Outer Island Art Experience: A Wave of Workshops

A series of art workshops will be held on Saturday, July 19th on Outer Island.  There will be 3 workshops offered, designed for teens and adults.  Please register for one of the following:
1. Photography and Microscopy with Kelley Fryer, photo journalist for Shoreline Publishing, from 7 am – 9:30 am.   Bring a digital camera.
2.  Intro to Watercolor with Wiley Carr, Professor of Fine Arts at SCSU, from 10 am – 2:00 pm.  Supplies will be provided.
3.  Sketching with Mike DiGiorgio, nature artist, from 3:00 pm – 6:00pm. Bring sketch pad, 2B and 4B pencils, and binoculars would be helpful. (http://www.natureartists.com/michael_digiorgio.asp )
Registration is required for all participants online at www.friendsofouterisland.org/events. Each registrant may register for one workshop (Photography, Watercolor or Sketching).   *Space is limited.Registration includes a $10 donation to the Friends of Outer Island to defray ferry and event costs.  The Thimble Island Ferry will leave promptly from the Stony Creek Dock at 6:30 am for the Photography and Microscopy Workshop, 9:30 am for the Intro to Watercolor Workshop and 2:30 pm for the Sketching Workshop.  For directions to the Stony Creek Dock see:  http://www.thimbleislandsferry.com/. 
The Art Event will be cancelled if there is stormy weather on July 19th.  Information will be posted at  www.friendsofouterisland.org . 
The Outer Island Art Experience is sponsored by the Friends of Outer Island in partnership with the CT State University and the US Fish and Wildlife Service.