Important Update: 92Y remains open
Need feedback on your artwork? Get constructive critiques with peers and with Instructor Melissa Staiger on your independent projects.
We will also find out about upcoming art opportunities to show your work and best practices to launch into being an independent artist. All mediums and styles welcome.
Programs taking place online:An access link will be emailed to you after purchase.
Programs taking place in our NYC facilities:Please read our safety guidelines before visiting our building.
Programs taking place online and in our NYC facilities:Please select which experience you wish to participate in when registering. Online participants will be emailed an access link after purchase. In-person participants should read our safety guidelines before attending the program.
Melissa Staiger is a Brooklyn, New York City based artist and curator. She has a Bachelor of Fine Art from Maryland Institute, College of Art and a Master of Fine Art from Pratt Institute. She is an independent artist curator and has been teaching visual art in New York City since 2005.
Her work has been in group shows at ABC No Rio, Arts@Renaissance, The Bruce High Quality Foundation, Chashama, Denise Bibro Fine Art, Heliopolis Project, The Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, The Painting Center, Schema Projects, Sideshow Gallery, Trestle Gallery, Tre ...
Her work has been in group shows at ABC No Rio, Arts@Renaissance, The Bruce High Quality Foundation, Chashama, Denise Bibro Fine Art, Heliopolis Project, The Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, The Painting Center, Schema Projects, Sideshow Gallery, Trestle Gallery, Trestle Projects, Ventana 244 and the Wilmer Jennings Gallery. She was nominated and attended the Robert Rauschenberg Artist Residency in Captiva, Florida in 2013 and was selected to be the Curator-in-Residence for Trestle Gallery in 2016.
Collage and Mixed Media (Beginner/Intermediate)
Abstraction for Drawing and Painting
Critique Group for Visual Artists: Developing Your Practice
Online Class