FALL 2017
KALAMAZOO INSTITUTE OF ARTS
DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE
Dr. Johnnetta Cole, Director Emerita of Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art, was our guest speaker for the 2017 Director’s Circle Dinner on June 27.
What a transformative summer it’s been—and what an enlightening autumn we have planned. With three months of exhibitions, programs, classes, artists, and speakers represented in this issue, you’ll see much that is new—six new artists in the Gallery Shop, new docents leading tours, a new educator on staff, and new faculty in the art school! Our Museum Education department works to bring you programs related to the exhibitions on view. Included this fall will be guest presenters Dr. Indra Lacis, director of the WMU Richmond Center for Visual Arts; photographer Sharon Hoogstraten; curator Nancy Crow; filmmakers Tom Small and Audrey Geyer; basketmakers John and Johnny Pigeon of the Pokagon band of the Potawatomi; and artist Erica Lord, whose work is on view in the recently opened exhibition of indigenous photography, Our People, Our Land, Our Images. Opening soon will be two shows featuring women artists, to follow our stellar Kay WalkingStick exhibition (closing September 10). Women Warriors: Portraits by Hung Liu will captivate with mixed media work exploring persevering women throughout the ages in China. Circular Abstraction: Bull’s Eye Quilts will surprise with contemporary interpretations of a classic American art form. Each exhibition demonstrates art as a place of cultural intersection and enlightenment.
I want to thank you for being a part of our team to build on our strong, thriving southwest Michigan community through creative cultural endeavors. With excellent collections and educational programs, the KIA continues to present rich narratives about the arts to bring you fresh and diverse perspectives. We know that art is transformative, and that you share our lifelong passion for the arts. Please continue to gather here. Through art, creativity, and engaging in a wide range of visual traditions, not only can we influence our ways of seeing, but together, we can wake up the world!
Executive Director Belinda A. Tate KIA 2016/2017 Board of Directors
Ron Kitchens, President Priscilla Pedraza, First Vice President Jack Michael, Second Vice President K. Perry Wolfe, Treasurer Billee Lightvoet Ward, Secretary James Carter, Past President Danielle Mason Anderson, Susan Bowers, Linda Dunn, Diane Eberts, Sidney Ellis, Michele Fabi, Anne Fassler, Bjorn Green, Daniel Guyette, Marissa Harrington, Kevin Jawahir, Sarah Parfet Jbara, Pauline Jenson, Lori Knapp, Pamela Mansager, Peggy Napier, Bill Parfet, Vince Pavone, Gonzalo Rodriguez, Jr., Paula Shelhamer, Jim Stephanak, Ronda Stryker, Tom Turner, Michelle Tombro Tracy, Ashley Van Ek, Von Washington, Jr. HOURS Tuesday-Wednesday: 11 am - 5 pm Thursday - Friday: 11 am - 8 pm Saturday: 11 am - 5 pm Sunday: noon - 5 pm Monday and holidays: closed 314 S. Park Street Kalamazoo, MI 49007 (269) 349-7775 / kiarts.org
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On the cover, clockwise from top left, work on view in Circular Abstractions: Bull’s Eye Quilts, opening September 23: Julia Graziano, Frameworks II, 100% cottons, commercial and hand-dyed by artist, machine pieced and quilted by artist; Kaci Kyler, marks III, 100% commercial cottons, machine pieced and quilted by artist; Randi Morgan, Traveler, 100% commercial cottons, machine pieced and quilted by artist; and Beth Markel, Bull’s Eye #9: Naples Botanical Gardens, 100% commercial cottons, machine pieced by artist, machine quilted.
Publication of Sightlines is supported by:
NEWS AND NOTES
Welcome Cassie Tighe-Hansen
High School Area Show Awards $600,000+ This year’s High School Area Show juror, Julie W. Tourtillotte, Professor of Art at Saint Mary’s College at Notre Dame, selected 109 works by 90 artists from a field of 318 entries from teen artists from 25 schools. Tourtillotte recognized Eli Hart, Erica Heathcote, Ashton Ingles, Erin Kirkpatrick, Willa Kuttner, and Alexandra Ziebarth with Juror Awards. The Kirk Newman Art School also awarded five merit scholarships. Each exhibiting artist also received a three month KIA family membership.
We are pleased to welcome a long-time, dedicated art educator to the Museum Education department. Cassie Tighe-Hansen has joined us as Assistant Curator for Youth and Family Programs. She has lived throughout the country but hails most recently from the suburbs of Chicago. She brings with her a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Education degree from the University of Illinois; a Master of Arts degree in Critical & Creative Thinking from the University of Massachusetts; and a Museum Studies certificate from Northwestern University. She taught art in the Chicago area for nearly 20 years.
Once again, we partnered with the Congressional Art Competition, and Cameron Hoogstraten of Otsego High School will represent the 6th Congressional District with her digital illustration Native American Dancer, which will hang in the U.S. Capitol for one year. Ms. Hoogstraten traveled to Washington, D.C. for a winners’ reception. Scholarships valued at more than $600,000 recognizing outstanding work by 34 artists were awarded at the exhibition reception on April 27 by college representatives from the Cleveland Institute of Art; Gwen Frostic School of Art, Western Michigan University; Kendall College of Art and Design, Ferris State University; Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design; and Stamps School of Art and Design, University of Michigan. The exhibition sponsor was AVB.
Annual Meeting Tuesday, September 19 5:30 pm reception / 6 pm meeting Enjoy an update from senior staff and an opportunity to vote new members to the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Board of Directors. Members will receive a mailed invitation by September 1.
Member Party
Come As You Art! Friday, October 20, 7-9 pm One of the benefits of membership is our parties! Dress up as your favorite artist, artist’s model or muse, or anything artsy for our costume (optional) party for KIA members. Even if you just come as your art-loving self, you’ll enjoy music, food, wine, beer, fun, and, of course, art! Join today to receive an invitation to this celebration of our members.
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NEWS & NOTES
KIA Gallery Shop Supports New Artists
Newly Trained Docent Class Our new docent class is ready to get to work! They trained from September through May to become expert tour guides for guests of all ages. Docents are vital to our educational mission, and we thank all of our crew for their dedicated service. Pictured left to right: Peggy Napier, Brenda Murphy, Anne Lipsey, Mary Sue Hoffman, Marilyn Garry, Vanita Aloisio, Faye Brewer, and Peggy Baxter (who was already a docent, but wanted a refresher course). Not pictured: Sam Grossman.
Gallery Shop Manager Karyn Juergens has chosen the work of six local artists to sell in our shop (clockwise from top left): Penelope Axe, cyanotype botanical scarves; Kathy Bingaman, one-of-a-kind polymer clay jewelry; Alexa Birkam, ceramics; Karen Davey, collaged art cards; Stephen Maronto, crystaline glazed ceramics; Jill Terwilliger, hand-printed napkins and kitchen towels. The artists were juried in May after the shop’s annual call for artists.
Kay WalkingStick Visits Kalamazoo Nearly 1,000 visitors helped us welcome Kay WalkingStick to Kalamazoo for four days in June, in honor of her exhibition.
Lemonade Philanthropist Donates to KIA Daniel Grimes reached out to us on behalf of his daughter Izzy this winter, offering to sell lemonade smashers at our June Arts Fair. Nine-year old Izzy has made a lot of friends in Southwest Michigan, serving up delicious lemon smashers at public events, and donating the proceeds to a good cause. This year, the cause was the KIA, and Izzy stopped by to present a check for $1,111, the proceeds from 13 hours’ worth of steady smashing. We thanked her with a complimentary art class. As the newest member of the Director’s Circle, Izzy and her parents also joined us at the Director’s Circle Dinner June 27. page 4
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On Saturday, June 17, the day began with a blessing outside the museum by elders, singers, drummers, veterans, and other members from the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians, the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, and the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians. Inside the auditorium, we enjoyed storytelling, drumming, and dancing by talent of all ages. Among our guests were artists Christine Morseau and Jason S. Wesaw (shown above with Kay WalkingStick); drummers Elder John Bush, Elder Terry Chivis, and John Shagonaby; Snowbird singers Melanie S. Fish, Daisy Kostus, Roxann Sawade, and Judith G. Scheuffele; singer Jeff Winchester; and dancers Avery Bush, Mary Bush, Phyllis Davis, Zach Dowdy, Gracie Dowdy, Destinique Iden, Daniel Jacobs, Caleb Steingold, Ben Watrous, Jenna Whitepigeon; O’felia Zapata, and Onyleen Zapata. We want to thank Kalamazoo Mayor Bobby Hopewell for the welcoming celebration at City Hall on June 14, exhibition sponsors PNC, and programming supporter the Kalamazoo Community Foundation. Enjoy more photos on the back page.
COLLECTION HIGHLIGHT
Howard Hodgkin (British, 1932-2017), First Portrait of Terence McInerney, 1981, oil on wood. Collection of the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts; gift of Richard and Ethel Groos
“I am a representational painter, but not a painter of appearances. I paint representational pictures of emotional situations.” This boldly expressive, colorful painting was featured among 70 portraits recently exhibited at London’s National Portrait Gallery in Howard Hodgkin: Absent Friends. Two weeks before the March opening, the artist passed away at age 84, after a career as one of Britain’s greatest contemporary artists. Just returned to us from Europe, First Portrait of Terence McInerney appears abstract, but as the title advises, should be understood as a portrait. The artist always approached blank panels with a specific subject in mind—in this case, a vivid visual memory of his friend, an art dealer who shared Hodgkin’s passion for Indian painting. First Portrait progressed from a literal likeness to an expression of the artist’s emotional connection to Terence. A reclining figure with a bearded face can be discerned, but as Hodgkin worked his surfaces, the figure was overtaken by layers of color and shapes that expressed the artist’s personal feelings toward the man.
Recognized as a master of color, Hodgkin confidently wields contrasting warm and cool tones in stripes and dots that both emphasize the flatness of the painting and subtly suggest depth. Barely contained behind orderly rows of blue dots, a core of vibrant volcanic orange glows. Hodgkin—who painted on wood rather than canvas—often surrounded his scenes with painted borders that extended onto the frame as a way to contain fragile memories. At the 1984 Venice Biennale, Hodgkin’s solo installation representing Britain was widely admired and drew 50,000 visitors. He hung his two portraits of Terence McInerney (this First Portrait and a Second) together on a gallery wall he had painted green to reflect and diffuse the shimmering light from the Venetian lagoon. Time magazine said of his work in Venice, “Not since Robert Rauschenberg’s appearance at the Biennale 20 years ago has a show by a single painter so hogged the attention of visitors, or looked so effortlessly superior to everything else on view by living artists.” Though recognition did not come early, he earned numerous honors during his lifetime, including the Turner Prize (1985) and British knighthood (1992). Karla J. Niehus Curator
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EXHIBITIONS
Circular Abstractions: Bull’s Eye Quilts September 23, 2017 – January 21, 2018 Conceived as improvisations on the Bull’s Eye pattern— concentric rings set in a grid of four quadrants—the 51 quilts in this exhibition were created by artists from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United States. Challenged by curator and renowned quilt artist Nancy Crow, 41 quiltmakers transformed the iconic target symbol into new and individually expressive quilt designs. The result is a body of images that deconstruct and re-assemble the bull’s eye, with circles that vary from rigidly geometric to wildly organic. In some, circles break their boundaries, shift in scale, or dominate the entire plane, but each piece conveys a distinct voice as it celebrates visual experimentation into the myriad possibilities of color and shape. The viewer is invited to evaluate the success of each artist in transforming the simple Bull’s Eye into something more.
Hung Liu, Lady Lotus, 2016, mixed media on panel. Courtesy of Turner Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Women Warriors: Portraits by Hung Liu August 5 – November 26, 2017 Female strength in the face of persecution is the thread running through this exhibition of 20 mixed-media, painted, and photographic works by Hung Liu. Her imagery shows the power and perseverance of Chinese women throughout history—from imperial concubines to warriors of the Red Army and survivors of the Cultural Revolution (like herself). Her paintings and prints often make use of anonymous Chinese historical photographs, particularly those of women, children, refugees, and soldiers. This exhibition presents visions of determined, strong, beautiful warriors—fragmentary glimpses of unknown women, enveloped within new lives of beauty and dignity.
Guest Curator Nancy Crow assembled these phenomenal examples of contemporary quilting in partnership with the Muskegon Museum of Art, where the exhibition premiered last year. This exhibition is organized by the Muskegon Museum of Art with Curator Nancy Crow, and is sponsored in part by Bayer Crop Science. Sponsor:
Opening reception Friday, October 6, 5-8 pm
The photographic medium holds a very personal significance for Liu. When her father was imprisoned by the Mao regime, her mother destroyed all family photographs featuring him in order to protect the family from Communist forces. Liu was sent into the countryside at age 20 for four years of “reeducation” as a farm laborer, where she began secretly taking photographs with a friend’s camera. Eventually, Liu came to the U.S., where she taught at Mills College and continued to build her career as an internationally respected artist. This exhibition is organized with the assistance of Turner Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, and supported in Kalamazoo by the Joy Light East Asian Art Acquisition and Exhibition Fund.
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Heather Pregger, Orbital Plane #1, 100% cottons, hand-dyed by artist, machine pieced and quilted by artist.
EXHIBITIONS
Kirk Newman Art School Faculty Review September 30 – December 31 The Kirk Newman Art School is a regional leader in communitybased arts education, offering introductory classes through advanced workshops in nine media to students of all abilities. Our biennial Faculty Review provides a diverse visual sampler of those mediums, spotlighting the creative talents of the professional artisteducators who teach here.
Martha Rosenfeld, Climate Change: No Ark, No Olive Branch, 2017, hooked rug: hand-dyed wool fabric on linen foundation
Continuing Exhibitions
Kay WalkingStick, Me and My Neon Box, 1971, acrylic on canvas. Collection of the artist, courtesy American Federation of Arts
Kay WalkingStick: An American Artist through September 10
Our People, Our Land, Our Images through October 22
A 40-year retrospective of paintings by the Cherokee-born contemporary artist, who combines a passion for landscape painting with the pursuit of spiritual truths about our shared human condition.
Photography by indigenous artists from Canada, Iraq, New Zealand, Peru, and the U.S., ranging from 19th-century trailblazers to the current generation of emerging photographers.
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Zig Jackson (Mandan/ Hidatsa/Arikara), Kennecott Copper Mine Tooele, Utah, 2000, gelatin silver print. Courtesy of the artist
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PROGRAMS
ARTbreak
Tuesdays at noon. Free thanks to sponsor: August 1 Talk How We Find Ourselves Through Oil Pastel Jill Waskowsky often works in portraiture, creating evocative images using oil pastels. “My journey in art making has taught me so much about art and who I am.” Look for her oil pastel class this fall. August 8 & 15 Video Coming to Light: Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indians Hear the dramatic story of Curtis’ life and his monumental body of photographs, along with stories from descendants of his subjects— and his changing views of the people he documented. The film presents a complex, flawed life, and discusses the controversial nature of Curtis’ images, and their value to Indian people and America today. Shown in two parts. August 22 & 29: No ARTbreak September 5 Video Imagine: A Picture of the Painter Howard Hodgkin Explore the work of the British painter and printmaker who passed away this year. Surveying a half-century of work through interviews, the film provides a glimpse of a unique artist and his process. (Learn more about Hodgkin on page 5, and at September’s Get the Picture, details on page 9.) September 12 Video September 12 Video Four Contemporary Mexican Artists Natalia Almada, Minerva Cuevas, Damián Ortega, Pedro Reyes, four contemporary artists from Mexico City, help us see the world in new and exciting ways as they discuss their art and unique relationship to the city where they live and work. September 19 Talk Dancing for My Tribe A Tribal Member of Citizen Potawatomi Nation, photographer Sharon Hoogstraten describes her five-year photographic portrait project of Potawatomi Indians in regalia as “the story of wholly modern people preserving the traditional dress of their ancestors whilst also making it relevant to contemporary living and their own personal stories.”
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September 26 Talk WMU’s Richmond Center for Visual Arts Dr. Indra Laćis, Director of Exhibitions for the James and Lois Richmond Center for Visual Arts at WMU, will talk about the center’s upcoming exhibitions. Dr. Laćis has worked at the Cleveland Musum of Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Cleveland, and SPACES gallery. October 3 Talk Paul Taylor and Postmodern Dance Inspired by the explorations of artists like Robert Rauschenberg, John Cage, and Merce Cunningham, Paul Taylor rebelled from the traditional modern dance aesthetic of the 1950s to explore everyday movement, becoming one of the greatest dance artists of our time. With WMU’s Department of Dance Chair and Associate Professor Megan Slayter. October 10 Talk & Video Alternative Photo Processes Join David Curl and art school faculty David Jones and Mary Whalen to explore why a growing number of photographers are using slower, more complicated historic printing processes: Cyanotype, Van Dyke Brown, gum-bichromate, platinum and photogravure printing—all methods taught in our art school. October 17 Video A Century of Quilts: America in Cloth In the 20th century, American quilts evolved from necessities to works of art. Learn more about the history, artists, and technique of quilt-making. October 24 Talk & Demonstration The Nature of Watercolor Painter Susan Badger will share her recent work, discuss her methods and influences, including plein air painting, and demonstrate her technique. Her work will be on view in the Art School Faculty Review, opening 9/30. October 31 Video The Art of Dia de los Muertos Discover the personal history and unique art of Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) through the stories of New Mexican artists. Although the philosophy behind Dia de los Muertos began in the Mexican culture, now it crosses all cultures as a ceremony to remember and value the ones who led us to where we are today.
PROGRAMS
Thursday evening programs
6:30 pm, included with admission UNREELED: FILM AT THE KIA August 10 Film Screening Seed: The Untold Story Funded via crowdsourcing, this award-winning documentary tells the stories of individuals determined to preserve the world’s seeds for future generations. Filmmaker Tom Small will discuss funding and answer questions about the film (94 minutes). Tom is also associated with Kalamazoo CORE (Community Organized Regenerative Earthcare) Food Forest and Community Center. August 24 Artists’ Talk Many Generations of Black Ash Basket Weaving John Pigeon has been active in his community of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians for over 30 years, continuing his family tradition of black ash basketry with son Johnny. “The black ash has been with us for generations, so we live in balance with all things that we do.” The pair will talk about their work and bring some black ash logs to show how the wood is processed to create the splints for the baskets. UNREELED: FILM AT THE KIA September 14 Filmmaker’s Screening Our Fires Still Burn: The Native American Experience This compelling film invites viewers into the lives of contemporary Native Americans living in the Midwest, particularly Michigan. It dispels the myth that Indians have disappeared from the American landscape, and reveals how they confront the challenges of today, keep their culture alive, and make significant contributions to society. Filmmaker Audrey Geyer is Founder and Executive Director of Visions, a nonprofit independent production company in Detroit, which tells the stories of underrepresented communities. Many of her programs have aired nationally on PBS.
September 28 Artist’s talk The Search for Nuchalawoyya: Resistance and Reconciliation An up-and-coming mixed media artist whose photographs are on view in Our People, Our Land, Our Images, Erica Lord (Athabaskan/Inupiaq) will discuss her past and current work. As a child, she moved between her father’s native village in Newana, Alaska, and her mother’s community in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan Her nomadic experiences fuel her exploration of displacement, cultural identity, and cultural limbo. Her visit to Kalamazoo is co-sponsored by the Kalamazoo College Department of Art and Art History. UNREELED: FILM AT THE KIA October 12 Film Screening Bare and Sobriety Test Katharine Erickson is a graduate of the New York Film School, and a Wilde Award-nominated actress. Her company, VDA Films, has produced everything from shorts and music videos to educational pieces for Huron Health Systems. Join us for a showing of Bare and Sobriety Test -- which have been selected for several film festivals -- and a discussion with Katharine. November 2 Curator’s Talk Hodgepodge: Making it Happen! Nancy Crow, curator of Circular Abstractions: Bulls’ Eye Quilts (opening September 23), has been making quilts for 40 years. She has had exhibitions at the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and the American Craft Museum. She will discuss the artists and premise behind the Bulls’ Eye exhibition invitational, her own work, and her expanded teaching facility on her 100-acre farm in Ohio.
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PROGRAMS
Library News
FREE FAMILY FUN
Friday, August 4
Opening for Women Warriors: Portraits by Hung Liu
Friday, September 8 Friday, October 6
Back to School Block Party Everyone’s a Member Day
Enjoy our annual day of value! 8 am - 8 pm: Art School Savings $20 off classes with on-site registration. 10 am - 8 pm: Gallery Shop Values 10% discount on purchases. 11 am - 8 pm: Free Museum Admission Enjoy touring and permanent exhibitions. 5 - 8 pm: Art Hop & Exhibition Reception Be our guest to enjoy Circular Abstractions: Bull’s Eye Quilts
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Friday Teen Night Pizza, pop, art, and friends Friday, October 13, 6-8 pm, free Sponsor:
Art Detectives
Read a story, look at art, make a project. For ages 4-8 with adult, free Saturday, September 9: It’s Dot Day Saturday, October 14: I’m an Artist
Celebrate Membership, Bull’s Eye Quilt Exhibition and Season’s Opening Lecture
Wednesday, October 11, 6:30 pm Circular Abstractions: Viewing the Contemporary Quilt Art Martin, Senior Curator at the Muskegon Museum of Art, will discuss the intersection of design and craftsmanship on view in Circular Abstractions: Bull’s Eye Quilts. Art created the exhibition along with artist Nancy Crow (who will speak here on Nov. 2). He’ll examine the artistic merits and individual creativity revealed in these stunning quilts. Following the program, enjoy refreshments and music to celebrate Art League’s lecture series and the members who support it. Members of the KIA are invited to join Art League (membership is $40). Free for Art League members $12/$10 KIA members/$3 Students page 10
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Lots of new titles have been arriving at the Meader Fine Arts Library. Learn to draw cacti and succulents with How To Draw Modern Florals: An Introduction to the Art of Flowers, Cacti, and More by Alli Koch. Explore the history of the color red in Michel Pastoureau’s Red: The History of a Color. Christina Baker Kline weaves fact and fiction in her novel A Piece of the World, which was inspired by the painting Christina’s World by Andrew Wyeth. Check out our growing DVD collection, our (now circulating) magazine collection, and our children’s literature collection.
Book Discussions
Wednesday, September 20, 2 pm Revolution in Color: The World of John Singleton Copley, nonfiction by Jane Kamensky. An exploration of John Singleton Copley (1738-1815), one of America’s earliest and finest portrait painters. Born into a poor Boston household, Copley fulfilled his destiny to draw and paint when his mother married a painter, and he was able to take advantage of his new father’s skills and materials. He painted John Hancock and the iconic masterpiece Paul Revere. With discussion leader Pam Boudreau. Wednesday, October 18, 2 pm The Muse, a novel by Jessie Burton, is a passionate and enthralling tale of desire, ambition, and the ways in which the tides of history inevitably shape and define our lives. This captivating story tells of two young women—a Caribbean immigrant in 1960s London, and a bohemian woman in 1930s Spain— and the powerful mystery that ties them together. With discussion leader Marsha Meyer.
Get the Picture
Thursday, September 21, noon Back from its triumphant voyage across the pond to a retrospective exhibition in London, we will get reacquainted with our gorgeous Howard Hodgkin work, First Portrait of Terence McInerney (1981, oil on wood). Included with admission.
Sunday Guided Tours (returning in September) 2 pm, included with admission
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KIA CALENDAR AT A GLANCE
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
1 TUESDAY NOON ARTbreak Talk
5 TUESDAY NOON ARTbreak Video
1 SUNDAY 2 PM Tour
4 FRIDAY 5 – 8 PM Art Hop
8 FRIDAY 5 – 8 PM Art Hop
3 TUESDAY NOON ARTbreak Video
5 SATURDAY Exhibition opens: Women Warriors: Portraits by Hung Liu
9 SATURDAY 11 AM Art Detectives
6 FRIDAY 8 AM – 8 PM Everyone’s A Member Day (details opposite)
8 TUESDAY NOON ARTbreak Video
9 SATURDAY Figurative Monotype Workshop
10 THURSDAY 6:30 PM Film
10 SUNDAY 2 PM Tour
15 TUESDAY NOON ARTbreak Video
10 SUNDAY Exhibition closes: Kay WalkingStick: An American Artist
22 TUESDAY No ARTbreak 24 THURSDAY 6:30 PM Talk 29 TUESDAY No ARTbreak
14 THURSDAY 6:30 PM Film
11 WEDNESDAY 6:30 PM Art League Lecture
17 SUNDAY 2 PM Tour
20 WEDNESDAY 2 PM Book Discussion 21 THURSDAY NOON Get the Picture 22 FRIDAY Ceramics Date Night 23 SATURDAY Exhibition opens: Circular Abstraction: Bull’s Eye Quilts
Black Admission fees apply Orange Exhibition openings, receptions, and closings (admission may apply) Pink School offerings, fees apply. Full descriptions in the following pages.
8 SUNDAY 2 PM Tour 10 TUESDAY NOON ARTbreak Talk & Video
19 TUESDAY 7 – 9 PM Annual Meeting
Blue Free events
6 FRIDAY 5 - 8 PM Exhibition reception for Kirk Newman Art School Faculty Review
12 TUESDAY NOON ARTbreak Video
19 TUESDAY NOON ARTbreak Talk
KEY:
6 FRIDAY 5 – 8 PM Art Hop
12 THURSDAY 6:30 PM Film 13 FRIDAY 6 PM Teen Night 14 SATURDAY 11 AM Art Detectives 14 SATURDAY Color Tools in Fiber Arts 14 SATURDAY Spinner Meditation Ring 15 SUNDAY Pastel Painting 15 SUNDAY 2 PM Tour
24 SUNDAY 2 PM Tour
17 TUESDAY NOON ARTbreak Video
26 TUESDAY NOON ARTbreak Video
17 TUESDAY Bleach Denim Workshop
28 THURSDAY 6:30 PM Talk
18 WEDNESDAY 2 PM Book Discussion
30 SATURDAY Exhibition opens: Kirk Newman Art School Faculty Review
19 THURSDAY Fall Wreath Workshop 20 FRIDAY 7 – 9 PM Member Party 21 SATURDAY 10 AM-5 PM Visiting Artist Workshop: Making Pictures 22 SUNDAY 2 PM Tour 22 SUNDAY Exhibition closes: Our People, Our Land, Our Images 24 TUESDAY NOON ARTbreak Talk & Demonstration 27 FRIDAY 6:30-9:30 Watercolor Social 28 SATURDAY 9 AM-4 PM Introduction to Encaustic Monotype 29 SUNDAY 2 PM Tour 31 TUESDAY NOON ARTbreak Video
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SCHOOL FEATURE
Coming in 2018: Painting Workshop with Clark Mitchell Landscape Painting in Pastel or Oil (918) Friday - Sunday July 13- 15, 2018 9 am - 5pm $260/$240 $50 cancellation fee. No refund after 6/30.
Visiting Artist Steven Assael We welcomed New York painter Steven Assael for a five-day visiting artist workshop in July. Sixteen advanced painters from as far away as Georgia, Vermont, and Canada traveled to Kalamazoo for this special opportunity. Shown above are Adam Miller (left), and Trevor Rush (right). We are grateful to long-time supporters Lois and Jim Richmond for helping to fund our visiting artist program, which brings several artists each year to the Kirk Newman Art School for advanced study. Look in the following pages for our upcoming workshops for the 2017-18 academic year.
Kirk Newman Art School Welcomes New Teachers Marissa Harrington is an actress, director, realtor, and board member for the KIA. Originally from Los Angeles, California, she graduated from Western Michigan University with a BFA in theatre performance. She is a founding member of Black Arts & Cultural Center’s Face Off Theatre Company, and was most recently seen in the Kalamazoo Civic Theatre’s By the Way, Meet Vera Stark, and Face Off Theatre’s In the Blood. Learn about yourself and expand your creativity with Marissa’s Improvisation and Life Skills class this fall!
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Mary Kenney is a native of Boston, Massachusetts, who now also calls Michigan home. This fall she will be teaching egg tempera painting -- a classic medium that dates back to antiquity and is ideally suited to those who enjoy drawing and attention to detail. Paints are made by mixing (“tempering”) egg yolk with pigments, and are applied using translucent glazes, semi-opaque layering and cross-hatching to produce luminescent results. Mary has studied at Pratt Institute in New York, and more recently with Denise Lisiecki and Kenneth Freed at the Kirk Newman Art School.
While you experience the beauty of the southwest Michigan landscape, Clark Mitchell will expand your skills and provide an overview of outdoor painting followed by a plein-air painting demonstration in pastel. He will explain how to adjust for color, understand the elements of a landscape, and infuse your painting with style and emotion. Individualized attention will be provided while you work. Insights into finishing your painting in the studio, discussions, and group critiques will inspire your work. Prerequisite: Beginning Drawing. Maps and supply list are available online or in the school office. The Jim and Lois Richmond Fund subsidizes all of our visiting artist workshops.
Jill Waskowsky taught high school art at Portage Central High School for 27 years. She says it is through the inspiration of one of her students long ago that she started oil pasteling. “It is because of the love of my students and the intense experience of teaching that my subject became portraits of my students. Over time I developed my own technique of realism with oil pastels and in the process discovered the power of value and color to express depth and form. I hope to pass this knowledge on in my class this fall at the KIA.”
KIRK NEWMAN ART SCHOOL
Fall Calendar
Scholarship applications for fall classes are due August 22, and are available online at kiarts.org, at the front desk, and in the school office. Fall classes for adults begin September 6
Fall classes for children begin September 9
Fall classes for children end November 18
Fall classes for adults end November 28
Holiday Sale Member Night November 30
Holiday Sale December 1-2
Winter 2018 scholarship applications due by December 5
Free museum admission and open studio time included in fees. When you take a Fall art class, you can sell your work in the annual Holiday Art Sale!
DRAWING Drawing Basics David Yeider (900) Thursdays, September 7 - November 16 1 - 3:45 pm/11 weeks, Studio 4 Michael Parr (901) Thursdays, September 7 - November 16 6:15 - 9 pm/11 weeks, Studio 4 $225/Members: $205
Drawing skills are born out of mindful observation and sensitivity of touch. Learn how to see relationships, edges, values, and balance like an artist; how to gain nimble control of graphite pencils and erasers; how to acquire a repertoire of elegant mark-making techniques - all in a friendly, supportive environment. Bring an 18” x 24” sketch or drawing pad, 6B, 4B, 2B, H or F, 2H and 4H pencils, kneaded and vinyl (plastic) erasers to the first class. Instructor’s website: michaelparrstudio.com.
Introduction to Colored Pencil (902) Karen Matson, Studio 2 Thursdays, September 7 - November 16 1 - 3:45 pm/11 weeks $225/Members: $205 Prerequisite: Beginning Drawing/equivalent
Using wax-based colored pencils, learn basic techniques: burnishing, blending, tonal rendering, color mixing; and working with solvents to cover large areas with dramatic, colors and blends. Supply list is online and in the school office.
Oil Pastel (903) Jill Waskowsky, Studio 4 Tuesdays, September 12 - November 28 6:30 - 9 pm/12 weeks $230/Members: $210 Prerequisite: Beginning Drawing/equivalent
Learn a specific approach to oil pastel that is useful for realistic depiction. Study color blending, value development through use of color and technique, drawing from life and reproduction. Besides studies, students will create a small oil pastel drawing and make a start on a larger drawing. Supply list is online and in the school office.
Portrait Drawing (904) Michael Parr, Studio 6 Tuesdays, September 12 - November 28 6:30 - 9 pm/12 weeks $260/Members: $240 Prerequisite: Beginning Drawing/equivalent
Increase your visual awareness and strengthen your mark-making abilities as aspiring artist do: concentrate on drawing people from life. A variety of male and female models will provide short and long poses. Anatomy will be covered in way that helps render a pleasing drawing, as well as sighting techniques. Bring an 18”x 24” sketch or drawing pad, graphite or charcoal, and erasers to the first class. Other materials will be discussed. Instructor’s website: michaelparrstudio.com.
Open Modeling (905) Mondays, September 11 - November 27 6:30 - 9 pm/12 weeks, Studio 2 $135/Members: $115
Live models will pose for students and professionals. Students must be 18 or have written parental permission.
PAINTING Pastel Painting (907) Laurel Kuehl, Studio 6 Tuesdays, September 12 - November 28 1:15 - 3:45 pm/12 weeks $230/Members: $210 Prerequisite: Beginning Drawing/equivalent
All levels are welcome to explore pastel techniques of design, color, value and light in this colorful medium. Instructor’s website is laurelkuehl.com. Supply list is online and in the school office.
One-Day Pastel Experience (908) Laurel Kuehl, Studio 6 Sunday, October 15 12:30 - 4 pm/One day $65/Members: $45
Enjoy an afternoon learning the basic techniques of colorful pastel painting. All materials included. Instructor’s website: laurelkuehl.com.
The Creative Language of Watercolor Susan Badger, Studio 2 Wednesdays, September 6 - November 22 1-3:30 pm/12 weeks (909) Tuesdays, September 12 - November 28 6:30- 9 pm/12 weeks (910) $230/Members: $210
Develop and express your creativity with watercolor techniques, including wet into wet, color mingling, and layered transparent washes. Composition, simplification of shape, color, and value will also be explored. Email questions to: badgerburrow@aol.com. Supply list is online and in the school office.
Intermediate and Advanced Watercolor (911) Denise Lisiecki, Studio 2 Tuesdays, September 12 - November 28 1:15 - 3:45 pm/12 weeks $230/Members: $210 Prerequisite: Watercolor Experience
Experienced painters will explore the next level by concentrating on composition, color and subject matter. Painters will be individually guided. Please bring your materials and subject matter to class. Supply list available on instructor’s website deniselisiecki.com and in the school office.
Oil and Acrylic Painting Kenneth Freed, Studio 6 Wednesdays, September 6 - November 22 1 - 3:30 pm/12 weeks (912) Mondays, September 11 - November 27 6:30 - 9 pm/12 weeks (913) $230/Members: $210 Prerequisite: Beginning Drawing
Explore oil and acrylic painting from a la prima painting to layered techniques involving underpainting and overpainting. All styles, directions and content encouraged. Bring whatever painting materials you have. A detailed supply list available on instructor’s website kennethfreed.com and in the school office.
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PAINTING, Cont’d. Egg Tempera Painting (914) Mary Kenney, Studio 4 Wednesdays, September 6 – November 22 6:30 - 9 pm/12 weeks $230/Members: $210 Prerequisite: Beginning Drawing
Explore egg tempera, a classic painting technique that dates back to antiquity. Learn traditional methods of underpainting, preparing and layering paint to achieve the luminous results unique to this oftenoverlooked medium. Most materials are provided. A supply list for the first class is online and in the school office.
Watercolor Social (915) Instructor: Don Marek, KIA Auditorium Friday, October 27 6:30 - 9:30 pm/One day $65/Members: $45
Create your own masterpiece with inspiration from the KIA galleries, with lively and helpful demonstrations by artist Don Marek. Bring your fun-loving friends and a few cocktails to keep the spirits high, and we’ll help unleash your inner Monet.
Paint Together (916) Fridays, October 13 & November 10 6 - 8 pm/2 Sessions Studio 6 $20 per session
Come paint with acrylics and enjoy the company of others while creating your masterpiece. All painting supplies and inspirational material will be provided. You may bring your own subject matter, canvas, beverages and snacks. A monitor will be present to help with your painting needs. No online registration; please call 349-7775 ext. 33101. Also see 2018 Visiting Artist Workshop on page 12
PRINTMAKING Beginning Printmaking (770) Vicki VanAmeyden, Print Studio Wednesdays, September 6 - November 22 1 - 3:30 pm/12 weeks $250/Members: $230 Prerequisite: Beginning Drawing or equivalent
You’ll be introduced to two fundamental processes of printmaking: relief and intaglio. Learn new skills in a supportive atmosphere while becoming familiar with the tools and methods associated with these basic print mediums. Bring subject matter to the first class.
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Intermediate Printmaking (771) Vicki VanAmeyden, Print Studio Wednesdays, September 6 – November 22 No class September 20 & 27 1 - 3:30 pm/12 weeks $250/Members: $230 Prerequisite: Beginning Printmaking
Go Green! Monotypes & Collagraphs (775) Tamara Hirzel, Print Studio Thursdays, September 7 – November 16 No class September 14 1:15 - 4 pm/11 weeks $250/Members: $230
Further develop your printmaking skills while investigating the possibilities that printmaking processes offer. Etching, multicolor printing, registration systems, and printing of editions will be covered. Bring previous prints, work-in-progress, sketches, and ideas to the first class.
Come explore the fun, intuitive methods of monotype and collagraph printmaking without solvents! Using oil-based inks that clean up with soap and water, we will create dynamic, multi-colored prints from collage printing plates and stencils. This is a great low tech, direct way to print! All experience levels welcome.
Printmaking Studio (772) Vicki VanAmeyden, Print Studio Open Studio Hours, September 6 - November 28 Variable times/12 weeks $250/Members: $230 Prerequisite: Departmental approval
Intro to Lithography (776) Deborah Mattson, Print Studio Thursdays, September 7 - November 16 6:15 - 9 pm/11 weeks $250/Members: $230 Prerequisite: Beginning Drawing or equivalent
Do you have a special project in mind or just need quality studio time? Printmaking Studio is designed for the experienced, independent artist/printmaker who would like to utilize our well-equipped printmaking studio. Enrollment includes storage and access to equipment during Open Studio Hours. Students must arrange to meet with instructor the first week to review shop rules and safety. Materials available for purchase.
Screen Printing Basics (773) Sue Caulfield, Print Studio Tuesdays, September 12 – October 10 6 - 8:30 pm/5 weeks $125/Members: $105
This course covers the basics of screen printing. Develop your own design or image to print on paper or fabric. Make your own holiday cards or gifts. No prior experience in printmaking required.
Screen Printing Studio (774) Sue Caulfield, Print Studio Tuesdays, October 17 – November 14 6 - 8:30 pm/5 weeks $125/Members: $105 Prerequisite: Screen Printing Basics or equivalent
Time to work independently and finish projects or further develop skills learned in Screen Printing Basics. Instructor is available for feedback, technical advice, and guidance.
Discover the magic of combining image development, chemistry, and hands-on printing in this introductory course. By drawing directly onto aluminum plates with litho pencils, crayons, and washes, you’ll create a unique image that can be printed multiple times. Step-by-step instruction takes you through the basics of plate preparation, press operation, inking, and printing. You’ll enjoy drawing and printing your own image with the potential of creating an edition of prints.
Figurative Monotype Workshop (777) Vicki VanAmeyden, Print Studio Saturday, September 9 10 am – 3 pm/One day $80/Members: $60
Working from direct observation with a live model, we’ll draw with ink and paints, and then print with a press. Using both additive and subtractive techniques, our focus will be on spatial arrangement and mark making. This painterly approach to printmaking is both immediate and captivating. Must be 18 to enroll. All materials provided. Bring a lunch or order out.
Introduction to Encaustic Monotype (778) Carol Myers, Print Studio Saturday, October 28 9 am – 4 pm/One day $90/Members: $70
This workshop introduces you to the fundamentals of encaustic monotype: a printing process that uses a heated plate and pigmented wax to create one-of-a-kind prints on paper. You will learn everything you need to know in order to continue exploring this exciting process: materials, resources, safety, and best practices. All materials provided, but feel free to bring your favorite printmaking papers, sketchbook, and sense of adventure. LEARN MORE AT KIARTS.ORG
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“Kitchen Sink” Lithography Workshop (779) Deborah Mattson, Print Studio Saturday, November 11 10 am - 3 pm/One day $75/Members: $55
Learn how to make lithographic prints quickly and easily with common, non-toxic materials. The concepts are the same as more involved lithographic techniques. This is a great way to decide if you’d like to experiment further with traditional lithography. We will make a simple lithographic matrix and print a small edition. No previous lithographic experience is necessary. Bring ideas and sketches—all other materials supplied.
Creative Fun Night: Fresh Folds Card Making (780) Debbi Hands-Kreps, Printmaking Studio Friday, November 17 6 - 9 pm/One night $55/Members: $35
Celebrate the coming of the holidays with a night out! Make beautiful monotype cards without a press using a remarkable product called “Gelli Plate.” By using a combination of paint, soft rubber rollers, color shapers, and stencils, you’ll create unique cards perfect for giving to your friends and family. This fun-n-easy process is great for all levels. Basic materials provided.
CERAMICS The Ceramics Department offers one of the best-equipped ceramics studios in Michigan, featuring two electric kilns and a fast-fire gas kiln, plus as 40- and 100-cubicfoot reduction kilns, salt kiln, raku kiln, plus a 500-cubic-foot Anagama kiln. Slab rollers, pneumatic and manual extruders are available. There is an extensive glaze inventory, with two rooms devoted to glazes.
Beginning Ceramics (300) Brian Hirt, Studio 7 Tuesdays, September 12 - November 28 6:30 - 9 pm/12 weeks $260/Members: $240
Beginning students will learn a variety of clay-forming techniques. Coiling, pinching and slab building will be demonstrated, along with an introduction to the wheel. Students will also learn glazing. Cone 10 stoneware and raku firings are available.
Mud in the Morning (301) Julie Devers, Studio 5 Wednesdays, September 6 - November 22 9:30 am - noon /12 weeks $260/Members: $240 Prerequisite: Beginning Ceramics
Salt Studio (305) Chad Bagge, Studio 5 Wednesdays, September 6 - November 22 6:30 - 9 pm/12 weeks $260/Members: $240 Prerequisite: The Potter’s Wheel or equivalent
Consider Your Source (302) Julie Devers, Studio 5 Mondays, September 11- November 27 6:30 - 9 pm/12 weeks $260/Members: $240 Prerequisite: Beginning Ceramics
Explorations in Red Earthenware (306) Susan McHenry, Studio 7 Thursdays, September 7 - November 16 6:15 - 9 pm/11 weeks $260/Members: $240 Prerequisite: Beginning Ceramics and/or Potter’s Wheel
A creative start to your day! Beginning through advanced wheel throwing techniques will be demonstrated. Students will also learn surface treatment and decoration as well as mixing glazes. Students will also participate in discussions about aesthetics and their work. Cone 10 stoneware and raku firings are available.
Where do your ideas come from? This class will examine the sources behind our pots. Does historical images, biographical references, contemporary vessels or the kitchen influence us? How we interpret these influences and transform them into pots will be an individual and group exploration.
Ceramic Sculpture: Building a Series (303) Anna Ill, Studio 7 Mondays, September 11 - November 27 6:30 - 9 pm/12 weeks $260/Members: $240 Prerequisite: Beginning Ceramics
Participants will explore ceramic sculpture techniques as we construct a series of small figures, human or other creatures. Demonstrations and discussion will encourage students to meet their personal goals for reaching new skill levels. Low- and high-fire techniques will be utilized.
Exploring Raku (304) Brian Hirt, Studio 5 Wednesdays, September 6 - November 22 1 - 3:30 pm/12 weeks $260/Members: $240 Prerequisite: Beginning Ceramics
In this class, we will explore the possibilities of Raku firing as well as some alternative firings, such as Blackware, Horsehair, Saggar, Obvara and “Naked” Raku. The emphasis is on glazing, firing and post firing techniques. Prepare to be dazzled by the results as you master this type of firing.
This is a studio course with an emphasis on salt firing. Students will be actively engaged in all aspects of the process, not only loading and salting the kiln but in selecting the glazes for the kiln. The salt kiln is ready and waiting to perform its magic on your pots.
Add vibrant color and layered surfaces to your work as you explore the studio’s low-fired red earthenware clay. Decorative techniques such as slip application, brushwork, paper resists, and use of terra sigillata will be the focus of this class. Students will learn how to mix a custom color palette with Mason stains to decorate their work. Demonstrations will include both wheel and handbuilt forms.
The Potter’s Wheel, Beginning/ Intermediate Wyatt Lane (307), Studio 5 Tuesdays, September 12 - November 28 1 - 3:30 pm/12 weeks Tom Richards, (308), Studio 5 Tuesdays, September 12 - November 28 6:30 - 9 pm/12 weeks $260/Members: $240 Prerequisite: Beginning Ceramics
Through demonstrations and discussion, this hands on class will focus on the techniques of forming and finishing pottery on the potter’s wheel. The beginning potter will learn and develop basic skills such as centering, opening, drawing up the walls and trimming. The more advanced or intermediate potter will be able to refine those skills, working on making lids, spouts, handles, and sectional throwing. Glazing and glazes will also be discussed.
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PHOTO AND DIGITAL MEDIA
Mud to Music (309) Becki Moffett-Moore, Studio 7 Tuesdays, September 12 - November 28 9:30 - noon/12 weeks $260/Members: $240 Prerequisite: Beginning Ceramics
Introduction to Photography/How To Use Your Camera Creatively (801) John Crouch, Multi-Purpose Classroom Thursdays, September 7 - November 16 6:15 - 9 pm/11 weeks $215/Members: $195
The nature of clay, with its infinite “shape ability” allows the creation of sound-making forms with a musical nature all their own. Using handbuilding, wheel- throwing and extruding techniques- create ceramic musical instruments such as whistles, ocarinas, rain sticks, flutes, drums, chimes, and rattles from high- and low-fire clay bodies.
This class is for students who want to learn how to use their digital cameras more creatively. Basic photographic concepts on exposure control and composition are explored through lectures, demonstrations and class assignments. Participants need to provide their own cameras that have user controls for shutter speed and lens opening. Please bring your owner’s manual.
Handbuilding (310) Amy Hudson, Studio 7 Wednesdays, September 6 - November 22 6:30 - 9 pm/12 weeks $260/Members: $240 Prerequisite: Beginning Ceramics
Traditional Black and White Film & Printing (802) Mary Whalen, Photography Darkroom Tuesdays, September 12 - November 28 6:30 - 9 pm/12 weeks $240/Members: $220
Explore basic handbuilding techniques, such as coiling, pinching, and slab– building. Through various projects and demos, develop your own ideas for creating functional work.
Ceramic Tile (311) Lindsay Hayosh, Studio5 Thursdays, September 7 - November 16 6:15 - 9 pm/11 weeks $260/Members: $240
Learn to create custom tiles from plaster mold making, repeating patterns, mosaics, even the centuries-old Cuenca “raised line” technique. Clay bodies, glazing, and surface decoration will be covered.
Hot Date Night/Ceramics (313) Brian Hirt and Chad Bagge, Studios 5 & 7 Friday, September 22 6:30 - 9:30 pm/One day $75 per couple/Members: $55
Bring your special someone and work together on the potter’s wheel. We’ll turn up the heat with a raku firing of a piece to take home. Feel free to bring snacks and drinks.
Accessible Arts (200) Elisabeth Carnell, Studio 4 Mondays, September 11 - November 27 6:30 - 9 pm/12 weeks $260/Members: $240
Visiting Artist Workshop (312)
“Finding the Beauty in Imperfection” Akira Satake, Studio 5 Friday through Sunday, January 26 - 28, 2018 9 am - 5 pm/3 days $170/Members: $150 $50 cancellation fee. No refund after January 12
Akira Satake will lead a workshop involving both the handbuilding and throwing techniques he uses in the making of his tea ceremony bowls, teapots, water jars, ikebana vases and sculptural objects. Participants will learn to create rich surfaces inspired by the natural world. Some techniques that will be demonstrated are: 1) brushing kohoki slip on clay slabs and stretching the slabs to crack and distort the surfaces, 2) applying a coating of clay mixed with sand onto the surface of wheel thrown pieces and then altering them and 3) mixing air and other materials into the clay body and then tearing off the clay and/ or cutting with a wire to create shapes. Akira will share his experience and knowledge in a discussion of the Japanese aesthetic. Participants will gain insight in finding the beauty in imperfection, the meaning of “wabi-sabi” and the importance of “ma”— the space in between. The Jim and Lois Richmond Workshop Fund subsidizes all of our visiting artist workshops.
Learn how to develop film and print black & white photographs. Through demonstrations and supervised printing sessions, participants will learn film and print development, how to control print contrast, and special darkroom techniques. This class is a perfect opportunity to print your special black and white negatives from the family archives. Students must provide their own film and paper for the class. Darkroom chemicals and equipment are provided. Open darkroom time is available to students.
The Magic Hour/Into the Night With Your Camera (803) Susan Andress, Computer Lab Wednesdays, September 6 - October 11 6:30 - 9 pm/6 weeks $135/Members: $115
This class will meet 6:30 - 9 pm the first week, then will be at a later time each week one hour before sunset at a prearranged location. The first hour students will have a chance to capture the special images only possible during sunset. After the sun sunsets, students will explore creating night images using longer exposures, capturing motion of moving lights, experimenting with light painting and expanded uses for flash at night. Students need to be familiar with their camera’s manual controls and a have a tripod. Susan’s website: susanandress.com
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FALL ADULT CLASSES Free museum admission and open studio time included in fees
Sports Photography (804) John Crouch, Multi-Purpose Classroom Wednesdays, September 6 - November 22 6:30 - 9 pm/12 weeks $220/Members: $200 Prerequisite: Introduction to Photography or equivalent.
Learn the fine points of sports photography at a variety of sporting events at WMU and around Kalamazoo. A telephoto or zoom lens of at least 200mm is recommended although not required. In addition to photographing the various events, the class will view and critique work generated. Instructor’s website: johncrouchphotography. com
Zen and the Art of Photography (805) Laurie Pruitt, Conference Room 2, 2nd Floor Wednesdays, October 4 - November 22 6:30 - 9 pm/8 weeks $165/Members: $145
This course will approach photography through some of the key points of Zen of intuitive understanding, deepened awareness, and creative connections to the world around us. We will engage in weekend field trips as well as studio time and weekly reviews of our ongoing work process. This course is offered to all levels of photographers who wish to develop a more creative approach to image making. Instructor’s web site: www.lafontsee.us, e-mail for questions: laurielle@sbcglobal.net
Creative Camera Phone Photography (806) Stacey Korycki, Computer Lab Thursdays, October 5 - 26 6:30 - 9 pm/4 weeks $110/Members: $95
Using the camera phone as your photographic tool, this course will present a guided exploration of the capabilities of this amazing technology. Students will be taught to effectively capture, edit and print photographs of personal interest while exploring the creative possibilities of the phone as camera. No prior photographic experience is required for this class. Please bring your camera phone fully charged to the first class. There will be class outings to photograph as a group.
Lightroom Intro and Beyond the Basics (807) Kelly Walkotten, Computer Lab Tuesdays, September 12 - October 17 6:30 - 9 pm/6 weeks $135/Members: $115
Lightroom is designed to assist with organizing, editing and outputting large volumes of photographic files in a logical and intuitive way. In this course you will learn basic photo adjustments to enhance your images. You will also learn how to customize your Lightroom Library to get organized, to create presets, black and white conversion, print layouts and more!
Bookmaking using Adobe Lightroom (808) Instructor: Mary Whalen, Computer Lab Thursdays, October 26 - November 16 1:30 – 4 pm /4 weeks $135/Members: $115 Prerequisite: A basic knowledge of Lightroom
Making a book is a great way to show and share your favorite photographs. Students will select, create a collection, edit and sequence photographs to create a book using Lightroom’s Book Module. While in the process of making your book you’ll use the Develop Module to become more familiar with the editing tools to fine-tune your images. We will use the KIA library to view some of the great photo-books for inspiration.
Introduction to Photoshop Elements Susan Andress, Computer Lab Mondays, September 11 - October 30 1 - 3:30 pm/8 weeks (809) Mondays, September 11 - October 30 6:30 - 9 pm/8 weeks (810) $165/Members: $145
Photoshop Elements is user friendly for organizing and enhancing your photos. In this class you will learn the tools necessary to retouch, resize, work in layers, add text and create albums. During class there will be hands-on practice on Mac computers (or your own, provided that Adobe Photoshop Elements 12, 13 or 14 is installed). Instructor’s email: susan.andress@att.net and website: susanandress.com.
Vintage, Toy and Pinhole Cameras (811) Steve Scherbinski, Darkroom Tuesdays, September 12 - October 31 6:30 - 9 pm/8 weeks $180/Members: $160
Cinematography with DSLR Cameras (812) Kevin Wixson, Computer Lab Sundays, October 1 - November 19 1:30 - 4 pm/8 weeks $165/Members: $145
The most important step of creating great movies is capturing good audio and images. Students will learn to use their DSLR cameras to capture cinema-quality shots. This course will go in depth into the technical aspects of operating a digitalSLR camera in video mode, including how to select the right gear, sorting through the jargon of DSLR video settings, and techniques for effective and artful shooting. A budget-minded approach will be taken, perfect for the aspiring filmmaker.
Advanced Alternative Processes (813) Dave Jones, Darkroom Wednesdays, October 4 - November 15 6 - 9 pm/7 weeks $225/Members: $205
Explore a variety of historic (now alternative) printing processes using some modern tools to prepare digital negatives. Students will be taught the fundamentals of Photoshop to modify their digital images for each specific process. Film negatives can also be scanned to produce digital files. The primary focus will be on Cyanotypes and Van Dyke Brown prints. Students will also be introduced to gum-bichromate, platinum and photogravure printing. Contact Dave Jones at senojev@aol. com with any questions.
Polymer Photogravure (814) Dave Jones/Laurie Pruitt, Darkroom & Print Studio Mondays, October 9 - November 27 6 - 9 pm/8 weeks $230/Members: $210 Prerequisite: Alternative Processes or Photoshop Using a polymer-coated plate and a digital positive, you’ll create an intaglio-etched plate for high-quality images approaching those produced using traditional copperplate gravure. This photo-printmaking process produces a beautiful gradation of tones. Contact Dave at senojev@aol.com or Laurie at laurielle@sbcglobal.net.
Slow down and join us in photographing with film. You can make stunning one-ofa-kind images using “analog” devices like an oatmeal canister, cigar box, or plastic camera. We’ll celebrate the irregularities and sometimes unpredictable results with field trips to photograph, assignments, and darkroom time to develop B&W film. Photo & Digital Media continues on next page
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Fall Cyanotype Bookmaking Weekend (816) Mary Whalen, Darkroom & Studio 6 October 28 & 29 Saturday, 10 am - 3 pm Sunday, noon - 3 pm $95/Members: $75
Saturday, participants will hand coat paper and expose using the sun (or our UV light source in case of rain). Using leaves and other found natural material to make cyanotype photogram images. On day two we’ll be binding our cyanotype prints into a hardcover book. All materials provided. Please bring lunch.
Photo Transfers & Collage/Encaustic Weekend (817) Laurie Pruitt and Mary Whalen Computer Lab & Studio 6 November 4 - 5 Saturday, 10 am - 5 pm Sunday, noon - 5 pm $185/Members: $165
Visiting Artist Thomas Allen
Making Pictures II/Photo Workshop (815) Print Studio Saturday, October 21 10 am - 5 pm $130/Members: $110 $50 cancellation fee. No refund after 10/6 We have invited Thomas back! We’ll dig into a mountain of pages torn from old, discarded books to unearth interesting characters and objects—paying close attention to how they might interact with one another. Armed with an X-acto knife (and plenty of blades), you’ll learn how to carefully and meticulously remove each element from its background. This is a tedious and time-consuming process, so we will spend most of the day cutting. Thomas will show you the art of staging straight photographs with tape, glue, pins and wire—and nothing else! From there, it’s just a matter of fussing with the arrangement until you are ready to capture your brilliantlycrafted tableau with the device of your choosing—be it a camera, phone or tablet. All materials provided, bring a sack lunch for Saturday. The Jim and Lois Richmond Workshop Fund subsidizes all of our visiting artist workshops.
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Learn the basics of working with encaustic paint, studio set up and safety measures. You do not need prior experience working with encaustic paint, but general art-making experience will be helpful. Equipment, paint, medium and brushes will be supplied for the weekend. Most materials provided, bring a sack lunch for Saturday.
SEASONAL DESIGN WORKSHOPS We are lucky to have expert designer Sherri Snyder of Gull Lake Landscape Company join us each for autumn for her very popular design workshops. All materials are provided, and you will leave with a finished piece. Register early to secure your place!
Fall Wreath Workshop (601) Sherri Snyder, Auditorium Thursday, October 19 6 - 8 pm/One Day $70/Members: $50
Create a beautiful wreath that can be displayed through Thanksgiving using natural materials and corn tassels with one-on-one guidance. Please bring shears or sharp pruners if you have them.
Holiday Wreath Workshop (602) Sherri Snyder, Auditorium Thursday, December 7 6 - 8 pm/One Day $70/Members: $50
Create a beautiful round wreath with a variety of luxurious, mixed evergreens and a bow that can proudly be displayed throughout the holiday season. Please bring shears or sharp pruners if you can, plus as nitrile-type garden gloves.
Holiday Arrangement (603) Sherri Snyder, Auditorium Monday, December 11 6 - 8 pm/One Day $70/Member: $50
Floral arrangements add natural beauty to your décor, as well as provide an excellent hostess gift. Learn how to make this easy, long-lasting floral arrangement that can be used throughout the holiday season. Please bring shears or sharp pruners if you can.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE Discover Tahiti! French Conversation (607) Jan Solberg, Conference Room 2 Thursdays, September 7- November 9 6:30 - 8:30 pm/ 10 weeks $180/Members: $160 Prerequisite: Previous study of French (minimum 3 college semesters or equivalent experience is required) Explore a very different part of the world in which French is spoken. In this course, we will use non-fiction texts, art works, and excerpts from literature, on-line videos and hard-to-find documentary films as the basis for conversation, cultural analysis, vocabulary development, and grammar review. The course will be conducted in French, and parts of it will be custom designed to reflect the interests of the students in the class. Textbook: Recommended (but not required): Le Livre de Tahiti: te fenua, by Jean-Louis Saquet, published by Editions Avant et Après. Used copies are available online.
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ACTING Improvisational Acting/Life Skills (611) Marissa Harrington, Multi-Purpose Classroom Tuesdays, September 12 – November 28 7-8:30 pm/12 weeks $150/Members: $130
The art of improvisation can improve communication, problem solving, and ingenuity. Develop these skills and more with Marissa Harrington of Kalamazoo’s Face Off Theatre Company. Discover the fundamentals of improvisational comedy, improve your storytelling skills, and learn techniques to think quickly on your feet and be more creative. Through coaching, warmup exercises, creative performance games and basic short-form scene-work, you will learn how to be more spontaneous, trusting, and cooperative and how to listen in a fun, creative atmosphere.
GLASS Beginning Kiln Fused Glass (407) Michael Ouding, Studio 6 Wednesdays, September 6- November 22 6:30-9 pm/12 weeks $260/Members: $240
This is a glass class for anyone wishing to learn the basics of kiln-fired glass. Students will learn how to select, cut and grind glass while designing their unique pieces of art. Projects will include sun catchers, nightlights and a small slumped bowl. No experience necessary.
Kiln Fused Glass (408) Linda Kekic, Studio 6 Monday, September 11- October 16 1-4 pm/ 6 weeks $185/Members: $165
Explore kiln fusing, learning to work with beautiful transparent and opaque glass, frit confetti and stringer, paints and metal inclusions. Learn to cut, grind, saw, design and create. Create a variety of projects including a coaster, bowl, sun catcher, artistic wall hangings, dichroic jewelry and more! Material packet included. Additional materials available for purchase as needed.
Kiln Formed Glass and More (409) Joan Carver, Studio 6 Mondays, October 30-November 27 12-3 pm/ 5 weeks $195/Members: $175
An exciting opportunity for beginning through advanced students. Using brightly colored Bullseye Glass (including factory decorated holly berry glass), a variety of projects will be decorated, fused, and slumped into bowls, vases, and holiday ornaments. Advanced students will be offered special projects. Casting glass frit into special molds: such as holiday ornaments, snowflakes and more will make items. Small kiln firings will occur weekly. All materials and chocolate will be provided.
Kiln-Fused Glass (410) Jerry Harty, Studio 6 Thursdays, September 7 - November 16 6:15-9 pm/11 weeks $260/Members: $240
Using a colorful selection of transparent and opaque Bullseye glass, students will learn cutting, shaping, grinding and fusing techniques, as well as co-create ornaments, jewelry, nightlights and panels. Frits, stringers confetti and dichro will be used for embellishment. All tools will be provided. The fee includes a starter pack of compatible art glass. Additional glass will be available for purchase.
Kiln Fused Holiday Ornaments (411) Linda Kekic, Studio 4 Sunday, November 5 10 am-3 pm/One day $80/Members: $60
Make your own kiln fused glass ornaments for the holidays! Learn to cut, design, and create unique holiday themed glass art. Learn to use glass tools; grinder and wet saw to create a variety of ornaments. Materials include opaque and transparent glass, stringer, confetti, dichroic glass and glass paints. All materials included.
SCULPTURE Intro to Sculpture (400) Chad Bagge, Studio 1 Wednesdays, September 6 - November 22 1-3:30 pm/12 weeks $265/Members: $245
Explore 3-D design in this mixed media course. Make new work by transforming old and new ideas into lasting sculptural art. Examine basic principle of sculpture and concepts of 3D design to inform your process of creation. We will discuss past and present artists while working in ceramics, wood, plaster and found objects.
Beginning Welded Steel Sculpture (401) Paul Nimz, Studio 1 Tuesdays, September 12 - November 29 6:30-9 pm/12 weeks $265/Members: $245
In this class we will be introducing students to the equipment and processes for manipulating and joining steel for sculptural applications. We will learn to cut, bend, weld, and surface to begin realizing our creative visions in steel. No prior experience is necessary. Some metals will be supplied; Students may need to purchase or collect additional steel.
Intermediate Welded Metal Sculpture (402) Carolyn Fink, Studio 1 Mondays, September 11- November 28 6:30-9 pm/12 weeks $265/Members: $245 Prerequisite: Beginning Welding
This class will help take you into the next steps of constructing and finishing your personal works of metal. Students will bring their own designs into solid form, and then finish their projects for indoor or outdoor use. The instructor will be available to assist each student. Some metals will be supplied; students will need to purchase or collect additional steel. A refresher demo on all equipment is part of the first class for those who may not have welded in awhile. For protection, students should bring safety glasses, leather gloves, wear long pants, close-toed shoes and bring a long sleeve shirt to class.
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SCULPTURE Cont’d. Sculpture/ Independent Study (403) Eric Pott, Studio 1 Tuesday, September 12 - November 28 1:30 - 4 pm/12 weeks $265/Members: $245 Prerequisite: Beginning and intermediate welding, or equivalent
This class is for the self-directed student who is familiar with the operation and safe use of our equipment. Students must provide their own metal materials. Permission of the instructor is required.
Bronze Casting (404) Mike Pixley, Studio 1 Wednesday, September 6 - November 22 6:30 - 9 pm/12 weeks $270/Members: $250
Explore the ancient art of bronze casting at the KIA! Students will produce original sculpture directly in wax, or make molds from a clay original in preparation for the lost wax casting process. The metal pouring phase of their project will be next, followed by cleaning up and finishing their bronze piece. This is an excellent class for anyone who has ever been curious about bronze as a medium and wants to push their art to the next level.
Decorative Wooden Boxes (405) Gerren Young , Studio 1 Thursday, September 7 - November 16 6:15 - 9 pm/11 weeks $265/Members: $245
This adult class will focus on the use of hand tools to create a beautiful heirloom box. We will be cutting dovetail to join the corners, then using scrapers, handplanes, and rasps to refine the shape. There will be opportunity to add detail in the form of inlay, marquetry, gilding, carving, infill, and many other creative techniques to add a personal touch for you or loved one. Students will receive individual attention and will be encouraged to move at their own pace.
Soft Sculpture (406) Lindsay Hayosh, Studio 1 Thursday, September 7 - November 16 1 - 3:45 pm/11 weeks $265/Members: $245
Learn the basics of working with traditional and non-traditional “soft” materials to create meaningful works of art. Experiment with fibers, felting, knotting, paper, wire, everyday materials and more. Class discussions on aesthetics, installation art and an in-depth look at contemporary sculpture will be essential for students to choose a self directed approach to their own work. Students of any art background are encouraged to join, sculpture is all-inclusive!
JEWELRY Beginning/Intermediate Jewelry Holly Northrup, Jewelry Studio (700) Tuesdays, September 19 - November 28 10 am - 12:45 pm/11 weeks Kelli Jackson, Jewelry Studio (701) Wednesdays, September 6 - November 22 6:30 pm - 9 pm/12 weeks $265/Members: $245
Learn the basics of handcrafting jewelry. Through demonstrations and discussions you will become familiar with layout, piercing, filing, texturing, basic roller embossing, soldering, forming, finishing and polishing. With practice you will gain knowledge and confidence in jewelry making skills. Independent studio time will be available. All materials will be provided and additional materials are available for purchase. Follow us on Facebook: @metalskia
Intermediate Jewelry (702) Linda Kekic, Jewelry Studio Wednesdays, September 6 - November 22 (no class September 13) 1 - 3:45 pm/11 weeks $260/Members: $240 Prerequisite: Beginning Jewelry or equivalent
Further explore jewelry making with in-depth instruction and techniques using a variety of hand tools and larger equipment. Through individual help and demonstrations, learn skills in sawing/piercing, hammering, and soldering including bench techniques and various stone settings. Stages of project completion will be addressed from design to finishing/polishing. Independent studio time is available. Materials are provided with additional available for purchase. Follow us on Facebook: @metalskia
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Stone Setting Gauntlet (703) Jeannette Maxey, Linda Kekic, Holly Northrup, Tracy Bell, Amelia Falk, Lauren Schildberg, Jewelry Studio Mondays, September 11 - November 27 6:30 - 9 pm/12 Weeks $260/Members: $240 Prerequisite: Beginning Jewelry
Hone your stone setting skills in this project-based course. Through this unique opportunity, learn various stone setting from 6 different instructors in two-week sessions. Cold stone settings using fancy tabs, cuttlefish bone cast settings, and soldered stone settings ranging from tube settings, partial bezels, freeform prongs, and unusual settings for oddly shaped stones and objects will all be covered. For photo examples, check us out on Facebook: @metalskia
Silicone Mold Making for Casting (704) Lauren Schildberg, Jewelry Studio Mondays: September 11 - November 27 10 am - 12:30 pm/12 Weeks $260/Members: $240 Prerequisite: Casting/PMC experience
Explore RVT/Silicone mold making for jewelry! Student will learn methods to make reproductions of works by creating room temp molds of fabricated pieces or wax designs with the intent to create production lines or multiples. Through individual help and demonstrations, you will learn skills in wax carving, mold making, casting, and post cast fabrication. All materials provided with additional for purchase. Follow us on Facebook: @metalskia
Introduction to Lapidary Stone Cutting for Cabochons (706) Dawn Coeur, Jewelry Studio Tuesdays, September 12 - October 17 6:30 - 9 pm/6 weeks $150/Members: $130
Learn how to cut your own stones to use in your jewelry and metal work designs. Students will be introduced to cutting, grinding and polishing stone slabs into a variety of shapes including calibrated and free form cabochons. Students with previous lapidary experience can practice and refine their technique. Independent studio time will be available. For photo examples, check us out on Facebook: @metalskia
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FALL ADULT CLASSES Free museum admission and open studio time included in fees
Designer Cabochons (707) Dawn Coeur, Jewelry Studio Tuesdays, October 24 - November 28 6:30 - 9 pm/6 weeks $150/Members: $130 Prerequisite: Intro to Lapidary or equivalent
A great class for students who have started honing their skills in lapidary work and are ready for the next level. Learn how to cut new designer shaped stones out interesting material. Independent studio time will be available. Most materials provided, additional available for purchase. For photo examples, check us out on Facebook: @metalskia
Join the Chain Gang (708) Tracy Bell, Jewelry Studio Thursdays, September 14 - November 16 1 - 3:30 pm 10 weeks $240/Members: $220
Are you tired of hanging your pendants from the same old manufactured chain? Learn over 12 different links that can be combined or used alone to take your jewelry to a whole new level. Using a variety of tools and techniques, you will create interesting chains to set off a pendant or stand alone as a bracelet. Materials will be provided with additional available for purchase. Check us out on Facebook: @metalskia.
Lost Wax Casting (709) Jeannette Maxey, Jewelry Studio Thursdays, September 7 - October 12 6:30 - 9 pm/6 weeks $150/Members: $130 Prerequisite: Beginning Jewelry or equivalent
Add lost wax casting to your jewelry making skill set! Learn to carve a pair of earrings or a pendant through carving wax to be cast for a total of at least two finished products. Basic finishing skills are required to take this class. Bronze will be provided for casting with sterling silver available for purchase. Independent studio time is available for carving. Follow us on Facebook: @metalskia.
Advanced Casting Techniques (710) Amelia M. Falk, Jewelry Studio Thursdays, October 19 - November 16 6:30 - 9 pm/5 Weeks $135/Members: $115 Prerequisite: Casting Experience
Expand your knowledge or try something new with advanced casting techniques! Create findings for inclusion in your jewelry design from natural objects, wax pens, and more! Centrifugal casting from start to finish will be explored with the opportunity for students to cast their own work. Independent studio time will be available. All materials provided with additional available for purchase. Find us on Facebook: @metalskia.
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Metals Experience! (711) Emily Wohlscheid, Jewelry Studio Friday, November 10 5-8 pm/ One day $65/Members: $45
Looking for something fun to do on a Friday night? This fun evening workshop is designed for those who have always wanted to dabble in metal-based jewelry making. Participants will get to learn and “experience� multiple different metalsmithing techniques. Bring your favorite beverage and come join the fun! All materials provided with additional available for purchase. Check out Facebook for past examples: @metalskia
Tool Time! Making Steel Tools (713) Lauren Tripp, Jewelry Studio Saturday, September 30, 10 am - 3 pm Sunday, October 1, 12 - 5 pm/Two days $125/Members: $105
Have you always wanted to make steel tools that can be used for stamping, chasing, and texturing? We will cover how shape, finish, and harden your own steel tools. We will also work on adding soft grips to your finished tools. All materials will be provided with additional materials available for purchase. Find us on Facebook: @metalskia.
Spinner Meditation Ring (714) Linda Kekic, Jewelry Studio Saturday, October 14 10 am-3 pm/One Day $95/Members: $75 Prerequisite: Beginning Jewelry or equivalent
Spinner rings are also called meditation and worry rings - the top ring moves freely over the bottom ring section creating calming energy. Students will create a sterling silver base ring with spinning components in copper &/or brass. Rings will be finished through hand forging, stamping, and texture. All materials including sterling silver are provided with additional materials available for purchase. Please bring lunch. Follow us on Facebook: @metalskia.
Electroforming (715) Lauren Schildberg, Jewelry Studio Saturdays, November 4- November 11 10 am - 1 pm/2 weeks $95/Members: $75 Prerequisite: Beginning Jewelry or equivalent.
Explore the wonderful world of copper plating with an Electroforming workshop! Through individual help and demonstrations, learn all the necessary steps, skills and equipment to create electroformed jewelry. Materials will be provided with additional materials available for purchase. Two weeks of independent studio time will be available for duration of class. For photo examples, check us out on Facebook: @metalskia.
Visiting Artist Workshop
Poison Ring + Clasp Class (712) Richard Salley, Jewelry Studio Tuesday & Wednesday, September 12-13 10 am - 5 pm/Two days $310/Members: $290 $50 cancellation fee. No refunds after 8/30 Minimum enrollment must be met by August 15 Prerequisite: Beginning/Intermediate Jewelry or equivalent Richard Salley returns to share his expertise beginning with a focus on hinge and catch mechanisms to create a Poison Ring. The rich history and origin of hidden container rings will be discussed along with modern uses for these intricately functional beauties. Day two will focus on fabricating three types of clasps including a box clasp, a threaded tube clasp, and a spring clasp. Some materials provided with additional available for purchase. More at rsalley. com. The Jim and Lois Richmond Workshop Fund subsidizes all of our visiting artist workshops.
FIBER Floor Loom Weaving Gretchen Huggett, Weaving Studio Thursdays, September 7 - November 16 1 - 3:45 pm/11 weeks (500) 6:15 - 9 pm/11 weeks (501) $260/Members: $240
Learn weaving using four- and eightharness floor looms with basic process and design (beginners), new patterns and techniques (advanced), exploring areas of personal interest. Weaving design software is available to learn structure and design principles.
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FIBER, Cont’d. Spinning Emily Wohlscheid, Weaving Studio Tuesdays, September 12 - October 17 (502) 6:30 - 9 pm/6 weeks or Tuesdays, October 24 - November 28 (503) 9-11:30 am/6 weeks $165/Members: $145
Beginners will learn the basics including spinning, plying and setting finished yarns. Intermediate/advanced will further explore various techniques including boucle, cabled yarns, lock spinning, core spinning, thick and thin yarns, coils, custom blending, long vs. short draw, wire spinning and more! Students may borrow a wheel but need to reserve it at the time of registration. All materials are provided.
Fiber Blending (504) Emily Wohlscheid, Weaving Studio Tuesdays, October 24 - November 28 6:15 - 9 pm/6 weeks $165/Members: $145
Using various fiber blending equipment including the drum carder, wool combs, hand carders, blending boards, we’ll explore color and texture in fibers for their spinning, felting, or other fiber art application, and see how fibers can be used in various techniques.
Beginning Rug Hooking (505) Martha Rosenfeld, Studio 2 Thursdays, September 7 - November 22 6:15 - 9 pm/11 weeks $260/Members: $240
Make a hand-hooked rug using a rug frame and wool fabric. Students will get an overview of basic methods and create a small hooked mat. Color planning, hooking techniques, and finishing will be covered. Bring a tote bag and scissors to the first class; other tools and materials will be provided.
Rug Hooking/Continuing Study (506) Martha Rosenfeld, Studio 2 Thursdays, September 7 - November 22 6:30 - 9 pm/11 weeks $230/Members: $210 Prerequisite: Beginning Rug Hooking or completed hooked mat
Work on a hooked rug project of your own choosing with help from the instructor. This class will emphasize creating an original pattern (drawing skills are not required). Tracer fabric and up to a half yard linen foundation are included. You provide your own rug frame, hook, wool, and pattern ideas.
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Tapestry Weaving (507) Nancy Crampton, Weaving Studio September 23 and 24 Saturday, September 23, 9 am - 5 pm Sunday, September 24, noon - 5 pm $155/Members: $135
Learn the basic tapestry joins and ways to shade and blend yarns using adjustable tension frame loom furnished by the instructor. Several warping styles will be demonstrated and used. Discussions will include making a cartoon or plan for the tapestry and transferring the design to the warp threads. Finishing techniques, lining the weaving and mounting it will be demonstrated. No prior experience is needed. Frame looms may be purchased.
Bleach Pen Doodled Denim Tracy Bell, Multi-Purpose Classroom Tuesday, October 17 1 - 3 pm/One day (508A) OR 6:30 - 8:30 pm (508B)/One day $45/Members: $25
Bring in one or two pair of jeans and have fun spicing them up with a bleach pen doodle. If you’re a doodle or Zentangle fan this is your chance to take it to the next level. We will be doodling on denim vests, jackets and/or jeans. Your denim will need to rest once you are finished doodling so plan on picking them up the next day. Email questions to beadbug@ usa.com [M]
Beading Frenzy Workshop (509) Amy Culp, Weaving Studio Saturday, September 16, 10 am – 3:30 pm Sunday, September 17, 1 – 3:30 pm $125/Members: $105
Explore bead embroidery stitches and approaches to design while developing unique embellishment plans for a small case or embellished panel. The finished piece can become wall art, a decorative case, or another item. Group instruction and individual assistance learning stitches and developing their original embellishment design. This workshop is suitable for anyone who wants to add dimension to his or her work. Please bring lunch for Saturday, a pair of sharp scissors and reading glasses. All materials are provided.
Working with Color Tools in Your Fiber Arts (510) Rita Pettys, Studio 2 Saturday, October 14 10am - 4:30 pm/One day $85/Members: $65
If you are looking for increased color confidence in your fiber arts endeavors, this class will teach you about a variety of color tools. The elements of color and its vocabulary and review samples illustrating the concepts will be discussed. Students should bring a color wheel if they have one, a picture that is pleasing to them and examples of compatible colors that they like. Please bring lunch.
Art School Staff: Denise Lisiecki, Director | Brian Hirt, Ceramics Chair
Mary Whalen, Photography & Digital Media Chair
Register online: kiarts.org; by phone: (269) 349-7775; in person/mailed: KIA, 314 S. Park St., Kalamazoo MI 49007; or by fax: (269) 349-9313. Payment in full is required, and we accept cash, check, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express. A $30 returned check fee will be charged. If a class is cancelled due to lack of enrollment, a full refund will be given. Scholarship applications are due by August 22 for fall term. More information is available at kiarts.org. Refunds: A $30 registration fee is withheld from all refunds. An additional $30 is withheld after the first class. No refunds are given the day of second class. Refunds for classes meeting eight weeks or less will only be given the day of the first class meeting. No refunds for art camps after the first day of camp. Refund requests for one- or two-day workshops and visiting-artist workshops may be made up to one week before the workshop begins or as stated. An additional workshop registration fee may be withheld if noted in the class schedule. Materials: All materials provided unless stated at the end of the course description. For details, see full course descriptions at kiarts.org/school, or call (269) 349-7775, ext. 3101. Lockers are available for rental. Photography: The KIA reserves the right to photograph students, student art, and school activities that occur on its premises and use images for promotional purposes. Cancellations: In the event of a closing due to weather, the KIA will post information on kiarts.org, WWMT-TV, Facebook, Twitter, and on the KIA’s outgoing phone message at (269) 349-7775. When possible, makeup classes will be scheduled. Changes: The KIA reserves the right to withdraw or change classes, instructors, schedules, or fees.
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FALL YOUTH CLASSES The semester will end with an exhibition of artwork at the KIA. All materials are provided. Tuition for children’s and teen classes has been reduced through the generosity of John and Rosemary Brown.
PARENT & CHILD Parent/Child Glass Workshop (110) Joan Carver, Studio 6 Sunday, November 12 1-4pm/One day One adult & one child (7 or older) $95/Members: $ 75 Additional child: $40/Members: $30
This is an exciting experience for parents to share with their children. Pre-cut Bullseye glass blanks will be decorated with brightly colored stringers, noodles, frits, confetti and dichroics. Materials, use of tools, and kiln firings are included. Finished pieces may be picked up at a later time.
AGES 3 - 4 My First Art Class (100) Corinne Satterlee, Multi-Purpose Classroom Saturdays, September 9 - 30 10 - 11 am/4 weeks One adult & one child: $45/Members: $25, Additional child: $20
Young children and their favorite grown-up are introduced to the museum and artistic expression in this multi-dimensional class. Clay, paper, paint, and more will be used in the creative processes introduced.
AGES 5 - KINDERGARTEN Material Exploration (101) Corinne Satterlee, Multi-Purpose Classroom Saturdays, October 14 - November 18 9:30 – 11 am/6 weeks $105/Members: $85
Your child’s artistic expression will blossom and grow in this multi-dimensional class. Clay, paper, paint and more will be used in the creative processes introduced.
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MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL
Art Expression (102) TBA, Studio 2 Saturdays, September 9 - November 18 9:30 - 11am/11 weeks $160/Members: $140
Drawing and Painting (106) David Yeider, Studio 6 Saturdays, September 9 - November 18 9 - 11:30 am/11 weeks $215/Members: $195
Have a fun-filled weekly session of art exploration. Clay hand-building, drawing and painting techniques will be introduced through fun projects to increase art skills and appreciation.
All About Clay (103) Kaylon Khorsheed, Studio 7 Saturdays, September 9 - November 18 9:30 - 11am/11 weeks $165/Members: $145
Get your hands dirty in this class while creating special works of art in clay. Try your hand at slab construction, coil building, drape molding and more.
GRADES 4 - 6 The Art of Drawing (104) Al Harris, Studio 4 Saturdays, September 9 - November 18 9:30 - 11 am/11 weeks $160/Members: $140
While continually building on the concept of “seeing” as the most important tool for drawing, this class will explore the elements of drawing through a variety of media. Each class will be devoted to a deeper understanding of drawing techniques.
Clay on the Wheel (105) Natalie Lagoni, Studio 5 Saturdays, September 9 - November 18 9:30 - 11 am / 11 weeks $165/Members: $145
Students will spend time learning to center the clay on the potter’s wheel, open the ball and form bowls, cups and vases. Handbuilding techniques will also be pursued. Pieces will be decorated using slips and high and low-fired glazes. Students should wear old clothing.
One-on-one instruction will be provided with an emphasis on exploration of visual culture through drawing and painting mediums and subject matter. Students will be encouraged to create artwork that brings out their unique talent and creativity.
Photography (107) Trevor Grabill, Photography Studio Saturdays, September 9 - November 18 10 - 12:30 pm/11 weeks $215/Members: $195
Beginning students shoot, develop, and print film photos in the KIA’s well-equipped traditional darkroom, mastering the basics of photography’s history, as well as fundamentals of composition and design. Cameras and film are provided. Additional instruction in digital photography and editing is available on request. Experienced students have access to in-depth instruction, one-on-one critiques, portfolio building, and access to darkroom open studio.
Clay on the Wheel (108) Kaylon Khorsheed, Studio 5 Saturdays, September 9 - November 18 12 - 2:30 pm/11 weeks $215/Members: $195
Students will learn to create vessels on the potter’s wheel through demonstrations of basic skills and a variety of techniques. Students may also pursue hand building. Slips and high-and low-fired glazes will be used.
Printmaking with Linocuts (109) Trevor Grabill, Studio 2 Saturdays, October 28 - November 18 1 - 3:30 pm/4 weeks $80/Members: $60
Learn the process of carving and printing with linoleum blocks. Turn your ideas into prints with this unique and historical medium. Carve images, use a printing press, and explore elements of design and composition. students should be capable of responsibly handling sharp carving tools (safety instruction included).
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