Joanne Steinhardt

Master Class

Books as art and the stories they tell.

The Cookbook Project

Introduction to the Art Market with individual portfolio reviews

The book as art. Hand on creation of fold books for 9th grade and sew journals for 10th grade

4 day master class in object permanence as expressed through found object art making.

The books as sculpture; using book binding to create a container for narrative that integrates as part of the story rather than a mere vessel.

Careers in the Arts from the perspective of a maker.

The Shoe as Sculpture is a hands a lecture featuring one of The Tiny Things followed by a hands on workshop producing a personal sculpture based on a shoe.

Guest teacher delivering workshop in the art market for gifted and talented studio art students at the highly acclaimed Harrison School for the Arts in Lakeland Florida. Designed as a primer on the business of being an artist and the structure of the international art market, the conclusion of the three-day workshop is traveling to Art Basel Miami to expose students to NADA, Scope, Independent, and Art Basel.

Guest teacher for gifted and talented studio art students at the highly acclaimed Harrison School for the Arts in Lakeland Florida delivering hands on workshop in sculptural book making focused on alternative materials for book binding and challaging the notion of “the book.”

Member of a panel discussion of Reproductive Rights in the new era of the Dobbs Decision. The panel is coordinated in conjunction with the Spliced Connections show at the Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning in New York City.

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Session description: The number one question I have always been asked about my work is “How did you come up with that idea?” Other questions are not uncommon, such as “How did you do that?” “How long does that take to do?,” “Do people actually buy your work?,” and so on, but nothing comes even close to the “How did you come up with the idea to make that?” I had racked up all the pat answers; the avoidance answer; “I just do,” the deflection answer “What do you mean? How do you come up with ideas?,” or the real cop-out answer, “Gee, I don’t really know. It just happens.” None of these responses actually help the genuinely curious person asking me, but I seriously did not have an answer. I really believed that ideas found me, not the other way around. But, as I really took the time and gave myself the space to think about where my ideas come from, it turns out that I was wrong. The idea was there all the time. I just was not paying attention to it. This presentation explores the research into idea generation, personal idea nurturing, practical examples, and steps to integrate the process and practice of creative idea nurturing and generation.

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Smart Phone Photography Presentation, Part 2 How to use your iPhone or Android to take excellent photographs for social media Both taking and editing photos and videos will be discussed, along with some best practice tips NOTE: This is different from formally photographing your finished artwork NY Artists Circle / NYAC Presenters: Cheryl Aden, Mike Krasowitz, Joanne Steinhardt

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Invited presenter for Artist Chats based in Tampa / St Pete Florida. Live studio visit focused on the history that led up to the body of work, The Tiny Things. Hosts: Rose Rosen and Suzanne Williamson.

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YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT (OR YOU ARE HOW YOU REMEMBERED YOU ATE) Joanne Steinhardt is an artist whose current project, The Cookbook Project, examines memory and the emotional connection created when preparing, sharing, and eating food through the mode of a community-built cookbook. Her use of non-traditional bookmaking materials such as baking sheets, aluminum foil, and knitting plays with the viewer’s definition of “book.” What are the meals you remember? Did you meet your partner over food or drink? What do you remember about the times in your life when you “broke bread” with other people? Did you celebrate, mourn, connect, study, or perhaps were alone with a pint of ice-cream? She will be sharing the ideas of community and connection that drive the project. Joanne will open discussion on the role our emotional connection to food plays in processes of creation, communication, and marketing. She will also show everyone how to make their own zine. Ms Steinhardt made the conscious decision to focus fully on her practice as an artist in 2012. Leaving her full-time teaching position, she spent time taking stock of her past work and it was during this time she rediscovered the book. Her use of materials such as baking sheets, tree stumps, found objects, and knitting shows deep consideration of material as well as plays with the viewer’s sense of exactly what is a book. She is actively producing, showing, lecturing, and giving workshops that revolve around bookmaking and community. Joanne had worked as a professional photographer and 1998 she began teaching. By 2005 she achieved tenure at the University of Tampa. Her specialty was in the merger of traditional story telling through image making and emerging technologies. Her artistic scholarship moved to include textual based projections, material focused sculpture, and data driven interactive site specific installation. This work was the focus of her MFA which was awarded to her by The Maine College of Art. All her work was attentive to interpersonal communication and emotional connection. Joanne has shown and worked in Florida, New York, New Jersey, Maine, France, Argentina, and Italy. She travels extensively and when not on residency works from her home studio.