Welcome to the art department

  • MISSION: It is the mission of the Webutuck Visual Arts Department to provide authentic instruction to all students. Our primary goal is to teach in a manner to encourage individual choice, while maintaining a differentiated model to support diverse learning styles, skill building and student confidence for the various art media, tools, and materials. The strengths of the Arts lie in developing 21st Century skills of critical thinking, collaboration, communication, problem solving, and creative expression.

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    Art department bios

    • Aaron Howard

      Aaron Howard

      Mr. Howard is a Technology & Career and Technical Education teacher at Webutuck High School, where he teaches courses including Materials Processing, Agricultural Construction, Residential Structures, and 7th Grade Technology. His classes focus on hands-on learning, design, and craftsmanship, helping students build practical skills through creative problem-solving. Mr. Howard is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who served from 1999 to 2006, including deployments in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). He brings leadership, discipline, and a strong sense of service to his work with students. He is deeply involved in the Webutuck community. His wife, Mrs. Howard, teaches Physical Education at EBIS, and their two children, Nolan (8th grade) and Elaina (4th grade), are proud Webutuck students. Mr. Howard is also a volunteer firefighter with the Amenia Fire Company and enjoys coaching his children’s sports teams. In his free time, he enjoys golfing, fishing, hiking, and skiing.

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    • Craig Wickwire

      Craig Wickwire

      I was raised in Millerton, NY and attended Webutuck through my sophomore year, completing high school after moving to Tucson, Arizona, in 1985. I received my Bachelor of Fine Arts from Northern Arizona Univ., in 1991. Upon moving back to the beautiful Hudson Valley in 1998, where I live with my wife, son and daughter, I have received my Bachelors and K-12 Visual Arts certification in Art Education and my MFA in Painting from SUNY New Paltz. I have been an Art teacher at Webutuck since 2014. I can say that I am most proud of my students' hard work and growth each year. I encourage personal voice and choice in the art studio and strive to get the best from each student. A favorite quote is "creativity is about allowing yourself to make mistakes, Art is knowing which ones to keep." And, of course "there are no mistakes, only happy accidents"- Bob Ross. I have been an advisor for several clubs and organizations and am currently the advisor for the After School Art Club. The electives I teach are: Studio Art, Ceramics, Drawing & Painting, Mural Painting, Mechanical & Architectural Drawing, and Photography, with the occasional Portfolio Prep and Art Independent Study. In addition to teaching, I am also a professional artist. I am an outdoor enthusiast and love spending time in Nature, which can be seen in my drawing, painting and photography work.

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    • Katie Burch

      Katie Burch

      Katie Burch is the Art & Literacy Teacher at Eugene Brooks Intermediate School. She has a bachelor's degree from SUNY New Paltz in Visual Arts Education with a concentration in Ceramics. She has a master's degree in Literacy birth through grade twelve from the University at Albany. Mrs. Burch has experience teaching students of all ages in both visual arts and reading. She currently teaches art to students in grades 4-8 and 7-8 AIS ELA classes. Mrs. Burch's favorite art medium is watercolor painting. Mrs. Burch has four dogs, one of which is a certified therapy dog. Her hobbies outside of school include dog sports, cooking, fishing, car shows and spending time with friends and family.

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    • Lauren Ferguson

      Lauren Ferguson

      I'm a new art and music teacher at Webutuck! I grew up in Westchester County and received my Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from SUNY Purchase in 2005.

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