Wave Hill Offers New Teen Drawing Intensive for President's Week
Bronx, NY, January 31, 2012 - Together with artist and Family Art Project leader Ilse Murdock, experience a new freedom to think visually and hone your ability to draw what you see. This week-long program uses a variety of traditional drawing materials, including graphite, charcoal and ink, to help participants discover new avenues for expression and learn fundamentals of composition, space, form and contour, tonal structure and other useful approaches to drawing. This program is for teens 13 to 16 only.
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What: Teen Drawing Intensive
Date: Tuesday–Friday, February 21– 24, 2012
Time: 1−4PM
Place: Wave Hill at West 249 Street and Independence Avenue in the Bronx, New York
Registration: Required for all four days. Register at www.wavehill.org, call 718.549.3200 x305 or stop by the Perkins Visitor Center on your next visit.
Fee: $120 Member/$140 Non-member (includes admission to the grounds)
Contact: Mary Weitzman at 718.549.3200 x320 or maryw@wavehill.org
Martha Gellens at 718.549.3200 x232 or marthag@wavehill.org
A 28-acre public garden and cultural center overlooking the Hudson River and Palisades, Wave Hill’s mission is to celebrate the artistry and legacy of its gardens and landscapes, to preserve its magnificent views, and to explore human connections to the natural world through programs in horticulture, education and the arts.
Hours: Open all year, Tuesday–Sunday and many major holidays: 9AM–4:30PM. Closes 5:30PM, April 15–October 14
Directions: Getting here is easy! Located only 30 minutes from midtown Manhattan, Wave Hill’s free shuttle van transport you to and from our front gate and Metro-North’s Riverdale station, the W. 242 St. stop on the #1 subway line, and to and from our free offsite parking lot. Limited onsite parking is available for $8 per vehicle. Complete directions and shuttle bus schedule at www.wavehill.org.
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