Saturday courses and workshops are open to high school students with various levels of experience. Whether you are new to art or a serious art student wanting to develop a portfolio, we invite you to join us. At SMFA you will work closely with faculty, all working artists, who will help you advance your technical skills and introduce you to new forms of artmaking. SPRING 2010 HIGH SCHOOL WORKSHOPS: REGISTER NOW! Comic Book Art Kent Archer Saturdays 9 am-12:15 pm 14 weeks (January 23-May 8) HSP 1047-C1 2 Credits / Tuition: $475 With each new blockbuster superhero film, comics are shedding their reputation for being childish. With this renewed popularity, the number of comic titles and companies are growing. In this course you will learn the essential techniques for creating a successful comic. Subjects such as composition, panel layout, timing and storytelling will be covered. The positions of penciler, inker and colorist will also be explored. Assignments throughout the course will result in a number of sequential pages that may be used in a portfolio. This course is beneficial for any artist looking to break into mainstream comics, create their own self-published comic, or create a Webcomic. Professional comic artists may be scheduled to speak. Note: Basic illustration skills are helpful. Digital Photography I Lawrence Getubig Saturdays 9 am-12:15 pm 14 Weeks (January 23-May 8) HSP 1035-C1 2 Credits / Tuition: $475 The challenge of digital photography is to manage this rapidly developing technology and still remain creative in your image making. Through discussion, demonstration and hands-on practice, you will learn to operate digital cameras and to utilize them as precise tools for image capture. Discussions include the camera and equipment options available to digital photographers and how to establish a digital workflow. As you develop technical and aesthetic skills, you will explore shooting techniques, composition and framing, as well as the basics of light control. Other topics include image management, using camera RAW, adjustment and editing in Photoshop and printing digital images. Whether your interest is in fine art or simply in making the move from film to digital, this course provides a solid foundation. A digital camera is required for this course. Portfolio Lab Andrea Evans, Tom MacIntyre, Gerald Rojek, and Admissions staff Saturdays 1-4:15pm 14 weeks (January 23-May 8) HSP 1025-C1 2 Credits / Tuition: $475 Portfolio Lab is for high school students interested in putting together a first-rate portfolio for college admittance into an art school or program. In this workshop, you will acquire skills in numerous disciplines, gain self-confidence around your own creative process and strengthen your portfolio at the same time. At the first session, admissions professionals and faculty members will meet one-on-one with you to organize your existing work and define areas in which you should bolster your portfolio and create more artwork. Over the next 12 weeks, you will concentrate on each of the following areas: 2-D (drawing and painting), 3-D (sculpture) and digital media (video and digital photography). You will spend four sessions on each area. Through challenging studio assignments and discussions you will advance your technical skills while experiencing the intersection of disciplines as part of the artmaking process. In the final sessions of Portfolio Lab, all students, faculty and admissions professionals will gather to view your work. Through small and large group discussions you will learn how to define your areas of interest and styles of work and how to talk about your work. We will discuss documenting your artwork and how to contact art schools, as well as other logistics related to the application process. Sourcing the Imagination: Drawing Beyond Representation Kathy Halamka Saturdays 9 am-4:15 pm 7 weeks (January 30-March 13) HSP 1027-C1 2 Credits / Tuition: $475 You will be challenged to work in large scale on imagery derived from personal, imaginative sources. A series of exercises designed to promote the discovery of this imagery will enable you to produce more personal work. For inspiration, you will draw upon sources including poetic imagery, dreams, photographs, symbolic objects, metamorphic surrealist games and collage. References to artists such as Marc Chagall, Salvador Dal, Frida Kahlo, Hieronymus Bosch and Odd Nerdrum will be a crucial part of this course. This course is designed for students who have had some previous drawing experience and wish to push themselves beyond pure depiction from life. NON-CREDIT WORKSHOPS! The Body in Question: Drawing and Painting Patrick Carter Saturdays 1-4 pm 12 weeks (January 30-May 1) HSP 1060-N1 Non-credit / Tuition: $350 The human body has been an infinite source of inspiration and a subject that has been expressed in innumerable styles and media. In this workshop, we will attempt to gain new insight into the human form by exploring traditional, expressive and experimental approaches to drawing and painting the body. The workshop will be built around individual concerns, issues and personal sensibilities with the nude model as a foundation and point of departure. Throughout the workshop we will refer to a varied group of artists such as Francis Bacon, William Beckman, Richard Diebenkorn, Lucian Freud, Alberto Giacometti, Henri Matisse, Nathan Oliveira and other contemporary artists who have found new inspiration in this timeless subject. Bring materials of your choice (charcoal, water-based paint, oils, etc.) and be prepared to work at the first meeting. In the Mix: Combining Drawing and Painting Patrick Carter Saturdays 9 am-12 pm 12 weeks (January 30-May 1) HSP 1065-N1 Non-credit / Tuition: $350 Explore the various possibilities that arise when you combine drawing and painting. We 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 a drawing, drawing in a painting, gouache within an ink wash or collage in a 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 Taking Adult Courses for Credit Junior and senior high school students may enroll in our adult courses for credit with a letter of recommendation from an art teacher or guidance counselor. There is a 25% tuition discount on these courses. This discount does not apply to the High School Workshops on this page.