
-Working
Collaboratively To Ignite a Love for the Arts-
A
New York State Visual Arts Mentoring Program
for Students with Special Needs
Arts-2-gether
(formally named Side
by Side) is an art mentoring program
uniquely designed for students with special needs,
ages 7-21, who have been recommended by their
school or organization as having an interest in
participating in an expressive art-making experience.
Each student will work one-on-one with an art
mentor, and will also have the opportunity to
work in a whole group setting with other Arts-2-gether
participants.
NYSAAE/VSAarts
sponsors two Arts-2-gether Programs:
Arts-2-gether:
The SUNY New Paltz Program
Arts-2-gether:
Big Brothers Big Sisters

Arts-2-gether:
The SUNY New Paltz Program
A
Visual Arts Mentoring Program for Students with
Special Needs
The
Arts-2-gether: SUNY News Paltz Program
marks a new partnership between NYSAAE/VSAarts
and the Art Education Department at SUNY New Paltz.
This art mentoring program is for students with
special needs, ages 7-21, who live in, or near,
the city of New Paltz, NY.
I.
Program
Information
II. Program
Student Application
III. SUNY
New Paltz Campus Map
IV. Photos
V. Website
Arts-2-gether:
The Big Brothers Big Sisters Program
A
Visual Arts Mentoring Program for Students with
Special Needs
The
Arts-2-gether: Big Brothers Big Sisters Program
(BBBS) marks a new partnership between NYSAAE/VSAarts
and NYS Big Brothers Big Sisters Affiliates.
This program is designed
for those students with special needs, ages
7-18, who are enrolled in a NYS Big Brothers
Big Sisters Program. Learn
more about Big Brothers Big Sisters!
I.
Overview
II. Program Locations
III. Students
IV. Teaching Artists
V. 2009-10 Artwork
I.
Overview
Once
enrolled in the Arts-2-gether program each BBBS
student-adult match will engage in a collaborative,
cumulative, and expressive visual arts-making
activity. Matches will meet after school hours,
in a pre-determined location, once a week, for
a period of six weeks.
Each
Arts-2-gether program will be taught by a
Master Level Teaching Artist, with teaching
assistance from a New to the Field Teaching
Artist.
A participating student will not only benefit
from the one-on-one interaction with their
adult-mentor, but will also have the opportunity
to socialize with other student-adult matches
in a whole-group and inclusive environment.
II. Program Locations and Details
Click on a city below to learn about a
program:
Albany,
NY
Ithaca,
NY
Long
Island, NY
Newburgh,
NY
NY,
NY:
Program I
NY, NY: Program II
Rochester, NY: Program I
Rochester, NY: Program II
Watertown,
NY
III.
Students
This program is for those students with disabilities
enrolled in a Big Brothers Big Sisters Program.
IV.
Teaching Artists
Please
click
Arts-2-gether:
Teaching Artists for
complete details.
V.
2009-10 Artwork

Untitled Mask. Created by Victor.
Arts-2-gether Ithaca. 2010
Click here
to see more artwork from the 2009-10 Arts-2-gether
Program!