Spring & Summer brochure - Currier Museum of Art

Summer School
for Teens and Adults
ages 15 to Adult
One-Week Intensive Day Classes
Immerse yourself in art! These classes are
open to students of all levels of ability from
beginning to more experienced artists. The
curriculum aims to offer students training
in specific methods, media and conceptual
approaches to art-making. Perfectly suited for
young students wishing to develop a portfolio
and older students looking for greater
challenges in the studio. All art supplies are
provided for these courses unless otherwise
noted. Course prices include art supply costs
and modeling fees where applicable.
JUL
08
through
12
Monday – Friday:
9 am–noon or 1–4 pm
Session 1
Endless Color!
Instructor: Verne Orlosk
9 am–noon
$225, Maximum 10 students
Fine tune your drawings with the
addition of colored pencil. There are
several techniques and unlimited
possibilities in learning how to layer
color. Discover how this medium
is used for more than just a school
project. We will use featured artists for
inspiration on numerous projects from
small to large.
Watercolor, Drawing and
Painterly Prints
Instructor: John O’Shaughnessy
9 am-noon
$225, Maximum 10 student
Working from both life and your
imagination, explore watercolor as it
relates to drawing. Students will work
with watercolor combined with ink and
colored pencil, while exploring various
techniques of watercolor painting. The
class will also have a chance to work on
fine painterly prints on heavy rag paper
using the new technology water-based
inks. This is a perfect way to learn water
media and mono-printing together.
JUL
15
through
19
Oil Painting Basics
Instructor: John O’Shaughnessy
1-4 pm
$200, Maximum 8 students
Join the oil painting studio no
matter your level of experience.
As you work from the still-life,
reproductions of master paintings,
or photographs, you will gain the
skills you need to be a more assured
painter in oil. Learn why oil painting
is loved by so many in this exciting
introductory course. Materials not
provided. Art supplies are available
at the Museum Shop at 20% student
discount. A supply list is available.
Session 2
Garden Sculpture
Instructor: Rachel Montroy
9 am–noon
$250, Maximum 6 students
Create an outdoor ceramic sculpture
to complement your garden or
landscaping. With the natural world
as your inspiration, each student
will make a sculpture customized
to the colors and shapes it will be
surrounded by in your yard. Examples
of possibilities will include large,
abstracted or realistic forms, based
on flowers, seeds and pods, shells
and much more. No experience
necessary. Just bring in pictures of
your garden or backyard to start the
brainstorming process!
Wheel Throwing
Intensive
Instructor: Rachel Montroy
1-4 pm
$250, Maximum 8 student
Through exploring various techniques
on the potter’s wheel, this class will
focus on the art of vessel making.
Some of the forms we will make
include cups, bowls, plates and
lidded containers. We will also learn
different methods of surface design
such as glazing, carving and sgraffito.
This class is for beginners as well as
for those who want to build upon any
previous wheel throwing experience.
JUL
22
through
26
Landscapes and Cityscapes
in Oil
Instructor: John O’Shaughnessy
1-4 pm
$200, Maximum 8 students
Roam the neighborhood around the
Currier with paints, brushes and easels
in hand, and engage in capturing the
effects of light on trees, lawns, and city
buildings. Taking inspiration from painters
in the Currier collection such as realists
Monet and Hopper, and modernists
Zorach and Hartley. Materials not
provided. Art supplies are available at the
Museum Shop at 20% student discount.
A supply list is available.
Session 3
Images on Fabric -
Imagining the Endless
Possibilities
Instructor: Rebecca Davison
9 am–noon
$275, Maximum 8 students
Through pattern and design, turn fabric
into dazzling works of art. Looking at
fiber process from around the world
this class will cover image transferring,
batik, Shibori dying and silk painting.
Projects will explore repeat pattern
design, color layering and designing
your own fabric. Be it fiber art or fabric
design you are interested in this is the
class for you.
Jewelry Making:
Introduction to Lost Wax
Casting
Instructor: Joe Montroy
1-4 pm
$275, Maximum 8 students
Explore the creative possibilities of the
ancient technique of creating jewelry
using the LOST WAX method. This is a
traditional process, which begins with
the carving and shaping of wax and
ends with molten metal being poured
into your creation! This is an exciting
class where anything is possible;
create rings, pendants and even small
sculptures. Students of all levels are
welcome.
JULY 8 - AUGUST 16 SUMMER
15