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Fine Arts In Schenectady
Two SHS Arts Teachers
Win Fellowships
 Congratulations
to Sayles School of Fine Arts teachers Peg Foley and Susan Cohen
who were recently selected to receive a $5,500 fellowship from
Surdna Arts Teachers Fellowship Program (SATFP) for artistic
development. Foley, an art teacher, and Cohen, a
music teacher are among 19 other teachers selected from schools
from around the country for the award. The program is
designed to offer teachers the opportunities to immerse
themselves in their own creative work, interact with other
professional artists and stay current with new practices.
The winners, demonstrating excellence as both artists and
teachers, were evaluated and selected by a peer review panel.
Foley used the
fellowship to explore the ideas of time and permanence in her
own art work and to broaden her technical skills in the field of
printmaking and fiber arts. She attended Penland School of
Crafts in North Carolina over the summer to work with Dennis
O'Neil in alternative methods of screen printing. She then
used funding to set up a screen printing studio to continue the
processes she learned during the summer program. Foley's
work is being exhibited at Schenectady County Community College,
the Johns Sayles School of Fine Arts Butzel Gallery and the
Oakroom Gallery.
Cohen studied
for a week in Boston with the McClosky Voice Institute where she
worked with master teachers and a physician from the Lahey
Clinic to better understand vocal hardships and how to heal
them. She also studied jazz theory at the Jazz Center in
Putney,VT with world renowned jazz singers Sheila Jordon and Jay
Clayton. Throughout the summer, Cohen worked in Blue Sky
recording studio with Scott Apicelli to learn about the physics
of recording and to better understand the use of digital media
in recording.
The $1,500 complementary grant awarded to the school supports
the teachers' post-fellowship activities.
Surdna is a
family foundation established in 1917 by John Emory
Andrus. The foundation makes grants in the areas of
environment, community revitalization, effective citizenry, the
arts and the nonprofit sector, with annual grantmaking of
approximately $37 million. Schools eligible for the SATFP
program include specialized public arts high schools and
arts-focused magnet and charter high schools.
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