Intensive studio art courses and workshops: June 10–August 2, 2013
Register by Monday, May 6 for a $25 discount on all for-credit courses.


COMPUTER ARTS
CROSSCURRENTS
DRAWING
FILM
GRAPHIC DESIGN / ILLUSTRATION
METALS
PAINTING
PHOTOGRAPHY
PRINTMAKING / PAPERMAKING
SCULPTURE
TEXT AND IMAGE ARTS
VIDEO

NON-CREDIT WORKSHOPS


COMPUTER ARTS

Introduction to Adobe Photoshop
Alexa Thayer
Monday–Friday 9 am–6 pm
One week (June 10–14)
CMP 1059-S1
2 Credits / Tuition: $920
This course will begin with basic Adobe Photoshop techniques such as selecting objects, copying and pasting, color correction, photo retouching, montage and collage. As your skills develop you will incorporate more advanced features into your work using layers, masks, paths, colorizing and duotones. We also will cover the basics of scanning reflective art, negatives, slides and video capture. By working with Photoshop images, you will gain an understanding of resolution and output options. Prerequisite: Knowledge of the Macintosh computer.

Introduction to Web Design
Brian Reeves
Monday–Friday 9 am–6 pm
One week (June 10–14)
CMP 2035-S1
2 Credits / Tuition: $920
In this course, you will learn the fundamental skills necessary to design and develop websites, including HTML XHTML, CSS and incorporation of images, sound and video. Using Adobe Dreamweaver, CS5, you will acquire expertise in hand coding and the use of a sophisticated layout program for creating Web pages. We will also explore Dreamweaver's integration with other Adobe Creative Suite applications such as Photoshop, Illustrator and Fireworks and examine theoretical and practical approaches to interface design that support the development of your individual vision. Prerequisite: Experience with electronic imaging and software such as Adobe Photoshop.

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Web Design for Mobile Devices
Annalisa Oswald
Monday–Friday 9 am–6 pm
One week (June 17–June 21)
CMP 2000-S1
2 Credits / Tuition: $920
As we increasingly access information on smart phones and tablets, designers must learn how to adapt to new interfaces and expectations. In this immersion in web design for mobile devices, you will learn the fundamentals of web development including hand coding, HTML, CSS and the incorporation of images and video. We will examine theoretical and practical approaches to human interface behavior and design that support the development of your individual vision. You will acquire the first necessary skills to jump into app design or website development. Experience with Adobe Photoshop is required.

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Programming for Art's Sake 1: Introduction to Processing
Brian Reeves
Monday–Friday 9 am–6 pm
One week (June 17–21)
CMP 1000-S1
2 Credits / Tuition: $790
This course is designed to provide an introduction to programming with the aid of instant visual, auditory, and interactive results via an easy-to-learn-but-powerful free and open-source language called Processing. Students will learn to more directly harness the graphic and sound powers of their computer beyond what popular pre-packaged software allows, creating customized curiosities that can be exported as standalone applications for Windows, MacOS, and Linux. The course will also touch upon using the related Arduino language, which is a popular way to program custom micro-electronics projects created for fun, art and real world problem solving like cat feeding and the astounding TV-B-Gone™. The course will use a concise book by the creators of Processing as a reference. Some understanding of programming, audio editing, and graphics software are useful, but not required. Personal laptop is required.

Introduction to Web Design
Alison Kotin
Monday–Friday 9 am–6 pm
One week (June 24–28)
CMP 2035-S2
2 Credits / Tuition: $920
As the Internet continues to grow in popularity and technological capability, so too do the creative possibilities for interactive design and artmaking. In this course, you will learn the fundamental skills necessary to design and develop Web sites, including HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language), XHTML (Extended HTML), CSS (Cascading Style Sheets), and incorporation of images, sound and video. Using Adobe Dreamweaver, CS5 (Creative Suite 5), you will acquire expertise in hand coding and the use of a sophisticated layout program for creating Web pages. We will also explore Dreamweaver's integration with other Adobe Creative Suite applications such as Photoshop, Illustrator and Fireworks, and examine theoretical and practical approaches to interface design that support the development of your individual vision. Prerequisite: Experience with electronic imaging and software such as Adobe Photoshop.


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Programming for Art's Sake 2: Introduction to Arduino
Brian Reeves
Monday–Friday 9 am–6 pm
One week (June 24–28)
CMP 2005-S1
2 Credits / Tuition: $790
This course is an introduction to the world of making one's own custom electronics projects using inexpensive ($30) open source Arduino micro¬controllers programmed using a language closely related to the popular Processing language. Students will learn to go beyond what software with pre-defined functions and off-the-shelf electronics products can do. After a few minutes students will immediately be coding and sending those programs to their Arduino board. At first controlling Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) and making sounds, then rigging up sensors like push buttons, cameras, microphones, motion detectors and alcohol-on-the breath detectors, etc. Students will learn to connect those to output such as speakers, printers, more LEDs, into the pins of the Arduino board. Prior programming experience not required. Personal laptop is required.

CROSSCURRENTS

Color Theory for Artists, Designers + the Color Curious
Gerri Rachins
Monday–Friday 9 am–6 pm
One week (June 10–14)
CRX 1040-S1
2 Credits / Tuition: $920
Have you ever wondered about the mystery of color? What is it, where does it come from, how has it been used historically, symbolically, culturally across many disciplines and why it continues to have profound significance on virtually all areas of art, design and contemporary culture? Whether interested in fashion, interior design, graphic design, textile design, fine art, business, marketing, or simply learning about the practical applications of color, this hands-on studio course is for you. You will be introduced to a variety of color systems and terminology based on the theories of artists and scientists such as Johannes Itten, Albert Munsell, Josef Albers and Isaac Newton. Upon successful completion of the course, you will be able to see, mix, speak and understand the language of color (tint, tone, shade, warm, cool, harmony, discord, chromatic intensity, achromatic gray scale and more). This course is open to all levels.

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Art + Fashion for the 21st Century
Judy Blotnick
Monday–Friday 9 am–6 pm
One week (June 10–14)
CRX 2000-S1
2 Credits / Tuition: $920
The best designers have always been highly creative artists, feverish in their search for the new, the meaningful, as well as the decorative, eager to express themselves and comment on the times in which they live. This mini course will consist of assignments that are couched in art but have fashion relevance. Through lectures on the business of fashion in the 21st century, and with an emphasis on creating a (paper) collection of either clothing, accessories or jewelry, you will be exposed to a fashion laboratory for creative thought.

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Peripheral Visions: Perspective, Programming and Pareidolia
Brian Reeves
Monday–Friday 9 am–6 pm
One week (July 8–12)
CRX 2030-S1
2 Credits / Tuition: $920
This course is an immersion into developing imagery without use of the traditional model using systems such as one found in Leonardo DaVinci's description of "A way of enhancing and arousing the mind to various inventions". Students will work using a variety of media from pencils to paint, from trackpad to programming to generate 2D arrangements that can serve as starting points for figurative works that approach naturalism more than you may think you can without use of a model. Students will play with the power of introducing bi-lateral symmetry and will spend a significant amount of time gaining an updated understanding of a more comprehensive system of six (6) point perspective that incorporates the dramatic but less acknowledged sweeping curvature of our wide-angle vision. Students will create multiple small scale studies and works on paper and computer, many of which will be combined create more larger more complex compositions. Life drawing ability is not required for success in the course.

Content: Developing Your Personal Imagery
Rhoda Rosenberg
Mondays 9 am–6 pm
Five weeks (July 1–29)
FND 1030-S1
2 Credits / Tuition: $920
Artists universally struggle with questions like "What do I want to say?" "How can I say what I want to say?" and "What does my work mean?" Investigation into one's own imagery happens before, during and after the art making process. The choice of objects, forms, space, color, light and dark are only a few of the elements of the individual language that artists constantly develop and understand. This course is designed to help you get in touch with your personal imagery, connect to its meaning, and develop visual skills to express yourself. Through a series of exercises using a variety of 2-D and 3-D materials and techniques you will have the opportunity to discover more about yourself and your artwork.

DRAWING

Anatomy for Figure Drawing
Gerry Hoag
Monday–Friday 9 am–6 pm
One week (June 10–14)
DRW 4110-S1
2 Credits / Tuition: $920
This course will teach basic anatomy for successful figure drawing. Studying and drawing live models, you will learn the bones and muscles of the body as well as fundamental proportions, gesture and structure. There will be field trips to the drawing and print collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Through listening to in-gallery talks and observing Old Master works you will further your understanding of fine, anatomically-based figure drawings. Demonstrations, slides, lectures and critiques will be structured into the course.

Making Marks: Introduction to Drawing
Ria Brodell
Monday–Friday 9 am–6 pm
One week (June 24–28)
DRW 1045-S1
2 Credits / Tuition: $920
This course is designed to improve your powers of perception, expose you to a wide range of techniques and methods of drawing and to help you find your personal voice in the medium. We will investigate a variety of problems and possibilities in drawing through the exploration of a wide range of processes, materials and techniques. Issues of mark-making, process, control and accident will be emphasized. We will experiment with the expressive potential of line, tone and mood to explore a variety of graphic techniques. A goal of this intensive will be for you to develop foundational skills as well as personal styles in drawing. We also will investigate line, shape, shading, value, scale, structure, space, composition and perspective while working from still lives, interiors, landscapes and objects from the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Expressive Figure
Mara Metcalf
Monday–Friday 9 am–6 pm
One week (July 8–12)
DRW 2130-S1
2 Credits / Tuition: $920
Would you like to take an entirely new approach to your figure drawings? Are you curious about combining media? Are you hoping to create images that communicate your point of view as well as reflect the spirit of your subject? In this course you will be introduced to methods for working with a variety of media while exploring the human form as your subject. You will work with a variety of wet and dry materials, including acrylics, inks, graphite, pastel and collage. Related strategies for construction will be discussed and a life model will be available for reference. We will also study examples of current art that use alternative ways to inform and record a figure. Other resources include invention, memory, found images or borrowed forms. As you attempt to translate what you see, feel and think into meaningful marks, you will be encouraged to develop your own ideas and creative process.

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Portrait in Mixed Media
Mela Lyman
Monday–Friday 9 am–6 pm
One week (July 15-July 19)
DRW 2050-S1
2 Credits/Tuition: $920
This course explores the artistic discoveries that arise from combining drawing and painting materials and techniques. Portraiture as theme: a course for those of you who are interested in portraiture and the human form and your artistic expression. We are living in a time of greater exposure and sharing of personal identity. This class gives you an opportunity to bring your experience, beginning or advanced, to the exploration of portraiture in its ever changing form and expression. Along with traditional methods you will explore the possibilities that develop when new materials and approaches are added to the mix. Marks altered by experimentation lead to chance occurrences that increase creative expression and opportunity for new insight and reflection. In the course of this class you may choose to work more exclusively with one medium and experiment with other materials and collage as well. The class will work in a shared, creative and supportive atmosphere with a model and personal sources as reference. We will visit and view portraits at the Museum of Fine Arts, next door, and explore personal subjects of interest by various means including the Museum School's extensive art library.


FILM

An Ethnography of Place: Mapping Culture through Film + Video
Jeff Silva
Monday–Friday 9 am–6 pm
One week (June 10–14)
FLM 4070-S1
2 Credits / Tuition: $920
How does a place manifest character? How do humans and other life forms interact with and affect the spaces they inhabit? How can the moving image be a vehicle to investigate and express these questions? Our goal in this course will be to create a group project using sound and the moving image to unlock the essence of a specific locality. Through intensive exploration, observation and interaction with the project site and its inhabitants over the first days of the course, students will develop their own relationship to the place. Students will shoot and edit a short video or sound project individually or in small groups that will then be edited into the final class project. There will be discussions and screenings of experimental documentary and ethnographic films to inform and inspire our project. Additionally, there will be technical video, sound and editing instruction. The emphasis of the course is on developing your skills of observation, interaction and immersion within a place and having a greater appreciation for ethnographic methods. Prior experience with film, video or sound is helpful but not required. Much of the class will take place off-site from SMFA at the shooting location, so either a vehicle or the ability and willingness to take public transportation is important.


GRAPHIC DESIGN / ILLUSTRATION

Illustrating Children's Books
Ilse Plume
Mondays and Wednesdays 6:15–10 pm
Six weeks (June 10–July 17)
DES 4022-S1
2 Credits / Tuition: $920
Experience firsthand the wonder of children's book creation! The objective of this course is to enable you to produce your own children's book "dummy," a mock-up suitable to present for publication. More advanced students may work toward submitting illustrations to the Bologna Book Fair. Throughout the semester we will focus on issues of style, color and design. We will discuss topics such as layout, characterization, pace and mood, and their relationship to illustration. Assignments will allow you to experiment with various media and to work toward a consistent style. As your work develops, your manuscript will be continually cross-critiqued by the instructor and students. We also will examine the various types of children's books currently in the marketplace and you will become familiar with the current demands of editors, publishers and agents in the publishing industry. Prerequisite: A beginning illustration course or some drawing experience.

Fundamentals of 2-D Design
John Avakian
Tuesdays and Thursdays 6:15–10 pm
Six weeks (June 11–July 23)
DES 1021-S1
2 Credits / Tuition: $920
Design is the process of selecting, organizing and processing visual elements—shape, value, texture, color and line—to express oneself in a cohesive and creative manner. You will develop visual awareness and a working knowledge of design elements by solving a series of two-dimensional problems. During this process, you will employ a variety of media and materials. Principles learned in this course have direct application to all media and will provide you with a foundation and direction for seeing and for learning skills in other courses.

Intermediate Graphic Design
Matt Templeton
Tuesdays and Thursdays 6:15–10 pm
Six weeks (June 11–July 23)
DES 2066-S1
2 Credits / Tuition: $920
This course is for students who have taken Beginning Graphic Design or an equivalent course and are looking to gain further experience solving real-world graphic design problems while producing portfolio pieces. Emphasizing hands-on studio work on the computer with minimal lecture time, this course will focus on learning efficient work habits and on developing an arsenal of problem-solving techniques. You will receive individual attention from the instructor while continuing to develop your own graphic style. Discussions about conceptual ideas and design development through completed projects will include analysis of typography, color, layout and content decisions and options. By the end of the course, you will have created four to five portfolio pieces suitable for presentation at job interviews.

Introduction to Typography
Geoffrey Hewer-Candee
Mondays and Wednesdays 6:15–10 pm
Six weeks (June 17–July 24)
DES 4021-S1
2 Credits / Tuition: $920
This introductory course will lead to the knowledge of creating and organizing letters, words, sentences and paragraphs to visually communicate an idea and promises to help develop your creative processes in new and powerful ways. Topics include the anatomy of letterforms, type history and classification systems, how to choose type, legibility, readability and the expressive qualities of type. The class will culminate in a small book project, which will be printed by an online print-on-demand service. Course methods include discussions and critiques, slide show lectures and demonstrations, as well as hands-on problem-solving exercises and assignments. This course is suitable for beginning and intermediate graphic designers or individuals developing their professional skills in visual communications.

Beginning Graphic Design
Matt Templeton
Mondays and Wednesdays 6:15–10 pm
Six weeks (June 17–July 24)
DES 1012-S1
2 Credits / Tuition: $920

Beginning Graphic Design
Matt Templeton
Monday–Friday 9 am–6 pm
One week (July 29–August 2)
DES 1012-S2
2 Credits / Tuition: $920
This intensive course explores the potential of graphic design. You will focus on the creation of a concept to amplify content while also developing sensitivity to the relationships between typography and image, symbolism, language and text. Throughout the course, emphasis will shift from idea generation and design theory to technical skills. Lectures on creativity, design and color theory, graphic design and letterform history and typography are a regular part of the course. There will be use of Macintosh computers in class to develop work. The course will focus on the harmonization of all elements of design with a conscious understanding of the intention with which elements are chosen, organized and created. The course accommodates beginners as well as more advanced, portfolio-building students.

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Foundations in Interactive Design
Russ Apotheker
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays 9 am–4:30pm
Two weeks (July 16–25)
DES 2100-S1
2 Credits / Tuition: $920
This course is designed for newcomers to web design who want to learn and explore fundamental design skills as well as begin to understand the foundations of implementing their designs. You will learn how to produce compelling images and graphics in Photoshop specifically for use on the web. Using Adobe Dreamweaver, you will explore how to transform your ideas into a full-functioning website using html and css. By the end of this course, students will have a solid grasp on the concepts needed to start making their own websites.


METALS

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Rings, Bands, Loops and Bangles
Linda Priest
Mondays and Wednesdays 6:15–10 pm
Six weeks (June 10–July 17)
MTL 1100-S1
2 Credits / Tuition: $920
Rings, bangles, loops and circles are so very much part of wearable art, from ancient times to the current jewelry. In this course we will explore methods for creating forms from the very simple band to more complex hollow constructions. We will be using wire to develop pieces that define space as well as using sheet metal to fabricate forms. We will learn how make a simple bezel setting so that stones can become part of your work. This is a beginner course where basic traditional metal techniques will be taught; sawing, filing, soldering, polishing, chasing, coloring metal and surface textures. There will be exercises that will be given out so that you can experiment with techniques. Then with that knowledge you can create pieces of your own design.

PAINTING

The Watercolor Sketchbook
Heidi Hogden
Monday–Friday 9 am–6 pm
One week (June 10–14)
PAI 4202-S1
2 Credits / Tuition: $920
A watercolor sketchbook is one of the most mobile tools an artist can use and enjoy. In this course you will learn how to quickly record your impressions of the world around you, capturing your subject in watercolor using elements of design, value and color. You will be led through step-by-step demonstrations, lectures, and individual instruction to learn all of the necessary techniques of watercolor painting. These techniques include wet into wet, dry brushing, scraping, masking, layering, gradiated washes, and photographs with the intent to discover and embrace the versatility of watercolor painting. After the basic "tools" are covered, you will be encouraged to work on your own projects using your own images. This course is open to beginner students with no prior experience, but intermediate and advanced students will also greatly benefit. You will obtain a technical foundation in watercolor, have several finished watercolor paintings, and successfully begin a watercolor sketchbook. Whether you want to learn the basic skills, create travel journals, or take that next step as a watercolor artist, you will come away from the class excited and inspired about your artwork.

In the Mix: Combining Drawing and Painting
Patrick Carter
Monday–Friday 9 am–6 pm
One week (June 17–21)
PAI 2130-S1
2 Credits / Tuition: $920
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Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9 am–4:30 pm
Two weeks (July 9–18)
PAI 2130-S2
2 Credits / Tuition: $920
Explore the various possibilities that arise when you combine drawing and painting. You will work from a foundation of traditional drawing and painting methods and introduce several new approaches to help expand your options and range. You may choose to work exclusively with one medium or experiment with a variety of materials. While one medium may be suitable most of the time, in some instances it may be appropriate to introduce other media in order to create new possibilities (such as paint or color within the drawing, drawing in the painting, gouache within the ink wash or collage in the painting). The objective of the course is to create a supportive atmosphere in which you will acquire a sound foundation for drawing and painting and discover a natural and personal direction. We will use the nude model as our point of departure and explore other personal subjects for individuals.

Oil Painting: Emphasis on Light
Cynthia Frost
Tuesdays 9 am–6 pm
Five weeks (July 2–30)
PAI 2121-S1
2 Credits / Tuition: $920
As painters, we often hear about luminosity, and we can look for it in many ways while still finding it elusive. This course focuses on achieving what you've been seeking: paintings filled with light, achieved through concentrated emphasis on tonal values and color. We will work with a live model, using color and tonal relationships applicable to all subjects, which will create light and space while adding tenor and atmosphere to your work. Starting from where you presently are in your practice, this course is personalized to your specific needs. Class time will be structured around working with the model, individual and group critiques, and presentations on contemporary examples of luminosity in art. Requirement: some previous drawing experience is required.


Intermediate to Advanced Painting
Elaine Spatz-Rabinowitz
Monday–Friday 9 am–6 pm
One week (July 8–12)
PAI 2053-S1
2 Credits / Tuition: $920
This course is for students who are interested in furthering their painting skills, interests and projects. Structured as a workshop, you will discuss your previous work and future goals with the instructor and receive ongoing, personalized, specific feedback. Instruction will be offered in subjects including painting techniques, archival issues, color complexities, composition and the meaning of your work. You will explore work by other painters and learn to think about your work in relation to these self-selected "mentors." Group critiques will be conducted occasionally during the semester to increase dialog, but the main focus of this course is your personal journey in painting. Please note: Students are expected to have achieved some mastery of basic painting skills. Please bring samples of previous paintings and supplies to begin new work to our first meeting.

Water-Based Mixed Media
Heidi Whitman
Monday–Friday 9 am–6 pm
One week (July 8–12)
PAI 4094-S1
2 Credits / Tuition: $920
In this intensive one-week course you will work on individual and group projects from a variety of sources: still-life, found materials including photographs, journals, maps and the imagination. We will discuss ways to effectively use and combine media such as ink, watercolor, gouache, acrylic, collage and drawing materials. Students will work on a variety of papers and panels in this mixed media workshop. Experimentation with different combinations of media will help you develop your technique and personal imagery. The workshop includes class discussions, critiques, slide and digital presentations and gallery visits. Open to all levels and abilities.

The Skin of Painting: Creating Texture, Surface, and Pattern with Oil Paint
Laura Fischman
Monday–Friday 9 am–6 pm
One week (July 15–19)
PAI 2025-S1
2 Credits / Tuition: $920
This course will focus on developing the surface of your oil paintings. We will learn how color, texture and various media can be used to further your visual narrative and concept to more fully resolve your work. Together, we will look at contemporary artists including Jenny Saville, Lucien Freud, Chuck Close and Gerhard Richter. We will assess the materials and techniques that these artists use to further develop their paintings and achieve their desired effect (from photographic smoothness to repetitive patterning to glossy glazes and thick impasto molding) to transform the traditional 2-D painting into something more tactile and resonant. Through demonstrations and exploration we will learn the techniques of impasto, wet on wet, cold wax, oil sticks, palette knife painting and glazing, as well as learning how these techniques can be combined to create a new visual rhythm or topography. We will also explore color mixing to see how value and tone can impact the surface and composition of works. This is a multilevel painting course for students who desire to learn about new methods and materials. Through in- and out-of class assignments, students will work from still life, photographs and their own visual materials. Exercises will focus on material handling and diverse mark making to achieve a variety of surfaces. Students will leave this course with a repertoire of surface-creation skills and a keen understanding of the range of possibilities and the importance of developing the "skin" of painting.

Mapping: Drawing and Painting
Heidi Whitman
Monday–Friday 9 am–6 pm
One week (July 15–19)
PAI 4215-S1
2 Credits / Tuition: $920
Evocative of journeys and unexplored places, maps possess a universal graphic appeal and fascination. In this one-week workshop you will create drawings, paintings and collages inspired by maps, both as material and metaphor. Conceptual projects may include mapping aspects of neighborhoods, apartments, bodies or daily life. You will use the language of cartography, the art of creating maps, and the re-imagining of map shapes to make work that may or may not actually resemble maps. Throughout the workshop you will use drawing tools, water-based paint and collage, and experiment with different combinations of media to develop your own personal imagery. The workshop includes class discussions, critiques and slide and digital presentations. Open to all levels and abilities.

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Painting from the Ground Up – Layering with Oil Paint
Laura Fischman
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9 am–4:30pm
Two weeks  (July 23–Aug 1)
PAI 2002-S1
Non-Credit/Tuition: $920
How it is that oil paintings seem to glow from within? In this one-week intensive, we will unlock some of the mysteries of oil painting by focusing on the skills and mediums used to develop a painting from the "ground" up. We will learn everything from surface preparation and monochrome under-paintings, to working with value and color to create body and space in your work, and finally glazing and scumbling. Our focus in this course will be building layers to gain an understand of color interactions, transparency and mediums in order to take full advantage of the properties of oil paint to create depth, space and volume. This course will incorporate demonstrations, some brief readings, and lots of looking at artists (from old masters to contemporary painters) working in an array of oil painting styles. You don't need to be an expert painter to take this course, but students should come to class with some basic painting experience and lots of curiosity.

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Intersections: Painting and Photography
Ron Rizzi
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays 9 am–4:30 pm
Two weeks (July 23–August 1)
PAI 110-S1
2 Credits / Tuition: $920
In this course we will explore the challenges and rewards of working with photographs. The use of photographic source material is crucial to much of current painting practice. The central focus of the course is to help students acquire the skills to effectively integrate photography into their studio practice. We pay attention to the intersection of multiple modes of seeing and production due to the impact of digital photography and how this alters the meaning and practice of painting. We look at new modes of representation and work toward developing a deeper understanding of the conventions painters employ and the immense power and possibilities in the act of painting today. Students will develop their ability to capture and edit photographic material with particular attention to the use of digital cameras. These edited photographs become the source for a major painting project along with studies and smaller works. Techniques of painting and ways of transferring images to the painted surface will be examined and applied in practice.

PHOTOGRAPHY

Digital Imaging Immersion: Introduction
Joanna Tam
Monday–Friday 9 am–6 pm
One week (June 17–21)
PHT 2039-S1
Two Credits / Tuition: $920
This five-day digital imaging course is an introduction to the world of digital photography. The goal is to bring clarity to the digital process so that you may spend more time creating images. You will explore topics such as how to manage color correctly and easily, and how to acquire images (scanning film or processing RAW files with Camera Raw) using the latest version of Photoshop. You will work with your own images (film or file) and cover the basics—from simple layering techniques to the best ways to convert color to black-and-white and to print and sharpen both black-and-white and color images. In addition to an extensive introduction to the tools and uses of Photoshop, you will learn everything you need to know to successfully navigate Epson printer software and make the most of your work in print form.

Digital Imaging Immersion: Intermediate
Sean Johnson
Monday–Friday 9 am–6 pm
One week (June 24–28)
PHT 3011-S1
2 Credits / Tuition: $920
Develop a better understanding of high-end scanners, digital cameras, Adobe Creative Suite 4 and fine art inkjet printing. During this course you will learn to scan film, calibrate monitors, profile various digital rags and luster inkjet papers and advanced digital darkroom techniques. You will examine advanced retouching, layering, masking, color adjustment, multiple image design and how to use adjustment layers to modify an image without degrading its quality. You also will test various inks and papers to see their effects on the look and feel of prints, and play with image size and its effect on tone, color, and sharpness. Prerequisite: Digital Imaging Immersion: Introduction, another digital photography course or a working knowledge of Photoshop and digital photography.


PRINTMAKING / PAPERMAKING

Monoprinting
Rhoda Rosenberg
Monday–Friday 9 am–6 pm
One week (June 10–14)
PRT 4021-S1
2 Credits / Tuition: $920
A monoprint is an individual, one-of-a-kind print that can be made from a variety of traditional plates (matrices) such as metal, wood, cardboard, Plexiglas or other nontraditional surfaces that are found or manipulated. This course is designed to teach you the basics in mixing inks, hand-wiping and rolling techniques and overprinting in multiple colors and plates. The making and printing of carborundum, plates, gum transfers and chine collé will also be covered. This course provides an opportunity to develop an image, through a related series of unique prints, suitable for a portfolio or book. Open to all levels.

Etching
Rhoda Rosenberg
Tuesdays and Thursday 6:15–10 pm
Six weeks (June 11–July 23)
PRT 4003-S1
2 Credits / Tuition: $920
This is a course for beginning students seeking a thorough exposure to intaglio printmaking and for intermediate/advanced students who wish to explore the medium in greater depth. In addition to etching basics, hard ground, soft ground, and aquatint, there will be ongoing demonstrations of more advanced techniques: sugar lift, white ground, chine collé, multiple-plate color printing and registration, color viscosity printing, photo etching, relief etching, etc. The course is not limited to etching techniques; in the context of student works-in-progress, we will also explore monoprint, collage and collograph techniques along with the printing of found objects. Students are expected to incorporate imagery and ideas that they are exploring in other classes. This course is open to students at all levels. Regular attendance is required and studio work outside of class time is to be expected.


Screenprinting A-Z
Jenna DeLuca and Jessica Anderson
Tuesdays and Thursdays 6:15–10 pm
Six weeks (June 11–July 23)
PRT 4038-S1
2 Credits / Tuition: $920
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Emily Lombardo
Monday–Friday 9 am–6 pm
One week (June 24–28)
PRT 4038-S2
2 Credits / Tuition: $920
In this course you will become acquainted with a wide range of screenprinting approaches using hand-drawn, photographic and digital stencil techniques. The course emphasizes the use of the computer as a means to filter and manipulate images in order to create color separations for screenprinting. Through discussions of the history of print media, production and popular culture, you will conceptually explore a variety of approaches and formats for translating your ideas through screenprinting while thinking about the role of multiples. Experimentation and an interdisciplinary approach to artmaking are encouraged. At week's end, you will have begun to build a portfolio while learning an exciting and versatile process.


SCULPTURE

3-D Anatomy: The Form of the Human Body
Gerry Hoag
Monday–Friday 9 am–6 pm
One week (June 17–21)
SCP 4228-S1
2 Credits / Tuition: $920
This beginning-to-intermediate-level course offers a unique way to learn anatomy. You will work with live models and use Plasticine to sculpt an anatomical figure (écorché) from the inside, out. You will begin with a standing armature whose construction and natural proportions mimic a skeleton. Through lecture, slides and demonstration, you will learn and sculpt the layers of the body beginning with bone, followed by deep, intermediate and lastly superficial muscles. The completed flayed figure will serve as a semi-permanent reference tool for your future use in the studio. The course will include a field trip to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, observation of live models, demonstrations, slides, lectures and critiques.

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Intro to Steel and Mixed Media Sculpture
Joshua Reiman
Mondays 9 am–6 pm
Five weeks (June 10–July 8)
SCP 1090-S1
2 Credits/Tuition: $920
This course will introduce students to creating artworks using steel and a variety of materials while creating content and meaning within your work. We will cover everything the welding shop has to offer including proper equipment training and concept building. Weekly demonstrations will be held on the various modes and techniques of working with steel. Each student will work "hands-on" with materials and an array of processes to develop techniques such as cutting, welding, cold and mechanical connections, bending, shaping, grinding, and finishing. The course content will range from learning basic welding skills to working with materials best fit for your ideas. All students are welcome, from beginners with no prior experience to experienced students who want to make new work, and practice their skills with substantial consultation. Each student will complete at least 2 projects with a final critique on the last day.


TEXT AND IMAGE ARTS

The Art of the Book
Peter Madden
Monday-Friday 9 am–6 pm
One week (June 24–28)
TIA 1222-S1
2 Credits/Tuition: $920
In this fast-paced fun intensive you will work with traditional binding materials and tools to explore a variety of ways of creating books. Structures can range from the simple yet magical: books made quickly from a single sheet of paper, to the more complex, multi-signature, hardcover books. Demonstrations and hands-on guided studio time will be supplemented with slide talks about historical structures, contemporary artists' books, low-tech printmaking and paper decorating techniques as time allows. All material presented during this course can be continued and elaborated on in your own studio or home without any unusual or expensive equipment. All students will complete the week with at least a dozen books and the skills and inspiration to create dozens more. Open to all levels. No previous bookbinding experience necessary.

VIDEO

Video 1
Mary Ellen Strom
Monday–Friday 9 am–6 pm
One week (June 17–21)
VID 1004-S1
2 Credits / Tuition: $920
This is an intensive course, designed to give you the skills to become a technically proficient video maker. You will produce an individual project through hands-on instruction in camera composition, lighting, sound and editing. We will survey and analyze current trends in video and digital art practices through screenings, and will explore a wide range of possibilities for video art production including single-channel, installation and Internet projects. We provide access to equipment including HD cameras, microphones, lighting kits and Final Cut Pro nonlinear editing systems, computers for multi-channel installation and video projectors and flat screens for image display. This course offers you an expansive opportunity to explore your ideas and video technology in a warm and encouraging environment.

Video 2
Mary Ellen Strom
Monday–Friday 9 am–6 pm
One week (June 24–28)
VID 2012-S1
2 Credits / Tuition: $920
Video II is an intensive course that builds on the video production, computer editing and knowledge of video installation gained in Video I. It is beneficial to take Video I and Video II in tandem. Video II is an opportunity to create a developed project and to acquire the skills to display the work for public exhibition in galleries and museums. Students will learn to use the advanced digital hybrid camera: Canon 5D Mark III. We will take an experimental approach to video installation and explore a range of imaginative possibilities that foreground ideas and formal concerns. Students will be instructed in gallery skills for video and audio display including file preparation and automating computers, computer synch for multi-channel installation, the use of ceiling mounts for video projectors and spatializing audio speakers for sound. This course offers an opportunity to experiment with a wide range of professional equipment and a supportive group context to realize your ideas.


NON-CREDIT WORKSHOPS


Japanese Papermaking
Michelle Samour
Monday–Wednesday 9 am–4pm
Three Day Workshop (June 17–19)
PAP 4015-N1
Non-Credit / Tuition: $450
In this class you will learn traditional Japanese and Eastern sheet forming techniques using primarily kozo, gampi and some 'garden' fibers (i.e. iris, poor-man's bamboo, corn, etc. as available). Cooking, hand beating and pigmenting the fiber will be covered to produce a variety of papers ranging from very thin 'tissue' and 'lace' papers with materials and images embedded within them, to fibrous, multi-colored sheets. Paper will be used in such a way that its strength, translucency, vulnerability and versatility will be explored. Slides of the instructor's trip to paper villages in Japan, and several videos of Eastern papermaking will be shown. You will also learn how to set up your own paper studio at home. No previous experience is required.

Printmaking Without A Press
Garett Yahn
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9 am–4 pm
Three Day Workshop (June 18–20)
PRT 2001-N1
Non Credit/ Tuition: $450
In this course you are introduced to a variety of printmaking techniques that can be completed without the use of a press. Included are plexiglass and single line monotype techniques, wood and linoleum block printing and several transfer techniques. You will also learn basic registration procedures useful for printing multiples or works in a series. The class will experiment with a variety of imagery, as well as inks and paper. Examples of contemporary artists who use printmaking in their practices will be shown and discussed, and you will participate in a portfolio exchange with classmates.


Introduction to Drawing
Heidi Hogden
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 6:15 pm–10 pm
Three Day Workshop (June 18–20)
DRW 1074-N1
Non-Credit/Tuition: $255
Have you always been interested in drawing, but never really knew how to get started? If so, this introduction to drawing workshop is right for you. You will be introduced to some of the foundational drawing tools and methods including line, shape, value proportion, and composition through in-class drawing exercise and demonstrations. You will develop your technical skills with graphite, charcoal and ink as well as your observational skills by drawing from life.

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Carpentry for Artists
Garett Yahn
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9 am–4 pm
Three Day Workshop (June 25–27)
SCP 1141-N1
Non-Credit / Tuition: $450
This course will introduce to the basic tools and techniques of home construction, tailored for use in a studio art context. You will learn how to frame a wall, how to hang and finish drywall and basic wiring for light fixtures and power outlets. Once the basics have been covered, you will have the opportunity to apply your new carpentry skills to a sculpture or installation project.

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Collage: Strategies for Drawing and Design
Mara Metcalf
Thursday 9 am–6 pm
One Day Workshop (June 27)
DES 1100–N1
Non-Credit / Tuition: $170
This workshop provides an exciting new way to tackle design issues in your work. Using collage methods, you will experiment with various formal constructions while expanding your artistic vision. Collage is a significant means of visual and tactile exploration available to artists in all media. The juxtaposition of signifiers is fundamental to the inspiration behind collage. Using chopped-up bits of newspaper and other fragments you will bring the external world into your work and expand the content of each image. References to current events and to popular culture enrich the expressive potential of your art. Humor, irony, paradox and even outrage often emerge.

Image Transfer Methods
Mara Metcalf
Monday and Tuesday 9 am–1 pm
Two Day Workshop (July 1–2)
DRW 2127-N1
Non-Credit / Tuition: $170
Image transfer methods are an exciting way to incorporate meaningful graphic additions to your work. Many artists use transfers to combine their explorations in photography and digital media with painterly approaches. Robert Rauschenberg used transfer in many of his pieces as a way to add content and expand his ideas. Transfer is an excellent way to generate personal imagery in your journal or to develop pieces on paper that stand alone. Working with black and white copies of your own photos you will learn two non-toxic ways to take your favorite images and apply them to paper surfaces. No two transfers are ever the same, and this is part of the fun. The method itself invites creative opportunities to arise. Students will need to select and print several Xerox/laser copies of their images ahead of class. Those with basic photo editing experience might add changes in scale, introduce tone or color or even alter the original with a posterizing filter.

Painting Demos and Drills
Lizi Brown
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays 6:15–10 pm
Two weeks (July 9–18)
PAI 1201-N1
Non-Credit / Tuition: $500
Demos and Drills is designed to get you to work hard and boost your skills through intensive studio practice. Come prepared to suspend your habitual methods and learn new ways of doing things. The anatomy portion aims to give you a familiarity with heads that will allow you to work intuitively on people without the stress of wondering how to make things 'look right.' Next we'll study Caravaggio to learn how indirect painters use layers of shape, value and color to build dynamic three-dimensional systems in paintings. Then we will look at direct painters' methods of using optical mixing to push colors, creating surfaces with active, vibrant textures. During the balance of the course we will be mixing these things together for a contemporary approach based on strong painting foundations. Everyone is welcome.

Figuration through Collaboration
Mara Metcalf
Friday 9 am–6 pm
One Day Workshop (July 19)
DRW 1056-N1
Non-Credit / Tuition: $170
Collaboration is a delicate balance, involving a give and take between two or more creators. In the visual arts it has been part of the tradition for centuries. One significant approach to figuration was a game played by the Dadaists: Exquisite Corpse. It was a playful way to liberate pent-up creative energies, to release unconscious and irrational forces through collective performance and combinations of individual personality. You are invited to join an updated version of this game in this intensive workshop. After a solid introduction to basic drawing skills, players will work together to create a "figure" (loosely defined as a form with a top, middle and bottom), which enables your solutions to defy logic and the laws of nature. Then, each student will use these as sources to create their own unique figure. We will discuss strategies to jump start your ideas. This workshop provides a completely new approach for developing figurative work. Projects will develop drawing skills and tap free association, imagination and chance. The course will include a short slide presentation of contemporary "bodies" constructed in related methods. Class discussion will highlight ways to allow both fear and freedom into your artistic practice.

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Drawing on a Grand Scale
Cathy McLaurin
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9 am–1 pm
Three Day Workshop (July 23–25)
DRW 1090-N1
Non-Credit/Tuition: $255
Do you feel compelled to work very large but don't have the space to work on a grand scale? In this workshop, you will create giant paper "canvases" and work in multiple media through a process of building up and digging back through. This workshop is for artists working in any media who want to explore mixed media techniques on a large scale, while being encouraged to take risks in a supportive environment. Work with materials that excite you, ranging from the familiar to the unexpected while being encouraged to fully explore specific properties in your own way. Some of the materials and techniques that will be introduced include: drawing tools, walnut and other inks, collage, tea wash, amber shellac, stenciling, drawing, stitching, sanding, rubbing, hand printing, wax, spray paint, dirt, natural stains and incorporation of text. You will work from imagination, visually rich props, and your own imagery. The course includes class discussion, critiques, and digital presentations. Open to all levels and abilities.

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Japanese Woodblock Printing
Lisa Houck
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 6:15 pm-10 pm
Two Week Workshop (July 23–Aug 1)
PRT 3001-N1
Non-Credit/Tuition: $500
Japanese woodblock is a technique rich in tradition dating back to the 17th century. Ukiyo-e means "pictures of a floating world" because these prints depict all parts of daily life. We will be carving wood blocks and inking them with watercolors and nori paste to create painterly gradations of color called bokashi. Students will have the opportunity to create two and three color prints and to experiment with Japanese papers. This non-toxic print medium is colorful and subtle and allows for beautiful transparent washes of color as well as detailed textures and wood grain, all of which make for unique imagery. The course will provide students with cultural and technical knowledge of historic and contemporary Japanese woodblock prints, design and technical studio experience with woodblock carving and printing process, and support for personal creative development. Students will be able to create an 8" X 10" print in two to three colors.