Chairperson of the Art and Design Education Department since 1981, Dr. Amy Brook Snider also works as a consultant in arts education. Her approach to the profession is exemplified by the range of her interests, which include story telling, children’s picture books, self-taught artists, and the integration of design in art education.

Snider will be the next presenter in Orcas Conservatory’s Lecture/Demo Series. “Images of Experience” will be held on Wednesday, March 23 from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Madrona Room.  She will combine a talk with slides of artists’ work. The cost is $10 for the evening.

Snider has lectured in the United States, Canada, Great Britain; and Amsterdam, designed educational programs; published articles, conducted workshops, curated exhibitions, organized panels and conferences, collaborated with an architectural firm, and serves on the Board of a Charter School.

“In the field of art education, great attention has been paid to child and adolescent development in art,” Snider said. “And although there are often well-attended art classes in our senior centers, community centers and nursing homes, there has been little scholarly interest in the ‘education’ of the elderly self-taught artist. This presentation will look at the work of four specific artists and show how they transformed  their life experiences into the powerful imagery in their paintings and drawings.”

Contact Deborah Sparks for more information at 376-2281 ext 2. or email sparks@orcascenter.org.