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The Arts Experience

Arts Experience Festival 2013

Mission

The Arts Experience is a partnership of Hobart and William Smith Colleges and the Collaborative of the Finger Lakes. The festival is an opportunity for participants, including people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities, the college community, and the general public to explore various means of expression through the arts.

Vision

The Arts Experience will cultivate and embrace the spirit of inclusion through participation in the arts, artistic performance and celebration.

 

Events Schedule

All activities take place in accessible venues on the campus of Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Due to space limitations, free registration required for all ‘workshops’. No registration required for ‘events’. Please click on the form to the right to register.

Monday April 8

Event: The Sail Trail – a collection of decorated sails created by artists with developmental disabilities and HWS student groups on exhibit throughout the HWS campus until April 19.

Visual Arts Workshop: Water Drip Painting - This class is full.
9:00-11:45 a.m.
Instructors: Jessica Ophardt-Arc of Monroe Community Arts Connection, Nick Ruth-HWS Studio Arts
Location: Katherine D. Elliott Studio Arts Center

Visual Arts Workshop: Water Drip Painting - This class is full.
1:30-4:15 p.m.
Instructors: Jessica Ophardt-Arc of Monroe Community Arts Connection, Nick Ruth-HWS Studio Arts
Location: Katherine D. Elliott Studio Arts Center

Tuesday April 9

Event: If I Can’t Dance,” a discussion with Lucy Bowen McCauley, award-winning dancer and choreographer
8:45-10:10 a.m.
Facilitators: Donna Davenport-HWS Dance, Michelle Jungermann-Ontario ARC
Location: HWS Winn Seeley Studio

Visual Arts Workshop: Chinese Ink Painting
8:45 - 10:10 a.m.
Instructors: Natalie Reichel and studio artists from United Cerebral Palsy of New York City, Beth Kinne – HWS Environmental Studies
Location: HWS Scandling Student Center, 2nd Floor Vandervort Room

Event: Art Show Opening Reception, view a collection of water themed artwork
12:00-4:00 p.m.
Host: Jessica Ophardt – Arc of Monroe Community Arts Connection
Location: Finger Lakes Institute, 601 S Main Street, Geneva, light refreshments provided

Creative Movement Workshop: Inclusive Dance with Lucy Bowen McCauley, award-winning dancer and choreographer
1:25-2:50 p.m.
Host: Kelly Johnson-HWS Dance
Location: HWS Winn Seeley Theater

Wednesday April 10

Creative Movement Workshop: Laban Movement Analysis
10:10-11:40 a.m.
Instructors: Emily Brown & dancers - Arc of Monroe Community Arts Connection, Donna Davenport-HWS Dance
Location: HWS Winn Seeley Theater

Visual Arts Workshop: Rain Barrel Art Painting - This class is full.
12:00-2:00 p.m.
Instructors: Sarah Meyer-Finger Lakes Institute, Christin Lersch-Ontario ARC, Joel Helfrich -HWS Environmental Studies
Location: Finger Lakes Institute, 601 S. Main Street, Geneva

Creative Movement Workshop: Advanced Modern Dance Masters Class with Lucy Bowen McCauley, award-winning dancer and choreographer
1:25-2:50 p.m.
Host: Kathy Diehl-HWS Dance
Location: HWS Winn Seeley Studio

Creative Movement Workshop: Advanced Ballet Masters Class with Lucy Bowen McCauley, award-winning dancer and choreographer
3:00-4:30 p.m.
Host: Kathy Diehl-HWS Dance
Location: HWS Winn Seeley Studio

Friday April 12

Visual Arts Workshop: Pointillism - This class is full.
10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Instructors: Chelsea Xidis & SkylArc Studio Artists-Arc of Yates
Location: Katherine D. Elliott Studio Arts Center

Visual Arts Workshop: Pointillism
12:30-2:30 p.m.
Instructors: Chelsea Xidis & SkylARC Studio Artists-Arc of Yates
Location: Katherine D. Elliott Studio Arts Center

Saturday, April 13

Visual Arts Workshop: Fiber Arts: Knitting (Project Linus)
12:00-3:00 p.m.
Instructors: Lesley Adams-HWS Chaplain and the CloseKnit Handwork Club
Location: Trinity Hall 206

Event: HWS Colleges Day of Service
1-4 p.m. (Revised start time.)
Activities include a welcome by President Gearan, pizza, Rain Barrel Construction with Sarah Meyer, Finger Lakes Institute, at the HWS Barn on St. Clair St, Geneva, among other service activities. Click here for more information.

Sunday, April 14

Event: At the Root of Identity: and the Threat to Personal Achievement with Catherine Branch, flutist, & the Music of Difference Chamber Music Ensemble with Composer Robert J. Bradshaw
2:00-3:30 p.m.
Location: St. John’s Chapel, 632 S. Main St, Geneva on Hobart and William Smith Colleges Campus

Monday, April 15

Visual Arts Workshop: Water Symbols & Signs
10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Instructor: Jessica Ophardt - Arc of Monroe Community Arts Connection
Location: Finger Lakes Institute, 601 S Main Street, Geneva, lunch provided

Visual Arts Workshop: Sock Puppet Performance: Water Pollution Awareness
3:00-5:00 p.m.
Instructors: Harry Gu-HWS student, Jordan Youngmann-Finger Lakes Institute, Ryan Kincaid – HWS alumna
Location: Finger Lakes Institute, 601 S Main Street, Geneva, light refreshments provided

Event: Music Backwards presented by HWS Pride Alliance with songs by student acapella groups that are usually performed by a single gender
7:00 p.m.
Location: HWS Albright Auditorium

Tuesday April 16

Performing Arts Workshop: “Different”: Perspectives on the Disability Rights Movement
11:55 a.m. - 01:15 p.m.
Instructors: Emily Brown & actors Arc of Monroe Community Arts Connection Actors, Sarah Berry-HWS English
Location: HWS Winn-Seeley Theater

Event: Science on Seneca Lake aboard the Scandling Boat
12:00-3:00 p.m.
Instructors: John Halfman-HWS Geoscience, Jordan Youngmann-Finger Lakes Institute, Michelle Jungermann, Ontario ARC.
Location, Meet at Finger Lakes Institute, 601 S Main Street, Geneva (if bad weather, will remain at FLI)
Note: Limited accessibility and access to bathrooms. Wear warm clothes for water, weather, and wind.

Creative Movement Workshop: Create & Move: Dance for Everyone
1:30-2:30 p.m.
Instructor: Donna Davenport-HWS Dance
Location: HWS Winn-Seeley Theater

Wednesday April 17

Creative Movement Workshop: Zumba
10:45 – 11:45 a.m.
Instructors: Carrie Bergeron, Self-Determination Advocate / Mimi Mahoney, HWS Student /Donna Davenport, HWS
Location: HWS Winn Seeley Studio

Performing Arts Workshop: Interactive Rhythm and Movement with the New Morse Code Percussion/Cello Duo Hannah Collins and Michael Compitello
11:50 a.m.-1:15 p.m.
Host: Kelly Johnson-HWS Dance
Location: HWS Winn Seeley Theater

Event: Who Cares About Kelsey? documentary film screening followed by Q & A with filmmaker Dan Habib & documentary star Kelsey Carroll
1:30-3:30 p.m.
Host: Mary Kelly-HWS Education
Location: HWS Albright Auditorium

Thursday April 18

Visual Arts Workshop: My Powerful Self
10:00-11:30 a.m.
Instructors: Janet VanLone-HWS Education, Kathleen York-Arc of Monroe Community Arts Connection
Location, Scandling Student Center, 2nd Floor Vandervort Room

Performing Arts Workshop: Drumming Circle with Matt Giordano, President of Drum Echoes
6:00-8:30 p.m.
Host: Geneva T.I.E.S. Drumming Circle program
Location: HWS Scandling Student Center, 1st floor front lounge

Friday April 19

Performing Arts Workshop: Global Water Dance and Drumming
1:25-2:50 p.m.
Instructors: Matt Giordano, Drum Echoes & Cadence Whittier, HWS Dance
Location: HWS Winn Seeley Theater

Event: Autism around the World: The Travels of the Wretches and Jabberers with Lauren Shallish, Fernanda Orsati, and Jenn Seybert
3:00-4:30 p.m.
Location: HWS Albright Auditorium

Event: Gala Finale with Matt Giordano, Drum Echoes, including global water dance performances and exhibit by various local artists
5:00-7:30 p.m.
Location: HWS Scandling Student Center Patio & Café, light refreshments provided

 


 

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2013 Workshop Details

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Co-Sponsors

  • National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
  • The Collaborative of the Finger Lakes (representing 12 NYSARC agencies)
  • HWS Office of the President
  • HWS Office of the Provost
  • HWS Center for Teaching and Learning
  • HWS Education Department

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