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Mentorship Program Manager, Smack Mellon

Mentorship Update from Megan’s Studio

Posted on May 1, 2024 by smartready

Min, Mia, Asa and Chelsea have been busy at work in Megan’s studio! Each student has been working on their individual ceramic projects, cardboard sculptures, and sketches all surrounding a subject that is meaningful to them.  Megan has also taken … Continue reading →

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Mentorship Update from TEAM’s Studio

Posted on March 27, 2024 by smartready

A few floors above Lucky Risograph are Dani and Valeriia mentoring with Hua Chen and Derek Kochat at TEAM design studio. Both Dani and Valeriia are super interested in product design and have been hard at work brainstorming and designing … Continue reading →

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Mentorship Update from Isabella’s Studio

Posted on March 27, 2024 by smartready

Over at Lucky Risograph, Alden, A, Anastasiya, Boba, with the help of their mentor Isabella, are in the early stages of planning their final projects for the Art Ready Final Exhibition. Let’s see what the mentees have been up to … Continue reading →

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Mentorship Update from CAM’s Studio

Posted on March 20, 2024 by smartready

Two weeks ago we decided to check in on Dionne, Bella and Pamela and see how their mentorship with CAM has been going! The mentees are each working on a series of paintings with their own unique themes.  Dionne has … Continue reading →

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Mentorship Update From Rebecca’s Studio

Posted on March 6, 2024 by smartready

Here at Smack Mellon’s media lab, Ella, Camille, Gabriella and Lois have been brewing up something spooky with Art Ready mentor, Rebecca Shapass! In the past weeks spent with Rebecca, the students have been collaborating to create a short film … Continue reading →

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January 3rd and 10th: Art Ready Days 8 & 9

Posted on January 17, 2024 by smartready

Days 8 and 9 marked the end of our studio visits with our 2023-24 Art Ready Mentors. On day 8 we visited mentor Megan Mi-Ai Lee at Greenwich House Pottery. Megan is an interdisciplinary artist based in Brooklyn; she has … Continue reading →

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December 20th 2023: Art Ready Day 6

Posted on January 3, 2024 by smartready

Art Ready ended the year with two studio visits on December 20th.  There were two mentors to meet for the day, the first was Rebecca Shapass and the second was Team Design Studio. The students first met 2019-20 Smack Mellon … Continue reading →

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December 13th 2023: Art Ready Day 5

Posted on December 17, 2023 by smartready

This past Wednesday was day five of our Art Ready Program here at Smack Mellon! Our students were able to take a tour of our new exhibitions, There is No Far and No Nearby Anne Wu and The House of … Continue reading →

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December 6th 2023: Art Ready Day 4

Posted on December 10, 2023 by smartready

Day 4 of Art Ready was a studio visit to Sage and Coombe Architects to see one of our returning mentors this year, Max St.Pierre. This is Max’s second year as an Art Ready mentor and he is excited to … Continue reading →

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November 29th 2023: Art Ready Day 3

Posted on December 2, 2023 by smartready

This past Wednesday, Art Ready took a trip to The Poster House on 23rd st! The Poster House opened its doors in 2019 and is focused on presenting the impact, culture, and design of posters, both as historical documents and … Continue reading →

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