Our Teachers
Kathryn Horn Coneway has worked as an art teacher, artist in residence and art therapist as well as pursuing her own artistic practice. She exhibits her photography and mixed media work in community and juried shows. Kathryn taught art and photography at the Miller School of Albemarle and the U.Va. summer enrichment program. As an artist in residence, she collaborated with teachers to integrate visual arts in curriculum in San Diego Unified School District and Arlington County, Virginia. She received a Masters in Art Therapy from the George Washington University in 2003. She completed art therapy internships at Accotink Academy in Springfield, Virginia and at Georgetown's Lombardi Cancer Center. Kathryn enjoys working in a studio setting and the unique nature of the relationships and insights that develop through engaging in the creative process. kathryn@artatthecenter.org
Teresa Burnau Evans co-founded Art at the Center. She retired in March of 2010. Teresa shared a vision for a creative space for children to have the time and space to learn through engagement with open ended materials and the artistic process. Teresa traveled to the early childhood schools of Reggio Emilia, Italy and brought back inspiration from her observations of this unique setting. Art at the Center is modeled after the Ateliers which are central to the school culture in Reggio Emilia. Atelier is another word for studio or workshop and the space is a unique setting for exploring connections between arts and learning.