Nassau Community College Hosts Professional Development Day for East Meadow School District Art Teachers

Garden City, NY, November 6, 2024 – The Art Department at Nassau Community College hosted a Professional Development Day for 22 East Meadow School District Art Teachers, from elementary school through high school, on November 5, 2024.

The Professional Development Day included group sessions of a Book Making Workshop with Art Professor Carolyn Monastra in NCC’s on-campus Plaza Art Gallery and a Raku Firing Workshop with Professor Bill Shillalies. In addition to the workshops, teachers toured throughout the NCC campus, including the school’s two theatre’s featuring fashion design and other programs supporting campus productions.

The Professional Development workshops are part of a community-based initiative to support arts education throughout Long Island by offering opportunities for both educators and students to visit the NCC campus and collaborate with faculty.

For more information about Professional Development Days at NCC email artoff@ncc.edu.

Media Contact:  Gail Mattimore | gail.mattimore@ncc.edu | (516) 572.9634

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About Plaza Art Gallery
Plaza Art Gallery, an extension of the art gallery program established at Nassau Community College in the 1960s, is a 2,550 square foot gallery situated in the center of campus on the main plaza.  Natural sunlight pours through the six-foot windows and a two-story area allows for large sculptures, installations, and paintings.  A space that invites investigation of the visual arts, the Plaza Art Gallery supports the work of the robust Art Department at Nassau Community College and presents a year-round schedule of exhibitions and events.

About Nassau Community College
Nassau Community College, a campus of the State University of New York, provides a comprehensive public college experience designed to transform lives through higher education. Serving 17,000 full-time, part-time and continuing education students, NCC offers more than 80 programs that lead to an associate’s degree or certificate. Through on-campus and online offerings, the College educates local and international students, and boasts 163,000 alumni. Situated on 225 acres in Garden City, Long Island, the college grounds reside in historic Nassau County, one of the most desirable locations to live in the United States and an epicenter for business and careers. Since 1959, NCC has earned a nationwide reputation for academic excellence, affordability, and ease of transferability to four-year schools.