Art League of LI Expands Summer Portfolio Program for HS Students

No students left behind in 2018! No more wait lists! The Art League of Long Island’s popular Summer Portfolio Development Program for Teens is expanding to accommodate more high school students looking to build their college portfolios. Along with the additional seats, the Art League is bringing in an additional instructor and a host of new opportunities including a schedule of special lectures, lessons, and demonstrations by professionals in the fields of art and design. These practicing professionals will share studio techniques and their strategies for success! Program participants will enhance their art portfolios by incorporating the variety of artistic mediums and techniques designed to catch the attention of college admissions officers.

New Summer Portfolio instructor Korey Zalk will co-teach along with current instructor Lucas Sheridan in the program’s 23rd year at the Art League. Korey currently teaches art in the Glen Cove City School District, prior to that she taught at the Success Academy in Springfield Gardens and in the North Babylon School District. Korey is not completely new to the Art League. She taught Early Childhood sessions of the Art League’s Summer Art Adventure Program (SAA) and was a teaching assistant at SAA while earning her Bachelor’s Degree. As a high school student Korey attended the Art League’s Summer Portfolio Program where she went on to earn scholarships to attend the New York Institute of Technology and Dowling College, earning her Bachelor’s Degree in Arts and Sciences, with a dual major in Secondary Education and Visual Arts.

Lucas Sheridan has been with the Art League’s Summer Portfolio Program since 2016. When not teaching the summer program, Lucas teaches at the Baccalaureate School of Global Education as an IB Studio Art Teacher and Curriculum Developer, a position he has held since 2011. Prior to the Baccalaureate School he was an Art Teacher and Curriculum Developer at the NYC Lab School. Sheridan earned his BFA in Drawing and Painting at Syracuse University and his MA in Art Education at Brooklyn College. His recent students have applied to and been accepted to a wide range of schools including: Pratt Institute, Rhode Island School of Design, The School of Visual Arts, Maryland Institute College of Art, Parsons School of Design, and Yale.

The Summer Portfolio Development Program runs in two three-week sessions from 9:30am to 2:30pm at the Art League’s center in Dix Hills. Session One takes place July 9-July 27, Session Two takes place July 30-August 17. A public exhibition in the Art League’s main gallery featuring artwork created by program participants will be on view August 11 through August 19. For more details call (631) 462-5400 or visit www.artleagueli.org.

The Art League of Long Island is a not-for-profit visual arts organization offering classes and workshops for children and adults, from beginner to advanced levels. The gallery hosts a dozen exhibits per year, featuring works by many local artists. Admission to the gallery is free and open to the public Monday-Thursday 9am-9pm, Fridays 9am-4pm and on weekends 11am-4pm. The Art League is located at 107 East Deer Park Road in Dix Hills.