The Art Guild of Port Washington has welcomed artist and educator Antonia Fthanikis to its staff to teach Empowering the Teen Artist for Middle & High School Students. This eight-week class will take place on Thursdays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. beginning on Oct. 25.
Students will be encouraged to investigate the principles and elements of design, make cultural connections and integrate influences across-borders while advancing their artistic expertise. Subject matter will include realistic and abstracted: still life, landscape and portraiture. Students will gain exposure to a variety of media in order to produce a varied portfolio that demonstrates technical skill as well as creativity and conceptual skills.
In addition, students will learn how to create their own painting and drawing mediums from natural materials, using centuries-old techniques such as: egg tempera, used by Renaissance artists and modern masters; Sumi ink, a signature technique of Asian art and culture; charcoal, possibly mankind’s earliest art material; and watercolor, natural pigments from our gardens and yards replicate materials used for thousands of years.
Fthenakis is a Parsons School of Design graduate, a Bank Street educator and a teacher of children and young adults with special needs, teaching studio arts and the art of traditional skills in NYC public school for 17 years. Currently based in Port Washington, co-creating and offering teachings inspired by the natural world, Waldorf philosophy, integrative holistic wellness and the Reiki healing arts.
Classes for children and adults run year-round. The last workshop planned for this year: Simple and Sophisticated Relief Printmaking with Stephanie Navon-Jacobson, Nov. 10-11 is now registering. Workshops for 2019 include, Seascapes and Winter Scenes in Pastel with Lana Ballot in March, Painting the Figure from Photographs in Watercolor with Ted Nuttall in June, and Painting in Colored Pencil with Cynthia Knox in July. More workshops are being added. Fall classes for adults are now open for registration: Fundamentals of Drawing with Greg Follender on Monday evenings begins Oct. 22, and Get Sharper with Stephanie Navon-Jacobson on Monday afternoons begins Oct. 15.
Check The Art Guild website and Facebook page throughout the year for information about their programs and events. The Art Guild is located at Elderfields Preserve, 200 Port Washington Blvd. in Manhasset. To register or for more information, call 516-304-5797, visit www.TheArtGuild.org or email info@theartguild.org.
