National Academy School Fall 2016 Course Catalog by National Academy Museum & School

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ART COURSES WORKSHOPS AND PROGRAMS

FALL 2016

SESSION 1: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12–SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5 SESSION 2: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7–SATURDAY, JANUARY 28

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WELCOME The National Academy School is one of America’s oldest art schools, steeped in a tradition and a heritage that is the result of nearly two centuries of input and creativity from students and faculty, including such distinguished artists as Winslow Homer, George Inness, and Willem de Kooning. At the same time, to keep the institution committed to innovation and experimentation in contemporary art, we offer courses in a range of genres and media, all taught by professional artists who emphasize one-to-one mentorship and a collaborative learning environment, designed for all ages and skill levels.

Studio Art Intensive

Students also have access to workshops, lectures, panel discussions, critiques, and myriad other Academy events, many involving National Academicians, the members of the Academy who are America’s premier artists and architects.

Certificate Program

Workshops

Students at the National Academy School can take advantage of multiple opportunities to exhibit their work in the School galleries, including in Creative Mischief, an annual touchstone exhibition for the entire Academy.

All Media

Advanced Studio Course

Our international community of artists has created an environment of dedication and commitment, bringing to the work quality and openness to philosophical debate.

American Art 1 & 2

We help students to build on their creative foundations and guide them through conceptual thinking, theoretical bases, art history awareness, and the desire to develop criticism, all of this to facilitate the achievement of their personal goals.

Art History

Gothic to Baroque Modern Art

For those looking to forge a career as a professional artist, we provide expert instruction on the business of art, including courses on website and portfolio development, crafting powerful messages for your artist statement, and legal concerns. But those interested in pursuing a long-held artistic passion or seeking a creative outlet find a home as well, learning, experimenting, exploring. At the National Academy School, regardless of age, skill level, or ambition, you will feel at home. Our exceptional staff and devoted instructors are working to maintain this great school, where a human approach and love for art make it unique. If you have questions about our courses and programs, the facilities, or the workings of the School, feel free to contact the School office at 212.996.1908, or email me at mpellegrin@nationalacademy.org. I welcome the chance to work with you and hope you will add your distinct perspective to the rich legacy of the National Academy School.

Sincerely,

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Drawing 20–21 Anatomy for Artists Beginning Drawing Blurring the Lines: Drawing, Installation & Site-Specificity Compositions in Drawing Drawing Spaces Drawing with Color Figure Drawing: A Foundation Figure Drawing: Theory & Practice Introduction to Figure Drawing Life Drawing Modernism Through Drawing

CONTENTS

New Media

Photographing Your Work Visual Storytelling

Painting 12–14 Abstract Painting & Processes Beginning Painting Classical Painting Techniques Studio Complete Traditional Skills: Figure, Still Life & Composition Contemporary Figure Painting Essential Abstract Painting Figure Painting Individual Painting: Developing a Personal Studio Practice Intensive Workshop: Figure, Portrait & Still Life, Color & Drawing Painting the Model in Costume Painting with Dan Gheno Painting with Eric Michelson Painting: Understanding Facial Features The Art of the Portrait Total Painting

Watercolor 18–19

Printmaking 11 Alternative Photographic Processes An Introduction to Printmaking Combining and Creating: Exploring Printmaking Experimental Printmaking Large Prints Learning the Techniques of Printmaking Painterly Printmaking: An Introduction Projects in Printmaking

Professional Practice

Exploring Watercolor Painting With Watercolor Perceptual Watercolor Watercolor from Life Watercolor in the Park and the Studio Watercolor on Governors Island Watercolor Techniques

Museum & Gallery Visits Online Tools & Resources for Artists Theory & Practice in Art The Business of Art

Young Artists

Sculpture 16 Figure Construction & Anatomy for Artists Individual Projects in Sculpture Remixing the Ordinary Sculpture: The Form in Space Terracotta Sculpture Unconventional Materials: Sculpture

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Art & Drama Intensive Drawing, Painting & Sculpture in the Museum Mixed Media for Young Artists Painting & Drawing Studio Art for High School Students Teen Digital Photography I Teen Digital Photography II Young Artist Intensive Workshop

Faculty Bios

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Admissions 26 Registration 27 Support the Academy

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ABOUT THE ACADEMY SCHOOL TRADITIONAL & EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Areas of study include a wide range of traditional, contemporary, and experimental approaches to drawing, painting, sculpture, and printmaking. In addition, we offer a growing slate of classes in alternative, mixed, and digital media. Our professional training courses help you establish a web presence and interact with museum and gallery leaders.

A proudly progressive institution, the National Academy School was the first of its kind to accept female students and offer women’s life-drawing classes. The school rapidly grew in stature and reputation, attracting students such as Winslow Homer, George Inness, Arshile Gorky, and Willem de Kooning.

THE STUDIO SYSTEM The studio experience is the heart of the National Academy School. Classes are taught in spacious, sky-lit studios. Because of their exceptional northern light, our studios are considered among the finest in New York City, and our proximity to Central Park allows us to offer stimulative landscape classes. Small class sizes allow for individual attention, and students of all ages and experiences are welcome.

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12– SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5

QUARTER 2 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7– SATURDAY, JANUARY 28 SEPTEMBER 2016

Under the guidance of School Director Maurizio Pellegrin, all enrollees are welcome to submit work for inclusion in our mid-year and year-end exhibitions.

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The National Academy celebrates the visual journey of the arts in America. Marked by discovery, experimentation, and innovation, the Academy’s permanent collection offers profound insights into the story of American art. Each year since 1825, a select group of the nation’s most celebrated professional artists and architects are elected to become members of the Academy, known as National Academicians. Past and present Academicians range from Andrew Wyeth and Frank Lloyd Wright to Cindy Sherman and Frank Gehry. Owing to the vision of the Academicians who present their work upon induction into the Academy, our institution now holds a permanent collection of more than 7,000 works.

A FACULTY OF PROFESSIONAL WORKING ARTISTS The National Academy is a community of artists with diverse visions, backgrounds, and goals. Our faculty are accomplished artists from the U.S and abroad, with extensive teaching and professional experience.

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EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITIES

NATIONAL ACADEMICIANS Located at 5 East 89th Street, the National Academy is in the heart of New York’s Museum Mile. The first session of the National Academy School commenced on November 15, 1826, with two Academicians and 20 students sketching by candlelight.

ACADEMIC CALENDAR

HOURS OF SCHOOL OPERATION Monday–Thursday: 9 a.m.–10 p.m. Friday: 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Saturday: 9 a.m.–4 p.m.

SCHOOL OFFICE HOURS

Monday–Thursday: 9 a.m.–7:30 p.m. Friday: 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Saturday: 9 a.m.–4 p.m.

EMERGENCY SCHOOL CLOSING The National Academy follows New York City Public Schools for weather-related closings. If classes are cancelled, the instructor will work with the school office to schedule a make-up date.

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STUDIO ART INTENSIVE

KATE STAMAS

The National Academy offers a full-time, two- or three-year personalized program to accelerate your growth as an artist. Work alongside peers from around the world. Connect with the New York art scene. Prepare for the market or an MFA. Become the artist you know you can be. The National Academy’s Studio Art Intensive program is distinct from other programs in New York City. Building on the tradition of the Academy, home to America’s greatest artists, the program focuses on individual development through practical application, fostering working relationships with professional artists, and access to the vibrant contemporary art scene of New York. Led by Maurizio Pellegrin, School Director, the Academy’s faculty is composed of professional artist-teachers. The school’s curriculum reflects this dynamic with educational offerings that are engaging, practical, and relate to the challenges of working as an artist today. Our faculty provides ongoing mentoring and critique. Guided by faculty advisors, students

select from course offerings which include painting, printmaking, sculpture, drawing, and new media. In addition, courses also focus on professional, portfolio, and website development. Using their strong ties to the New York museum and gallery scene, faculty and staff provide opportunities outside the classroom including visits with artists, gallery owners, curators, architects, and other influential figures in the New York City art world. Each artist has a designated space in a communal studio available seven days a week. Special attention is given to portfolio development, critical thinking and marketing. Students hone their work through a series of formal critiques for individual reviews of the student’s work. The Studio Art Intensive program culminates in a group show, which includes an opening reception, promoted throughout the New York arts community, along with supporting printed material.

The Studio Art Intensive is ideal for artists who are continuing to develop their techniques, students considering an MFA or having just completed one, as well as educators or anyone looking to explore a long-held artistic passion. Choice of two- or three-year program. • 2 start dates per year. Fall and Spring (late Jan/early Feb) • A focus on practical application in in class and in the studio • 12-hour one-to-one mentorship meetings • Annual critiques by faculty and National Academicians • A culminating show with supporting printed and digital materials • Access to National Academy events, featuring lectures by noted artists • Payment plans available • Scholarship opportunities

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CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS FULL-TIME PROGRAMS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS The National Academy School, founded in 1825, is one of the oldest art institutions in the United Sates. For our students, it is also an open door to express their creativity and pursue their vision. In the National Academy you can extend your artistic limits through experimentation and discovery through our range of classes and subjects. “I love that a good population of the school is international; it creates a melting pot of opinions and critiques of your work.” –Jennifer Brickman, Studio Art Intensive Student Classes have low student-teacher ratio and a flexible schedule where students choose courses depending on what is needed to hone their individual talents. The curriculum focuses on students working directly in the studio with our faculty. The National Academy’s programs are affordable and located in the heart of Manhattan’s Museum Mile. “Teachers are very open-minded and you can go deeper inside your abilities and improve them to become more complete as an artist.” –Gabriel Beghi, Certificate Student “The National Academy is a great small school where everybody treats you like a professional. And, it feels like it’s a family.” –Sofia Echa, Studio Art Intensive Student Be a part of a diverse community and meet artists from all over the world. We hope you will join this exciting, culturally rich community! F-1 Students can enroll as a Studio Art Intensive Student or a Certificate student.

CONCENTRATIONS: Painting Sculpture Printmaking Drawing Mixed Media

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Self-Portrait Homage Study for Surrealist Women Artists, Gabriela Dellosso

The School is authorized under federal law to enroll non-immigrant F-1 Students. To study at the National Academy School as an in international student on an F-1 Student Visa, the student must be accepted for a two- or three-year full-time program. Students are required to register for a minimum of 18 course hours per week to maintain F-1 status. Students are admitted to the school at the start of each quarter, on a rolling basis.

Please contact the School Office or the visit the website for the International Student Application. An interview may be required to assess the applicant’s command of English and to review the portfolio. You will be notified if an interview is required.

WORKSHOPS Workshops at the National Academy are designed to provide creative opportunities for anyone who wants to be inspired and learn new skills in a convenient, shorter format. Running throughout the year, workshops vary from one day to several days of intensive study, all with the goal of completing finished, gallery-ready artwork that the student can take home. Taught in spacious, sky-lit studios by accomplished artists with extensive teaching and professional experience, workshops are available for students of varied skill levels, ages, and backgrounds. Classes are kept small to ensure that individual attention can be given to everyone. Whether here for personal enrichment or professional development, students are invited to take advantage of studios with access to equipment, live models, and critique sessions in our historic building located in the heart of Manhattan’s Museum Mile. Past workshops have included varied mediums and areas of study, such as modern approaches to terracotta sculpture, contemporary portrait painting, stop-motion animation, how to photograph your artwork for your portfolio, and the opportunity to draw one of New York’s finest dancers in a truly unique life-drawing course. Visit our website at http://j.mp/1NHIOvy for a full list of available workshops.

Untitled, Joseph Warren

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ART HISTORY

Mothering Lamenting Over Her Child, Frederick Stiles Agate (detail)

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Art history courses at the National Academy teach students to understand the works of art within their historical context by examining issues such as politics, religion, patronage, gender, function, and ethnicity. The students will learn to examine the works of art through both contextual and visual analysis.

QUARTER 1: FROM CLASSICAL GREECE AND ROME TO NEOCLASSICISM VIVIANA BUCARELLI Tuesdays 10:30 a.m.–12: 30 p.m. New Media Room One quarter: $290 This course covers the development of painting, sculpture, and architecture from Classical Greece and Rome to Neoclassicism. It emphasizes the place of the visual arts in the history of civilization, considering the political, economic, social and cultural context. It includes the study of significant works in New York museums, especially the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Frick Collection.

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QUARTER 1: HISTORY OF AMERICAN ART I 1900-1945 VIVIANA BUCARELLI Wednesdays 6:45 p.m.– 8: 45 p.m. New Media Room One quarter: $290 This course will provide an in-depth survey of the history of the arts in the United States, with a particular focus on painting, between 1900-1945. Beginning with The Ash Can School, it will focus on the major art historical movements such as The Stieglitz Circle, The Regionalists, The Social Realists, The American Modernists, The New Deal artists and “The Mythmakers.” The course will examine the theoretical development in art criticism during these crucial decades, as well as the historical, cultural, political, social and economic foundations of the movements in their particular context, and it will also discuss international connections, relationships and influences.

QUARTER 2: GOTHIC TO BAROQUE VIVIANA BUCARELLI Tuesdays 10:30 a.m.–12: 30 p.m. New Media Room One quarter: $290 The course offers a survey of painting, sculpture, and architecture in Europe. It will cover the

artistic production of the 14th century in Italy through the Italian and Northern Renaissance and the Baroque period. The major art movements will be studied for their meaning, aesthetical reasons, technical qualities, and for the historical moment in which they took place and their relation to other works of art. The course includes the works of Giotto, Masaccio, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Caravaggio.

QUARTER 2: HISTORY OF AMERICAN ART II VIVIANA BUCARELLI Wednesdays 6:45 p.m.–8:45 p.m. New Media Room One quarter: $290 Course description to be announced.

COMING IN SPRING 2017 MODERN ART One quarter: $290 Modern European Art traces the development of painting, sculpture, and architecture from the end of the 18th century to the 1910s. CONTEMPORARY ART One quarter: $290 This course traces the development of painting, sculpture, video, photography, and architecture from the end of WWII to the recent production.

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PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

Sofia Echa

ONLINE TOOLS AND RESOURCES FOR ARTISTS NADIA MARTINEZ Wednesdays 4:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. New Media Room One quarter: $290/Both quarters: $551 Learn to use technology as a powerful tool for your art career. You will learn how to effectively research opportunities, build an online portfolio, website or blog, and submit work online. Using social networking, you’ll learn how to promote yourself and design your own branding to attract traffic to your website. Personal laptops are required.

THEORY AND PRACTICE IN ART FILIPPO FOSSATI Thursdays 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. New Media Room One quarter: $290/Both quarters: $551 Develop the ability to view and critique art, awakening your capacity to understand artwork of different cultures, periods, and styles. In

addition, you’ll learn how to develop a portfolio from the point of view of a gallery dealer, including materials, cover letters, content statements, and CDs. Visits to museums and galleries, as well as lectures on the history of art, video, and photography, will immerse you in New York City’s abundance of cultural possibilities.

THE BUSINESS OF ART FILIPPO FOSSATI Thursdays 2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. New Media Room One quarter: $290/Both quarters: $551 In our dynamic art world, many artists are not prepared for the challenge of being the dealers of their own work. This experimental class will cover essential entrepreneurial skills, such as how to archive, promote, exhibit, curate, buy, and sell art. Learn about the various players in the art world, as well as how to prepare a portfolio and organize an exhibition. Tackle all aspects of the art business, ranging from loan agreements to shipping, insuring, storing, and marketing.

MUSEUM & GALLERY VISITS KAREN LINDSAY Fridays 1:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. September 23 October 14 November 4 December 2 January 20 One quarter: $290 The first class will meet at the National Academy School in the Sonia Gechtoff Gallery. Explore New York City’s vibrant art scene. Guided visits to a wide range of art galleries, outdoor installations, and museums will provide opportunities for discussion and inspiration. We will visit a different neighborhood each week and cover topics from classic to contemporary.

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Dream, Yoshimi Umezo

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LARGE PRINTS TAKAHIRO MARUNO Thursdays 4 p.m. –7 p.m. Studio 3 One quarter: $290/Both quarters: $551 Create your image on a plate larger than fullsize paper (22”x30”) that extensd far beyond your imagination. Develop individual projects in mediums including monotype, drypoint, linocut, collagraph, carborundum, and chine colle. Just bring your passion and explore new idea. All levels are welcome. 8 students maximum.

PROJECTS IN PRINTMAKING TAKAHIRO MARUNO Mondays–Wednesdays 1 p.m.–4 p.m. Studio 3 One quarter: $725/Both quarters: $1377 Find freedom of expression through printmaking. Develop individual projects in mediums including etching copper and zinc, color viscosity roller technique, and monotype. Unite technique and imagination in a dynamic expression of your unique vision.

COMBINING AND CREATING: EXPLORING PRINTMAKING KATHY CARACCIO Mondays–Wednesdays 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Studio 3 One quarter: $725/Both quarters: $1377 This workshop will serve as a guided exploration of combining and creating relief, intaglio, and monoprinting and experimenting with a variety of image making in prints. We will carve, incise, transfer images, and learn the secrets of ink on paper. Students will be encouraged to develop individual projects layering plates and creating textural images built from a variety of materials. In the spirit of green printing, the workshop features environmentally-friendly water miscible inks. Printmaking experience in monotype, relief, or lithography is desirable but not mandatory. The instructor will be present Mondays and Tuesdays.

AN INTRODUCTION TO PRINTMAKING KATHY CARACCIO Mondays & Tuesdays 4:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m. Studio 3 One quarter: $530/Both quarters: $1030 Explore freedom of expression through printmaking. This hand-on class will introduce

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basic techniques and tools, encouraging students to develop individual projects in mediums including dry point, monotype, chine colle, carborundum, color viscosity, paper lithography, and embossment. We will handle and discuss fine art, Western, and Asian papers. In the spirit of green printing, the workshop features environmentally-friendly water miscible inks. The instructor will be present on both days. Find your technique and get inspired!

One Quarter: $530/Both quarters: $1030 Discover the creative potential of printmaking, starting with monotypes and dry-point and moving to more complicated techniques of etching, aquatint, and color viscosity roller techniques. You’ll learn to combine technical skill and expression into works of art. This course is ideal whether you’re a beginner who wants to understand the process of making a print, or someone who wants to improve technique.

PAINTERLY PRINTMAKING: AN INTRODUCTION

EXPERIMENTAL PRINTMAKING

MICHELE LIEBLER Wednesdays 6:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m. Studio 3 One quarter: $290/Both quarters: $551 This class will focus on exploring the interaction of monotype with pastel and colored pencils on paper. Learn to create infinite effects by layering images and patterns to create a one-of-a-kind work on paper. In this course, students use blending techniques, additive and reductive methods, creating textures, layering, and building color to enhance their images. Students are encouraged to work from objects, models, and their imagination to develop a personal style. All levels are welcome.

MARTHA BLOOM Thursdays 7 p.m.–10 p.m. Studio 3 One quarter: $290/Both quarters: $551 Enhance your sense of wonder through printmaking. Create projects in mixed media and printmaking in a supportive environment of selfexpression to produce one of a kind prints. Use inventive problem solving to cultivate a stunning outcome and celebrate your individual artistic qualities. Learn to create exhibits and develop your confidence in the experience of art making. All levels welcome.

ALTERNATIVE PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESSES KAREN LINDSAY Thursdays & Fridays 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Studio 3 One quarter: $530/Both quarters: $1030 Create images rather than capture them. Expressive possibilities in historic photographic processes offer a compelling alternative to modern digital prints. Fine art papers, hand-applied archival emulsions, and the mercurial effects of chemistry and changing light provide surprises and opportunities for the adventurous image maker. Topics will include cyanotypes, Van Dyke brown, toning, paper selection, photograms, and the history of photography. Most materials will be provided. All levels are welcome.

LEARNING THE TECHNIQUES OF PRINTMAKING TAKAHIRO MARUNO Thursdays & Fridays 1 p.m.–4 p.m. Studio 3

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PAINTING

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BEGINNING PAINTING HENRY FINKELSTEIN Mondays 7 p.m.–10 p.m. Studio 1 One quarter: $290/Both quarters: $551 Explore your potential as you handle the material of oil paint. Learn to stretch canvases, prepare surfaces, and clean brushes correctly. Become acquainted with the language of painting through different approaches to working from life. This is often called “drawing with color,” which is quite a different thing from coloring in a drawing. Historical examples will be presented. While not necessary, the student is encouraged to continue for the 16-week semester. Please note: This is a structured 16 week course, in which one exercise leads to another. It runs through the first and second quarters and repeats again through the third and fourth quarters. Students can enter in the second or the fourth quarter as long as they understand that some of the information will have already been covered.

ESSENTIAL ABSTRACT PAINTING

Sharp Edges, Robert Chabora

PAINTING THE MODEL IN COSTUME

PAINTING WITH ERIC MICHELSON

GABRIELA DELLOSSO Mondays 4 p.m.–7 p.m. Studio 2 One quarter: $290/Both quarters: $551 Paint the human figure in costume, delving into themes such as historical dress, the use of hats, musical instruments, and other evocative or historically significant props. Develop a fuller understanding of light and shadow, warm and cool colors, sculptural strokes, and expressive simple shapes while using the painting medium of your choice, including oil, pastel, or watercolor. Open to all levels.

ERIC MICHELSON Mondays 7 p.m.–10 p.m. Studio 2 Or Saturdays 9 a.m.–12 p.m. Studio 1 One quarter: $290/Both quarters: $551 Explore the rich variety of figure painting methods by looking at the underlying structure of the human form and means of achieving a vivid, varied surface that truly brings the form to life. Explore a rich variety of methods, including brushwork, knife techniques, glazing, and anatomy. Develop a critical eye by de-emphasizing distracting details to construct a compelling image. All levels welcome.

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KERRY STEVENS Mondays–Wednesdays 9 a.m.–12 p.m. Studio 1 One quarter: $725/Both quarters: $1377 Explore the essential elements of modern abstraction while also developing the essential nature of your personal vision. Through individual attention and group assignments, reviews, and presentations, we will examine the rich history and contemporary trends of abstraction: painters, process, and theory. Experimentation and research of alternative mediums, applications, formats, surfaces, and even digital technology will be encouraged to help you realize a unique body of work that reflects a more sophisticated engagement and understanding of formal and theoretical concerns. The instructor will be present on Mondays and Wednesdays.

COMPLETE TRADITIONAL SKILLS: FIGURE, STILL LIFE & COMPOSITION SAM ADOQUEI Mondays–Thursdays 1 p.m.–4 p.m. Studio 1 One quarter: $925/Both quarters: $1757 This course presents a complete academic-atelier approach to painting and drawing the figure, still life, portraiture, color, and composition. The course is designed to help beginners develop a progressive approach to the art of painting,

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and to help advanced students improve their skills. Ideal for students interested in acquiring sufficient traditional skills so that they can go on to take commissions and do gallery paintings. The studio will be divided into groups with beginning students working on the basics of figure drawing and the fundamentals of oil painting, and more advanced students working on figure painting, portraiture, color composition, and design. Within this framework, students will be taught a direct approach to drawing and painting. Students will learn how to resolve problems toward a completed painting, while gaining command of their art materials. This course includes techniques influenced by John Singer Sargent, Edgar Degas, Matisse, and Cezanne. The instructor will be present on Mondays and Wednesdays.

shown how to mix flesh tones working with a traditional limited oil palette. Instruction is given on an individual basis. Students of all levels of experience are welcome.

CONTEMPORARY FIGURE PAINTING KRISTY GORDON Tuesday & Thursday 9 a.m.–12 p.m. Stone Room One quarter: $530/Both quarters: $1030 Learn to create unique and personal paintings while working from a live model. This class engages students in a studio practice that explores the technical and theoretical creation of works of

PAINTING art. There will be a mixed focus on portraiture and nude figure painting throughout the semester. The course will progress from observation and analysis of painting the live model, to the integration of imagination and personal expression into your work. Students will be encouraged to utilize composition, color, cropping and context to develop their own visual language in their work. Classes will include demonstrations, discussions and individual instruction at the easel. Discussions and handouts will cover the stages to developing a painting, comparative measuring, proportion and structure, as well as appropriation and the use of photography as reference material. Open to all levels.

INTENSIVE WORKSHOP: FIGURE, PORTRAIT AND STILL LIFE, COLOR, AND DRAWING SAM ADOQUEI Mondays–Wednesdays 4 p.m.–7 p.m. Studio 1 One quarter: $725/Both quarters: $1377 Master the art of the true colors of nature, in still life and flesh tones in portrait painting. Learn how to see, mix, and use the basic skills of color, composition, and design. Develop the skills to resolve problems and command materials while gaining control of the medium. Follow in the footsteps of masters such as Sargent, Sorolla, and Zorn, using a direct approach that starts with broad strokes, and then blocks in masses of form, value, and tone. Beginning students will work on the basics of figure drawing and the fundamentals of oil painting and advanced students will focus on how to finish a portrait. The instructor will be present on Mondays and Wednesdays.

CLASSICAL FIGURE PAINTING LEIGH KAPLAN Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays 9 a.m.–12 p.m. Studio 2 One quarter: $725/Both quarters: $1377 Through sustained four week poses, students will be guided through the process of completing an accurate painting of the live model. Focus on the drawing elements of gesture, proportion and likeness will be explained through the construction of a quick grisaille underpainting. Colour and value will then be introduced to achieve a vivid sense of light, form and atmosphere. Students will be

Her Pruning, Aya Ogasawara

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PAINTING (CONTINUED)

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FIGURE PAINTING

TOTAL PAINTING

PAINTING WITH DAN GHENO

MARY BETH MCKENZIE, NA Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays 1 p.m.–4 p.m. Studio 2 One quarter: $725/Both quarters: $1377 Approach figurative painting in a broad, abstract way, placing special emphasis on color, structure, value, and composition. Working in oil or pastel from a live model, you’ll be encouraged to deal with the entire canvas, developing each painting as a whole. Learn to think in terms of color, form, and relationship, relying less on drawing, particularly in the early stages. Individual attention will be given to all students. The instructor will be present Mondays and Wednesdays. Open to all levels.

MAURIZIO PELLEGRIN, NATIONAL ACADEMY SCHOOL DIRECTOR Wednesdays 9 a.m.–12 p.m. Stone Room One quarter: $320/Both quarters: $608 The goal of this course is to build, with confidence, a significant body of work in canvas, paper, and alternative surfaces. The work will focus on an individual topic that evolves during the course. Students will be encouraged to explore different methods and materials, to experiment with a range of techniques and ideas, and to re-work old projects in order to go deeply into solutions and new conceptions. There are no restrictions on medium, form, format, or subject. The course will help to develop the ability to work with volume and space. Any surface and any size (from the intimate to the grand) will be considered. The practice of general critique and discussions of relevant historical and contemporary painting will be provided in order to support each artistic identity.

DAN GHENO Saturdays 9 a.m.–12 p.m. Studio 2 Or Saturdays 1 p.m.–4 p.m. Studio 2 One quarter: $290/Both quarters: $551 Use the figure in its surrounding environment to investigate the potentials and challenges of light and shade, color theory, composition, anatomy, and perspective. Work in the mediums of painting or drawing as you master the elements of structure, form, and spatial atmosphere. In addition, students may work on their own projects, if they wish, with the guidance of the instructor. The instructor is open to any style of approach or aesthetic sensibility, but prior drawing experience is recommended for those wishing to paint the figure.

INDIVIDUAL PAINTING: DEVELOPING A PERSONAL STUDIO PRACTICE JONATHAN ALLMAIER Tuesdays 7 p.m.–10 p.m. Studio 1 One quarter: $290/Both quarters: $551 Enhance your creative process through a study of the physical realities of painting. Explore a variety of approaches to materials and practice specificity, timing, scale, space, weight, and color. Through individual instruction, you’ll be encouraged to work in a way that suits you, whether representational or non-representational, to develop a rich and rewarding studio practice.

PAINTING: UNDERSTANDING FACIAL FEATURES GABRIELA DELLOSSO Tuesdays & Wednesdays 4 p.m.–7 p.m. Studio 2 One quarter: $477/Both quarters: $906 While working from a live model, students will be guided through the fundamentals of painting the figure and portrait. The goal will be to develop a better understanding of light, shadow, halftone, warm and cool colors, sculptural strokes, and expressive simple shapes. There will be a focus on learning how to paint the facial features, and each facial feature will be discussed in detail. Students will have the freedom to switch mediums, or they may work exclusively in oils. The instructor will be present on Tuesdays.

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ABSTRACT PAINTING AND PROCESSES CATHY CHOI Wednesdays 7 p.m.–10 p.m. Studio 2 Or Fridays 1 p.m.–4p.m. Studio 1 One quarter: $290/Both quarters: $551 As Picasso once stated, “a finished painting is a dead painting.” Develop your own intuitive responses, placing greater emphasis on spontaneity and visual sensation by using repetition, color, line, and lyricism. Experiment with unconventional materials, discovering how materials can function as a conduit to freeing up the work. All levels are welcome.

CLASSICAL PAINTING TECHNIQUES STUDIO ERIC MICHELSON Thursdays 4 p.m.–7 p.m. Studio 2 One quarter: $290/Both quarters: $551 Focus on traditional oil painting techniques that are rarely taught but incredibly useful for painters of all styles. Experiment with underpainting and grisaille techniques, as well as alla prima exercises to improve your understanding of composition, value, and color. The goal will be to explore the rich variety of painting approaches and methods used since the Renaissance. All levels are welcome.

THE ART OF THE PORTRAIT MICHELE LICALSI Thursdays 7 p.m. – 10 p.m. Studio 2 One quarter: $290/Both quarters: $551 Obtain the tools that will allow you to achieve the artistic success in the field of portraiture and capture the essence of an individual. Learn to pose the model, choose a background, props, and clothing, light the subject, and compose the image. Master techniques, such as an expressive use of color and the use of abstract elements within a representational image, to create a likeness. Develop the strong creative foundation for further work and a clear understanding of where you fit within the history of portrait painting.

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The Pool’s Edge II, Michele Liebler

NEW MEDIA

ALL MEDIA

PHOTOGRAPHING YOUR WORK

VISUAL STORYTELLING

ADVANCED STUDIO COURSE

KARLA CARBALLAR Mondays 4 p.m.–7 p.m. New Media Room One quarter: $290/Both quarters: $551 This class will introduce you to the principles of documenting your own artwork in the best possible way. Through hands-on demonstrations and technical instruction, you will learn about different light sources and its limitations, light temperature, color theory, camera placement, and camera settings. We will discuss how to best represent your work and capture color. Finally, you will learn basic Photoshop tools to improve the documentation of your work. Open to all levels.

HALL POWELL Tuesdays 6:45 p.m.–9:45 p.m. New Media Room One quarter: $290/Both quarters: $551 Produce a video from concept to completion using your phone or video camera and Final Cut Pro X editing software. You’ll learn how to create on a shoestring budget and get professional results. Students will structure a story, learn about beat sheets, shoot scenes, light, and edit on a low budget for high-quality video. We’ll analyze how well-known contemporary directors and writers approach visual storytelling today and exactly what they’ve drawn from great directors in the past. Work together or individually to create projects that fit your specific goals. All projects are welcome, from social media, web series, video installations, personal profiles, documentary, and advertising to indie shorts. The final goal is to learn a professional approach to video production, acquire a basic understanding of editing, and learn skills in sound design so you can complete a project all on your own. You’ll need to bring a portable external drive 1-2TB, 7200rpm if you want to take your work home. All levels are welcome.

MAURIZIO PELLEGRIN, NATIONAL ACADEMY SCHOOL DIRECTOR Mondays–Wednesdays 1 p.m.– 4 p.m. Studio 6 & Stone Room One quarter: $825/Both quarters: $1567 Explore a variety of new media in this intensive, transformative learning experience for artists ready to work at the professional level. Lectures, conceptual study, and studio activity will encompass painting, drawing, sculpture, and installation, as well as photography and video. You’ll be encouraged to use any technique and embark on your own individual projects. The instructor will be present Mondays and Tuesdays.

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REMIXING THE ORDINARY BORINQUEN GALLO Mondays–Wednesdays 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Studio 6 One quarter: $725/Both quarters: $1377 Explore the transformative qualities of unconventional sculpture materials and learn to use inexpensive, even disposable materials to transform the ordinary and familiar into the extraordinary. With an emphasis on “play,” you will work with discarded materials including textiles, vinyl, Styrofoam, cardboard, and a range of industrial remnants while expanding your visual vocabulary and developing a professional art practice. Learn about contemporary artists and processes and experiment with new media and materials to develop a coherent, galleryready body of work. The instructor will be present Mondays and Tuesdays.

INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS IN SCULPTURE INGO APPEL Thursdays & Fridays 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Studio 6 One quarter: $477/Both quarters: $906 In this course, students will gain extensive knowledge and familiarity with the technical aspects and methodology of sculpture. All media and processes will be considered, including wood, clay, metal, plaster, and more. Individual needs will be considered and addressed to find the necessary personal solution. The goal is to create and accomplish an individual project for each single participant.

FIGURE CONSTRUCTION AND ANATOMY FOR ARTISTS

Girl and Rabbit, Cecilia Nelson

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CHRIS RACCIOPPI Thursdays 6:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m. Studio 6 One quarter: $290/Both quarters: $551 This course will introduce students to the process of making figurative sculptures. Design and anatomy secrets of the old masters will be shared with artists committed to mastering the human figure. This course takes on the formidable task of how to organize the complexity of the human body as a construction and create figurative art that makes a dramatic and bold statement. It is a journey through the human form with particular attention directed to mass, volume, structure, and principles of anatomy. Students will be guided to develop a personal project, in which their individual needs will be considered.

Including demonstrations and discussion, this course is structured for beginners and artists with previous experience, and aims to provide a base in the necessary techniques of sculpture.

SCULPTURE: THE FORM IN SPACE INGO APPEL Tuesdays 4:15 p.m.–7:15 p.m. Studio 6 One quarter: $290/Both quarters: $551 Students will develop the confidence to create a figurative work from the model, as well as to understand why we create forms in space. Many media, other than clay, will be considered and may include wax, wood, and foam. (Wax may be cast into bronze if desired at an additional cost.) The work will be historically contextualized and related to the contemporary scene. This course is open to all levels and, while not necessary, students will be encouraged to continue for the entire year. The course will help to translate the student’s ideas into a reality.

UNCONVENTIONAL MATERIALS: SCULPTURE NADIA MARTINEZ Thursdays & Fridays 1 p.m.– 4 p.m. Studio 6 One quarter: $375/Both quarters: $712 Why be conventional? Visualize and produce sculptures of different scales using a mix of unconventional and unusual materials. You’ll focus on design principles, repetition, contrast, rhythm, balance, and movement to create sculpture and/ or installations. Students are welcome to work with any kind of materials – whether new or old, purchased, recycled, or found. The instructor will be present on Thursdays.

TERRACOTTA SCULPTURE WEIQING YUAN Saturdays 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Studio 6 One quarter: $475/Both quarters: $902 Learn the basic traditional technique of terracotta sculpture, including clay-work skills, modeling, and handling the process of the clay from wet to dry then baked in a kiln. Through demonstration and individual instruction, you will learn to make a complete sculpture in terracotta. Sculpture in a variety of styles will be encouraged. Open to all levels.

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WATERCOLOR

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Chin Colle Orchid (Pink), Nina Gillman

PERCEPTUAL WATERCOLOR KAMILLA TALBOT Mondays 1–4 p.m. Studio 4 One quarter: $290/Both quarters: $551 Perception as a source for imagery will be explored in this class. Students will work from the still life, from the model, and from the landscape of Central Park. Formal elements of painting such as composition, tone, and color will be pursued while maintaining an appreciation for the immediacy and fluidity of watercolor. Individual attention and group critiques will help each student develop their own voice. All levels are welcome, although prior drawing experience is helpful.

WATERCOLOR FROM LIFE KAMILA TALBOT Mondays 4–7 p.m. Studio 4 One quarter: $290/Both quarters: $551 Making watercolors from observation, we will

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turn our perception into images. Students will work from the still life, from the model, and from the landscape of Central Park. Formal elements of painting such as composition, tone, and color will be pursued, while maintaining an appreciation for the immediacy and fluidity of watercolor. Individual attention and group critiques will help each student develop their own voice. All levels are welcome, although prior drawing experience is helpful.

WATERCOLOR ON GOVERNORS ISLAND KAMILLA TALBOT Mondays–Fridays 9 a.m.–5 p.m. September 12–October 14 $636 Paint the spectacular city views on Governors Island. You’ll have access to Governors Island Monday–Friday from 9 a.m.–5 p.m., and the instructor will be present Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 1 p.m.–5 p.m. Painting storage is available on the island.

PAINTING WITH WATERCOLOR ELIZABETH O’REILLY Tuesdays & Wednesdays 1 p.m.–4 p.m. Studio 4 One quarter: $477/Both quarters: $906 Work from still life and the model. Emphasis will be on massing in layered, transparent washes initially with a gradual buildup of detail through color and tone. The particular qualities of various pigments will be examined and incorporated to build up areas of transparency and opacity, with emphasis on composition and rhythm. The instructor will be present on Tuesdays.

EXPLORING WATERCOLOR ELIZABETH O’REILLY Tuesdays 4 p.m.–7p.m. Studio 4 One quarter: $290/Both quarters: $551 This course will combine loose and controlled watercolor techniques focusing on both still life seasonal motifs, which are in bloom, and the

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model. A major focus will be on composition, color, and issues related to the mediums. Students will receive individual attention and instruction, as well as group critiques at the end of each class. There will be a brief demonstration for those who are unfamiliar with the medium.

WATERCOLOR TECHNIQUES WEIQING YUAN Mondays–Fridays 9 a.m.–12 p.m. Studio 4 One Quarter: $1166/ Both quarters: $2215 Gain an understanding of traditional watercolor techniques: wet-into-wet, layering transparent washes, and experimenting with various papers. The instructor—classically trained in portrait, figure, cityscape, and landscape—will demonstrate loose and controlled watercolor techniques. Teaching will be individually adapted to your direction and level. The instructor will be present on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

WATERCOLOR IN THE PARK AND THE STUDIO JOHN GOODRICH Saturdays 3:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Stone Room One quarter: $290/Both quarters: $551 Explore a range of watercolor and gouache techniques, including wet-into-wet and resists, with an emphasis on direct observation and using sensations of light as the foundation for composition. You will spend some time working outdoors and some time working from models and still life in the studio. You will receive individual attention as you investigate the structure of color and strive for an overall sense of space and weight, paying special attention to the rhythms of details against masses. Open to all levels.

Governors Island Garden, Joanna Dean

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DRAWING

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COMPOSITIONS IN DRAWING THOMAS SCOTT Tuesdays & Thursdays 9 a.m.–12 p.m. Studio 2 One Quarter: $477/Both quarters: $906 Work from the gestures, forms, and structures of the live model. Broaden your understanding of the artistic, technical, and historical aspects of art through an intensive study of drawing. This is a progressive year-long course, though students can join each new session. The instructor will be present both days.

BLURRING THE LINES: DRAWING, INSTALLATION & SITE-SPECIFICITY BORINQUEN GALLO Wednesdays 4:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. Studio 4 One quarter: $290/Both quarters: $551 Make your mark by developing your own visual language. A focus on the interdisciplinary implications of drawing as it relates to nature, literature, film, and architecture serves as the catalyst for creating an experimental, sitespecific installation informed by your individual artistic interests. Explore drawing in its expanded definition by pushing its boundaries while experimenting with alternative media and materials. Open to artists with or without an ongoing project.

BEGINNING DRAWING

Peonies—Dea, Yuka Imata

INTRODUCTION TO FIGURE DRAWING

MODERNISM THROUGH DRAWING

GABRIELA DELLOSSO Mondays 7 p.m.–10 p.m. Studio 4 One quarter: $290/Both quarters: $551 Learn the basic skills necessary to approach figure drawing, including shading techniques, simple anatomical concepts, the comprehension of line, building solid planes, and a variety of other topics. Working with a live model, poses will range from quick gesture poses to longer poses. Emphasis will be placed on individual attention. Open to all levels.

HENRY FINKELSTEIN Mondays 4 p.m.–7 p.m. Stone Room One quarter: $290/Both quarters: $551 Acquaint yourself with the idea of Modernism through drawing. Modernism is a point of view about art that prioritizes visual structure and personal discovery over making a product. It is a way of seeing both art’s creation and the history that went before it. Raise your level of visual understanding through drawing from the figure and various situations, developing your skills along the way. This class is built around the idea that certain fundamental truths about art never die; they just evolve. Open to all levels.

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MICHELE LICALSI Wednesdays 7 p.m.–10 p.m. Studio 1 One quarter: $290/Both quarters: $551 Gain a solid foundation in the fundamentals of drawing and the skills necessary to render a subject three-dimensionally. Explore observational techniques, composition, and various mediums through exercises using still life and eventually the model. This course is for beginners with little or no previous drawing experience and is an excellent refresher for artists who want to review basic principles or improve their skill level with a particular drawing medium.

FIGURE DRAWING: A FOUNDATION YUKA IMATA Wednesdays 7 p.m.–10 p.m. Studio 4 One quarter: $290/Both quarters: $551 Working from the live model, learn to draw the structural landmarks of the human figure by

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combining the variations of form and plane. We will begin by simplifying light and shadow to create shapes with a step-by-step approach, which will then allow you to build the detail of the body and achieve a likeness with human expression. You will learn to create a three-dimensional effect with depth of space by understanding and controlling your edges. All levels are welcome.

ANATOMY FOR ARTISTS ERIC MARCH Thursdays & Fridays 1 p.m.–4 p.m. Stone Room, Studio 4 One Quarter: $477/Both quarters: $906 Learn a structural approach to drawing the figure that builds on the underlying anatomical structures of the body. Learn to use body landmarks, plane changes, and the inner “axis” of forms to create more solid and well-understood depictions of the figure. Illustrated lectures and

demonstrations focusing on particular parts of the body will introduce important bone, muscle, and plane information. Q1 covers the “core forms” of the body: pelvis, torso, and skull and the muscles that tie these forms together. Q2 covers the head, shoulders, and the features of the face. In the spring, Q3 covers the extremities: arms, hands, legs, and feet andQ4 covers proportional systems, the figure in perspective, approaches to drawing the figure from imagination, and other applied anatomy topics. Instructor present on Thursdays.

DRAWING SPACES ERIC MARCH Thursdays 4 p.m. –7 p.m. Studio 1 One quarter: $290/Both quarters: $551 Open up your artistic eye to the world around you and learn the skills to make this inspiration come alive in your drawing. This class guides

you in making drawings of interiors, architecture, and the landscape. Topics include selecting a subject, composing a picture, structural drawing, perspective, drawing on location, creating scenes from imagination and photo reference, and methods of depicting deep space in landscapes and cityscapes. The class will meet in the studio and at different locations in the neighborhood, including Central Park. Students will draw from situations in class and also be encouraged to develop their own ideas from their studio practice. Topics will be taught through short lectures, demos, and individual coaching.

LIFE DRAWING LISA DINHOFER Saturdays 9 a.m.–12 p.m. Studio 4 One quarter: $290/Both quarters: $551 The knowledge and experience gained from learning how to accurately draw the live model creates the springboard to all personal explorations in art including but not exclusive to painting, sculpture, printmaking. Drawing the figure develops a base of confidence from which students can develop their own interests and perceptions. This course will explore these ideas in a formal study of structure, gesture, and likeness. Open to all levels.

DRAWING WITH COLOR LISA DINHOFER Saturdays 1 p.m.–4 p.m. Studio 4 One quarter: $290/Both quarters: $551 If drawing is the infrastructure, color is the magic. Combining the two is the key to creating a work of art. This course provides the tools to transcribe a perceptual experience in color to a piece of paper. Working media will include color pencils, watercolor, and gouache.

FIGURE DRAWING: THEORY AND PRACTICE

Sisters of Isis #1, Francis Nguyen

ERIC MICHELSON Saturdays 1 p.m.–4 p.m. Studio 1 One quarter: $290/Both quarters: $551 Understanding the basics of drawing the figure allows you to organize light, shade, gesture, and rhythm into a single expressive whole. Working individually with the instructor, you’ll be introduced to varied drawing approaches and techniques, and develop your skills and insights. Open to students of all levels. nationalacademy.org NATIONAL ACADEMY SCHOOL 21

YOUNG ARTISTS

Kate Stamas

AGES 5–9

AGES 10–13

ART & DRAMA INTENSIVE

PAINTING DRAWING & MIXED MEDIA

MARTHA BLOOM Tuesdays 4:15 p.m.-6:15 p.m. or Thursdays 4:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Stone Room One quarter: $290/Both quarters: $551 Children explore a wide range of tools, materials, and techniques in a supportive and enjoyable environment. Careful attention and guidance will be given to each student. Structured projects support freedom of independent expression. Drawing, painting, printing, collage, assemblage, and sculpture will be practiced. The class will write, direct, narrate, and design every aspect of their dramatic performance. At the end of the course, family and friends are invited to a presentation of artwork and the play.

MARIA KATZMAN Mondays 4:15 p.m.-6:15 p.m. Longitudinal Room One quarter: $290/Both quarters: $551 Students will work on the fundamentals of drawing and painting. We will draw from life, including nature, architecture, still life, and a costumed model. Students will explore color media, in addition to traditional pencil and charcoal using Cray-pas, watercolor, acrylic paint, and collage. We will think visually and express the beauty of the world around us with line, shape, form, color, and value. The instructor provides classroom demonstrations and related examples from art history.

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PAINTING & DRAWING HANNAH FRASSINELLI Wednesdays 4:15 p.m.-6:15 p.m. Stone Room One quarter: $290/Both quarters: $551 Explore portrait and still life painting, pencil and charcoal drawing, and monotype printmaking. Increase perception, observational drawing skills, and learn various shading and painting techniques. Work from a costumed model and still life. The instructor provides classroom demonstrations and related examples from art history.

DRAWING, PAINTING & SCULPTURE IN THE MUSEUM BARBARA WOODS Thursdays 4:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Studio 6 One quarter: $290/Both quarters: $551 Students develop their artistic skills by learning various painting, drawing, and sculpture

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techniques in the studio and by tours of exhibitions. Students are encouraged to look at art in a new way by getting to look behind the scenes of the area museums. Students visit the conservation labs, permanent collections, and get a chance to meet the people who make museum magic.

PAINTING & DRAWING PHILIP ROBINSON Saturdays 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Stone Room One quarter: $290/Both quarters: $551 Explore the fundamentals of art practice and using geometric forms and shapes to create figurative works, landscape, and cityscapes. Students will experiment with still life, costumed model, drawing, watercolor, and acrylic paint while referencing art and other master artists; increasing their perception, observational skills, and creativity. The instructor provides demonstrations, related examples from art history, individual critiques, and reflection throughout each session.

PAINTING & DRAWING MARIA KATZMAN Saturdays 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Stone Room One quarter: $290/Both quarters: $551 Students will work on the fundamentals of drawing and painting. We will draw from life including: nature, architecture, still life, and a costumed model. Students will explore color media, in addition to traditional pencil and charcoal using Cray-pas, watercolor, and acrylic paint. We will think visually and express the beauty of the world around us with line, shape, form, color, and value. The instructor provides classroom demonstrations and related examples from art history.

AGES 13-17 STUDIO ART FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS LOTUS DO Thursdays 4:15 p.m.-6:15 p.m. Studio 4 One quarter: $290/Both quarters: $551 Study drawing and painting in a traditional academy format. Develop compositional and observational skills through working from a clothed figure, as well as realistic still life and landscape. This course references art history and local exhibits as a resource. Work on portfolio

and AP pieces, receiving individual attention and advice. Help is also available in navigating the art supplement for college applications.

YOUNG ARTIST INTENSIVE WORKSHOP MICHELE LIEBLER Saturdays 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Longitudinal Room One quarter: $290/Both quarters: $551 Students work both independently and with individualized guidance while exploring different media. In the studio, we will paint with acrylic and watercolor; draw with pencils, pastels, and markers; and also practice monotypes and collage. Students experience landscape painting in Central Park. Students may also work on developing their portfolios. Open to all levels.

TEEN DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY I CHRISTOPHER ROSE Saturdays 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. or Tuesdays 4:15 p.m.-6:15 p.m. New Media Room One quarter: $290/Both quarters: $551 This class is designed to inspire creativity and develop technical skills. In class, we practice shooting and composition along with discussions to explore what makes great digital photographs. We examine light, composition, and creative computer controls. This course is for beginners and more seasoned young photographers.

TEEN DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY II CHRISTOPHER ROSE Saturdays 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. New Media Room One quarter: $290/Both quarters: $551 Learn shooting and composition skills through demonstrations and hands-on activities. Discover photo-editing and graphic-design techniques. Students are introduced to the basics of creating artwork on the computer and how a digital project comes together.

CONTENTS

WINTER CAMP WINTER CAMP SESSION 1: DECEMBER 19–DECEMBER 21 WINTER CAMP SESSION 2: DECEMBER 27–DECEMBER 29 9:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. BRING YOUR OWN LUNCH MATERIALS PROVIDED $500 PER WEEK Foster your child’s creativity and critical thinking skills, while inspiring their spirit of collaboration and discovery. The National Academy School offers young artists engaging, challenging experiences in the creative environment of our historic Fifth Avenue home. Students are taught by professionals experienced in working with all ages and skill levels. COURSES OFFERED IN:

Art & Drama Drawing Painting Sculpture Digital Photography

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ADMINISTRATION & FACULTY MAURIZIO PELLEGRIN SCHOOL DIRECTOR

KELCEY PHILLIPS

SCHOOL FINANCE MANAGER

SELAH PETERSON PROJECT MANAGER

ALEX VEGA

PRINCIPAL DESIGNATED SCHOOL OFFICIAL/ ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT II SAM ADOQUEI was born in Ghana and received his BA from Ghanatta College of Art. Author of How Successful Artists Study and Origin of Inspiration, Adoquei’s work is in several prominent museum collections. He received a Medal of Honor for his contribution and dedication to the arts and culture in Pomport, Bergerac, France. samadoquei.com JONATHAN ALLMAIER earned BA degrees in visual art and philosophy from Brown University. He has an MFA in painting from the Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia. He has shown his work at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and at galleries in New York, Providence, Berlin, and London. allmaier.wordpress.com INGO APPEL was born in Hamburg, Germany and received his BA from SUNY New Paltz. Appel’s work has been shown at Brookgreen Gardens, SC and recognized by the National Sculpture Society. Appel also teaches at Visual Arts Center of New Jersey. MARTHA BLOOM* studied at Green Mountain College, the Art Institute of Boston, Bob Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, Stanley Hayter Printmaking Paris, and the Art Students League. Bloom’s work is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Library of Congress, and other prominent museums. marthabloomart.com VIVIANA BUCARELLI is an art historian and an art critic. She has an extensive experience in teaching 19th- and 20thcentury art history at Hunter College and the New York University. She is currently a PhD candidate in Art History at the Graduate Center, CUNY, and has been writing for several art publications, including The Art Newspaper. KATHLEEN CARACCIO, founder and director of the K. Caraccio Printing Studio, NY, is a master printer and has printed for many international artists. She has taught at Columbia University, Pratt Institute, the Lower East Side Printshop, and Dieu Donne Papermill. kcaraccio.com

KARLA CARBALLAR was born in Mexico City. She holds an MA from New York University, and a BA in Graphic Design and Photography from Universidad Intercontinental in Mexico City. Her work in video, photography, and installation has been exhibited in the US, Mexico, Asia, and Europe, including Today Art Museum, Beijing; Luigi Pecci Center for Contemporary Art, Prato, Italy; Centro de Arte y Diseño, Mexico City; Goliath Gallery, Brooklyn; Wagner Gallery, New York; MC Gallery, New York; Jamaica Center for the Arts, Queens; and Dukwon Gallery, Seoul. She has participated in the Bienal de Yucatán, Mexico; and the Encuentro Nacional de Arte Joven, a year traveling exhibition around Mexico. karlacarballar.wordpress.com CATHY CHOI received her MFA from American University, Washington, D.C. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally at the UMASS Herter Gallery (Amherst, MA), D.U.M.B.O. Arts Center, (Brooklyn, NY), and Spazio Fine Art (Zurich, CH). Choi is represented by Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York, and Amy Simon Fine Art, Connecticut. Choi’s work travels to major art fairs. Her previous career in graphic design garnered many awards from ID and CA Magazines, AIGA, and the Art Director’s Club of Philadelphia. cathychoi.com GABRIELA DELLOSSO received her BFA from the School of Visual Arts. Her solo exhibitions include the Butler Institute of American Art, and The Eleanor Ettinger Gallery in New York City. Her work is in the permanent collections of The Butler Institute of American Art, Ohio; The New Britain Museum of American Art, Connecticut; Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, New Jersey; Salmagundi Club, New York; and the Springfield Art Museum, Missouri. Her 25-plus awards in the past decade include gold medals from The Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club and The Pastel Society of America. Gabriela is represented by the Harmon-Meek Gallery in Naples, Florida. gabrieladellosso.com LISA DINHOFER has a BA from Brandeis University and an MFA from the University of Pennsylvania. Dinhofer’s work has been shown extensively both nationally and internationally. Her work is included at Brooklyn Museum of Art, City College, IBM, and other venues. Her mural, Losing My Marbles, was commissioned by the MTA Arts for Transit program. lisadinhofer.com LOTUS DO holds a BFA and MSAE in museum studies. Do is an art faculty member at the Dalton School and has

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exhibited her own watercolors and drawings around the world. She creates art curricula for the Rubin Museum and the Institute of Contemporary Art. She curates and exhibits in the Guangzhou Fine Arts Academy, the Walters Art Museum, and others. HENRY FINKELSTEIN, NA, studied at Cooper Union and the Yale School of Art. He has received numerous awards including a Fulbright Fellowship. In 1994, he became a National Academician. He has had many solo exhibitions throughout the U.S. including Kraushaar Galleries in New York, June Fitzpatrick Gallery in Portland, Maine, the Simon Gallery in Morristown New Jersey, and the Valley House Gallery in Dallas, Texas where he is currently represented. henryfinkelstein.com FILIPPO FOSSATI worked directly with many artists of the Arte Povera movement in his native Italy. He was the co-owner of the Esso Gallery in New York City, owner of two art publishing companies, and founder and director of a number of art magazines. He has organized more than 300 exhibitions worldwide. essogallery.com HANNAH FRASSINELLI* holds a BA from Sarah Lawrence College, an MFA from Columbia University, and a teacher certification from the School of Visual Arts. Frassinelli has taught at the 92nd Street Y, the Dahesh Museum, the Garrison Art Center and River Arts summer camp, and at Saint David’s School. Awards include the Edward G. McDowell Travel Grant, the Karen Hagerty Award, and the Albert H. Baldwin Prize. Her work is included in private national and international collections. BORINQUEN GALLO is an artist and educator born in Rome, Italy. She earned a BFA from the Cooper Union, an MFA in Painting from Hunter College, and is a doctoral candidate at Teachers College, Columbia University. She has held roles with the NYC Department of Education and cultural institutions citywide, including Studio in a School and Pratt Institute. Her recent awards include the Cooper Union Artist in Residency and Exhibition, the Marion Netter Fellowship, and the Doris Liebowitz Art Educator Award. borinquengallo.com DAN GHENO studied at the Santa Barbara Art Institute, the Art Students League, and the National Academy School. Gheno exhibits regularly and has work in various collections, including the New Britain Museum of American Art and the Museum of the City of New York. His

art and writings have appeared in various publications, and a compilation edition of Drawing Highlights (2007) is devoted entirely to his work. dangheno.net JOHN GOODRICH received his BFA from the University of California at Santa Barbara. He seeks to capture the contemporary world through an awareness of the traditional possibilities of art. He exhibits at the Bowery Gallery and writes reviews for City Arts magazine. In recent years he has also taught at Haverford College and Western Connecticut State University. johngoodrich.net KRISTY GORDON exhibits internationally and has earned numerous awards. She has been widely featured in magazines, art publications, radio and television. Gordon has nine years of experience teaching and conducting workshops and lectures throughout America. She has taught at numerous institutions and has lectured at China Central Academy of Fine Arts and the Art of the Portrait in Washington, DC. Her paintings hang in over 500 public and private collections worldwide including the Government of Ontario Art Collection. Gordon is represented by Stricoff Fine Art in New York City, Grenning Gallery in Sag Harbor and Cube Gallery in Ottawa, Canada. kristygordon.com YUKA IMATA earned her BFA at Massachusetts College of Art and Design followed by the Art Students League of New York. She was the recipient of the Xavier Gonzales and Ethel Edwards Grant to study independently in Spain. Her work has been shown at the National Arts Club, Chelsea Art Museum, Cork Gallery at Lincoln Center, and overseas in Florence, Tokyo and Kyoto. yukaimata.com LEIGH KAPLAN is a classically trained realist painter from Sydney, Australia. She received her Academic training from The Julian Ashton Art School in Sydney in 2004 and The Florence Academy of Art in 2011. In 2011 Kaplan was the recipient of the prestigious A.M.E Bale traveling scholarship which allowed her the opportunity to view some of the world’s most renowned galleries. She comes to us now from New York, where she has been living and working for the past two years. Her works are held in private collections in the US, Australia and Europe. MARIA KATZMAN* received her BFA from The Kansas City Art Institute and her MFA from Yale University. Her work has been exhibited throughout the country. In the summer of 2012, she traveled to

ADMINISTRATION & FACULTY Turkey to paint at the “Babayan Culture House,” an Artist in Residence Program in Cappadocia. Other artist residencies she attended include: the Vermont Studio Center, La Belle Auriole, Opul, France, Cummington Community of the Arts, Lenox Ma, and the Caumsett Summer Program of Art, Long Island, NY. She has taught art to children and adults for over twenty years. mariakatzman.com MICHELE LICALSI received her MA from New York University. She has trained for many years as a painter and works in the figurative tradition with a specialty in portraiture. Her training as an artist, art conservator, and a teacher lends a broad range of knowledge and experience to her courses on the technology and structure of paintings. michelelicalsi.com MICHELE LIEBLER received her BFA from Purchase College in painting and drawing and her MFA from Brooklyn College. She has exhibited in such venues as Parrish Art Museum, Arnot Art Museum, National Academy Museum, Butler Institute of American Art, and private collections internationally. She has received numerous awards, including the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant, GIP Grant, Horlick Painting Award, and Arnot Art Museum Award for Painting. She is represented by First Street Gallery in NYC. micheleliebler.com KAREN LINDSAY received her MA from the University of California at Berkeley and studied at the International Center of Photography, the School of Visual Arts, as well as abroad in France, Germany, and Japan. Lindsay’s series of documentary art films was broadcast on public television and shown at the New York, Toronto, Chicago, and Berlin film festivals. She has taught photography and art workshops at the International Center of Photography, among other schools. ALLISON MALETZ is a contemporary watercolor and mixed media artist. She received her BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and her MFA from the Slade School of Fine Art, London. She has taught people from age 8-80 and currently leads painting, drawing, illustration, installation, and professional practices for artist’s classes at Parsons, The New School for Design, Marymount Manhattan College, and various continuing education courses in NYC. allisonmaletz.com TAKAHIRO MARUNO was born in Japan and studied at Kuwasawa Design School in Tokyo. Maruno has worked for respected architecture firms, including

Riki Watanabe, Shiro Kuramata, and Akira Watanabe. As an artist, he studied under Beth Lipman at Urban Glass in Brooklyn and under various faculty members at the National Academy. He is a member of the Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop. ERIC MARCH received his BFA from Indiana University and studied at the Art Students League and privately with Andy Reiss. March is represented by Park Slope Gallery in Brooklyn. His awards include the Provincetown Dune Shack residency and the Hudson River Fellowship. ericmarch.com NADIA MARTINEZ was born in Honduras and studied in the diploma program at the National Academy School. Martinez is a multimedia artist working in 2-D and 3-D. nadiamartinez.com MARY BETH MCKENZIE studied at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Cooper School of Art, Cleveland, and both studied and taught at the Art Student’s League. She has won the Greenshields F o u n d a t i o n G r a n t , t h e St a c e y Foundation Grant, and the Thomas B. Clarke Prize, NAD. She was one of only two women included in a self-portrait exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and was also on view in the Johnson Gallery of Prints and Drawings at the Met. She is represented by ACA Galleries. marybethmckenzie.com ERIC MICHELSON received his Bachelor’s degree from Stony Brook University. He presently lives and maintains a studio in New York City. His work ranges from large mythological compositions to portraits and the occasional still life. ericmichelson.com ELIZABETH O’REILLY received her B.Ed from The National University of Ireland and an MFA from Brooklyn College. She has participated in several residencies and has received numerous awards, including a Pollock Krasner Foundation grant. A documentary on her work, Ealaiontóir Thar Sáile (An Artist Abroad), was shown on network TV in Ireland. O’Reilly has taught at the New School for Social Research, Brooklyn College, and Pratt University. O’Reilly’s work is found in many corporate and public collections, both in the US and internationally. elizabethoreilly.com MAURIZIO PELLEGRIN, director of the National Academy School, was born in Venice, Italy. He holds a Master degree equivalent in Art History, graduating magna cum laude at Ca’ Foscari University in Venice in Literature and Philosophy. He studied Sociology

at New School University, and Eastern Philosophy at New York University, New York. He studied Sculpture and Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts of Venice. He holds the equivalent of the American MFA in Studio Art. He has taught at New York University, Teachers College of Columbia University and Rhode Island School of design. He boasts more than 150 solo and more than 400 group exhibitions in major museums and galleries, including the Museum of Modern art, New York. mauriziopellegrin.com H A L L P OW E L L is a dire c tor, videographer, screenwriter, producer, painter, and translator. He is currently working with a New York City collective of SAG actors and crew from Juilliard and Columbia Film School. Powell’s work as a screenwriter includes the feature film, New York I Love You and Law & Order. Hall works with students to bring their unique visions to life while exploring the crossovers between fine art and commercial film and TV. hallpowellnyc.com. CHRISTOPHER RACCIOPPI is a New York based artist whose disciplines include sculpture, draftsmanship, and illustration, with a primary focus on the human figure. For his undergraduate studies he attended California Institute of the Arts and School of Visual Arts and for master degree studies he attended New York Academy of Art. He also completed a stone carving apprenticeship in Carrara, Italy and a seven year apprenticeship with master anatomist Frank Porcu. christopherraccioppi.com PHILIP A . ROBINSON JR.* is an educator, creative director, and professional artist who has shown in galleries in New York City, New York State, and New Jersey. His art currently centers on the “Celebrity” Mindset within adolescents and adults. Robinson studied Studio Art at Skidmore College and received his Masters in Fine Art from Mason Gross School of the Arts. philiparobinsonjr.allyou.net CHRISTOPHER ROSE* received his BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University and his MFA from the School of The Art Institute of Chicago. His work has been exhibited in New York City, Portland, OR, Athens, GA, Philadelphia, PA, and Washington, DC. Rose has had solo exhibitions in Berlin at Schalter Project Room and in Paris at Galerie Brisot and Linz. Rose is currently pursuing a Masters degree in Art Education at City College. christopherrose-art.com

illustration from Ringling School of Art and Design. He is the assistant to the artist Jeff Koons in the Painting Department, and works as a freelancer in the area of fine art painting, portraiture, and commercial illustration. tbscott.com KERRY STEVENS received her BFA from the University of Wisconsin and MA from New York University, Venice Program. Her work has been exhibited in galleries and museums in Europe and North America, as well as Artists Space, the Drawing Center, P.S. 122, and Tribes Gallery in New York City, and the online LENS blog of the New York Times. Her work is in the collection of the National Women’s Museum, Washington, D.C., and the Museum of Modern Art archives, among others. Awards include the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation Grant, Taos, New Mexico. KAMILLA TALBOT holds a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and a certificate from the New York Studio School. She has taught at the New York Studio School and the Art Students League. Her paintings have been shown in solo and group shows at galleries in New York and in Europe. She is in the collection of the Johannes Larsen Museum in Denmark, and included in the book Just Add Watercolor by Helen Birch. She is the artist-in-residence for the National Park Service on Governors Island, and has been awarded residencies in Iceland, Newfoundland, Maine, Vermont, and New York (World Trade Center Residency). kamillatalbot.com BARBARA WOODS* received her BFA from Syracuse University and her MFA from Parsons New School. She has studied education at Teachers College and CUNY Graduate Center. Woods is a museum educator and a teaching artist at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, as well as various schools in New York City. Woods has exhibited her work in galleries in Brooklyn and Manhattan. bawoods.com WEIQING YUAN was born in China, received a BFA from Jingdezhen Academy of Arts, Jiangxi, China, and studied at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing. Yuan was vice chair of the sculpture department and professor of drawing, sculpture, and ceramic art at the Shandong Art Institute. Yuan has exhibited his works in China and the United States, where he has received numerous awards. weiqingyuanart.com * Denotes a Young Artist instructor

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ADMISSIONS All students must have a lock for the locker at the time of rental and lock the reserved locker immediately before reporting to the School Office to reserve rental. If a student intends to reserve the same locker for consecutive quarters (considering they are registered for courses for each), the student must update their locker registration before the last day of the quarter. If a student intends to rent a locker for nonconsecutive quarters (ex. Quarter 2 and Quarter 4), the student must empty the locker by the last day of the preceding Quarter and is permitted to resume use of that locker on the first day of the following Quarter. To rent a locker that has been reserved for students with physical restrictions, students must provide documentation from a physician to the School office. Lockers must be emptied at the end of each school year. No lockers can be rented for the month of August and all lockers must be cleared by the last day of Summer Session II.

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GENERAL ADMISSIONS

Previous experience is not required for most classes. Unless otherwise noted, students may enroll in the selected class without submitting a portfolio. Students may request guidance in the selection of courses by contacting the School office or an instructor.

COLLEGE CREDIT

The National Academy School is not an accredited institution and therefore does not offer degree credit for its classes. However, classes taken at the Academy may be accepted for credit by other institutions. Students should contact their home institutions to determine whether they can receive credit for classes completed at the Academy.

WORK-STUDY The Academy’s work-study program offers qualified students an opportunity to gain valuable work experience in exchange for tuition remission. Please contact the School office to learn more.

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MONITORS

A monitor is chosen by the instructor to assist the instruction and oversee the class when the instructor is not present. In addition to the duties specific to each class, it is required that monitors take attendance and ensure that all students in attendance are registered.

STUDENT ID CARDS Student ID cards are available for incoming students and are renewed once a year. The first card is free. Each additional card is $10.

LOCKERS & STORAGE

Each locker is $8.00 per month. The School provides open racks for the storage of paintings and large works. All students are responsible for securing their lockers. Students should report any locker problems to the School office. The School is not liable for articles missing from lockers or racks. In order to rent a locker at the National Academy School, you must be enrolled in a class for the quarter in which the rental applies. Your reservation will stand until the last day of the quarter, not the last day of the month.

The National Academy closes for a short period of time at the end of each session (regular and summer) to clean the studios. All materials must be removed from all studios at the close of each session. The National Academy is not responsible for any materials that have been left in any of the studios during these clean-out periods.

PHOTOGRAPHY

Please note that photography is not allowed in the studios.

MATERIALS

Students must provide their own materials. Each instructor provides a list of suggested materials for each course. All class materials lists can be found on our website. The academy is not responsible for lost or stolen materials.

LOST AND FOUND

Any articles found in the School are turned into the security desk where they can be retrieved.

COMPUTERS & PRINTERS

The computers and printer in the New Media Room are available for use by students when not in use by media classes. Equipment can be signed out at the security desk and in the School office with a valid photo ID.

REGISTRATION TUITION

Tuition is payable by credit card, check, or money order. The School does not accept cash. Returned checks will incur a $30 fee. New students are required to pay a one-time nonrefundable $50 registration fee. Registration is not transferable to a second party. Students who register for both sessions receive a discounted rate that is reflected in the prices listed. No pro-rating is permitted. Classes may be canceled if minimum registration requirements are not met.

ENROLLMENT/ CANCELLATION POLICY

The deadline for enrollment is 7 days prior to the class start date. In the event class enrollment does not meet our minimum requirement of 10 students, the course may be cancelled. In the event that a class is cancelled, you will be entitled to a full refund for the course or credit toward another class. Workshops may be cancelled on short notice. No refunds are given for travel expenses in the event of workshop cancellation. Workshops are nontransferable.

ENROLLMENT DEADLINES Quarter 1: (Monday through Saturday) First day of class: 9/12 9/13 9/14 9/15 9/16 9/17

Last date enrollment: 9/6 9/6 9/7 9/8 9/9 9/10

Quarter 2: (Monday through Saturday) First day of class: 11/7 11/8 11/9 11/10 11/11 11/12

Last date enrollment: 10/31 11/1 11/2 11/3 11/4 11/5

CLASS TUITION REFUND POLICY

• To receive a 100% refund, students must send a request in writing 5 days prior to the start date of the class. Send an email to: refunds@nationalacademy.org • Refunds are made in the same form as payment. Money order and check payments are refunded by check within 30 days. • Students requesting a refund prior to the second class will receive a 75% refund applied to school credit only. • No refunds will be made after the second class, unless there is a documented medical excuse. • There is a $15.00 administrative fee for each refund. • Neither refunds nor credits are given for absences that occur during the quarter or during a workshop.

WORKSHOP REFUND POLICY

Workshop refunds will be granted when a student sends a request in writing at least 5 business days before the start of the workshop. Send an email to: refunds@nationalacademy.org. Only 75% of the workshop tuition will be refunded. No refunds will be given within 4 business days of a workshop. Materials fees are not refundable.

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The National Academy reserves the right to dismiss any student at its discretion for behavior that is disruptive to the community and learning environment. If a problem arises, students, faculty, and staff should alert the School office immediately. All reports are kept confidential. The National Academy reserves the right to amend the catalogue. This catalogue was developed based on information available at press time. Any changes or additions will be announced or published on the school website.

ADD/DROP PERIOD FOR FULL-TIME STUDENTS

Full-time students must finalize their schedules by the close of business on the second Saturday of the session. A student cannot enroll, drop, or transfer into a class after that day without a formal request. After that, requests for course changes must be made to the School office. The circumstances of each request will be considered; however, not all requests will be granted.

HOW TO REGISTER

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TRANSFER POLICY

• To request a transfer, students must send an email to refunds@nationalacademy.org. • All transfers must occur before the second class. • Transfers from one class into another may incur additional fees depending on the transfer. • Transfers from one workshop into another are not permitted. • There is a $15.00 administrative fee for each transfer. • There is no fee for full-time Studio Art Intensive and Certificate students up until two weeks after the start date. After that, a $15.00 fee will be incurred.

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