the Winter 2016 Course Catalog

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the Winter 2016 Course Catalog
SCHOOL OFFICE HOURS
Monday–Friday 9am to 5pm
Please address inquiries regarding programs of study to:
Silvermine School of Art
1037 Silvermine Rd.
New Canaan, CT 06840-4398
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 203-966-6668, ext. 2
Fax: 203-966-8570
SCHOOL STAFF
Anne Connell
School Director, ext 12
[email protected]
CONTENTS
School Calendar
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Calendar of Events
Registration
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Upcoming Events
Emily Lopkin
Private Workshops & Parties
School Administrative Assistant
[email protected]
MEMBERSHIP LEVELS
Join a vibrant community at the Silvermine Arts Center.
Membership enables you to experience all that we have to
offer and helps support our many programs and facilities.
Become a member to receive a 10% discount at Jerry’s
Artarama, Norwalk,CT. Just present your current membership
card when checking out to receive discount.
Individual: $65
back cover
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Shannon Palucci
School Registrar, ext 10
[email protected]
front cover
Course Schedule
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One Night Stands
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Travel workshops ................................................................................7
Art History
Lecture
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Drawing
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Open Life Sketching
Painting
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Mixed Media
Photography
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Benefits:
Per semester registration fee waived
50% discount on Open Life Sketching classes
10% discount on Gallery Gift Shop
10% discount at Jerry’s Artarama
Member prices for lectures and performances
Digital Imaging
Dual: $85
Glass Working ....................................................................................27
Same benefits as individual for two
Family: $150
Same benefits as individual for up to 5 family members
Benefactor: $500
All benefits above plus:
Private tour of the current exhibition and/or sculpture walk
Silver Benefactor: $1,000
All benefits above plus:
Early registration for classes
Gold Benefactor: $2,500
All benefits above plus:
Private tour of selected Guild artist or faculty studios
Two tickets to Signed, Sealed and Delivered
Platinum Benefactor: $5,000
All benefits above plus:
Use of gallery for private cocktail party
Printmaking
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Special Studies ...................................................................................25
Jewelry & Silversmithing
Ceramics
Sculpture
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Portfolio Development ............................................................32
Youth/Junior Course Schedule
Youth (Ages: 13 - 17)
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Family Workshops ............................................................................36
Junior (Ages: 2 - 12) ........................................................................37
School Break Workshops
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School Policies....................................................................................44
Arts Center Information ..........................................................45
Faculty Bios ...........................................................................................46
Registration Form ..........................................................................48
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
How Do I Choose the Right Course?
Spring 2016 Semester
April 18 – June 13
8 Weeks (unless otherwise noted)
If you need assistance in your selection, please contact the
school office at 203-966-6668, ext 2
or [email protected] and we would be happy to
help you.
Early registration for Silver Benefactor Members ($1,000) or
above):
How to Register?
Wednesday, March 23, 9am
All fees must be paid upon registration and students are
guaranteed a place ONLY after full payment is received. If you
pay by credit card, a receipt will be sent via email.
Registration by: Phone • Online • Mail • In Person
203-966-6668, ext 2
203-966-8570 Fax
Payment can be made by: Check, Cash, Visa or MasterCard
How to choose the right course?
Friday, March 18, 9am
Open registration begins on:
School Closed:
Monday, May 30, Memorial Day
Summer 2016 Camp Registration
Early Registration: Camp Open House
Sunday, March 13, 2pm – 4pm
Open registration begins
To assist you in selection, symbols for the various levels are
available by each course description in the catalog.
Wednesday, March 16, 9am
ALL – All Levels
Students will only be notified by phone if the school closes at
noon. Otherwise, please see information on our school
closings or delays you can visit our website
(www.silvermineart.org) or call 203-966-6668 for a recorded
message regarding cancellations only. The following stations
will have postings:
B - Beginning
Beginner - Basic skill level with limited or no experience.
Classes introduce and develop new skills and techniques.
I - Intermediate
Intermediate - Student has enough knowledge of medium,
technique and processes to begin developing a personal voice
or vision. Supportive guidance will encourage continued
growth.
AD –Advanced
Advanced - Student has demonstrated a level of mastery that
allows for independence and a personal vision for their art.
He/she is seeking an environment with other artists that further
defines and supports the direction of their work.
When to register?
Early registration for Silver Benefactor Members ($1,000) or
above):
Monday, December 7, 9am
Open registration begins on:
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Gift Certificates
Silvermine School of Art has gift certificates available in any
denomination you wish. Please visit the School Office or call,
203-966-6668, ext 2 to purchase gift certificates.
Wednesday, December 9, 9am
Please contact the School Office, 203-966-6668, ext 2, if you
have any questions regarding registration. Confirmations are
sent via email.
Receive a coupon for $5 off the purchase of art materials
and 50% custom framing from Jerry’s Artarama in Norwalk,
CT if you register between December 9 - 31, 2015.
Coupons will be emailed to you upon registration.
Winter Semester 2016
January 11 – March 28
10 Weeks (unless otherwise noted)
School Closed:
UPCOMING EVENTS
Summer Camp Open House
Sunday, March 13, 2pm-4pm
Thinking about summer camps for your kids ages 4 to 17 – join
us for a relaxing afternoon enjoying the arts at our Open
House just for Summer Camp and Workshops.
• Pick up a camp and workshop brochure
• Tour the Campus and studios
• Meet the faculty
• Participate in hands-on activities
• Registration early during at Open House
Monday, January 18, Martin Luther King Day
Monday, February 15, President’s Day
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For full course descriptions and supply lists, visit our website, www.silvermineart.org
203.966.6668 x2
Silvermine School of Art
Annual Faculty Exhibition
April 17 - May 13, 2016
Opening Reception: Sunday, April 17, 2pm-4pm
The School of Art showcases current works by our
distinguished artist/teachers. The exhibition represents every
style and media including painting, drawing, printmaking,
photography, mixed media, sculpture, ceramics, glass working,
jewelry and silversmithing. The exhibition will be on view in the
Silvermine Galleries.
Art Materials & Equipment Tag Sale Fundraiser
Saturday, May 7, 2016, 10am–4pm
Help support the Silvermine School of Art Scholarship fund by
purchasing a variety of donated art materials and equipment at
a really good price. Some of the items that will be available are
a variety of sizes and shapes of frames, stretcher bars, paints,
(oil, acrylic, watercolor or pastels), cameras, ceramic
equipment, sculpture supplies and art books.
All the proceeds go to the Silvermine Scholarship Fund for
children.
All Donations Welcome!
Do Your Spring Cleaning
Draw Until You Drop!
Saturday, April 2
9am until 6pm
This is a day of non-stop drawing, open to the public. This is an
opportunity for continuous, intensive figure drawing with a
model or models in sustained poses and still life set-ups.
Participants of all skill levels, ages 16 and up, will be able to
work alongside Silvermine faculty, Guild Artist members and
students to develop their artistic vision, sharpen skills and
energize their studio experience through drawing.
Schedule for the Day:
9am
Coffee and Muffins
9:30am–1pm
Studio 1
Studio 2
Studio 3
Auditorium
Print Studio
Andrews Hall
1–2pm
Please donate your used and unused art materials, equipment
and art books to the Silvermine school of Art. Here is a way to
clean out your studio, garage, basement or attic of all the
clutter. Donate all the art books, equipment and materials you
have not used in years to benefit the Silvermine Scholarship
fund. We need your donations for the sale.
Donation Drop off dates:
Wednesday, May 4 - 10am to 5pm
Thursday, May 5 – 10am to 5pm
If these dates are not good for you, please contact the school
regarding early drop off of donations.
Thank you for your support!
Figure Model (one pose & same model all day)
Figure Model (single pose)
Figure Model (short & athletic poses)
Pair of Models
Still-lifes
Clothed Portrait Model
Lunch (bring your own)
2–5:30pm
Studio 1
Studio 2
Studio 3
Auditorium
Print Studio
Figure Model (one pose & same model all day)
Figure Model (single pose)
Figure Model (short & athletic poses)
Pair of Models
Still-lifes
5:30–6:30pm. Student Galley:
Wine & Cheese Reception Participants exhibit their artwork
Silvermine School of Art
26th Annual Student Exhibition
Wednesday, June 1 – 23, 2016
Opening Reception: Sunday, June 5, 2pm-4pm
A full day is $30 and $15 for half-day. Registration can be made
in advance or you can register the day of the event. Tables,
easels, drawing horses, drawing boards and basic drawing
supplies will be available. Please visit our website,
www. silvermineart.org for full schedule details.
This exhibition showcases the artistic achievement of Silvermine students of all ages, offering the public a view of the fine
art and creative energy that is generated by the student body.
We will be sending out detailed information at the end of
March regarding submitting work.
ALL – All Levels
AD –Advanced
B - Beginning
I - Intermediate
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COURSE SCHEDULE
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
Morning
Morning
Wheel Throwing: Exploring Functional Pots
9am–12pm Rob Pursell pg27
Drawing into Painting
9:30am – 12:30pm Whitney Prentice pg 9
MONDAY
Morning
Metal Sculpture: All Levels
9am–1pm Liza Masalimova pg29
Perspective Demystified
9:30am–12:30pm Scott Richter pg 8
The Art of Watercolor
9:30am–12:30pm Alex McFarlane pg11
Painting for the Absolute and Utter Beginner
9:30am –12:30pm Claire Watson Garcia pg12
How to Paint a Really Good Landscape:
Beginning to Intermediate
Linoleum and Wood Relief Printing
9:30am–12:30pm Charles Cunningham pg24
Sculpture Reviewed
Lithography: All Levels
9:30am–1:30pm Mark Andreas pg 30
Wood Carving: All Levels
10am–1pm Josephine Robinson pg 9
9:30am–12:30pm Charles DeLong pg24
Getting a Hold on Portrait Drawing
9:30am–12:30pm Mark Andreas pg 29
Experimental Enameling: Beginning &
Intermediate Levels
10am–12pm Bruce Dunbar pg22
10am–1pm Gail Bradshaw pg25
10am–1pm Mark Freedman pg20
Basic Jewelry & Silversmithing
10am–1pm Gail Bradshaw pg25
Afternoon
Sketching with the Brushes Redux & Art Studio
App: Editing on the iPhone or iPad
1pm–3pm Enid Hatton pg 9, pg23
Introduction to the Art of Drawing
1pm–4pm Alex McFarlane pg 8
Large-Scale Drawing
1pm–4pm Scott Richter pg 9
Portrait Painting: Capturing a Life-ness
1pm–4pm Liza Masalimova pg11
Paint a Better Painting
1pm–4pm Christine Goldbach pg12
Afternoon
Basic Pottery
12:30pm–3:30pm Heather Houston pg27
The Zen of Drawing
1:30pm–3pm Natasha Karpinskaia
Basic Digital Photography
1:30pm–3:30pm Elyse Shapiro pg22
Color Sketching the Clothed Figure: Indoors
and Outdoors
1:30pm – 4:30pm Whitney Prentice pg 9, pg12
Investigations in Landscape: Representation to
Abstraction: Intermediate & Advanced
Figure/Portrait Sculpture and Ceramics
Master the Wheel and Slab: Intermediate to
Advanced
1:30pm–4:30pm Kirill Doron pg12
Basic Woodworking and Beyond
1:30pm – 4:30pm Mark Andreas pg 30
Evening
Wood Carving: All Levels
Animal Sculptures
1:30pm – 4:30pm Charles Cunningham pg 30
3:45pm–6:45pm Jon Puzzuoli pg27
Evening
Painting with Immediacy and Boldness in Oil or
Acrylic
6:30pm–9:30pm Brian Wendler pg12
Jewelry & Silversmithing: Level 2
Basic Jewelry & Silversmithing
Metal Sculpture: All Levels
Basic Drawing and Beyond
Painting: Working with Photos
Figure Painting and Drawing
Collage & Abstraction: Mixed Media
Potter’s Wheel for All Levels
6:30pm–9:30pm Gail Bradshaw pg25
6:30pm–9:30pm Gail Bradshaw pg25
6:30pm–10pm Mark Andreas pg 30
7pm–9pm Inez Andrucyk pg 9
7pm–9pm Charles Cunningham pg12
7pm–10pm Liza Masalimova pg13
7pm–9pm Inez Andrucyk pg20
7pm–10pm Jon Puzzuoli pg28
Intermediate Digital Photography
7pm–10pm Bruce Dunbar pg22
Figure/Portrait Sculpture and Ceramics
7pm–10pm Charles Cunningham pg 30
Basic Woodworking and Beyond
7pm – 10pm Mark Andreas pg 30
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The Fine Art of Black & White Photography
9:30am–12:30pm Bruce Dunbar pg22
Intermediate & Advanced Ceramics
9:30am–12:30pm Heather Houston pg28
Metal Sculpture: All Levels
9:30am–1:30pm Mark Andreas pg 30
Sogetsu Ikebana:
The Japanese Art of Flower Arrangement
10am-12pm Shizue Pleasanton pg25
Introduction to Oil Painting Techniques
10am–1pm Nina Buxenbaum pg13
Jewelry & Silversmithing: Level 2
10am–1pm Gail Bradshaw pg25
Afternoon
Daily/Weekly Painter
1pm–4pm Alex McFarlane pg13
Art History
Pottery: Throwing & Hand Building for All
Levels
Advanced Landscape/Still Life Painting
9:30am–12:30pm Natasha Karpinskaia pg20
1pm–4pm Brian Wendler pg12
1:30pm–4:30pm Mark Andreas pg 29
1pm – 4pm Charles Cunningham pg 30
9:30am–12:30pm Alex McFarlane pg13
1pm–4pm Christine Goldbach pg13
Painting with Immediacy and Boldness in Oil or
Acrylic
The Art of Assemblage
1pm–4pm Clare Lewis pg27
9:30am–12:30pm Alyse Rosner pg13
1pm–4pm Christine Goldbach pg 9
1:30pm–4:30pm David Dunlop pg13
1pm–4pm Martha Bloom pg20
Focus on Abstraction: Drawing & Painting
Mixed Media Exploration
Metal Sculpture: All Levels
Collage & Mixed Media
9:30am–12:30pm Dean Fisher pg13
9:30am–12:30pm Wendy MacCordy pg12
9:30am–12:30pm Nomi Silverman pg11
10am–1pm Kirill Doron pg11
Sculptural Figure & Portrait Painting in Oil or
Pastel
Painting 101: Foundation Painting
Watercolor Landscapes
9:30am–12:30pm Janice Mauro pg 30
Still Life/Landscape Painting
9:30am–12:30pm Liza Masalimova pg 9
9:30am–12:30pm David Dunlop pg12
Figure & Portrait: Drawing & Painting
Introduction to Digital Photography
Life Drawing: Utilizing Bone Points and
Geometric Form
Big Picture: Choose your Theme Figure,
Landscape or Still Life
Continuing Techniques in Jewelry
1pm–4pm Gail Bradshaw pg25
Relief Sculpture: Drawing with Clay
1pm–4pm Liza Masalimova pg 30
Painting the Figure
1:30pm–4:30pm Nina Buxenbaum pg13
Extend Your Reach: Art in the 21st Century
1:30pm–4:30pm David Dunlop pg14
Evening
Jewelry & Metalsmithing: Introduction &
Intermediate
6pm–9pm Rachel Morris pg25
Portrait Painting: Capturing a Life-ness
7pm–10pm Liza Masalimova pg11
The Art of Academic Painting
7pm–10pm Justin Wiest pg14
Painting in Oils
7pm–10pm Sam Morrow pg14
Wood Carving: All Levels
7pm–10pm Mark Andreas pg 29
Expressive Portrait & Figure Sculpture
7pm–10pm Inez Anduryck pg 31
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
OPEN STUDIOS
Morning
Morning
Ceramic Open Studio pg27
The Art of Pen & Ink Drawing
Impressionism & Beyond
Basic Painting & Drawing
Metal Sculpture: All Levels
9:30am–12:30pm Nomi Silverman pg 9
9:30am–12:30pm C.J. Guerin pg14
Pastel Drawing & Painting
9:30am–12:30pm Tom Brenner pg14
Talking Heads: Portrait Painting
9:30am–12:30pm Heidi Harrington pg14
Study of Color – Landscape Painting and More
9:30am–12:30pm Carey Parks Schwartz pg14
Monotype Printmaking
9:30am–12:30pm Natasha Karpinskaia pg24
Getting a Hold on Drawing
10am–1pm Josephine Robinson pg 10
Pottery & Vessel Sculpture
10am–1pm Keiko Ashida pg28
The Art of Stone Sculpture
10am–2pm Andrew Davis pg 31
Afternoon
Botanical Drawing with Colored Pencils
1pm–4pm April Flaherty pg 10
Beginning Watercolor: The Fundamentals and
Beyond
1pm–4pm Christy Gallagher pg14
People in Landscape Painting
9am–12pm Dmitri Wright pg15
9am–1pm Liza Masalimova pg 31
The Art of Academic Painting
9:30am–12:30pm Natasha Karpinskaia pg15
1p-4pm Monitor: Keiko Ashida
9:30am–12:30pm Clare Lewis pg28
1pm-4pm Monitor: Clare Lewis
10am–12pm Elyse Shapiro pg22
1pm–4pm Monitor: Keiko Ashida
Painting: Abstract
Beyond the Fundamentals of Pottery
Photography Projects
Advanced Digital Photography
10am–12pm Elyse Shapiro pg22
Acrylic Painting
1pm–4pm Natasha Karpinskaia pg24
Figure Painting and Drawing
1:30pm–4:30pm Sam Morrow pg15
Evening
Afternoon
Impressionism & Beyond
1pm–4pm Dmitri Wright pg15
Basic Drawing & Painting
1:30pm–3:30pm Liza Masalimova pg15
Metal Sculpture: All Levels
9am–1pm Liza Masalimova pg 31
Beginning Watercolor
9:30am–12:30pm Christy Gallagher pg16
Drawing & Painting in Combination
9:30am–12:30pm Alex McFarlane pg16
Landscape Painting
9:30am–12:30pm Charles Cunningham pg16
Painting with or without Mixed Media
Beyond a Pretty Picture
Pottery & Vessel Sculpture
9:30am–12:30pm Inez Andrucyk pg20
7pm–10pm Alex McFarlane pg15
10am–1pm Keiko Ashida pg28
Focusing on Wheel Throwing
7pm–10pm Rob Pursell pg28
The Art of Stone Sculpture
7pm–10pm Andrew Davis pg 31
Open Print Studio pg22
Wednesday
7pm–10pm Sam Morrow pg 10
7pm–9pm Liza Masalimova pg15
Saturday
11am–2pm Martha Bloom pg24
Experimental Printmaking
Life Drawing, Anatomy & the Gesture
Basic Painting
Friday
Tuesday
Morning
Monotype Printmaking
Thursday
10am–1pm Steven Parton pg16
1pm–4pm C.J. Guerin pg15
1pm–4pm Aleksandr Razin pg15
Wednesday
1pm-4pm Monitor: Lori Anne Dunn
7pm-10pm Monitor: Mary Ellen Pastore
SATURDAY
Abstract Painting
9:30am-12:30pm Monitor: Clare Lewis
7pm -10pm Monitor: Wendy Hower
9:30am–12:30pm Justin Wiest pg15
1pm–4pm Carey Parks Schwartz pg15
Beyond Basic Drawing and Painting
Monday
1pm–5pm Monitor: Michael Zack
1pm–5pm
Monitor: Natasha Karpinskaia
Open Life Sketch pg 11
Monday - Howard Pabst Memorial Sketch
6:30pm–9:30pm Monitor: Bob January
Poses are short and athletic
Wednesday - Daytime Sketch
1:15pm–4:15pm Monitor: TBA
Poses are longer and changing
Friday - Leo Lances Memorial Sketch
10am–3:30pm Monitor: Christy Gallagher
The model presents one pose for the entire session.
The first Friday of each month is usually clothed.
Jewelry Studio pg26
Friday
January 15, February 12 & March 11
10am–7pm Monitor: Rachel Morris
Afternoon
Basic Drawing
1pm–3pm Inez Andrucyk pg 10
Figure/Portrait Sculpture and Ceramics
1pm–4pm Charles Cunningham pg 30
SUNDAY
Afternoon
Portfolio Development (Ages: 15-17)
10:30am–2:30pm Nomi Silverman pg 32
Sunday Afternoon Painters
1:30pm–4:30pm Christine Goldbach pg16
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PRIVATE WORKSHOPS
& PARTIES
Private Tutorials, Team Building
& Group Workshops
Silvermine School of Art offers private tutorials or workshops
for small groups. Work one-on-one with one of our
professional faculty members. Private tutorials can be
scheduled around your availability. In addition, arrangements
can be made for corporate team building sessions, a night out
with a group of friends, or home-schooled children. Please
contact Katie O’Leary in the School Office to make
arrangements at 203-966-6668, ext 2.
Teacher Enrichment: Expand Your Classroom
Silvermine School of Art provides creative learning
opportunities for educators that ignite curiosity, foster critical
thinking, and develop environments that are rigorous,
inclusive, and collaborative. Every learning opportunity can be
customized to meet the needs of each school, educator, or
community. Please contact Anne Connell, School Director at
203-966-6668, ext 12 or email at [email protected] to
make arrangements.
Children’s Art Birthday Parties
Celebrate at Silvermine School of Art
Have a unique and memorable art party for your child!
Children ages 3 to 15 can experience the arts in an actual art
studio. Choose from a variety of art projects and themes to
have your child and their friends create a one-of-a-kind piece
of art in a safe, fun, and educational environment. Projects are
designed to accommodate individual interests. Parties are
taught by a Silvermine instructor for one and a half hours,
leaving time for refreshments. Parties can be held in one of our
spacious studios, ceramic or print studios.
For more information, please call the School Office at
203-966-6668, ext 2.
ONE NIGHT STANDS: ART
EXPERIENCES
All Levels are Welcome
Here is an opportunity to experience various forms of fine art in
a relaxed and fun atmosphere, without the long commitment.
These mini evening workshops are perfect for participants with
no experience in the arts or for those who have experience but
not in that area of study. Each session will have a different
instructor and a different art experience. You can invite your
spouse, friends and family to spend time together while
creating works of art and enjoying each other’s company. You
are welcome to bring a bottle of wine and some snacks, and
be creative. These workshops are for ages 17 and up only. Art
materials will be provided for all workshops.
Art Journaling
Lisa Arnold
Friday | 7pm–9pm | January 15
$50 per session
Create a visual record of your thoughts. This is not about scrap
booking it is about painting and designing pages and
incorporating your text in different media. Draw and paint your
thoughts, dreams and more in a journal. Use paint, collage,
music sheets, drawings and bits of what you love. Just play,
explore and have fun! All levels are welcome. All materials will
be provided. Appropriate for ages 17 and up.
Hand Printed: Valentine’s Day Cards
Liza Masalimova
Friday | 7pm–9pm | February 5
$50 per session
Have fun getting creative by designing and printing your own
hand-made cards for your Valentine. Using rubber stamps,
stencils, and monotype technique ensures each print is unique
and beautiful. Leave with a stack of one-of-a-kind pieces! All
materials will be provided. All levels are welcome. Appropriate
for ages 17 and up.
Felted Scarfs
Jennifer O’Connell
Friday | 7pm–9pm | March 18
$50 per session
Learn the magical process of creating felt from wool in this wet
felting workshop and create colorful, soft scarfs. Using a range
of colorful wool roving, soap and water, students will create
one-of-a-kind scarf for themselves or to give as a gift. All levels
are welcome. All materials will be provided. Appropriate for
ages 17 and up.
Embracing Bowls on the Potters Wheel
Jon Puzzuoli
Friday| 7pm–9pm | April 15
$50 per session
Kick up the wow factor in creating your first piece on the
potter’s wheel. We will first go over all the basic knowledge
needed to make a bowl: wedging the raw clay and shaping the
finished vessel. We will explore several creative ways to
combine two bowls to use for salsa and chips and olive oil and
bread. To finish your piece, students can choose a one colored
glaze for their bowl. All materials will be provided. All levels are
welcome. Appropriate for ages 17 and up.
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For full course descriptions and supply lists, visit our website, www.silvermineart.org
203.966.6668 x2
ART HISTORY
Russian History and Culture through Pictures
Natasha Karpinskaia
Tuesday | 1:30pm–3pm | $120
3 Weeks | January 26 – February 9 | ALL
This course will focus on the major events in the Russian history
and culture through its art. Lecture given Russian native,
Natasha Karpinskaia, starting with amazing ancient icon
paintings, going through the 18th-century portraiture, the 19th
century landscape painting and will finish up with the Russian
avant-garde and contemporary Russian art. We will look at
remarkable similarities between Russian and American art of
the same historical periods.
History of Printmaking and Techniques
TRAVEL WORKSHOPS
Watercolor Painting in the Bahamas
with Bridgette Bowyer
January 10 - 15, 2016 | $780 | ALL
Get out of the cold and into the warm sun during this art
excursion to the Island of New Hope in the Bahamas. Located
just 200 miles east of West Palm Beach, FL and 100 miles north
of Nassau, Hope Town is a quaint village on the beautiful island
of Elbow Cay. Hope Town is a great spot for artists with its
picture view of the water and the famous lighthouse. The
workshop is lead by artist and native of the Island, Brigitte
Bowyer. Watercolor demonstrations in various techniques and
methods will be included. Working one-on-one with students
to create realistic and abstracted paintings. The workshop will
begin on Monday, January 11 through 14, 2016.
A Day in Chelsea
Natasha Karpinskaia
Thursday | 10am–3pm | $125
One-Day | March 31 | ALL
Let us meet in New York and spend a day walking around the
Chelsea galleries with a professional art historian. We will look
at a variety of approaches in contemporary art, analyze them
and put them in perspective. We will treat ourselves to a
fabulous lunch and return home feeling more aware of what is
going on in the art world. We will meet at Grand Central at
10am.
Tour of the American Impressionists:
A Day at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dmitri Wright
Friday | 10am–3pm | $125
One-Day | April 15 | ALL
Natasha Karpinskaia
Tuesday | 1:30pm–3pm | $120
3 Weeks | February 23 – March 8 | ALL
The process of printmaking is making artwork by printing
images on paper that have an element of originality. Each print
produced is not considered a "copy" but rather an "original"
because typically each print varies due to variables intrinsic to
the printmaking process, and for the unique qualities that each
of the processes lends itself to. We will look into the history of
printmaking and its numerous techniques and will discuss
artists-printmakers and their work. No prior experience with art
history courses required.
A Survey of Contemporary Sculpture
Natasha Karpinskaia
Tuesday | 1:30pm–3pm | $120
3 Weeks | March 22 – April 5 | ALL
Modern sculptures evolved from various movements and styles
that sought to criticize traditional Western art in the late 1800s.
If you are an admirer of modernist sculpture movements
including Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, Minimalism,
Cubism, Pop contemporary sculptors or the most talented
emerging artists working today, come and discuss a variety of
media including clay, bronze, glass and newly invented
materials. No prior experience with art history courses
required.
History of Graffiti Art
Natasha Karpinskaia
Tuesday | 1:30pm–3pm | $120
3 Weeks | April 12 - 26 | ALL
Graffiti is writing or drawings, scribbled, scratched, or painted
illicitly on a wall or other surface, often in a public places and
ranges from simple written words to elaborate wall paintings,
and existed since ancient times. We explore the history and
many different styles of this rapidly developing and yet
controversial art form. No prior experience with art history
courses required.
Learn directly from the Masters of Impressionism with a tour of
selected American and European Impressionists’ housed in the
MET. You will learn how to look deeper inside their work.
Become a connoisseur of the method by studying the under
painting and layer effects of the masters who produced such
luminosity by using the methods of looking, seeing, insight,
vision and inspiration. The group will meet at the MET at 10am.
ALL – All Levels
B - Beginning
I - Intermediate
AD –Advanced
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LECTURE
Cameras, Computers and Painting: Past, Present
and Future
David Dunlop
Sunday, January 31, 2016 | 4:30pm
$12 Members | $15 Non-Members
Examine painting's relationships of the past, present and future
to cameras and computers. Learn how the purposes of art have
been changed by technology. We reveal the secret optical
technology behind painting for the past 600 years through
today. Discover how artists have used, disguised and hidden
the use of the camera just as they are using computer software
today. See how technology shapes artists' goals, expressions,
markets and culture. Hear the forecast for tomorrow's art based
on today's science and technology.
David Dunlop’s reputation as a painter who combines artistic
skill, knowledge and enthusiasm prompted the Metropolitan
Museum of Art to invite him to lecture on 4000 years of
landscape painting in 2005. He has been a visiting
artist/lecturer at multiple institutions. His PBS program on
Cezanne was included in the exhibit Cezanne and American
Modernism at the Montclair Art Museum.
Do I keep My Day Job? Considerations when
Transitioning Art to Business
Rachel Morris
Thursday, March 31, 2016 | 6:30pm
$12 Members | $15 Non-Members
The evening will include a broad, guided conversation about
what to consider when you are taking your craft from a hobby
to a business, including such topics as:
• Marketing (Promotional Materials, Social Media, Websites,
Photography)
• Where and How to Sell (Galleries, Private Shows, Fine Art &
Craft Shows)
• Pricing Your Work, Budget Management, Managing
Payments (Invoicing, Credit Cards, Checks, Deposits)
• Custom Orders – Pros and Cons
• Next Level…Incorporation, Tax IDs, Business Insurance,
Developing Good Work Habits, and Other Considerations
as You Grow
Attendees are asked to bring any existing promotional
materials they use for marketing themselves, along with
photographs of their work.
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Expanded Creativity: An Evening of Exercises
Designed to Inspire
Rachel Morris
Thursday, April 7, 2016 | 6:30pm
$10 Members | $12 Non-Members
Feeling a little stagnant in your design process? Not sure what
to work on next? Consider an evening of creative
brainstorming with fellow artists, opening up to new ways of
thinking and developing ideas. We will do a series of short,
interactive, hands-on exercises to awaken your mind and get
the ideas flowing, no matter what your medium of choice.
Rachel Morris is an artist/educator and business consultant.
She started her first business at age 8, making enameled
jewelry and selling her work at craft fairs and galleries. Rachel
holds a Master of Arts in teaching and a Bachelor of Arts in
Theater. She continues to expand on her own metalworking
education with renowned jewelry artists such as John
Cogswell, James Binnion, Chris Ploof, and Raychel
Wengenroth. Rachel is a member of the jewelry faculty at
Silvermine and Brookfield Craft Center and owner of M.G.C.D.
Consulting, focusing on business productivity.
DRAWING
Perspective Demystified
Scott Richter
Monday | 9:30am–12:30pm | $400
8 Weeks | January 25 – March 21| I/AD
Course will not meet on February 15
This course will provide the student with a clear understanding
of both concept and logic as it relates to the art and science of
linear perspective. Through a clear, step-by-step process
students will obtain a full understanding of perspective’s twodimensional capabilities. We will demystify the issues of scale
and the organization of 3D objects on a 2D picture plane. This
course is appropriate for intermediate and advanced students.
Introduction to the Art of Drawing
Alex McFarlane
Monday | 1pm–4pm | $400
8 Weeks | January 25 - March 21 | B
Course will not meet on February 15
We begin by learning how to measure using our eye, how to
create the proportions of our subject. When applying these
methods of measurement and proportion, we give drama and
expression to our drawings. Learn about shading, perspective
and composition. Subjects include basic forms, the figure,
portrait and landscapes. Every class will start with a
demonstration and individual attention to is given to each
student.
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Large-Scale Drawing
Color Sketching the Clothed Figure:
Indoors and Outdoors
Scott Richter
Monday | 1pm–4pm | $400
8 Weeks | January 25 - March 21 | I/AD
Course will not meet on February 15
Whitney Prentice
Tuesday | 1:30pm – 4:30pm | $470
10 Weeks | January 12 – March 15 | I/AD
Students in this course will work on one very large scale
drawing (minimum of 5 feet per side) in charcoal or graphite.
Smaller drawings, photographs or paintings will be necessary
to discuss content and compositional issues, so students will
need to bring prior work to class. The structure of the class will
require the student to be organized and self-motivated and
therefore, it is recommended for advanced students who have
these capabilities.
We will create small, representational sketches of the clothed
figure from life. Working quickly using a one- or full-color
palette. By painting the visual impression quickly, these
sketches can serve as the basis for larger, more finished
paintings. This type of sketching is exhilarating and will
sharpen your ability to make decisions quickly.
Sketching with the Brushes Redux & Art Studio
App: Editing on the iPhone or iPad
Christine Goldbach
Tuesday | 1pm–4pm | $420
10 Weeks | January 12 – March 15 | B/I
Enid Hatton
Monday | 1pm–3pm | $180
5 Weeks | February 22 – March 22 | ALL
We will sketch on the grounds of Silvermine or in the studio.
Bring a painting and paints that you are currently working on to
class to experiment electronically with different solutions for a
final piece of art. Students must provide iPhone (iPhone5 and
above) or iPad (iPad2 and above), stylus and traditional
sketching supplies. Students must download three (3)
necessary apps before class: 1) Art Studio ($4.99); 2) Paper
Camera ($1.99); 3) Brushes (free).
Drawing into Painting
Whitney Prentice
Tuesday | 9:30am – 12:30pm | $470
10 Weeks | January 12 – March 15 | B/I
This course is designed to give the student the experience of
examining the elements that make up a painting: line drawing,
tonal structure, mass drawing, and color. Students are
encouraged to bring images or actual objects they would like
to paint. Beginners will start with a tonal painting. More
experienced students will use a full color palette.
Getting a Hold on Portrait Drawing
The Zen of Drawing
Relax into the rhythm of contemplation as you delve into the
art of drawing. The hypnotic motion of laying in tone, to the
keen observation skills that develop, will relax and invigorate
you. Come pick up a pencil and begin to SEE.
Basic Drawing and Beyond
Inez Andrucyk
Tuesday | 7pm–9pm | $350
10 Weeks | January 12– March 15 | B/I
This course will offer a comprehensive foundation in drawing
for both beginners and those who wish to practice and brush
up on their drawing skills. Working with a variety of dry
materials, students learn to use line, value, gesture and
perspective. Students will draw from observation; participants
will learn to reorient their minds, focusing on the relationship of
space rather than objects, working with still life, figure and
landscape.
Life Drawing: Utilizing Bone Points and
Geometric Form
Liza Masalimova
Wednesday | 9:30am–12:30pm | $400
8 Weeks | January 13 – March 9 | B/I
Course will not meet February 15
Josephine Robinson
Tuesday | 10am–1pm | $470
10 Weeks | January 12 – March 15 | B/I
Taking the human head as a basis for observation, students will
carry out exercises, geared to understanding the structure of
the skull, a basic necessity for achieving a "likeness". This
knowledge, along with an understanding of the components of
light and shadow, and an ability to measure accurately, will be
demonstrated, in order to understand how they play a crucial
part in "sculpting" a three dimensional head. All levels
welcome!
A great overall course for drawing the human figure from life.
Emphasis will be placed on using the common bone points to
give clues to the proportion, movement and form of the body,
as well as the simplification of the figure into geometric form.
Gesture, foreshortening, and planes will also be discussed and
demonstrated by the instructor throughout the course.
The Art of Pen & Ink Drawing
Nomi Silverman
Thursday | 9:30am–12:30pm | $350
8 Weeks | January 14 – March 10 | B
Course will not meet on February 18
In this course you will work with a variety of pens and inks. You
will learn hatching, stipple, line, brushwork and even unusual
techniques like eye lashing, as you work from actual still life set
ups and copying from masters. With ink, lines become allimportant, and can help your ability to see, and thus to
become a better draftsperson.
ALL – All Levels
B - Beginning
I - Intermediate
AD –Advanced
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DRAWING WORKSHOPS
Introduction to Drawing
Alex McFarlane
Sunday | 9:30am–4pm | $165
One-Day | January 31 | B
Getting a Hold on Drawing
Josephine Robinson
Thursday | 10am–1pm | $470
10 Weeks | January 14 – March17 | B
This course will open student's eyes to new ways of viewing the
world around them, and so enhance their drawing skills. Each
exercise will be targeted towards learning, or practicing, for
more experienced students, a particular drawing skill, such as
measuring, creating a 3-dimensional space and establishing
tonal values. Course subject will be the human figure and still
life. All levels welcome.
Botanical Drawing with Colored Pencils
April Flaherty
Thursday | 1pm–4pm | $420
10 Weeks | January 14 – March 17 | I/AD
This course is for the student who wishes to continue their
studies or for the beginner who wishes to study botanical
drawing. The versatility of colored pencils will create either
drawing or painting effects. Students will begin with the basic
concepts for handling and understanding the materials. Learn
the techniques of tonal value, color mixing, layering, as well as
color relationships.
Life Drawing, Anatomy & the Gesture
Sam Morrow
Thursday | 7pm–10pm | $470
10 Weeks | January 14 – March 17 | I/AD
Working from the live model, you will be taken through all the
steps to successfully depicting the human figure, from fast
sketches to finished, worked up drawings. Emphasis will be on
proportion, stance and anatomy. We will study anatomy,
proportion, volume and form; and explore solutions to
common figure drawing challenges such as foreshortening,
facial expression and placing the figure in an environment.
Basic Drawing
Inez Andrucyk
Saturday | 1pm–3pm | $300
8 Weeks | January 23 – March 19 | B
Drawing is measurement and proportion. It is also
fundamental to all the visual arts. Learning how to proportion
objects, and how to apply “methods of measurement” will be
demonstrated throughout the workshop. Learn how to draw
what you see. You will also learn how to think visually through
compositional devices and dramatic patterns of light and
shadow.
Figure Composition Workshop: Getting More
Out of Your Figure Drawing
Gary Speziale
Saturday | 1:30pm–5pm | $250
Four Sessions | February 6 – 27 | I/AD
The goal of this workshop is to move the artist away from
isolated, solitary figures on a page. The model takes a series
of poses from which you will create a figural composition. The
repetition of the poses allows the more experienced draftsmen
to take their work to the next level while allowing the beginner
to approach the pose with hindsight. The workshop will begin
with a brief discussion of compositional techniques. Open to
artists of all levels working in all drawing media.
Perspective: A Simple and Practical Approach
for Drawing and Painting
Alex McFarlane
Sunday | 9:30am–4pm | $165
One-Day | February 7 | ALL
This workshop will familiarize you with the rules of perspective
by putting a pictorial understanding of vanishing points in your
head before you draw or paint. One and two point
perspective will be carefully explained and demonstrated. You
will draw architectural elements in the morning and interiors in
the afternoon.
French Inspired Drawing
Wendy Shalen
Monday & Tuesday | 10am–2pm | $200
Two-Day | April 4 & 5 | I/AD
We will work in the studio from a nude or clothed model on
toned paper creating limited color tonal drawings. Using toned
paper creating limited color tonal drawings in black, white and
red using charcoal or pierre noir, sanguine, white charcoal or
pastel pencils. Students can try Van Gogh’s reed pen & ink
technique and Ingres’ use of graphite for portraiture. Students
will view master drawings for inspiration.
Course will not met on February 13
This course will offer a comprehensive foundation in drawing
for both beginners and those who wish to practice and brush
up on their drawing skills. Working with a variety of dry
materials, students learn to use line, value, gesture and
perspective. Students will draw from observation; participants
will learn to reorient their minds, focusing on the relationship
of space rather than objects, working with still life, figure and
landscape.
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PAINTING
French Inspired Drawing at the Metropolitan
Museum of Art
Wendy Shalen
Thursday | 11:30am–4:30pm | $150
One-Day | April 7 | I/AD
The Art of Watercolor
We will be drawing in graphite in the Drawing Study Room of
the MET from selected artwork (Degas, Ingres, Cezanne &
others.) Before the Study Room from 12-2 pm, with Degas,
Cezanne and others as inspiration, we will draw in the
Impressionist galleries creating limited color tonal drawings.
From 2- 4:30 we will go to the Drawing Study Room to work
from original French master drawings in graphite.
Drawing for the Absolute and Utter Beginner:
Learn to Draw What You See
Claire Watson Garcia
Saturday | 9:30am–12:30pm | $90
One-Day | April 9 | ALL
OPEN LIFE SKETCHING
These sessions provide an opportunity to work in a studio
environment from a live model in the artist’s preferred medium.
No prior registration is required. Sessions meet year round
except on national holidays. This is not an instructional course.
Silvermine students enrolled in the current term pay $8 per
session. Silvermine Arts Center members are charged one-half
the regular fee.
Howard Pabst Memorial Sketch
Poses are short and athletic
Monitor: Bob January
Monday | 6:30pm-9:30pm | $18
This course is for beginners and experienced students who
want to review techniques, with instruction. Watercolor
painting is about technical skills that can be learned. Learning
how to relax and be comfortable using watercolor is
fundamental. There will be demonstrations at the beginning of
every class. In addition, you will learn to develop inventive
compositions and interpret your subject–still life, figure and
landscape.
Nomi Silverman
Monday | 9:30am–12:30pm | $400
8 Weeks | January 25 – March 21 | I/AD
Course will not meet on February 15
Students learn to “see” the figure and head; investigate the
complex color of skin and how to paint or draw it. Tonal work
to develop limited and full color studies identifying and
understanding warm and cool color values in the portrait and
figure. Proportions, articulation and flow, planes, values and
the systematic construction of the human form will be covered.
Students can work with a medium of their choice.
Still Life/Landscape Painting
Kirill Doron
Monday | 10am–1pm | $350
8 Weeks | January 25 – March 21 | B/I
Course will not meet on February 15
This course is for students with some background in drawing or
painting. Working with landscape or still life, beginning oil
painters will learn the fundamentals, including color,
composition, form, and materials. Intermediate oil painters can
hone existing skills and explore more complex challenges.
Portrait Painting: Capturing a Life-ness
Liza Masalimova
Monday | 1pm–4pm | $400
8 Weeks | January 25 – March 21 | B/I
Daytime Sketch
Poses are longer and changing
Monitor: TBA
Wednesday | 1:15pm-4:15pm | $18
Course will not meet on February 15
Leo Lances Memorial Sketch
The model presents one pose for the entire session.
The first Friday of each month is usually clothed.
Monitor: Christy Gallagher
Friday | 10am-3:30pm | $24
B - Beginning
Course will not meet on February 15
Figure & Portrait: Drawing & Painting
The ability to draw what you see in front of you can seem like a
magical talent. It is an accessible skill that you can learn in
lessons than three hours. Students follow a proven step-bystep method of fun-to-do exercises that begin at the very start
of the learning to draw process. Students build skills gradually
until they are drawing convincing representations of what they
see. Supplies provided by the school.
ALL – All Levels
Alex McFarlane
Monday | 9:30am–12:30pm | $400
8 Weeks | January 25 – March 21 | B/I
I - Intermediate
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Wednesday | 7pm–10pm | $400
10 Weeks | January 13 – March 16 | B/I
Learn how to capture the spirit of your subject by careful
observation of their proportions, features, and temperature
shifts in the face. Demonstrations and individual instruction
will focus on mixing flesh tones, achieving the illusion of depth,
transitions on the skin, and creating convincing sense of light
with oils and/or acrylic.
AD –Advanced
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Paint a Better Painting
Christine Goldbach
Monday | 1pm–4pm | $350
8 Weeks | January 25 – March 21 | ALL
Course will not meet on February 15
Stuck in the same old rut? Do you rely too much on photos
then find yourself unhappy with the results? Learn to express
yourself artistically rather than just copying the photo. Find the
support to loosen up on paintings you can’t seem to finish or
begin new ones waiting for interpretation.
Advanced Landscape/Still Life Painting
Kirill Doron
Monday | 1:30pm–4:30pm | $350
8 Weeks | January 25 – March 21 | A/I
Course will not meet on February 15
Working with oil, students will paint outside on location
(weather permitting) or with a still life set up in the studio, to
help develop their own methods and styles. Students will learn
to see and express color and tone, and develop an
understanding of color and light. Composition drawing,
picture surface, as well as elements of painting will be studied.
Painting: Working with Photos
Charles Cunningham
Monday | 7pm–9pm | $260
8 Weeks | January 25 – March 21 | ALL
Course will not meet on February 15
Students will learn how to recreate a photo of their choosing
onto a canvas or paper working with a medium of their choice.
Learn photorealism and abstracted approaches as well as basic
painting and drawing techniques. Demonstrations and one-onone instruction will be included.
Painting for the Absolute and Utter Beginner
Claire Watson Garcia
Tuesday | 9:30am–12:30pm | $400
8 Weeks | March 8 – April 26 | B
This is a foundation course for students who want to learn
basic painting principles and techniques. Students will learn
with proven step-by-step methods to acquire their skills.
Covered topics: use painting tools and materials, understand
and apply lessons of the color wheel-with a focus on how to
mix the color, how to achieve the illusion of spatial dimension,
and create effective compositions for paintings. Drawing
experience is recommended. Acrylic paints will be used.
How to Paint a Really Good Landscape:
Beginning to Intermediate
David Dunlop
Tuesday | 9:30am–12:30pm | $420
10 Weeks | January 12 – March 15 | B/I
Modern methods and classical traditions are presented
through demonstrations and hands-on personal instruction.
Learn how to build strong designs, sketches, color mixing,
values, perspective and brushwork. Learn from the Masters.
The daily Illustrated lectures and demonstrations include
techniques of past masters in watercolor, oil, acrylic, and
photo-media. Personal consultation is provided in each class to
help you realize your ambitions and improve your skill set.
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Drawing into Painting
Whitney Prentice
Tuesday | 9:30am – 12:30pm | $470
10 Weeks | January 12 – March 15 | B/I
This course is designed to give the student the experience of
examining the elements that make up a painting: line drawing,
tonal structure, mass drawing, and color. Students are
encouraged to bring images or actual objects they would like
to paint. Beginners will start with a tonal painting. More
experienced students will use a full color palette.
Watercolor Landscapes
Wendy MacCordy
Tuesday | 9:30am–12:30pm | $420
10 Weeks | January 12 – March 15 | B/I
The fundamentals of watercolor will be taught and the
emphasis will be on becoming comfortable with the
spontaneous nature of the medium. We will focus on how to
capture light filled landscape paintings by using the white of
the watercolor paper. Demonstrations will be given at the
beginning of each class. Bring your own landscape
photographs as a reference.
Color Sketching the Clothed Figure:
Indoors and Outdoors
Whitney Prentice
Tuesday | 1:30pm – 4:30pm | $470
10 Weeks | January 12 – March 15 | I/A
We will create small, representational sketches of the clothed
figure from life. Working quickly using a one- or full-color
palette. By painting the visual impression quickly, these
sketches can serve as the basis for larger, more finished
paintings. This type of sketching is exhilarating and will
sharpen your ability to make decisions quickly.
Painting with Immediacy and Boldness
in Oil or Acrylic
Brian Wendler
Tuesday | 1pm–4pm | $420
10 Weeks | January 12 – March15 | B/I
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Tuesday | 6:30pm–9:30pm | $420
10 Weeks | January 12 – March15 | B/I
This unique course will help painters of all levels better
understand the working of color, correct values, and building
forms in space with color relationships. Working from still-life
set-ups or photographs of landscapes, learn to compose
paintings with immediacy and boldness, through the use of
value studies and a limited palette and collage. Students will
receive individual instruction.
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Investigations in Landscape: Representation to
Abstraction: Intermediate & Advanced
David Dunlop
Tuesday | 1:30pm–4:30pm | $420
10 Weeks | January 12 – March 15 | I/AD
We will investigate visual perception and sensation, how we
experience color, motion, space and 2D orientation. We will
apply historic techniques and ideas from across time and
cultures, and apply discoveries in psychology, neuroscience,
mysticism, and new technologies of image making. Through
demonstrations in oil, watercolor and acrylic, and illustrated
talks you will learn to harness art history and contemporary
techniques to enrich your work.
Liza Masalimova
Tuesday | 7pm–10pm | $470
10 Weeks | January 12 – March 15 | B/I
Students will learn to use the skeletal structure, geometric
planes, and proportional relationships to simplify drawing and
painting the human form. Covered in the course will be
skeletal landmarks, muscular structure, utilizing light and
shadow and the geometric construction of the human form.
Students can work in oils, pastels/charcoal or acrylics.
Sculptural Figure & Portrait Painting
in Oil or Pastel
Dean Fisher
Wednesday | 9:30am–12:30pm | $470
10 Weeks | January 13 – March 16 | I/AD
Be prepared to squint, step back and use your big brushes!
We will concentrate on exploring and exploiting principles of
color, light and shade and the sculptural use of paint to create
dynamic, three-dimensional, convincingly realistic figure and
portrait paintings. There will be instruction on capturing the
proportions and gesture of the figure, composition, paint
application, glazing, color and tone. There will be discussion,
demonstrations, critiques and individualized instruction.
Focus on Abstraction: Drawing & Painting
Alyse Rosner
Wednesday | 9:30am–12:30pm | $420
10 Weeks | January 13 – March 16 | AD
This course is open-ended and the student driven art
experience will focus on abstract drawing and painting
materials and techniques as well as the thought process to
open up our individual hands-on drawing and painting. We will
develop specific criteria for self-evaluation. Students will
explore contemporary abstraction and investigate ways to
generate and process their own abstract imagery to create a
body of work.
B - Beginning
Alex McFarlane
Wednesday | 9:30am–12:30pm | $470
10 Weeks | January 13 – March 16 | B
This course is for beginning and intermediate students who
want to learn the techniques and procedures necessary for
painting in oils or acrylics. Basic skills in drawing, composition,
mixing and applying paint will be demonstrated. Subject
matter will include still life, figure, portrait and landscape. You
will be guided through the foundation steps towards a
satisfying work of art.
Introduction to Oil Painting Techniques
Nina Buxenbaum
Wednesday | 10am–1pm | $420
10 Weeks | January 13 – March 16 | B
Figure Painting and Drawing
ALL – All Levels
Painting 101: Foundation Painting
I - Intermediate
This is a beginning class designed for those with little or no
artistic training, or who are looking to gain knowledge and
experience with the techniques in oil painting and mediums.
Weekly exercises will train the student in the foundation skills
will include value scales, sighting, construction, and still life.
Students will receive step-by-step guidance and weekly
demonstrations by the instructor.
Daily/Weekly Painter
Christine Goldbach
Wednesday | 1pm–4pm | $420
10 Weeks | January 13 – March 16 | B/I
Ready to join the movement of painting and posting a daily (or
weekly) painting? Join the fun of composing your subject and
executing it quickly and concisely. The spontaneity and
excitement of creating small, little gems will enhance your skills
in a short amount of time.
Big Picture: Choose your Theme Figure,
Landscape or Still Life
Alex McFarlane
Wednesday | 1pm–4pm | $470
10 Weeks | January 13 – March 16 | I/AD
This course is ideal for someone who wants to start, execute
and finish one painting or drawing. For the narrative artist,
there will be a sustained pose for the entire session. The still
life artist will have an individual set-up tailored to meet his or
her needs. For the landscape artist, there will be individual
guidance in making nature look natural. There will be
demonstrations.
Painting the Figure
Nina Buxenbaum
Wednesday | 1:30pm–4:30pm | $470
10 Weeks | January13 – March 16 | B/I
This course will emphasize painting various flesh tones as well
as the realistic representation of the human figure. Working
with the live model we will cover issues of temperature and
chroma in painting the flesh and paint application techniques,
such as impasto, glazing and scumbling, will be employed in
order to create the illusion of form.
AD –Advanced
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Extend Your Reach: Art in the 21st Century
Talking Heads: Portrait Painting
Here is a lab for your experiments with materials, techniques,
and ideas. We test unfamiliar and familiar media embrace the
unknown, apply discoveries from neuroscience, perceptual
psychology, contemporary art, and art history. Each week there
will be demonstrations of new ideas, new materials and how to
marry art history and psychology to art.
This course focuses on producing a more intimate view of a
portrait. There will be individual attention as students work
from a model in two five-week poses. Throughout the course
there will be demonstrations and examples of different artists’
work. Each session will focus on one pictorial objective, tone,
composition and color. There will be sessions focusing on
painting hands and a session focusing on eyes, noses and
mouths.
David Dunlop
Wednesday | 1:30pm–4:30pm | $420
10 Weeks | January 13 – March 16 | AD
The Art of Academic Painting
Justin Wiest
Wednesday | 7pm–10pm | $470
10 Weeks | January 13 – March 16 | I/AD
This is a course for those who have a basic knowledge of
painting with oils. Students can choose to work from models,
still life, or the landscape. Proportion, articulation and flow,
planes, values and construction of the human torso will also be
covered. Understanding opacity and translucency is vital to
obtaining three-dimensional effects. There will be
demonstrations in various media.
Painting in Oils
Sam Morrow
Wednesday | 7pm–10pm | $420
10 Weeks | January 13 – March 16 | B/I
This course will offer a comprehensive foundation in painting
for both beginners and those who wish to practice and
brush up on their painting skills. Using simple still life and the
model as the vehicle, learn how to do preparatory studies and
compose with a limited focus, value relationships, beginning a
painting with under painting, and paint handling. Color lessons
explore the key attributes of color.
Basic Painting & Drawing
C.J. Guerin
Thursday | 9:30am–12:30pm | $420
10 Weeks | January 14 – March 17 | B
Heidi Harrington
Thursday | 9:30am–12:30pm | $470
10 Weeks | January 14 – March 17 | B/I
Study of Color – Landscape Painting and More
Carey Parks Schwartz
Thursday | 9:30am–12:30pm | $390
9 Weeks | January 21 – March 17 | B/I
Learn how to make dynamic landscape paintings through the
creation of a strong composition; rich color mixtures, and
expressive brushstrokes. There will be step-by-step instruction
using a variety of landscape photographs that will be provided
in class, in addition to the student’s own photos. Class
exercises, demonstrations and handouts will be provided. This
class is intended for all levels.
Beginning Watercolor:
The Fundamentals and Beyond
Christy Gallagher
Thursday | 1pm–4pm | $470
10 Weeks | January 14 – March 17 | ALL
Painting from perceptional observation requires handling and
understanding the action of paint on paper to achieve the
freshness and immediacy of the medium. Composition and
design, building formal concepts of form, color intensity and
temperature will expand confidence. We will work from still life
and the model. Included are demonstrations, individual and
class critiques.
This course is for the beginner or returning student to learn the
fundamentals of drawing and painting. We begin with basic
sketching techniques to accurately record what they see: and
the second half of the course will introduce painting, color
mixing, paint application, glazing, texture, and aerial and linear
perspective. These sessions will be aimed at creating a still life
and landscape.
Pastel Drawing & Painting
Tom Brenner
Thursday | 9:30am–12:30pm | $440
9 Weeks | January 14 – March 10 | ALL
This course is for all students, from the beginner to the
experienced pastelist. In addition to individual instruction,
demonstrations, discussions, and slide presentations, we will
focus on pastel technique as well as more general topics
including value, color, space, volume, and composition. The
course encompasses still life, landscape and work from a live
model. Pursuit of individual interests is encouraged.
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People in Landscape Painting
Beyond a Pretty Picture
During this course students will learn how to paint people
within a variety of landscape compositions using a simple and
unique step-by-step process. Students will work from a
combination of photographs provided in class, as well as their
own. Focus will be on creating strong compositions and
dynamic color mixtures, lights and darks of color, shape and
form, spatial perspective, and brushstroke techniques. Class
exercises, demonstrations and handouts will be provided.
You know you are good, but how do you get your painting to
look like the vision in your head? This is tailored to the
individual, from how you think about art to how you develop a
personalized statement. Learn to analyze your vision and find a
seamless balance between concept, composition and
technique.
Beyond Basic Drawing and Painting
Liza Masalimova
Thursday | 7pm–9pm | $350
10 Weeks | January 14 – March 17 | ALL
Carey Parks Schwartz
Thursday | 1pm–4pm | $390
9 Weeks | January 21 – March 17 | B/I
C.J. Guerin
Thursday | 1pm–4pm | $420
10 Weeks | January 14 – March 17 | B/I
This class is geared toward students who have a basic
knowledge of materials and techniques, and who want to
create more dynamic paintings. Emphasis will be on
strengthening compositions, and learning techniques that help
the artist discover new ways of seeing. It is great for beginners
who want to be more creative and creative artists who are
stuck. There will be personal guidance and teacher demo at
each class.
Abstract Painting
Aleksandr Razin
Thursday | 1pm–4pm | $420
10 Weeks | January 14 – March 17 | AD
Students of all levels develop a working knowledge of abstract
painting that challenges them to see and interpret in new
ways. Using oils, acrylics, or pastel, students will learn color,
line, movement, and form, through individual instruction.
Subjects include landscape and still life, as well as nonrepresentational forms.
Figure Painting and Drawing
Sam Morrow
Thursday | 1:30pm–4:30pm | $470
10 Weeks | January 14 – March 17 | I/AD
Alex McFarlane
Thursday | 7pm–10pm | $470
10 Weeks | January 14 – March 17 | I/AD
Basic Painting
Students can work in acrylics, watercolors, pastels or oils. This
course that will offer a comprehensive foundation in painting
for both beginners and those who wish to practice and brush
up on their painting skills. Using simple still life as the vehicle,
learn how to do preparatory studies and compose with a
limited focus. Color lessons explore the key attributes of color.
Impressionism & Beyond:
Painting & Drawing from the Traditions
Dmitri Wright
Friday | 9am–12pm | $420
10 Weeks | January 15 – March 18 | B/I
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Friday | 1pm–4pm | $420
10 Weeks | January 15 – March 18 | B/I
Discover the techniques and methods used by the
Impressionist masters, while developing your own style.
Students learn how to discover their own voice as an artist and
experience artistic freedom through methods of building upon
the student’s natural ability. Demonstrations and lectures are
presented weekly. All materials are welcomed.
The Art of Academic Painting
Justin Wiest
Friday | 9:30am–12:30pm | $470
10 Weeks | January 15 – March 18 | I/AD
In this course on the art and practice of figure you will learn
from observation, acquire strategies of organizing visual
information and study historic precedent, while you work to
render convincing and compelling likenesses of the model in
oil. You will cover planar modeling; rendering tone and
temperature; and color mixing relationships, throughout the
class. Class time includes demonstrations, critiques, and open
painting.
This is a course for those who have a basic knowledge of
painting with oils. Students can choose to work from models,
still life, or the landscape. Proportion, articulation and flow,
planes, values and construction of the human torso will also be
covered. Understanding opacity and translucency is vital to
obtaining three-dimensional effects. There will be
demonstrations and commentary on the history of color.
Basic Drawing & Painting
Painting: Abstract
This course will offer a comprehensive foundation in drawing
and painting for both beginners and those who wish to
practice and brush up on their painting skills. Learn basic
techniques with an accessible and non-intimidating approach.
Using simple still life as the vehicle, learn how to do
preparatory studies and compose with a limited focus, value
relationships.
Learn how to gain understanding of the language of
abstraction through paint. Learn about juxtaposition of colors
and shapes. Discover a new non-representational way of
viewing the world. Experiment with scale, proportion, materials
and texture. Practice design and composition. Participate in
specially designed drawing exercises to develop your own
visual language.
ALL – All Levels
AD –Advanced
Natasha Karpinskaia
Friday | 9:30am–12:30pm | $420
8 Weeks | January 29 – March 18 | I/AD
Liza Masalimova
Friday | 1:30pm–3:30pm | $350
10 Weeks | January 15 – March 18 | ALL
B - Beginning
I - Intermediate
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Acrylic Painting
Steven Parton
Friday | 10am–1pm | $390
9 Weeks | January 15 – March 18 | B/I
Course will not meet on February 12
Demonstrations will show you how to build a painting using
old master and impressionist techniques. Students move from
canvas preparation through the completion of the painting
using still life and photographs. Learn to design your painting
in a clear, concise manner from drawing to completion. Each
student will receive individual attention and have fun.
Beginning Watercolor:
The Fundamentals and Beyond
Christy Gallagher
Saturday | 9:30am–12:30pm | $400
8 Weeks | January 23 – March 19 | ALL
Course will not meet on February 13
Painting from perceptional observation requires handling and
understanding the action of paint on paper to achieve the
freshness and immediacy of the medium. Composition and
design, building formal concepts of form, color intensity and
temperature will expand confidence. We will work from still life
and the model. Included are demonstrations, individual and
class critiques.
Drawing & Painting in Combination
Alex McFarlane
Saturday | 9:30am–12:30pm | $400
8 Weeks | January 23 – March 19 | B/I
Course will not meet on February 13
This course is designed to instruct students in the
fundamentals of drawing, composition and the basic
techniques of painting. Mixing and applying paint will be
demonstrated. Subjects such as still life, figure and landscape
will be covered. Those who wish to draw exclusively are guided
from a beginning thumbnail to a finished presentation.
Likewise, the painters will learn their craft step-by-step.
Landscape Painting
Charles Cunningham
Saturday | 9:30am–12:30pm | $280
6 Weeks | January 30 – March 19 | ALL
Course will not meet on February 13
Students will paint from observation outside (weather
permitting) or work inside working from a photo. Basic
techniques, depth and realistic approaches to painting will be
covered. Students can work in a medium of their choice. There
will be demonstrations and one-on-one instruction.
PAINTING WORKSHOPS
Portrait Painting Workshop
Liza Masalimova
Monday & Tuesday | 10am–3pm | $240
Two-Day | January 4 & 5 | B
This workshop will teach you how to mix flesh tones, render
facial features, and create the illusion of depth through light
and color. Lectures and daily demonstrations will show you the
techniques and approaches to capture a likeness and create a
successful composition. Students can work in a medium of
their choice, oil, acrylic, pastel or egg tempera. Open to artists
of all levels.
Advanced Watercolor Painting
Charles Reid
Monday–Friday | 9:30am–3pm | $700
Five-Day | January 4 – 8 | ALL
This workshop is for the advanced watercolorists. Through
demonstration and hands-on participation, students will work
from the model. Specific attention will be devoted to brush
techniques, color mixing, defining and connecting values and
shapes in the tonal process for pictorial expression.
Exploring Abstraction
Natasha Karpinskaia
Tuesday - Friday | 10am–3pm | $460
Four-Day | January 5 – 8 | I/AD
This is an intensive four-day workshop for students who wish to
take their painting to the next level. We discuss different
theories and ideas that are the core of abstract art. See how
emotions and feelings that are hard to express in realistic terms
can translate into abstract images. This workshop will include
individual and group critiques.
Painterly Approach Workshop
Mary Beth McKenzie
Wednesday–Friday | 9am–3:30pm | $575
Three-Day | January 6 – 8 | AD
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Wednesday–Friday | 9am–3:30pm | $575
Three-Day | April 6 – 8 | AD
Students will work in oil from the model, focusing on drawing,
composition, color and value. The underlying abstract
relationships created by the use of shape and colors are
significant elements of a painting, and students will be
encouraged to think in these terms. Individual attention will be
given to all students. Included is a discussion of the artist’s
work and demonstrations in oil.
Sunday Afternoon Painters
Christine Goldbach
Sunday | 1:30pm–4:30pm | $350
8 Weeks | January 24 – March 20 | ALL
Course will not meet on February 14
No time during the week to work on your art? Then this class is
for you. We will work on a variety of subjects from landscape,
still life and figure. Composition, perspective, color mixing and
tone will be covered. It is time to get your creative juices
flowing.
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Painting with Egg Tempera
Color, Form and Composition:
Matisse’s Foundational Secretes for Creating
Balance/ Harmony
Dmitri Wright
Thursday & Friday | 10:30am–4pm | $250
Two-Day | January 7 & 8 | ALL
This workshop is open to artists of all schools of expression.
Foundational elements of Matisse’s work will be our guide.
Learn the secrets of what makes a work balanced, vibrant and
simple, yet complex and sophisticated. The foundations of the
academy, modern color theory, and narrative themes will be
explored. Learn how to transition your work from one style to
another. All media welcomed.
Figure Painting Monoprints
Liza Masalimova
Friday | 10am–4pm | $150
One-Day | January 8 | ALL
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Sunday | 10am–4pm | $150
One-Day | February 21 | ALL
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Friday | 10am–4pm | $150
One-Day | April 8 | ALL
Nearly Brushless Painting:
Techniques using Alternative Tools and Methods
Inez Andrucyk
Sunday | 10am–3pm | $150
One-Day | January 24 | B/I
Explore brushless painting and drawing techniques in order to
create new and unusual styles. Learn many ways to create
layers, textures, backgrounds, values, blends, transparencies,
while adding tone and dimension to artwork. Discover
painterly effects caused by canvas while using unconventional
tools. This is an exploratory class combining the elements of
art with aesthetic experimentation, thoughtfully or instinctually.
Acrylic: Pours, Pools and Puddles
Derek Leka
Saturday | 10am–2pm | $175
One-Day | February 6 | ALL
We will explore the possibilities with pouring medium and
other liquid acrylics. This is a fun hands-on day and no prior art
experience is necessary. Pouring medium is non-toxic, has no
fumes and dries relatively quickly. The methods for color
mixing and a variety of application techniques will be part of
the process. Please bring a Bristol pad.
Take your figure drawing and painting to the next level in this
unique workshop, which seamlessly combines printmaking with
the figure. Working from a live model, students will paint onto
plexi-glass sheets. Then, we will be print onto paper to create a
one of a kind print. This process can be done with or without a
press. Demonstrations and lectures will be given.
Sources of Image:
Painting the Romantic Landscape
Mitche Kunzman
Tuesday & Thursday | 1pm–4pm | $220
4 Sessions | January 12, 14 19 & 21 | B/I
We all want our paintings to be beautiful. The student will
explore the sources of subject and style in their own work.
Each session will include in-depth studio demonstrations of
painting techniques and provide fascinating art history
comparisons to encourage each student to bring out the
beauty in their own work.
Color: The Color of Winter
Derek Leka
Saturday | 10am–2pm | $175
One-Day | January 23 | ALL
This workshop will explore the unique color of the winter
landscape. We will look at direct daylight, overcast light and
the night lighting, to expose this particular color scheme. We
will look at other artists both historically and present day
masters have handled winter color. Working from photos, learn
how to create an unmistakable, authentic winter scene. Please
see supply list.
The Acrylic Painters Essentials Kit
Derek Leka
Saturday | 10am–2pm | $175
One-Day | February 20 | ALL
There are products and tools that all acrylic artists need to
function in a variety of scenarios and challenges. These specific
mediums, brushes, palette knives, gessos, varnishes and other
mundane tools you must have. You will get a chance to work
with these things in great detail and experiment with how they
may be used. This is open to all skill levels. Don’t miss out on
this essential information.
Introduction to Encaustic (Hot Wax) Painting
Nash Hyon
Sunday | 10am–3pm | $150
One-Day | February 21 | ALL
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Saturday | 10am–3pm | $150
One-Day | April 9 | ALL
Love how encaustic paintings look? Want to know more about
it and try it out without a large investment of time or materials?
In this workshop you will learn all the basics including, tools,
techniques, and safety. After demonstrations, you will have
time to work hands-on with this unique and historic medium
that is gaining popularity among all types of artists. The school
will supply all of the equipment. Please see our website for
additional materials you should bring.
Your Dancing Brush at the Intersection of
Music and Paint
Dmitri Wright
Saturday & Sunday | 10am–3pm | $250
Two-Day | February 27 & 28 | ALL
Capture the music within and through your dancing brush.
Discover where the academy meets the modern through the
musical genre of classical and jazz. Create a new form of
freedom in your brush strokes in experiencing the Jazzical.
Color and motion will be discussed. All media, all levels
welcomed.
ALL – All Levels
B - Beginning
I - Intermediate
AD –Advanced
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Perspective for the Landscape Painter
Derek Leka
Saturday | 10am–2pm | $175
One-Day | March 5 | ALL
This workshop will cover basic techniques for creating a
believable landscape painting that will convey the illusion of
depth onto a flat canvas. You will learn various landscape
perspective techniques such as layering, overlapping, the use
of diagonals, changes in scale and blurred edges. Finally, the
use of warm/cool colors and atmospheric perspective will tie it
all together into a single powerful image. Please see supply
list.
A Conceptual Approach to Abstract and
Non-objective Painting
Alex McFarlane
Sunday | 9:30am–4pm | $165
One-Day | March 6 | B/I
Technically, the way one starts a painting determines the
direction it will take, but before you put paint to canvas, what
are you thinking about? In the twentieth century, abstract
painting was a rigorous pursuit of discovery. The laurel wreath
was reserved for those who expressed a concept that
supported the paint. We are well into the twenty-first century.
What are the options for abstract and non-objective painting
today?
Painting Reflections on Water, Glass and
Other Surfaces
David Dunlop
Saturday | 10am–3pm | $165
One-Day | March 12 | ALL
Learn how to paint distorted illusions of space, motion and
perspective generated by reflections on water, glass and other
shiny surfaces from metal to polished fruit. We examine how to
evoke the complexities of fractured reflections found in moving
water, street puddles, lakes, cylinders and spheres. We
examine the history of painting reflections and their distortions
for the past 500 years. Demonstrations using oil, acrylics,
watercolor and mixed media.
Ukrainian Egg Dyeing
Liza Masalimova
Sunday | 11:30am–3:30pm | $120
One-Day | March 13 | ALL
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Wednesday | 10am – 2pm | $120
One-Day | March 23 | ALL
Learn the ancient art of Ukrainian egg decorating called
Pysanky. Participants will get a hands-on experience using the
unique techniques needed to create these colorful
masterpieces. Using beeswax and dye to create gorgeous
designs and colorful patterns on your eggs. Your egg can be
made into beautiful Christmas ornaments, stocking stuffers,
jewelry and so much more! Supplies provided by the school.
Teens ages 14 and up are welcome.
Home Décor Workshop: Decorating without
Stencils
Gary Speziale
Sunday | 10:30am–4pm | $150
One-Day | March 13 | B/I
Can you trace? Can you paint by numbers? Are you willing to
rummage through the history of art and take what you like
home with you? Then put away those messy stencils – there is a
better way to go about decorative painting in your home. This
workshop will give you a new strategy to realize your sweetest
home décor dreams.
Inventing Creative & Unusual Grounds for
Canvas: Board or Watercolor Paper
Inez Andrucyk
Tuesday | 10am–4pm | $150
One-Day | March 13 | B/I
Create a number of new and unusual surfaces that you will be
able to use later for your drawings and/or paintings. These
grounds can be used to enhance realistic or abstract work, in
any medium. Brushless painting, exposure to various painting
mediums, alternative tools for texture, layers, blending, adding
tone, transparency, and dimension to artwork will be covered.
Soft Body Acrylics:
Where have you been all my life?
Derek Leka
Saturday | 10am–2pm | $175
One-Day | March 19 | ALL
We will all alter our heavy body paints to achieve smoother
working properties. Soft body paints are already there! You will
work from your own photographs or a still life set up, your
choice, using soft body acrylics alone. You will quickly learn
that these bright, saturated, smooth, fast, and versatile paint
bodies are a must for your working studio practice. Please
bring a Bristol pad.
Exploring Painting and Drawing the Figure
with Various Media
Nomi Silverman
Monday - Wednesday | 10am–2pm | $280
Three-Day | April 4 – 6 | ALL
Have you ever wanted to experiment with different media, but
did not want to make the commitments? This workshop is an
exploration of the techniques, materials and equipment. Egg
tempera, pen & ink, silverpoint are just some of the media
explored and demonstrated each day. Students will have an
opportunity to experiment with each media. The school
provides all the materials.
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New Horizons and Old Traditions in Landscape
Painting (Oil, Watercolor and Acrylic)
David Dunlop
Monday–Friday | 10am–3pm | $700
Five-Day | April 4 – 8 | ALL
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Monday–Wednesday | 10am–3pm | $450
Three-Day | April 11 – 13 | ALL
Learn techniques and traditions of “Old Master” landscape
painters from Rembrandt to Turner; Claude of Lorraine to the
American Hudson River painters. There will be demonstrations
of the Dutch 17th Century painters in oils; French
Impressionists and their palette choices, brushstrokes,
compositions and color theories; Hudson River painters will
trace their European influences, drawing and design system.
We will conclude with contemporary currents in landscape
painting including new materials and media. Demonstrations in
watercolor and oil daily, followed by personal attention and
counsel.
Botanical Watercolors Simplified
Lisa Arnold
Tuesday | 10am–2pm | $120
One-Day | April 5 | ALL
This workshop is for those who want to closely observe and
then create a true watercolor rendering of dried flowers, leaves
or gourds in a very accurate fashion. This classical style makes
you hone in on your skills and observe. The instructor will give
demonstrations and one-on-one instruction. All levels are
welcome.
Landscape Painting Workshop
Carey Parks Schwartz
Tuesday & Wednesday | 10am–2pm | $210
Two-Day | April 5 & 6 | B/I
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Tuesday & Wednesday | 10am–2pm | $210
Two-Day | April 12 & 13 | B/I
Learn how to make dynamic landscape paintings through the
creation of strong compositions; rich color mixtures, and
expressive brushstrokes. There will be simple step-by-step
instruction using landscape photographs that will be provided
in class (or students may use their own photos). Class exercises,
demonstrations and handouts will be provided.
Self-Portraits in Oils
Heidi Harrington
Wednesday – Friday | 10am–2:30pm | $275
Three-Day | April 6 – 8 | ALL
Yes, you are the model! Self-portraits are an excellent way to
strengthen your hold on portraiture in general. This three-day
workshop teaches painting in oils on canvas or acrylic with
individual attention given to each student. It will cover subjects
of tone, composition, color ideas and much more. The first
morning is given to charcoal drawing exercises. This workshop
is suitable for all levels.
ALL – All Levels
B - Beginning
I - Intermediate
Intuition and Imagination: Painting your
Narrative with Color, Line and Symbols
Dmitri Wright
Thursday & Friday | 10am–3pm | $250
Two-Day | April 7 & 8 | ALL
We will explore the divergent styles of Cezanne, Gauguin,
Matisse and other masters. Students will select their favorite
artistic influence. From this influence we will dispense with
academic representational forms and light to explore plastic
space and geometric form, symbolism, line, and color as
emotion. As these artists created new ways such as Cubism
and Fauvism, we will evoke new models for ourselves.
Repurpose your Watercolor Paintings
Derek Leka
Saturday | 10am–2pm | $175
One-Day | April 9 | ALL
All watercolorists have piles and piles of studies and
experiments that have been discarded but kept in storage. You
will bring all of these in and repurpose them. Old works can be
torn apart and reassembled with matte medium as new works.
Then they can be painted into and have new life. Breathe life
into your old discarded works and have fun doing it.
Introduction to Oil Painting
Alex McFarlane
Saturday | 9:30am–4pm | $165
One-Day | April 9 | B
This workshop is for beginners and those who wish to review
the technical aspects of oil painting. Creating a composition,
using brushes, applying paint, and modeling paint will be
demonstrated. I will demonstrate each step in an oil painting
on my canvas. You will follow each step on your canvas. Both
teacher and student alike will create a beautifully composed
and executed painting by the end of the workshop.
Come Alive in Spring: The Poetry of Petals
Dmitri Wright
Wednesday | 10:30am–4pm | $150
One-Day | April 13 | ALL
Experience Monet’s method to painting. Enhance your artwork;
learn to integrate Monet’s style into your own technique in
expressing the light of the Flower through your brush.
Students will bring in and set up their own floral still life as
reference material to paint from. Oils and/or acrylics welcome.
There will be a demonstration of Monet created soft
interpretations of flowers as flecks of light.
Color Field Painting
Lisa Arnold
Thursday | 10am–2pm | $120
One-Day | April 14 | ALL
This workshop will teach you how to create a powerful or
subtle color field when using acrylics. It is all about color
application, using only the primaries with black and white for
further understanding of color theory and usage. Create
numerous thumbnails for color exploration before moving on
to large canvases.
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Tour of the American Impressionists:
A Day at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dmitri Wright
Friday | 10am–3pm | $125
One-Day | April 15 | ALL
The Art of Assemblage
Martha Bloom
Monday | 1pm–4pm | $350
8 Weeks | January 25 – March 21 | ALL
Course will not meet on February 15
Learn directly from the Masters of Impressionism. Tour of
selected American and European Impressionists’ housed in the
MET. Become a connoisseur of the method by studying the
under painting and layer effects of the masters who produced
such luminosity by using the methods of looking, seeing,
insight, vision and inspiration. The group will meet at the MET
at 10am.
Assemblage is three-dimensional collage and is a current and
major art medium. The transformation of collected or found
objects can reflect the nature of what the world is made of
while being allowed the freedom to transcend the ordinary.
Being able to use an immeasurable array of materials opens up
transformative and adventurous fields of ever expanding
expression.
Color: Quinacridones, What are they and why
these colors should be on your palette!
Collage & Abstraction: Mixed Media
Derek Leka
Saturday | 10am–2pm | $175
One-Day | April 16 | ALL
This is part of my ongoing open-ended color series workshops
and will be hands-on. We will explore in depth six of the
quinacridone colors. Covered: mixing them with water, white,
yellow, blue and green, to expose their many faces. Experience
first hand the vibrancy, versatility and unique mixtures. Paints
will be provided, just bring brushes, a Bristol pad and most
importantly your curiosity to this fun eye-opening day!
Basic Techniques of Watercolors
Alex McFarlane
Saturday | 9:30am–4pm | $165
One-Day | April 16 | B
Contrary to popular belief, watercolors are not a “hit or miss”
medium. One can correct and build a watercolor by painting
areas many times without losing the transparency and
crispness of the colors. There will be demonstrations of all the
basic techniques; wet on dry, wet on wet, transitional tones,
glazing, dry brush, etc. Discover that watercolors can be very
relaxing and satisfying.
Inez Andrucyk
Monday | 7pm–9pm | $350
8 Weeks | January 25 – March 21 | ALL
Course will not meet on February 15
Create your personal visual language through the use of
acrylic, watercolor, ink, and collage techniques. Explore
composition, color, texture, patterns and movement through
the use of conventional and not so conventional tools for
applying paint, paper, fabric with glues, gels, layers, flows,
transparencies, and picture and word transfers. This method
tends to uncover meaningful personal stories, which are often
surprising even to the artist who created them.
Mixed Media Exploration
Natasha Karpinskaia
Wednesday | 9:30am–12:30pm | $350
8 Weeks | January 27 – March 16 | I/AD
Mixed media is about freedom of expression and play. This
class will look at different approaches to mixed media work,
including painting, drawing, monotypes, and found or recycled
materials. We will experiment with stencils, stamping, oil
pastels, crayons, collage, decoupage and wet paint. We can
use both abstract and figurative imagery. The focus will be on
developing a personal visual language.
Painting with or without Mixed Media
Inez Andrucyk
Saturday | 9:30am–12:30pm | $350
8 Weeks | January 23 – March 19 | ALL
Course will not meet on February 13
MIXED MEDIA / COLLAGE
Using motion, action and gravity with relationships between
your art materials. Learn many ways to create layers, textures,
backgrounds, values, stencils, blends, transparencies, while
adding tone and dimension to artwork. Discover painterly
effects caused by canvas dipping, dripping poking, gravity,
while using unconventional tools. This is an exploratory course
combing the elements of art with aesthetic experimentation,
thoughtfully or instinctually.
Collage & Mixed Media
Mark Freedman
Monday | 10am–1pm | $315
7 Weeks | January 25 – March 21 | B/I
Course will not meet on February 15 & March 14
Collage and mixed media are highly effective processes that
will enhance any artist’s composition, color and creative skills.
Learn about the rich and mainly unexplored world of collage
and mixed media and the artists who used this medium to
create beautiful, thought-provoking work.
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MIXED MEDIA /
COLLAGE WORKSHOPS
Exploring Collage & Mixed Media
Natasha Karpinskaia
Wednesday - Friday | 10am – 2pm | $240
Three-Day | January 13 – 15 | ALL
Mixed media is about freedom of expression and play. This
workshop will look at different approaches to mixed media
work, including painting, drawing, monotypes, and found or
recycled materials. We will experiment with stencils, stamping,
oil pastels, crayons, collage, decoupage, wet paint, image
transfer, etc. Discover new ways and have fun.
Photo Encaustic: The Beauty of Wax & Images
Jill Skupin Burkholder
Saturday & Sunday | 10am–4pm | $300
Two-Day | January 30 & 31 | I/AD
This workshop introduces photographers to the creative
possibilities of using hot beeswax and pigments to enhance
images and explore mixed media materials. Learn the basics of
working with encaustic materials plus the techniques
photographers need to incorporate this seductive medium.
Discover the best methods for preparing digital images with
the detail and local contrast needed in encaustic work.
Experiment with adding images at different stages.
Collage Workshop
Jane Lubin
Friday | 10am–4pm | $120
One-Day | February 12 | ALL
Using found images, collected items such as jewelry, buttons,
ribbons or small statuettes, and paint in a spontaneous
marriage of words, images and color, much as the surrealists
did when they used the technique of automatic drawing. This
method tends to uncover meaningful personal stories, which
are often surprising even to the artist who created them. See
how these spontaneous works speak to your life experiences.
Introduction to Encaustic (Hot Wax) Painting
Nash Hyon
Sunday | 10am–3pm | $150
One-Day | February 21 | ALL
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Saturday | 10am–3pm | $150
One-Day | April 9 | ALL
Ukrainian Egg Dyeing
Liza Masalimova
Sunday | 11:30am–4:30pm | $120
One-Day | March 13 | ALL
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Wednesday | 10am – 2pm | $120
One-Day | March 23 | ALL
Learn the ancient art of Ukrainian egg decorating called
Pysanky. Participants will get a hands-on experience using the
unique techniques needed to create these colorful
masterpieces. Using beeswax and dye to create gorgeous
designs and colorful patterns on your eggs. Your egg can be
made into beautiful Christmas ornaments, stocking stuffers,
jewelry and so much more! Supplies provided by the school.
Teens ages 14 and up are welcome.
Decoupage Plates
Nash Hyon
Friday | 6:30pm–9:30pm | $110
One-Day | March 11 | ALL
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Sunday | 1pm–4pm | $110
One-Day | March 20 | ALL
Make unique glass plates done with decoupage-cut and glued
paper-that make great gifts for all occasions. Any type of
imagery, color and the ability to personalize these plates let
you express your creative ideas. The plates can be used for
display or serving. No experience necessary. All materials will
be provided. These plates are fun and quick to create-come
join us. Teens ages 14 and up are welcome.
Altered Books:
Transform Old Books into New Art
Jane Lubin
Friday | 10am–4pm | $120
One-Day | April 1 | ALL
Create a new and unique piece of art by transforming an old or
discarded book. Students will sculpt their books using the
pages to create windows and doors, or print can be used as a
design element for chosen words, altering or creating new
meanings. Pages can be worked using addition, subtraction,
collage, and painting, folding or adding embellishments to an
old friend, the book.
Encaustic on Paper with Collage
Nash Hyon
Saturday & Sunday | 10am–3pm | $275
Two-Day | April 16 & 17 | ALL
Love how encaustic paintings look? Want to know more about
it and try it out without a large investment of time or materials?
In this workshop you will learn all the basics including, tools,
techniques, and safety. After demonstrations, you will have
time to work hands-on with this unique and historic medium
that is gaining popularity among all types of artists. The school
will supply all of the equipment. Please see our website for
additional materials you should bring.
Students will work primarily with encaustic medium on 300 lb.
watercolor paper. The medium acts as glue to layer and
collage in elements such as other papers, fabric, etc. Simple
monoprint and transfer techniques will also be demonstrated.
No painting experience necessary. Students bring their own
watercolor paper and items to collage. See website for supply
list.
ALL – All Levels
AD –Advanced
B - Beginning
I - Intermediate
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PHOTOGRAPHY
Photography Studio
Students supply all cameras and camera equipment,
photographic paper, and film.
Introduction to Digital Photography
Bruce Dunbar
Monday | 10am–12pm | $380
8 Weeks | January 25 – March 21 | B/I
Course will not meet on February 15
Students will learn the basics of the digital camera.
Photographic principles such as aperture, shutter speed, and
film speed will be discussed, as well as creativity and
composition needed to make digital images. Some in-class
shooting will be done. Some assignments will be given.
Students should bring their digital camera, manual, and flash
drive to class.
Intermediate Digital Photography
Bruce Dunbar
Monday | 7pm–10pm | $260
5 Weeks | February 22 – March 21 | I/AD
This is a continuation of the Basic Digital Photography course.
This course is also suitable for those who have a basic understanding of the concepts covered in the Basic course. Sessions
focus on the digital camera controls in order to gain
proficiency with the digital camera and to encourage creative
development. Some in-class shooting will be done. Students
should bring digital camera, manual, and flash drive to class.
Basic Digital Photography
Elyse Shapiro
Tuesday | 1:30pm–3:30pm | $380
8 Weeks | January 12 – March 1 | B
Learn the technical aspects of camera operation and the art of
composition. Using the camera more creatively as well as
navigating through menus, modes and options can be
overwhelming; a goal of this class is to simplify the process.
Downloading, storage and sharing will also be covered.
The Fine Art of Black & White Photography
Bruce Dunbar
Wednesday | 9:30am–12:30pm | $460
10 Weeks | January 20 – March 23 | ALL
This is an all-level course for those wishing to learn or refine
their techniques and ideas. Emphasis is placed on the printing
process and presentation of images. Demonstrations, critiques,
and slide lecture presentations will be given as a means to
investigate creativity, as well as to gain insight into creating
ideas and understanding concepts of black and white
photographs. Students provide camera, film, and printing
paper.
Photography Projects
Elyse Shapiro
Friday | 10am–12pm | $260
5 Weeks | January 15 – February 12 | I/AD
This course deals with a specific project each week. Learn
photographic techniques: portraiture, landscape, action, still
life, street photography and documentary photography. There
will be discussions that will be centered on maximizing camera
settings to match specific subjects. Lighting, working flow and
editing will also be discussed. There will be in-class and home
assignments. This course is suitable for people who have a
basic level of understanding of their camera.
Advanced Digital Photography
Elyse Shapiro
Friday | 10am–12pm | $260
5 Weeks | February 26 – March 25 | AD
This on-going course is suitable for photographers who want
to refine their technical and creative skills. Presentations on
historical and contemporary photography are meant to inspire
and further develop your personal style. Weekly assignments
will be reviewed and discussed in class. Open to all
photographers who have a working knowledge of their
camera.
PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS
Basics of your Digital Camera
Bruce Dunbar
Saturday | 10am–2pm | $95
One-Day | February 6 | B
Become familiar and comfortable with your digital camera’s
either point and shoot or DSLR 35mm style. We will go over all
the basic controls of the digital camera. Students will also learn
photography terms and learn the icons that appear on the
camera’s LCD screen. Learn by seeing some examples, and by
doing some shooting in class.
Photo Encaustic: The Beauty of Wax & Images
Jill Skupin Burkholder
Saturday & Sunday | 10am–4pm | $300
Two-Day | January 30 & 31 | I/A
Photographers will be introduced to the creative possibilities
of using hot beeswax and pigments to enhance images and
explore mixed media materials. Learn the basics of working
with encaustic materials plus the techniques photographers
need to incorporate this seductive medium. Discover the best
methods for preparing digital images with the detail and local
contrast needed in encaustic work. Experiment with adding
images at different stages.
Shooting the Perfect Picture
Ingbet Grüttner
Sunday | 1pm–3:30pm | $125
One-Day | February 7 | ALL
Today photography is truly considered a fine art with an
aesthetic all its own. This workshop will give you the aesthetic
and technical ingredients required to create the perfect
photograph. There will be discussion on composition,
elements of design, exposure, lighting, depth of field. We will
examine the works of master and contemporary
photographers. Bring your photographs, laptop or i-Pad to
class for critique.
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DIGITAL IMAGING
Making the Most of Your Olympus
OM-D Camera
Dan Burkholder
Saturday & Sunday | 10am–4pm | $300
Two-Day | February 20 & 21 | ALL
Photoshop for Real Photographs:
Powerful Photoshop Tips and Techniques!
The Olympus OM-D mirrors less cameras offer a compact, fullfeatured solution to your serious image-making goals without
sacrificing optical excellence or photographic precision.
Master your camera’s menus once and for all. Prerequisites:
Participants should bring their Olympus OM-D camera. Models
featuring built-in WiFi are encouraged but not necessary. Don’t
forget extra batteries, USB cables and user manuals. Bring
iPads, iPhones (or other tablets) if you have them.
Photographing your Art
Patrick Vingo
Sunday | 1pm–3pm | $90
One-Day | March 6 | ALL
Creating a photographic record of your art for reproduction,
websites or submission to exhibits requires a high quality
image. We will demonstrate the equipment and techniques to
successfully photograph three and two-dimensional art, even
under glass, with consistent results every time at minimal
expense. Provide one or two samples of your work and learn
by doing. (Please bring a camera with manual settings for
f/stop and shutter speed.)
Power of Light
Ingbet Grüttner
Sunday | 1pm–3:30pm | $125
One-Day | March 6 | ALL
Lighting is the most important element in photography. This
hands-on workshop will introduce you to a range of lighting
techniques used in portraiture, fashion and video. During
studio shooting sessions, students will learn to take control of
various lighting situations by working with tungsten lamps,
reflectors and umbrellas. Natural lighting will be covered in the
second half. Bring your camera or i-Phone.
Dan Burkholder
Wednesday & Thursday | 10am–4pm | $300
Two-Day | January 13 & 14 | I/A
Learn the parts of Photoshop that are made for photographers
like you! Learn easy, yet powerful techniques in Photoshop to
add beauty and intrigue to your images with his decades in
both the classic darkroom and the digital arena. Prerequisites:
Participants should be comfortable with the basics of
Photoshop Layers and Curves. Bring a laptop running
Photoshop CS5 or later with enough storage space to hold
your images.
Sketching with the Brushes Redux & Art Studio
App: Editing on the iPhone or iPad
Enid Hatton
Monday | 1pm–3pm | $180
5 Weeks | February 22 – March 22 | ALL
No need to pack pencils or binder - just sketch on the fly with
your chosen device, one that is inconspicuously resident with
you most all the time. We will sketch on the grounds of
Silvermine or in the studio. Bring a painting and paints that you
are currently working on to class to experiment electronically
with different solutions for a final piece of art. Students must
provide iPhone (iPhone5 and above) or iPad (iPad2 and above),
stylus and traditional sketching supplies. Students must
download three (3) necessary apps before class: 1) Art Studio
($4.99); 2) Paper Camera ($1.99); 3) Brushes (free).
PRINTMAKING
Printmaking Studio
The school provides a fully equipped printmaking studio with
processing materials. Students supply all paper, inks, paints
and drawing materials. The school provides a fully equipped
printmaking studio with processing materials. Students supply
all paper, inks, paints and drawing materials.
Silvermine Open Studios
Monitor: Michael Zack
Tuesday | 1pm-5pm | $20 per session
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Monitor: Natasha Karpinskaia
Wednesday | 9:30am–1pm | $20 per session
This open studio gives currently enrolled students and Guild
Artist members an opportunity to work on their own projects,
or to improve their skills. This is not an instructional course.
Participants must have printmaking experience.
ALL – All Levels
B - Beginning
I - Intermediate
AD –Advanced
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Lithography: All Levels
Charles DeLong
Monday | 9:30am–12:30pm | $390
8 Weeks | January 25 – March 21 | I/AD
Course will not meet on February 15
This course is an in-depth study of the technical and visual
aspects of lithography. Lithography is the most direct form of
printmaking. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced
printmaker, this course presents the unique properties of
lithography. Special attention is given to the student’s personal
expression and how it translates within the medium. Students
should have drawing experience, but no prior printmaking
experience is required.
Linoleum and Wood Relief Printing
Charles Cunningham
Tuesday | 9:30am–12:30pm | $390
8 Weeks | February 2 – March 22 | ALL
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Wednesday | 6:30pm–9:30pm | $390
8 Weeks | February 3 – March 23 | ALL
Students will learn how to carve, ink and print their own
linoleum and wood block prints. Using wood and linoleum
blocks, students will create monochrome and color prints.
Reductive techniques, multi block registration and
combination with intaglio and monotype will be demonstrated.
Beginners and advanced students welcome. Demonstrations
will be given exhibiting the advantages and difficulties of the
medium.
Monotype Printmaking
Natasha Karpinskaia
Thursday | 9:30am–12:30pm | $390
8 Weeks | January 28 – March 17 | ALL
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Thursday | 1pm–4pm | $390
8 Weeks | January 28 – March 17 | ALL
Participants will learn all the basic techniques for creating
monotypes: multiple plates, chine colle’, stencils and viscosity.
It will focus on practicing, experimenting and letting the
process lead you to new innovations. Discover endless
possibilities as you print more. Emphasis is given to helping
each student develop a personal knowledge of the process.
PRINTMAKING WORKSHOPS
Figure Painting Monoprints
Liza Masalimova
Friday | 10am–4pm | $150
One-Day | January 8 | B/I
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Sunday | 10am–4pm | $150
One-Day | February 21 | B/I
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Friday | 10am–4pm | $150
One-Day | April 8 | B/I
Take your figure drawing and painting to the next level in this
unique workshop, which seamlessly combines printmaking with
the figure. Working from a live model, students will paint onto
plexi-glass sheets. Then, we will be print onto paper to create a
one of a kind print. This process can be done with or without a
press. Demonstrations and lectures will be given.
Printing without a Press
Natasha Karpinskaia
Sunday | 10am–4pm | $150
One-Day | March 21 | ALL
If you love spontaneity then this workshop is for you. It can be
as simple as a found relief stamp or as complicated as a multicolored monotype print. Most people do not have access to a
printing press, and the techniques we are going to learn in this
workshop will allow you to make prints anywhere. The materials
will be provided.
Printmaking using Monotypes, Collage and
Mixed Media!
Natasha Karpinskaia
Thursday & Friday | 10am–4pm | $250
Two-Day | April 14 & 15 | ALL
Create a series of monoprints in this two-day workshop and go
home with a new portfolio. Develop your spontaneity and
individuality. Bring some ideas to the workshop and see for
yourself how far you can go in a matter of hours. Several
interesting techniques will also be introduced. No previous
experience is necessary.
Experimental Printmaking
Martha Bloom
Friday | 11am–2pm | $460
10 Weeks | January 15 – March 18 | ALL
Working with this medium, especially attuned to the
sensibilities of the times. By mixing technical introductions and
their practice along with the intuitive nature of art making.
Finding your own work is a process of distilling themes and
techniques that ring true to the individual. Whatever medium
you may or may not have studied, experimental printmaking
can be a good vehicle for self-expression in a supportive and
productive atmosphere.
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SPECIAL STUDIES
Sogetsu Ikebana:
The Japanese Art of Flower Arrangement
Shizue Pleasanton
Wednesday | 10am-12pm | $350
10 Weeks | January 13 – March 16 | ALL
Experimental Enameling:
Beginning & Intermediate Levels
Gail Bradshaw
Tuesday | 10am–1pm | $460
10 Weeks | January 12 – March 22 | ALL
Course will not meet on January 26
Sogetsu Ikebana is much more than “Japanese flower
arranging,” it is a modern form of an ancient art of sculpture
with living materials. Students will learn the traditional
principles and aesthetic disciplines, combined with creative
energies to capture, express and enhance natural beauty.
Students should bring vessels, shears, pin-holders and plant
materials or you can purchase some plant materials from the
instructor for a nominal cost.
JEWELRY & SILVERSMITHING
Basic Jewelry & Silversmithing
Gail Bradshaw
Monday | 10am–1pm | $425
9 Weeks | January 11 – March 28 | B
Course
will not meet on January 18 & 25, February 15
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Tuesday | 6:30pm–9:30pm | $460
10 Weeks | January 12 – March 22 | B
Course will not meet on January 26
This course is an introduction to the fundamentals of making
jewelry. Projects are tailored to build proficiency with
techniques and tools. The first task of sawing can be
challenging initially, however, it is a critical element of jewelry
fabrication. Projects include: riveted design for acquiring basic
skills; fabrication of a bezel for a cabochon. Students with
some skills will be able to expand their abilities with different
projects.
Jewelry & Silversmithing: Level 2
Gail Bradshaw
Monday | 6:30pm–9:30pm | $425
9 Weeks | January 11 – March 28 | B/I
Course
will not meet on January 18 & 25, February 15
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Wednesday | 10am–1pm | $460
10 Weeks | January 13 – March 23 | B/I
Course will not meet on January 27
This course expands on the fabrication techniques learned in
the Basic Jewelry course. Project choices are flexible and focus
on student needs and on enhancing the student’s skill set.
These techniques include fold forming, anticlastic raising,
keum-boo, fused chain, design composition, plus others.
Requirements: Basic Jewelry and Silversmithing, or equivalent.
Capture the luminosity of reflected light in one-of-a-kind
enamel art. This is a very forgiving and fun medium with a
breathtaking surprise when the kiln door is opened! These are
not the enamels you learned in school or at camp. The
medium has been transformed with the use of unconventional
materials and techniques. New as well as traditional techniques
will be explored.
Continuing Techniques in Jewelry
Gail Bradshaw
Wednesday | 1pm–4pm | $460
10 Weeks | January 13 – March 23 | I/A
Course will not meet on January 27
This continuing class is designed for students with more
intermediate level skills. Students will have an opportunity to
refine existing skills and take their abilities to the next level.
These techniques include fold forming, anticlastic raising,
keum-boo, fused chain, design composition, plus others.
Students work on individually selected projects. Requirements:
Basic Jewelry and Silversmithing, Level 2 Basic or equivalent.
Jewelry & Metalsmithing:
Introduction & Intermediate
Rachel Morris
Wednesday | 6pm–9pm | $460
10 Weeks | January 13 – March 23 | ALL
Course will not meet on January 27
Learn the fundamentals of fabrication techniques for jewelry
and working with metal through demonstrations and hands-on
work. Become familiar with the tools of the trade: saws,
hammers, torches, and more, as you learn the basics of cutting,
filing, texturing, soldering, finishing/polishing, and stone
setting. Students are asked to bring their materials to the first
class. A limited selection of material may also be purchased
from the instructor.
Viking Knit Jewelry Workshop
Viola Galetta
Thursday | 10am–12pm | $120
3 Weeks | January 14 – 28 | ALL
Viking Knitting is a perfect course for the person who has
always wanted to learn the art of jewelry making. Viking knit is
an ancient wire knitting technique developed and used mostly
in Northern Europe that has been adapted to make beautiful
jewelry, enhancing them with beads. You will make a silver wire
bracelet enhanced with beads. An additional materials fee is to
be paid to the instructor.
The Art of Bead Stringing
Viola Galetta
Thursday | 10am–12pm | $120
3 Weeks | February 4 – 18 | ALL
Using various sizes and shapes of seed beads allows you to
create wonderful designs that can be translated to necklaces,
bracelets or earrings. Techniques such as Peyote, Herringbone,
Cellini spiral, Dutch spiral and surrounding Cabochons will be
taught during this course. An additional materials fee is to be
paid to the instructor.
ALL – All Levels
B - Beginning
I - Intermediate
AD –Advanced
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Sparkly Earrings
Viola Galetta
Thursday | 10am–12pm | $120
3 Weeks | February 25 – March 10 | ALL
These earrings are so beautiful, yet easy to make for anyone
who likes to work with seed beads. Using needle and thread
and construct layers of beads, different colors that would
compliment each other, around a circular base. Finally finishing
off with sparkly crystals. Materials can be purchased from the
instructor, $20, depending on choice of beads.
The Art of Kumihimo Braiding with Beads
Workshop
Viola Galetta
Thursday | 10am–12pm | $120
3 Weeks | March 17 - 31 | ALL
Kumihimo braiding is an ancient Japanese art of making
colorful beaded bracelets by using cord, beads and a foam
disk. Many design variations are possible with this technique
and each creation will be unique and dazzling. Instructor will
supply Kumihimo kits, beads and cord. Additional supplies will
be available for purchase from instructor. No experience
necessary.
Fridays: All Day Fridays:
All Day Jewelry Studios
Rachel Morris
Friday | 10am–7pm | $15 for three hours
3 Sessions | January 15, February 12 & March 11 | ALL
Open to Silvermine Members and currently enrolled students
who have completed a minimum of either Basic/Foundation
Jewelry or equivalent. The Jewelry Open Studio allows
students to work on their own independent projects. Only
members who can exhibit sufficient skills and knowledge of
equipment will be granted studio access. Students must
provide their own materials. While a studio monitor is in
attendance, this is not an instructional course. Space is limited.
JEWELRY & SILVERSMITHING
WORKSHOPS
Cloisonne Enameling Workshop
Joanne Conant
Thursday & Friday | 10am–4pm | $275
Two-Day | January 7 & 8 | ALL
Explore the method of cloisonné using fine silver wire with
opaque and transparent enamels. Topics covered will include:
which base metal to use for enamel, preparation of the base
metal, foils, which colors to choose to achieve your desired
effect, firing, surface finish, and three dimensional enameling.
Open to students who have never enameled as well as those
with experience. Materials fee–$20 per student, payable to
instructor. Students do not have to bring any supplies.
Chain Making Techniques Sampler Weekend
Rachel Morris
Saturday & Sunday | 10am–4:30pm | $275
Two-Day | February 13 & 14 | ALL
Enhance your design work with unique, handcrafted chains.
Learn an array of techniques, both soldered and fused. Learn
how to fuse fine silver links and turn them into single and
double loop-in-loop chains. Strong basic torch experience
required. While this is primarily a techniques class, not projectspecific, students strong in soldering can expect to make a
bracelet or necklace length chain during the weekend.
Introduction to Jewelry Workshop – Level I
Rachel Morris
Saturday & Sunday | 10am–4:30pm | $275
Two-Day | March 12 & 13 | B
Get your feet wet if you’ve always wanted to try jewelry
making. Through demonstrations and hands-on work, become
familiar with the tools of the trade. Make a ring and may have
time to complete additional project(s). Students must bring
their materials to the first class. Limited selection of material
may also be purchased from the instructor. Recommended:
new jewelers or if you need a refresher.
Setting up a Home Jewelry Studio
Rachel Morris
Sunday | 1pm–4pm | $110
One-Day | April 3 | ALL
This workshop is geared for the hobbyist who is considering
taking the next step and setting up a home studio space.
Subjects discussed: budget, safety, equipment, tool
maintenance, and functional layout. Students are encouraged
to bring an inventory of their existing gear and some examples
of the kind of work they are doing. While this will be
fabrication-focused, conversations around related techniques
such as enameling, PMC, wax working, and casting at home.
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GLASS WORKING
Clare Lewis
Monday | 1pm–4pm | $460
10 Weeks | January 11 – March 28 | ALL
Glass Working: All Levels
Stephanie Maddalena
Saturday & Sunday | 10m–4pm | $240
Two-Day | March 5 & 6 | ALL
Course will not meet on January 18 & February 15
Learn what lampworking is all about! Starting at the very
beginning, students will learn to make glass beads the way
they have been made in Venice for centuries. Students will use
colorful glass rods, silver and copper foils and enamels to
personalize their beads. No experience is necessary but
students with some experience will have the chance to work
with the instructor on more advanced techniques. Students
should tie back long hair.
Create Flowers with Glass
In this workshop students will use soft glass rods to make a
variety of flowers, leaves, pods and berries both on and off
mandrel, then learn to put them together into a necklace. This
workshop is for the intermediate lamp worker and basic
lampworking experience is necessary. Students should tie back
long hair.
CERAMICS
There will be an additional charge of
$10 for a 25 lb. bag of stoneware clay,
$15 for a 25 lb. bag of porcelain and
$11 for a 25 lb. bag of white stoneware clay
Students can purchase a tool kit for $18 at the first class. All
ceramic work fired in the school kilns are subject to a firing fee.
Silvermine Open Studios
Students enrolled in a CURRENT term are entitled to 30 hours
of open ceramic studio time to be used during the semester:
Monday | 10 Weeks | 9:30am–12:30pm
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Monday | 10 Weeks | 7pm–10pm
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Wednesday | 10 Weeks | 1pm–4pm
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Wednesday | 10 Weeks | 7pm–10pm
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Thursday | 10 Weeks | 1pm–4pm
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Friday | 10 Weeks | 1pm–4pm
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Saturday | 10 Weeks | 1pm–4pm
Wheel Throwing: Exploring Functional Pots
Focusing on functional forms we will explore pots for daily use.
Individuals new to the wheel will learn the skills necessary to
create cups, bowls, plates and more. Students comfortable on
the wheel will develop their ideas towards creating pieces that
excite. Group discussion will drive demonstrations including
wheel throwing techniques, hand building, altering,
decorating, and glazing.
Basic Pottery
Heather Houston
Tuesday | 12:30pm–3:30pm | $460
10 Weeks | January 12 – March 15 | ALL
This course is designed for beginners and for those who have a
little experience and would like a structured course. We will
explore the basics of hand building and wheel throwing
through demonstrations, project assignments and plenty of
one-on-one instruction. We will focus on the details of a
number of techniques including textures and surface design,
pinch, coil, hard and soft slabs, glazes; and an introduction to
wheel throwing.
Master the Wheel and Slab:
Intermediate to Advanced
Jon Puzzuoli
Tuesday | 3:45pm–6:45pm | $460
10 Weeks | January 12 – March 15 | I/AD
The Open Studio gives current term students enrolled in an
instructional ceramic course at Silvermine an opportunity to
work on their own projects and improve skills. At the first class,
students will receive a card to be punched by the monitor at
each Open Studio session. Students must have their card to
attend. This is not an instructional class.
B - Beginning
This course is for the student with no previous experience or
for those seeking further development of hand building,
throwing and glazing skills. Basic throwing and more advanced
techniques will be taught as well as many hand-building
methods including slab, coil, dowel, pinch, and the use of
textures. Numerous demonstrations and individual coaching
are offered. Students can work at their own pace and
experimentation is always encouraged.
Rob Pursell
Tuesday | 9am–12pm | $460
10 Weeks | January 12 – March 15 | ALL
Stephanie Maddalena
Saturday | 10am–4pm | $140
One-Day | April 2 | ALL
ALL – All Levels
Pottery: Throwing & Hand Building
for All Levels
I - Intermediate
Use all your existing pottery skills as a springboard into the
next level of wheel and hand building mastery. Learn how to
tell the clay what to become! Students will explore altering
simple forms, making more complex shapes, creating
interesting surface textures, throwing larger, and using
alternative glazing methods. Weekly demos will refine your
skills and individual instruction will encourage you to go down
a path of personal creativity.
AD –Advanced
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Potter’s Wheel for All Levels
Pottery & Vessel Sculpture
Whether you are new to the potter’s wheel or wish to build
upon your existing skills, this class will fill your needs.
Beginners will be taught the important skills needed to create
a vessel on the wheel. For those who have more experience,
the class will focus on more complex shapes, various surface
textures and alternative glazing methods. Class demos as well
as individual instruction will be provided.
This course is for the student with no previous experience or
for those seeking further development of hand building,
throwing and glazing skills. Many hand-building methods will
be explored: slab, coil, dowel, mold, pinch, trapped air, and
the use of textures. Basic throwing as well as more advanced
techniques will also be taught.
Jon Puzzuoli
Tuesday | 7pm–10pm | $460
10 Weeks | January 12 – March 15 | ALL
Keiko Ashida
Saturday | 10am–1pm | $460
10 Weeks | January 16 – March 19 | ALL
Intermediate & Advanced Ceramics
Heather Houston
Wednesday | 9:30am–12:30pm | $460
10 Weeks | January 13 – March 16 | I/AD
Explore the process of intermediate to advanced throwing,
hand building, construction and glazing techniques. Students
will build on basic skills to learn how to make complex forms
and interesting shapes using both hand building and wheel
throwing techniques. Everyone will receive individual
instruction in addition to class demos and will be encouraged
to work independently on projects.
Pottery & Vessel Sculpture:
Intermediate to Advanced
Keiko Ashida
Thursday | 10am–1pm | $460
10 Weeks | January 14 – March 17 | I/AD
Intermediate and advanced students will explore alternative
methods. A variety of wheel throwing, hand building, and
surfacing, and glazing techniques will be covered. The
emphasis is on using skills to build vessel sculptures on and off
the wheel. Personal creativity will be encouraged.
Focusing on Wheel Throwing
Rob Pursell
Thursday | 7pm–10pm | $460
10 Weeks | January 14 – March 17 | ALL
Fine-tune your throwing skills in this intermediate to advanced
course. Students with knowledge of the wheel will take an in
depth look at making pots through form, function, finishing,
glazing, surface decoration and productivity. Come to finesse
your mugs, handles, spouts and other functional elements.
Classes include demonstrations, group discussion, individual
instruction and support self-driven projects.
Beyond the Fundamentals of Pottery
Clare Lewis
Friday | 9:30am–12:30pm | $460
10 Weeks | January 15 – March 18 | I/AD
Have fun while refreshing your basic skills and learning more
advanced throwing. Demonstrations and individual help are
offered to bring out the best in your projects and ideas,
whether functional or sculptural. A variety of decorating and
forming techniques, as well as glazing, will be addressed. The
focus is on discovering your personal style and moving up to
the next level.
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CERAMIC WORKSHOPS
Wheel Throwing for the Total Beginner
Wendy Hower
Saturday | 10am–4pm | $110
One-Day | January 9 | B
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Saturday | 10am–4pm | $110
One-Day | April 9 | B
Have you ever wanted to try something just for the day? In this
one-day workshop for the total beginner, you can get your
hands in clay as we construct and throw some simple clay
forms. Learn basic throwing techniques to create your own
piece of pottery. No experience needed. The school provides
the clay.
Weekend Ceramics Figure Sculpture Workshop:
What a Relief!
Gary Speziale
Saturday & Sunday | 10:30am–4:30pm | $250
Two-Day | January 16 & 17 | I/A
Working from a model, develop your facility with the figure in
clay. By working in a “high-relief” format, structural
complications are minimized to allow you to concentrate on
modeling, rendering and composition. You will have created a
satisfying work with a high degree of articulation.
Arrangements can be made to fire pieces at a later date and
strategies for finishes will be discussed. Prior experience with
the figure is recommended. Clay is provided.
For full course descriptions and supply lists, visit our website, www.silvermineart.org
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Ceramics: Parent & Child:
Collaborative Creation
Raku Workshop
Jon Puzzuoli
Sunday | 10am-3pm | $120
One-Day | April 3 | AD
Megan Collins
Sunday | 1pm–4pm
$125 for two participants
($65 for each additional participant)
One-Day
| January 17 | B
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Students bring their bisque pieces and spend the day glazing
and firing in the raku kiln. We will do a combination of firings:
traditional raku, naked raku, and horsehair. For best results,
students should use white stoneware clay, which may be
purchased in advance. Pieces can be bisque fired in
Silvermine’s kiln two weeks prior to the date of the workshop.
We will accommodate as many firings as the day allows. Expect
to get at least 5 medium size (approximately 8 x 8 x 8 inches
would be considered medium size) pieces fired. Pieces should
be based on cylindrical forms, not flat, or over 10 lbs. Students
must wear cotton clothing that covers arms and legs, sturdy
shoes, and hair must be tied back.
Sunday | 1pm–4pm
$125 for two participants
($65 for each additional participant)
One-Day | February 21 | B
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Sunday | 1pm–4pm
$125 for two participants
($65 for each additional participant)
One-Day | March 20 | B
Looking for a creative afternoon to spend with your child,
niece, nephew or grandchild? Come spend the afternoon
making a collaborative project together with your loved one.
This workshop is geared towards working in clay, using either
hand building or wheel throwing to create ceramic pieces.
Please bring a snack without nuts. The school supplies all
materials. Clay pieces take three to four weeks to be fired. The
school office will notify parents when pieces are ready to be
picked up.
Beyond Just Dipping - Spiffy Glaze Techniques
Jon Puzzuoli
Sunday | 10am-4pm | $120
One-Day | February 28 | B/I
Are you overwhelmed at the mystery glazing seems to be? Do
you have a backlog of bisque pieces that you have no idea
how to glaze? Learn many glazing techniques that can be
employed to bring your work to a higher level. Open to
anyone who have attended one full pottery course. Students
should bring six bisque pieces of any shape no larger than 9” x
9" x 9” to practice a wide array of glazing methods on.
Pushing the Limits with Paper Clay
Have you ever struggled with cracks, breakage or stress
fractures in your hand-built clay? Whether focusing on vessel or
sculptures, the medium invites us to work with forms thinner
and more fragile than we have ever dreamed possible. We will
discover the incredible, unique properties of paper clay as we
push the extremes of from, process and materials. The school
provides the clay. There will be an additional fee for $25 if
students wish to glaze and bisque their pieces.
B - Beginning
Metal Sculpture: All Levels
Liza Masalimova
Monday | 9am–1pm | $510
8 Weeks | January 25 – March 21 | ALL
Course will not meet on February 15
Learn the methods and techniques to create traditional,
contemporary and functional three-dimensional pieces of art.
There will be demonstrations of various pieces of equipment,
including oxy-acetylene and electric arc welding. Among many
other lessons, forging, will introduce students to the concept
of annealing and hardening of metal. Students should wear
cotton clothing with long-sleeves and long pants, work boots
and no open toed shoes. Long hair must be tied back. Bring
work gloves. Materials discussed at the first class.
Wood Carving: All Levels
Mark Andreas
Monday | 9:30am–12:30pm | $485
10 Weeks | January 11 – March 28 | ALL
Course will not meet on January 18 & February 15
Liza Masalmova
Wednesday & Friday | 10am–4pm | $250
Two-Day | March 30 & April 1 | ALL
ALL – All Levels
SCULPTURE
I - Intermediate
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Tuesday | 1:30pm–4:30pm | $485
10 Weeks | January 12 – March 15 | ALL
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Wednesday | 7pm–10pm | $485
10 Weeks | January 13 – March 16 | ALL
Learn the art of carving wood. There will be an introduction
and demonstration of the tools such as chisels, rasps and
gouges. Learn how to maintain and sharpen wood carving
tools. Students can create sculptures with their own designs or
give project suggestions by the instructor. Demonstrations will
be given in woodturning. Longhair must be tied back. Students
should wear cotton clothing with long-sleeves and long pants
and no open toed shoes. Long hair must be tied back. Bring
work gloves.
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Figure/Portrait Sculpture and Ceramics
Sculpture Reviewed
Course will not meet on February 15
This course is designed to encourage students to create their
own reality of the live model. Taught and guided by solid
knowledge of the human figure, concerning anatomy,
proportion and design, students may choose several options.
These include bas-relief or 3-dimensional images of the full
figure, head or fragment. The sculpture will be modeled in
terra cotta clay, hollowed, air dried and fired. Additional fee for
firing pieces.
Charles Cunningham
Monday | 1pm – 4pm | $440
8 Weeks | January 25 – March 21 | ALL
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Tuesday | 7pm–10pm | $440
8 Weeks | January 12 – March 15 | ALL
Course will not meet on February 16 & March 15
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Saturday | 1pm–4pm | $370
6 Weeks | January 30 – March 12 | ALL
Course will not meet on February 13
This course will give an instruction in modeling the figure with
water-based clay. You will have the opportunity to work with a
live model for the entire semester while learning anatomy,
proportions, and composition, along with being introduced to
special sculpting techniques. Additional fee for firing pieces.
Basic Woodworking and Beyond
Mark Andreas
Monday | 1:30pm – 4:30pm | $485
10 Weeks | January 11 – March 28 | B
Course
will not meet on January 18 & February 15
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Tuesday | 7pm – 10pm | $485
10 Weeks | January 12 – March 15 | B
Learn to create furniture out of wood using hand and power
tools. Students with no experience working with wood will set
an introduction to tools and equipment. There will be lectures
and demonstrations throughout the course. Students can
choose from a variety of projects or can design their own
pieces. Projects for the experienced woodworkers will continue
with advanced woodworking techniques; multiphase
production techniques and project management. Students
should wear cotton clothing with long-sleeves and long pants,
and no open toed shoes. Long hair must be tied back. Bring
work gloves. Materials discussed at the first class.
Metal Sculpture: All Levels
Mark Andreas
Monday | 6:30pm–10pm | $545
10 Weeks | January 11 – March 28 | ALL
Course will not meet on January 18 & February 15
All levels will learn the methods and techniques to create
traditional, contemporary and functional three-dimensional
pieces of art. There will be demonstrations of various pieces of
equipment, including oxy-acetylene and electric arc welding.
Among many other lessons, forging, will introduce students to
the concept of annealing and hardening of metal. Students
should wear cotton clothing with long-sleeves and long pants,
work boots and no open toed shoes. Long hair must be tied
back. Bring work gloves. Materials discussed at the first class.
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Janice Mauro
Tuesday | 9:30am–12:30pm | $490
10 Weeks | January 12 – March 15 | ALL
Metal Sculpture: All Levels
Mark Andreas
Tuesday | 9:30am–1:30pm | $605
10
Weeks | January 12 – March 15 | ALL
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Wednesday | 9:30am–1:30pm | $605
10 Weeks | January 13 – March 16 | ALL
Learn the methods and techniques to create traditional,
contemporary and functional three-dimensional pieces of art.
There will be demonstrations of various pieces of equipment,
including oxy-acetylene and electric arc welding. Among many
other lessons, forging, will introduce students to the concept
of annealing and hardening of metal. Students should wear
cotton clothing with long-sleeves and long pants, work boots
and no open toed shoes. Long hair must be tied back. Bring
work gloves. Materials discussed at the first class.
Animal Sculptures
Charles Cunningham
Tuesday | 1:30pm – 4:30pm | $390
8 Weeks | February 2 – March 22 | ALL
Recreate an animal of your choice sculpturally. Working with a
variety of materials students will create a realistic or abstracted
animal. Through demonstrations and one-on-one instruction
you will learn to construct an anatomically correct animal
sculpture. Additional fee for firing pieces.
Relief Sculpture: Drawing with Clay
Liza Masalimova
Wednesday | 1pm–4pm | $440
8 Weeks | January 13 – March 9 | ALL
Course will not meet on February 17
Ever thought of drawing with clay? Working from a model this
course will develop your facility with the figure in clay. By
working in a “high-relief” format, structural complications are
minimized to allow a concentration of modeling, rendering and
composition. Arrangements can be made to fire pieces at a
later date and strategies for finishes will be discussed. Open to
artist of all levels. Additional fee for firing pieces.
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Expressive Portrait & Figure Sculpture
Inez Anduryck
Wednesday | 7pm–10pm | $490
10 Weeks | January 13 – March 16 | ALL
We will explore the expressive possibilities of clay with the
portrait and clothed figure. You will learn to accurately
represent human gesture, proportion, mass, structure and
surface form in three dimensions. Through this comprehensive
introduction to portrait and clothed figure sculpture; you will
improve your dimensional depiction of the human form in
space. A final patina will be applied to finish your piece.
Additional fee for firing pieces.
The Art of Stone Sculpture
Andrew Davis
Thursday | 10am–2pm | $605
10 Weeks | January 14 – March 17 | ALL
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Thursday | 7pm–10pm | $485
10 Weeks | January 14 – March 17 | ALL
Metal Sculpture: All Levels
Working from a model, develop your facility with the figure in
clay. By working in a “high-relief” format, structural
complications are minimized to allow you to concentrate on
modeling, rendering and composition. You will have created a
satisfying work with a high degree of articulation.
Arrangements can be made to fire pieces at a later date and
strategies for finishes will be discussed. Prior experience with
the figure is recommended. Clay is provided.
Liza Masalimova
Friday | 10am–4pm | $175
One-Day
| January 8 | ALL
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Saturday | 10am–4pm | $175
One-Day
| January 9 | ALL
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Friday | 10am–4pm | $175
One-Day
| April 8 | ALL
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Saturday | 10am–4pm | $175
One-Day | April 9 | ALL
This workshop is for beginning students. If you have ever
wondered what it would be like to weld or create something
out of metal, this is the workshop for you. This is a hands-on
workshop. Through demonstrations of equipment and safety
rules you will create a piece of art. Students should wear cotton
clothing with long-sleeves and long pants, work boots and no
open toed shoes. Long hair must be tied back. Bring work
gloves. All materials are provided.
Liza Masalimova
Friday | 9am–1pm | $605
10 Weeks | January 15 – March 18 | ALL
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Saturday | 9am–1pm | $510
8 Weeks | January 23 – March 19 | ALL
Course will not meet on February 13
Learn the methods and techniques to create traditional,
contemporary and functional three-dimensional pieces of art.
There will be demonstrations of various pieces of equipment,
including oxy-acetylene and electric arc welding. Among many
other lessons, forging, will introduce students to the concept
of annealing and hardening of metal. Students should wear
cotton clothing with long-sleeves and long pants, work boots
and no open toed shoes. Long hair must be tied back. Bring
work gloves. Materials discussed at the first class.
B - Beginning
Gary Speziale
Saturday & Sunday | 10:30am–4:30pm | $250
Two-Day | January 16 & 17 | ALL
A Day to Weld
Explore the ancient art of stone carving. Students will learn,
through hands-on experience and demonstrations, this
timeless art of sculpting stone and working with various types
of stone: limestone, soft alabaster and/or marble. Experience
hand and power tools while executing a stone piece. You will
be taken through the entire process from stone selection to
carving and polishing. Demonstrations will be followed by
individual instruction.
ALL – All Levels
Weekend Ceramics Figure Sculpture Workshop:
What a Relief!
I - Intermediate
Basic Woodworking: Build a Box in a Day
Mark Andreas
Friday | 10am–5pm | $180
One-Day
| January 8 | ALL
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Saturday | 10am–5pm | $180
One-Day | January 9 | ALL
If you have ever wondered what it would be like to work with
wood, this is the workshop for you. Students will learn how to
construct and finish their own keepsake dovetail box. This is a
hands-on workshop for all levels. Through demonstrations of
equipment and safety rules you will create a keepsake wooden
box. Students should wear cotton clothing with long-sleeves
and long pants and no open toed shoes. Long hair must be
tied back. Bring work gloves. All materials will be provided.
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Build a Wooden Base or Pedestal for your
Artwork
Mark Andreas
Saturday & Sunday | 10am–3pm | $250
Two-Day | February 20 & 21 | B/I
Does your artwork need a base? In this one-day workshop you
can create a simple one-of-a-kind wooden base for your
artwork. This is a hands-on workshop. Through demonstrations
of equipment and safety rules you will create the perfect base
for your art. Students should wear cotton clothing with longsleeves and long pants and no open toed shoes. Long hair
must be tied back. Bring work gloves. All materials will be
provided.
Frame Building Workshop
Liza Masalmova
Sunday | 10am–5pm | $180
One-Day | March 6 | ALL
Students will learn the basics of wood manipulation including
miter angles measuring, and joining. Simple frame
construction for displaying canvases, drawings, and prints will
be covered. Students should wear cotton clothing with longsleeves and long pants, work boots and no open toed shoes.
Long hair must be tied back. Bring work gloves. All materials
will be provided.
Sculptures in Plaster & Paper Maché
Charles Cunningham
Monday – Thursday | 10am-3pm | $300
Four-Day | April 4 – 7 | ALL
Learn how to construct a sculpture form start to finish. Students
will start with the fabrication and armature construction. Then
plaster and plaster bandage their pieces. Learn to finish their
pieces by chasing, sanding and painting. All materials
supplied.
Flexible Mold Making and Casting
Charles Cunningham
Tuesday – Friday | 10am-3pm | $300
Four-Day | April 5 – 8 | ALL
Learn how to fabricate and create a flexible rubber mold for
your sculptures. Flexible molds allow artists to make many
multiples with a diversity of casting materials. Students will
create rubber application, mother molding, de-molding and
casting n a variety of materials. Students will also learn how to
fabricate a mold and how to properly map out shim lines. All
materials supplied.
Basic Woodworking: Build Birdhouses in a Day
Mark Andreas
Friday | 10am–5pm | $180
One-Day | April 8 | ALL
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Saturday | 10am–5pm | $180
One-Day | April 9 | ALL
This workshop is for students of all levels. If you have ever
wondered what it would be like to work with wood, this is the
workshop for you. Students will learn how to construct and a
birdhouse. This is a hands-on workshop. Through
demonstrations of equipment and safety rules you will create a
one-of-a-kind birdhouse for your yard. Students should wear
cotton clothing with long-sleeves and long pants,and no open
toed shoes. Long hair must be tied back. Bring work gloves. All
materials will be provided.
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Build Wooden Planter in a Day
Mark Andreas
Friday | 10am–5pm | $180
One-Day
| April 15 | ALL
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Saturday | 10am–5pm | $180
One-Day | April 16 | ALL
This workshop is for students of all levels. If you have ever
wondered what it would be like to work with wood, this is the
workshop for you. Students will learn how to construct a
wooden planter. This is a hands-on workshop. Through
demonstrations of equipment and safety rules you will create a
one-of-a-kind planter for your yard. Students should wear
cotton clothing with long-sleeves and long pants and no open
toed shoes. Long hair must be tied back. Bring work gloves. All
materials will be provided.
PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT
The portfolio development courses allow students to create a
group of well-executed works of art to be used for college
admission. Conferences to review student portfolios and how
to meet specific college requirements will be included. Many
of the art school portfolio assignments (self-portraits, portraits,
figure drawings and paintings) will be done in class.
Do you need a portfolio review to know what art schools are
looking for in your portfolio? Contact the school office to
schedule a professional review from one of Silvermine’s faculty
members. This two-hour session is designed for serious art
students, juniors or seniors in high school, who are interested
in learning what colleges and universities are looking for in
your portfolio.
Portfolio Development:
Painting the Figure (Ages: 15-17)
Nomi Silverman
Sunday | 10:30am–2:30pm | $435
6 Weeks | January 31 – March 20 | I/AD
Course will not meet on February 14 & March 13
This course will continue students’ development of figure
drawing and painting techniques working directly from the
nude model. Students will gain experience solving problems
with proportions, foreshortening and perspective as well as
learning the various techniques of working with oil paint.
Students will receive personal attention in the process of
creating a painting. Parental permission is required due to the
use of professional male and female nude models. The school
will provide all materials. Students should bring a lunch or can
purchase at the Silvermine Market across the street from the
main campus.
So, Your Teen Wants to go to Art School:
How to Navigate the Portfolio Process
(Ages: 15-17)
Nancy McTague-Stock
Sunday | 2:30–4:30pm | $95 each participant
One-Day | March 6 | ALL
In this informational session a variety of programs and
expectations will be explored to suit the many different types
of high school students. This workshop will answer many of the
questions parents and students ask. If time allows, the
instructor will do short, preliminary portfolio reviews after
presenting the options. Come with notebook, portfolio and
your questions!
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YOUTH/JUNIOR COURSES
Monday
Exploratory Art (Ages: 5-9)
Youth Painting (Ages: 11-14)
Creating Abstractions (Ages: 14-17)
4:15pm–6:15pm Martha Bloom pg37
4:30pm–6:30pm Inez Andrucyk pg33
4:30pm–6:30pm Christine Goldbach pg33
Heads, Hands & Feet (Ages: 14-17)
4:30pm–6:30pm Charles Cunningham pg33
Metal Sculpture (Ages: 14-17)
4:30pm–6:30pm Liza Masalimova pg33
Painting & Drawing (Ages: 9-12)
4:30pm–6:30pm Megan Collins pg37
Tuesday
Art Creations (Ages: 7-10)
4:15pm–6:15pm Lisa Scroggins pg37
Basic of Woodworking (Ages: 14-17) 4:30pm – 6:30pm Mark Andreas pg33
Youth Foundation Drawing (Ages: 15-17)
Drawing and Painting (Ages: 11-14)
4:30pm–6:30pm Liza Masalimova pg34
4:30pm–6:30pm Christine Goldbach pg34
Youth Portrait Sculpture (Ages: 11–15) 4:30pm–6:30pm Inez Andrucyk pg34
Junior Drawing & Painting(Ages: 5-8) 4:30pm–6:30pm Karen Siegel pg37
Wednesday
From Storybooks to Art (Ages: 4-5) 4pm–5:30pm Jennifer O’Connell pg37
Youth Photography (Ages: 12-17)
4pm–6pm Bruce Dunbar pg34
Breathe Life into your Fantasy Creatures (Ages: 13-16)
4pm–6pm Christine Goldbach pg34
Teen Printmaking Exploration (Ages: 13–16)
Youth Drawing (Ages: 11-14)
Pottery Exploration (Ages: 6-9)
Drawing Exploration (Ages: 8-10)
Junior Pottery (Ages: 9-12)
4:30pm–6:30pm Liza Masalimova
4:30pm–6:30pm Inez Andrucyk
4:30pm–6:30pm Jon Puzzuoli
4:30pm–6:30pm Karen Siegel
4:30pm–6:30pm Megan Collins
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Inez Andrucyk
Monday | 4:30pm–6:30pm | $325
8 Weeks | January 25 – March 21 | ALL
Course will not meet on February 15
Create artwork through painting, based on the principles and
elements of design. Work with patterns and colors to make
intricate and exciting imagery. Put your own style into it
painting or adding extra dimensions. Images and paint in a
spontaneous marriage of words, images and color, much as the
surrealists did when they used the techniques of automatic
drawing. The school will provide all materials.
Creating Abstractions (Ages: 14-17)
Christine Goldbach
Monday | 4:30pm–6:30pm | $295
8 Weeks | January 25 – March 21 | ALL
Course will not meet on February 15
Discover your creative self and learn the basics of abstract
painting. This course will explore the artistic style of abstract
art by studying and applying the techniques of artists such as
Picasso, Chagall and Kandinsky. Composition, design, balance,
line and edges, positive and negative spaces, light and shade
will all be addressed. The school will provide all materials.
Heads, Hands & Feet (Ages: 14-17)
Charles Cunningham
Monday | 4:30pm–6:30pm | $325
8 Weeks | January 25 – March 21 | ALL
Course will not meet on February 15
Thursday
Adventures in Art: Parent & Child (Ages: 2 – 4)
9am–10pm Wendy MacCordy
Creatures & Animals: Parent & Child (Age: 2-4)
9am–10pm Wendy MacCordy
Clay Play (Ages: 4-6)
4pm–5:30pm Lisa Scroggins
Youth Figure Drawing (Ages: 15-17) 4:30pm–6:30pm Liza Masalimova
Youth Oil Painting (Ages: 13-17)
4:30pm–6:30pm C.J. Guerin
Youth Pottery (Ages: 13-17)
4:30pm–6:30pm Megan Collins
Art Exploration (Ages: 6-8)
4:30pm–6:30pm Wendy MacCordy
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Friday
Stop hiding the hands in pockets and running the feet off the
page, this course will teach you the easy way to incorporate
those dreaded appendages. We will also work on drawing the
face in different views. The school will provide all materials.
Metal Sculpture (Ages: 14-17)
Liza Masalimova
Monday | 4:30pm–6:30pm | $320
8 Weeks | January 25 – March 21 | ALL
Course will not meet on February 15
Early ART Exploration: Parent & Child (Ages: 2-4)
2:30pm–3:30pm Martha Bloom pg38
Fridays Fours and Fives: Art Materials and Imagination (Ages: 4-5)
3pm – 4pm Marta Viollette Kot pg38
Fridays Afterschool: Material, Techniques and Imagination (Ages: 5-7)
4:15pm–5:45pm Marta Violette Kot pg39
Junior Art Exploration (Ages: 5-8)
4:15pm–6:15pm Martha Bloom pg39
Mundane to Magic (Ages: 8-10) 4:15pm–6:15pm Jennifer O’Connell pg39
Saturday
Art Adventures (Ages: 4-5)
9am –10am Karen Siegel pg39
Youth Art Studio (Ages: 12-15)
10am–12pm Lisa Arnold pg34
Art Exploration (Ages: 5-8)
10am–12pm Jennifer O’Connell pg39
Drawing & Painting Exploration (Ages: 9-12)
10am –12pm Karen Siegel pg39
Travel the Globe with Art (Ages: 7–9) 1pm–3pm Jennifer O’Connell pg39
Cartooning: Character Development (Ages: 9-13)
1pm–3pm Lisa Arnold pg39
Youth Portrait Painting & Drawing (Ages: 14-17)
1:30pm – 3:30pm Liza Masalimova pg34
ALL – All Levels
Youth Painting (Ages: 11-14)
YOUTH
B - Beginning
I - Intermediate
Students will learn basic skills to create small sculptural forms
through demonstration and hands-on work. Students will learn
the methods and techniques of sculpture with oxy-acetylene
welding, electric arc welding, the safe use of power tools and
other equipment and methods. Students should wear work
boots, long sleeved cotton clothing, and bring work gloves.
Long hair must be tied back. The school will provide some of
the materials. Additional materials will be discussed at the first
class.
Basic of Woodworking (Ages: 14-17)
Mark Andreas
Tuesday | 4:30pm – 6:30pm | $365
10 Weeks | January 12 – March 15 | ALL
In this course students will learn the art of carving wood and
creating functional 3-dimensional artwork. There will be an
introduction to tools such as chisels, rasps and gouges.
Students should wear long sleeves, pants and work boots. No
open toe shoes. Longhair must be tied back. The school will
provide some of the materials. Additional materials will be
discussed at the first class.
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Youth Foundation Drawing (Ages: 15-17)
Youth Drawing (Ages: 11-14)
Using different drawing materials, students will explore the
clothed figure, landscape and still life based on the principles
of the old masters. Through demonstrations and one-on-one
attention, students will be guided through this process and
gain a rich understanding of the possibilities of drawing. The
school will supply all materials.
For the young artist, working directly from life lays the
groundwork for creating rendered imagery as well as
broadening the imagination. Using different drawing materials,
students will explore the clothed figure, landscape and still life
based on the principles of the old masters. The school will
provide all materials.
Drawing and Painting with Different Mediums
(Ages: 11-14)
Breathe Life into your Fantasy Creatures
(Ages: 13-16)
This foundation course will introduce students to new ways of
working that strengthen their artistic skills. We will work in a
variety of mediums such as oil paint on various surfaces, giant
oil sticks, ink, some new watercolor techniques and the more
traditional mediums such as charcoal and pencil. Students will
develop their own style while trying some new things. The
school will provide all materials.
This course will encourage the student to develop their
creations into more finished works of art. Science fiction and
fantasy art has a long distinguished history and the future for
this work is immense. We will create fantasy worlds while
learning composition, perspective, use of color,
foreshortening, action, etc. Take your creations from simple
marker drawings to elaborate finished works of art. The School
will provide all materials.
Liza Masalimova
Tuesday | 4:30pm–6:30pm | $370
10 Weeks | January 12 – March 15 | ALL
Christine Goldbach
Tuesday | 4:30pm–6:30pm | $340
10 Weeks | January 12 – March15 | ALL
Youth Portrait Sculpture (Ages: 11–15)
Inez Andrucyk
Tuesday | 4:30pm–6:30pm | $370
10 Weeks | January 12 – March 15 | ALL
We will explore the expressive possibilities of clay with the
portrait. You will learn to accurately represent human gesture,
proportion, mass, structure and surface form in three
dimensions. Through this comprehensive introduction to
portrait and clothed figure sculpture; you will improve your
dimensional depiction of the human form in space. The school
will provide all materials.
Youth Photography (Ages: 12-17)
Bruce Dunbar
Wednesday | 4pm–6pm | $340
10 Weeks | January 20 – March 23 | ALL
Inez Andrucyk
Wednesday | 4:30pm–6:30pm | $370
10 Weeks | January 13 – March 16 | ALL
Christine Goldbach
Wednesday | 4pm–6pm | $340
10 Weeks | January 13 – March 16 | ALL
Youth Figure Drawing (Ages: 15-17)
Liza Masalimova
Thursday | 4:30pm–6:30pm | $370
10 Weeks | January 14 – March 17 | I/AD
This course will cover the fundamental skills needed to capture
the shape, form and gesture of the unclothed figure.
Discussions will include use of line, massing, shading, and
composition, as well as manipulation of basic materials.
Students should have a background in drawing. Parental
permission is required due to the use of professional male and
female nude models. The school will provide all materials.
Youth Oil Painting (Ages: 13-17)
C.J. Guerin
Thursday | 4:30pm–6:30pm | $340
10 Weeks | January 14 – March 17 | ALL
Students will explore both digital and analog photography.
Photographic principles such as aperture, shutter speed, and
film speed will be discussed. Some in-class shooting will be
done. Some outside assignments will be given. Film cameras
will be available if you do not own one. Students should bring
a digital camera, manual, and flash drive to the first class.
Students receive a roll of film and one package of paper and
can purchase additional materials from instructor.
Students will learn about the beautiful and unique qualities of
painting in oil. We will learn about setting up a palette, color
mixing, mediums and glazing, layering and care of materials.
Working both in the studio and plein air to create a still-life and
landscape, the areas of sighting, linear and aerial perspective
will be covered, allowing students to accurately paint what they
see. The school will provide all materials.
Teen Printmaking Exploration (Ages: 13–16)
Youth Pottery (Ages: 13-17)
Everyone is successful at printmaking! It allows artists of all
media to take their work in a new direction. Students will be
guided through several printmaking and transfer techniques:
monotype/monoprint, paper lithography, collagraphs, solar
plate printing and mixed media, using newly developed aqua
wash inks. These inks are very user friendly and non-toxic;
washing up with water, yet rich in pigment. The school will
provide all materials.
Explore the exciting versatility of clay. Beginners will learn basic
techniques in wheelwork and hand building. Students with
previous experience will be encouraged to develop their skills.
The main emphasis is to have fun and realize the satisfaction of
creating three-dimensional pieces. This course is for beginning
to intermediate level. The school will provide all materials.
Liza Masalimova
Wednesday | 4:30pm–6:30pm | $340
10 Weeks | January 13 – March 16 | ALL
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Megan Collins
Thursday | 4:30pm–6:30pm | $340
10 Weeks | January 14 – March 17 | ALL
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Youth Art Studio (Ages: 12-15)
Youth Drawing (Age: 12-14)
Course will not meet February 13
Learn the fundamentals of drawing through demonstration and
personal artistic guidance. Each student will develop their
unique artistic voice and gain informed and valuable drawing
skills. Subject matter will be still life. The school will provide all
materials. Students should bring a light nut-free snack.
Lisa Arnold
Saturday | 10am–12pm | $300
8 Weeks | January 23 – March 19 | ALL
Lisa Arnold
Sunday | 10am–1pm | $90
One-Day | February 21 | ALL
Students will enjoy acquiring fine art skills while creating a still
life, landscape and self-portrait! Sessions will explore different
materials within drawing, painting, printmaking, mixed media
and 3D work. Students will be encouraged to develop their
own personal expression while learning to accurately record
what they see. Projects will change each semester for students
who wish to continue. The school will provide all materials.
Youth Portrait Painting & Drawing (Ages: 14-17)
Liza Masalimova
Saturday | 1:30pm – 3:30pm | $325
8 Weeks | January 23 – March 19 | ALL
Course will not meet on February 13
This course will work from a clothed model, exploring the face.
Students may work with a variety of drawing and painting
media to learn the traditional techniques such as proportion,
shading and composition. Emphasis will be on developing
painting and drawing skills while gaining self-confidence. The
school will provide all materials.
YOUTH WORKSHOPS
(AGES: 12-17)
Youth Fashion Illustration (Ages: 13-17)
Lisa Arnold
Sunday | 1:30pm–4:30pm | $90
One-Day | February 21 | ALL
This workshop is geared to the serious student who wants to
learn stylized approaches to drawing the fashion figure and
face. All figure drawing rules are replaced with extreme and fun
fashion drawing steps. Learn how to create a fabulous fashion
figure using these tools that make a statement about you. The
school will provide all materials. Students should bring a light
nut-free snack.
Wooden Creations (Ages: 10-14)
Liza Masalimova
Sunday | 1pm–4pm | $90
One-Day | March 20 | ALL
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Monday | 10am–1pm | $90
One-Day | April 11 | ALL
The Studio Academy for Young Artists:
Life Drawing (Ages: 11-15)
Students will use pre-cut wooden pieces, dowels, shavings,
curls, sawdust, and other wooden accessories to create a
custom landscape, building, or creature. Resulting sculptures
can be painted or varnished. The school will provide all
materials. Students should bring a light nut-free snack.
Young artists will study the clothed human form through
exploration of various shapes and postures using a variety of
“drawing” material. They may create shapes developed by the
interplay of light and dark values, use loosely constructed
developments beginning with geometric shapes and then
refine these shapes, draw with and without eraser, and start off
with a colored ground. Registration is requested and students
can sign up for one or all four sessions. The school will provide
all materials. Students should bring a light nut-free snack.
Youth Drawing (Ages: 11-14)
Marta Violette Kot
Friday | 6:30pm–8:30pm | $65 each session
4 Sessions | January 22, February 19, March 18 & April 8 | ALL
Introduction to Figure Drawing for Teens
(Ages: 14-17)
Gary Speziale
Saturday | 10am–1:30pm | $195
4 Weeks | February 6 – 27 | I/AD
B - Beginning
Learn the fundamentals of drawing through demonstration and
personal artistic guidance. Students may work with a variety of
drawings to learn the traditional techniques such as
proportion, shading, and composition. Students will work with
a variety of drawing supplies from graphite, micron pens, pen
and ink, colored pencils and more. Subject matter will include
still life, figure/portrait, and landscape. Students should bring a
nut-free lunch. All materials will be supplied.
Pottery Exploration (Ages: 10-14)
This workshop is designed to introduce young people to the
fundamental artistic practice of life drawing. The body is
simultaneously familiar and strange, and its study will sharpen
the student’s eye for line, proportion, and form. Parental
permission is required due to the use of professional male and
female life models. The school will provide all materials.
ALL – All Levels
Inez Andrucyk
Monday & Tuesday | 10am–2pm | $220
Two-Day | April 4 & 5 | ALL
I - Intermediate
Jon Puzzuoli
Tuesday–Friday | 1pm–4pm | $290
Four-Day | April 5 – 8 | ALL
Clay is a wonderful, tactile media and in this workshop we will
reflect the theme of summer as inspiration. During this
workshop children will experiment with a variety of building
techniques including pinch pots, slabs, slump-molds, coils, and
finally the wheel. We will create narrative tiles, animal
sculptures, fairy houses and little bowls, with plenty of
opportunity for free expression. Clay pieces takes three to four
weeks to be fired. The school office will notify parents when
pieces are ready to be picked up. Students should bring a nutfree snack. All materials will be supplied.
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Teen Art Studio Workshop (Ages: 11-14)
Inez Andrucyk
Wednesday - Friday | 10am–2pm | $280
Three-Day | April 6 – 8 | ALL
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Wednesday - Friday | 10am–2pm | $280
Three-Day | April 13 - 15 | ALL
This workshop will have students create a portrait, still life,
landscape and sculpture. A different art technique will be
introduced each day giving the young artist a chance to have
fun exploring a variety of materials. There will be an overview
of composition, perspective, and color mixing with drawing, oil
painting, printmaking and the three-dimensional form.
Students should bring a nut-free lunch. All materials will be
supplied.
Youth Painting (Ages: 13-15)
Inez Andrucyk
Monday & Tuesday | 10am – 2pm | $220
Two-Day | April 11 & 12 | ALL
Painting can be challenging, yet fun! Using still life as the
subject, students will learn the basic manipulation of oil paint.
Mixing color, composition, design, painting, different textures,
and drawing will all be demonstrated. Students learn the
process of building a painting in layers, glazing, and creating
textures. Students should bring a nut-free lunch. All materials
will be supplied.
Hands, Feet and Face (Ages: 14–17)
Nomi Silverman
Monday & Tuesday | 10am–2pm | $260
Two-Day | April 11 & 12 | ALL
Stop hiding the hands in pockets and running the feet off the
page, this workshop will teach you the easy way to incorporate those dreaded appendages. We will also work on
drawing the face in different views. Students should bring a
nut-free lunch. All materials will be supplied.
Pottery Exploration (Ages: 10-14)
Jon Puzzuoli
Tuesday–Friday | 1pm–4pm | $300
Four-Day | April 12 – 15 | ALL
Clay is a wonderful, tactile media and in this workshop we will
reflect the theme of summer as inspiration. During this
workshop children will experiment with a variety of building
techniques including pinch pots, slabs, slump-molds, coils, and
finally the wheel. We will create narrative tiles, animal
sculptures, fairy houses and little bowls, with plenty of
opportunity for free expression. Clay pieces takes three to four
weeks to be fired. The school office will notify parents when
pieces are ready to be picked up. Students should bring a nutfree snack. All materials will be supplied.
Portrait Drawing & Painting (Ages: 14–15)
Nomi Silverman
Wednesday - Friday | 10am–2pm | $320
Three-Day | April 13 – 15 | ALL
This workshop will work with a clothed model exploring both
the face and the full figure. Students may work with a variety of
drawing and painting media to learn the traditional techniques
such as proportion, shading and composition. Emphasis will be
on developing painting and drawing skills while gaining selfconfidence. Students should bring a nut-free lunch. All
materials will be supplied.
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FAMILY WORKSHOPS ALL AGES WELCOME
Artful Yogis: Mindful Movement and Painting
for Kids and Parents
Stephanie Joyce
Saturday | 2pm–4pm
$110 for two participants
($45 for each additional participant)
One-Day | January 16 | ALL
Yoga will be used as a way to open up to the wellspring of
creative energy within. We will explore personal symbols and
paint them in the circular format of a mandala. Throughout
time and cultures the mandala has been used as a symbol of
unity and as an exploration of the self. It resonates throughout
every cell of the body and empowers health, learning, and
productivity. Homemade yogi cookies (nut free) and Indian
spice tea will be provided for a snack. All ages and levels of
experience are welcome.The school will provide all materials.
Ceramics: Parent & Child:
Collaborative Creation
Megan Collins
Sunday | 1pm–4pm
$125 for two participants
($65 for each additional participant)
One-Day | January 17 | ALL
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Sunday | 1pm–4pm
$125 for two participants
($65 for each additional participant)
One-Day | February 21 | ALL
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Sunday | 1pm–4pm
$125 for two participants
($65 for each additional participant)
One-Day | March 20 | ALL
Looking for a creative afternoon to spend with your child,
niece, nephew or grandchild? Come spend the afternoon
making a collaborative project together with your loved one.
This workshop is geared towards working in clay, using either
hand building or wheel throwing to create ceramic pieces. The
school supplies all materials. Clay pieces take three to four
weeks to be fired. The school office will notify parents when
pieces are ready to be picked up. Students should bring a light
nut-free snack. The school will provide all materials.
The Art of Mixed Media and Music:
A Family Workshop
Karen Siegel and Maryann McSweeney
Sunday | 2pm–5pm
$125 for two participants
($65 for each additional participant)
One-Day | February 28 | ALL
Dip into the creative process, while listening to live music! You
will be taking an 8”x8” canvas and learn different techniques of
mixed media. Materials used will include oil sticks, watercolor,
metallic paints and more! Light nut-free snacks will be served.
The school will provide all materials.
For full course descriptions and supply lists, visit our website, www.silvermineart.org
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Parent and Child: Painting on Silk
Exploratory Art (Ages: 5-9)
Megan Collins
Saturday | 1pm–4pm
$125 for two participants
($65 for each additional participant)
One-Day | March 19 | ALL
Martha Bloom
Monday | 4:15pm–6:15pm | $295
8 Weeks | January 25 – March 21| ALL
Course will not meet on February 15
Working with a loved one, you can create beautiful hand-dyed
scarves with the special qualities of silk, while learning the
process and techniques together. Using a fabric steeped in
history, learn the special qualities of silk as you create handdyed scarves. Water-based resists, wax and alcohol will be
used for diverse effects. Scarves will be steam-set and ironed.
The Instructor will mail your scarf to you. The school will
provide all materials. Please bring a light nut-free snack.
Jennifer O’Connell
Sunday | 1pm–4pm
$125 for two participants
($65 for each additional participant)
One-Day | March 20 | ALL
Course will not meet on February 15
Skip the kit and come make vibrant, naturally dyed Easter eggs
in just a few hours! Using dyes made from natural materials
such as onionskins, purple cabbage, turmeric and tea, students
will create beautifully dyed eggs with colors ranging from
pastels to deep hues. Get in the holiday spirit with this
naturally fun workshop! Students should bring a light nut-free
snack. The school will provide all materials.
Felted Easter Eggs: A Family Workshop
Jennifer O’Connell
Friday | 10am–12pm
$125 for two participants
($65 for each additional participant)
One-Day | March 25 | ALL
Learn the magical process of creating felt from wool in this wet
felting workshop and create colorful, soft Easter eggs. Using a
range of colorful wool roving, soap and water, and a couple of
plastic Easter eggs, students will create one-of-a-kind Easter
eggs that make great gifts or decorations for your home.
Students should bring a light nut-free snack. The school will
provide all materials.
JUNIORS
Exploration: Painting & Drawing (Ages: 9-12)
Megan Collins
Monday | 4:30pm–6:30pm | $295
8 Weeks | January 25 – March 21 | ALL
Create artwork through painting, based on the principles and
elements of design. Work with patterns and colors to make
intricate and exciting imagery. Put your own style into it
painting or adding extra dimensions. Images and paint in a
spontaneous marriage of words, images and color, much as the
surrealists did when they used the techniques of automatic
drawing. The school will provide all materials.
Junior Drawing & Painting & More (Ages: 5-8)
Karen Siegel
Tuesday | 4:30pm–6:30pm | $340
10 Weeks | January 12 – March 22 | ALL
Course will not meet on March 8
Students will be encouraged to explore and develop their own
artistic style, while learning traditional techniques. Projects in
two- and three-dimensional forms focus on composition,
perspective, line, shading, light, color theory and building
techniques. Subject matter includes still life, portraiture and
landscape. Projects in mixed media and collage may also be
explored. The school will provide all materials. Students should
bring a light nut-free snack.
Art Creations (Ages: 7-10)
Lisa Scroggins
Tuesday | 4:15pm–6:15pm | $340
10 Weeks | January 12 – March 15 | ALL
Pop ups, paper mache, paper pulp sculpture, paper weaving
and personal journals are some of the projects we will be
doing in this art class. With the addition of paints and mixed
mediums we will turn paper into art! Students should bring a
light nut-free snack. The school will provide all materials.
From Storybooks to Art (Ages: 4-5)
Course will not meet on February 15
Get ready to roll up your sleeves and paint and draw to create
some masterpieces! Through observation and special
attention to detail, you will learn about shapes, space, drawing
techniques, color mixing, paint handling and more. Your
subject matter can be self-portraits, pet portraits, landscapes
and still life, or anything that strikes your interest! The school
will provide all materials. Students should bring a light nut-free
snack.
B - Beginning
Youth Painting (Ages: 11-14)
Inez Andrucyk
Monday | 4:30pm–6:30pm | $325
8 Weeks | January 25 – March 21 | ALL
Dyeing Easter Eggs Naturally:
A Family Workshop
ALL – All Levels
Young artists will be introduced to fine art media of drawing,
painting, collage, assemblage and more, with a fun but
professional approach. Students are encouraged to have a
personal style and imaginative solutions to ideas and
techniques to encourage personal work. The school will
provide all materials. Students should bring a light nut-free
snack.
I - Intermediate
Jennifer O’Connell
Wednesday | 4pm–5:30pm | $280
10 Weeks | January 13 – March 16 | ALL
Explore the imaginary world of illustrated children books
through art. We will read a book together with a wide range of
books by authors such as Eric Carle, Dr. Seuss, Peter Reynolds
and more! We will create whimsical and fun works of art
inspired by the story through drawing, collage, painting,
printmaking, and simple bookbinding and even create small
storybooks of our own! Students should bring a light nut-free
snack. The school will provide all materials.
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Pottery Exploration (Ages: 6-9)
Creatures & Animals: Parent & Child (Age: 2-4)
Let your child discover a love of creating in 3-D with clay. Each
day will have a unique project that gives each student room to
explore their own spin on a topic. We will use slabs, pinch pots,
coils and various texturing tools to turn a lump of earth into a
piece of art! Clay pieces take three to four weeks to be fired.
The school office will notify parents when pieces are ready to
be picked up. The school will provide all materials. Students
should bring a light nut-free snack.
This course will introduce various materials and media
including drawing, painting, and sculpture, through the theme
of real life animals and imaginary creatures. Creative artists will
experiment with two- and three-dimensional multi-media art
projects aimed at developing the imagination by introducing
basic concepts. The school will provide all materials. Students
should bring a light nut-free snack.
Jon Puzzuoli
Wednesday | 4:30pm–6:30pm | $340
10 Weeks | January 13 – March 16 | ALL
Drawing Exploration (Ages: 8-10)
Karen Siegel
Wednesday | 4:30pm–6:30pm | $340
10 Weeks | January 13 – March 23 | ALL
Course will not meet on March 9
Drawing is the art of taking the line for a walk,” said the artist
Paul Klee. Learning to see in a new way, each student will
discover the journey of drawing through a wide array of fun
materials, including graphite, charcoal, pen & ink, chalk and oil
pastel sticks. The school will provide all materials. Students
should bring a light nut-free snack.
Youth Drawing (Ages: 11-14)
Inez Andrucyk
Wednesday | 4:30pm–6:30pm | $370
10 Weeks | January 13 – March 16 | ALL
Drawing is the art of taking the line for a walk,” said the artist
Paul Klee. Learning to see in a new way, each student will
discover the journey of drawing through a wide array of fun
materials, including graphite, charcoal, pen & ink, chalk and oil
pastel sticks. The school will provide all materials.
Junior Pottery (Ages: 9-12)
Megan Collins
Wednesday | 4:30pm–6:30pm | $340
10 Weeks | January 13 – March 16 | ALL
Young artists will learn basic pottery techniques: hand building,
wheel throwing, glazing and decoration. Individual instruction
is provided with an emphasis on developing the student’s
creative imagination. Slab, coil and pinch pot projects are
among the techniques explored. The school will provide all
materials. Students should bring a light nut-free snack.
Adventures in Art: Parent & Child (Ages: 2 – 4)
Wendy MacCordy
Thursday | 9am–10pm | $115
5 Weeks | January 14 – February 11 | ALL
Prints, paint, sculpture, stamping and collage...we will explore
many different art techniques while covering basic art skills
such as drawing and cutting. Explore the world of aesthetics
and what goes into art making. Through observation and
special attention to detail, you will learn about shapes, space,
drawing techniques, color mixing, paint handling and more.
The school will provide all materials. Students should bring a
light nut-free snack.
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Wendy MacCordy
Thursday | 9am–10pm | $115
5 Weeks | February 18 – March 24 | ALL
Clay Play (Ages: 4-6)
Lisa Scroggins
Thursday | 4pm–5:30pm | $280
10 Weeks | January 14 – March 17 | ALL
Get ready to explore and create masterpieces while getting a
little messy. Use of imagination and the exploration of different
textures and techniques will be covered while children make
clay pots, animals, masks, and more. . Children will learn how
to wedge, score, slip, seal and hollow clay in the making of a
three-dimensional sculpture. . Students should bring a light
nut-free snack. The school provides all materials.
Art Exploration (Ages: 6-8)
Wendy MacCordy
Thursday | 4:30pm–6:30pm | $340
10 Weeks | January 14 – March 17 | ALL
Get ready to crank up your imagination and let the ideas pour
out! Explore painting, drawing, sculpture, mixed media, and
more to make amazing artwork from a wide variety of fun,
friendly and colorful art materials. Your creations and all that
you learn about making art in this supportive and nurturing
environment will amaze you. Students should bring a light nutfree snack. The school provides all materials.
Early ART Exploration: Parent & Child
(Ages: 2-4)
Martha Bloom
Friday | 2:30pm–3:30pm | $160
10 Weeks | | January 15 – March 18 | ALL
Early experience in art at a professional level will help shape
small limners far into their future. While careful direction will be
offered an emphasis on personal artwork is the thrust of this
class. The interplay of materials and fine art media exposes the
student to endless possibilities and the freedom of individual
invention. Students should bring a light nut-free snack. The
school provides all materials.
Fridays Fours and Fives: Art Materials and
Imagination (Ages: 4-5)
Marta Viollette Kot
Friday | 3pm – 4pm | $110
4 Sessions | January 22, February 19, March 18 & April 8 | ALL
Young artists will listen to and expand stories that are carefully
selected to provoke imagination and creative visualizations.
They will use a variety of art materials to develop an
understanding of the unlimited ways one material can be used
and how materials can be combined and layered. The school
will provide all materials. Students should bring a light nut-free
snack.
For full course descriptions and supply lists, visit our website, www.silvermineart.org
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Fridays Afterschool: Material, Techniques and
Imagination (Ages: 5-7)
Marta Violette Kot
Friday | 4:15pm–5:45pm | $135
4 Sessions | January 22, February 19, March 18 & April 8 | ALL
Creative exploration and imagination will be provoked through
the use of a variety of materials. Young artists will learn a new
technique with each visit and will be encouraged to combine
and build on learned techniques in the development of their
artwork. The school will provide all materials. Students should
bring a light nut-free snack.
Junior Art Exploration (Ages: 5-8)
Martha Bloom
Friday | 4:15pm–6:15pm | $340
10 Weeks | January 15 – March 18 | ALL
Drawing & Painting Exploration (Ages: 9-12)
Karen Siegel
Saturday | 10am –12pm | $270
7 Weeks | January 23 – March 19 | ALL
Course will not meet February 13 & March 12
Stretch your imagination while strengthening drawing and
painting skills. Discover the fundamentals and their relationship
to each other, with an emphasis on individual perception and
exploration. Learn traditional techniques such as proportion,
shading, color theory, composition, perspective, and line
quality, explored through the use of a variety of media. The
school will provide all materials. Students should bring a light
nut-free snack.
Travel the Globe with Art (Ages: 7–9)
Young artists will learn ways to paint, draw, print, sculpt and
collage. Imagination and individual expression is encouraged.
Build motor and cognitive skills as well as problem solving and
creativity. Let your creativity flow as we mix your own ideas with
style, methods and varied subjects. Students should bring a
light nut-free snack. The school provides all materials.
Mundane to Magic (Ages: 8-10)
Jennifer O’Connell
Friday | 4:15pm–6:15pm | $340
10 Weeks | January 15 – March 18 | ALL
Transform your perception of everyday materials and objects
by creating works of art from them! We will draw inspiration
from contemporary artists who make art from recycled. With an
emphasis on sculpture and installation art, students will create
works of art using a variety of materials. Through
experimentation and creative thinking we will transform these
seemingly mundane materials into something magical.
Students should bring a light nut-free snack. The school will
provide all materials.
Art Adventures (Ages: 4-5)
Karen Siegel
Saturday | 9am –10am | $125
7 Weeks | January 23 – March 19 | ALL
Course will not meet February 13 & March 12
Preschoolers are invited to explore and create art in a fun
environment. Children will have the opportunity for creative
expression, while learning the basics of fine arts. Inspired by
famous artists, students will improvise with various media and
techniques including watercolor, pastel, collage, printmaking,
and more. Come have some fun! The school will provide all
materials. Students should bring a light nut-free snack.
Art Exploration (Ages: 5-8)
Jennifer O’Connell
Saturday | 10am–12pm | $295
8 Weeks | January 23 – March 19 | ALL
Jennifer O’Connell
Saturday | 1pm–3pm | $295
8 Weeks | January 23 – March 19 | ALL
Course will not meet February 13
Students will travel the globe with each new project inspired by
cultures and art styles throughout the world. African,
Australian, Central and South American, Native American,
American, European, Indian, and Asian art will be studied.
Animals, nature, and people will provide subject matter for 2-D
and 3-D art projects. Students should bring a light nut-free
snack. The school provides all materials.
Cartooning: Character Development For Zines,
Books and Comics (Ages: 9-13)
Lisa Arnold
Saturday | 1pm–3pm | $295
8 Weeks | January 23 – March 19 | ALL
Course will not meet February 13
Do you have an idea for a terrific character, but need help? In
the course we can really embellish your character by drawing
flowing cloaks, ornate shields, facial expressions, gleaming
crowns and more. Polished eyes, ears, nose, mouth and hair
only make your character more believable, yet dramatic.
Students should bring a light nut-free snack. The school will
provide all materials.
Children’s Art Birthday Parties
Celebrate at Silvermine School of Art
Have a unique and memorable art party for your child!
Children ages 3 to 15 can experience the arts in an actual art
studio. Choose from a variety of art projects and themes to
have your child and their friends create a one-of-a-kind piece
of art in a safe, fun, and educational environment. Projects are
designed to accommodate individual interests. Silvermine
instructor teaches parties for one and a half hours, leaving time
for refreshments. Parties can be held in one of our spacious
studios, ceramic or print studios. For more information, please
call the School Office at 203-966-6668, ext. 13 or email at
[email protected].
Course will not meet February 13
Explore painting, drawing, sculpture, mixed media, and more
to make amazing artwork from a wide variety of fun, friendly
and colorful art materials. Students will gain a new
understanding of how to use and combine a wide range of
both traditional and slightly unusual art materials. Inspiration
will be provided from the work of artists in lands both near and
far. The school will provide all materials. Students should bring
a light nut-free snack.
ALL – All Levels
B - Beginning
I - Intermediate
AD –Advanced
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JUNIOR WORKSHOPS
The Big and Tall Holiday Tree: Mixed Media
Painting (Ages: 7-10)
Marta Violette Kot
Sunday | 10am–2pm | $110
One-Day | December 20 | ALL
Young artists will use a variety of art materials in the making of
a holiday tree. This exploration can be theme specific, made
for living things in a forest, the living room, and dream-like
places. They will be encouraged to expand their imagination
and understanding of art materials. Stories will be shared and
artists will learn about various traditions. Hot chocolate and
caffeine-free herb tea will be served. All materials will be
supplied. Artists should bring a nut-free lunch.
Winter Wonderland: Painting from the
Imagination (Ages: 5-8)
Marta Violette Kot
Sunday | 10am–2pm | $110
One-Day | January 10 | ALL
Young Artists will explore the wonders of mixed media
materials. They will mix, blend, and layer a variety of material
to obtain effects that sparkle, reflect and repeat. All materials
will be supplied. Artists should bring a nut-free lunch.
Sunday Winter Studio
Marta Violette Kot
Sunday | 10am–12:30pm | $85 (Ages: 5-8)
One-Day | January 24 | ALL
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Sunday | 1pm–3:30pm | $85 (Ages: 8-12)
One-Day | January 24 | ALL
Young Artists will explore a variety of artist materials in creating
works of art related to winter conditions. Works by re-known
artists will be re-viewed and techniques will be demonstrated.
Participants will be encouraged to explore the unexpected and
expand their ways of seeing the world. All materials will be
supplied. Artists should bring a nut-free snack.
Love Monsters: Mixed Media Clay (Ages: 5-8)
Marta Violette Kot
Sunday | 10am–2pm | $110
One-Day | January 31 | ALL
Young Artists will roll, hollow, score, slip and seal air-dry clay in
the creation of their love monster. Students will transform clay
surfaces using their hands, clay tools, their own tools designs,
and a variety of sparkling, glow-in-the-dark, and transparent
materials and will paint their “love monsters” in the studio.
Please bring a sturdy container with cushioning (fabric,
newspaper, old towel, etc.) and love to transport your monster
home. Hot chocolate and marshmallows will be served. Artists
should bring a nut-free lunch. All materials will be supplied.
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Winter Stories - Wizards & Fairies: Painting,
Collage, Imagination and Play (Ages: 5-8)
Marta Violette Kot
Sunday | 10am–2pm | $110
One-Day | February 21| ALL
Children will be provoked to build on their imagination and rediscover their ideas through exploration of art materials. They
will create winter wizards and fairies using “winter” colors that
they will mix, layer, and change. Included will be oil-pastel,
sand, tempera paint, and a mixture of collage materials. Artists
should bring a nut-free lunch. All materials will be supplied.
Hot chocolate and marshmallows (kosher) will be served.
Sunday Life Academy: Drawing and Painting
the Clothed Figure (Ages: 9-14)
Marta Violette Kot
Sunday | 10am–2pm | $110
One-Day | February 28 | ALL
Young artists will study the clothed human form through
exploration of various shapes and postures using a variety of
“drawing” material. Students may create shapes developed
by the interplay of light and dark values, use loosely
constructed developments beginning with geometric shapes
and then refine these shapes. Students will learn how to draw
humans of all kinds using all kinds of methods and materials.
The school will provide all materials. Artists should bring a nutfree lunch.
Monochromatic Studies & Learning about
Color Values
Marta Violette Kot
Sunday | 10am–12:30pm | $85
One-Day | March 6 | (Ages: 5-8)
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Sunday | 1pm–3:30pm | $85
One-Day | March 6 | (Ages: 9-12)
We will explore painterly materials while learning about tinting
and shading through a monochromatic exploration. We will
develop understanding of how to blend color, think about
color in scientific ways, and make more sense of ways of seeing
the color and light in the “real world.” Discussion of wellknown artists and critiques, while work is in process. The school
will provide all materials. Artists should bring a light nut-free
snack.
Wooden Creations (Ages: 10-14)
Liza Masalimova
Sunday | 1pm–4pm | $90
One-Day | March 20 | ALL
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Monday | 10am–1pm | $90
One-Day | April 11 | ALL
Students will use pre-cut wooden pieces, dowels, shavings,
curls, sawdust, and other wooden accessories to create a
custom landscape, building, or creature. Resulting sculptures
can be painted or varnished. The school will provide all
materials. Artists should bring a light nut-free snack.
For full course descriptions and supply lists, visit our website, www.silvermineart.org
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The Self-Portrait in Oil Pastel (Ages: 7-10)
Marta Violette Kot
Sunday | 10am–2pm | $110
One-Day | April 3
Facial parts will be re-explored in the studio experience and
further trans- formed into the self-portrait using oil pastel.
Techniques will be demonstrated and student work will be
hung and gently discussed. All materials will be supplied.
Artists should bring a nut-free lunch.
The Big Still Life Painting (Ages: 5-10)
Marta Violette Kot
Sunday | 10am–2pm | $110
One-Day | April 10
Students will develop their understanding of how to explore a
“whole” surface when making a work of art. They will
experiment with demonstrated painterly techniques and
combine their ingredients of materials, personal experiences,
imagination, and the unexpected in their creative expressions.
The school will supply all materials. Artists should bring a nutfree lunch.
April Showers & Mixed Media Flowers
(Ages: 5-10)
Marta Violette Kot
Sunday | 10am–2pm | $110
One-Day | April 17
We will develop an understanding of how to approach
different possibilities in their investigation of making sense of
natural objects. They will explore methods of drawing across a
surface in the development of a composition using a variety of
materials. The school will provide all materials. Artists should
bring a nut-free lunch.
SCHOOL BREAK WORKSHOPS
The Studio Academy Camp (Ages: 5-10)
Marta Violette Kot
Saturday & Sunday | 10am–2pm | $185
Two-Day | December 26 & 27 | ALL
We will witness how they can build on a work of art creating a
final piece through days of layering techniques and findings.
Students will learn about materials possibilities and how
materials can be considered as solutions for any given situation
on a canvas. This academy will include a variety of methods
and styles while young artists will develop an understanding of
the properties of art materials. All materials will be supplied.
Artists should bring a nut-free lunch. Hot chocolate with
marshmallows (kosher) will be served.
ALL – All Levels
B - Beginning
I - Intermediate
Sculpting with Wood: Legos and Robots Studio
Art Camp (Ages: 5-10)
Marta Violette Kot
Monday & Tuesday | 10am–2pm | $185
Two-Day | December 28 & 29 | ALL
Young artists will work with their understanding of Legos
through exploration of a variety of wood shapes and sizes. In
building a sculptural work of art, they will explore how to
include supports as part of the sculptural design. Students will
explore perspective in a natural evolving manner while
building LEGO and Robotic creations. Artists should bring a
container to transfer artwork home and a nut-free lunch. All
materials will be supplied. Hot chocolate with marshmallows
(kosher) will be served.
Pottery Exploration
Jon Puzzuoli
Monday & Tuesday | 9:30am–12:30pm | $170
Two-Day | December 28 & 29 (Ages: 6-9) | ALL
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Monday & Tuesday | 1pm–4pm | $170
Two-Day | December 28 & 29 (Ages: 10-12) | ALL
Clay is a wonderful, tactile medium. Its three-dimensional
nature forces children to think about structure, shapes, and
forms. During this fun workshop they will experiment with a
variety of hand building techniques as well as a day at wheel
throwing, while they learn to think about their ideas. Clay
pieces take three to four weeks to be fired. The school office
will notify parents when pieces are ready to be picked up. The
school will provide all materials. Students should bring a light
nut-free snack.
Watercolor Winter Art Camp (Ages: 5-10)
Marta Violette Kot
Wednesday | 10am–2pm | $110
One-Day | December 30 | ALL
Young artists will explore a variety of watercolor materials in
their development of winter themed artwork. They will learn
techniques and explore tinting, transparency, blending, wash,
opaque effect and mixing. Artists will learn to make sense of
how to use brush, water and pigments when expressing
through art materials. All materials will be supplied. Artists
should bring a nut-free lunch. Hot chocolate and
marshmallows (kosher) will be served.
Snow Family: Mixed Media Clay (Ages: 5-10)
Marta Violette Kot
Saturday | 10am–2pm | $110
One-Day | January 2 | ALL
Artists will use clay in the development of a personal snow
family. They will learn clay techniques and will be guided to
expand on their ideas through the use of a variety of art
materials. This clay exploration will include stories, music,
materials and hot chocolate with marshmallows. Please bring a
container with padding (towel or old clothes) to transfer
artwork home. All materials will be supplied. Artists should
bring a nut-free lunch. Hot chocolate and marshmallows
(kosher) will be served.
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Mixed Media Painting: “I Have a Dream”
(Ages: 5-10)
Marta Violette Kot
Monday | 10am–2pm | $110
One-Day | January 18 | ALL
Young artists will explore their big dreams on big canvas using
a variety of textures, colors and techniques. They will develop
awareness of balance and composition through ongoing
manipulation of a canvas surface. All materials will be
supplied. Hot chocolate and Marshmallows will be served.
Artists should bring a nut-free lunch.
Winter Landscape Painting on Board
(Ages: 6-10)
Marta Violette Kot
Monday | 10am–2pm | $110
One-Day | February 15 | ALL
Young Artists will review winter landscape painting of wellknown artists and will visit the Silvermine grounds where they
will develop awareness of color and light. They will explore
mixing opaque colors and ways of developing their ideas on a
large surface. They will be exposed to painting techniques. All
materials will be supplied. Hot chocolate and marshmallows
will be served. Artists should bring a nut-free lunch.
Studio Academy: School Break (Ages: 5-10)
Marta Violette Kot
Tuesday & Wednesday | 10am–2pm | $185
Two-Day | February 16 & 17 | ALL
Young Artists will explore art materials, imagination,
techniques, and art vocabulary in a studio-based program.
This exploration may include sculpture, tempera and
watercolor painting, oil pastels, clay, charcoal, artist pencils,
wood and more. Artists should bring a nut-free lunch. All
materials will be provided. Hot chocolate and marshmallows
will be served.
Painting the Winter Landscape: School Break
(Ages: 5-10)
Marta Violette Kot
Thursday & Friday | 10am–2pm | $185
Two-Day | February 18 & 19 | ALL
Young artists will concentrate on developing a winter
landscape by mixing and emphasizing color. They will explore
paint media to interpret snow that can be rich and creamy,
powdery and dusty, or mushy and wet in the making of a winter
wonderland. Artists should bring a nut-free lunch. All materials
will be provided. Hot chocolate and marshmallows will be
served.
Mixed Media Clay Exploration (Ages: 5-10)
Marta Violette Kot
Monday & Tuesday | 10am–2pm | $185
Two-Day | March 14 &15 | ALL
Young Artists will learn clay techniques to realize their clay
ideas while being presented with challenging situations. They
will learn about artist clay tools and ways of expanding use of
tools. All materials will be supplied and may include wire, glass
beads and more. Participants should bring a sturdy container
with soft filling (old towel, newspaper, etc.) to transport their
artwork home. Artists should bring a nut-free lunch.
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Studio Academy: School Break (Ages: 5-10)
Marta Violette Kot
Wednesday & Thursday | 10am–2pm | $185
Two-Day | March 16 &17 | ALL
Young Artists will explore arterials, imagination, techniques,
and art vocabulary in a studio-based program. This
exploration may include sculpture, tempera and watercolor
painting, oil pastels, clay, charcoal, artist pencils, wood and
more. Artists should bring a nut-free lunch. All materials will be
provided.
Studio Art, Stories & Sensations (Ages: 5-10)
Marta Violette Kot
Friday | 10am–2pm | $110
One-Day | March 18 | ALL
Children will use a variety of materials and their imagination in
the development of stories…from stories. They will explore
and re-explore possibilities with techniques and will develop
an understanding of layering of materials and ideas when
making a work of art. All materials will be supplied. Artists
should bring a nut-free lunch.
Still-Life Exploration: Watercolor and Dry
Pigments (Ages: 6-10)
Marta Violette Kot
Friday | 10am–2pm | $110
One-Day | March 25 | ALL
Young Artists will use artist materials in their exploration of a
large-sized still life painting. They will learn and expand on a
variety of techniques and develop arts vocabulary. All materials
will be supplied. Artists should bring a nut-free snack
Youth Drawing (Ages: 11-14)
Inez Andrucyk
Monday & Tuesday | 10am–2pm | $220
Two-Day | April 4 & 5 | ALL
Learn the fundamentals of drawing through demonstration and
personal artistic guidance. Students may work with a variety of
drawings to learn the traditional techniques such as
proportion, shading, and composition. Students will work with
a variety of drawing supplies from graphite, micron pens, pen
and ink, colored pencils and more. Subject matter will include
still life, figure/portrait, and landscape. Students should bring a
nut-free lunch. All materials will be supplied.
Studio Academy: School Break (Ages: 5-10)
Marta Violette Kot
Monday & Tuesday | 10am–2pm | $185
Two-Day | April 4 & 5 | ALL
Young Artists will explore arterials, imagination, techniques,
and art vocabulary in a studio-based program. This
exploration may include sculpture, tempera and watercolor
painting, oil pastels, clay, charcoal, artist pencils, wood and
more. Artists should bring a nut-free lunch. All materials will be
provided.
For full course descriptions and supply lists, visit our website, www.silvermineart.org
203.966.6668 x2
Pottery Exploration
Jon Puzzuoli
Tuesday - Friday | 9:30am–12:30pm | $300
Four-Day | April 5 - 8 (Ages: 6-9) | ALL
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Tuesday–Friday | 1pm–4pm | $300
Four-Day | April 5 – 8 (Ages: 10-14) | ALL
Clay is a wonderful, tactile media and in this workshop we will
reflect the theme of summer as inspiration. During this
workshop children will experiment with a variety of building
techniques including pinch pots, slabs, slump-molds, coils, and
finally the wheel. We will create narrative tiles, animal
sculptures, fairy houses and little bowls, with plenty of
opportunity for free expression. Clay pieces takes three to four
weeks to be fired. The school office will notify parents when
pieces are ready to be picked up. Students should bring a nutfree snack. All materials will be supplied.
Mixed Media Clay Exploration (Ages: 5-10)
Marta Violette Kot
Wednesday & Thursday | 10am–2pm | $185
Two-Day | April 6 & 7 | ALL
Young Artists will learn clay techniques to realize their clay
ideas while being presented with challenging situations. They
will learn about artist clay tools and ways of expanding use of
tools. This is a two-day workshop. All materials will be
supplied and may include wire, glass beads and more.
Participants should bring a peanut-free lunch and a sturdy
container with soft filling (old towel, newspaper, etc.) to
transport their artwork home. All materials will be supplied.
Artists should bring a nut-free lunch.
Teen Art Studio Workshop (Ages: 11-14)
Inez Andrucyk
Wednesday - Friday | 10am–2pm | $280
Three-Day | April 6 – 8 | ALL
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Wednesday - Friday | 10am–2pm | $280
Three-Day | April 13 - 15 | ALL
Seasonal Flowers: Painting from Life on Artist
Board or Acrylic Paper (Age: 6-10)
Marta Violette Kot
Friday | 10am–2pm | $110
One-Day | April 8 | ALL
Participants will develop a still life study of actual flowers using
wet and dry artist materials. They will learn to mix primary
colors to obtain color values found in flower parts and practice
painting with gradual change in values. Techniques will be
demonstrated. All materials will be supplied. Artists should
bring a peanut-free lunch.
B - Beginning
Inez Andrucyk
Monday & Tuesday | 10am – 2pm | $220
Two-Day | April 11 & 12 | ALL
Painting can be challenging, yet fun! Using still life as the
subject, students will learn the basic manipulation of oil paint.
Mixing color, composition, design, painting, different textures,
and drawing will all be demonstrated. Students learn the
process of building a painting in layers, glazing, and creating
textures. Students should bring a nut-free lunch. All materials
will be supplied.
Hands, Feet and Face (Ages: 14–17)
Nomi Silverman
Monday & Tuesday | 10am–2pm | $260
Two-Day | April 11 & 12 | ALL
Stop hiding the hands in pockets and running the feet off the
page, this workshop will teach you the easy way to incorporate those dreaded appendages. We will also work on
drawing the face in different views. Students should bring a
nut-free lunch. All materials will be supplied.
Sculpting with Wood: Robots and Color Values
(Ages: 5-10)
Marta Violette Kot
Monday & Tuesday | 10am–2pm | $185
Two-Day | April 11 & 12 | ALL
Young Artists will develop an understanding of color and
design in the making of a thematic robot. They will explore
color values and 3-D shapes while learning about balance and
design. This is a two-day workshop and may include wood,
tempera, fabric, wire, plastics, fur, beads and more. All
materials will be supplied. Artists should bring a nut-free
lunch.
Pottery Exploration
This workshop will have students create a portrait, still life,
landscape and sculpture. A different art technique will be
introduced each day giving the young artist a chance to have
fun exploring a variety of materials. There will be an overview
of composition, perspective, and color mixing with drawing, oil
painting, printmaking and the three-dimensional form.
Students should bring a nut-free lunch. All materials will be
supplied.
ALL – All Levels
Youth Painting (Ages: 13-15)
I - Intermediate
Jon Puzzuoli
Tuesday - Friday | 9:30am–12:30pm | $300
Four-Day
| April 12 – 15 (Ages: 6-9) | ALL
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Tuesday–Friday | 1pm–4pm | $300
Four-Day | April 12 – 15 (Ages: 10-14) | ALL
Clay is a wonderful, tactile media and in this workshop we will
reflect the theme of summer as inspiration. During this
workshop children will experiment with a variety of building
techniques including pinch pots, slabs, slump-molds, coils, and
finally the wheel. We will create narrative tiles, animal
sculptures, fairy houses and little bowls, with plenty of
opportunity for free expression. Clay pieces takes three to four
weeks to be fired. The school office will notify parents when
pieces are ready to be picked up. Students should bring a nutfree snack. All materials will be supplied.
Portrait Drawing & Painting (Ages: 14–15)
Nomi Silverman
Wednesday & Thursday| 10am–2pm | $320
Two-Day | April 13 & 14 | ALL
This indoor workshop will work with a clothed model exploring
both the face and the full figure. Students may work with a
variety of drawing and painting media to learn the traditional
techniques such as proportion, shading and com- position.
Emphasis will be on developing painting and drawing skills
while gaining self-confidence. Students should bring a nut-free
lunch. All materials will be supplied.
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The Studio Academy Camp (Ages: 5-10)
Marta Violette Kot
Wednesday - Friday | 10am–2pm | $265
Three-Day | April 13 – 15 | ALL
We will witness how they can build on a work of art creating a
final piece through days of layering techniques and findings.
Students will learn about materials possibilities and how
materials can be considered as solutions for any given situation
on a canvas. This academy will include a variety of methods
and styles while young artists will develop an understanding of
the properties of art materials. All materials will be supplied.
Artists should bring a nut-free lunch. Hot chocolate with
marshmallows (kosher) will be supplied.
SCHOOL POLICIES
Silvermine School of Art provides year-round art instruction for
adults, youths and juniors. Fall, winter, spring and summer
sessions offer daytime and evening classes Monday through
Sunday. Special weekend and weeklong workshops are held
throughout the year. The School actively seeks to attract
qualified persons to
Its faculty and staff, and encourages diversity in its student
body. Student development is supported through academic
counseling and by maintaining an environment, which
contributes to intellectual stimulation. Cultural and educational
programs are made available further that growth. Silvermine
School of Art reserves the right to require the withdrawal of any
student whose conduct is deemed inappropriate.
Membership Fee
Students may become members of the Silvermine Arts Center.
Students do not have to be a member to attend a course, but
if a student is a member, the registration fee is waived. Please
see page 1 for membership levels. This fee is an annual fee
and covers up to four semesters. Memberships are tax
deductible.
Registration Fee
Each term a $35 non-refundable registration fee is charged for
workshop or course enrollment. This fee includes any number
of registered classes within each term. There is no registration
fee for one-day and two-day workshops. This fee is waived for
Guild Members and members of the Silvermine Arts Center.
Enrollment
For courses to be conducted a minimum enrollment is
required. In addition, there can be a maximum enrollment
based on the studio size, equipment and the instructor’s
requirements.
Course or Workshop Changes
The School reserves the right to change its calendar, withdraw
or modify courses or workshops. The School reserves the right
to use substitute instructors, as needed. Classes or workshops
not held due to bad weather or instructor’s absence will be
rescheduled according to studio availability. There are no
refunds due to classes or workshops not held due to bad
weather or instructor’s absences.
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Attendance
There are no make-ups or refunds if a student cannot attend a
regularly scheduled class or make-up class or workshop.
Students who cannot attend a regularly scheduled class or
workshop cannot substitute another person in their place.
Cancellations
If the School cancels a course or workshop, all fees will be
refunded. In the event a course or workshop is cancelled due
to low enrollment or teacher’s absence, notice will be given
one to three days prior to the course or workshop start date.
Weather Cancellation
Students will only be notified by phone if the school closes at
noon. Otherwise, please see information on our school
closings or delays you can visit our website
(www.silvermineart.org) or call 203-966-6668 for a recorded
message regarding cancellations only. The following stations
will have postings:
Connecticut Weather Center, www.ctweather.com
108 WEBE FM
600 WICC AM
Cablevision TV Channel 12
News Channel 8–WTHN-TV
News Channel 3–WFSB-TV
1350 WNLK AM
1400 WSTC AM
95.5 WEFX FM
Refunds for Courses
The student must notify the School Office with an official
withdrawal form before the first class meets to receive a
refund. All fees will be refunded except for a $35 service
charge, non-refundable registration and/or membership fee.
A pro-rated tuition fee will be refunded to a student
withdrawing after the starting date of the course, only if
notification in writing is given to the School Office before the
second class meets. Refunds take four to six weeks to process.
No refunds will be given for any reason, including written
withdrawal requests, after the second class meets. Only if a
student withdraws for a medical emergency with a doctor’s
note, upon the approval of the School Director, may a prorated tuition credit can be considered. All withdrawals must be
in writing. If credit is issued, there will be an expiration date
and must be used within that date. There are no substitutions
or transfers for granted credits. The above refund policy does
not include workshops. See policy below.
Refunds for Workshops
The student must notify the School Office at least one week
(five business days) prior to the scheduled workshop date in
order to receive a refund for withdrawal. If a student notifies
the School Office with an official withdrawal, a refund will be
granted minus a $10 service charge, and any non-refundable
registration and membership fees. Refunds take four to six
weeks to process. No refunds will be given for withdrawal after
the start of the workshop. Students who register five days or
less before the workshops start date cannot receive a refund.
All withdrawal requests must be in writing. Withdrawal request
forms are available in the School Office and must be returned
to the School Office before the Director of the School of Art
considers any credit. There are no substitutions or transfers for
granted credits. There will be an expiration date and must be
used within that date.
ARTS CENTER INFORMATION
Refunds for Art Camp &
Youth/Junior Workshops
A student must notify the School Office at least (five days) one
week prior to the scheduled start date of camp/workshop in
order to receive a refund for withdrawal. If a student notifies
the School Office with an official withdrawal form, a refund will
be granted minus a $10 service charge and the $35 registration
fee or membership fee. Refunds will be by check and will take
four to six weeks to process. No refunds will be given for
withdrawal after the start of the camp/workshop. Students who
register five days or less before the workshops start date
cannot receive a refund. All withdrawal requests must be in
writing. Withdrawal request forms are available in the School
Office and must be returned to the School Office before the
Director considers any credit.
Scholarships
Board of Directors
Chair
Vice Chair
Treasurer
Secretary
Board Members
Rose-Marie Fox
Mindy Green
LaVern Burton
Karen Neems
Kathryn Barrett Park, Norma C. Brown,
Robert Gregson, Kim A. Healey,
Meredith Hutchison, Emily McDermott,
Jeremy Saladyga
Leslee Asch, Ex-officio
Honorary Board
Cynthia Guest, Roger Mudre
Sally Sheehy, Leonard Tow, Diana Wege
Staff Directory
Financial assistance will be considered for children, grades K
through 12, who require our support to enroll in a course at the
Silvermine School of Art. The Scholarship Committee selects
students for full or partial scholarships. Scholarship request
forms are available in the School Office. Completed forms
must be returned to our office by Friday, January 5, 2016.
Silvermine Arts Center raises funds in order to provide
scholarships, as needed.
Executive Director
Outreach Education Director
Financial Manager
Director of Development
Marketing & Development Associate
Degree Credit
School
Some institutions have granted credit in their degree program
to students who have satisfactorily completed study courses at
the Silvermine School of Art. Those desirous of obtaining
degree credit for their studies at Silvermine must obtain
approval for such an arrangement from their dean, registrar,
faculty advisor, or other official at their home institution.
Waiver for Pictures Taken/Used
Silvermine Arts Center occasionally documents classes using
photographs and video for publicity purposes. These images
are used in the course brochure, advertisements, and other
publicity materials for the benefit of the School. Registration in
a course at Silvermine Arts Center assumes permission to
photograph you and/or your artwork, and to use your image in
publicity materials, unless you inform the photographer that
you do not wish to have your picture taken. If you prefer that
Silvermine Arts Center not photograph your child for publicity
purposes, please notify the School Office at the time of
registration.
Silvermine Art Center Rentals
Host your next meeting or party in our delightful historic
Silvermine Art Center. It is the perfect environment for groups
of 15 to 250 people. We can accommodate events from
seasonal celebrations, birthday and anniversary parties, notfor-profit organization events, memorial services, lectures and
meetings. Silvermine Art Center is a distinctive way to entertain
guests in an unique and elegant atmosphere.
Administration
School Director
School Registrar
Administrative Assistant
Gallery
Gallery Director
Guild Administrator
Gallery Assistant
Gallery Assistant
Maintenance
Leslee Asch
Sophia Gevas
LaWanza Holder
Mary Louise Morgan
Keri Arpino
Anne Connell
Shannon Palucci
Emily Lopkin
Jeffrey Mueller
Barbara Linarducci
Elana Scaglia
Teresa Gay
Brian Bruni, Ray Signore
The Silvermine Arts Center
The Silvermine School of Art is a program of the Silvermine
Arts Center. Artists have been drawn to Silvermine since
visionary sculptor Solon Borglum moved there in 1908 and
established it as a place for artists to gather. The Silvermine
Guild of Artists was founded in 1922 and formally incorporated
as a 501(c) (3) organization in 1924 when the School of Art was
established. Today, in addition to the Silvermine School of Art,
the Silvermine Arts Center consists of a Guild of over 300
professional artists, five galleries presenting new exhibitions
every six weeks and sponsoring prestigious regional and
national competitions; an art and fine craft shop; public
programs; and outreach programs in the Norwalk and
Stamford schools. The Silvermine Arts Center’s many programs
are supported by membership fees, school tuition, art sales,
donations, grants and sponsorship.
To learn more about the Silvermine Arts Center, visit our
website at www.silvermineart.org, or better yet, become part of
our community by becoming a member. Memberships begin at
$55 for individuals, $75 dual, and $125 for families. Please call
203-966-9700, ext 22 to request membership information.
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Silvermine Guild of Artists
The Guild is an organization of professional artists dedicated
to providing a nurturing environment where creativity of all
kinds can be expressed, exchanged, developed and exhibited
for the enrichment of all. For information about juried
membership,
please call 203-966-9700, ext 26. Please see calendar for
exhibition schedule.
Gallery and Art and Fine Craft Shop hours
Wednesday through Saturday, 12pm to 5pm,
Sunday, 1pm to 5pm.
Art Partners–Community Outreach
Throughout the year Silvermine Arts Center’s professional
Teaching Artists provide workshops to underserved
communities. Whether in school, after school, on our Campus
or in elder care centers, the arts assist students of all ages to
reach their full potential through joyous self-expression. For
students in Stamford and Norwalk schools, the classes are
designed to encourage critical thinking, collaboration and
literacy skills to help close the achievement gap that exists in
Connecticut public schools.
We are currently reviewing all of our existing partnerships and
new requests we have received for the programs. We have
many more requests than we can fulfill without additional
funding. Please consider a gift so that we may continue
providing free and subsidized classes for our underserved local
communities. For more information contact Outreach
Education Director, Sophia Gevas, at 203 966-9700 ext 19.
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Directions
From Greenwich/Stamford on the Merritt Parkway:
Exit 38. Turn right onto Rte. 123 North and follow straight to
Rte. 106 Junction. Turn right onto Rte. 106 North and continue
to stop sign. Turn right onto Silvermine Road. The Center is
one mile on the right.
From New Haven/Westport on the Merritt Parkway:
Exit 38. Turn left onto Rte. 123 North and follow straight to Rte.
106 Junction. Turn right onto Rte. 106 North and continue to
stop sign. Turn right onto Silvermine Road. The Center is one
mile on the right.
From Connecticut Turnpike:
Take Exit 15 onto Rte. 7 connector. Take Exit 2. At bottom of
ramp, turn right. Continue to second traffic light, turn right
onto Rte. 123 North. Turn right again at next light onto
Silvermine Ave. At third stop sign, across from Silvermine
Tavern, turn left. At top of hill, turn right at stop sign, Center is
on the left.
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Education
FACULTY BIOS
ANDREAS, MARK: School of Visual Arts; Art Institute of
Boston.
ANDRUCYK, INEZ: Ed.M. Columbia University; MFA City
College; BFA Rutgers University.
ARNOLD, LISA: BFA, Syracuse U; School of Visual Arts; Art
Students League.
ASHIDA, KEIKO: equivalent BFA, in Ceramics, Musashino Art
University School of Industrial Design; Mashiko Ceramics
Experiments Center.
BLOOM, MARTHA: Art Students League; Art Institute, Boston;
Green Mt. College.
BRADSHAW, GAIL: MBA, London Business School; BS, U. of
Cincinnati, College of Design, Architecture, Art & Planning.
BRENNER, THOMAS: MFA/IA, Interdisciplinary Arts, Goddard
College; BFA, Yale U; Illustration, Art Center College of Design.
BURKHOLDER, DAN: MFA & BFA, Brooks Institute of
Photography, CA; BA
BUXENBAUM, NINA: MFA, Hoffberger School of Painting,
Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD; BFA,
Washington University, St. Louis, MO; L’Ecole du Louvre, Paris,
France; L’Institut Catholique of Paris.
COLLINS, MEGAN: MS, Art Education, Southern Connecticut
State University; SCSU Urbino Art Program; BA, Hartford Art
School.
CONANT, JOANNE: Apprenticed with Master Enamellist,
Margaret Seller, Commercial Art Degree, Minneapolis
Technical Institute.
CUNNINGHAM, CHARLES Education: MFA, Pennsylvania State
University; BFA, Lyme Academy College of Fine Art,.
DAVIS, ANDREW: Brown U.
DeLONG, CHARLES: MFA, Cranbrook Academy of Art, BS, St.
John Fisher College; Nazareth College.
DUNBAR, BRUCE: MA, NYU; BS, Boston U.
DUNLOP, DAVID: MFA, Pratt Institute; Printmaking, Blackburn
Studio; BA, Phi Beta Kappa, College of Wooster.
FISHER, DEAN: Academy of Art, Chicago, IL, Independent
Study; Prado Museum; Louvre Museum; National Gallery of
Art.
FLAHERTY, APRIL: Art Institute of Boston; Hartford Art School;
New York Botanical Garden.
FREEDMAN, MARK: MFA, Hunter College, BFA, San
Francisco Art Institute; BFA, University of Arizona.
GALETTA, VIOLA: University of Fine Arts in Budapest, College
of New Rochelle.
GALLAGHER, CHRISTY: Cooper Union and the National
Academy of Design.
GARCIA, CLAIRE WATSON: BA Smith College, U Cal
Berkeley.
GOLDBACH, CHRISTINE: BA, Graphic Design, Southern CT
State U.
GRüTTNER, INGBET: Pratt, Manhattan Graphics, SUNY,
Parson’s, Blackburn, and Studio Camitzer.
GUERIN, C.J.: MA, Adelphi U; City College; BA, Queens
College.
HARRINGTON, HEIDI: BFA, University of North Umbria; St.
Albans College of Art and Design.
HATTON, ENID: MA Johns Hopkins University, Art Center
College of Design, Pasadena, Boston College.
HOUSTON, HEATHER: MFA, Ceramics, U of New Mexico;
BFA, Ceramics, U of GA; BFA, Jewelry and Metals, U of GA.
HOWER, WENDY: BFA, Southern Connecticut State University.
HYON, NASH: MFA, Vermont College; BS, Southern CT State
U; Fairfield U.; Lorenzo de Medici Art Institute.
KARPINSKAIA, NATASHA: PhD (AHD) Art History, Columbia
U.; MA, Art History, Acad. Fine Arts; MA, English and French
Linguistics, Moscow U of Linguistics.
KOT, MARTA VIOLETTE: Ed.D Candidate, Ed.M, Art & Art
Education, Teachers College, Columbia U.; Masters in Studio
Art.
KUNZMAN, MITCHE: MFA, Lehman College, NYC; BFA,
Lehman College, NYC.
LEKA, DEREK: MFA, Western CT State University, BFA,
Purchase College.
LEWIS, CLARE: BA, Smith College; U. of Rochester; Summer
Studios in Art, Cornell University; John C. Campbell Craft
Center.
LUBIN, JANE: New York School of Interior Design.
MacCORDY, WENDY: BA, Dickinson College, Parsons School
of Design, NYC.
MASALIMOVA, LIZA: BFA for Lyme Academy of Fine Art; MFA
from the University of Connecticut.
MAURO, JANICE: Associate-Degree, FIT; Art Students
League; National Academy of Art & Design.
McFARLANE, ALEX: Maryland Institute, College of Art;
Columbia U.
McKENZIE, MARY BETH: Museum of Fine Arts; Cooper
School of Art; National Academy of Design; Art Students
League.
McTAGUE-STOCK, NANCY: MFA Art Institute of Boston; BFA
Virginia Commonwealth U; Art Students League; CCP.
MORRIS, RACHEL: BA Drew University and Master of Arts.
MORROW, SAM: MFA, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH;
MFA, Royal College of Art, London, England; BA, St. Martin’s
School of Art, London, England.
PARTON, STEVEN: School of Visual Arts.
PETROCHKO, DORIE: MFA Southern Connecticut State
University, New Haven, CT; BFA Wagner College, Staten Island,
NYC; Art Students League, NYC; Certification Botanical and
Natural Science Illustration New York Botanical Garden.
PLEASANTON, SHIZUE: Sogestu Ikebana School of Japan.
PRENTICE, WHITNEY: MFA, Graduate School of Figurative
Art of the New York Academy of Art, NYC; Paier College of Art,
Hamden, CT; Lyme Academy College of Fine Art, CT.
PURSELL, ROB: BA, Pennsylvania State University, PA.
RAZIN, ALEKSANDR: MFA, College of Theater and Art,
Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
REID, CHARLES: U of Vermont; Art Students League, NYC.
RICHTER, SCOTT: BFA, New School for Social Research;
Parsons School of Design, NY, Certificat in Industrial Design;
Art Students League, NY.
ROBINSON, JOSEPHINE: London Filmmakers Co-op;
Southwark College, London; Morely College.
ROSNER, ALYSE: MFA American University; BFA University of
Michigan; Residencies, Vermont Studio Center, Chautauqua
School of Art, Photography Center 92nd Street Y, Clay Arts
Center.
SCHWARTZ, CAREY PARKS: MA, San Jose Sate U; BA, U of
California, Santa Barbara, CA.
SCROGGINS, LISA: BFA, Parsons School of Design; Rhode
Island School of Design.
SHAPIRO, ELYSE: MA, School of the Museum of Fine Arts; BA,
U. of Bridgeport: Art Students League.
SIEGEL, KAREN: BA, University of Florida; School of Visual
Arts.
SILVERMAN, NOMI: BA, Barnard College; National Academy
of Design; Art Students League; Privately with Burton
Silverman.
SPEZIALE, GARY J.: MA, Gallatin School, BFA, NYU; School of
Sacred Arts; Brooklyn College; NY Academy of Art, Master’s
program.
VINGO, PATRICK: MA Grad school of Corporate & Political
Communication, Fairfield U; BS, Art Education, Southern CT
State U.
WENDLER, BRIAN GILL: Cooper Union Summer Residency
Program; Aegean Institute, Galaas, Greece; School of Fine
Arts, U of CA,; BFA, Cooper Union.
WIEST, JUSTIN: MFA, NY Academy of Art; Circulo de Bellas
Artes; BFA, Schuler School Fine Art, Baltimore; MD Institute
College of Art.
WRIGHT, DMITRI: BS, Organizational Management, Nyack
College; Alumni, Cooper Union; Fellowship, Max Beckman
International Scholarship, Brooklyn Museum of Art; Certificate
Diploma, Newark School of Fine & Industrial Arts,
Valedictorian.
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REGISTRATION FORM
Silvermine School of Art 1037 Silvermine Road New Canaan, CT 06840-4398
Please print this page and fax to 203.966.8570 or mail to above address.
Any questions please contact us at [email protected] or 203.966.6668 x 2
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*Please Note there is no Registration Fee for current members or 1 or 2-day Workshops.
Silvermine offers scholarships on a need basis and provides outreach classes in the Stamford & Norwalk Public Schools through Art Partners. Please
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