Friday, January 19, 7–9pmEnjoy a fun and creative evening of drawing from a live model in a relaxed environment while you sip wine and sample assorted snacks in our Drawing Studio (VPA 241) on the 2nd floor of the Visual & Performing Arts Center. Materials are …

Amy Smith-Stewart is Curator at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, CT. She has curated more than sixty exhibitions in museums and galleries, and has worked previously as Curator at MoMA PS1 and as Curatorial Advisor at Mary Boone …

Amy Cutler is an internationally known painter with works in museum collections, including, among others, the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the New Museum, the NY Public Library, and the …

Jackie Decker has been designing and illustrating children’s products for more than 20 years. She is a book illustrator, an on-line game designer, and a licensed artist with an Internet licensing business ‘Jacqueline Decker Designs’.  Her work appears on products …

Eric Holzman is a native New Yorker, born in the Bronx and living in Manhattan.  He earned his BFA at Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia and his MFA at Yale.  He also studied at the NY Studio School and …

Hilary Doyle is a painter who lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. She earned her BFA at Massachusetts College of Art and her MFA at RISD. She also studied at the Vermont Studio Center where she was awarded a fellowship. …

Marcos Chin is an award-winning illustrator who graduated from Ontario College of Art and Design in Toronto, Canada. His work has appeared as textile and surface designs, on book and CD covers, advertisements, fashion catalogues, and magazines.  He has given …

Bill Schmidt is an American abstract painter, born in Trenton, New Jersey.  He holds a BFA from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and also studied at the Skowhegan School.  He received his MFA in Painting from Maryland Institute College …

Eric Aho is an artist living in Vermont, known for his gestural, abstracted paintings that evoke natural forms. He received a BFA from Massachusetts College of Art and studied at the Central School of Art and Design in London. In …

Sharon Louden is an artist whose vocabulary is rooted in drawing and painting, but also includes sculpture, installation and animation. She was born in Philadelphia and holds an MFA from Yale University and a BFA from the School of Art …

Nina Buxenbaum was born and raised in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY, in a multiracial and politically active family.  As a biracial woman, she addresses themes of race and identity in her work, particularly in her Topsy-Turvy doll …

Edel Rodriguez is a Cuban American artist, born in Havana in 1971.  In 1980, he and his family boarded a boat and left for America during the Mariel boatlift.  They settled in Miami where he was introduced to and influenced …

Gideon Bok is a painter from Maine who received his BA and MA degrees from Hampshire College and his MFA from Yale University. He also studied in Florence, Italy, and at the NY Studio School. He has had numerous solo …

Stephanie Franks is a painter, drawer, and collage artist who lives and works in New York City. She has shown extensively in the U.S. and internationally since 1985, most recently with a solo exhibition in 2016 at Bowery Gallery in …

Guy Billout has been called the Buster Keaton of the illustration world. His works are funny, acrobatic feats of mental agility that challenge the laws of logic. His characters retain composure no matter what; impending doom does not unnerve them; …

Kyle Staver is a New York artist originally from Minnesota. She received her BFA from Minneapolis College of Art and Design and her MFA from Yale University, where she studied with Andrew Forge, Lester Johnson and William Bailey. She is …

Stanley Lewis draws and paints on-site what he sees: his own backyard, a side street, a train station, his studio or kitchen. “The frenetic intensity he brings to capturing this hushed suburban landscape is deeply humbling”, wrote Julian Keimer in …

NYC Museum Bus Trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art Thursday, October 26, 2017 $12/roundtrip Open to all SVPA students, faculty and staff. Purchase tickets at the VPAC Box Office to reserve your seat! Ticket sales end when the bus …

Friday, Aug 25, 2017, 7–9 pm $25.00 per person (includes all materials & refreshments) Enjoy a fun and creative evening of drawing from a live model in a relaxed environment while you sip wine and sample assorted snacks in our Drawing Studio (VPA 241) on the …

DO SOMETHING CREATIVE THIS SUMMER! July 17th – 27th, 2017 Painting Intensive – Exploring Composition Monday – Thursday, 10:00am–12:30pm Visual & Performing Arts Center Painting Studio, Room 244 Christine Hartman Open to all levels, this workshop explores the development of …

Summer Sip & Sketch Thurs, June 8, 6–8 pm, 2017 Enjoy a fun and creative evening of drawing from a live model in a relaxed environment while you sip wine and sample assorted snacks in our Drawing Studio (VPA 241) …