Young Artist Program (Summer 2019)

YOUNG ARTIST

PROGRAM SUMMER 2019 July 29–August 16 Ages 13–15

About the Program Join San Francisco Art Institute’s (SFAI) immersive three-week summer Young Artist Program (YAP) and connect with a creative community of peers who forge new ways of looking at and living in the world. YAP is the perfect place to get your hands dirty, learn new artistic techniques, and express yourself. Courses are led by dedicated artists and teachers during morning and afternoon sessions.

Courses take place on our historic Chestnut Street campus in the heart of San Francisco—look out at Alcatraz and the Bay during lunch in the SFAI Café; take in the Diego Rivera mural during a painting lesson about public art and scale; see a constantly rotating display of inspiring student artwork on your break; spend time in the Anne Bremer Memorial library which houses over 20,000 art books, magazines, and videos; or participate in a YAP lunchtime social event.

Images: (left) Hana Butler, Stay Wild Moonchild, Ceramic tiles. (middle) YAP students at work in the Painting studio. Photo by Marco David (left) Screenprint by Isabel Pon.

Tuition $900 Full-Day, enrolled in both a morning and afternoon course $475 Half-Day, enrolled in either a morning or afternoon course

Registration Registration opens March 1, 2019.

Space is limited; early registration is recommended.

Apply Today: sfai.edu/yap

Questions?

Contact Us 415.749.4554 yap@sfai.edu M–F | 9am–5pm

Morning

M–F | 9:30am–12:30pm

Digital Animation

Create short, animated movies using Flash software and explore the basic concepts of drawing, sound, interactivity, symbols, and text.

Prerequisite: Basic computer knowledge.

Expressive Painting

Develop creative and technical fluency in acrylic painting by exploring color and composition, surface preparation, and paint handling as you work from the live model, observation, and photographs.

Line to Life Drawing

Learn the fundamentals of composition and drawing, working from still lifes and live models to create traditional and nontraditional drawings using graphite, charcoal, ink, and other media.

Models in the Young Artist Program are clothed or in bathing suit attire.

No prerequisite.

Screenprinting

This course introduces you to screenprinting processes and techniques that utilize drawing skills, digital technology, and basic design principals that allow you to create prints on fabric, paper, plastic, and more.

Black-and-White Photography

Learn the basics of 35mm photography, black-and-white film processing, contact printing, and print enlarging, while experimenting with traditional and nontraditional photographic methods.

Students must provide their own 35mm camera with shutter speed and aperture control.

Afternoon

M–F | 1:30–4:30pm

Video Art

Explore the diverse uses of video in modern culture as you learn the basics of video camera operation, lighting, and editing to create innovative video work based on your personal interests.

A personal video camera is helpful, but not necessary.

Expressive Painting

Develop creative and technical fluency in acrylic painting by exploring color and composition, surface preparation, and paint handling as you work from the live model, observation, and photographs.

Line to Life Drawing

Learn the fundamentals of composition and drawing, working from still lifes and live models to create traditional and nontraditional drawings using graphite, charcoal, ink, and other media.

Models in the Young Artist Program are clothed or in bathing suit attire.

No prerequisite.

Digital Photography

Explore digital photography as a creative and expressive tool while you shoot images, learn camera operations, make digital prints, discuss photography with your classmates, and critique student work.

Students must provide their own digital camera with manual settings.

Sculptural Forms

Explore building in three-dimensions with a variety of materials, including clay, cardboard, found objects, fabric, and plaster while learning the importance of place, site, and scale in contemporary sculpture.

Course Schedule MORNING 9:30am–12:30pm

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Digital Animation Expressive Painting* Line To Life Drawing* Screenprinting

• Black-and-White Photography

AFTERNOON 1:30–4:30pm

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Video Art Expressive Painting* Line To Life Drawing* Digital Photography Sculptural Forms *Painting and drawing courses are offered both in the morning and afternoon.

Additional Program Details FRIDAY WORKSHOPS 12:30–1:30pm

In addition to studying in a studio environment, students participate in collaborative projects on Fridays. These sessions take place between classes from 12:30–1:30pm and will include technical workshops and conceptual exercises such as a collaborative mural project, exquisite corpse drawing exercises, or stop motion animations.

YAP EXHIBITION Friday, August 16 4:30–6pm

A required campus-wide exhibition and screening celebrates the extraordinary work of YAP participants.

Join us Friday, August 16, from 4:30–6pm.

Video and Animation screening will commence at 4:30pm in the Lecture Hall, followed by program closing remarks and the campus-wide exhibition until 6pm.

LUNCH TIME Cost | $10/day

SFAI offers a balanced and healthy lunch plan for YAP students. The meal plan is required for full-time students; half-time students are encouraged to participate. After registering for courses, students and families will receive more information on the meal program and meal plan waiver.

All are encouraged to join the YAP team for weekly lunch activities ranging from an ice cream sculpture contest to a photobooth.

sfai.edu/yap

Enroll in Your Summer Art Adventure Today!

Fort Mason Campus Pier 2, 2 Marina Boulevard San Francisco, CA 94123

Chestnut Street Campus 800 Chestnut Street San Francisco, CA 94133

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NONPROFIT

ORGANIZATION

PERMIT NO. 6344

SAN FRANCISCO, CA

PAID

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