The Cat and The Horse, two familiar animals, became the main characters in the College Group’s fables written during the Writing a Fable Workshop at Lifestyles for the Disabled. With the simple formula of teaching a lesson through a story that has animals for characters, fables can have a surprising variety of characters types and …
With animals as the main characters, what better place is there than the local zoo to inspire writing a fable? That’s where the Lifestyles for the Disabled’s College Group met while participating in a Writing a Fable Workshop. The Staten Island Zoo inhabitants stirred the imagination for the creation of some funny, rebellious, sympathetic and …
A rebellious peacock, a distracted osprey and a clueless horse: The Writing a Fable workshop at Lifestyles for the Disabled led to the creation of some memorable and charming characters, entertaining stories and thoughtful words to live by. With experience working independently, the College Group members wrote their own fables with discussion and feedback from …
Laura Martocci, PhD, is seeking works by artists with disabilities for an exhibit sponsored through a grant from the NYC Dept. of Cultural Affairs grand awarded by Staten Island Arts.
Create NYC met with the Staten Island arts community to develop the first arts plan for the five boroughs.
