Co-sponsored by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and Arts Horizons  and now in its 35th season, The Artist/Teacher Institute (aTi) provides classroom teachers, administrators, students and artists with in-depth, hands-on experiences in a variety of art forms that encourage professional growth and discovery.  By expanding their creativity, participants learn new skills to integrate arts into their curriculum and professional practice while connecting with a community of peers.  Led by internationally renowned master teaching artists, aTi summer's workshops include book arts, creative movement, music, printmaking, storytelling, theatre, painting, collage, poetry and memoir.

Register Today for the Artist/Teacher Institute Intersession in Northern or Southern New Jersey!

*Earn 6 hours NJ Professional Development credits.

*Experience a retreat for teachers & artists unlike any other in NJ.

*Energize yourself for a new school year by focusing on your own
  creative abilities no matter what your artistic level.

*Stimulate the senses in a supportive, educational environment
  where ideas and inspiration collide.

*Interact with teachers and artists to invigorate your imagination
  and connect with colleagues.

*Learn strategies for integrating the arts into the NJ Core
 Curriculum Content Standards for visual/performing arts,  
 language arts, math, science,  social studies and health/wellness.

*All workshops are designed to expand individual artistic talents
  and teaching abilities. Classes are limited to 15 participants.

*Inform your practice with innovative approaches.

aTi Intersession Dates: Pre-registration required!           Scroll down to bottom of page to REGISTER

Saturday, March 20, 2010
9:00am - 3:00pm
Rutgers University, Camden, NJ

Registration Fees
$35 aTi alumni  (includes lunch)
$45 all others    (includes lunch)

Glass Painting       
Instructor Kenneth Leap

This workshop will explore the art of mixing, applying and firing, glass-based paints, enamels and stains. While the primary focus of the class will be painting on the two-dimensional surface as it relates to stained glass, students will also learn fusing and engraving techniques which can be adapted to glass tile making, jewelry and mosaic projects. Prior glass experience is not required. Add $8 for material fee.

Poetry                        
Instructor Peter Murphy

Using a variety of contemporary poems as models and inspiration, participants will trigger the imagination and strengthen language skills to compose drafts of original poems that are meaningful, satisfying and “true”. Learn strategies for developing, interpreting and revising poems that bring the creative writing process to life for all students.

Book Arts              
Instructor Mary Phelan

Discover the power of working with the book as a creative medium by developing relationships between book structure, writing and imagery. Expand your concepts and the boundaries of the traditional book. Create a traditional or experimental book structure while producing models for your own use or for classroom teaching activities. Add $8 for material fee.

Collage                 
Instructor Barbara Bullock

Explore the possibilities in this art form by creating texture, layering colors and working with various mixed media on virtually any surface. Using original and borrowed imagery, participants will create 2 and 3-dimensional collages limited only by the imagination. Learn how to use collage as a means to explore any subject matter through words and pictures. Add $8 for material fee.

Memoir                   
Instructor Anndee Hochman

Learn to write powerful prose about actual experience. Through guided reflection and writing exercises, find the personal stories – whether long-ago or more recent – that you yearn to tell. You’ll learn elements of literary craft including showing vs. telling, sensory detail, structure and voice. 

The Language of Music
Instructor Josh Robinson

Participants will create and compose rhythms and short songs using words based on a "say it-play it" technique.  Body percussion and movement will also be incorporated. Learn the skills necessary to play in an ensemble and develop tools such as focused listening and conducting.

To register, email Michele Renaud at michele@artshorizons.org or call 201-567-1766 x114.

Workshops must have a minimum enrollment of 6 students. If enrollment for your workshop is not met, you will be notified 2 weeks prior to the start of your workshop. You can choose another workshop or we will happily refund your registration fee.

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aTi is a co-sponsored program of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts and Arts Horizons. Additional funding has been provided by The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, The Victoria Foundation, the Horizon Foundation for New Jersey and The Rutgers Community Partnership Mission.