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About Us
At the Art Room, we believe that everyone is creative and capable of making art. We feel that it is important that the art-making experience be made accessible to everyone -- children and adults -- in a safe, fun and creative environment.
The Art Room employs instructors who are both professional artists and teachers with degrees in art education. While teaching art skills and techniques, instructors encourage students to express themselves freely and to think of themselves as artists.
Our Staff
Stacey Ward Kelly, Co-director and Instructor
Stacey is a professional photographer, visual artist and creative writer who has eight years teaching experience in public and private schools, summer camps and afterschool programs. She holds an M.Ed. in Art Education from Lesley University and has received studio art instruction from the Art Institute of Boston and the Lorenzo de Medici Art Institute of Florence, Italy. In addition to her teaching in visual arts and photography, Stacey founded and facilitated a writing group in Oakland, CA, and has taught summer programs in creative writing. As an artist, Stacey has exhibited her photography in Boston, New York and the Howland Cultural Center in Beacon. To view Stacey's work, visit www.shutterfly.com/pro/sk/photo
Jennifer Sipple, Co-Director and Instructor
Jennifer has worked as an artist and teacher in the U.S., Switzerland and South America. She now lives in Beacon where she continues to teach and make art. Jennifer paints with oils and acrylics, draws in handmade sketchbooks, and makes 3-D assemblages using found objects and recycled papers. She has exhibited her work in galleries in Leysin, Switzerland; Oakland, CA; and Beacon, NY. Jennifer holds a B.F.A. from Cornell University and a Masters in Art Education from the University of the Arts. She has been teaching in the visual arts for ten years. To view Jennifer's work, visit: www.intuart.com/jensipple
Deb Allison, Instructor
Deb recieved her B.A. in Creative Arts from Bradford College and her
M.Ed. in Art Education from Lesley University. She is currently teaching
middle school in Nashua, NH. As an artist and art teacher, she works in
Ceramics, Textiles, Bookmaking, Drawing and Painting.
Alexis Feldheim, Instructor
Alexis has been making thrown and hand-built ceramics for five years. While pursuing a degree in commercial art, she works as an assistant in the ceramics studio at Dutchess Community College. Alexis has ten years of teaching experience as a middle school teacher and enjoys working with learners of all ages. To support her clay habit she also works as a writer and photographer.
Kari Temming, Instructor
Kari has been involved in “Youth Works,” a community based non-profit organization in San Francisco that encourages creative expression and exploration among young people through various media. Kari holds a B.F.A. in Ceramics from SUNY New Paltz where she assisted teaching a variety of ceramics courses. She is currently completing her B.S. in Art Education and is active in sculptural ceramics. Her work has been shown in the Barret Clay Arts Center, the Sammuel Dorskey Museum, as well as many businesses in the Hudson Valley.