IS183 Course Catalog Winter/Spring 2013 by Kimberly Campagna

Painting, Drawing, Ceramics, Jewelry, Photography, Fiber and more

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Classes by Day (December–June) Ages 15+ are invited to join adult classes.

Workshops by Month december 8 and 9

Mondays 6 – 9

Jewelry Design and Metal Smithing

6 – 9

Expressive Folk Art (Apr – May)

6 – 9

Advanced Rubber Mold Making (Jun)

Tuesdays 9:30 – 12:30

Handbuilding and Surface Decoration

9:30 – 12:30

The Elements of Design (Jan – Mar)

9:30 – 12:30

Animation Studio (Apr – Jun)

9:30 – 12:30

Artforms in Nature (Apr – May)

10:30 – 1:30

Watercolor Studio in Pittsfield (May – Jun)

6 – 9

Comedy Studio: Improv!

6 – 9

Sewing Lab (Feb – Apr)

6 – 9

Sculpting the Head (Apr – May)

6 – 9

Craft Lab (May – Jun)

Wednesdays 9:30 – 12:30

Intro to “Method Acting” (Apr – Jun)

4 – 5:30

Hammer, Glue, Build (Grades pre K to 1) (Jan – Mar)

4 – 5:30

Teapots, Trays and Tumblers (Grades 2 to 5) (Jan – Mar)

4 – 5:30

Music Blast Home Recording Class (Grades 6 to 9) (Jan – Mar)

4 – 5:30

Squish and Squeeze (Grades pre K to 1) (Apr – Jun)

4 – 5:30

Around the World with Clay (Grades 2 to 5) (Apr – Jun)

4 – 5:30

Drawing and Painting for Young Artists (Grades 6 to 9) (Apr – Jun)

6 – 7:30

Support Group for Artists (May – Jun)

6 – 9

The Potter’s Wheel

6 – 9

Animate It! In Pittsfield (Jan – Mar)

6 – 9

Monoprint Studio (May – Jun)

Thursdays 9:30 – 12:30

Abstract(ed) Winter (Feb – Apr)

9:30 – 12:30

Intro to Jewelry Design (Apr – May)

9:30 – 12:30

Painting Spring: Outside the Box (May – Jun)

6 – 9

Figure Drawing

6 – 9

Photoshop: a Crash Course (Mar – May)

6 – 9

Digital Workflow (May – Jun)

Fridays 9 – 1

Collage and Mixed Media: Experimental Collage (Jan – Mar)

9 – 1

Collage and Mixed Media: Embellished Paper for Paint-Paper Collage (Apr – May)

9:30 – 12:30

Painting Studio

9:30 – 12:30

From Wheel to Meals (Feb – Mar)

9:30 – 12:30

Garden Art (Apr – Jun)

9:30 – 12:30

Painting Studio

Carry on: Sewing Bags, Containers, Vessels and Shapes

january 12 26 and 27 26 and 27 26 and 27

DIY Surface Design Workshop – The Handmade Fabric Scarf Intro to Potter’s Wheel Ready, Set, Sew Easy Intro to Painting

february 8, 9 and 10 9 and 10 18 to 22

Illuminated Sculptures – the LAMP in Stephentown, NY Teaching Institute: Curriculum Connection February Vacation Art Camp (Ages 5 to 14)

march 2 2 2 and 3 9 and 10 9 and 10 23 23 23 23 and 24 23 and 24 30 and 31 30 and 31

Winter Fibers Wire Wrapping I Wish I Could Draw Just Add Table Top in Stephentown, NY How to Get Started and Where To Go Next (Writing) Firing Cone 6 Electric Kilns, Clay Bodies and Glazes Felted Vessels Hammered Link Bracelet Introduction to Colored Clay Photographing the Realm of the Personal What is Printmaking? Freeing your Art

april 1 to 4 6 6 and 7 13 and 14 15 to 19 27 27 and 28 27 and 28 27 and 28

Welding Intensive: The Hanging Steel Pot Rack in Stephentown, NY Teaching Institute: Handling Special Needs in the Art Room Intro to Digital Photography Welding and Sculpture for Teens in Stephentown, NY April Vacation Art Camp (Ages 5 to 14) Sterling Silver Gemstone Ring Mold Making Veggies (Ceramics) Remember Me: Clothes from Your Closet as a Diary of Your Life Portrait Painting

may 4 4 and 5 11 and 12 11 and 12 18 and 19 18 and 19 18 and 19

Hand Stitching Rescue Your Artwork: Give your unloved paintings a second chance Introduction to Collage Creating and Publishing Children’s Picture Books The Unstill Life: from Static to Moving Images Teaching Institute: Wet-on-Wet – Anthroposophic Painting Technique for K-8 Educators Embracing the Asymmetrical (Ceramics)

june 1 and 2 1 and 2 8 8 and 9 15 and 16 21, 22 and 23 Jun 24 to Aug 16

Collage and Artist Book Intro to Sculpting the Head The Language of Photography Painting with Oil Sticks: Get Loose, Bold and Expressive Intro to Handbuilding: Tableware Painting Light and Water SUMMER VACATION ART CAMPS Ages 3 to 14

JULY 6 and 7

The Still Life

From the Director

Staff

Dear Friends:

Amy Butterworth Coordinator, Student Services and Community Life ext. 100, amy@IS183.org

Welcome back to IS183 for a New Year chock full of creative opportunity! From Creating and Publishing Children’s Picture Books, with new faculty member, Adam Gudeon, on May 11 and 12 (page 11) to using non-traditional materials to Investigate The Elements of Design (page 4) with Yura Adams on Tuesday mornings, beginning January 22 to the one-day DIY Surface Design workshop with Angel Heffernan on January 12 (page 9) there’s a workshop, class, camp or intensive for EVERYONE!

Lucie Castaldo Coordinator, Curriculum Development ext. 102, lucie@IS183.org

Benjamin Evans Studio Manager ext. 105, ben@IS183.org

We’ve also got dynamite offerings through the Teaching Institute (page 10) offering a series of workshops this winter and spring to provide educators the tools to use arts in their curriculum and artists to be educators. Offerings include Curriculum Connection: Math and Science Through Art Making on February 9 and 10 with Maggie Vescio and Lucie Castaldo and Handling Special Needs in the Classroom on April 6 with Laura Evonne Steinman.

Dina Noto Coordinator, Studio Programs ext. 104, dina@IS183.org

Be sure to join me for the return of our popular Songwriters’ Showcase (page 18) on February 27 at 6pm, presented by John Clarke and the grade 6 to 9 students of the Music Blast Home Recording Class (page 12)! And mark your calendar for at this Winter’s sizzling Art School Gala, The Big Bang, where space and swing will be combined in out-of-this-world ways on March 9, all to support the continuing growth and impact of our Learning Through Arts, after-school program (page 14) which served 700 children in 17 schools last academic year!

Brielle Rizzotti Coordinator, Programs and Marketing ext. 103, brielle@IS183.org

See you in the Studios!

Board of Directors

Hope Sullivan Executive Director

Contents Programming

News and Friends

Painting and Drawing.............................2 Film, Photography, Digital Art and Design...4 Support for Artists.................................5 Collage and Printmaking.........................6 Ceramics..............................................7 Jewelry, Metal and Sculpture..................8 Fiber, Craft and Folk..............................9 Teaching Institute................................10 Dramatic and Literary Arts....................11 Teens ................................................12 Kids’ After-School................................12 Vacation Art Camps..............................13

What’s Up at IS183.............................14 Letter from the Board Chair..................17 New Board Members............................17 Celebrate Seth ...................................17 Letter from Club 183 Co-Chairs............16 Club 183 Membership Benefits............16 Coming up at IS183............................18

Lucy Holland Chair Andy Foster Vice Chair

Wendy Krag O’Neil Secretary Gary Schieneman Treasurer

Martin Albert John Bridge Bruce Finn Andrew Foster Tracy Foster Lauren Joy Valerie Maynard Michele O'Hana

Gregg Petricca Lisa Dachinger-Petricca Robin Seeley Howard Shapiro Didier Steven Sarah Steven Tyler Ingham Weld Suky Werman

Mission IS183 is a non-profit community art school encouraging people of all ages, means and skill levels to enrich their lives through hands-on experience in the visual arts.

IS183 Collaborating Partners................19

General Info Faculty List.........................................20 Observed Holidays...............................20 Summer Teaching Interns Wanted.........20 How to Register...................................20 Directions...........................................21 Registration Form................................21

Design:

PAINTING AND DRAWING Drop-in Figure Drawing Studio

Mondays, 6 to 9PM

Year-round Tuition: $15, or $50 for 5 sessions, drop-ins welcome

As a service to practicing artists and a complement to other course work for IS183 students, this drop-in open studio provides ongoing access to a live model, working in both short and long poses. Please bring your own materials.

Artforms in Nature Yura Adams Tuesdays, 9:30AM to 12:30PM PD01SP13: April 2 to May 7 (Six Sessions) Member Tuition: $225 Non Member Tuition: $250

This class will study isolated natural forms as method of expression in drawing and painting. The inspiration will be the drawings of Ernst Haeckel and the photographs of Karl Blossfeldt who both used close ups of natural shapes as their art form. Students will draw, trace and paint from the images from Blossfeldt and Haeckel’s books, and as the class progresses, create their own interpretation of the ideas they have studied. Expressive techniques using charcoal, inks, washes, mix media and water-based paints will be investigated over the six weeks. Open to all skill levels.

Watercolor Studio in Pittsfield June Ferrin

Tuesdays, 10:30AM to 1:30PM

PD09SP13: May 7 to June 25 (Eight Sessions) $264 Member Tuition: Non Member Tuition: $285

This class is for the student who would like to learn more about the various approaches to the medium or who have taken beginning watercolor. Demonstrations will be given each week, showing students how to paint wet-on-wet washes, dry-on-wet washes and with a dry brush. Color theory and use of color to create shadow and light will be practiced as well.

Abstract(ed) Winter

Figure Drawing

Arthur Yanoff Thursdays, 9:30AM to 12:30PM

Mark Hohlstein

PD02W13: February 7 to April 4, no class February 21 (eight sessions) Member Tuition: $264 Non Member Tuition: $288 Plus $15 materials and/or model fee

PD03W13: February 7 to April 4, no class February 21 (eight sessions) PD03SP13: May 2 to June 20 (eight sessions) Member Tuition: $264 Non Member Tuition: $288 plus $120 model fee

Investigate abstraction and simplify reality, eliminating all detail from recognizable landmarks and leaving only the essence of Winter. Expect to be inspired through this descriptive and emotional approach to art and subject! All painting/drawing media and experience levels welcome.

From cave paintings to contemporary media there is no image so universal as the human form. There is also probably nothing more intimidating for the beginner or anything quite as effective for artists in portraying the human condition! Whether you think you “can’t even draw a stick figure” or you just want to sharpen your skills, this class is geared for all levels of experience. Each class will work from a live model, exploring different ways to interpret the figure and the many techniques used in life drawing. From quick gesture drawings that capture movement and energy to longer poses that focus on subtle shifts of light and detail. Students will gain a working knowledge of anatomy and proportions and practice the skills and methods involved in drawing the human form.

Painting Spring: Outside the Box Arthur Yanoff Thursdays, 9:30AM to 12:30PM PD02SP13: May 2 to June 20 (eight sessions) Member Tuition: $264 Non Member Tuition: $288 Plus $15 materials and/or model fee

Discover your unique take on Spring and make a very personal exploration of what you see and experience through painting in various color media. This intensive experience is open to all painting media; it’s about being fearless. Students will work in the studio and at various locations as weather allows. Linda Clayton. There’s A Lot of Talk About You, Bob

Painting Studio Yura Adams

Fridays, 9:30AM to 12:30PM

PD04W13: January 11 to March 15 (ten sessions) PD04SP13: April 5 to June 7 (ten sessions) $345 Member Tuition: Non Member Tuition: $375

This course is open for all levels. Beginners can join to discover oil or acrylics for the first time, and more advanced students can develop their skills as painters. The goal of the teacher is to thoroughly teach the basics and to emphasize the development of creative thought with original exercises and projects tailored to each student. Students will learn to freely get paint on the surface and to control it, and to strengthen form with paint. For those that wish to work on specific exercises, small groups will form to study composition, expressive brushwork, mixed media and abstraction.

see page 11 for picture book with adam gudeon!

Thursdays, 6 to 9PM

Make art! Work exchange and scholarship opportunities are available.

WORKSHOPS Easy Intro to Painting

Freeing your Art

Yura Adams Saturday and Sunday, 10AM to 4PM

Wednesday Sorokin Saturday and Sunday, 10am to 4pm

PD01W13: January 26 and 27 (two Days) Member Tuition: $175 Non Member Tuition: $200 All Materials included

This class is for those who have always wanted to try painting, but don’t have the time to take a more extended course, or would like to try painting for the first time over a weekend. Materials are provided; just show up and find out about what painting is all about. The atmosphere is encouraging and fun, and students will be in a group of all beginners. Easy to follow, basic steps will be practiced by the students who will have the opportunity to try both oil and acrylic and discover the difference between them. Discover painterly expression through patient, guided instruction. A great way to start the New Year!

Drawing Workshop Series Paula Gottlieb

Saturdays, 10AM to 4PM

PD20W13: February 9, March 16 and April 13 (Three sessions) Member Tuition: $198 Non Member Tuition: $225 Plus $35 models fee

This monthly format can help you through the winter doldrums. Look forward to meeting one Saturday a month in February, March and April and use the time in between to work on what you learned each class. In February’s class we will work from the still life. March will have a model for portrait drawing. In April we will work on landscape. Throughout you will learn about the basic principles of drawing: Proportion, Negative Space, Value, Perspective and Composition. This series is appropriate for all levels but is designed especially for beginner and intermediate experience.

I Wish I Could Draw Wednesday Sorokin Saturday and Sunday, 10am to 4pm PD05W13: March 2 and 3 (two days) Member Tuition: $132 Non Member Tuition: $144

A workshop for anyone who wishes they could draw or thinks they “can’t.” A class for anyone who has trouble making the time on their own to draw. A class for anyone who wants to enhance his or her skills and artistic confidence. Our focus will be to release artistic fear and rediscover the joy of the artistic process in a safe, nurturing environment.

see page 4 for elements of design with yura adams!

PD06W13: March 30 and 31 (two days) Member Tuition: $132 Non Member Tuition: $144

The desire to be inspired is the only prerequisite for this workshop. We will use a variety of techniques designed not only to provide you with access to your own limitless well of creativity, but also the means of expressing it. It’s a great way into abstraction, or a great way to develop your abstract vocabulary. Strengthen all your artwork by learning and incorporating principles of design. And most importantly, the class provides an opportunity for you to free yourself from your inner critic, learn to trust your intuition, and open yourself to inspiration. Find the place inside yourself that knows. Great for the novice as well as the more accomplished painter.

Portrait Painting Hilary Cooper Saturday and Sunday, 10am to 4pm PD05SP13: April 27 and 28 (Two Days) $132 Member Tuition: Non Member Tuition: $145 Plus $35 model fee

Working directly from the model, students will learn to depict a head in oils. We’ll work from what we see (tone, color and proportion) as well as what we know (anatomical structure) to dispel what we assume!

Rescue Your Artwork: Give Your Unloved Paintings a Second Chance Linda Clayton

Saturday, 10AM to 4PM and Sunday, 10AM to 3PM

PD06SP13: May 4 and 5 (Two Days) $125 Member Tuition: Non Member Tuition: $140 Plus $30 materials fee

What! You’re a painter and you’re never tried using an oil stick on top of your unresolved paintings? Then you’re in for a treat. An oil bar is a hunk of oil paint that’s shaped like a fat crayon. It rolls on thick and smooth and is extremely fun to use. It’s like painting with frosting. No mediums, no smells, no toxic products. And it can move your unfinished or unloved paintings to the next level. New painters are welcome. Just bring any image from a newspaper or a photograph. More experienced painters, bring some of your pieces that are desperate for improvement. We all have them. Get ready, this will be fun!

Painting with Oil Sticks: Get Loose, Bold and Expressive Linda Clayton

Saturday, 10AM to 4PM and Sunday, 10AM to 3PM

PD07SP13: June 8 and 9 (Two Days) Member Tuition: $125 Non Member Tuition: $140 Plus $30 materials fee

Oil Sticks are a revolutionary development in oil painting! They are an immediate and portable way of painting with oil. No more brushes, knives, palettes and/or solvents. These bars bridge the gap between drawing and painting with their ability to achieve a great variety of marks. Join us as we discover a brushless, solvent-less but intensely colorful way of bringing new life into your paintings. New painters welcome. This is a good place to begin.

Painting Light and Water Yura Adams Friday through Sunday, 10AM to 4PM PD08SP13: June 21, 22 and 23 (Three Days) $225 Member Tuition: Non Member Tuition: $250

This three-day intensive will teach students ways to interpret light and water when painting outside in the June light as it plays on water in the beautiful Berkshires. Presentations will illustrate examples and painting ideas, students will follow with exercises to try out painting techniques. Students will also work en plein air on more finished paintings to try their hand at depicting water and capturing light and shade. With good weather, most of the workshop will be held at several different locations on water. Beginners to advanced will enjoy this special class and all painting media invited to join. First session, meet at the school.

The Still Life Lucy MacGillis Saturday and Sunday, 10AM to 4PM PD01SU13: July 6 and 7 (Two Days) $150 Member Tuition: Non Member Tuition: $175

A Berkshire native now living in Italy, Lucy MacGillis combines an appreciation of Cezanne and Morandi with her own unique style to create exquisite oil paintings of her life in Umbria. Her paintings are timeless and classic yet have a fresh contemporary feeling. Painting from observation using a limited palette of Italian earth oil colors learn to approach the still life with Macgillis’ technique. Simplifying the palette helps students learn to see the colors before them and mix their paint accordingly. Art historical references will be included in this intense introduction to painting from still life.

see page 5 for unstill life with arthur yanoff and dina noto!

Get messy! Call 413-298-5252 ext. 100 or e-mail amy@IS183.org for information or to register.

film, photography, digital art and design The Elements of Design

Animator’s Social in Pittsfield

Digital Workflow

Yura Adams Tuesdays, 9:30AM to 12:30PM

Dina Noto

Tony Israel

PH01W13: January 22 to March 12 (Eight Sessions) Member Tuition: $264 Non Member Tuition: $290 Plus $25 materials fee

Location: Phineas Gage’s Moral High Ground Bar and Eaterie, Pittsfield, MA PH01W13: Session 1: January 16 to 30 PH010W13: Session 2: February 6 to 20 PH011W13: Session 3: February 27 to March 13 Member Tuition: $99 Non Member Tuition: $110 plus $15 Equipment and materials usage fee

This course investigates the basic elements of design through a series of presentations and 2-D projects that focus on an inventive use of materials. Each week students will learn about a different element of design and will investigate its principles by creating pieces that use nontraditional materials and use a material-driven approach. The work will be contemporary, and mostly non-objective, which means it does not try to depict the natural world. Expect to make art that you would never make on your own and gain confidence doing it. Appropriate for painters, photographers, graphic artists and artists of any media, this course offers an introduction to the understanding of art and the creative act.

Animation Studio Dina Noto

Tuesdays, 9:30AM to 12:30PM

PH01SP13: April 23 to June 11 (Eight Sessions) $264 Member Tuition: Non Member Tuition: $290 Plus $25 materials and equipment usage fee

With an emphasis on approaching animation as a fine arts form, experimental animation allows us to play with different techniques and different ways of storytelling. Along the way, we will also look at the work of experimental animators to gain a better understanding of the history and practice of this field. This class will explore basic animation principles and methods such as: straight-ahead drawn animation, basic stop-motion using clay and objects, flat-puppet, paint on acetate, and pixilation. Students will complete exercises in these techniques, and then collaborate to produce an experimental animation piece as a group. All levels welcome. Yura Adams

three Wednesdays, 6 to 9PM

Independent animators, secret filmmakers, exceptionally private people who’ve sublimated their creative impulses for far too long... you are all invited to come crawling out of the woodwork during these dark winter months and join us for an experimental animation studio at local bar and eaterie, Phineas Gage’s Moral High Ground in Pittsfield. A place to experiment with new approaches to animation, work on a personal project that’s been sitting on the backburner, or jump in fresh to a brand new medium, this ministudio will meet in three week sessions. Each session will conclude with a public screening at 8:30p on the last class day of both student work and other exciting short films from the experimental animation world at large. Come on out, try something different, and share whatever weird ideas have been lurking in your head with similarly weird-minded individuals! Sessions may continue past March, depending on how this experiment vibes out...

Immerse yourself in the technical process behind making your digital photographs as good as they can be. Workshop will focus on file type and quality settings in camera, processing RAW files including color correction methods, basic editing, and archiving systems. Class examples will be shown in Adobe LightRoom and Adobe Photoshop, which will relate to other image editing and organizing applications on both the Mac and PC. Laptop recommended but not required. (see Adobe.com for free trial download)

Anne Roecklein Workshop. See page 6.

Photoshop: a Crash Course Mark Baer

Thursdays, 6 to 9PM

PH03W13: March 21 to May 2, no class April 18 (six Sessions) $198 Member Tuition: Non Member Tuition: $220

This beginner friendly six-week course will introduce students to the photo editing software, Adobe Photoshop. Become adept at using the tools and basic editing techniques of the program including basic image management, working with layers, resizing images, cropping, color correcting and saving for various outputs. Participants will need: 10 personal digital images and a laptop with Photoshop installed (see Adobe.com for free trial download). It is suggested that participants be comfortable on the computer and basic operations.

see page 11 for picture book with adam gudeon!

Thursdays, 6 to 9PM

PH02SP13: May 16 to June 20 (six Sessions) Member Tuition: $198 Non Member Tuition: $220

Make art! Work exchange and scholarship opportunities are available.

WORKSHOPS Photographing the Realm of the Personal

The Unstill Life: from Static to Moving Images

Monika Sosnowski Saturday and Sunday, 10AM to 4PM

Dina Noto and Arthur Yanoff Saturday and Sunday, 10AM to 4PM

PH04W13: March 23 and 24 (Two Days) Member Tuition: $132 Non Member Tuition: $144

PH04SP13: May 18 and 19 (Two Days) Member Tuition: $199 Non Member Tuition: $230 Plus $20 materials and equipment usage fee

Often, some of the most powerful and touching imagery can be found right where we live. By turning the lens inward into our private lives we can discover a wonderland of treasures! Through a series of exercises students will learn to look at their lives from different angles to find intriguing visual moments. Our goal is to find ways to photographically express feelings, to capture the ephemeral and to transform the banal into something lyrical. To demonstrate how the personal becomes universal we will look at the work of both contemporary and historical photographers such as: Elinor Carucci, Tracey Baran, Larry Sultan, Roy DeCarava, Uta Barth, Sally Mann, Alessandra Sanguinetti, Nan Goldin and Mitch Epstein among others. At the end of the workshop students should have at least ten images to add to their portfolios and a new awareness of their work’s possibilities.

Starting with collage and found imagery, we will flow between still and moving art as we sidestep our inhibitions about art making and self expression. Using direct and immediate techniques designed to subvert our resistance and creative blocks, we will incorporate found imagery and materials into painting, and put compositions into motion with a simple and surprising animation technique using magazine cut outs and cut paper puppets. We will examine the dialogue between the static and the moving image, and allow these two practices to inform each other as we take risks and experiment in this two-day creative laboratory. All levels welcome.

The Language of Photography

Intro to Digital Photography

Ben Garver

Tony Israel Saturday and Sunday, 10AM to 4PM

PH05SP13: June 8 (One Day) Member Tuition: $75 Non Member Tuition: $100

PH03SP13: April 6 and 7 (Two Days) Member Tuition: $132 Non Member Tuition: $144

Designed for the enthusiastic beginner, this hands-on workshop will focus on the essential technology and knowledge necessary to get started in the digital photography process. Students will be introduced to the full range of camera basics from image capture and editing to workflow issues, differences between file types and applications for each, as well as methods for storage and use. Bring questions, concerns, curiosity AND your digital camera with manual.

Saturday, 10AM to 4PM

Explore the language of photography and increase your visual vocabulary with Berkshire Eagle Photo Editor and Nature Photographer, Ben Garver. Garver will give a short lecture on how to multiply the student’s photographic options in any situation, and then, students will experiment with the techniques. Bring your digital camera (point and shoot ok as well!)

support for artists Support Group for Artists

Joanne Yurman, PhD Wednesdays, 6 to 7:30PM TI03SP13: May 15 to June 19 (Six Sessions) Member Tuition: $170 Non Member Tuition: $195

Focus on the emotional part of being an artist! This is a discussion group for artists grappling with various aspects of the creative process. It is an opportunity to talk, in a supportive setting, about the artwork you are pursuing and struggles in accomplishing your goals. Feelings of isolation, mental blocks to starting or completing work, anxiety about showing and earning a living are some of the issues the group might identify as salient. Use of dreams, fantasy, reverie are potential areas for exploration. Our aim is to support the individual in doing what he or she wants to do - to facilitate and respect each artist’s vision. This group is open to both practicing and aspiring artists.

Creative Process Panel Discussion Moderated by Joanne Yurman, PhD Wednesday, April 24, 6 to 7:30PM Free and open to the public To pre-register call 413-298-5252 ext.100

A free ranging discussion with artists and therapists on the creative process. From struggles in accomplishing goals to feelings of isolation and mental blocks to working we’ll explore how individuals can support their vision and accomplish what their full potential!

See page 10 for Dina Noto

Teaching Institute offerings Training artists to be educators and K-12 educators to use art more effectively in their curriculum.

Get messy! Call 413-298-5252 ext. 100 or e-mail amy@IS183.org for information or to register.

collage and printmaking Monoprint Studio

Michael Vincent Bushy Wednesdays, 6 to 9PM CP03SP13: May 1 to June 5 (six sessions) Member Tuition: $198 Non Member Tuition: $216 Plus $35 materials fee

A monoprint is a one-of-a kind print. There are innumerable methods for creating monoprints, from hand coloring to layering. In this class, Michael will introduce you to several simple printmaking techniques, namely stenciling, stamping, block printing and monotype. Each of these processes are easy to learn, but can yield intricate and gorgeous results. Once you will learn the techniques, you’ll be able to incorporate the variations that turn a print into a monoprint, and come away with both a set of finished monoprints and the means to continue making prints on your own.

Collage and Mixed Media: Experimental Collage Karen Arp-Sandel

Fridays, 9AM to 1PM

CP01W13: January 18 to March 22, no class February 22 or March 8 (eight sessions) Member Tuition: $352 Non Member Tuition: $375 Plus $25 materials fee

Collage and Mixed Media: Embellished Paper for Paint-Paper Collage Karen Arp-Sandel

Fridays, 9AM to 1PM

CP01SP13: April 5 to May 31, no class April 19 (8 sessions) Member Tuition: $352 Non Member Tuition: $375 Plus $25 materials fee

Embellished surfaces using mixed media is the frontier for unique collage design. Create a portfolio of resist painted, paste patterned, marbled and uniquely textured papers for the painted paper collage projects. Learn to use your own photographs as inspiration for collage compositions. Begin to interpret and shape your collage using the painted paper technique. This method expands the imagination and collage horizon for everyone interested in self-expression using collage composition. Mixed media melds paper and paint with both traditional and nontraditional materials students often long to explore. Classes are designed for all levels and include generous attention to individual works in progress. Anne Roecklein Workshop

WORKSHOPS What is Printmaking? Michael Vincent Bushy Saturday and Sunday, 10AM to 4PM CP02W13: March 16 and 17 (Two Days) Member Tuition: $132 Non Member Tuition: $144 Plus $25 materials fee

A studio workshop in printmaking with a bit of history thrown in to give some added insight. In this workshop, Michael will introduce block printing and dry point etching, two simple processes that create very distinct aesthetics, and students will create prints using both techniques. Throughout, other printmaking processes will be discussed to further familiarize you with the medium. If you’ve ever wondered what it is printmakers do, or have always wanted to try out some techniques, this workshop is the place to start.

Introduction to Collage Anne Roecklein Saturday and Sunday, 10AM to 4PM CP04SP13: May 11 and 12 (Two Days) Member Tuition: $132 Non Member Tuition: $144 Plus $25 materials fee

Enter the collage lab and get experimental with techniques applied to design elements in your collage art work. This vigorous 2-D investigation includes experiments with: tactile and visual texture, visual rhythm, and the complex world of photomontage. Investigate the unexpected using unusual art materials combined with acrylics, paper, scissors, found low- relief, textiles, scavenged imagery and all sorts of glue! The wide range of materials explored in the experiments offer each student new inroads to collage, creativity, and the art of the mixed media mashup! Classes are designed for all levels and include generous attention to individual works in progress.

This is an introductory-level workshop focused on learning the basics of collage, which has been described as the quintessential medium of our time¬¬. Come spend some time learning about collage papers, supports, and adhesives and techniques including torn edges, layering, combining other wet and dry media with paper, stencils, and representational collage. This will be a great introduction to thinking about all of the different ways to combine papers. Some materials will be provided, but start collecting your own! We’ll work to balance details with overall compositions and create constructions that transform simple materials into paper marvels!

Karen Arp-Sandel Mixed Media Assemblage Box

Collage and Artist Book Karen Arp-Sandel Saturday and Sunday, 10AM to 4PM CP02SP13: June 1 and 2 (Two Days) Member Tuition: $132 Non Member Tuition: $144 Plus $25 materials fee

In this workshop, collage is used to bring content into our discovery of basic book forms. It opens the door for students interested in book binding and construction, embellished journals, visual sketch books and variations on artist books. Learn four basic book forms: accordion fold, pamphlet stitch, Japanese stab binding and 4-Room Book. Use collage for narrative or 2-D designs and explore basic paper engineering like pop-ups for enhanced visual story telling. Discover the book-collage idea as art and learn how it brings together the book as both object and idea, empowering it to become a potent creation in the hands of artists worldwide.

Make art! Work exchange and scholarship opportunities are available.

ceramics Ceramics Open Studio LEVEL: Intermediate to Advanced C02W13: January 14 to March 24 (Ten Weeks) C01SP13: April 1 to June 9 (Ten Weeks) Member Tuition: $330 Non Member Tuition: $375 Plus $70 for each 50 pounds of clay (includes glazes, firing and equipment usage fee)*

An opportunity for experienced clay artists to develop their own projects outside of a structured class. Access to the studio is available during non-class hours throughout the term. Students must have an initial interview with the Ceramics Studio Manager and attend a studio orientation. *tailored packages available upon request

Handbuilding and Surface Decoration Paula Shalan Tuesdays, 9:30AM to 12:30PM C03W13: January 15 to March 19 no class February 19 (Nine Sessions) C02SP13: April 2 to June 4, no class April 16 (Nine Sessions) Member Tuition: $297 Non Member Tuition: $330 Plus $65 materials and studio fee

Discover the expressive qualities of pinch, coil, and slab construction to create vessels, tableware, boxes and more. Surface decoration and glazing as well as primitive smoke firing, will be explored. Both the beginner and the experienced potter will be encouraged to develop their personal style through individual attention, along with observation and discussion of historical and contemporary ceramics.

The Potter’s Wheel Ben Evans

Wednesdays, 6 to 9PM

C04W13: January 16 to March 20, no class February 20 (nine sessions) C03SP13: April 3 to June 5, no class April 17 (nine sessions) $297 Member Tuition: Non Member Tuition: $330 Plus $65 materials and studio fee

For both beginning and more experienced potters, individual attention will be given to students’ goals for specific forms. Beginning students will learn to center on the potter’s wheel and make drinking vessels, bowls, and plates, while more experienced potters will be challenged with lids, closed forms, square bowls and plates, and some altering. Decoration techniques will include brushwork, slip trailing, carving, resist and multiple glazing techniques. The class will also explore Cone 6 oxidation, reduction and salt glazes.

WORKSHOPS From Wheel to Meals Nancy Magnusson Fridays, 9:30AM to 12:30PM C05W13: February 1 to March 29, no class February 22 (Eight Sessions) Member Tuition: $264 Non Member Tuition: $290 Plus $60 Materials and Studio fee

Everyone can do it: Make bowls, mugs and plates on the potter’s wheel. At the end of the 8 week session, every student will have some bowls, a mug or two and a couple of plates – or more if you are able to practice. Experienced students will be mentored to improve and perfect their throwing and glazing, learning new forms and glaze/fire techniques, while beginning students will be guided step by step through making, trimming and glazing.

Garden Art Nancy Magnusson Fridays, 9:30AM to 12:30PM C04SP13: April 26 to June 14 (Eight Sessions) $264 Member Tuition: Non Member Tuition: $290 Plus $60 Materials and Studio fee

Enliven your garden year round with hand-made decorative sculptures. Decorated with dramatic textures and natural colors with slips, glazes in the soda kiln, we will make sculptures for your garden, pagodas and perhaps a gargoyle or two. Potters will be encouraged to pursue their own ideas while exploring various techniques of handbuilding with distinctive enhanced surfaces. No previous clay experience necessary.

Intro to Potter’s Wheel Ben Evans Saturday and Sunday, 10AM to 4PM C01W13: January 26 and 27 (Two Days) Member Tuition: $132 Non Member Tuition: $144 Plus $30 Materials and Studio Fee

A great introductory course for anyone who wants to work on the potter’s wheel but has no idea where to start or if you just want a refresher! All basic techniques of wheelworking, from centering to trimming, will be explored.

Firing Cone 6 Electric Kilns, Clay Bodies and Glazes Jeff Zamek

Saturday, 10AM to 4PM

C07W13: March 23 (One Day) Member Tuition: $66 Non Member Tuition: $75 Plus $15 materials and studio fee

Electric kilns present several unique problem areas for clay bodies and glazes. Clay and glaze defects, causes and corrections will be presented along with samples of actual defects. The appropriate clay body and glaze combinations for electric kiln firing will be discussed in detail. During the workshop potters will develop their own c/6 electric kiln glazes. Local glaze reduction techniques will also be demonstrated during the workshop along with all aspects of purchasing, maintaining and firing electric kilns.

Introduction to Colored Clay Naomi Lindenfeld Saturday and Sunday, 10AM to 4PM C06W13: March 23 and 24 (two days) Member Tuition: $132 Non Member Tuition: $144 Plus $50 Materials and Studio Fee

This workshop will explore hand-building as well as throwing techniques with colored clay. The focus can be according to the participant’s interest. We will go through the process of wedging stains into the clay, layering the different colors as a starting point to create patterns for slab-building or spirals in thrown pieces. We will then take it further by faceting, fluting and carving the surface to reveal the striations. It is a wonderfully organic process that integrates the patterned designs with the piece. The weekend will include a slide presentation of current colored clay work by a broad range of artists, as well as demonstrations and hands-on.

Get messy! Call 413-298-5252 ext. 100 or e-mail amy@IS183.org for information or to register.

CERAMICS WORKSHOPS CONTINUED Mold Making Veggies Ben Evans Saturday and Sunday, 10AM to 4PM C05SP13: April 27 and 28 (Two Days) Member Tuition: $132 Non Member Tuition: $145 Plus $50 materials and studio fee

Do you wish you could make multiples of a specific form? Whether you are making tiles, handbuilding, or slipcasting; molds can be used to reproduce forms accurately. We will begin by designing and creating prototypes out of clay, cardboard, even vegetables. Then we will mix plaster and create molds of our prototypes. Topics covered will be press molds, slump and hump for handbuilding, one piece and two piece molds, and general info on how to weigh, mix and pour plaster.

Embracing the Asymmetrical Craig Langlois Saturday and Sunday, 10AM to 4PM C06SP13: May 18 and 19 (Two Days) Member Tuition: $132 Non Member Tuition: $145 Plus $65 materials and studio fee

Explore the relationship between functionality and individuality with your wheel thrown or hand built ceramics. The class will focus on various alteration techniques including, chemical, physical, and metaphysical. Participants can expect to complete 5-10 altered works, no experience necessary. This workshop will also feature critiques and aesthetic language building sessions

Intro to Handbuilding: Tableware Paula Shalan Saturday and Sunday, 10AM to 4PM C07SP13: June 15 and 16 (Two Days) Member Tuition: $145 Non Member Tuition: $160 Plus $35 materials and studio fee

Make your own dinnerware! In this two-day workshop, we will create platters, mugs and more using simple slab techniques. Learn exciting soft slab methods of ‘cutting and tucking’, stretching, and texturing to create unique forms with personal style. Explore a myriad of decorative finishes using colorful stains and slips. This class is designed for beginners!

jewelry, metal and sculpture Jewelry Design and Metal Smithing James Kennedy

Mondays, 6 to 9PM

3D01W13: February 4 to March 11 (Six Sessions) 3D01SP13: April 1 to May 6 (Six Sessions) Member Tuition: $210 Non Member Tuition: $235 Plus $45 materials fee

Make rings, pendants, brooches, and other forms of wearable art in wax, then invest and cast the pieces in silver or bronze. Explore various wax working and model making methods used to create jewelry from start to finish. Traditional tools and their uses are covered in depth. Layout, sawing, soldering, forming, surface texturing, chain making, simple stone setting and finishing are examined. Appropriate for beginning and intermediate students.

Advanced Rubber Mold Making James Kennedy

Mondays, 6 to 9PM

3D02SP13: June 3 to 24 (Four Sessions) $145 Member Tuition: Non Member Tuition: $170 Plus $45 materials fee

Make molds to reproduce favorite pieces of jewelry, original models, small sculptures, or even found objects. Explore mold making techniques and create two part silicon molds for wax injection. Multiple pieces from the molds can be cast into other materials and save original work of art.

Sculpting the Head Hilary Cooper

Tuesdays, 6 to 9PM

3D03SP13: April 2 to May 28, no class April 16 (Eight Sessions) $264 Member Tuition: Non Member Tuition: $290 Plus $165 materials and models fee

This intensive workshop will explore the universal forms of the human head applied to modeling a portrait in clay directly from a live model. Structure, proportion and character of form in relation to the individual will be studied. A library of past masters as well as a few plaster casts will serve as reference. Appropriate for all levels.

Intro to Jewelry Design James Kennedy Thursdays, 9:30AM to 12:30PM 3D07SP13: April 4 to May 16, no class April 18 (Six Sessions) Member Tuition: $198 Non Member Tuition: $225 Plus $45 materials fee

This course is designed for students with little or no experience in metal smithing. Explore cutting, hammering, drilling, stamping and shaping metal into pieces used to create jewelry. Demonstration and discussion of jewelry bench tools and practices will be covered. 8

WORKSHOPS Illuminated Sculptures: The LAMP Nicole Peskin Friday through Sunday, 10AM to 4PM

3D02W13: February 8, 9 and 10 (Three Days) LOCATION: Artists’ studio, Stephentown, NY Member Tuition: $375 Non Member Tuition: $410 Plus $25 materials and studio fee Maximum enrollment: 4

In this workshop each student will create a lamp that is both a practical and aesthetic object. We’ll embark on a three part process to create our own unique illuminated sculptures - creating the wire armature of your design (involving minimum welding), applying the ‘skin” of the form (Japanese KOZO for strength), and electrifying the piece with low watt bulbs.

Just Add Table Top Nicole Peskin Saturday and Sunday, 10AM to 4PM 3D03W13: March 9 and 10 (Two Days) LOCATION: Artists’ studio, Stephentown, NY Member Tuition: $190 Non Member Tuition: $215 Plus $50 materials and studio fee Maximum enrollment: 4

Do you have a gorgeous plank of wood, a funky old door, a retired surfboard you would like to use as a table and cinderblocks won’t do? We’ll bend up a set or two each of mod steel rod “v’s , attach pre drilled top plates and wire brush or paint finish. There will be some welding and torch work so wear work clothes (no polyester!).

Wire Wrapping James Kennedy

Saturday, 10AM to 4PM

3D04W13: March 2 (One Day) Member Tuition: $95 Non Member Tuition: $125 Plus $45 materials fee

In this introductory course basic wire wrapping techniques will be covered and each student will have at least one pendant finished and ready to wear by the end of the day.

Hammered Link Bracelet James Kennedy

Saturday, 10AM to 4PM

3D05W13: March 23 (One Day) Member Tuition: $95 Non Member Tuition: $125 Plus $45 materials fee

Create a sterling silver bracelet from straight wire and learn how to pick solder, add texture by hammering, and polish for high luster. Appropriate for beginning and intermediate students.

Make art! Work exchange and scholarship opportunities are available.

fiber, craft and folk WORKSHOPS Sewing Lab Angel Heffernan

Welding Intensive: The Hanging Steel Pot Rack Nicole Peskin Monday to Thursday, 10AM to 4PM 3D04SP13: April 1 to 4 (Four Days) LOCATION: Artists’ studio, Stephentown, NY Member Tuition: $440 Non Member Tuition: $475 Plus $65 materials and studio fee Maximum Enrollment: 4

Using welding and forging techniques each student will create a custom hanging Pots and Pans Rack with 8 or so Utensil Hooks. We’ll e-mail before class to discuss the dimensions you need to take and bring with you. Wear work clothes and boots, we will be working on the anvil a bit!

Sterling Silver Gemstone Ring James Kennedy

Saturday, 10AM to 4PM

3D05SP13: April 27 (One Day) $95 Member Tuition: Non Member Tuition: $125 Plus $45 materials fee

In this one-day workshop you will create a sterling silver gemstone setting. Students will learn the fundamentals of jewelry making including sawing, filing, soldering, polishing, stone setting and sizing.

Intro to Sculpting the Head Hilary Cooper Saturday and Sunday, 10am to 4pm 3D06SP13: June 1 and 2 (Two Days) $132 Member Tuition: Non Member Tuition: $144 Plus $110 materials and models fee

An introduction to the techniques used to sculpt the human head in clay. Learn to create the structural foundation of the face and head, upon which to sculpt a likeness through direct observation. Appropriate for the beginner or practitioner who’d like to reinvestigate the basics. Nicole Peskin

Tuesdays, 6 to 9PM

F02W13: February 26 to April 23, no class April 16 (Eight Sessions) Member Tuition: $264 Non Member Tuition: $290 Plus $30 Materials Fee

Come explore the creative world of garment construction, handcrafted accessories and sewn art. Each week we will learn new sewing techniques and apply them in the design and creation of beautiful garments and artful objects. We will also experiment with dyeing, surface design and embellishment. New skills, tricks and inspiration abound. No previous sewing experience required. Bring your sewing machine if you have one!

Expressive Folk Art Claire Fox

Mondays, 6 to 9PM

F04SP13: April 1 to May 6 (Six Sessions) Member Tuition: $198 Non Member Tuition: $225 Plus $20 materials fee

This class is about developing and building sculptural folk art figures that explore personal mythology and identity. These characters can come from drawings and doodles, the unconscious and childhood memories. We will use wood, paper, fabric and mixed media. Some materials will be provided, including found objects and recycled everyday items. The goal of the class is to develop unique expressive figures: animal, human or hybrid, with real and imaginary characteristics. Basic techniques of woodworking, collage, design, sewing, beading, embroidery and decoupage will be explored. The emphasis will be on fun, creative explorations and experimentation. This class is open to both new and experienced art-makers.

Craft Lab Angel Heffernan

Tuesdays, 6 to 9PM

F03SP13: May 14 to June 18 (Six sessions) Member Tuition: $264 Non Member Tuition: $290 Plus $30 Materials Fee

Crafters unite. Makers welcome. Each week we explore and experiment with different mediums and techniques to create fantastic and quirky pieces of art. Students will have the opportunity to play with fiber, fabric, found objects, wood working, polymer clay, jewelry making, and paper craft to create wearable art, accessories and decorative objects. Newcomers and experienced crafters alike will share evenings of inspiration and collaboration. From felted bowls to polymer clay pendants, assemblage art boxes and new earrings, we design and craft a small parade of unique goods. Bring a friend and an apron or make a new one (friend or apron).

Carry on: Sewing Bags, Containers, Vessels and Shapes Angel Heffernan Saturday and Sunday, 10AM to 4PM F03F12: December 8 and 9 (Two Days) Member Tuition: $132 Non Member Tuition: $150 Plus $30 Materials Fee

In this two day workshop students learn the basic principles and sewing skills to create beautiful, artful bags and containers. We explore various surface design techniques, printing and image transfer as well as machine and hand sewing to craft our own unique fabrics, then sew them into very giftable accessories. You will leave with one or two, or more, amazing pieces to wrap up as gifts or to keep and treasure. Bring a friend, and your sewing machine if you have one. Fabric swapping is always fun.

DIY Surface Design Workshop: The Handmade Fabric Scarf Angel Heffernan

Saturday, 10AM to 4PM

F03W13: January 12 (One Day) Member Tuition: $66 Non Member Tuition: $75 Plus $20 materials fee

In this one day workshop students will experiment with various crafty and artful techniques to create two yards of handmade fabric. We explore dyeing , discharging, painting, stamp making and employing resists. Students then have the opportunity to transform their yardage into a one of a kind scarf or wall hanging using machine and hand sewn finishing techniques as well as applique/reverse applique and added embellishments and elements. The result is a beautiful work of unique art that is wearable and display worthy.

Ready, Set, Sew Angel Heffernan Saturday and Sunday, 10AM to 4PM F01W13: January 26 and 27 (Two Days) Member Tuition: $132 Non Member Tuition: $150 Plus $35 materials fee

Jump start your sewing with skills and inspiration. This two day workshop is designed to introduce anyone interested in learning to sew, or get back into it, to the simple techniques and skills needed to create practical, beautiful, handmade garments and accessories. We will learn to draft, pattern and construct a shirt and pants as well as a great tote bag, and more as time allows. Come chat, sew, swear and laugh in a supportive studio class. Bring your machine if you have one, machines available for student use.

Get messy! Call 413-298-5252 ext. 100 or e-mail amy@IS183.org for information or to register.

fiber, craft and folk workshops contINUED Winter Fibers

Hand Stitching

Laura Evonne Steinman Saturday, 10AM to 4PM

F04W13: March 2 (One Day) member Tuition: $66 Non Member Tuition: $75

F01SP13: May 4 (One Day) Member Tuition: $66 Non Member Tuition: $75 Plus $5 materials fee

Come spend a day creating a fabric collage while exploring textiles - hand sewing and machine sewing, whatever fills your soul! Learn new hand stitches and dust off your sewing machine and your basic machine sewing skills. This is a no measuring tape class. Let your creative juices flow! Bring your own supplies—a list will be available when you sign up. Bring your own machine if you have one. No prior experience necessary.

Felted Vessel Workshop Angel Heffernan

Saturday, 10AM to 4PM

F05W13: March 23 (One Day) member Tuition: $66 Non Member Tuition: $75 Plus $15 materials fee

Spend the day with warm, colorful, wonderful wool. Felting is the oldest known fiber art in the world, a rewarding and magical medium. Students will explore the art of wet felting over a form as well as using a resist to craft bowls, vessels or containers, then finish the piece with various hand sewing techniques and embellishments. The result is a truly unique handmade work of felted art. Claire Fox

You’ll learn and practice a variety of basic hand stitches from a running stitch to couching, french knots, chain stitches and more! Your stitches will then be able to be transformed into pictures and text and added onto quilts, fabric collages, clothes, etc. No prior experience necessary.

Remember Me: Clothes from Your Closet as a Diary of Your Life Janet Cooper Saturday and Sunday, 10AM to 4PM F02SP13: April 27 and 28 (Two Days) $132 Member Tuition: Non Member Tuition: $145 Plus $15 materials fee

For many of us clothing, even cloth itself, holds emotional and sentimental connections. This workshop uses clothing as the mode and material for self expression. Create an art object in the form of a collage or assemblage, dress sculpture or memory quilt. We will use collage and assemblage construction techniques of cutting, layering, patterning, and attaching. Play with shearing, punching, folding and riveting metal. Incorporate the sentimental with everyday objects as we manipulate materials and experiment with adhesives, stiffeners and surface treatments. Sewing skills are not required. Projects will be illustrated with the instructor’s work with second hand clothing as well as examples from textile history. Angel Heffernan

teaching institute Scholarships to Teaching Institute classes are available for all Learning Through Arts (page 14) faculty through a grant from Guardian Life Insurance Company. THANK YOU Guardian!

Curriculum Connection: Reinforcing Math and Science Curriculum Goals through Art-Making Maggie Vescio and Lucie Castaldo Saturday and Sunday, 10AM to 4PM TI01W13: February 9 and 10 (Two Days) Member Tuition: $175 Non Member Tuition: $210

A fun exploration of projects and techniques for reinforcing Math and Science curriculum goals through Art. We’ll paint frescoes to teach chemistry, use drawing exercises to explore eyeball anatomy and function and much more. Bring a smock, notebook and your sense of fun. This course is appropriate for all K-8 educators and is PDP eligible.

Handling Special Needs in the Art Room Laura Evonne Steinman Saturday, 10AM to 4PM TI01SP13: April 6 (One Day) Member Tuition: $66 Non Member Tuition: $75

Increase your comfort level as an art educator for working with students with special needs on the autism spectrum or those with emotional challenges or learning difficulties. Explore techniques and approaches to creating a lesson plan with activities which meet every students needs, not just a special project for one or two students. This workshop is appropriate for preK12 Grade arts educators and is PDP eligible.

Check out Support for artists on page 5

Make art! Work exchange and scholarship opportunities are available.

Training artists to be K-12 arts educators, and K-12 educators on how to integrate the visual arts into their curriculum.

Wet-on-Wet: Anthroposophic Painting Technique for K-8 Educators Nic Tuff and TBA Saturday and Sunday, 10AM to 4PM TI02SP13: May 18 and 19 (Two Days) Member Tuition: $175 Non Member Tuition: $210 Plus $15 materials fee

The intent is to give children an experience of color, not form. Because the wet paint is laid on wet paper, the colors flow, blending into one another in beautiful, unexpected ways. To begin, we will work with one color at a time to get comfortable with the technique. Single colors can be painted as “clouds” of color with varying intensity on the page, allowing some white to shine through here and there. After painting with each of the primary colors singly, we will try the various two color combinations: red/yellow, red/blue, and yellow/ blue. When applied in the classroom, children will be excited as they experience the magic for themselves of how secondary colors are formed when combining two colors. The second day will focus on teaching the watercolor technique to the higher grades (3-8+). This workshop, lead by an experienced artist and Waldorf teacher, will lead the workshop participant through integrating the techniques learned on the first day and applying them to formative paintings which depict scenes relevant to the academic curriculum being taught.

dramatic and literary arts Comedy Studio: Improv! Barby Cardillo

Tuesdays, 6 to 9PM

LA01W13: February 5 to April 2, no class February 19 (Eight Sessions) LA01SP13: April 23 to June 11 (Eight Sessions) $264 Member Tuition: Non Member Tuition: $288

Through the study and practice of improv basics, games, short form scenes, and long form improv structures, students will discover their own unique comedic voice and evolve as comedic performers. These techniques are also suited for serious actors or people who want to improve their public speaking ability. Final class will be opened to the public for performance. Open to all levels.

Intro to “Method Acting” Pat Bonavitacola Wednesdays, 9:30AM to 12:30PM LA03SP13: April 24 to June 5 (Seven Sessions) $250 Member Tuition: Non Member Tuition: $275

An introduction to the craft of “Method Acting” as taught by Lee Strasberg. Techniques for relaxation, concentration, sensory exploration, affective memory, character development, and scene study, along with the mechanics of emotional expression will be explored. This class will benefit actors along with anyone wishing to understand human behavior and motivation as well as those wishing to unlock their imagination and creativity.

Write Your Story Jana Laiz

Thursdays, 6 to 9PM

LA04SP13: April 4 to May 30, no class April 18 (Eight Sessions) $264 Member Tuition: Non Member Tuition: $290

Everyone has a story to tell. Our lives are our stories. In this 8-week writing workshop, Jana Laiz will guide you in telling your story. From fabulous opening lines, to writing in any “person”, we will write our stories as memoirs or simply fiction. Jana will be on hand to guide, critique, edit, encourage and cheer. Illustration by James Marshall

WORKSHOPS

How to Get Started and Where To Go Next Jana Laiz Saturday and Sunday, 10AM to 4PM LA02W13: March 9 and 10 (Two Days) Member Tuition: $132 Non Member Tuition: $145

Do you have a story to tell? Have you been wanting to write a book? Do you dream of great lines or take notes listening to people in conversation and think, “I can use that in a story!”? If you can answer yes to any of these questions but haven’t found the motivation to get going, this class can get you started and tell you where to go once you’ve gotten there.

Creating and Publishing Children’s Picture Books Adam Gudeon Saturday and Sunday, 10AM to 4PM LA02SP13: May 11 and 12 (Two Days) Member Tuition: $132 Non Member Tuition: $145

The picture book, as it is today, is a relatively new art form. It elevates the image in a narrative with a small number of words to convey meaning. Generally for children ages 3-8, the audience and reach of picture books is also widening. This workshop will offer an overview of the art of the picture book and how a picture book goes from idea to marketing and publication. Using examples from the start of the modern picture book to the finest in contemporary picture books, we will look at the art of visual storytelling and the role of the picture book in the lives of children. Participants will work with the interplay of word and image and have the opportunity to work on their own “dummy book” either from their own story or an existing text. The dummy book includes the text and images in sketch form and 1-2 pieces of finished art. It is the standard form for creating picture books and presenting them to potential publishers. This workshop is open to experienced artists interested in picture books as well as beginners, for those serious about publication or anyone who wants to learn more about visual storytelling. Resources for continued study and for marketing and publication will be offered.

Get messy! Call 413-298-5252 ext. 100 or e-mail amy@IS183.org for information or to register.

TEENS Welding and Sculpture for Teens Nicole Peskin Saturday and Sunday, 10AM to 4PM YA04SP13: April 13 and 14 (Two Days) Member Tuition: $250 Non Member Tuition: $280 Maximum enrollment: 4

An introduction to the metal shop including basic metal working techniques such as: Welding (stick and MIG), forging, cutting, finishing and doing it all safely! In addition to learning the basics, each student will be guided in creating their own sculpture.

SUMMER TEACHING ASSISTANT INTERNSHIPS IS183 Art School is now accepting applications for intern positions for its Summer Young Artist Program, which will run from June 24 to August 16, on weekdays from 8:30am to 4:30pm. Two to eight week internships are available for students ages 15 and above. There are three levels of intern:

Junior Intern program

An un-paid internship for students ages 15-17 who have attended camp and come with high recommendation from IS183 faculty.

Teaching Assistant Intern program

For students ages 17 and above who are considering an art education career, have previous work experience, and previous experience working with children.

Teaching Intern program See page 20 for details.

For further detail on being a Teaching Assistant and for application information please visit IS183.org/interns or email lucie@IS183.org.

after school WINTER

SPRING

Hammer, Glue, Build

Squish and Squeeze

(Grades pre-K to 1)

Laura Gratz

Wednesdays, 4 to 5:30PM

YA01W13: January 30 to March 27, no class February 20 (Eight Sessions) Member Tuition: $150 Non Member Tuition: $175

An introduction to woodworking for young children. Join us as we explore wood and woodworking tools! Students will learn to measure, hammer, cut, and sand wood. Everyone will construct a wooden box, car, or sculpture. This is a great opportunity to use real tools in a safe and creative environment. Sign up your future carpenters!

Teapots, Trays and Tumblers (Grades 2 to 5)

Paula Shalan

Wednesdays, 4 to 5:30PM

YA02W13: January 30 to March 27, no class February 20 (Eight Sessions) Member Tuition: $150 Non Member Tuition: $175

Create your own tea set using a combination of hand building methods: coil, pinch, and slab. Examine form and surface design as we look at a myriad of ceramic artists’ teapots, cups, saucers, and trays. Finish your tea set using colorful slips and glazes.

Music Blast Home Recording Class (Grades 6 to 9)

John Clarke

(Grades pre-K to 1)

Nancy Magnusson Wednesdays, 4 to 5:30PM YA01SP13: April 24 to June 5 (Seven Sessions) Member Tuition: $135 Non Member Tuition: $160

With stories, pictures and big imaginations we will create sculptures with clay, learning to coil, pound, pinch and attach while building our fantabulous objets d’art. Some weeks we will expand our clay sculptures, incorporating found objects, fabrics, papers and paint. Creativity and fun are the goals as our youngest artists learn basic clay techniques.

Around the World with Clay (Grades 2 to 5)

Paula Shalan

Build a decorative clay house like the Moche people of Ancient Peru. Coil a large urn with geometric designs inspired by the pottery of Neolithic China or try your hand at Japanese brush painting. From Africa, learn the art of burnishing and experience a primitive firing. We will find endless inspiration as we travel through the ages and across the globe exploring the wonderful world of clay!

Drawing and Painting for Young Artists (Grades 6 to 9)

Claire Fox Wednesdays, 4 to 5:30PM

YA03W13: January 30 to March 27, no class February 20 (Eight Sessions) Member Tuition: $150 Non Member Tuition: $175

Do you have a song you’d like to record? A spoken word piece? Do you want to experiment with sound or create a soundscape? In this workshop, students will learn the basics of multi-track recording (overdubbing) using ProTools, focusing on creating tracks, using microphones, and mixing various tracks, and creating album artwork. We’ll work on our own creations as well, with a focus on songwriting with simple instrumentation. Everyone will leave with a CD of their work. And, on Wed Feb 27 all students are encouraged to stay late as our class presents the work of professional musicians in the Songwriters’ Showcase. Then, following our last class, Mar 27 we’ll share our work with the crowd. Songwriters showcase is from 6 to 9, students will have a ½ hour break between class and start of performances at 7 for dinner on site!

Wednesdays, 4 to 5:30PM

YA02SP13: April 24 to June 5 (Seven Sessions) Member Tuition: $135 Non Member Tuition: $160

Wednesdays, 4 to 5:30PM

YA03SP13: April 24 to June 5 (Seven Sessions) Member Tuition: $135 Non Member Tuition: $160

Explore different techniques of drawing, painting and self-expression. We will work from observation as well as learn some of the fundamentals of drawing and painting. We will investigate a variety of artistic elements including line, value, tone, composition, perspective, and color theory. The course will include slide shows and will take a broad look at western art history. Discover some of the many things that have influenced artists of the past and present while developing your own technical skills and personal vision.

Make art! Work exchange and scholarship opportunities are available.

VACATION ART camps February: Charade Parade Maggie Vescio and Mark Hohlstein Monday to Friday, 9:30AM to 3:30 PM* YA04W13: February 18 to 22 (Five Days) Member Tuition: $245 Non Member Tuition: $275

Find your inner thespian as we bring popular stories to life by creating hilarious characters based on faerie tale heros and heroines. Come prepared to hammer together backdrops, paint fantasy sets and create magical spaces in which to express yourself with large scale installations. Explore sound and rhythm with handmade instruments and voice exercises, create creatures with mask building, wigs, and makeup and explore fabric arts while creating costumes, puppets or props. A mixture of media and technique will include photography and film as we create a different scene every day for five fabulous fun-filled days! *early drop off begins at 8:30 and late pick-up is available until 4:30 for the additional cost of $60/week for both morning and afternoon, $35/week for just morning or afternoon

April: Classic Rock Angel Heffernan and John Clarke Monday to Friday, 9:30AM to 3:30 PM* YA05SP13: April 15 to 19 (Five Days) $245 Member Tuition: Non Member Tuition: $275

During this fun filled week students will explore the fascinating world of geology as well as traditional crafts from around the world through art making. Geology comes alive as we carve soap stone stamps, make our own fossils, and craft rock mosaics. Old school crafts make a come back as we build beautiful wooden boxes, create leather rock collecting pouches, make needle felted creatures and punched tin lanterns. This week of vacation camp is super packed with rockinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; projects and classic crafts.

SUMMER CAMPS This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s summer camps will run from Monday, June 24 to Friday, August 16. Eight weeks of creating, exploring, decoding, and using hands, feet, fingers and all that inspires to create art!

Ages 3 to 4 Years

Half Day Camp, 9:30Am to 12:30PM*

One week sessions Location: Berkshire Country Day School (BCD) $160 Member Tuition: Non Member Tuition: $185

Ages 5 to 7 Years

Full Day Camp, 9:30AM to 3:30PM*

One week sessions Location: Berkshire Country Day School (BCD) $280 Member Tuition: Non Member Tuition: $310

Ages 8 to 10 Years

Full Day Camp, 9:30AM to 3:30PM*

One week sessions Member Tuition: $245 Non Member Tuition: $275

Have an Art Party! Choose from a variety of art and craft projects for a fun filled and memorable celebration! Call (413) 298-5252 ext. 100 for details.

Ages 11 to 14 Years

Full Day Camp, 9:30AM to 3:30PM*

Two week sessions Member Tuition: $460 ($230/week) Non Member Tuition: $500 ($250/week)

*early drop off begins at 8:30 and late pick-up is available until 4:30 for the additional cost of $60/week for both morning and afternoon, $35/week for just morning or afternoon

Hey, Home Schoolers IS183 offers customized arts-education packages for your home-schooled children in our studios. For more information call 413-298-5252 ext.100.

*early drop off begins at 8:30 and late pick-up is available until 4:30 for the additional cost of $60/week for both morning and afternoon, $35/week for just morning or afternoon

Get messy! Call 413-298-5252 ext. 100 or e-mail amy@IS183.org for information or to register.

NEWS AND FRIENDS

What’s UP AT

We’re teaching creativity...

In the Schools

We’re improving academic engagement and arts literacy through integrative arts programming in our schools

Learning Through Arts In just five years, IS183‘s Learning Through Arts program has become the Berkshires’ leading service provider for integrative arts programming in the schools, using dedicated art-making in a variety of modalities to reinforce academic curriculum goals for students grades pre-K–12. While LTA’s design and implementation are complex, its premise is simple: provide kids with the opportunity to explore their creativity with the guidance of skilled artist educators and they will thrive—intellectually, academically and socially.

public and private schools throughout the Berkshires

national, state and local funding partners

innovative curriculumbased, semester-long art-making modules

300

engaged students per week, after school

Summer Programs for At-Risk Youth We’re elevating the experience of young people living in poverty in the Berkshires

ArtsCool

ArtsBridge

Now in its second year, IS183‘s ArtsCool is a curriculum-based, integrative summer learning program for pre-K–5 students living in poverty in the Berkshires. In collaboration with WordxWord’s Spoken Word Festival, ArtsCool reinforces academic curriculum standards through an innovative visual arts, spoken word and movement program.

An intensive, five-week summer program, IS183‘s new ArtsBridge program transforms at-risk 8th graders into artists and community advocates, enhancing academic engagement, working side-by-side with IS183’s international Berkshire Residency Exchange artists.

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new funding partners

200

at-risk youth this past summer

Make art! Work exchange and scholarship opportunities are available.

670

students throughout the school year

NEWS AND FRIENDS

The Studio Experience

We’re delivering hands-on, studio art-making to all ages, means and abilities in our community The Studio Experience is central to everything we do at IS183—because we believe good things happen when individuals are provided with the space, the instruction and the materials to make things—with their own hands. Begun twenty-one years ago as a summer experiment with just fifty students, The IS183 Studio Experience has grown well beyond the walls of our four founding studios in Stockbridge, to provide sustained engagement in art-making year-round in studio settings throughout the Berkshires and beyond.

studio-based disciplines, including ceramics, painting, drawing, collage, sculpture, fiber arts, photography, animation, mixed media, jewelry, metals, language and dramatic arts

local and visiting artists employed by IS183 to teach throughout the year

500

classes, workshops, intensives and art camps attended this past year

1,650

children, teens and adults from our community making art together in regional studios throughout the county

Artist Residency Programs

We’re modeling a world where artists are agents of community change

Berkshire Residency Exchange IS183’s four-week Berkshire Residency Exchange brings international emerging contemporary artists, in collaboration with Omi International Arts Center, to the Berkshires to engage deeply with our community. BRE artists teach at-risk teens in our Bridge program, lead studio visits, talks and other public programs, and deepen their work and process in pop-up studios.

international emerging artists visiting the Berkshires each summer

regional artists creating new work at IS183 each fall and spring

Fall and Spring Citizens’ Hall Residency Bi-annually, IS183 challenges and supports two regional artists to collaborate on transforming IS183’s Stairwell Gallery into an interactive installation for a month—generating new work and expanding public engagement with the artistic process.

artist talks, studio visits, pop-up events and public programs throughout the county

collaborating partners

Professional Development Programs

We’re strengthening arts literacy by training artists to be educators and educators to use the arts

Teaching Institute In its third year, the IS183 Teaching Institute offers college-track arts educators an intensive six-week prepracticum experience each summer at IS183, in combination with a series of classes and workshops yearround designed to provide a solid foundation in creative techniques for using the arts in a variety of classroom settings.

Summer Teaching Assistant and Junior Assistant Internships

New! Annual

Each summer, IS183 employs approximately twenty young people considering careers as arts educators. Preference is given to college students pursuing art and/or education majors— while junior interns, from ages 15 and up, are offered opportunities to gain real world experience assisting in the IS183 studios.

Launching May 2013, the IS183 Berkshire Arts Educator Award will bring visibility and recognition to our community’s most inspiring K–12 educators. Annual nominations will be solicited from the communityat-large; annual honorees will be selected by jury.

Berkshire Arts Educator Award

Enriching the School Day Program IS183 faculty artists provide valuable hands-on training in new modalities to pre-K–12 grade educators, working side-by-side in the classroom to increase student engagement through art-making in new media, while reinforcing the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks.

Get messy! Call 413-298-5252 ext. 100 or e-mail amy@IS183.org for information or to register.

NEWS AND FRIENDS

Welcome to Club 183— Please join us! We are arts lovers and friends of IS183 who believe strongly in artistic, interpretive, self-aware approaches to life. We have professional backgrounds in the visual and performing arts worlds; we have families who are involved in the creative world; and we have daughters and sons, like all children, who are natural born artists, eager to explore and grow.

... and we’d like you to join the Club!

We are also lovers of the Berkshires—and that means we greatly value IS183’s unique mission to ensure high quality, hands-on art experiences for ALL in our community. IS183 is all about the transformative power of ART...where people of all ages, means and skill levels create art, talk about their expression, share ideas and culture, inspire and are inspired by others. In this very modern world we live in, it is hard to overestimate the power of art to create open communication and improve societies and lives. Club 183, with a membership that includes every donor to IS183 of $50 or more, is an exciting new way for ALL of us to become more involved with IS183’s growing arts outreach programs that our donations are supporting— through engagement, events and insight.

the new philanthropic heart and soul of our community art school

Club 183 Membership Levels Art

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Invitation to Members’ Fall Clubhouse Party

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NEW! Salon 183 Events

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Passes to Open Figure Drawing Studio Two $50 Gift Certificates NEW! Contemporary Circle Events Sponsor an IS183 Scholarship Sponsor an IS183 Intern Sponsor an IS183 School Program Sponsor an IS183 Resident Artist 16

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With your support and ideas, we’ll develop a schedule of museum and studio tours, cocktail hours and informal exchanges, school visits and mentoring opportunities—all meant to open the door to the broader IS183 world. We have a great opportunity here in the Berkshires to create our own canvas—and as we delve into that, we’ll see the broader perspective: what a fully funded IS183 can offer to our community. So, please, join the Club! We look forward to getting to know you better. Tracy and Andy Foster Sarah and Didier Steven Club 183 Co-Chairs and IS183 Board Members

NEWS AND FRIENDS

From the Board Chair Dear Friends of IS183—

This is such an exciting moment at IS183. Whether you’re an old friend who has known the art school since its founding days, like Seth Nash, retiring from the board after two decades of dedicated service to IS183—or a new friend just discovering IS183 now, we invite you to check out what’s up. From a broad range of year-round studio classes for all ages to the most innovative integrated arts programming in our public and private schools; from regional and international arts residencies to summer internships and professional development programs for arts educators; from our new Salon 183 member events to Contemporary Circle gatherings and sponsorships; IS183 is innovating and collaborating to conserve shared resources and deliver compelling, cost-effective results. And it’s all thanks to you—old friends and new!—and our growing community of local, regional and national funding partners. So, please, take a look at ALL that IS183 is doing NOW—with YOUR support. And join the Club— Club 183, the new philanthropic heart and soul of our community art school. We look forward to welcoming you!

New IS183 Board Members Tracy and Andy Foster

With careers in the visual and performing arts, IS183 welcomes Tracy and Andy to the board, as lead volunteers and Co-Chairs of Club 183! Tracy is a yoga and drama educator, singer, performer and painter who teaches movement in IS183’s Learning Through Arts school program. Andy is an international arts consultant in the US, China and Qatar, with more than 30 years experience in the arts, including 15 years in senior management at Christie’s, who will serve as IS183’s new Vice Chair of the Board.

Lauren Joy Lauren has been surrounded by and immersed in the arts her entire life. Graduate of Interlochen Arts Academy and University of Miami, Lauren studied textiles, lighting design, music, marine science, glass blowing and business. Lauren, whose girls have attended IS183 summer art camps for the past four years, lives between Boston and Richmond with her family and looks forward “to becoming an integral part of IS183.” Welcome, Lauren!

What’s

up at

Celebrating Seth Nash

IS183 Board Member Extraordinaire 1992-2012 Join us in wishing all the best to beloved IS183 Friend and Board Member Seth Nash as his twenty years of the most remarkable service to IS183 come to a close. Got a great Seth story, image, tribute or roast? Email us at hope@is183.org. We look forward to celebrating Seth with you! So, please, stay tuned!

Gregg and Lisa Petricca With more than twenty years experience with the art and science of farming, Lisa pursues her creative passions of sewing, quilting, knitting, crafting, hand spinning, hand weaving and hand dyeing with natural fibers and yarns and exhibits and sells at Sheep, Fiber and Craft Fairs throughout New England. Gregg brings over twenty-five years of running his own trucking business, Berkshire Heavy Haulers, to the IS183 table, along with a deep commitment to and lifelong experience with serving young people in Berkshire County. As lead sponsors for the past four years of IS183’s Learning Through Arts program in Pittsfield, we welcome Lisa and Gregg!

Suky Werman

Lucy Holland IS183 Board Chair

Suky, a former fifth grade teacher and museum educator, is co-owner with her husband Tom of the stunning Stonover Farm Bed and Breakfast in Lenox. A leading collector and curator of fine art and craft, Suky is a longtime friend of IS183 who has supported the school most recently as contributing gallerist and lead sponsor of IS183’s Annual Summer Art Opening, BBQ and Barn Party at Stonover Farm. Welcome, Suky!

NEWS AND FRIENDS

Coming Up at IS183 Citizen’s Hall Residency Projects

Emerging Artist Showcase ‘13

IS183‘s Citizens’ Hall Spring Residency ‘13 will feature local artists Cynthia Atwood of New Marlborough and Beck Balken of Great Barrington in their first collaboration. Cynthia Atwood, a resident of the Berkshires for over twenty-two years exhibiting both locally and regionally, uses sewing techniques to create sensuous, provocative work that investigates how we perceive the world beyond our immediate reality. Beck Balken’s artistic output is a study of persona, self and consciousness, and how spiritual emergence of the self unfolds over time. He has an extensive exhibition record both nationally and internationally, and his work is included in the collections of the Scottish National Gallery of Contemporary Art, the J. Paul Getty Museum, and the Rubin Museum.

Now in its third year, IS183’s adult student show will showcase the work of emerging artists from current IS183 adult classes and workshops. The exhibit is co-curated by artists and students Arline Shalan and Kay Castelle, and organized and installed by an all-volunteer staff. All IS183 adult students and Open Studio participants are eligible to submit work created at IS183 during the 2012-13 school year. Application information and entry forms are available at IS183, and are being accepted on a rolling basis through May 31. The Emerging Artist Showcase will be on view in IS183’s Stairwell Gallery at Citizen’s Hall, Stockbridge, from June 17 to August 25. Opening reception is Saturday June 22, from 4– 6 pm.

“With a Grain of Salt,” the work of Cynthia Atwood and Beck Balken, will be installed throughout the month of April; the public is invited to drop by and watch the artistic process in action. Opening reception Thursday, May 9, from 6 - 8 pm at the School. Project will be on view through June 3.

Open Call for Artists for Citizens’ Hall Fall Residency ‘13 IS183’s Citizen’s Hall Residency is open to twoperson artist teams from the Berkshire County region. Artists need not have prior installation or collaborative experience, but each team must submit an application package that includes application form, resumes, work samples, and project proposal that demonstrates how team will engage the space of IS183’s stairwell and secondfloor landing in their installation. Prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to visit the space prior to submitting an application. Complete application information and forms will be available January 1 at IS183 website and office. Application deadline is February 8. The Fall 2013 residency will take place September 3 through October 1.

Citizen’s Hall Fall Residency ’12 On view through March 29, IS183 Stairwell Gallery, Citizens’ Hall, Stockbridge Songwriters’ Showcase at Citizens’ Hall Wednesdays, February 27 and March 27, 6 to 9PM Presented by John Clarke and the 6th to 9th grade students of the after-school Music Bash Home Recording Class Creative Process Panel Discussion Wednesday, April 24, 6 to 7:30PM, free and open to the public Citizen’s Hall Spring Residency ’13 Installation-in-progress in IS183 Stairwell Gallery throughout April; Opening Reception Thursday, May 9, 6 to 8PM at the School. On view through June 3.

Emerging Artist Showcase curators Kay Castelle and Arline Shalan.

Songwriters’ Showcase at Citizens’ Hall Presented by John Clarke and the 6th to 9th grade students of the after-school Music Bash Home Recording Class

Wednesdays, February 27 and March 27 6 to 9PM

“Dream Home,” IS183‘s Citizen’s Hall Fall Residency ‘12 project, featuring the work of Andrew Davis and Claire Fox, continues on view through Friday, March 29. Work from the installation is available for purchase, with price list available in the IS183 office.

Events and Openings

Doors open at 6, live music from 6:30 to 8:30. Suggested Donation, $10. Light fare and beverage available for sale. Interested children, in the company of an adult, are welcome to attend!

Spring Gala! The Big Bang Ball at the Energy Vortex, An Electro-Swing Affair Saturday, March 9, 6PM to 1AM Location to be announced! Tickets for sale online starting Jan 1, 2013 Berkshire Residency Exchange July 16 to August 12, open studio visits, talks and other public programs to be announced Summer Art Opening, BBQ and barn Party! Saturday, July 20, 7PM to midnight, at Stonover Farm Barn emerging Artist Showcase June 17 to August 25, Stairwell Gallery at Citizen’s Hall, Stockbridge. Opening Reception Saturday, June 22, 4 to 6PM Salon 183 and Contemporary Circle Events Join the Club and stay tuned...!

NEWS AND FRIENDS

IS183 Collaborating Partners IS183 proudly acknowledges its 2012-2013 programming and funding partners, with whom we are extending our reach, conserving our resources and expanding our impact. Please join us in thanking these visionary friends of the school for their innovative support and collaboration!

Special Thanks

21st Century Community Learning Centers

MacFarlane Office Products

Alford/Egremont Cultural Council

Monterey Cultural Council

Appelbaum-Kahn Foundation

Montessori School

To the individuals and businesses who have gone above and beyond to support our art school in Summer and Fall, 2012:

ArtBerkshires

Morningside Community School

Ascentek Technology Solutions

Muddy Brook Elementary School

Berkshire Bank Foundation

New Marlborough Cultural Council

AAA Security Group

Berkshire Bookkeeping

Omi International Arts Center

Berkshire Country Day School

Pittsfield Cultural Council

Berkshire Heavy Haulers

Pittsfield High School

Bard College at Simonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rock: Rock the Community

Berkshire Hills Regional School District

Pittsfield Promise

Berkshire Museum

Pittsfield Public School District

Berkshire Bookkeeping

Berkshire Theatre Group / The Colonial Theatre

Price Chopperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Golub Foundation

Berkshire Theatre Group

Margaret T. Biddle Foundation

Project Art

Blue Q

Reid Middle School

Capeless Elementary School

Richmond Cultural Council

Dana Bixby, AIA

Community Access to the Arts

Richmond School

Diablo Glass

CompuWorks

Sheffield Cultural Council

Conte Community School

St. Agnes Academy

Crosby Elementary School

St. Marks School

Eagle Fund

St. Marys School

Emirate Foundation

Stearns Elementary School

Ferrin Gallery

Stonover Farm Barn and Gallery

Great Barrington Cultural Council

Studio Two

Green in the Middle Enhancement Grants

Taconic High School

Greylock Federal Credit Union

TD Charitable Foundation

Guardian Life Insurance Company

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Herberg Middle School

Undermountain Elementary School

High Meadow Foundation

Williams Elementary School

Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort

WordxWord spoken word festival

Lichtenstein Center for the Arts

Your Color Connection

Ascentek Technology Group

Shirley and Steve Blanchard

Julia Kaplan Lichtenstein Center for the Arts Chelsea Moser Bill Nappo Kushi and Myers, PC Chris Vreeland PC, Precision Decisions Chuck Wales Your support is much appreciated!

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Winter/Spring 2013 Faculty List Bios at IS183.org Yura Adams Karen Arp-Sandel Mark Baer Chaya Berlstein Pat Bonavitacola Michael Vincent Bushy Barby Cardillo Lucie Castaldo John Clarke

Linda Clayton Heather Coon Janet Cooper Hilary Cooper Matt Duff Ben Evans June Ferrin Claire Fox Laura Gratz

Adam Gudeon Angel Heffernan Mark Hohlstein Tony Israel James Kennedy Jana Laiz Craig Langlois Naomi Lindenfeld Lucy MacGillis

Nancy Magnusson Dina Noto Fay Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Meara Nicole Peskin Brielle Rizzotti Anne Roecklein Paula Shalan Alicia Soos Wednesday Sorokin

Junior Intern program See page 12 for details.

Teaching Assistant Intern program See Page 12 for details.

Teaching Intern program For college students and graduates who are interested in teaching art but have no prior experience or education degree. Applicants should be pursuing art and/or education as a major or supplementary course of study and be able to demonstrate experience working with children. Preference is given to those considering an art education career. For further detail on being a Teaching Assistant and for application information please visit IS183.org/interns or email lucie@IS183.org.

Monika Sosnowski Laura Evonne Steinman Nic Tuff Maggie Vescio Arthur Yanoff Robin Yuran Joanne Yurman Jeff Zamek

Winter/Spring 2013 Observed Holidays at IS183 Saturday, December 22 through Wednesday, January 2

Winter Holidays

Monday, January 21

Martin Luther King Day Saturday, May 25 through Monday, May 27

Memorial Day

closed all weekend Thursday, July 4

Independence Day Saturday, August 31 through Monday, September 2

Labor Day

closed all weekend

General Info Please register by:

Phone: Call (413) 298-5252, ext. 100, Monday through Friday E-mail: info@IS183.org OR Mail: Please complete the registration form and mail to:

IS183, PO Box 1400, Stockbridge, MA 01262 IS183 accepts tuition payments by check, cash or credit card; $2.50 credit card processing fee. Class registrations are taken on a first come, first served basis. A reserved class space is guaranteed once we have received payment. Please register at least three weeks prior to the start date of the courses or workshops you wish to attend. Early registration allows us to plan appropriately and avoid last minute cancellations! A waiting list will be created for courses that have reached maximum enrollment.

Refund and Cancellation Policy If you cancel ten days or more before the beginning of a class, you will receive a refund minus a $10 cancellation fee. If you cancel seven to ten days before the beginning of the class, you will receive a 50% tuition credit. No refunds or credits are given for cancellations six or less days before the first day of class. This policy also applies to workstudy and scholarship students. If it is necessary for IS183 to cancel a class for any reason, students will be notified and offered the option of another class or a full refund. No refunds or credits are given for missed classes.

Make art! Work exchange and scholarship opportunities are available.

Weather

In the event of serious weather, IS183 will cancel classes when the Berkshire Hills Regional School District is closed. If you’re not sure please check our website www.is183.org or our voicemail system at (413)298-5252. IS183 does not call students when classes are cancelled due to weather. Classes cancelled because of weather or instructor absence will be made up at the end of the semester, time permitting.

Materials

Many classes require students to bring materials even if there is a materials fee listed. Students should expect to receive a materials list in the mail once they have registered.

Directions

Scholarships and Work Exchange!

Our Tuition Assistance and Work Exchange Programs allow children and adults to enroll in our classes regardless of financial means. Last year IS183 awarded over $10,000 of tuition assistance to students from across the region. Funds are limited so students are encouraged to apply early. Applications must be received at least 2 weeks prior to the start date of class in order to be considered. For more information about this program please call the office:( 413)298-5252 ext. 100.

Program/Independent Study and IS183 Studio Space Available

Work at IS183 Teachers with enthusiasm and experience in the visual arts who are interested in working with adults and children at IS183 please send a cover letter, course proposal and resume to Hope Sullivan, Executive Director via email: hope@is183.org. Volunteers are always welcomed to help with administrative, development, press and marketing support, as well as assistance monitoring studios, in the classroom and planning/executing events. Email your contact information, days and times you are available and the type of work you are interested in doing to info@is183.org with subject line “Volunteer at IS183.”

Work one-on-one with a faculty artist mentor to achieve your personal goals. A mentor instructs, guides, critiques and supports students who wish to work on a specific project or advance their skills. Faculty artists of all mediums are available to work individually with children and adults. Call the office for more information: (413)298-5252 ext. 100.

Overnight Accommodations

For lodging information please call or visit the Berkshire Visitors Bureau at (800)273-5754 or www.berkshires.org or the Stockbridge Chamber of Commerce lodging hotline at (866)626-5327 or www.stockbridgechamber.org.

IS183 is located at 13 Willard Hill Road in the Interlaken village of Stockbridge, Massachusetts. By air: Is183 is roughly an hour drive from the Albany Airport, Albany, NY and an hour plus from Bradley International, Windsor Locks, CT. By car: Is183 is roughly a two-hour drive from Boston, MA and a three- hour drive from New York City. By bus/train: Bus service to Stockbridge from Boston and New York. Train service from New York City to Wassaic, NY on MetroNorth; to Hudson, NY on Amtrak (both roughly a one-hour drive from Is183).

Local Driving Directions From Stockbridge and all points east, south and west: find the local Stockbridge intersection of

Routes 183 and 102; take Route 183 north one mile to Trask Lane; go right on Trask Lane and left at Hill Road. Is183 will appear on your left at the crest of the hill. From Lenox and all points north: head south on Route 183 from Lenox; notice the Tanglewood Main Gate on your left; continue 3 miles south to Trask Lane; turn left at Trask Lane and left at Hill Road. Is183 will appear on your left at the crest of the hill. For additional information, please call (413) 298-5252, ext. 100

Registration Form We recommend calling us to register if it is less than ten days before your class begins. If registering a child, please include his or her age and name of parent.

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Get messy! Call 413-298-5252 ext. 100 or e-mail amy@IS183.org for information or to register.

Box 1400, 13 Willard Hill Road Stockbridge, MA 01262

What’s Inside: Club 183, Upcoming Events and Openings page 15–18 Vacation Art Camps and Afterschool for Kids page 12–13 Classes, Workshops and Intensives for Adults page 2 Open Call for Citizens’ Hall Spring ‘13 Residency page 18 Winter Songwriters’ Showcase page 18

March 9, 2013, 6pm–1am

the BIG

Bang

at the Energy Vortex an Electro-Swing Affair Music by JTD Productions Projections by Drew Suto

Get your tickets now!

413-298-5252 ext.100 or is183.org

BerkshireEnergyVortex.com

Make art! Work exchange and scholarship opportunities are available.