The ArtCenter offers classes in a variety of mediums for artists of all skill levels.
Fall 1 2009
Session 1: August 31 - October 11
Session 2: October 26 - December 6 (make-up classes for Thanksgiving held the week of December 7)
CLASSES: WORKSHOPS / WRITING / DRAWING / PAINTING / PHOTOGRAPHY / JEWELRY / PRINTMAKING / MIXED MEDIA / SWEING & NEEDLEWORK / GLASS / SCULPTURE / ACCESSORY DESIGN / CHILDREN / ART EXPRESSIONS / INSTRUCTORS
WORKSHOPS
PHOTOSHOP - TWO DAY WORKSHOP
Skill Level: Beginner/ Intermediate
Instructor: Tamsin Parvus
Offered twice each session
Mondays from 6:30-9:30pm
Fall 1: September 14 & 21 or September 28 & October 5
Fall 2: November 2 & 9 or November 30 & December 7
$60 for members/ $65 non-members
924 Lincoln Road # 100
Join us for this two day workshop and learn how to make Photoshop work for you. Topics covered will include: Image correction, area selection and manipulation, working with layers, color correction, adding in text and texture and creating compositions. Laptop and Photoshop program required.
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP FOR BEGINNERS
Skill Level: Beginner
Instructor: Mikelle Moore
Offered 2 Saturdays per session from 10am - 1pm
Fall 1: September 12 & 26
Fall 2: November 7 & 21
$55 per person for members/$60 for non-members
924 Lincoln Road #100
Digital Photography has become the standard, even for the novice. Come and learn all of the ins and outs of your handheld digital camera. Get comprehensive knowledge of your cameras gadgets and modes. Learn about image composition and the basics of digital photographic technique and file organization. In just three hours you can become more comfortable behind the camera.
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP 2
Skill Level: Intermediate
Instructor: Mikelle Moore
One day workshop is offered 2 Tuesdays per session from 6pm-10pm
Fall 1: September 15 or September 29
Fall 2: November 10 or December 1
$70 per person for members/ $75 non-members
924 Lincoln Road # 100
For those of you with a working knowledge of digital imagery, take your knowledge a step forward and learn more professional photographic techniques in this four hour hands on workshop. Leave the classroom and shoot as you learn more about composition and perspective. Get a better understanding of file organization and gain knowledge on file formatting. Learn the basics in editing with Adobe PhotoShop and Lightroom.
DIGITAL PHOTO WORKSHOP: THE PORTRAIT
Skill Level: Beginner/ Intermediate
Instructor: Tamsin Parvus
Wednesdays, 6pm-9pm Four day workshop
Fall 1: September 9, 16, 23, & 30 ADOBE PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM 2 Fall 1: September 9 or 23
Fall 2: October 28, November 4, 11 & 18
$125 per person for members/ $135 non-members
924 Lincoln Road # 100
Learn the techniques and history behind portrait photography. We will discuss and apply various lighting methods, composition styles and post photographic editing choices. Walk away with the strong, professional and beautiful images that you have always wanted to produce.
Skill Level: Beginner/ Intermediate
Instructor: Mikelle Moore
Wednesdays, 6pm-9pm One Day workshop
Fall 2: November 4 or 18
$70 per person for members/ $75 non-members
924 Lincoln Road # 100
This workshop will introduce you to Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2. This program is essential for today's digital photography process and workflow. You can quickly import, process, manage, and showcase your images- from one shot to an entire shoot. With Lightroom, you will spend less time in front of the computer and more time behind the lens. Create easy and professional sites, slideshow presentations, and easy image output. This program can only enhance your image layering process for Photoshop as you can move back and forth from each platform. But, with Adobe Photoshop Lightroom you have everything you did to your photographs from import to export.
Digital Photography Workshops - Photographing the Nude Fall 1: September 19 or October 3
Skill Level: Intermediate
Instructor: Mikelle Moore
Offered Saturdays from 10am-1pm
Fall 2: November 14 or December 5
Each 3 hour workshop is $135 per person for members/ $140 non-members (includes model fee)
924 Lincoln Road # 100
These workshops will focus on nude portraiture using live (semi-nude) figure models and professional studio techniques.
View images of nudes by the masters: Man Ray, Andres Kertesz, Hannah Wilke and others. Photographer Mikelle A. Moore will be able to answer all questions regarding the genre. She will provide how-to tips and techniques as well as help you develop ideas while you photograph. You will learn composition and lighting specific to photographing the nude. We will also review classic as well as modern, cutting edge posing. Come explore the history behind this art and create fine-art nudes of your own.
PHOTOSHOP - TWO DAY WORKSHOPS Fall 1: September 14 & 21 or September 28 & October 5
Skill Level: Beginner/ Intermediate
Instructor: Tamsin Parvus
Offered twice each session
Mondays from 6:30-9:30pm
Fall 2: November 2 & 9 or November 30 & December 7
$60 per person for members/ $65 non-members
924 Lincoln Road # 100
Topics covered will include: image correction, area selection and manipulation, working with layers, color correction, adding in text and texture, and creating compositions. Laptop and Photoshop required.
FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS
Skill Level: Beginner/ Intermediate
Instructor: Jeremiah Jenner
Workshop Topics
1 - Photographing Neon: Offered on Saturdays, 6 - 9pm on September 26 or
November 14
2 - Architecture: Sunday, 11am-2pm on September 13 or November 8
3 - Abstraction- Color & Composition: Wednesdays, 10am-1pm on September 30 or December 2
$55 per person for members/ $60 non-members
924 Lincoln Road # 100
Students are welcome to work with digital or traditional cameras.
The most important thing you can bring away from this workshop is a new approach to seeing. The main goal is to go beyond merely taking pictures to create images that are important and powerful in their own right. In addition, you’ll have a finer appreciation of light. You’ll develop your personal artistic expression through the use of visualization, selective focus, creative composition and solid camera basics. Study with a group of aspiring students in a class devoted to growth and development as a creative fine art photographer. Experimentation and personal expression are encouraged.
ONE DAY BEADING WORKSHOPS
Skill Level: Beginner
Instructor: Ruth Avra
Offered Sunday, September 13 or November 15 from 2 - 6pm
Please note - workshop 1 doesn't need to be taken in order to take workshop
$60 for members/$70 non-members supplies included
800 Lincoln Road # 109
Beading Workshop 1 - Beginning Beading & Wire Work CALLIGRAPHY-3 DAY WORKSHOP
This class teaches basic through advanced wire working techniques to give you a jump start on making your own jewelry! In just a few hours you’ll learn the “simple eye loop” and the “rosary turn” which are the basis of all wire-working projects, as well as several other more advanced techniques. We will create a pair of earrings and a bracelet you can take home with you. Learning these techniques will allow you to create wonderful jewelry at home for yourself or others.
Beading Workshop 2- Stringing & Knotting
Strand necklaces, even knot pearls! Create beautiful jewelry that can last a lifetime by learning these simple techniques. You will create a bracelet and necklaces to take home with you, and learn skills that will empower you to create beautiful jewelry.
Skill Level: Beginner/ Intermediate
Instructor: Stephanie Rodriguez
Thursdays during Fall 2, 2-5pm
Fall 2: October 28, November 4 & 11 or December 2, 9 & 16
$95 per person for members/ $100 non-members
924 Lincoln Road # 211
Learn the art of beautiful writing. This workshop enables students to see and write/ practice many styles of lettering. By the end of the workshop students will have mastered various calligraphic fonts to create greeting cards, wedding invitations, holiday invitations and much, much more.
WRITING
THE ART OF CREATIVE WRITING
Skill Level: Intermediate
Instructor: Emma Trelles
Six Thursdays from 2:30 - 4:30pm-Fall Session 1 Only
$130 for ArtCenter members/ $145 for non-members
924 Lincoln Road # 100
This course focuses on the essential tools of creative writing: image, language, and voice. In-class reading and exercises will spark ideas and help participants create original writings. We will consider poetry, essays, visual art, music and the natural world as sources for inspiration.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Instructor: Emma Trelles
A prior class in creative writing is required
Six Thursdays from 6:30-8:30pm-Fall Session 1 only
$130 for ArtCenter members/ $145 for non-members
924 Lincoln Road # 100
This course focuses on how personal experience can be transformed to creative non-fiction. Memoir writing, individual responses to art and music, and meditations on urban and natural environments are some of the approaches we will implement. Participants will read and study personal essays by contemporary writers, then write their own essays using in-class assignments and discussion as prompts. A prior class in creative writing is recommended but not necessary.
OPEN DRAWING
Skill level: All Levels
Instructor: William Dratler
924 Lincoln Road # 203
Sessions are held every Wednesday, from 7-10 pm
A model is present for each session. All media welcome. No registration necessary. $10 fee per person, per session. Lab is also available to those currently enrolled in drawing classes. Present class confirmation to avoid paying additional fees.
Membership discounts do not apply.
INTRODUCTION TO ILLUSTRATION
Skill level: All Levels
Instructor: Stephanie Rodriguez
Six Thursdays, from 6 - 9pm - Fall Session 2 Only
924 Lincoln Road # 100
Explore the world of illustration! In this course, students will be introduced to editorial, book and comic/graphic novel markets through a series of projects related to each topic. Award-winning artist Stephanie Rodriguez, who specializes in book and editorial illustration, will teach this course.
INTRODUCTION TO DRAWING
Skill level: Beginner
Instructor: Armando Droulers
Six Mondays, 6 - 9pm
924 Lincoln Road # 211
$190 class tuition plus $20 optional open lab fee (provides access to open drawing sessions on
Wednesdays from 7-10pm)
Join this class and get introduced to basic drawing techniques through traditional approaches to line, form, composition and perspective. Gain an understanding of how to create an illusion of space, depict volume and gain a better understanding of proportion.
ANATOMY
Skill Level: Beginner
Instructor: Gustavo Roman
Six Tuesdays, 6:30- 9:30pm
924 Lincoln Road # 203
$190 class tuition plus $50 model fee (includes model during classes and open drawing sessions on Wednesdays)
This course aims to develop the student's ability to render the human figure and refine drawing skills and techniques. Students will learn to use line and tone to develop an understanding of the proportions & structures of the body. A model will be present for each class. Short and long poses will be provided.
FIGURE DRAWING
Skill Level: All Levels
Instructor: Gustavo Román
Six Mondays, 6:30 - 9:30pm
924 Lincoln Road # 203
$190 class tuition plus $50 model fee (includes model during classes and open drawing sessions on Wednesdays)
This course will provide the student with the technical knowledge needed to draw the human figure convincingly in various poses. The exercises aim to encourage seeing the figure in its totality and successfully transfer the visual information from life to paper. Upon completion of the course the student will understand the formal principles of drawing the figure from observation and should be able to draw visual queues from memory that suggest the figure’s components within it’s entirety.
PAINTING
MIXED MEDIA FIGURE DRAWING
Skill Level: Intermediate/ Advanced
Instructor: Shady Eshghi
Six Saturdays from 1:30 - 4:30pm
924 Lincoln Road # 203
$190 class tuition + $45 Model Fee
This course is designed to give the student an understanding of various mediums; encouraging the formulation & exploration of different tools, techniques and materials in drawing the figure. This program will involve intensive work in life drawing students will be given freedom of expression with an emphasis of stylized drawing techniques in mixed media as well as utilizing unconventional materials. In addition, we will learn about different chemical reactions in pigments; experimenting and applying their uses, benefits and behaviors in the creative process.
CREATIVE PAINTING
Skill Level: Intermediate and Advanced
Instructor: Anthony Ardavin
Six Saturdays from 10am-1pm
924 Lincoln Road # 203
$190 class tuition
Also offered: A special consecutive 6 day course in December. Walk away with six finished paintings and no need for traditional holiday shopping! Held on December 14 - 19 from 6 - 9 pm
Each Class will have a specific assignment. The object of each class is to have a finished artwork in three hours, followed by a very constructive artist/teacher discussion at the end of each class. At the end of the 6 weeks the artists will decide if they want to have their work exhibited in the classroom to resemble a Gallery show where their family and friends can attend and see the work.
FLORENTINE FRESCO PAINTING
Skill Level: Beginner to Intermediate
Instructor: Monica Alvarado Eichmann
Six Mondays, from 6 - 9pm, Fall 2 Only
924 Lincoln Road # 211
$190 class tuition plus $20 (+ tax) material fee
At the end of this class students will have an authentic style Buon Fresco art piece according to the specific rules of method and authenticity complying with the state of Tuscany law and regulations. Life during the renaissance will be discussed as well as a brief history of some of the more famous frescoes. As part of the core curriculum a short Italian Vocabulary will be introduced in order to recognize and apply the correct pronunciation and terminology of the Al fresco Steps and methods. All materials in this course are made out of natural and organic ingredients such as: powdered lapis, lazuli, turquoise, mother of pearl and copper oxides.
WATERCOLOR PAINTING 1
Skill Level : Beginner
Instructor: Stephanie Rodriguez
Six Thursdays 2 - 5 pm Available Fall Session 1
Six Wednesdays from 6 - 9 pm - Summer
924 Lincoln Road # 211
$190 class tuition
Learn watercolor the fun and creative way. Students will be introduced to the world of watercolor through a variety of techniques that experiment with composition, color and texture. By the end of the class students will have three to four finished pieces demonstrating the watercolor techniques covered.
WATERCOLOR PAINTING 2
Skill Level : Intermediate/ Advanced
Instructor: Stephanie Rodriguez
Six Thursdays 11 - 2 pm Available Fall Session 2
Six Wednesdays from 6 - 9 pm - Summer
924 Lincoln Road # 211
$190 class tuition
In this class, students will continue their study of watercolor techniques through advanced methods and projects. Students will complete three to four finished pieces demonstrating the new techniques explored in the class.
PAINTING TECHNIQUES & CREATIVE THINKING
Skill Level : Beginner/ Intermediate
Instructor: Franklin Sinanan
Six Thursdays from 1 - 4 pm
924 Lincoln Road # 200
$190 class tuition
The course will provide an introduction to painting and painting techniques. The student will acquire specific skills and knowledge in color theory and color blending, however, the primary goal will be to apply creative thinking to all facets of the student’s lives. Emphasis will be placed on the student exploring their creative expressions through the freedom of art.
ABSTRACT PAINTING
Skill Level: All levels - Ideal for Beginners
Taught in English & Spanish
Instructor: Pablo Contrisciani
Six Wednesdays, 7-10pm
924 Lincoln Road # 200
$190 class tuition
Learn to paint without boundaries. Explore the concepts, meanings, and contemporary relevance of abstraction in art. Create abstract works of art using a variety of techniques.
PAINTING STUDIO
Skill Level: All Levels
Taught in English & Spanish
Instructor: Pablo Contrisciani
Six Saturdays, 1- 4pm
924 Lincoln Road # 200
$190 class tuition
Choose the kind of paint you want to explore! Through individual instruction, learn the fundamentals of color, composition and techniques. This course is for beginners, and also for students with some experience in drawing and painting who want in-depth lessons on materials and paintings methods. Emphasis in creating works of art that explore emotion through personal style. Learn to translate traditional content into bold passionate paintings.
ACRYLIC PAINTING
Skill Level: Beginniner/Intermediate
Taught in English & Spanish
Instructor: Pablo Contrisciani
Six Tuesdays, 7-10pm
924 Lincoln Road # 200
$190 class tuition
Conquer your fear or satisfy your curiosity about painting. Learn basic acrylic techniques, color, composition, and design fundamentals while developing your personal style. Demonstration and individual guidance are provided.
OIL PAINTING
Skill Level: All Levels
Taught in English & Spanish
Instructor: Pablo Contrisciani
Six Thursdays, 6-9 pm - Available Spring and Summer
924 Lincoln Road # 200
$190 class tuition
Learn the technical and expressive fundamentals of oil painting through individual instruction. Explore composition, color, form, space, and paint handling. Experience in drawing is not necessary.
* Please note: not recommended for pregnant women*.
PHOTOREALISM IN OIL PAINTING TECHNIQUE
Skill Level: Intermediate
Instructor: Stephanie Rodriguez
Six Thursdays, 6 -9pm - available during Fall Session 1
924 Lincoln Road # 203
$190 class tuition
In this class, students will learn photorealism techniques using oil paint. Emphasis will be placed on the use of reference photography to render realistic subject matter. By the end of the course students will have a finished oil painting in the photorealism style.
SELF PORTRAIT
Skill Level: All levels
Instructor: Monica Alvarado Eichmann
Six Saturdays, 1 - 4 pm, Fall 2 Only
924 Lincoln Road # 211
$190 class tuition
Since the Renaissance, artists have used self-portraits to explore a basic question: Who am I? While a mirror or a photograph can tell a person what he or she looks like, that physical image does not reflect the whole self. Self-portraiture insists the artist embark on a journey of self-exploration in order to make decisions about how to represent him/herself authentically. Self-portraits may also represent an artist’s quest for immortality, as a way to leave behind an image that will outlive the artist. Additionally, a self-portrait can preserve a memory, serve as a gift, and even help an artist further understand him/herself. This particular Self-portraiture class will help artist and beginners with easy techniques and methods to render the perfect portrait.
PHOTOGRAPHY
OPEN DARKROOM
800 Lincoln Road, Upstairs
Sessions are held every Sunday from 1-4 pm
and Thursday from 6-9 pm
Please bring your class confirmation to gain access to the darkroom with out incurring additional fees for usage. The darkroom is available for student use and is open to the general public for a fee ($25 for members/ $30 non-members).
*The darkroom is available for private rentals*.
Please call for 305.674.8278. ext. 15 for more information.
BLACK & WHITE PHOTO 1
Skill Level: Beginner
Instructors: David Zalben
Six Tuesdays from 7-10pm
Six Saturdays from 11am - 2pm
800 Lincoln Road - second floor darkroom
$190 class tuition plus $40 (plus tax) additional lab fee
Develop an understanding of black & white photographic technique. Learn to properly expose, process and print black & white film. Begin to make conscious decisions in viewing and recording a scene. This course will address both technical and visual solutions for basic black and white photography.
(Covers chemical charge and provides darkroom access for student labs)
*Please note: not recommended for Pregnant Women.
BLACK & WHITE PHOTO 2
Skill level: Intermediate/Advanced
Instructor: David Zalben
Six Monday or Wednesdays, 7-10pm
800 Lincoln Road- second floor darkroom
$190 class tuition plus $40 (plus tax) additional lab fee
Students with basic working knowledge of darkroom techniques are ready for this class. Learn and apply visual and technical ideas to enhance your images. Receive in depth printing instruction while working one on one with the instructor to develop a small, original body of work. Review aperture settings, depth of field, contrast control, fiber-based papers & toning.
(Covers chemical charge and allows for access to darkroom for student labs)
*Please note: not recommended for Pregnant Women.
JEWELRY
OPEN JEWELRY LAB
Monitored by: Leslie LaCombe
Thursdays from 6:30 - 9:30 pm
800 Lincoln Rd. #109
The Jewelry lab is available during ArtStudies Sessions only. Prior jewelry experince is required. Class is limited to 8 participants.
$20 fee per person, per session. No registration necessary.
Membership discounts do not apply.
ART JEWELRY
Skill level: All Levels
Instructor: Ruth Avra
Six Mondays 6:30pm-9:30pm
Wednesdays from 1-4pm
800 Lincoln Road # 109
$190 class tuition plus $25 (+ tax) additional material fee
This all-levels class teaches basic through advanced jewelry techniques. Through individual help and group demonstrations, you will learn about chain-making, metal fabrication, piercing, soldering, forming, stone setting, finishing & surface patinas. Learn to become comfortable in the jewelry studio environment or expand your basic knowledge and develop your metal working skills.
JEWELRY TECHNIQUES
Instructor: Leslie LaCombe
Six Wednesdays, 6:30 - 9:30pm
Six Saturdays, 11am - 2pm
800 Lincoln Road #109
$190 class tuition plus material fee $25 (+ tax)
New students will learn the basic techniques of jewelry making through the completion of an assigned project. From this project student will learn metal forming, texturing, soldering, stone setting and finishing. Intermediate and advanced students can also benefit from this class by creating their own projects with the instructor's supervision. These students can learn about piercing, overlay, married metals, bench-top casting, box-making and hinges.
WAX CARVING IN JEWLERY
Skill Level: All Levels
Instructor: Ruth Avra
Six Tuesdays 1-4pm or 6:30 - 9:30pm
$190 class tuition plus material fee $25 (+ tax) additional material fee
800 Lincoln Road #109
Please note: Additonal costs for casting will depend on each student project.
Learn the traditional art of wax carving and let your imagination take
charge. This relaxing class will teach you to mold and manipulate wax
pieces that will become jewelry through the process of lost wax casting (not done in class).
We also experiment with the ancient casting method of cuttlefish in class.
Through group demonstrations and individual help,
only your creativity can limit the jewelry you can create.
No previous experience necessary.
FLAMEWORKING GLASS Part 1: Bead Making
Skill Level: All Levels
Instructor: Morgan Lorenzo
Six Saturdays 2:30 - 5:30pm
$190 class tuition plus material fee $50 (+ tax) additional material fee
800 Lincoln Road #109
Also offered- A special consecutive 6 day course in December
A great opportunity to create unique holiday gifts or maybe just a little something for you!
Held on: December 14 - 19 from 6pm-9pm
800 Lincoln Rd- # 109-Jewelry Lab
Learn safe and easy bead making techniques that allow you to add glass elements to your jewelry design projects.
PRINTMAKING
OPEN PRINT LAB
The Print Lab is available for private rental Monday-Fridays from 9:30am-5pm. Prior printmaking experience is required.
924 Lincoln Road # 103
Please call Tammy Key to reserve lab time @ 305.674.8278 ext 15
PRINTMAKING & SILKSCREEN
Skill level: All Levels
Instructor: Lazaro Amaral
Six Saturdays, 10am-1pm or 2 - 5pm
924 Lincoln Road # 103/ Print Room
$190 class tuition plus $15(+ tax) material Fee
Transform your designs into silk screen prints! Individualized
instruction guides you through the photo emulsion process. Final products can be postcards, posters, fabric, clothing & more. Exhibition opportunities will be made available to printmaking students at the end of each session.
DRYPOINT & ENGRAVING ON ZINC PLATES
Skill level: All Levels
Instructor: Kathleen Hudspeth
Six Thursdays, 6 - 9 pm
Class size is limited to 7 students
924 Lincoln Road # 103/ Print Room
$190 class tuition plus $45(+ tax) material Fee
Learn how to use traditional drypoint processes to make intaglio prints. Students will use various methods to make visually complex and rich images in a safe, non chemical manner, which can later easily be
MAKING UNIQUE PRINTED IMAGES WITH PAPER:
STENCIL & CHINE COLLÉ IN SILKSCREEN & OIL BASED MONOTYPE
Skill level: All Levels
Instructor: Kathleen Hudspeth
Six Wednesdays, 6 - 9 pm
Class size is limited to 5 students
924 Lincoln Road # 103/ Print Room
$190 class tuition plus $45(+ tax) material Fee
Use cut paper stencils to create unique artwork using water-based silkscreen, oil-based monotype processes and collage. Resulting pieces will be dynamic, mixed media works which exploit positive and negative forms, ink transparency, and texture.
MIXED MEDIA
DRAWING & COLLAGE
Skill Level: Beginnners to Intermediate
Instructor: Armando Droulers
Six Tuesdays, 7 - 10 pm
924 Lincoln Road #211
$190 class tuition
This course explores the possibilities of mixed media by combining
both drawing and collage. By drawing, cutting and pasting, the class will create works based on different types of textures using a variety of materials such as papers, fabrics and cardboard. Drawing materials will include pencils, charcoal, pastel and ink. Exploration will be encouraged with an emphasis on strong composition based on some of the best examples of collages in the history of art.
CREATING A PERSONAL ALTAR
Skill Level: Beginnners to Intermediate
Instructor: Franklin Sinanan
Six Tuesdays, 6 - 9 pm
924 Lincoln Road #204-A
$190 class tuition and a $15 Material Fee
Each student will build their own altar/shrine that artistically incorporates elements from their personal experiences & captures their personalities. This is a mixed media course. Students will be encouraged to bring in personal items as well as arts & crafts materials. The actual altar structure will be provided for each student.
SEWING & NEEDLEWORK
The Subversive Stitch
Skill Level: All Levels
Instructor: Natasha Duwin
Six Saturdays from 10am-1pm
924 Lincoln Road #211
$190 per person-plus $15 (+tax) material fee-
This is not your mom’s stitching, or the embroidery of pillowcases for the hope chest, or the drudgery of mending clothes. This is “ain’t-rocket-science” tools and techniques, in order to do bend-the-rules needlework, as outlet for the creative impulse, as meditation, and as expression of all sorts of feelings, from the sublime to the outrageous, in the coziness of a fellowship of brave-hearts that dare to brandish the mighty needle.
INTRODUCTION TO SEWING: BASICS OF SEWING & GARMENT CONSTRUCTION
Skill Level: All Levels
Instructor: Susan Lee Chun
Five Tuesdays from 6 -10pm
**This Class is Five Days Only**
924 Lincoln Road #103
$190 per person
Pick your fabric and garment pattern. Then get ready to design and construct your own garment. In this course you will learn how to use a sewing machine to create your first wearable garment. Using a basic pattern learn about sizing, measuring, guide sheets, fabrics, fabric layouts, pinning, cutting, marking, and sewing. You will also learn how to modify the basic pattern into a unique and well-designed garment. (No prior experience is necessary- just bring your sewing machine)
GLASS
GLASS MOSAICS
Skill Level: Beginner
Instructor: Morgan Lorenzo
Six Thursdays from 6:30 - 9:30 pm
924 Lincoln Road # 204 A
$190 per person - plus $40 (+ tax) additional materials fee
In this course we will learn how to build glass on glass mosaics for the purpose of illuminating them from behind. Two dimensional pictures and three dimensional sculpture will be created using a process that imitates stained glass works. Framing, lighting and creating a freestanding armature will also be explored.
REDUCTION SCULPTURE
Skill Level: Beginner
Instructor: Monica Alvarado Eichmann
Six Fridays, 1-4pm, Fall 2 Only
Six Wednesdays, 6 - 9pm, Fall 2 Only
924 Lincoln Rd # 211
$190 per person plus $20(+tax) additional material fee
This class will explore the process of Abstraction utilizing form and movement and inspired by the works of Constantin Brancusi, Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth. Students will examine the figure in motion, define line of gesture, zoom in on specific area of figure, generalize or simplify forms, make clay Maquette for model to follow. Each student will cast a plaster block.
The plaster sculpture will be complete by implementing the subtractive sculpting method of chiseling. Form and movement will be concentrated towards the dominance of the abstraction of the human figure.
Students will use straight and toothed chisels, rifflers, rasps and square hammers.
CLAY SCULPTING & CHARACTER DESIGN
Instructor: Jorge Cruz
Skill Level: Beginner
Six Mondays, 6-9pm
Saturdays, 10am - 1pm
924 Lincoln Rd # 200
$190 per person
This class explores the art of clay modeling using your hands as sculpting tools and Sculpey clay as the media. This course will improve the student’s fine motor skills and artistic capabilities. Different techniques such us pointillism, spreads, textured clay and others will be implemented for the creation of clay characters and their environments. “Sculpting lets children express their feelings and creativity in a magical manner, even more if this is carried out with a playful material such as clay."
LEATHER HANDBAGS
Skill Level: Beginner
Instructor: Morgan Lorenzo
Six Mondays, 6:30 - 9:30 pm
924 Lincoln Rd # 204-A
$190 class tuition plus $40 (+tax) additional material fee
Forget about those outrageously expensive “it” bags are were all ready to kill for! Now you can make our OWN signature bag with help from artist Morgan Lorenzo. In this class we will learn how to design classic and cutting edge shapes. Secret fashion industry techniques for cutting, sewing and embellishing leather will be shared with class participants. One-of-a-kind accessories guaranteed!
CHILDREN’S STORY TIME
For children ages 4 - 8 yrs. accompanied by an adult
Instructor: Maria Gonzalez
Children’s Story Time is Free and is held at
The Miami-Dade Public Library System’s Doral Branch
Located at 10785 NW 58 Street, From 2-4pm on the Saturdays listed below. To RSVP, please call the ArtCenter @ 305.674.8278 ext 15-Education Director, Tammy Key Johnston
Come join us for our Story Time program. Create beautiful illustrations and books along with your children. Each class will feature a reading, a lesson on book making, time for your child to create illustrations of their own and the opportunity for you to write your own story along with your child.
September 19, 2009Book Fiesta by Pat Mora
October 17, 2009
Chicken Little by Rebecca and Ed Emberley
November 7, 2009
Jingle Dancer by Cynthia Leitich Smith
December 12, 2009
Stinky by Eleanor Davis
January 9, 2010
The Pirate and the Penguin by Patricia Storms
February 13, 2010
Mel Rose and Croc: An Adventure to Remember by Emma Chicester Clark
March 13, 2010
Duck! Rabbit! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
April (TBA)
Wild About Books by Judy Sierra
May 8, 2010
Chasing Degas by Eva Montanari
ART EXPRESSIONS
What
Art classes, free of charge, taught by professional artists from ArtCenter/South Florida for those receiving treatment from the Mt. Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Center. All materials for classes will be provided. Subjects covered will include painting, mixed media, mosaics and more…
Why
ArtCenter/South Florida and the Mount Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Center believe that expression through the arts may enhance the emotional well being of those individuals experiencing stress related to their journey through diagnosis, treatment and recovery.
Classes meet at ArtCenter/South Florida on beautiful Lincoln Road. Join us in this relaxed, supportive atmosphere. Come see how the arts can be a powerful and satisfying means of expression. Participants are welcome to bring one family member or friend with them to participate in the classes.
When
Classes meet every Wednesday, from 11am to 1pm
Where
924 Lincoln Road, Suite 205 Miami Beach
Please come to Suite 205 on Wednesdays, from 11am-1pm, free of charge,
to those being cared for by the Mt. Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Please call 305.674.8278 ext 15 for more information.
Class location varies according to class topic and medium.
Parking: Parking is available in the metered lot directly behind our building @ 924 Lincoln Road. 924 Lincoln Road is between Michigan and Jefferson Avenues.
Who
Classes provided by ArtCenter/South Florida in partnership with Mount Sinai Comprehensive Center, with the generous support of The Cancer Lifeline of Mount Sinai Medical Center.
Contacts:
For Registration & Class information
Tammy Key, Education Director, ArtCenter/South Florida
305.674.8278 ext 15 or tkey@artcentersf.org
For Program information
Sameet Kumar, Ph.D., Psychosocial Services, Mount Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Center 305.535.3362 or SKumar@aptiumoncology.com
INSTRUCTORS
Lazaro Amaral - Won a three year scholarship for Art at the University of Miami while still in high school. He went on to The Parson’s School of Design, New York, and earned an A.A. Degree in 1988. Lazaro has created work for MTV, Vh1, Nickelodeon, The Miami Herald & Avanti Press.
www.lazaroamaralart.com
www.picturetrail.com/ardavin
Ruth Avra - University of Wisconsin-Madison-BS in art with an art
jewelry concentration.
www.KX2art.com
www.ruthavra.com
Susan Lee-Chun - Susan Lee-Chun implements a multi-media approach to her performance-based projects that largely include designing and constructing unique garments. Her artwork and garments can be viewed on her website: www.susanleechun.com.
Susan Lee-Chun obtained her BFA from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and MA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has exhibited & performed internationally and nationally- Herning Kunstmuseum (Denmark), Vienna Biennale (2006), Pacific Asia Museum (LA), The Moore Space and Museum of Contemporary Art (Miami, FL), and Ft Lauderdale’s Museum of Art. She has had a solo exhibition at Boulder’s Museum of Contemporary Art and is represented by David Castillo Gallery.
www.susanleechun.com
Pablo Contrisciani - Earned a Masters of Fine Art in Painting from The National University of Fine Arts of La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina (1992)
www.PABLOCONTRISCIANI.com
William Dratler - Attended the Parsons School of Design in New York City and was graduated with honors in advertising. Earned a Bachelors of Science degree from New York University in teaching art and graphic design. Was affiliated with Ted Bates Advertising Agency as Vice President Art Director. Currently continues to paint and write poetry.
Armando Droulers - Armando Droulers is an artist, art historian, graphic designer and Illustrator. As an educator he has taught all of the above including animation. He studied at Bard College, Academia de Arte Federico Brandt,
New World School of the Arts and at the University of Florida. http://web.me.com/adroulers/Artmando/about.html
Natasha Duwin was born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and has since lived in New York, Tokyo and Miami. In her work, Duwin explores the ideas of female-ness and womanhood, and how to construct a strong female identity without falling into the traps of tradition and expectations. Duwin uses non-traditional materials, such as metals and organic matter, in traditionally "feminine" techniques, such as weaving and embroidery. She has shown extensively over the last couple of years, is included in several prominent collections, holds an MFA in Visual Arts from Florida International University, and is an Artist-in-Residence at ArtCenter South Florida (800 Lincoln Road, Studio 107, Miami Beach).
www.duwin.net
Monica Eichmann has a BFA in Public Art from University of Florida and New World School of the Arts and Masters Degree from Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze and Istituto per il Arte e il Restauro in Florence, Italy. She has been working for UNESCO as a registered art restorer and therapist. She is part of the team that restored David at the Accademia ,Giambologna sculpture “The Rape of the Sabine Women” at Loggia dei Lanzi, The Bronzino frescoes at Palazzo Vecchio and the Pontormo Fresco at Santa Felicita Church. The subject matter of her art playfully addresses how to survive in a culture where over stimulation made the word redundant look flat. With her work she proposes to go back to basics and to nature. She uses art to celebrate life and teases the viewer into unleashing the magical creative journeys that waits dormant in all of us at any age. Monica shows her work in selected galleries in Florence, Prague, Tangier, Zurich, Konstanz and Berlin.
Kathleen Hudspeth - is a Miami native with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Miami in Printmaking. Her work has been in numerous local and national venues, including the Fredric Snitzer Gallery, the Bass Museum of Art, and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Washington, D.C. Recently, she was selected as one of 45 finalists for the Knight Foundation Arts Challenge for her idea to start a community print shop. www.thenextfewhours.com/KH
Jeremiah Jenner’s - Jenner’s signature style is defined by crisp colors, bold shapes and sophisticated composition. Utilizing slow shutter speeds, the vibrancy of each print is captured on film for the highest detail. His sleek and minimalist limited editions have endeared the media as well as the serious art collector. Corporate collectors include industry giants such as the Holiday Inn Corporation, Anheuser-Busch and The Smithsonian American Art Museum. Starbucks on Lincoln Road personally selected Jeremiah to exhibit during the prestigious Art Basel Miami Beach. Recent exhibitions include the Art Center South Florida, The Museum of Contemporary Art - MOCA in North Miami and new works are on view at the Naples Museum of Art. In addition to being well respected in the community for his charitable contributions, Jeremiah is also a photography instructor for the Broward County School Board. www.jeremiahjenner.comLeslie LaCombe - Leslie LaCombe grew up in Canada and has a business degree from the University of Toronto. While excelling in business she explored the arts in her spare time and eventually left the corporate world to make beaded jewelry with a local designer. In 2004 Leslie went to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico to study silver jewelry design with Billy King. Within a few months of study her work was on display at a prominent local gallery. Today Leslie lives in Miami, Florida and produces her unique creations from her studio in South Beach.
Morgan Lorenzo is a graduate of Darton College and a recipient of Stonehaus Ceramics’ 2006 summer residency. She is a public artist specializing in glass and ceramic installations for hotels, resorts and other hospitality venues. Morgan also serves as ArtCenter’s Education Coordinator and Art Studies’ glass mosaic workshop instructor.
www.morganlorenzo.com
Mikelle Antoinette Moore - Earned a Masters of Fine Art in Photography from the University of Miami (2006) and a BFA in Mass Communication and Media Arts from Southern Illinois University (2003)
www.mikellemoore.com
Art and creating have always been a major influence and conductor in her
life. She graduated with a Honors degree in Photography in 2004 and
has been traveling and taking images ever since. Photography, for
her, is a way to express the beauty and the secrets of life which take
your breath away and remind you that you are alive.
Stephanie Rodriguez‘s work is influenced by expressionism and contemporary art. It is her vision to incorporate an abstract look using traditional mediums. Stephanie has worked with many companies from around the world including Plank Road Publishing, newWitch, Aurealis Australian Science Fiction and Artist’s and Graphic Designer’s Marketplace. She works in a variety of mediums including pen and ink, watercolor and oil paint. Stephanie specializes in whimsical art for children, portraits and conceptual artwork.
http://stephanierodriguez.artroof.com
Gustavo Román - was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. After earning a Bachelor of Humanities in Fine Arts from the University of Puerto Rico, he moved to Miami where he resides and works. He has shown in Chicago, Kansas City, and New York. Román is currently pursuing an MFA in drawing from Florida International University in Miami.
His body of work deals with the human psyche and its correlation with physical existence, a study of humanity through the figure.
www.franklinsinanan.com
Emma Trelles is an arts and culture journalist and a Pushcart Prize nominee for poetry. Her poems and essays have been published in lit anthologies and in New Millennium Writings, OCHO, Gulf Stream , Newsday, the Miami Herald and Latina magazine. Most recently she was the art critic for the Sun-Sentinel for three years and an editor for the Tigertail poetry journals and MiPOesias Magazine's American-Cuban issue. She has taught creative writing at the ArtCenter/South Florida, the Florida Center for the Literary Arts and at Florida International University , where she earned her Masters in Fine Arts. She recently published a chapbook of poems, Little Spells, with Goss 183 press. www.emmatrelles.com
David Zalben - As a professional still-life photographer David worked In Chicago and NYC on national and international advertisements and later shot lifestyle portraits. Now, as an artist he brings many different points of views to the classroom to motivate and assist others in achieving their goals.
www.davidzz.com
