JUNE EVENTS Queens Museum of Art Flushing Meadow - Corona Park Queens, N.Y. 11368 www.queensmuseum.org The Queens Museum of Art will be holding a photography and DJ class for teens with Autism Spectrum Disorder on Saturday, June 8th. Conducted by Spinnerz Teen Photo Club, the event is limited to six families, and hoped to help teenagers and their parents build friendships, explore their surroundings, and most importantly have fun while learning new skills in music and photography. The event will take place from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Courses in basic Mandarin printmaking will be held at the Queens Museum of Art. They will be led by Taiwanese artist Siang-Jen Yang, and will not only involve creating and printing your own designs onto fabric, but also a brief history of printmaking and its importance in our lives today. Classes are held every Sunday in June between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Nassau County Museum of Art One Museum Drive Roslytn Harbor, N.Y. 11576 www.nassaumuseum.org Museum Docent Riva Ettus will be presenting a talk on Abstract Expressionism Reconsidered at the Nassau County Museum of Art. The talk is free with museum admission, and a public exhibition tour will take place immediately afterwards. The Abstract Expressionist movement sought alternatives to the advertising and consumer-driven culture of mid-20th century America. Ettus’ talk will begin at 1 p.m., and the exhibition tour starts at 2 p.m. Six of Long Island’s great literary minds will come together on June 2nd for “Living, Out Loud: Writers Riff on Love, Sweat and Fears.” The afternoon will consist of original readings by writers such as Emmy Award-winning essayist Iyna Bort Caruso and Friars Club historian Barry Dougherty. The event starts at 3 p.m. and is free with museum admission. Weekend parking is $2 for non-members. Flushing Town Hall 137-35 Northern Boulevard www.flushingtownhall.org The Flushing Town Hall will be hosting a jazz studies program for anyone interested in learning about jazz and playing with other musicians. Admission is free, and drum sets, keyboards, bass amplifiers, and music stands are all provided. In addition, the Flushing Town Hall Jazz Jam will begin afterwards at 7 p.m. The program takes place on Wednesday, June 12th, and on the first Wednesday of every month. Bring items of your choice to the Flushing Town Hall for a family Sunprinting workshop on Saturday, June 29th. Items with interesting silhouettes such as flowers, lace, and leaves are especially recommended. A ticket for a parent and one child is $20, with each additional child being an additional $10. The class is taught by LICA exhibitionist Mary Pinto. 20 North Shore Towers Courier n June 2013 ART THE COURIER/ Photos By Angy Altamirano GIVES BACK BY ANGY ALTAMIRANO Students have learned to give back through the beauty of their art. On Thursday, May 2 the United Federation of Teachers’ (UFT) Division of Elementary Schools celebrated their “Art of Giving” project with an unveiling of works donated to Flushing Hospital Medical Center by students of P.S. 160 in Jamaica. For this year’s collaborative project, the UFT asked Barbara Reill’s third grade art students to each produce a piece in vibrant pastel colors. Reill decided to create collages with her students through the printing technique of collagraphy. “It’s very exciting because it is a permanent collection,” said Reill. “It was a good project for them to work collaboratively.” “The Art of Giving” started five years ago. Inspiration came from Sharon Coates, a UFT member and P.S. 156 teacher who eventually lost a battle with cancer. During her treatments, artwork created by students from her school lifted Coates’ spirits. “It’s so good to see children so young have so much talent,” said Ina Babb- Henry, assistant to the vice president of UFT. “The children can learn about giving and community service.” The total of 24 framed works will be hung in the three rooms of the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit and along the pediatric unit’s hallway as well. According to Maria Smilios, assistant director of nursing in Flushing Hospital’s maternal child services, most parents in the neonatal unit have a hard time seeing their newborns attached to life support machines. Adding the artwork to the unit, which has no windows, is expected to bring hope to the parents. “It’s wonderful,” said Smilios. “It will bring a smile to their faces.”
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