East End Arts Council Presents An Evening with the Masters
 
Riverhead, NY (October 11, 2007) — The East End Arts Council Community School of the Arts will be hosting an afternoon of professional development workshops for educators on Tuesday, November 6, 2007.

Workshops will include a look into arts integration in the public school classroom and creatively teaching and reaching students with Arts Integration Consultant Glenn McClure; an introduction to professional recording in the new EEAC recording studio with composer and performance specialist George Cork Maul; and a talk with inspirational artist, author and illustrator Michael Killelea. Workshops will be followed by dinner where artists and educators will have the opportunity to meet and network with one another. Workshops will be held from 2:00 PM – 5:30 PM. Dinner will be served at 5:45 PM.

For information and registration please call the Community School of the Arts at 631. 369. 2171.

Workshop Presenters

Glenn McClure is composer and arts integration consultant. His compositions have enjoyed a wide audience in the US. He offers 500-600 concerts and workshops annually that animate learning with hands-on musical activities.  His work in designing and implementing these programs in both general and special education environments has gained the attention of numerous grants and foundations.  He has presented his work at educational conferences at both the state and national level.  He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the New York State Alliance for the Arts and works extensively in professional development projects for teachers and artists.

George Cork Maul is a composer and performance art specialist who has written and recorded numerous works including modern songs, suites and dance pieces, contemporary operas, musical theatre works and music for software. He teaches piano, digital recording and composition both privately in his home studio and at the EEAC Community School of the Arts. Mr. Maul has created and directed numerous multimedia arts projects, has worked in collaboration with numerous Long Island arts organizations and is director of the Long Island Composer Alliance.

Michael Killelea is an inspiring artist whose unique approach to watercolor painting is one that reveals the changing light and moods of the outdoors. He manages to capture the scenes that surround him wherever he goes, which has lead to the creation of travel journals filled with paintings and anecdotes of some of the most exotic and beautiful places in the world. Mr. Killelea’s work is included in the Smithsonian Museum and the US Navy Museum in Washington, and has been exhibited at the Frye Art Museum in Seattle, WA, the Cummer Art Museum in Jacksonville, FL, the US Merchant Marine Academy Museum, Kings Point, and in the Vero Beach Art Museum in Florida. Many of his paintings and prose are spotlighted in two books he created that feature Long Island’s rural North Fork. Mr. Killelea worked as art director and photo editor at Newsday, the Daily News, and the Boston Herald American. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors and regional representative of the American Society of Marine Artists.

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MEDIA CONTACTS:
Melissa Elkins Tyte
Maggie Kritsberg
631. 369. 2171 

East End Arts Council
133 East Main Street
Riverhead, NY 11901
(631) 727-0900
http://www.eastendarts.org