The 25th Anniversary of the ARTs Festival!

What a pleasure to welcome back old friends and meet some new ones this year!

Our visiting artists included Bill Wolff, an adjunct professor at RIT and worked with the Sculpture and Mixed Media Classes. 

Bill Wolff earned a Masters in Sculpture (Wood) from Tokyo University of the Arts in 2009. He also did post graduate research at Tokyo University of the Arts from 2005-2007. He earned an MFA in Sculpture from Louisiana State University in 2004 and a BFA in Sculpture from Binghamton University in 2000.

 

 

Loreal Prystaj worked with students in our Photography classes to create dark fairy tales.

Loreal Prystaj grew up in Fairport, graduated from Fairport High School, and then went to the Fashion Institute of Technology where she graduated in May 2013. She starting becoming interested in Photography in 2008, and she has been addicted since! Her work has been published and exhibited in galleries, and collections.

 

 

 

 

 

Justyn Iannucci was a guest artist with our Drawing and Painting Classes.

 

Justyn Iannucci works as a freelance Illustrator working out of Upstate NY. Formal training includes a Bachelors of Fine Art in Illustration from the Rochester Institute of Technology as well as an Associates Degree in Graphic Arts and Printing from Monroe Community College.

 

 

Eddie Davis worked with our students at the junior high level.

 

Eddie Davis III has taught at the Memorial Art Gallery’s Creative Workshop since 1996, most recently drawing and design classes for kids and teens.

Eddie earned a BFA in industrial design at Rhode Island School of Design and an MFA in sculpture at Rochester Institute of Technology. He served as assistant professor of industrial design in RIT’s College of Imaging Arts & Sciences from 2004-08.

The Pickpockets were our musical guests who got rave reviews by both students and staff!

 

Ed Keegan was also a visiting musician, and he came in and led a drum circle to close out the day.

 

We also had two retired art teachers from the district come back and show that doing art is something we NEVER retire from! Thank you to Bob Geroux and Len Crellin for coming in and sharing yourselves and your work!

 

 

Thanks to all the ambassadors, alumni, artists, musicians and staff members who made this a fantastic day!  Despite the fact that it was rainy outside and we were forced to go to our indoor "plan B" your enthusiasm and hard work made it feel like it was a sunshiny day INSIDE!! What a great day! Many thanks to all the hard workers who made it look easy!