Gary Bates

A lifetime of experience as an artist, educator, and program director.

 

Education

M.S. in Education (SDA) /// 1993
College of New Rochelle Graduate School
School Administration and Supervision in New Rochelle, N.Y. 

M.A. Fine Art /// 1974
Long Island University, C.W. Post College in Brookville, New York 

Graduate Art Program /// 1967 - 1968
University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado

B.A. Art, Education and English minor /// 1967
Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln, Nebraska

 

Administrative Experience

Executive Director /// 2009 - 2012
The Art League of Long Island in Dix Hills, New York

District Supervisor of Art PreK-12 /// 1996 - 2009
Lawrence Public Schools in Lawrence, New York 

  • Assess, review, and articulate district curriculum; supervise and evaluate staff and budget

  • New York State Visual Arts Assessment Pilot Test Site (2000)

  • District Facilitator: Lawrence High School 

  • Lawrence Arts-In-Education Co-Supervisor (1997-2005) 

  • Administration of artist-in-residencies special initiatives, museum partnerships, public relations. 

  • Inventions of the 20th Century Mural Collaborative - Fine Arts Special School Initiative, #5 School NAEP National Assessment of Education Progress (1997) District Facilitator: Middle School/High School Art/Music Assessment Testing Founder/Director of "The Christina Mazzitelli Memorial Art Gallery" (1998-2009) Gallery Director, supervise exhibition calendar and all gallery related activities Lawrence High School Art Alumni Association Advisor (1996-2009) Lawrence Educational Foundation Grant Recipient (2002)

  • Initiative Steering Committee Chairman (1996-1997) 

  • Designed Foundation 3-Dimensional Marble Annual Award for Outstanding Service

Education Administrator /// 1978 - 1992
Ardsley Union Free School District in Ardsley, NY

  • Art Curriculum Leader K -12 (1989-90) 

  • Art/Music Coordinator K-12 (1986-83) Art/K-12 

  • Middle State Chairman (1991-92) 

  • Founder/Coordinator, Ardsley Cultural Arts (1978-96) 

  • Courtyard Project High School: Conceived project; linked architect (former Ardsley graduate), Historical Society, PTA, Student Council, Staff and Administration; fundraising and publicity. 

Middle States Evaluator
Eastchester Middle School in Eastchester, NY
Ward Melville High School in Stonybrook, NY
Hicksville High School in Hicksville, NY
Amityville High School in Amityville, NY 

Cooperating Teacher - Student Teacher Supervision
Manhattanville College in Purchase, NY and Marymount College in Tarrytown, NY 

Board Member and Past President /// 1996 - 2004
The University Council for Art Education, Columbia University, NY

Program Director /// 1992 - 1996
State University of New York at Purchase in Purchase, NY 

  • Director of CATS for Kids/Young Artists at Purchase (1992-1996)
    A program of learning and creating through the visual arts. Curriculum assessment/revision, schedule of program selection and supervision of faculty, and budget.

  • Director of Summer Youth Extended Day Program (1993-1996)

Director & Founder /// 1976 - 1986
The Summer Arts Workshops for The Hastings Creative Arts Council

Board Member & President /// 1975 - 1985
The Hastings Creative Arts Council

Board Member /// 1975 - 1985
The Gallery at Hastings on Hudson

 

Teaching Experience

Board Member & Lecture Chair /// 2012 - present
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA

  • Board Member (2014-2020)

  • Lecture Chair (2012-present)

  • Founder/Chairman of “Patron of the Arts” Special Interest Group

  • Study Leader (2013-present)

  • Curriculum Committee Member (2013-present) 

Adjunct Faculty /// 2002 - present
NY Graduate School of Art Education, Long Island University / C.W. Post in Brookville, NY

Adjunct Faculty /// 1993 - present
The College of New Rochelle, Graduate School in New Rochelle, NY

Adjunct Faculty /// 1996 - 2009
The New York Institute of Technology in Brookville, NY

Adjunct Faculty /// 1993 - 1996
The State University of New York at Purchase in Purchase, NY

Facilitator/Teacher of the program /// 2001 - 2002
Art/Science Interdisciplinary Teacher /// 1996 - 2000
Advanced Open Studio Teacher /// 1996 - 1999
Lawrence High School in Lawrence, NY

  • Initiated art and science pilot program linked with New York Institute of Technology offering college credit to art/anatomy students in medical illustration.

Teacher - Art Department /// 1970 - 1996
Ardsley High School in Ardsley, NY

  • Initiated pilot photography and computer-assisted design programs; ongoing curriculum development; K-12 rotating art exhibition; 20-year student retrospective exhibition; co-advisor to art literary magazine; numerous state and National student awards

Educational Program Development /// Summers 1984 - 1986
Gifted and Talented Development Center in Bronxville, NY

  • Designed interdisciplinary curriculum in Art and Science and in Computer Graphics

Instructor of Continuing Education Programs
Lawrence Public Schools in Lawrence, NY /// 2001-2002
Bronxville Adult School in Bronxville, NY /// 1995-1996
Westchester Teacher Center in Hartsdale, NY /// 1992-1996
Riverdale Community Center in Riverdale, NY /// 1970-1982

 

Lectures & Workshops

Consultant /// 2000 - 2009
School of Visual Arts in New York, NY
NYS Education Department Team for State Visual Arts Assessment

Guest Presenter /// 2004
School of Visual Arts in New York, NY
Master of Arts in Teaching Program, Teaching Program, Art Education Department Consultant

Guest Presenter /// 2004
Harrison Union-Free School District in Harrison, NY
The Status of The SED NYS Art Assessment and The SED Middle Level Initiative Consultant

Marks for Meaning: A UCAE Forum on Visual Arts Assessment /// 2004
A Tri-State Event at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Sackler Center for Arts Education in New York, NY

Planning Committee, Planenary Moderator and Panelist /// 2003
NY State Education Department and National Evaluation Systems: NY State Teacher Certification Examinations Passing Score Committee for the Visual Arts Committee Participant

Consultant /// 2002 - 2003
Westbury Union Free School District in Old Westbury, NY
District Visual Arts Program Review K-12

Guest Presenter /// 2003
National Art Educators Association "Community, Collaboration, and Connectedness: Working Together to Improve Student Learnings in the Visual Arts”

Symposium Panelist /// 2002
The UCAE Symposium in Leadership for Student Learning in the Visual in the Visual Arts
Sponsored by The University Council for Art Education with the support of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, NY

Visual Arts Field Test Assessment Consultant /// 2002
NYS Education Department Team for Visual Arts Assessment

The Assets Project Consultant /// 1998 - 2002
New York State Department of Education in Albany, NY Bureau of Art Education

Consultant, Guest Presenter: Arts Assessment, AP Art Portfolio /// 2002
Connetquot Central School District of Islip Schools in Bohemia, NY

Guest Presenter /// 2002
22nd Annual (NYCATA) New York City Art Teachers Association Conference “Building Art Education"

Guest Presenter /// 1987 - 2002
New York State Art Teachers Association (NYSATA)

  • “Assembling the Pieces”, 2002

  • “Marking the Mark”, 2001

  • "The Art; in Learning", 2000

  • "The Artist Within", 1997

  • “Articulate 93", 1997

  • Council for the Arts Imaginative Celebration, 1987

Guest Presenter: Curriculum and Assessment /// 2001
Long Island University, C.W. Post, Graduate Art Division in Brookville, NY

Guest Presenter /// 2001
21st Annual (NYCATA) New York City Art Teachers Association Conference “An Art Education Odyssey”

Guest Presenter /// 2001
“Remembering the Past, Anticipating the Future”

Guest Presenter /// 2001 & 1998
The Balanced Mind Conference III and IV “A Curriculum Conference addressing the NYS Learning Standards & Assessments in the Arts”