SUMMER SESSION DATES Weekday classes: Summer Session I (SS1): Monday, June 2 - Friday, June 27, 2008 Summer Session II (SS2): Monday, June 30 - Friday, July 25, 2008 Saturday classes: Summer Session I (SS1): June 7, 14, 21, 28, 2008 Summer Session II (SS2): July 5, 12, 19, 26, 2008 Holidays: Independence Day holiday, Friday, July 4, 2008 REGISTRATION INFORMATION Students have the option of registering for Summer Session I, Summer Session II, or both sessions. Tuition for all classes and workshops are listed with their descriptions. Students who register in a class for both summer sessions receive a discounted rate that is reflected in the fee listed. Students enrolled during the previous Academic Year (Session 183) have priority registration privileges. New students must register during open registration. (See registration dates below) Registration is rolling and will continue until the class is filled. REGISTRATION DATES & TIMES Priority Registration begins at 9:00 am, Saturday May 10, 2008 for walk-in registration only and continues at 9:00 am, Monday May 12, 2008 for telephone, mail, fax and walk-in registration. Open Registration begins at 9:00 am, Wednesday May 14, 2008 for all walk-in, telephone, mail, and fax registrations. REGISTRATION PROCEDURES To register for a class, complete a registration form and either fax it, mail it, or present it in person at the school office. Call the school to register by credit card over the phone. Forms are available online at www.nationalacademy.org, in the back of this catalog, or in the school office. Students using a credit card to register by telephone, fax, or mail will be charged a $6.00 service fee. Students may register in-person using a check, money order, or credit card(Visa or MasterCard only). New students are required to pay a non-refundable, one time only registration fee of $50.00 for all classes and workshops, with the exception of Peter Cox's workshop. Click here to download a registration form. REFUND POLICY FOR SUMMER CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS: Refund Deadlines for Classes Deadlines to receive 100% Refund: By May 25, 2008 for SS1 By June 22, 2008 for SS2 85% Refund: By June 1, 2008 for SS1 By June 29, 2008 for SS2 75% Refund: Request for refund must be made prior to the second day of the class. No refunds will be made after the second class, unless there is a documented medical excuse. Students must notify the school office in order to receive a refund; ceasing to attend class without notifying the school office does not constitute withdrawal from class. Refunds are made in the same form as payment. Registrations are not transferrable. The one time only $50.00 registration fee is non-refundable. Class Transfers Transfers from one summer session class into another are permitted with a $10.00 fee applied, this fee is waived if the class from which the student is transferring has been cancelled. Students will be allowed to transfer once per session and transfers must occur before the second class. Refund Deadlines for Workshops Request for refund from a workshop must be made two weeks prior to the beginning of the workshop. Workshop Transfers Transfers from one Workshop into another are not permitted. The one time only $50.00 registration fee is non-refundable. More information about school programs, policies and instructors is available online at www.nationalacademy.org or in our Academic Year Catalog, available through the School Office. A copy of the National Academy School Code of Conduct is also available in the School Office. Two One Week Workshops Master Workshop 1. (July 28 - August 1) 2. (August 4 - 8) Students may register for one week only Peter Cox Workshop An Approach to Narrative Painting Monday-Friday, 9am - 4pm All good pictures have an embedded narrative. In this workshop students will be painting two models who are experienced in creating narrative scenes. Students will examine ways to make the picture more exciting by incorporating dramatic lighting and interesting props. Models, costumes, and props will define themselves individually, and as part of a complete and meaningful scene. Starting with a limited color palette, Mr. Cox will introduce students to the Cassel Color Star which connects the dots between primary, secondary, and tertiary color values. He will also introduce texture to the class and the differences and similarities between direct and indirect painting. Mr. Cox will be present each day of this master workshop. Class Code: Npmw1830 Class Limit: 15 Studio 2 Workshop fee: $775.00 per workshop Open Studio INDEPENDENT STUDY Three Sessions Monday through Friday 9:00am-10:00pm & Saturday's 9:00am - 5:00pm Open studio space for serious students of painting, drawing or watercolor will now be available for independent study on weekdays from 9:00am -10:00pm and on Saturdays 9:00am - 5:00pm in June, July and August. There will be two four week sessions and one two week session. A critique with a faculty member or member of the Academy, may be arranged through the School Director. Class Code:OS1830 Session 1 - Four Weeks June 2-June 28 - $525.00 (Critique fee $50) Session 2 - Four Weeks June 30-July 25 - $525.00 (Critique fee $50) Class Code: OS21830 Session 3 - Two Weeks July 28-August 8 - $275.00 Class Limit: 6 Studio 4 MAY WORKSHOPS 2008 Kamilla Talbot Watercolor on Governors Island <br> One Five Week Session May 20 - June 19 Tuesday - Thursday 1:15-5:00pm In this special workshop students will be painting on Governors Island with spectacular city views. Ferry leaves Battery Park at 1:15pm and returns at 5pm. The island has painting storage available. The instructor will be present each day. Class Code: Gin1830 Workshop Fee: $650 Class Limit: 12 Vincent Baldassano Two Day Intensive Encaustic Workshop May 30th & 31st 9:30am - 4:30pm Encaustic is a painting method in which pigment is mixed with a binder of hot wax and fixed by heat after application. The technique was used prior to oil painting in ancient Egypt and Greece. The class will explore and combine encaustic techniques with new materials such as collage, transfers, printing and other mediums. Let your imagination run wild; this is the medium capable of harnessing it. All levels of experience are welcome. Class Code: ews1830 Workshop Fee: $225.00 Class Limit: 12 Studio 1 JUNE WORKSHOPS 2008 Daniel Atyim Figure Drawing June 2 -13, Two Week Workshop Monday - Friday, 1:00pm - 4:00pm Using a variety of mediums and supports, students will use a range of subject matter. Graphite, charcoal, ballpoint pen, pastel, and oil stick will be introduced or further examined, depending on the level of the student. The human figure and the composition of the interior space will be the daily focus. Instructor will be present three days of each week. Class Code: AD21830 Class Limit: 15 Workshop Fee: $330 Studio 5 John Goodrich Sketching in oil in Central Park June 2-13, Two Week Workshop Monday-Friday, 1-4pm This class will explore plein air painting at various Central Park sites, with the emphasis on direct observation - capturing effects of light, weather, and space. Small oil sketches will be based on direct observation and will investigate color as a compositional force. Both beginning and advanced painters are welcome, though a foundation in drawing is helpful. This class requires a portable easel. Instructor will be present three days of each week. Class Code: Oscp1830 Workshop fee: $300 Class Limit: 15 Weiqing Yuan Watercolor June 2-June 13, Two Week Workshop Monday - Friday, 9am-12pm This two week workshop will focus on creating vibrant and expressive watercolors in the studio. Utilizing photographs and off site sketches, students begin with an initial pencil drawing and add subsequent layers of transparent washes. Subject matter will include cityscapes, landscapes, and portraiture. Instructor will be present three days of each week. Class Code: Wws1830 Workshop Fee: $330 Class Limit: 15 Studio 5 Doris Staal Painting and Drawing for AGES 13-16 Two Week Workshops 4:15pm-6:15pm, Wednesday and Thursday Session 1-June 4, 5, 11 & 12 Session 2-June 18, 19, 25 & 26 Students will be working from the figure in a variety of materials including charcoal, oil pastel and watercolor - with the second week devoted to working from the imagination in collage. The instructor will be present each day. Class Code: Yppd1830 Workshop fee: $150 per session $285 for both sessions Class Limit: 15 Studio 5 Martha Bloom Mixed Media Collage and Painting Out Of Doors Ages 6-10 June 16-27 Two weeks Monday-Friday 9am-4pm This intensive art series will incorporate many aspects of art making in the studio, out of doors, along with exposure to museums. There will be basic traditional exposure and work in drawing, painting, collage and printmaking. Individual attention and criticism will be on going, as will small exhibitions. Students should bring a prepared lunch. Class Code: Mmypw1830 Workshop Fee: $350 for one week $675 for two weeks Class Limit: 12 Student Lounge & Print Room (Studio 3) Ellen Eagle Portrait Painting in Pastel & Pencil June 16-20, One Week Workshop Monday-Friday, 9:30am-12:30pm The goal is to observe the figure, form, color and value relationships with a clear eye, and to distill this complex information into a simply expressed, harmonious construction. There will be one model in one pose for the week in order to engage in sustained study. Students may work in both pastel and pencil. Beginning and experienced students welcome. The Instructor will be present all five days. Class Code: Wppp1830 Workshop Fee: $224 Class Limit: 15 Studio 5 Sonia Gechtoff, NA Mixed Media June 16 - 27, Two Week Workshop Monday-Friday, 1pm-4pm This workshop will concentrate on mixed media with paper. We will explore the many ways paper can be combined in collage, three dimensional forms, etc. Instructor will be present three days of each week. Class Code: Wmm1830 Workshop Fee: $330 Class Limit: 12 Studio 5 Lisa Dinhofer Buds & Bugs June 23-27, One Week Workshop Monday-Friday, 9am-12pm Exploring the natural world through some of its most beautiful objects is the theme of this workshop. Plants and insects are symbiotic, each cannot exist without the other. Throughout history artists have attempted to capture their relationship. This one week intensive course will continue the timeless journey of discovery through careful rendering from observation. For example: how does light fall on a dragonfly's wing or how does a beetle sit on a leaf? Each student will experiment with a variety of materials from pencil to colored pencils to watercolor. The object lesson is to learn to render, compose and fully realize the color, form and light of these intricate magnificent beings. All skill levels are welcome. The instructor is present each day. Class Code: Bb1830 Workshop Fee: $224 Class Limit: 15 Studio 5 Lotus Do Brooks Outdoor Watercolor Workshop for Ages13-16 June 23-27, One Week Workshop Monday-Friday, 4:15-6:15pm This intensive workshop is just the jump-start every young artist needs to begin the summer. Students will have the opportunity to explore watercolor techniques as a vehicle for self-expression. Working out of doors, students will develop city and landscape paintings. Students will develop a way to transport their watercolors and begin to develop portfolio pieces. The instructor will be present all five days. Class Code: Wwyp1830 Workshop fee: $224 Class Limit: 10 Arthur Kvarnstrom Watercolor Out of Doors June 3-26, Four Week Workshop Tuesday - Thursday, 4:00pm - 7:00pm Watercolor classes will be conducted outside, using the city and park as motifs. Since we learn to paint by painting, participants will be encouraged to paint many pictures, quickly.Emphasis will be on developing freshness of vision and individuality of expression, along with daring, simplicity, and an attitude of experimentation. Discussion will focus on the formal elements of painting in order that students may critique their own results. The instructor will be present each day. The class will meet in the student lounge on the first day. Class Code: Odw1830 Workshop Fee: $387 Class Limit: 10 Kamilla Talbot Watercolor on Governors Island One Week Intensive June 23-27 10am-5pm The one week Intensive Workshop in Watercolor will be held for the entire day on Governors Island. The ferry leaves Battery Park at 10am and returns at 5pm. The instructor will be present each day. Class Code: Gii1830 Workshop Fee: $400 Class Limit:12 JULY WORKSHOPS 2008 Daniel Atyim Figure Drawing June 30 - July 11, Two Week Workshop Monday - Friday, 1:00pm - 4:00pm Using a variety of mediums and supports, students will use a range of subject matter. Graphite, charcoal, ballpoint pen, pastel, and oil stick will be introduced or further examined, depending on the level of the student. The human figure and the composition of the interior space will be the daily focus. Instructor will be present three days each week. Workshop Fee: $330 Class Code: Ad21830 Class Limit: 15 Studio 5 Lisa Dinhofer Experiments with Color June 30- July 11, Two Week Workshop Monday-Friday, 9am-12pm This workshop is about color; how it works and why it works through practice not theory. Experience is the only route to a working vocabulary of color ideas. This two week workshop will start with classic study of the interaction of color using Josef Albers techniques. Students will explore the density and transparency of light and color through careful observation from life. Color creates magic in any work of art, and this course will teach each student how. This class is open to all levels. The instructor is present. Class Code: Excw1830 Workshop Fee: $330 Class Limit: 5 Studio 5 Costa Vavagiakis Finished Drawing July 14 - 25, Two Week Workshop Monday - Friday, 1:00pm - 4:00pm An in depth investigation of the basic drawing principles exploring the human figure in space will be the focus of this master class. Emphasis will be placed on a thorough understanding of the body's underlying geometry and anatomical structure. Week long poses will be set up to allow the student the time to think through problems in order to develop a fully realized drawing. Lectures and demonstrations will enforce the theory, practice and development of the drawing. The instructor is present three days per week. Class Code: Fd1830 Workshop Fee: $330 Class Limit: 15 Studio 5 Michele LiCalsi Fresco Workshop July 28 - August 1, One Week Workshop Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 12:00pm In this workshop, students learn the ancient technique of fresco painting. Beginning with the creation of the image and ending with the final embellishments, students learn the technique favored by the ancient artists of Pompeii, the Renaissance masters Michelangelo and Raphael, and the Baroque master, Tiepolo. Students will learn to prepare the painting support, grind pigments, make a cartoon ready for transfer and paint an image. Methods of embellishments such as relief, polishing, gilding and secco painting will be discussed. The instructor is present each day. Class Code: FW1830 Workshop Fee: $250 Class Limit: 10 Studio 5 Looking at Painting July 28 - August 1, One Week Workshop Monday - Friday, 1:00pm - 4:00pm The collection of paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art is diverse and extensive. This workshop provides students with a forum for informal discussion in front of a work of art while gaining an understanding of color, composition, painting techniques, supports, pigments, and varnishes. Students will present observations about a painting of their choice. The instructor is present each day. Class Code: Lpmm1830 Workshop Fee: $200 Class Limit: 10 On Location at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Regular Class Descriptions Summer Session One June 2-28 & Two June 30- July 26 Morning and afternoon courses meet five days per week, three hours each day, unless otherwise noted. Instructors provide instruction and evaluation two days per week; students are expected to work independently, with the presence of a student monitor, the other three days. The three, two, and one day per week courses meet as scheduled and instructors provide instruction and evaluation one day per week, as arranged per class. For information regarding which days an instructor will be present, contact the school office. DRAWING Figure Drawing Viviane Silvera This course gives the student an opportunity to strengthen their powers of observation with a step by step plan that enables them to successfully construct proportionally accurate figure drawings. Demonstrations and lectures will include measuring height to width proportion, separating light and shadow and basic anatomical structure. Day & Time: Tuesday, 4-7pm Class Code: Lad1830 Tuition: $125 + $ 7 studio fee per session $237 + $14 for both sessions Class Limit: 15 Studio 5 Figure Drawing Lisa Dinhofer The knowledge and experience gained from learning to draw accurately from the live model becomes the springboard to painting, sculpture, and all personal explorations in art. Drawing the figure develops a base of confidence from which students can develop their own interests and perceptions. This course will explore these ideas in a formal study of structure, gesture, and likeness. Day & Time: Saturday, 9am-12pm Class Code: Smd1830 Tuition: $125 + $ 7 studio fee per session $237 + $14 for both sessions Class Limit: 15 Studio 5 Drawing Nicki Orbach This life-drawing course will explore the perceptual elements needed to organize a work of art along with aspects of anatomy. Exercises and lectures are oriented towards helping students develop a deeper understanding of visual imagery. Individual instruction is emphasized and students of all levels are welcome. Day & Time: Saturday, 1 - 4pm Class Code: Sad1830 Tuition: $125 + $ 7 studio fee per session $237 + $14 for both sessions Class Limit: 20 Studio 1 Figure Drawing Dan Gheno Working from the model, students will explore the human figure while using their choice of dry and/or wet drawing materials. This class is designed for all levels, and it will incorporate a diversity of model types and a variety of long and short poses. The instructor will work with students to develop their understanding of proportions, anatomy, planes, and optical principles of light and dark that can be used to create an impression of structural form in the human figure. Day & Time: Wednesday, 6:30-9:30pm Class Code: Ed1830 Tuition: $125 + $ 7 studio fee per session $237 + $14 for both sessions Class Limit: 15 Studio 5 Evening Beginning Drawing Michele LiCalsi This course is designed to give students a solid foundation in the fundamentals of drawing. The skills necessary to render a subject three-dimensionally will be taught through a variety of exercises using still life and eventually the model. Observational techniques, composition and different artistic approaches will be explored as students use a variety of mediums to render the subject. This course is for beginners with little or no previous drawing experience and is an excellent refresher for the artist who wants to review basic principles or improve their skill level with a particular drawing medium. Day & Time: Thursday, 6:30pm - 9:30pm Class Code: Ed1830 Tuition: $125 + $ 7 studio fee per session $237 + $14 for both sessions Class Limit: 15 Studio 2 Uninstructed Sketch Open Drawing with a live model. The group begins with short poses leading up to longer ones, culminating in several twenty-five minute poses. Open to enrolled students and general public. Students register daily per session. Day & Time: Monday & Tuesday 7:00-10:00pm Class Code: Usk1830 / Usku1830 Fee per session: $12 for enrolled students and $15 for all others Studio 5 PAINTING Painting & Drawing from Life: Figure, still life, and interior Sam Adoquei A complete Academic-Atelier approach to the art of painting and drawing the figure, still life, portraiture, color and composition. An Academic Atelier approach is for students interested in pursuing art intensively and constructively. The studio will be divided in groups with beginning students working on the basics of figure drawing and the fundamentals of oil painting; more advanced students will work on figure painting, portraiture, color composition and design. Within this framework students will be taught a direct approach beginning with broad strokes, blocking masses of form, value and tones. Working fast, students will learn how to resolve problems towards a completed painting, while gaining control of the medium and skillful command of the materials. The model will pose for two weeks at a time. Days & Time: Monday-Friday, 1- 6pm Class Code: Caac1830 Tuition: $794 + $50 studio fee per session $1504 + $100 studio fee for both sessions Class Limit: 20 Studio 1 Figure Painting & Drawing Sam Adoquei The focus of this course will be on a realistic yet, impressionistic approach to the figure through color tones and color relationships. In addition, students will focus on drawing in charcoal, in a painterly manner designed to help improve their painting technique, as well as enhancing their drawing skill and understanding of tonal values. Days & Time: Monday-Wednesday 6:30- 9:30pm Class Code: Ep1830 Tuition: $275 + $18 studio fee per session $523 + $36 studio fee for both sessions Class Limit: 20 Studio 1 Introduction to Oil Painting Daniel Atyim This class will act as an introduction to oil painting. We will discuss the materials and techniques to get students acquainted with the oil medium. Students will learn how to stretch canvas and use other supports combined with a variety of approaches. Paints, brushes, painting mediums and other materials will be discussed. Still life and the human figure will be our vehicles for exploration. Day & Time: Monday 6:30-9:30pm Class Code: Ebp1830 Tuition: $125 + $7 studio fee per session $237 + $14 studio fee for both sessions Class Limit: 20 Studio 2 Figure Painting Gabriela Dellosso This class will teach students the fundamentals of creating better paintings(using the figure, landscape and still life). Students will develop a better understanding of light, shadow, halftones, warm and cool colors, sculptural strokes and expressive simple shapes, while working from the model. Students will explore and simplify the portrait and figure. Discussions for portrait will include: how to express facial features and for figure: the importance of gesture and rhythm. Beginner or advanced students welcome. There is an emphasis on individual attention. Days & Time: Monday-Friday, 9am-12pm Class Code: Mp1830 Tuition: $502 + $30 studio fee per session $950 + $60 studio fee for both session Class Limit: 25 Studio 2 Abstract Painting Sonia Gechtoff, NA Summer Session Two Only Monday-Friday, 9am-12pm Students will work from their imagination using oil and/or acrylic paints. Invention is the main concept. Intermediate and advanced students only. The instructor will be present three days of each week. Class Code: Apw21830 Workshop fee: $502 + $30 studio fee Class Limit: 15 Studio 1 Painting Dan Gheno Designed for all levels, this class will use the figure and surrounding environment to investigate the potentials and challenges of light and shade, color theory, composition, anatomy, and perspective. Emphasis is placed on structure, form, and spatial atmosphere. Students may work in any medium. Day & Time: Saturday, 9am-12pm Class Code: Smp1830 Tuition: $125 + $7 studio fee per session $237 + $14 studio fee for both sessions Class Limit:18 Studio 2 Day & Time: Saturday, 1-4pm Class Code: Sap1830 Tuition: Same as above Class Limit: 18 Studio 2 Color & Composition Michele LiCalsi Students will refine a painting or drawing that they have been working on, or start a new work in this class. Working closely with the instructor students will learn to manipulate color and composition and discover how the fundamental quality of the image can be dramatically altered towards an expressive end. This course is appropriate for all who wish to add to their arsenal of creative tools and find success in their work. Day & Time: Tuesday & Wednesday, 6:30pm - 9:30pm Class Code: Ccp1830 Tuition: $200 + $18 studio fee for one summer session $380 + $36 studio fee for both sessions Class Limit:15 Studio:2 Painting Mary Beth McKenzie, NA Students may work in oil or pastel from a live model. Special emphasis will be placed on color, structure, value, and composition. Figurative painting will be approached in a broad, abstract way. Students will be encouraged to deal with the entire canvas, not just the parts, developing each painting as a whole. Day & Time: Monday-Friday, 1- 5pm Class Code: Ap1830 Summer Session One: June 2-27 Tuition: $670 + $40 studio fee for one summer session Summer Session Two: June 30 - July 11 Tuition: $335 + $40 studio fee for summer session two Class Limit: 20 Studio 2 Painting Nicki Orbach This class will explore many aspects of figure painting: structure of the figure, composition, visual space, color relationships, etc. Oil paint is preferred but other materials are acceptable, including drawing. For the first class a critique will be held and students should bring two examples of their work and a written description of their artistic goals and interests. Day & Time: Thursday, 6:30pm-9:30pm Class Code: Ep21830 Tuition: $125 + $7 studio fee per session $237 + $14 studio fee for both sessions Class Limit: 20 Studio 1 Day & Time: Saturday 9am - 12pm Class Code: Smp21830 Tuition: Same as above Class Limit: 20 Studio 1 Figure and Portrait Painting Alex Zwarenstein June 2-June 27, Four Weeks Monday-Friday 9am-12pm This four week painting class will concentrate on achieving both good composition as well as convincing likenesses in figure and portrait painting. Through thorough observation, the student will learn how to add chiaroscuro to the work via color and tonal volume. Professional studio techniques and strategies will be discussed. Class Code: Wfps1830 Tuition: $502 + $30 studio fee Class Limit: 15 Studio 1 Printmaking Printmaking William Behnken, NA Students will be introduced to a range of intaglio printmaking processes including hard and soft ground etching. Drypoint and mezzotint, as well as instruction in the relief processes of linoleum and wood cut. For beginners, emphasis will be on printing block and plate preparation as well as on printing skills both by hand and on the press. More advanced students will be offered more individualized assistance and critiques. Day & Time: Monday-Friday, 10am-1pm Class Code: Mpr1830 Tuition: $502 + $30 studio fee per session $950 + $60 studio fee for both sessions Class Limit: 12 Studio 3, Print Studio Uninstructed Printmaking The print studio is open for independent work. Individuals must get approval from the print instructor, William Behnken before they may use the shop. Open to enrolled students and general public. Students register daily per session. Days & Time: Saturdays 9:00am - 4:00pm (Please call the school office for more information on other dates and times.) Daily Session Fee: $30 per session morning, afternoon or evening Class Code: Upr1830/Upru1830 Studio 3 Print Studio COLLAGE & Monotype Collage & Monotype Martha Bloom The medium of collage can best personalize and enhance an individual's vision, as it offers the combined possibilities of many techniques in the creation of fine art. Students are invited to bring materials they wish to use from nature, household materials, found objects, etc. to compose their creations in a class that encourages diversity and personal expression. Day & Time: Thursday, 6:30-9:30pm Class Code: Ecr1830 Tuition: $125 + $7 studio fee for one session $237 + $14 studio fee for both Class Limit: 12 Studio 3, Print Studio SCULPTURE Sculpture Janice Mauro This class will sculpt a full figure from the model in one pose for each monthly session. Using proportional calipers the students will reduce the figure to one th ird life-size. There will be demonstrations of artistic anatomy. Our goal is to understand nature as we sculpt personal interpretations of it. Individual expression is encouraged. Day & Time: Monday-Friday, 9am-12pm Class Code: Ms1830 Tuition: $502 + $30 studio fee per session $950 + $60 studio fee for both sessions Class Limit: 10 Studio 6 Sculpture Barney Hodes This course will encompass modeling the human form as it relates to movement. Long, as well as short poses, will serve to illustrate the basic forces present in the human figure, which provide a framework for sculpture that is rooted in movement. Mr. Hodes will provide some demonstration, but will primarily concentrate on individual student work. Day & Time: Monday-Friday, 1- 4pm Class Code: As1830 Tuition: $502 + $30 studio fee per session $950 + $60 studio fee for both sessions Class Limit: 10 Studio 6 Portrait Sculpture Barney Hodes This course will provide instruction in the basic planar structure of the skull as a counterpoint to, and foundation for, the study of physiognomy - the particulars of individual character that make up what is called 'a face'. Day & Time: Monday & Wednesday, 4:30-7:30pm Class Code: Laps1830 Tuition: $200 + $18 studio fee per session $380 + $36 studio fee for both sessions Class Limit: 8 Studio 6 Uninstructed Sculpture The Academy's sculpture studio is available for independent work on Saturdays or when the studio is unoccupied. Morning (9am - 12pm): $20.00; Afternoon (1pm-5pm): $30; Evening (5pm-9pm): $30 Class Code: SC1830 Studio 6 WATERCOLOR Watercolor Out-of-Doors & in the Studio John Goodrich In this class students will explore a range of watercolor and gouache techniques, including resists and dry-brush. The emphasis will be on direct observation and using sensations of light as the foundation for composing an image. Working outdoors and in the studio the class will investigate structures of color and strive for an overall sense of space and weight, paying special attention to the rhythms of details against masses. Day & Time: Saturday, 1-4pm Class Code: Saw1830 Tuition: $125 + $7 studio fee per session $237 + $14 studio fee for both sessions Class Limit: 12 Studio 5 Fundamentals of Watercolor John Goodrich In this beginning watercolor class, students will explore basic wash techniques and principles of color. We will learn to lay out a palette and mix color, and explore such techniques as wet-into-wet, dry brush, and resists. The emphasis will be on the direct observation of still lifes, and possibly models, and looking for an overall sense of space and light. The goal will be to find personal means of capturing vital impressions of the observed world. There are no prerequisites for the class, though prior experience with drawing is helpful. Day & Time: Thursday,6:30pm-9:30pm Class Code: Fow1830 Tuition: $125 + $7 studio fee per session $237 + $14 studio fee for both sessions Class Limit: 15 Studio 5 YOUNG PEOPLE'S CLASSES Mixed Media for Ages 6-9 Martha Bloom While classical instruction in all the fine arts will be studied, individual attention and mixing mediums will be encouraged. Emphasis will be placed on creativity and invention. There will be ongoing exhibitions of student work and critiques. One day per week - please choose Tuesday or Thursday. Day & Time: Tuesday 4:15-6:15pm Class Code: Lmmyt1830 Tuition: $125 + $7 studio fee per session $237 + $14 studio fee for both sessions Class Limit: 12 Student Lounge, Print Studio, Museum Visits and Park Day & Time: Thursdays 4:15-6:15pm Class Code: Lmmyr1830 Tuition: Same as above Class Limit: 12 Student Lounge, Print Studio, Museum Visits and Park Mixed Media Collage and Painting out of doors for Ages 6-10 Martha Bloom For description see Workshops. Day & Time: Monday - Friday, June 16-27, 9am-4pm Class Code: Mmypw1830 Watercolor Workshop for Ages 13-16 Lotus Do Brooks For description see Workshops. Day & Time: June 23-27 One week Monday- Friday 4:15-6:16pm Class Code: Wwyp1830 Drawing & Watercolor for Ages 9-12 Hannah Frassinelli Working from still life and/or a model, students will hone their observational drawing skills. The instructor will begin each class with a concise introductory talk or demonstration focusing on basic knowledge about human anatomy, simplified perspective, or materials and techniques. Students will also receive individual attention. The class will meet in the student lounge on the first day of class. Classes will alternate sites from the Print Studio, to Central Park and museum visits. Day & Time: Saturdays 10am-12pm Class Code: Syw1830 Tuition: $125 + $7 studio fee per session $237 + $14 studio fee for both sessions Day & Time: Saturdays 1pm-3pm Class Code: Sayw1830 Tuition: Same as above Class Limit: 10 Print Studio, Central Park and museum visits. Painting and Drawing for Ages 13-16 Doris Staal For description see Workshops. Two week workshops on Wednesdays and Thursdays 4:15-6:15pm Session 1 - June 4, 5, 11, 12 Session 2 - June 18, 19, 25 & 26 Class Code: Yppd1830