Reaching In & Reaching Out

An Arts Enrichment Program 

In a world filled with external distractions, tweets and media bombardment, our young people have few opportunities to 
reach in, find their inner voice, and reach out to others with that voice.   

Reaching In & Reaching Out 

provides young people with that opportunity.

The Greenwich Art Society, a one hundred year old art school in downtown Greenwich, is where we are holding our current sessions with a wonderful 

class of second graders from Bridgeport, CT.

  Through art history we are exploring the connection between art & music!  Please see photos below from recent sessions and all the happy artists being creatively inspired!

Reaching In & Reaching Out - Art & Music Program - Greenwich Art Society - December 2012

  
WIRE SCULPTURES - INSPIRED BY CALDER AND THE JAZZ MUSIC HE LISTENED TO DURING THE 1920'S

                                                       HAPPY CREATIVE MOMENT...


JIM CLARK PLAYING HIS BEAUTIFUL SOPRANO SAX         

WIRE WRAPPING TAKES A FEW HANDS!

My New Arts Enrichment Program!

Reaching In & Reaching Out

An Arts Enrichment Program 

In a world filled with external distractions, tweets and media bombardment, our young people have few opportunities to 
reach in, find their inner voice, and reach out to others with that voice.   

Reaching In & Reaching Out provides young people with that opportunity.

“By all accounts this was an overwhelming success!” 

Ralph Paladino, Principal, Barnum Elementary, Bridgeport, CT

Thursday, October 25, was a very exciting day, I launched my first 
Reaching In & Reaching Out program at the Greenwich Art Society 
in downtown Greenwich, CT.  We had 24 second graders from Barnum Elementary in Bridgeport, CT come to the studio for a fun 1.5 hour session.  Our program combined art making, art history and a live jazz performance by noted tenor saxophonist, 
Bennie Wallace, Founder of Back Country Jazz.  

We made collages from (90%) recycled materials inspired by their own creative imaginations and live jazz music.  Their creative juices were flowing!

I want to extend my gratitude to Jennifer, their terrific teacher; Ralph Paladino, Principal, Barnum Elementary and Ralph Buzzard, Head of Visual Arts, Bridgeport Board of Ed, for all their support in making this event for the kids happen!  Also want to thank Anna Patalano, President of the Greenwich Art Society for her generous support and use of the Society's Studio classroom!