshops, Winter & Spring Art Camps, and Camp Omi. Spending time with us is a great way to be involved with your community while earning volunteer hours.    If you are interested, contact Sasha Sicurella at education@artomi.org   Quick Links... Visit our website  Contact Sasha Sicurella, Education Director    Contact Information Sasha Sicurella Director, Education Omi ssicurella@artomi.org 518-728-9256

EDUCATION OMI  Saturday, November 24th   Kids Art Workshop __________________________________  This Saturday, we will hike to the Architecture Omi field to see a new work by Thomas Lail. Notes for the Future is a show of recent xerography paintings, works on paper and concrete sculptures. The exhibit expands this week with the addition of Untitled (Dome IV) made of concrete and steel. The piece is comprised of forty cast concrete triangles - the quantity needed to construct a Buckminster Fuller geodesic dome.Thomas Lail is Associate Professor of Fine Arts at Hudson Valley Community College, SUNY in Troy, NY. He lives and works in Kinderhook and Brooklyn, NY with artist, Tara Fracalossi and their son, Coltrane. Back in the studio, children will look at self-portrait collages by children of Cambodia and Thailand. On her most recent project with the I AM: International Foundation, Sasha Sicurella worked in orphanages and care centers in Phnom Penh and Bangkok. We will watch a slideshow of these projects and see the colorful, abstract artworks created by the children. Then we will use geometric and organic cut-out shapes to make our own self-portraits.    Saturday, November 24th 10am-12pm (drop-off & pick-up at the Visitors Center) $12/child   Bring a sibling or a friend, $20 for two Ages 41/2 - 12

EDUCATION OMI  Saturday, November 3rd  Kids Art Workshop ________________________________

This Saturday, we will visit one of the longest sculptures in The Fields. Robert Grosvenor's Untitled, 1968 is a bright yellow form made of painted aluminum over steel. Just how long is it? We will work together to find a way to measure the sculpture from end to end!   Untitled, 1968 by Robert Grosvenor Back in the studio, we will learn about some of the world's most renowned chair designers: Charles & Ray Eames, Arne Jacobsen, Le Corbusier, and the Italian trio, Gatti, Paolini & Teodoro. Look at examples of their designs and see how chairs can be like sculptures. We will take an online tour of "Destination Modern Art", MOMA's kid-friendly virtual gallery experience that will help us learn more about the art of chairs. Children will then design their own chair models using a variety of materials including wood, felt, paper, glue, and drawing tools.  Piero Gatti, Cesare Paolini, and Franco Teodoro, designers of the Sacco chair (c.1968) ___________________________   Halloween Fun in The Fields... A record number of local families dressed up and ventured to Omi last Saturday to celebrate Halloween among the sculptures. Creative costumes, fresh-popped corn, camp-fire songs, and a shadow-puppet craft made the evening frightfully festive! Trick-or-treat bags brimmed with candy while children young and old took part in the evening's many activities.   GREAT COSTUMES! Special thanks to all of our volunteers who helped make the   event a big success!

EDUCATION OMI  Saturday, October 27th Kids Art Workshop & "Trick or Treat in The Fields" Event!    ___________________________________       This Saturday we will gather around Robert Melee's, It Up sculpture to read a lively Halloween story. Witch, Witch...Come to My Party by Arden Druce is an invitation to join bizarre characters in a most unusual fancy dress party. The author, with long experience as a children's librarian, created this interactive, round-and-round story. Children will revel in Pat Ludlow's exuberant, sensual and detailed illustrations. It Up, 2008, by Robert Melee Back in the studio, we will make spooky silhouettes using black paper and white, moon-like circles. Children will cut out Halloween or night time shapes on folded paper then open to reveal a symmetrical image. Then, arrange a variety of images into a seemingly back-lit composition against the big moon background. Learn about symmetry and the difference between a silhouette and    a shadow...just in time for Halloween!           And be sure to come back from 4-6 PM for Trick or Treat in The Fields with more Halloween art making, stories and songs by the fire, and seasonal snacks! Scroll down for the details......

_________________________________________________________  Saturday Oct 27 Saturday Kids Workshop 10 AM-12 Noon   (bring a sibling or friend, $20 for two) Drop-off & Pick-up at The Visitors Center      Trick or Treat in The Fields  A Free Family Event 4-6 PM   for more info call 518-392-4747 1405 County Route 22, Ghent, NY 12075     _____________________________________________________ THIS SATURDAY...   TRICK OR TREAT  IN THE FIELDS A Free Omi Family Event       October 27th, 4-6pm  Celebrate Halloween at Omi! Join us for an evening of seasonal treats,a spooky art projects, festive fireside songs,  and stories. Trick or Treat among the  sculptures and be sure to   DRESS UP! For children and adults of all ages.  Children must be accompanied by an adult     ____________________________________________________ Volunteers Needed for "Trick or Treat in The Fields" Halloween Event  Fun-loving, energetic teens ages 13+ are needed onSaturday, October 27th from 3:30-6:30pm to assist with our annual Halloween Event. Dress up, help with spooky art projects, and give out treats! A great way to be involved with your community while earning volunteer hours.   If you are interested, contact Sasha Sicurella at education@artomi.org

EDUCATION OMI  October 20th Kids' Art Workshop & Trick or Treat in The Fields Event...   ___________________________________

Saturday, October 20th, 2012          This Saturday, we will walk through the woods in the sculpture park in search of colorful leaves to use in our art project. Learn to identify the leaves of different tree species using a kid-friendly guide to trees of our region. Look for maple, oak, birch, ash, and more. Jane Hammond, Fallen, 2007 Back in the studio we will look at artists that use leaves as themes or materials in their work. See a variety of examples including works by Andy Goldsworthy, Jane Hammond, Alex Katz, and Charwei Tsai. Then, we will use our own leaves to create a mixed media watercolor drawing. Children will trace a sampling of leaves then color with warm colors. After crumpling the paper several times, the drawing will be layered with cool shades of watercolor paint. Learn about warm and cool color families while making a festive fall artwork! Saturday, October 20th    10am-12pm $12/child (bring a sibling or friend, $20 for two) Drop-off & Pick-up at The Visitors Center  1405 County Route 22, Ghent, NY     _________________________________________________________  COMING SOON!         ____________________________________________________ Volunteers Needed for "Trick or Treat in The Fields" Halloween Event  Fun-loving, energetic teens ages 13+ are needed onSaturday, October 27th from 3:30-6:30pm to assist with our annual Halloween Event. Dress up, help with spooky art projects, and give out treats! A great way to be involved with your community while earning volunteer hours.   If you are interested, contact Sasha Sicurella at education@artomi.org

EDUCATION OMI  October 13th Kids' Art Workshop & Trick or Treat in The Fields Event...   ___________________________________

Saturday, October 13th, 2012          This Saturday, we will take a closer look at William Tucker's three sculptures,Eve, Hero at Evening, and A Homage to Rodin in the Wheat Field. Born in Cairo in 1935, he and his family moved to England two years later, where he lived until he moved to the United States in 1978. Tucker is an internationally renowned artist who is known for his contemporary bronze sculptures. William Tucker, Eve, 2000   Back in the studio, children will work with natural, air-dry clay. We will learn how making a clay sculpture is often the first step in creating and casting a bronze piece. Using hand-building techniques, we will squish, squeeze, pinch, and pull  the clay into human-like forms. Come get your hands messy while experimenting with this wonderful material!        Saturday, October 13th    10am-12pm $12/child (bring a sibling or friend, $20 for two) Drop-off & Pick-up at The Visitors Center  1405 County Route 22, Ghent, NY     _________________________________________________________  COMING SOON!         ____________________________________________________ Volunteers Needed for "Trick or Treat in The Fields" Halloween Event  Fun-loving, energetic teens ages 13+ are needed onSaturday, October 27th from 3:30-6:30pm to assist with our annual Halloween Event. Dress up, help with spooky art projects, and give out treats! A great way to be involved with your community while earning volunteer hours.   If you are interested, contact Sasha Sicurella at education@artomi.org