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ARTSPACE COLLEGE PREP PROGRAM

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Students planning to apply to college for Fine Arts studies are required to submit a portfolio showing a specific body of art work. This body of work takes time and experience to prepare. In this series of intensive courses you will learn several different techniques and gain competency in a variety of media, including sculpture, figurative work, painting techniques, and more.

FALL SESSION Colleges Want Variety!
September 22 - November 17, 2010
Cost: $165/$140 members
Includes the following 4 sessions (10 meeting times) below:

Pinhole Photography
Wednesdays, September 22, 29, & October 6
6 - 8:30pm
Instructor: Tanya Casteel
In this class you will build your very own pinhole camera from simple household materials. You will then take pictures with your camera and develop the photographs by hand in a darkroom.

Portfolio Presentation - Open to Anyone!
Saturday, October 2, 2010
10:30am - 12:30pm
Instructor: Mary Shannon Johnstone
Cost: $5 if you are not registered for the FALL, WINTER, or SPRING Session.
In this short workshop we will discuss what a portfolio is, what undergraduate colleges might expect in your portfolio, criterion for selecting artwork for this portfolio, and how to present your artwork in a cohesive manner. We will also discuss what you can anticipate during a scholarship interview. Please bring questions!

Introduction to Printmaking
Wednesdays, October 13, 20, & 27
6 - 8:30pm
Instructor: Sue Soper
Students will learn the basics of college printmaking. Techniques explored include dry point using zinc, relief printing using linoleum, and lithography. Previous drawings will be turned into original hand-pulled prints to include in your portoflio. A still life will also be set up to assist students with creating new material for prints. Professional matting of prints will also be discussed.

Contemporary Felting Methods
Wednesdays, November 3, 10, 17
6 - 8:30pm
Instructor: Rachel Nicholson
This class will explore the ancient craft of making felt, which dates to pre-historic times. Students will make several small projects as they learn to manipulate the medium. These methods include basic felting, surface designing by drawing with wool fibers, collaging silk fabric, fibers and yarns into the surface of the felt, and making three dimensional objects. Each student will complete one large project consisting of either two-dimensional wall art, a three-dimensional mask, or a sculptural vessel.

WINTER SESSION All About the Figure
January 12 - February 16, 2011
Cost: $150 /$135 members
Includes the following session (6 meeting times) below:

Drawing & Sculpting the Figure
January 12, 19, 26, February 2, 9, & 16, 2011
6 - 8:30pm
Instructor: Paris Alexander
In this workshop students will learn to identify anatomical reference points used to structure and proportion an accurate figure drawing. Students will also use these reference points to render muscle and weight shifts during the posing of live models. The same concepts will then be applied to create three-dimensional clay figurative sculptures. *Models will wear bathing suits.

SPRING SESSION Painting techniques
January 12 - February 16, 2011
Cost: $165/$150 members
Includes the following 2 sessions (10 meeting times) below:

Water-Based Media Techniques (watercolor & gouache)
March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 2011
6 - 8:30pm
Instructor: Susan Martin
In this class students will explore the techniques involved in making a work of art using watercolor and gouache paints. You will start at the beginning with how to prepare your paper, cover drawing transfer techniques, and then go over proper paint application.

Introduction to Oil Paint
April 6 ,13, 20, 27, May 4, 2011
6 - 8:30pm
Instructor: Joshua Flint
This course will focus on the successful habits of learning to draw with a brush and to paint the world around you. Special attention will be given to learning how to capture what you see quickly and effectively. Learning to simplify your subject matter and create useful studies will help you develop a keen eye for design, color, and composition. In this class you will focus on learning to use oil paints, with an emphasis on light and shadow, as well as investigating warm and cool color palettes. Landscape, still-life, and figurative genres will be our subject matter.