Robert Quackenbush Workshops 

 

Robert Quackenbush Studios offers after-school art programs to children in the New York City area, as well as workshops for adults in writing and illustrating books for children.

For Children:

After-school Art Programs

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Now your child can join a world-renowned artist for after-school fun with art! All classes in each ten-week after-school art course are held at the Manhattan studio of prolific artist and author Robert Quackenbush, whose artwork has been exhibited world-wide (with inclusions in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian Institution and the Whitney Museum).

Enrollment is limited to a maximum of eight children per class; as a result, to avoid disappointment, early registration is strongly suggested. As classes are small and places therein are reserved, makeups cannot be offered for any missed sessions.

 

For Adults:

Robert Quackenbush's Children's-Book Writing and Illustrating Workshops:

A special four-day children's-book writing and illustration workshop, which meets annually during the second week in July, attracts participants of all experience levels, from all over the United States and from as far away as Japan.

This workshop, held annually since 1982, is listed in Fodor's Great American Learning Vacations and in Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Marketplace, and provides the opportunity to work with author and illustrator Robert Quackenbush, whose over 200 fiction and non-fiction books for young readers include mysteries, biographies and songbooks.

The goal of this workshop, whose focus is on picture books, is to learn how to create books for children - from start to finish - and to help free participants from creative blocks. Workshop size is limited to 10 participants.

Class meets daily from 9 AM to 4 PM, with an hour for lunch. The week's classes begin with a discussion of each participant's plan or idea for a book; by the end of the week, each participant will have a project in manuscript and/or dummy form, ready for submission to a publisher. Lectures and readings shall cover such topics as how to work with a publisher to produce a book and how to develop projects for modern children in today's market. Depending on the needs of the class, the workshop may include a talk with a visiting editor and trips to a publisher or a relevant local exhibit.

The workshop attracts both professional and beginning writers and artists of various ages, from all over the world. Classes take place in Quackenbush's studio on Manhattan's Upper East Side, within walking distance of several major museums and galleries. Students are responsible for arranging their own lodging and meals, though Quackenbush can suggest places to stay and eat in the area.


robert@rquackenbush.com

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