SFAI Summer 2015 Public Education

PUBLIC EDUCATION REGISTER NOW FOR SUMMER 2015

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SUMMER 2015

FURTHER ADVENTURES IN DRAWING & PAINTING

ART & TECHNOLOGY

FIVE-DAY INTENSIVE

INTRODUCTION TO AFTER EFFECTS CHRISTINA KOLOZSVARY

PAINTING THE PSYCHOLOGICAL KATIE HUMPHRIES

6 sessions: Tuesdays, June 2–July 7 6:30–9:30 pm | $275

5 sessions: Monday–Friday, June 15–19 10 am–4 pm | $440 Get inspired by painters who employ strong psychological narratives in their work, and then create a series of your own paintings mining psychological terrain.

BUILD DRAWING & PAINTING SKILLS INTRODUCTION TO DRAWING SARAH AMMONS 10 sessions: Tuesdays, June 2–August 4 6:30–9:30 pm | $440

VOICE AND VISION PAM LANZA

INTRODUCTION TO WATERCOLOR MICHELLE RAMIN

10 sessions: Wednesdays, June 3–August 5, and Sunday, July 26 6:30–9:30 pm Wednesdays, 1–4 pm Sunday | $440 Explore the relationship of word to image as you create work that utilizes text to conjure meaning.

8 sessions: Wednesdays, June 24–August 12 6:30–9:30 pm | $350

OIL PAINTING FUNDAMENTALS KATIE HUMPHRIES 10 sessions: Thursdays, June 4–August 6 6:30–9:30 pm | $440

UNDERSTANDING AND EXPLORING COLOR MEL PREST 4 sessions: Saturdays, June 6–27 10 am–4 pm | $350

DRAWING ON THE ABSTRACT BRENT HALLARD Katie Humphries, Fiona Oil on paper, 16"x 12"

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10 sessions: Thursdays, June 4–August 6 6:30–9:30 pm | $440 Create a body of work that is simultaneously experimental, personal, and meaningful, by expanding your image-making vocabulary.

SFAI’s Public Education program offers areas of study that span the breadth of contemporary art, including traditional techniques in drawing, painting, photography, film, printmaking, and sculpture, as well as radical experiences, off-kilter journeys, collaborative public projects, and educational experiments.

Become part of SFAI’s diverse community of artists and scholars through noncredit evening and weekend courses. No matter your experience level, there's a unique course to expand your skills and interests.

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Kate Nichols, Twice-Curious Oil on panel, lab-grown cellulose produced by A. Xylinum

UNPARALLELED ARTISTIC COMMUNITY / LEGENDARY STUDIO ENVIRONMENT / ARTIST-DRIVEN ADVENTURES

EMBEDDED: FINDING THE CONCEPTUAL WITHIN THE PHYSICALITY OF PAINT KATE NICHOLS 10 sessions: Tuesdays, June 3–August 5 6:30–9:30 pm | $440 Experiment with nontraditional and improvised painting tools and materials in this laboratory-style, studio-based course. Engage in purposeful play at the outer reaches of your painting practice.

INTERMEDIATE & ADVANCED PAINTING GLENN HIRSCH 10 sessions: Wednesdays, June 3–August 5, and Sunday, July 26 6:30–9:30 pm Wednesdays, 1–4 pm Sunday | $440 The course will explore the content of each student’s art through irony, humor, narrative, mood, and the use of unusual materials.

Individual instruction and technical assignments will help students to explore a particular style and become more independent by painting in series.

ADVANCED PAINTING SARAH STOLAR 10 sessions: Mondays, June 1–August 3 6:30–9:30 pm | $440 Use your current body of work as a springboard for deepening painting investigations and developing a new body of work as you define and refine your authentic voice, technical skills, and conceptual practice.

IMAGE-MAKING SKILLS IN PHOTOGRAPHY, PRINTMAKING & FILM

TRANSFORMATIVE IMAGE-MAKING IN PHOTOGRAPHY

INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY BRIAN DEAN

FIVE-DAY INTENSIVE

10 sessions: Wednesdays, June 3–August 5 6:30–9:30 pm | $440

PHOTOGRAPHY: THEN, NOW, AND TOMORROW GREGORY GEIGER

DRAWING NATURALLY WITH INTAGLIO PRINTMAKING GOLBANOU MOGHADDAS 5 sessions: Saturdays, June 6–July 18 10 am–3 pm | $365

ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES TO FILMMAKING: EXPANDING THE CINEMATIC EYE ANNA MCDERMOTT 10 sessions: Thursdays, June 4–August 6 6:30–9:30 pm | $440

LIGHTING FOR ATMOSPHERE KEVIN CANDLAND 10 sessions: Saturdays, June 6–August 15 10 am–1 pm | $440

FIVE-DAY INTENSIVE AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL VIDEO JAMES TANTUM 5 sessions: Monday–Friday, June 15–19 9 am–5 pm | $585

5 sessions: Monday–Friday, June 15–19 9 am–5 pm | $585 Blend alternative and contemporary photographic processes (from rayogram and pinhole to cell phones and digital) to create meaningful and engaged photographs.

MASTERING THE FINE ART DIGITAL PRINT CHRIS GRUNDER 10 sessions: Thursdays, June 4–August 6 6:30–9:30 pm | $440 Demystify the process of fine-art printing as you explore advanced software tools including Adobe Bridge, Adobe Photoshop, and Xirite 1 to create the “perfect print.”

FINDING YOUR OWN PHOTOGRAPHIC VOICE JAMIL HELLU 10 sessions: Wednesdays, June 3–August 5 6:30–9:30 pm | $440 Find your own photographic voice in this course that emphasizes discussion and critique to create a refined and coherent portfolio of creative images.

DISPLAYING PHOTOGRAPHY MACIEJ MAKALOWSKI

NEW GENRES

10 sessions: Tuesdays, June 2–August 4 6:30–9:30 pm | $440 Learn how to print and frame photographs, make installations, create photo books, and more, in this course designed for beginners and seasoned experts alike.

ALCHEMY JEREMIAH JENKINS

SCULPTING FROM THE MODEL BRYNDA GLAZIER 10 sessions: Saturdays, June 6–August 15 10 am–1 pm | $440 Focus on seeing and creating the human figure out of clay as you sculpt from a live model. Studio time will be bolstered with demonstrations, handouts, and individualized instruction to help you create ceramic works reflective of your unique perception of the figure.

CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF OF YOU LISA O’REILLY 8 sessions: Thursdays, July 9–August 6, class project installation + presentation on August 14 and 15 6:30–9:30 pm | $350 Explore personal identity, relationships, and technology in this studio workshop that concludes with a group show around the themes of surveillance and hyper-abundant documentation.

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AMBITIOUS PROJECTS MATTHEW GOLDBERG 10 sessions: Wednesdays, June 3–August 5 6:30–9:30 pm | $440 Finally take on that project that may be expensive, heavy, or labor-intensive in this sculpture course. Create your individual ambitious work with the help of your classmates as you work in ceramic, wood, assemblage, or plaster.

Gregory Geiger, Waiting Pinhole on instant film, 3.1"x 3.1"

CONSTRUCTING OBJECTS THROUGH SCULPTURE

8 sessions: Tuesdays, June 16–August 4 6:30–9:30 pm | $350 Delve into the natural temporary state of earthly materials as you create projects out of ice molds, burning wood, dirt sculptures, and other ephemeral site-specific installations in this course that embraces decay.

CONTACT: T 415.749.4554: F 415.351.3516 publiceducation@sfai.edu

OFFICE HOURS: Monday–Friday, 9 AM–5 PM

Sarah Ammons, Boyfriend Shirt Oil on mylar, 36"x 26"

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