MARGOT WERNER + SHMUEL TAUROG

Introducing our FIRST ever residency duo — Shmuel Taurog and Margot Werner!

Both Brooklyn born and raised, Shmuel and Margot are excited to shake things up at Summertime with a project designed to access feelings of joy and playfulness that often feel out of reach in adulthood.

Shmuel is a self described “creative adventurer” hailing from Crown Heights, Brooklyn. His current work is inspired by memories and his long borough to borough walks (he once walked from Brooklyn to New Jersey — 24 hours straight!). He loves submerging into the cool waters of swimming pools, chalk dancing and making edible works of art. Shmuel is an artist in Summertime’s Studio Hours, a teacher, and a fierce advocate for thinking outside the box.

Margot likes to run and take time to smell the flowers, finding inspiration in the everyday life of New York City. She is a painter, trained art therapist and teacher at Pratt Institute. Margot’s paintings toggle between reality and fantasy, observing the passing of time. She often references her dreams, women dive into toilets, miniature characters float in sinks.

Since the spring, the two have met — at a fountain near Grand Army Plaza, the shore at Manhattan Beach, and at the rosebushes of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. They have also conducted an Artist Open Call, inviting neurodiverse artists to lead drawing sessions designed around a particular joyous memory in the spot where it occurred. The drawing sessions will blur past and present and incorporate all five senses, providing the inspiration for their final collaborative work.

Fill out this form to join one or more drawing groups. We will send a confirmation email a few days before the event with the precise meeting location and any other details you may need.

Meet the drawing group leaders!

Liza Corsillo
Sunday, October 2 (2p) at the Peristyle in South Prospect Park
Liza is a Brooklyn based illustrator and Senior Writer at New York Magazine’s The Strategist. She loves to take long walks in the park, make silly drawings with friends, and teach her toy poodle Uli how to play piano.

Diogeneis Costa
Wednesday, October 19 (5p) in front of the Brooklyn Museum
Dio is a Bronx-based artist whose effervescent artworks reflect his uniquely positive energy, as well as the frenetic beat of New York City. First and foremost, Diogeneis identifies as an observer. “I am observing all the time. Looking at different shapes and textures."

Carlo Daleo
Sunday, October 30 (2p) at Summertime
Carlo is a draftsman, painter, writer, animator and voiceover artist. Originally hailing from Elmhurst, Queens, Carlo now lives in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Carlo’s work is influenced by his love of Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Soupy Sales, New York City cultural institutions, newscasters, and local librarians.

Jimmy Tucker
Sunday, November 6 (1p) on Court Street in Downtown Brooklyn
Jimmy's work gives hallucinatory shape to his deepest anxieties, fantasies, and vulnerabilities. He builds a dense, topsy-turvy universe in which his family and friends are intergalactic superheroes, battling relatable challenges of everyday life. “If I don’t express the way I feel, I am not being true to myself. If I am not being true to myself, what’s the point of doing it?”

Vivian Smith
Sunday, November 13 (1p) at the Museum of Modern Art
Vivian is a New York legend. At 101 (and a half) years old she can be spotted cruising around New York on city buses, never missing the latest art show. Vivian is an activist and avid collector of Mexican and Native American jewelry which she adorns beautifully and often gifts to her grandson, Everette.