SOLEBURY SCHOOL VISUAL ARTS APRIL 2017 SPRING ISSUE
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE VISUAL ARTS THIS MONTH AT SOLEBURY SCHOOL
Solebury School celebrates the Arts with its week-long Arts Festival every year. The art show in Abbe and various performances bring the community together in a celebration of both the performing and the visual arts. Throughout the week, special art activities are scheduled for students and faculty. Students enjoy theatrical and musical performances by well known artists. Professional artists, musicians, and performers are invited to offer workshops in their crafts during the week. Several art students over the years have also run their own workshops in the various arts. We hope you will attend both the performance events as well as the workshops and enjoy the week long immersion in the arts here at Solebury School.
Mei Rizzo
THE ARTS FESTIVAL 2017
THE SCHEDULE OF FANTASTIC EVENTS
Gloria Kosco
Monday 17th 9:30am ~ 2:00pm ~ Recording Studio Workshop@Morningstar Studio with Grammy Award-winning engineer, Glenn Barrett 10:15am-12:10pm in the Crib: Arts and Crafts 12:15pm-1:35pm in the Ceramics Room: Visiting ceramic artist Gloria Kosco will teach a Glazing with Ceramics class (for an upcoming salt fire). 12:15pm-1:35pm in the Photo Room: Visiting commercial and editorial photographer Steve Boyle, whose clients range from ESPN the Magazine to Gatorade to Runner's World magazine.
THE SCHEDULE OF FANTASTIC EVENTS Tuesday 18th 10:15am-12:10pm ~ in the Crib: Arts and Crafts 10:30am-11:40am ~ in Studio A: Skype session with film composer Siddartha Khosla. Sidd is the composer for the hit television shows "This Is Us" and "The Royals." 12:15pm-1:35pm ~ in the Ceramics Room: Visiting ceramic artist Gloria Kosco will teach a Glazing with Ceramics class (for upcoming salt fire). 7:00pm ~ in the Founders Library: A reception and discussion with bestselling author Steven Rowley, who wrote Lily and the Octopus. This free event is open to the public; RSVP to kroycroft@solebury.org.
Wednesday, April 19 10:15am-12:10pm ~ in the Crib: Arts and Crafts 1:55pm-2:40pm in the PAC ~The House Jacks, an incredible, award-winning a cappella group. 7:30pm in the PAC ~ Master Singers and Jazz Roots Concert
Thursday, April 20 10:15am-12:10pm ~ in the Crib: Arts and Crafts 12:15pm-1:35pm ~ in the Ceramics Room: Visiting ceramic artist Gloria Kosco will teach a Glazing with Ceramics class (for upcoming salt fire).
THE SCHEDULE OF FANTASTIC EVENTS
Navarro Wright
Friday, April 21 10:15am-12:10pm ~ in the Crib: Arts and Crafts
WORKSHOP DAY, featuring 20+ workshops
1:40pm-3:00pm ~
across campus, including Tile Making, Plein air Watercolor, Tie Dye, Mosaic, Printmaking, Entrepreneurship, Special Effects Makeup, Dance, Photograms and much much more! 7:30 in the PAC: Coffee House concert, spring edition
Saturday, April 22 Advanced and Intermediate Ceramics Salt Firing with ceramic artist Gloria Kosco; for class students only.
Lauren Caraballo
THE WORKSHOPS Silkscreening Silk Screening w/ Zeke Jenie. Zeke will help you to craft a design and apply it to a screen. Then you will be able to screen your design on your T-shirt or any other surface. Feel free to bring clothes from home if you want to make more
Ceramics Ceramics w/Gloria Kosco who will demonstrate her favorite techniques for working with clay, After the demonstration if time allows, you can feel free to get your hands dirty and try it out for yourself.
Tie dye T-shirts Tie dye T-shirts w/Caitlin Miller . Caitlin will be teaching you the finer points of Tie dye, cool twists, & lots of colors so that you can walk away with your own unique colorful t-shirt!
Decorative Tile Tile making w/Morgan Rairigh. Morgan will offer a hands-on workshop where students will learn the expressive art of Handmade decorative tile. Bring some ideas or just your creativity.
Music Master Class "Join Bucks County Jazz ambassador, pianist and composer and leader of the Eric Mintel Quartet, Eric Mintel and also sax man Nelson Hill, in a fun easy to understand approach to Jazz. Topics include: How to listen to Jazz, various styles of jazz and what the roles of the instruments in a jazz setting do. Eric Mintel and Nelson Hill will also play various selections from original music to jazz standards." www.ericmintelquartet.com
THE WORKSHOPS, cont... Bookmaking Hand Made decorative books are fast becoming Artists’ favorite ways of expressing themselves. Handmade books can take many forms from simple folded pages to complex sculptural objects. David DiMarchi will teach you several quick and easy techniques for creating your own personal books.
Swirled Paint
Swirled Paint w/ Michael Wolman… if you can imagine
swirling paint colors and then a plain old water bottle and put the two things together. You have a fun unique work of art and useful too. Feel free to bring other objects (plastic or metal) and we can play and make more.
Felting... Soft fuzzy furry felting. Sam Clayton will be sharing his techniques for needle felting. This is a fun easy relaxing workshop for anyone. Come explore this unique Art form.
Deck Design… come design your own graphic Skateboard Deck. This is a very limited work shop; you will be able to draw your designs on a brand new deck using paint pens and Sharpies. Feel free to bring your old skate board and breathe new life into it, but remember to ride on campus you must protect your noggin.
Wood Block Printing Wood Block Printing... w/Barbarah Bjerrring, create your own designs using an age old technique. Carve the surface of a wooden block, Participants will be printing their unique designs using lots of fun color...make your own logo or just have fun with pattern.
THE WORKSHOPS, cont... Music Video Workshop w/Quinn Waters... workshop will show you how to shoot and edit a music video from start to finish.
Knit w/Hanna, Kara, & the wonderful “knitwits” who will help you start a project or continue with one you are already working on.
Acting for stage and screen Renowned actor Hayden Saunier ( The Sixth Sense, House of Cards, Veep) will lead a fast paced acting workshop dealing with the different challenges of acting on stage or or on film. The workshop will consist of some improv warm up activities and then delve into some of the best tricks of the trade for making the most out of your stage or screen time. Any level of experience is welcome! This is a fantastic opportunity to take a class with a performer who has excelled in many different aspects of the acting profession. From leading lady to voice over performer, Hayden has rocked it all. Lights, camera...ACTION!
Special Effects Makeup
Part of Movie and Stage Magic is found in
the Makeup. Mei Lin will help you discover your own special effects affliction, bruised and beaten battle worn… Channel your best zombie attack wounds. Wow your friends, teachers, van drivers, and parents with realistic makeup wounds. It is never too early to plan your next Halloween costume and Makeup. Or just for any day
THE WORKSHOPS, cont... Stained Glass Demonstration... Come Join Former staff member
Peter Pearson as he demonstrates the Ancient art of stained glass. For centuries Stained glass has been used (in churches primarily) to inspire and bring light and color into a space. Stained glass has adorned some of the countries fines homes , Tiffany Glass company brought stained glass into homes in the form of lamp shades. Modern stained glass is pushing the limits of design.
Plein Air Water Color...Plein Air painting takes place in the great outdoors! Students will use watercolors to paint the sights of nature while improving their technical skills within the realm of painting. With helpful tips in the usage of watercolor, I will instruct students how to let their brushes speak for themselves. Perspective, color, textures and the language of nature’s beauty will all be explored in this hands on, relaxing workshop!
Painting with alcohol inks
Join Alum Ali Shaw for this fun and
easy painting technique. Students will experience painting with this innovative material on specialty Yupo paper and on ceramic tiles, abstract is easy realism a little more challenging. Â
Photograms... Photograms... w/Brooke Erinoff , a Photogram is a direct process, Participants will arrange interesting objects on a sheet of photographic paper and then will expose the image to light. After that the magic begins when you develop your image and the images appear on your blank white paper right before your eyes! Very fun process! Feel free to bring cool objects from home to use in your photogram
THE WORKSHOPS, cont... Casting Call This workshop will offer an opportunity to learn how to enter the entertainment business as an actor- including what constitutes a good headshot and resume, the auditioning process, film vs. theatre auditions, common audition mistakes and whatever is on your mind! You can bring a short monologue (no longer than one minute) and if time permits, we’ll give a filmed audition experience. Kristine Lewis, CSA, and Jamie Fox, CSA own Lewis & Fox Casting, a casting agency in New York.
Water Color Painting Join Local Artist Pat Singer for a wonderful afternoon of Water Color Painting. Pat will share basic techniques tricks and tips. Pat incorporates watercolor images into her Illustrator Designs beautifully blended painting and digital design. Pat will share her work and what inspires her.
Latin Dance Guest Artist Marianne Martino-Giosa will be teaching students how to dance to the Latin rhythms. Just in time to add some new moves to your Prom dance routine. This workshop is for all skill levels, beginners welcome, please dress to move .
Painting in virtual reality We will be visiting the studio of Local Artist Jane Lafarge-Hamill. Jane imports computer generated objects into a VR program and then wraps the objects in images from her paintings, what results is a beautiful other worldly landscape that you can move through when wearing the VR goggles. Students will have the opportunity to design and draw in the Virtual Reality. Personal experience it is AWESOME, and completely addictive.
The House Jacks...
“Great!” – President Bill Clinton “I loved it! I loved it! I loved it!” – Ray Charles “You guys are gonna be real big!” – James Brown “Don’t beam me up, Scotty, this is the best a cappella I’ve ever heard!” – George Takei “Untouchable!” – Aaron Neville “Man! They can really sing!” – The Temptations “I’m your Number 1 Fan!” –Rick Dees “Terrifyingly Funky!” – The Gap Band “F***in’ great!” – Jerry Lawson, The Persuasions “It was great working with you!…By the way, you’re really cute!” – The Pointer Sisters
Praise for Lily and the Octopus... A bighearted, inventive, funny novel that also happens to be a profound meditation on love and forgivness. Lily and the Octopus is a delight. HRISTINA BAKER KLINE #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of ORPHAN TRAIN Steven Rowley’s touching, fresh, energetic novel is a profound exploration of grief—how we find ourselves lost, how we search for reason, how we sacrifice ourselves for our loved ones, all to avoid paying the octopus. But the octopus will be paid. And in settling that debt, in the magical, hopeful world of Lily and the Octopus, we will learn to live —and love—again. Wonderfully moving. GARTH STEIN New York Times Bestselling Author of THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN
What YOU need to do... Students will be signing up (in the dining hall) for a workshop during the scheduled Friday workshop times. Act quickly when you see the sign up sheets as your favorite choices may fill quickly. All students are required to sign up for a workshop. Try something new. Try something creative!
Faculty are needed to supervise and assist during the workshops. You are also welcome to sign up for your first choices but please be aware that we need someone with every workshop. We will do our best to place you in your first choice. Try something new. Try something creative!
Please attend the performances held on campus. They promise to be OUTSTANDING
and MEMORABLE events.
Ella Titus
PARENTS DAY INFORMATION!
We are so excited to share the work that our students are creating...you can see artwork in the main art room & in the Abbe Science building. Friend us on Facebook for updates from the Art Department! https://www.facebook.com/ soleburyart/ Alex Babicki