Daraisi Marte

Dance Instruction, Faculty

With almost 2 decades of experience in Dance, Ms. Daraisi brings passion and expertise to every class. Specializing in Hip-Hop, Ms. Daraisi has 6 years of professional training under “The Hip Hop Dance Conservatory” in New York City and 15 years of...

Maureen Jakubson

Visual Arts Instruction

Maureen Jakubson is a Mixed Media Artist, Fabric Designer, and Art Cloth Maker. Born in Maine, she moved to Ithaca in 1983 to begin practice as a pediatric therapist and Fiber Artist. In recent years, Jakubson has concentrated on developing graphic impact with Shibori...

Jennifer Gibson

Faculty, Visual Arts Instruction

Jennifer Gibson is an artist who works in watercolor, gouache and oils. She studied fine arts at Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh, PA. Now she illustrates, does studio paintings as well as plein air, and teaches adults in upstate NY. Her work is available to see online...

Ryan Abb

Visual Arts Instruction

Ryan Abb is a graphic novelist and collagist who studied under book artist Warren Lehrer at SUNY Purchase (B.S. Visual Arts, 2005). He has also freelanced as an actor, musician, comedian, and puppeteer and has taught children in summer camp and after-school programs...

Holly Adams

Theatre Arts Instruction

Holly Adams has been a Performer and Teaching Artist for many years, and loves every second of it. As a performer and SAG-AFTRA member, she divides time between film, original pieces with her physical theatre company Kakeru, audiobook narration and other Voice...

Jennifer Lawrence Birnbaum

Piano, Recorder

Jennifer Lawrence Birnbaum is a music teacher, choral director, performer and event coordinator with music education degrees from Ithaca College and Columbia University. In addition to serving on the faculty of the Community School of Music and Arts, she also teaches...