Personal Enrichment

Abstract Monotypes (Summer 2012)

Abstract monotypes are a distinctive type of printmaking technique resulting in a singular image, and which provides a great introduction to printmaking. This class will introduce the novice printmaker to the fundamentals of printmaking and allow the more experienced printmaker to explore the abstract monotype print further.

Saturday
Jul 21 - Jul 21
9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. (with a one-hour lunch)
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Beginning Observational Drawing: Composition and Perspective (Summer 2012)

Beginning Observational Drawing Series

This series of three-week classes is suitable for students with varied backgrounds and experiences in drawing. Each class will introduce students to the specific tools, techniques, vocabulary, and creative possibilities of this medium.

Thursday
Jul 12 - Jul 26
6:30-9:30 p.m.
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Beginning Observational Drawing: Light and Shadow (Summer 2012)

Beginning Observational Drawing Series

This series of three-week classes is suitable for students with varied backgrounds and experiences in drawing. Each class will introduce students to the specific tools, techniques, vocabulary, and creative possibilities of this medium.

Thursday
Jun 21 - Jul 5
6:30-9:30 p.m.
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Beginning Observational Drawing: Space and Contour (Summer 2012)

Beginning Observational Drawing Series

This series of three-week classes is suitable for students with varied backgrounds and experiences in drawing. Each class will introduce students to the specific tools, techniques, vocabulary, and creative possibilities of this medium.

Thursday
May 31 - Jun 14
6:30-9:30 p.m.
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Beginning Painting (Summer 2012)

This introductory class is tailored to those who have never painted and who are ready to take the plunge, and for more advanced painters who want to keep their current skills honed.

Monday
Jun 4 - Aug 6
6:30-9:30 p.m.
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Building Contemporary Furniture (Summer 2012)

Master craftspeople have been making furniture one piece at a time for centuries—there’s just something about these unique works of art that can’t be duplicated in a factory. This introductory class will examine the basic philosophy of contemporary furniture design and construction, focusing on design, drawing, building, and critique.

Saturday
Jun 9 - Jun 30
9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. (with a one-hour lunch)
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FLASH! Understanding Built-In and Camera-Mounted Strobes (Summer 2012)

The light is low; the subject is moving; the aperture is wide open; but no tripod is available. What now? Pop the built-in flash and hope for the best?

Saturday
Jul 28 - Jul 28
9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. (with a one-hour lunch)
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In the Eye of the Beholder: Topics in Philosophical Aesthetics (Summer 2012)

What is art? Does something have to be created in a certain way in order for it to count as art, or does it just need to be accepted by the art world? Are the artist's thoughts and intentions relevant to understanding or appreciating of a work of art? Why do people respond to art in the way they do? Why does art have an emotional impact, and why are people compelled to evaluate it? These are the kinds of questions that are taken up in the area of philosophical aesthetics. The philosopher’s task is to try to sort out these puzzles in a clear and reasonable way. This class will focus on a few key questions about aesthetics, read what some philosophers have had to say about them, and discuss the readings along with personal thoughts and experiences about art, the art world, artists’ intentions, and other related concepts.

Thursday
Jun 28 - Aug 2
6:30-9:30 p.m.
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Introduction to Photography (Summer 2012)

Although digital photography may have taken over much of the snapshot world, there is something about developing negatives and prints in the darkroom that will never be replaced. In this introductory class, students will learn to use a camera, develop film, print contact sheets and enlargements, and master other technical procedures.

Wednesday
May 30 - Aug 1
6:30-9:30 p.m.
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Introduction to Screenprinting (Summer 2012)

Screenprinting is a direct printmaking technique that builds images from layers of color and can be used to create everything from custom silkscreened T-shirts to one-of-a-kind posters and fine art prints. In this class, students will explore photographic, computer-generated, hand-drawn, and painted stencil techniques in order to complete a portfolio of editioned and non-editioned prints.

Monday
Jul 2 - Jul 30
6:30-9:30 p.m.
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