Civi Instructor Import

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name: Ed Murr
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create CP - content: Ed Murr is a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology’s MFA in Illustration Program. Currently he continues his career as a Freelance Illustrator while teaching Illustration at the Fashion Institute of Technology, Montclair State University and Pratt Institute. He has been working as an illustrator for over twenty years, most notable with Marvel Comics. www.edmurr.com
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name: Ed Murr
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create CP - content: Ed Murr is a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology’s MFA in Illustration Program. Currently he continues his career as a Freelance Illustrator while teaching Illustration at the Fashion Institute of Technology, Montclair State University and Pratt Institute. He has been working as an illustrator for over twenty years, most notable with Marvel Comics. www.edmurr.com
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name: Morgan Suter
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create CP - content: Morgan Suter, a former student of The Art Effect, earned her BFA in Painting from the Maryland Institute College of Art. She started teaching Figure Drawing and Painting in 2021 at The Art Effect and hopes to earn her MFA eventually and continue teaching. Morgan primarily works in oil paint and largely focuses on self portraiture, though she occasionally dabbles in soft pastels while using acrylic, gouache, and pencil regularly, and encourages the use and practice of multiple mediums.
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name: Lauren Hollick
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create CP - content: Lauren Hollick is a dedicated program director, educator, and alumna of The Art Effect who strives to create a flawless Art Institute pathway where students can gain the techniques, experience, and confidence needed to artistically thrive and impact the world around them. Lauren has an Associates in Art Studies at Dutchess Community College and a Bachelors in Art Education from SUNY New Paltz. She has taught art in public & private schools, various non-profit art organizations, and at the SUNY New Paltz Saturday Arts Lab program. She has been actively involved in The Art Effect programs for over 8 years, including the Art Institute, Junior Art Institute, Empire After School Program, Arts for Healing, National Art Honor Society Chapter #2242, Dutchess/Ulster Arts Camps, and more. Her current mediums of choice for her personal work include oils, ink, charcoal, ceramics, gouache, animation and has been featured in many art exhibitions across the Hudson Valley and beyond.
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name: Lauren Hollick
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create CP - content: Lauren Hollick is a dedicated program director, educator, and alumna of The Art Effect who strives to create a flawless Art Institute pathway where students can gain the techniques, experience, and confidence needed to artistically thrive and impact the world around them. Lauren has an Associates in Art Studies at Dutchess Community College and a Bachelors in Art Education from SUNY New Paltz. She has taught art in public & private schools, various non-profit art organizations, and at the SUNY New Paltz Saturday Arts Lab program. She has been actively involved in The Art Effect programs for over 8 years, including the Art Institute, Junior Art Institute, Empire After School Program, Arts for Healing, National Art Honor Society Chapter #2242, Dutchess/Ulster Arts Camps, and more. Her current mediums of choice for her personal work include oils, ink, charcoal, ceramics, gouache, animation and has been featured in many art exhibitions across the Hudson Valley and beyond.
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name: Nestor Madalemgoitia
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name: Test Parent
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name: Sarah Taylor
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create CP - content: Sarah Timberlake Taylor has been teaching videography, animation and experimental film for over six years. She graduated from Bard College where she majored in Film Production. After college, Sarah has been an assistant editor on several features and done projection and stage managing for a couple of touring one-woman plays. She often works with documentarian Kevin Schreck, assistant editing on his award-winning film Persistence of Vision along with TANGENT REALMS: The worlds of C.M. Kösemen, and his upcoming film ENONGO – The Sammus Documentary. She loves to collaborate with other artists and enjoys lending a hand with any stage of production.
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name: Rick Price
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create CP - content: Rick Price has an MFA from Savannah College of Art & Design, is the chair of the fine art department at the Harvey School, and has extensive teaching experience at Buck’s Rock in CT, mural painting in San Francisco and Beacon, illustration commissions, and has exhibited his fine art work nationwide.
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name: Zach Reid
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create CP - content: Zach Reid is an arts/media teacher coming out of Poughkeepsie New York. He has been a part of the Art Effect team for 4 years and enjoys working with the students and helping them take their creative thoughts and forming them into a reality. Zach is also a musician, recording artist and athlete. He is a graduate of Poughkeepsie High School, and furthered his music and education at Herkimer College where he graduated with his Associates Degree in Music Industry. Zach also played soccer while in college winning the Regional championship 3 seasons in a row to qualify for Nationals.
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name: Zach Reid
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create CP - content: Zach Reid is an arts/media teacher coming out of Poughkeepsie New York. He has been a part of the Art Effect team for 4 years and enjoys working with the students and helping them take their creative thoughts and forming them into a reality. Zach is also a musician, recording artist and athlete. He is a graduate of Poughkeepsie High School, and furthered his music and education at Herkimer College where he graduated with his Associates Degree in Music Industry. Zach also played soccer while in college winning the Regional championship 3 seasons in a row to qualify for Nationals.
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name: Lauren Hollick
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create CP - content: Lauren Hollick is a dedicated program director, educator, and alumna of The Art Effect who strives to create a flawless Art Institute pathway where students can gain the techniques, experience, and confidence needed to artistically thrive and impact the world around them. Lauren has an Associates in Art Studies at Dutchess Community College and a Bachelors in Art Education from SUNY New Paltz. She has taught art in public & private schools, various non-profit art organizations, and at the SUNY New Paltz Saturday Arts Lab program. She has been actively involved in The Art Effect programs for over 8 years, including the Art Institute, Junior Art Institute, Empire After School Program, Arts for Healing, National Art Honor Society Chapter #2242, Dutchess/Ulster Arts Camps, and more. Her current mediums of choice for her personal work include oils, ink, charcoal, ceramics, gouache, animation and has been featured in many art exhibitions across the Hudson Valley and beyond.
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name: Lauren Hollick
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create CP - content: Lauren Hollick is a dedicated program director, educator, and alumna of The Art Effect who strives to create a flawless Art Institute pathway where students can gain the techniques, experience, and confidence needed to artistically thrive and impact the world around them. Lauren has an Associates in Art Studies at Dutchess Community College and a Bachelors in Art Education from SUNY New Paltz. She has taught art in public & private schools, various non-profit art organizations, and at the SUNY New Paltz Saturday Arts Lab program. She has been actively involved in The Art Effect programs for over 8 years, including the Art Institute, Junior Art Institute, Empire After School Program, Arts for Healing, National Art Honor Society Chapter #2242, Dutchess/Ulster Arts Camps, and more. Her current mediums of choice for her personal work include oils, ink, charcoal, ceramics, gouache, animation and has been featured in many art exhibitions across the Hudson Valley and beyond.
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name: Lauren Hollick
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create CP - content: Lauren Hollick is a dedicated program director, educator, and alumna of The Art Effect who strives to create a flawless Art Institute pathway where students can gain the techniques, experience, and confidence needed to artistically thrive and impact the world around them. Lauren has an Associates in Art Studies at Dutchess Community College and a Bachelors in Art Education from SUNY New Paltz. She has taught art in public & private schools, various non-profit art organizations, and at the SUNY New Paltz Saturday Arts Lab program. She has been actively involved in The Art Effect programs for over 8 years, including the Art Institute, Junior Art Institute, Empire After School Program, Arts for Healing, National Art Honor Society Chapter #2242, Dutchess/Ulster Arts Camps, and more. Her current mediums of choice for her personal work include oils, ink, charcoal, ceramics, gouache, animation and has been featured in many art exhibitions across the Hudson Valley and beyond.
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name: David Alvaro Wong
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name: Michael Hollick
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create CP - content: Michael Hollick is a teaching artist for numerous programs at The Art Effect. He is a graduate of Dutchess Community College, and is currently pursuing an Art Education certification from SUNY New Paltz. A jack of all trades, Michael has experience in everything from vehicle maintenance, to graphic design, to general contracting and construction. He brings his wide range of skills and interests to art education: teaching his students how to make ambitious sculptures and expressive paintings. Michael is passionate about giving back to the community, and believes the best way to make a difference is by empowering the next generation. In his spare time Michael enjoys cooking for his family, going on hikes, and watching scary movies.
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name: Alex Canelos
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create CP - content: Alex Canelos is a graduate of Parsons School of Design where he studied illustration and figure drawing. His MFA was based on the practical use of Renaissance painting materials & techniques. His paintings have been exhibited at the First Street Gallery (New York City), St. John’s University (Queens), Indiana State University (Terre Haute), the Thomas Moser Showroom (New York City), the Roost Studio (New Paltz), and a number of national juried exhibitions. He has done illustration work for numerous publications, including The New York Times and Cook’s Illustrated magazine. He has taught figure drawing & painting at Colorado State University, color theory, design & painting at Pratt Institute, graphic design at SUNY New Paltz, and comic book illustration at the I’Raise youth organization in the Bronx. Samples of his work can be seen at https://sevenfold.school/alex-canelos/ , and https://www.instagram.com/sevenfold.scribbles/ .
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name: Michael Hollick
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create CP - content: Michael Hollick is a teaching artist for numerous programs at The Art Effect. He is a graduate of Dutchess Community College, and is currently pursuing an Art Education certification from SUNY New Paltz. A jack of all trades, Michael has experience in everything from vehicle maintenance, to graphic design, to general contracting and construction. He brings his wide range of skills and interests to art education: teaching his students how to make ambitious sculptures and expressive paintings. Michael is passionate about giving back to the community, and believes the best way to make a difference is by empowering the next generation. In his spare time Michael enjoys cooking for his family, going on hikes, and watching scary movies.
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name: Morgan Suter
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create CP - content: Morgan Suter, a former student of The Art Effect, earned her BFA in Painting from the Maryland Institute College of Art. She started teaching Figure Drawing and Painting in 2021 at The Art Effect and hopes to earn her MFA eventually and continue teaching. Morgan primarily works in oil paint and largely focuses on self portraiture, though she occasionally dabbles in soft pastels while using acrylic, gouache, and pencil regularly, and encourages the use and practice of multiple mediums.
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name: Adam Reid
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create CP - content: Adam Reid joined The Art Effect in 2019 as a Youth Media Instructor, teaching video production, photography, and script writing. Adam graduated college with a MS in Arts & Sciences with a passion for video production that he discovered as a student at The Art Effect, Adam enjoys working with youth in the community; encouraging them to try new things and become the best version of themselves.
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name: Ed Murr
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create CP - content: Ed Murr is a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology’s MFA in Illustration Program. Currently he continues his career as a Freelance Illustrator while teaching Illustration at the Fashion Institute of Technology, Montclair State University and Pratt Institute. He has been working as an illustrator for over twenty years, most notable with Marvel Comics. www.edmurr.com
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name: Brad Shur
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create CP - content: Puppeteer, puppet builder and arts educator Brad Shur is the founder and lead artist of Paper Heart Puppets. Brad began performing as a student at the Rhode Island School of Design. While earning a degree in film, he was a regular performer at late night puppet slams and with Big Nazo Puppets. From there, Brad went on to tour nationally with Wood and String Puppet Theatre and Vermont Puppetree. As a freelance puppet builder he created puppets for American Idol, Dolly Parton’s Dollywood amusement park and many theaters and other performers. In 2009, he became the Resident Artist at Puppet Showplace Theater in Brookline, Massachusetts where he served as the lead teaching artist and touring puppeteer for eight years. During that time, Brad developed six original shows and revived several classic shows created by Paul Vincent Davis.
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name: Mary Ellen Iatropoulos
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create CP - content: Since 2007, Mary Ellen Iatropoulos has been one of The Art Effect's lead teaching artists in radio production, film, photography and zine-making/writing, teaching classes for schools, libraries, and partner organizations across the Hudson Valley. She was the media arts instructor at Poughkeepsie Day School's middle school from 2011-2017, teaching courses in film, photography, digital media, and YouTube for middle school students. She loves helping students produce meaningful and often award-winning content, including the award-winning student film Santa Woman which was selected by the Tribeca Film Festival's "The America I Am" competition.
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name: Paul Thompson
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create CP - content: Paul Thompson, Associate Director of Media Workforce Programs, is the director of Spark Studios and lead teacher. He has actively worked in the film industry since graduating from The College of Saint Rose with a BA in broadcast media and film. Paul has produced web commercials, creative shorts, and short documentaries for Hudson Valley businesses and organizations, including the Westchester Library System. Paul also has experience as an employment specialist for Ability Beyond, where he was responsible for providing individuals with disabilities the necessary skills to obtain and maintain employment. Paul has used his degree, as well as his experience in human services and video production since 2015, to help create a growing, creative and expressive environment through Spark Studios working closely mentoring youth in our community. In Paul’s spare time, he enjoys going to food and film festivals.
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name: David Alvaro Wong
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name: Zach Reid
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create CP - content: Zach Reid is an arts/media teacher coming out of Poughkeepsie New York. He has been a part of the Art Effect team for 4 years and enjoys working with the students and helping them take their creative thoughts and forming them into a reality. Zach is also a musician, recording artist and athlete. He is a graduate of Poughkeepsie High School, and furthered his music and education at Herkimer College where he graduated with his Associates Degree in Music Industry. Zach also played soccer while in college winning the Regional championship 3 seasons in a row to qualify for Nationals.
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name: Morgan Suter
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create CP - content: Morgan Suter, a former student of The Art Effect, earned her BFA in Painting from the Maryland Institute College of Art. She started teaching Figure Drawing and Painting in 2021 at The Art Effect and hopes to earn her MFA eventually and continue teaching. Morgan primarily works in oil paint and largely focuses on self portraiture, though she occasionally dabbles in soft pastels while using acrylic, gouache, and pencil regularly, and encourages the use and practice of multiple mediums.
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name: Morgan Suter
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create CP - content: Morgan Suter, a former student of The Art Effect, earned her BFA in Painting from the Maryland Institute College of Art. She started teaching Figure Drawing and Painting in 2021 at The Art Effect and hopes to earn her MFA eventually and continue teaching. Morgan primarily works in oil paint and largely focuses on self portraiture, though she occasionally dabbles in soft pastels while using acrylic, gouache, and pencil regularly, and encourages the use and practice of multiple mediums.
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name: Morgan Suter
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create CP - content: Morgan Suter, a former student of The Art Effect, earned her BFA in Painting from the Maryland Institute College of Art. She started teaching Figure Drawing and Painting in 2021 at The Art Effect and hopes to earn her MFA eventually and continue teaching. Morgan primarily works in oil paint and largely focuses on self portraiture, though she occasionally dabbles in soft pastels while using acrylic, gouache, and pencil regularly, and encourages the use and practice of multiple mediums.
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name: Zach Reid
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create CP - content: Zach Reid is an arts/media teacher coming out of Poughkeepsie New York. He has been a part of the Art Effect team for 4 years and enjoys working with the students and helping them take their creative thoughts and forming them into a reality. Zach is also a musician, recording artist and athlete. He is a graduate of Poughkeepsie High School, and furthered his music and education at Herkimer College where he graduated with his Associates Degree in Music Industry. Zach also played soccer while in college winning the Regional championship 3 seasons in a row to qualify for Nationals.
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name: Brad Shur
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create CP - content: Puppeteer, puppet builder and arts educator Brad Shur is the founder and lead artist of Paper Heart Puppets. Brad began performing as a student at the Rhode Island School of Design. While earning a degree in film, he was a regular performer at late night puppet slams and with Big Nazo Puppets. From there, Brad went on to tour nationally with Wood and String Puppet Theatre and Vermont Puppetree. As a freelance puppet builder he created puppets for American Idol, Dolly Parton’s Dollywood amusement park and many theaters and other performers. In 2009, he became the Resident Artist at Puppet Showplace Theater in Brookline, Massachusetts where he served as the lead teaching artist and touring puppeteer for eight years. During that time, Brad developed six original shows and revived several classic shows created by Paul Vincent Davis.
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name: Brad Shur
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create CP - content: Puppeteer, puppet builder and arts educator Brad Shur is the founder and lead artist of Paper Heart Puppets. Brad began performing as a student at the Rhode Island School of Design. While earning a degree in film, he was a regular performer at late night puppet slams and with Big Nazo Puppets. From there, Brad went on to tour nationally with Wood and String Puppet Theatre and Vermont Puppetree. As a freelance puppet builder he created puppets for American Idol, Dolly Parton’s Dollywood amusement park and many theaters and other performers. In 2009, he became the Resident Artist at Puppet Showplace Theater in Brookline, Massachusetts where he served as the lead teaching artist and touring puppeteer for eight years. During that time, Brad developed six original shows and revived several classic shows created by Paul Vincent Davis.
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name: Tank Nesteroke
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name: Ed Murr
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create CP - content: Ed Murr is a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology’s MFA in Illustration Program. Currently he continues his career as a Freelance Illustrator while teaching Illustration at the Fashion Institute of Technology, Montclair State University and Pratt Institute. He has been working as an illustrator for over twenty years, most notable with Marvel Comics. www.edmurr.com
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name: Rick Price
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create CP - content: Rick Price has an MFA from Savannah College of Art & Design, is the chair of the fine art department at the Harvey School, and has extensive teaching experience at Buck’s Rock in CT, mural painting in San Francisco and Beacon, illustration commissions, and has exhibited his fine art work nationwide.
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name: Sarah Taylor
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create CP - content: Sarah Timberlake Taylor has been teaching videography, animation and experimental film for over six years. She graduated from Bard College where she majored in Film Production. After college, Sarah has been an assistant editor on several features and done projection and stage managing for a couple of touring one-woman plays. She often works with documentarian Kevin Schreck, assistant editing on his award-winning film Persistence of Vision along with TANGENT REALMS: The worlds of C.M. Kösemen, and his upcoming film ENONGO – The Sammus Documentary. She loves to collaborate with other artists and enjoys lending a hand with any stage of production.
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name: Orin Brecht
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create CP - content: Orin Bliss Brecht is a Creative Director with nearly 20 years of digital art experience in the fields of music, publishing, retail, and agency spaces. He began his career as an illustrator in NYC before working as a designer at print magazines like SPIN and Dazed. Currently working in advertising, his clients include the likes of Verizon, Pepsi, Sony Music, Fisher-Price, Home Depot, GEICO, Starbucks, & more.
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name: Xan Peters
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create CP - content: Xan Peters is an artist from Clearwater, Florida interested in the intersections of art, science, and history. He grew up learning and teaching art in his mother's art studio. He graduated with a BFA in studio arts and a minor in museum studies from Montana State University in 2018. In 2019, he moved to Florence, Italy to pursue his graduate studies where he lived for a year. In 2022 he received his MFA in Studio Arts from Tufts University after transferring due to the Covid-19 pandemic. His work has been featured in shows all across the country and is a part of multiple permanent art collections. He is currently a teaching fellow professor at Tufts University, a production artist for an established upstate ceramic studio, and is scheduled to teach a workshop at the Joseph C. Campbell Folk School in the summer of 2023.
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name: Michael Bodnar
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create CP - content: Mick Bodnar has over two decades of experience as a working-class graphic designer. His collegiate career began at SUNY Broome Community College, where he gained an AS in Visual Communication Arts, and received several awards. With those achievements, he was offered a generous scholarship to attend an elite private college. From that institution, Bard College, he earned a BA in Studio Arts, the Studio Arts Award, and the Bard Center for the Study of Hate Fellowship Award. In 2022, he gained an MFA in Painting & Drawing from SUNY New Paltz, as well as the Outstanding Graduate Award in Studio Arts. In summer or 2022, he received the CAA-GOLDEN Scholarship Award, and completed the Sam and Adele Golden Foundation Residency. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Art Education.
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name: Michael Bodnar
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create CP - content: Mick Bodnar has over two decades of experience as a working-class graphic designer. His collegiate career began at SUNY Broome Community College, where he gained an AS in Visual Communication Arts, and received several awards. With those achievements, he was offered a generous scholarship to attend an elite private college. From that institution, Bard College, he earned a BA in Studio Arts, the Studio Arts Award, and the Bard Center for the Study of Hate Fellowship Award. In 2022, he gained an MFA in Painting & Drawing from SUNY New Paltz, as well as the Outstanding Graduate Award in Studio Arts. In summer or 2022, he received the CAA-GOLDEN Scholarship Award, and completed the Sam and Adele Golden Foundation Residency. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Art Education.
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name: Abby Ellick
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create CP - content: Abby Lessick is a freelance artist and illustrator living in Poughkeepsie, NY. She received her BFA in drawing and painting from SUNY New Paltz and has been running her art business for the last five years. Her artwork focuses primarily on the intricacies of nature, on finding beauty in tiny elements like mushrooms, flowers, and moss. In her free time she loves reading, writing, and being outdoors. Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
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name: Abby Ellick
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create CP - content: Abby Lessick is a freelance artist and illustrator living in Poughkeepsie, NY. She received her BFA in drawing and painting from SUNY New Paltz and has been running her art business for the last five years. Her artwork focuses primarily on the intricacies of nature, on finding beauty in tiny elements like mushrooms, flowers, and moss. In her free time she loves reading, writing, and being outdoors. Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
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name: Abby Ellick
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create CP - content: Abby Lessick is a freelance artist and illustrator living in Poughkeepsie, NY. She received her BFA in drawing and painting from SUNY New Paltz and has been running her art business for the last five years. Her artwork focuses primarily on the intricacies of nature, on finding beauty in tiny elements like mushrooms, flowers, and moss. In her free time she loves reading, writing, and being outdoors. Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
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name: Adam Reid
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create CP - content: Adam Reid joined The Art Effect in 2019 as a Youth Media Instructor, teaching video production, photography, and script writing. Adam graduated college with a MS in Arts & Sciences with a passion for video production that he discovered as a student at The Art Effect, Adam enjoys working with youth in the community; encouraging them to try new things and become the best version of themselves.
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name: Zach Reid
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create CP - content: Zach Reid is an arts/media teacher coming out of Poughkeepsie New York. He has been a part of the Art Effect team for 4 years and enjoys working with the students and helping them take their creative thoughts and forming them into a reality. Zach is also a musician, recording artist and athlete. He is a graduate of Poughkeepsie High School, and furthered his music and education at Herkimer College where he graduated with his Associates Degree in Music Industry. Zach also played soccer while in college winning the Regional championship 3 seasons in a row to qualify for Nationals.
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name: Zach Reid
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create CP - content: Zach Reid is an arts/media teacher coming out of Poughkeepsie New York. He has been a part of the Art Effect team for 4 years and enjoys working with the students and helping them take their creative thoughts and forming them into a reality. Zach is also a musician, recording artist and athlete. He is a graduate of Poughkeepsie High School, and furthered his music and education at Herkimer College where he graduated with his Associates Degree in Music Industry. Zach also played soccer while in college winning the Regional championship 3 seasons in a row to qualify for Nationals.
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name: Benjamin King
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name: Hatim Belyamani
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name: Andy Gaukel
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create CP - content: Andy Gaukel is a professional puppeteer, theatre artist, and teaching artist with over two decades of experience creating and touring original work across the U.S., Canada, and Europe. His performances—supported by multiple grants from the Jim Henson Foundation—blend object theatre, shadow puppetry, and large-scale handmade forms to explore imagination and storytelling. Andy brings this same creative energy into his teaching, leading hands-on, playful workshops where kids build puppets, create stories, and discover the magic in everyday materials. He has worked extensively with schools and early childhood programs throughout New York City and the Hudson Valley, including long-term collaborations with CUNY Early Childhood Centers. Andy is currently pursuing his Master’s in Social Work at Boston University, where he is training to become a therapist who integrates creativity, puppetry, and music into his work with children and families.
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name: Andy Gaukel
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create CP - content: Andy Gaukel is a professional puppeteer, theatre artist, and teaching artist with over two decades of experience creating and touring original work across the U.S., Canada, and Europe. His performances—supported by multiple grants from the Jim Henson Foundation—blend object theatre, shadow puppetry, and large-scale handmade forms to explore imagination and storytelling. Andy brings this same creative energy into his teaching, leading hands-on, playful workshops where kids build puppets, create stories, and discover the magic in everyday materials. He has worked extensively with schools and early childhood programs throughout New York City and the Hudson Valley, including long-term collaborations with CUNY Early Childhood Centers. Andy is currently pursuing his Master’s in Social Work at Boston University, where he is training to become a therapist who integrates creativity, puppetry, and music into his work with children and families.
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name: Carol Brandt
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create CP - content: Carol Brandt is an award-winning independent filmmaker whose work has screened at SXSW, Rotterdam, Jeonju South Korea, NYC, LA, and many other regional festivals. Her critically acclaimed film Pet Names was sold to Amazon Prime in 2018. In addition to her feature endeavors, Carol works as an educator, music video director, and a freelance editor in New York.
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name: Avery Engstrom
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create CP - content: I recently graduated from Lehman College with a Masters of Fine Arts. I am a multidisciplinary freelance artist who loves animation, illustration, and painting, and this summer I will be teaching digital art and animation at DAC and JAI.
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name: Avery Engstrom
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create CP - content: I recently graduated from Lehman College with a Masters of Fine Arts. I am a multidisciplinary freelance artist who loves animation, illustration, and painting, and this summer I will be teaching digital art and animation at DAC and JAI.
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name: Jessica Kara
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create CP - content: Jessica Kara will be returning for her seventh year of Dutchess Arts Camp as the Teacher of 2D Art. She is so excited to see returning artists, and help them to strengthen their artistic voices, and their character design skills by creating goblins. Jess holds a Master of Arts in Teaching for Visual Arts Education, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a minor in Art History.
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name: Jessica Kara
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create CP - content: Jessica Kara will be returning for her seventh year of Dutchess Arts Camp as the Teacher of 2D Art. She is so excited to see returning artists, and help them to strengthen their artistic voices, and their character design skills by creating goblins. Jess holds a Master of Arts in Teaching for Visual Arts Education, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a minor in Art History.
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name: John Quinn
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name: Jeremiah Jones
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create CP - content: Jeremiah Jones is a skilled animator and artist, over the course of their career Jeremiah’s multimedia art practice has made them a go-to teacher and collaborator for design teams, art advisors, and premier clients in NYC, Chicago, and LA. Jeremiah has taught youth art classes at esteemed institutions like the Guggenheim, MoMA, and The American Folk Art Museum, among others. Jeremiah’s art and animation are fun, beautiful, and complicated. Often the work involves multiple processes that might include fiber art, painting, drawing, and hand crafted projects in the studio. Jeremiah’s work has millions of views on youtube, has been exhibited at prominent art spaces, private collections, and museums around the world. Pronouns: They/Them/Theirs
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name: Abby Ellick
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name: Anthony DiBattista
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