CHART YOUR CREATIVE PATH. IN PERSON, ON CAMPUS. NEW FOR 2013
DISCOVERY CLUB One-week residential art camps for students entering grades 7 to 10 Starting July 7, 14, and 21
NEW FOR 2013 If you’ll be entering grade 7, 8, 9, or 10* next fall, we invite you to investigate life at an art college through CCAD’s Discovery Club. Come explore your creative self in a fast-paced, exciting, weeklong residential art camp — and discover the many paths your artistic journey can take. *Please note that students entering grade 10 can opt to participate in either Discovery Club or College PreView.
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EXPLORE YOUR FUTURE IN ART AND DESIGN Discovery Club at Columbus College of Art & Design introduces students entering grades 7 – 10 to the majors offered at a leading art and design college, while building their artistic skills and confidence. Participants experience the creative community of CCAD, Columbus, and a week of college life as they begin to think about their high school course choices and to explore career paths. The program will be offered over three consecutive weeks: SESSION 1: » July 7 to 13 SESSION 2: » July 14 to 20 SESSION 3: » July 21 to 27
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DISCOVERY CLUB WORKSHOPS Participants choose two workshops — one for the morning and one for the afternoon. Select your top four in order of interest from the list below when completing your application. We will make every effort to place you in your top two choices.
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ADVERTISING AND GRAPHIC DESIGN
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Developing a Personal Brand Identity Today’s Internet tools mean that you can have a robust Web presence without knowing much code at all. Using a variety of apps and techniques, this workshop explores the basics of both image and text, along with basic user interface design, to build your brand identity and a self-promotional website for your artistic efforts. The Animation Boot Camp The tools and tricks of animation are covered in this intensive workshop where you’ll study the classics to learn the basic principles of animation along with traditional and digital approaches, to explore a variety of storytelling techniques to create your own short animation to engage your audience.
CINEMATIC ARTS
Telling Your Story on the Screen Moving images are a dominant fixture in today’s visual culture. Using the equipment and facilities standard in today’s cinema, you’ll learn the basics of film, video, and cinematic theory and criticism, and use them for your own short cinematic production.
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FINE ARTS
The Fine Arts Studio Workshop Using a variety of themes to work with, including identity, fantasy, and protest, this workshop delves into the role of the contemporary fine artist in shaping culture and making a statement. You’ll get to choose your vehicle of expression, including ceramics, jewelry, printmaking, drawing, painting, and sculpture.
FASHION
Fashion Deconstruction and Wearable Art Working with the elements of fashion design, including mood boards, croquis, rough sketches, flats and final illustrations, this course will guide you through the creation of an actual garment made from both reconstructed and new materials.
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ILLUSTRATION
The Character Designer’s World Character designers work in movies, animation, game design, toy design and interaction design to bring concepts from their imaginations to life. Students in this workshop will apply character design principles to develop characters in character model sheets that could be used for animations or games, or even physical products like toys.
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Discovering the Design Around You Everything you use every day is designed by industrial and product designers, whether it’s the phone connecting you to your world, the chair you sit in, or the car you drive. In this workshop, you’ll learn the design process used to make those things, and you’ll create your own concept for an everyday product.
INTERIOR DESIGN
Working with Space, Light, Surface, and Form More than just decorative, interior design solutions are artistic and functional. In this workshop, explore interior design career options with professionals, site visits and visiting artists. Create an interior of your own by learning how to take a concept and represent it with inspiration boards, drawing, sketching, materials, and a final presentation board.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Working in a Digital World In today’s digital world a great deal of what makes an image memorable happens after the shot is taken. Whether it’s manipulated in Photoshop or pushed out to social media, in this workshop you’ll learn digital photography software and other digital tools to share your images with others within online tools that move your work to a bigger audience.
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PROGRAM COSTS & DEADLINES The program fee of $975 covers one week of on-campus residence, all meals, all supplies, and all costs related to local transportation, admission, and food for off-campus activities. To apply, go to www.ccad.edu/ce. Please note that participants may attend only one Discovery Club session per year.
IMPORTANT DATES » March 15–May 15: Online registration open for Discovery Club » May 15: Registration and nonrefundable deposit ($250) due » June 14: Tuition balance ($725) due » June 28: Written refund request deadline SESSION 1: » July 7: Move-in and mandatory orientation » July 7–12: Discovery Club session » July 13: Morning reception, exhibition, and move-out SESSION 2: » July 14, 2013: Move-in and mandatory orientation » July 14–19: Discovery Club session » July 20: Morning reception, exhibition, and move-out SESSION 3: » July 21: Move-in and mandatory orientation » July 21 – 26, 2013: Discovery Club session » July 27: Morning reception, exhibition, and move-out
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ORIENTATION Discovery Club begins with move-in and a mandatory orientation. If you cannot arrange to arrive on the day scheduled for orientation, please plan to arrive the day before — and let program staff know of your plans well in advance. Housing will be made available if you must arrive on a Saturday..
GETTING TO CAMPUS Columbus is served by the Port Columbus International Airport (airport code CMH). Airport pick-up and drop-off services are provided by CCAD’s security staff.
HOUSING All Discovery Club students live on campus in CCAD’s residence halls. For descriptions, please see the CCAD Campus section of www.ccad.edu. On-campus residency is required.
FACULTY All courses are taught by CCAD’s faculty. They are supported by current CCAD students — giving you a great opportunity to find out more about art school from a student’s point of view. Professional artists and designers give lectures and facilitate special sessions and workshops.
SAFETY AND SECURITY Residence hall advisors and campus security staff are available at all times to ensure campus safety and security. You in turn are expected to follow all campus housing regulations and the CCAD student code of conduct. Specific rules and regulations will be included with the information packet mailed to you after registration.
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LEISURE TIME AND EVENING EVENTS Some planned group activities are led by CCAD faculty, others by Residence Life staff. All are assisted by a team of current CCAD students. Depending on the week you are on campus, you may visit: »C olumbus’ Short North Arts District (including a stop at nationally renowned Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams) »T he Wexner Center for the Arts (a contemporary arts center on the campus of Ohio State University) » The Columbus Museum of Art (right next door to the CCAD campus) » The Columbus Jazz & Rib Fest »D owntown Columbus (including a full-sized replica of Christopher Columbus’ ship the Santa Maria)
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EXPLORE YOUR CREATIVE SELF AND TAKE AN ARTISTIC JOURNEY
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