Workshops

FIGURATIVE WORKSHOP for TEACHERS

Instructor: Marianna Ross
January 24, 2009 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. (6 hours) GERMAINE MARVEL BLDG.
Tuition: $45.00 Non-members $35.00 Members

Recharge your creative batteries by working with a live model in a variety of poses, collaging images for dynamic compositions. Using a variety of media, you will achieve energetic individual images! Color theory and concepts of strong composition will guide you as we move from naturalism to abstraction.

This special workshop is targeted for teachers, with a limited enrollment of 20 teachers. The workshop features as instructor well-known artist and teacher Marianna Ross. Marianna received her MFA in Painting from the University of Arizona, and a BFA from the San Francisco Art Institute. Her work may be found in many private and public collections, including the AAA Corporate Headquarters, the Renaissance Hotel, and Walt Disney World. She retired in 2006 as Professor of Art, Seminole Community College, after teaching 34 years in several states.

CEMENT CARVING
Instructor: Susan Carter
Saturday January 17 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Sunday January 18 12 noon-2:00 p.m. STUDIO 2
Tuition: $90.00 Non-members $81.00 Members
Material fee: $25.00 payable to instructor

Working with a mixture of white cement and perlite and starting with a small box of wet cement we will create a block that is carvable for a two day window until it becomes too hard to work. The first day involves a very physical process of planning, mixing, and carving. The second day will be for finishing and filling surfaces. The finished piece looks much like marble and can be placed outdoors.

FOUND OBJECT STUDIO

Instructor: Richard T. Reep
Sunday, January 18, 2009 from 1-4 pm STUDIO 4

Tuition: $40.00 members / $50.00 nonmembers (includes all materials). Students are requested to bring items that can be classified as found objects for use during the demonstration.

SYLLABUS: Overview, Background, Process, Experiments, Workshop, Suggested Readings.

The instructor will refresh students with a short history of the Found Object in Western Art, then contrast this with the history of the Found Object in Asian art and culture. This will provide a foundation for understanding. The instructor will then reveal an approach to found object art. The approach will be verbalized and illustrated, using examples from the artist’s own body of work as well as others. Students are invited to bring objects to the class for participation in a found object workshop. The instructor will take the students through a process that can lead to works of art. Final, finished pieces are not the goal of this workshop; rather, the goal is to reveal an insight into a process which can yield individual and unique results to each artist. A question-and-answer discussion period will close the workshop. A handout will include a more complete syllabus and a reading list.

HOW TO BECOME AN ARTIST’S MODEL
Instructor: Chuck Miller and Maia Palmer
Sunday February 15 2009 12:00 noon-5:00 p.m. GERMAINE MARVEL BUILDING

The MAC modeling workshop is designed to demystify the craft of art modeling. This workshop is an intense learning experience that includes a classroom session as well as a practical session. The classroom portion of the workshop will cover such topics as: the history of art modeling, the mechanics of modeling, mental aspects, and business issues to name a few. The practical portion of the workshop will allow students to actually practice modeling under the guidance of experienced models. The practice session will culminate in an actual “Open Studio” session, in which artists have an opportunity to draw the student models. Students may elect to wear briefs or bikini for the practical session should they not yet be completely comfortable with the concept of nude modeling. Students should bring a robe to the workshop.

MANDALA ART
Instructor: Janine Wooten
Saturday January 31 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Discover the subtle yet powerful effect of Mandala Art as a means to Self Discovery and Healing. In this workshop we will make use of the many attributes of your individual journey in life, and encourage healing by creatively making choices in your path forward. This one day workshop will use colored pencils on paper, and possibly other mixed media. Absolutely no experience necessary, just bring an open mind.

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