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2018 Session I: Sunday, June 24 - Friday, July 13 Session II: Sunday, July 15 - Friday, August 3 Both Sessions: Sunday, June 24 - Friday, August 3
Plant your feet in Vermont this summer—on the wooden floors of the art studios and the grassy fields under star-lit skies. Summer Arts is a time for you to uncover new artistic ideas and to hone your skills. It’s a time to learn about yourself and to be fed by a diverse community of young artists and arts professionals. Since 1988, Summer Arts has supported and inspired students who are passionate about the arts through intensive workshops in visual, performing, interdisciplinary, and literary art forms. Students select two forms to focus on, which they study through morning and afternoon workshops. These workshops are designed for all levels of experience, with a focus on each student’s individual interests and trajectory. All students benefit from professional instruction and create rich work for their creative portfolios. Videos, faculty profiles, application details and more at:
summer.putneyschool.org
contact us : (802) 387 - 6297
summer@putneyschool.org
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Immersive / intense / valuable / life changing.” —Selah Breckenridge, CO
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Tom Howe, Director of Summer Programs
t the end of each summer, what students say more than anything is how much more confident and adventurous they have become. We see this in their work, how they engage with their teachers, and how they treat one another. Students who come to Putney enjoy expressing themselves for who they are and are emboldened when they see how their work can impact others. At Putney, we appreciate one another in ways that can sometimes be difficult to imagine in a more competitive environment. Your time at Putney is a time to fully be yourself, to develop skills, and to express yourself in the most powerful and meaningful ways you can imagine. Come be moved by the possibilities, the breadth and depth of what you will learn, and the many friends you will make. I look forward to your joining us for the summer and to seeing your growth over the course of your time at Putney.
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About
place people days cost & application FAQ
Arts
animation ceramics dance drawing fashion design fiction writing filmmaking glass arts metal jewelry painting photography poetry writing printmaking sculpture songwriting theater vocal ensemble weaving & fiber arts
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Beyond Arts
culinary lab ESOL - english language class farm
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art/activism/impact
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engineering and design
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adult arts week
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academic credit Students seeking credit will be able to present their school with a certificate of successful completion of 40 contact hours per workshop, written evaluations of their work, course descriptions, and teacher credentials.
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Place The Putney School is a co-educational boarding and day school for Grades 9-12, located on a working farm in southern Vermont. Since our founding in 1935, we have been a model for progressive education and “learning by doing.� This means sciences are about hands-on discovery, humanities classes are led through discussion, and the arts are part of everyday life. Our continued commitment to integrated curricula, sustainability, and student leadership, has put Putney at the leading edge of education in the United States. To learn more about our school year curriculum, community, and ideas, visit: www.putneyschool.org
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The school sits on a 500-acre campus of woods and pasture—home to a working dairy farm and nine gardens. The art studios, dorms, classrooms, and meeting spaces are scattered around the central campus, and students are free to explore the dozens of kilometers of trails in the surrounding woods and fields. During the summer, students develop a sense of stewardship for the campus and participate in campus-wide community work days.
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I learned a lot about my work ethic and discovered how I function as an independent learner.”
—Anjali Brookline, MA
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People About a hundred students attend each three-week session, and workshops are capped at 12 students. Summer Arts students live in small, single-sex dormitories, each staffed with adult dorm heads. Residential life is close-knit, safe, and comfortable. Our teachers are experienced educators and practicing artists, many of whom return year after year.
More on our faculty at: summer.putneyschool.org/us
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I’m inspired to learn more about professional art careers. The future is slightly less terrifying now.”
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—Natalie Simsbury, CT
countries & cities represented at putney in recent summers
World
US
Canada China Czech Republic Egypt France Germany India Italy Japan Mexico Portugal Russia Singapore Spain Switzerland Tanzania Thailand Venezuela United Kingdom
Alexandria Amherst Atlanta Bala Cynwyd Berkeley Boston Breckenridge Bronx Brookline Brooklyn Cambridge Chappaqua Charleston Charlotte Chattanooga Chicago Concord Dallas District of Columbia
Fayetteville Hanover Haverford Hoboken Larchmont Livingston Los Angeles Marblehead McLean Memphis Miami Minneapolis Missoula Nashville Needham New Haven New York Norman Northampton
Nyack Oakland Oklahoma City Pawtucket Philadelphia Putney Red Hook Redwood City Richmond Santa Cruz Seattle Simsbury Swampscott Upper Darby Wallingford Weston Westport Williamsburg Wynnewood
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Days Schedule 8:00 8:30 9:00 10:15 11:45 12:00 1:15 2:30 4:00 4:15 5:30 6:00 7:15 9:00 10:00 11:00
breakfast sing morning workshops begin milk lunch morning workshops end lunch afternoon workshops begin juice break afternoon workshops end afternoon activities optional puddle swim dinner evening activities social hour in dorms lights out • • •
open studio time group sports & outdoor activities special events
sing Sing has been a central part of both The Putney School and Summer Arts for decades. We gather as a community each morning to sing from the Putney Sing Book—a diverse compilation of songs ranging from madrigals to sacred choruses to sea shanties to folk tunes from around the world, and songs of social protest. It’s uplifting, joyous, and a very memorable part of the summer experience.
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meals Wholesome and often homegrown meals are served in the central dining hall (the KDU). Vegetables come in from the school’s gardens as they are harvested by student workers, and the wood-fired oven provides fresh bread, pizza, and other baked goods. We offer a variety of options to meet the needs of students with food allergies as well as vegetarian and vegan diets.
evening activities Evening Arts is an opportunity to select two activities that each meet for a series of five classes over the course of the three weeks. Students choose to join a teacher in an entirely different art form or continue to develop their skills in an art related to one of their main workshops.
weekends Weekend events and field trips capitalize on the creative and natural landscapes of Vermont. Students enjoy field trips to a state park, a grange hall for a dance, local farms and towns, as well as on-campus activities like dorm games, faculty performances, fiction and poetry readings, dances, open studio time, and a film festival.
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As it has for so many young artists and thinkers over the decades, Putney has given my daughter a geography, a fascinating, ever-changing community, and a timeless sense of place that feeds her soul. To see my child grow and flourish in a place that’s all hers, in a way that she’s created, fills me with gratitude.
—Susan Oklahoma City, OK
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Session I: June 24 - July 13 Session II: July 15 - August 3
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Cost & application Boarding Student Tuition one session: $4850
Accepting Applications
january 1
both sessions: $8850
Day Student Tuition one session: $1800
Financial Aid Deadline
march 1
Application Deadline
may 1
We begin placing students in their preferred workshops on January 1, based on the order in which applications are received. For best selection of workshops, apply early. Applications received after May 1 will be considered based on availability in specific workshops. In addition to our online application, we request two samples of work in any discipline and a written teacher recommendation.
apply
summer.putneyschool.org/apply
Partial tuition assistance is available and is awarded based on the financial needs of the family, the strength of the applicant, and the resources available in our financial aid fund.
financial aid summer.putneyschool.org/tuition
Early Bird Discount apply by February 15 for
$500 off
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$150 off
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Workshops
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summer .putneyschool.org/animation
Faculty Spotlight
Miranda Dean holds a BA in Film Studies and Production from Keene State College and attended FAMU in Prague, Czech Republic. Miranda works in the mediums of animation, experimental documentary, and photography.
Animation allows you to tell powerful visual stories. In this workshop you try your hand at stop-motion animation, claymation, rotoscoping, and timelapse photography, while learning the 12 Principles of Animation. Through individual and group projects, you bring your ideas to the screen and gain dexterity with digital tools like Photoshop, AfterEffects, Premiere Pro, and iStopMotion.
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Ceramics
Throw exquisite and functional bowls on the potter’s wheel, sculpt slabs into expressive forms, tackle glazing techniques, and witness your work come to life through gas and electric kiln firing. In this workshop, you will create collections of work along specific aesthetic themes of your choosing. You will experiment with surface treatments, including the application of glazes, low relief, and three-dimensional decoration to distinguish your work. While beginners are exposed to a range of clay techniques, advanced students work to expand their portfolios. Through class discussions, collaborative explorations, art books, technical articles, and one-on-one instruction, you will gain understanding of what ceramics is and what inspires you to create.
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Faculty Spotlight
Dan Roe is a ceramic artist with a BFA from the Hartford Art School. Dan has shown work in juried shows all over the country and has worked in different studios around New England teaching and making art.
summer .putneyschool.org/culinary-arts
last year’s dishes included
Summer Succotash • Braised Beef Short Ribs • Chicken Cordon Bleu Handmade Pasta • Wood Fired Pizza • Hollandaise Sauce
Faculty Spotlight
Liana Hoffman is a passionate culinary professional with a degree from The Culinary Institute of America. Most recently she served as head chef for The Bite restaurant and Brisket Southern BBQ in Zurich, Switzerland.
Dive into the craft, culture, and science of food. In Culinary Lab you develop the skills needed to become a chef: sensory evaluation, mise-en-place, knife skills, and product identification. Learn how to build complex flavor profiles and explore how seasonality and regionality can take your cooking to the next level. Techniques include sautéeing, blanching, poaching, frying, searing, braising, baking, and pan roasting. Move beyond recipes and gain confidence in your culinary knowledge and instincts. Join this workshop to cook adventurous, nutritional dishes and, along the way, eat fantastic food.
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Dance
Move in new ways in this modern dance workshop where you will study technique, practice improvisation, delve into partnering exercises, and develop your own choreography. While modern dance technique is the foundation of the workshop, you may draw from yoga, ballet, jazz, African dance, and other movement forms that inspire. In addition to choreographing your own performance piece, you will also contribute to a group project that will be performed at the end of the session. This workshop is tailored to each student’s kinetic and intellectual desires with emphasis on the creative process. Anyone with an appreciation of movement is welcome in this workshop.
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I learned that it’s good to step out of your comfort zone and that it’s ok to make mistakes.”
—Gemma Brooklyn, NY
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Faculty Spotlight
Jessie Young holds a BFA in Painting and an MSAE from Mass College of Art and Design. She currently teaches digital illustration and animation at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School.
With our shady trees and green mountains, Putney is the perfect place to spend the summer drawing. Our campus offers a variety of locations for you to work and build your understanding of perspective, proportion, scale, volume, and composition. In this class you will develop an understanding of traditional and non-traditional approaches to drawing using charcoal, graphite, pastel, ink, and other materials. Students draw from careful observation of a still life, from the human figure, and the landscape. Group critiques, individual critiques, and evaluation of student work are key components of this class. Advanced students joining the workshop will be able to work at their own pace, taking part in introductory work to refresh their skills, or by diving straight into developing their body of work.
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ESOL
The English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) workshop provides strong support for students transitioning to schools in the U.S. or returning to advancedlevel English classes in their home country. You will practice speaking, listening, reading, and writing in class and around campus. With a focus on inquiry and creativity, students refine written and oral communication skills through an exploration of cultural subjects based on their interests. This workshop is student-driven and designed to develop independence and confidence in each student’s ability to speak and express themselves in English. ESOL students select an afternoon arts workshop and are fully integrated with U.S. students in recreational activities, weekend trips, and dormitory life. In addition to the morning ESOL class and the afternoon arts workshop, each student may also choose evening classes in music, performing, visual or literary arts.
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Accelerated learning through language immersion Activities in art, music, and theater Fun opportunities to practice English Low student:faculty ratio
summer .putneyschool.org/farm
Have you ever dreamed of growing your own food? Putney is located on a working farm with vegetable gardens, a dairy herd, a small animal barn, and a managed forest woodlot. Led by farm educators, you work side-by-side with the school’s professional farm crew. You’ll be able to discuss and learn about sustainable farm practices and the future of small-scale agriculture. Students are introduced to dairy farming by taking turns working early morning chores. You will visit small and large scale farms and meet a number of local farmers. Learn about Vermont cheeses by visiting a local artisan sheep-cheese maker, and tour a nearby cheese factory. Work hard, get dirty, and experience the satisfaction that comes from this unique combination of labor and learning.
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Fashion Design Take your fashion designs from sketch to dress—or shirt, or pants, or whatever you want to wear. In this workshop, you not only learn the fundamentals of sewing and construction, but you also begin to explore your own artistic sensibilities through discussions of themes and trends in fashion, and applications such as costume design and haute couture. You’ll create mood boards, sketch your own fashion collection, adapt a pattern to your own design, and sew by hand and on a sewing machine. Each student constructs garments, which are presented in a group runway show and gallery exhibit at the end of the session. Experience with a sewing machine is recommended but not required.
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The most rewarding thing for me was learning to translate my ideas into physical garments.”
—Deni Boston, MA
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Faculty Spotlight
Michaela Papa graduated from Hofstra University where she double-majored in Creative Writing and Film Production, and holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Emerson College.
Like to write? Like to read? Are you constantly thinking of random story ideas? Do you want to develop your craft as a writer? If so, Fiction Writing is the workshop for you. Together, we will explore plot, character, voice, style, and point of view. You’ll work on writing your own short stories independently, as well as in group projects. Exercises, prompts, and reading stories written in different styles are presented as ways to inspire you as you develop your voice as a writer. Workshopping your writing in class provides the opportunity to incorporate constructive feedback from peers and teachers. You’ll have many opportunities to read your work aloud in class, at weekly open readings, and to include your stories in the fiction anthology published at the end of each session.
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Filmmaking
Whether you are an experienced filmmaker or completely new to the craft, this workshop will challenge your knowledge of the medium and give you the skills you need to make effective and engaging films.
tools of the trade
Students learn to direct, shoot, and edit through hands-on training. You’ll learn how cinematic techniques significantly impact the viewer’s perception. How does lighting change the mood of a scene? What does a dolly zoom tell you about the shot? Mise-en-scène, camera movement, lighting, sound design, and editing all converge to tell your stories on screen.
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Adobe Premiere Pro CC
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see last year’s student films
youtube.com/c/ThePutneySchoolSummerArts
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summer .putneyschool.org/glass-arts
Working with glass lets you create using color and light. You will cut, frame, and arrange pieces of glass using both traditional stained glass as well as fused glass techniques. Play with color, texture, transparency, and opacity as you combine these elements to create tiles, sun catchers, boxes, frames, or three-dimensional sculptural pieces. Students also learn slumping where you arrange pieces of fusible glass on a mold for use in a high-fire kiln to create colorful bowls or platters. Come explore the myriad of possibilities for using glass to express yourself and to create something beautiful.
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Metal Jewelry Hammer, cut, solder, twist, and shape silver and brass to create unique pieces of wearable jewelry. You’ll set precious stones in delicate bezels and bend thin wire to create a single chain or intricately woven piece. You’ll develop skills to create rings, pendants, chains, pins, bracelets, and small-scale sculptural pieces.
Faculty Spotlight
Jewelry making is a discipline in which students pay heightened attention to technical and aesthetic detail. Instruction and projects are highly individualized and students with more experience work independently on advanced projects. Jeanne Bennett is an award-winning freelance metal designer. She has worked for custom jewelers in Vermont, New Hampshire and the Virgin Islands and has been a Summer Arts instructor since 1994.
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I learned about expressing myself through painting in a way I hadn’t done before.”
—Miranda Washington, DC
You will expand your knowledge of fundamental technical and theoretical approaches through painting on paper, canvas, or wood panel with acrylic paint. After an initial overview of value, color, and composition, students learn the basics of color mixing and paint handling. Students consider a wide variety of forms through exploration of themes and ideas from different art periods up through contemporary works. You will primarily paint from life, with beginning projects focusing on an in-studio still life. You then progress to painting from a model, working on the full figure and portraiture. You will also work on landscape painting in a variety of locations on The Putney School campus. Approaches to abstraction may also be explored. Advanced students work at their own pace. You may take part in introductory work to refresh your skills or dive straight into developing a new body of work.
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Photography
Sharpen your camera skills in this black and white photography class and explore the multi-step process of using a manual 35mm camera. Learn the fundamental skills necessary to expose and process your negatives and print your images in a wet darkroom.
Faculty Spotlight
Learn how to optimize aperture and shutter speed, and how these variables affect your images. Experiment with different contrast filters and burning/dodging techniques to produce the most expressive prints. Advanced students will be able to work at their own pace, taking part in introductory work to refresh their skills or diving straight into developing a new body of work. tudents who enroll in this workshop must bring their S own manually adjustable 35mm camera. Black and white film is supplied.
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Francesco Mazzotta earned a BA in Photography from Western Connecticut State University and attended Maryland Institute College of Art where he received a Masters of Fine Art in Photographic and Electronic Media. Francesco’s work explores gender identity through the public lens.
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I learned that I worry too much and when the moment comes, I do perfectly fine. I can learn anything. Now I trust myself more.”
—Katia Richmond, CA
Jump into poetry with this guided workshop. You will be prompted and steered through the process of poetic expression to create work that is specific in language and precise in theme. You will have the opportunity to explore various writing techniques and forms, from the basics of imagery to stylized, historical forms. Poetry for performance, haiku, odes, and sonnets are some of the many forms you will be able to use. We will read contemporary and classic poetry and discuss how they serve as examples of ways poets have approached subjects, rhythm, and structure. The main focus of the workshop is to generate new work. Writing is refined through class feedback and one-onone work with faculty, with time set aside for individual revision of written work. Writing is shared in class, read aloud at our weekly community readings, and published in a class anthology.
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Printmaking
Create original plates to produce a unique series of prints. You will learn techniques in relief printing where a reproducible image is created by carving wood or linoleum, as well as intaglio printing where the lines of an image are incised into copper and printed.
Faculty Spotlight
You will learn how to prepare plates and work directly into copper. All students will be introduced to drypoint, engraving and various etching techniques. Once you have transferred your image to a plate, you’ll learn techniques for inking and printing on a press. You’ll take these skills to produce work on individual projects of your choice, such as an artist’s book or an edition of finished prints. Students of all levels are welcome and advanced students will be able to move ahead with projects of their choosing with the guidance of their lead teacher.
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Caleb Colpitts is a printmaker, jeweler and avid draughtsman, who has studied in Florence, Italy at Il Bisonte Studios. He has a BFA in Jewelry and Metalsmithing from the Rhode Island School of Design, and balances his career as an artist while teaching at the Cambridge School of Weston.
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Chisel, cut, hammer, sand, bend, and pound materials into three-dimensional pieces of art. In this workshop you will learn to work with different types of materials including wood, clay, stone, plaster, wire, and steel. You will create sculptures and assemblages from found objects. Electric and gas welding is taught for those wishing to work in metal. Our studios offer opportunities to work with mediums rarely found in traditional high school settings. You will be able to develop your unique vision as a sculptor as you experiment with texture, scale, and space, as well as amorphous and figurative forms. Students will draw on their sense of design and balance to explore and complete a variety of assignments before undertaking independent projects using materials of their choice.
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Songwriting
If you enjoy playing instruments or singing, this workshop is a great place to delve into the craft and artistry of songwriting and composition. A strong foundation in music theory, structure, and form will provide students with the fundamental skill set necessary to write songs that are interesting and unique. Students listen to and study songs from many traditions as they create and then record their own compositions. Students will also have the opportunity to perform their own or one another’s work for the entire community. You will have at least one private composition lesson a week and the rest of the time will be spent writing and exploring. The Putney School has a lab equipped with Sibelius, Garageband and Audacity, as well as other specialized music production programs. Experience in songwriting is not required; students should, however, be able to play a piano or chordal instrument and be fluent in traditional music notation or tablature.
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Faculty Spotlight
Joshua Harper enjoys a multifaceted career as a conductor, tenor, and composer. He received his MA in Choral Conducting at UMass Amherst, has served as Director of Choirs at the Williston Northampton School, and is currently pursuing a Doctor of Music in Choral Conducting at the Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University.
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Creating a character for our play forced me to find a way to incorporate what I’m interested in with the theme of a general story and the interests of the other students.” —Anna Fayetteville, NY
Delve deeply into the process of acting and creating theater. Use collaborative exercises to create a sense of ensemble and the “phantom note” that develops when artists truly work together as a unit. In this workshop students use improvisation exercises and monologues to awaken their creative voices, overcome inhibitions, build confidence, and hone their abilities as performers. You’ll create a piece of theater as a group, using movement, text, and music that you choose together. You delve into some method acting and work with sense memory to discover the unique emotional palette that makes up our individual identity as actors. You will also explore the technical aspects of theater and gain a basic understanding of lighting composition, blocking, and direction. The workshop culminates with a final performance of an original work written and performed by the students under the guidance of their lead teacher.
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Vocal Ensemble Explore an array of singing styles by learning music from different time periods and regions of the world. Students are involved in arranging music and are exposed to harmonies not typically included in choral repertoire. Under the guidance of your ensemble leader, you will develop individualized vocal technique and broaden your knowledge of musical genres including classical, folk, and a capella. Instruction is well grounded in the fundamentals of group vocal production, including breath, alignment, tone production, ear training, and diction. Students discover and foster healthy singing techniques as they learn about the construction, development, and expression of emotion and meaning through music. You will reinforce your musical skills in sight singing, aural perception, vocal flexibility and ensemble work through daily vocal exercises. Students create original a cappella pieces, participate in small ensembles, and learn the art of arrangement. You will enjoy opportunities to sing solo and to perform during the session.
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I picked up on the fact that I want music to remain part of my everyday life and that I enjoy singing in small ensembles.”
—Selah Breckenridge, CO
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possible projects
tapestries quilts blankets scarves handbags ponchos
Learn to express yourself creatively through fiber, color, and pattern. Weaving, quilting, sewing, needlework, knitting, crocheting, spinning, and dyeing are all forms for you to explore. You can choose to focus in one area or explore a variety of techniques. The fiber arts studio is equipped with a remarkable collection of four- and eight-harness floor looms, spinning wheels, sewing machines, and a knitting machine, as well as a large collection of natural fiber yarns and fabrics. The school farm provides fleece for spinning and plants for natural dyeing. We have an extensive library of contemporary and historical textile books and periodicals for inspiration. You are encouraged to experiment, to build on skills you already have, and to branch out to completely new areas.
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Art/Activism/ Art has the power to disrupt. We live in a world that needs art to create social and political change. And we need to equip young artists and activists with the knowledge and tools to be effective.
For more on Art/Activism/Impact, including our leadership, the slate of guest teachers, and our organizational partnerships, visit:
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/Impact Art/Activism/Impact is a laboratory for young people hungry to engage the challenging issues of the day, open to learning from peers and professional activists, and ready to work collaboratively on artistic projects that provoke, educate, and force us to act. In this immersive symposium, you explore current and historical examples of art for social change. You learn directly through field trips and workshops offered by guest faculty, visiting artists and activists, including printmakers, installation artists, puppeteers, theater producers, non-profit directors, lawyers, filmmakers, poets. These guest teachers are pioneers of creative methods for raising awareness, with experience working in public spaces and grappling with complex political issues.
July 15 - August 3 Accepting Applications
january 1
Financial Aid Deadline
march 1
Applications Close
may 1 $4350
Tuition includes dorm residence, meals, field trips and materials.
Possible topics include animal rights civil liberties racial inequality rights of indigenous peoples rural poverty sex & gender discrimination
Alongside these provocative guest workshops, students team up to work on specific projects that give voice to issues you care about. These projects span various art forms, depending on your experience and the interests of the group. Art/Activism/Impact piggybacks on Putney’s Summer Arts program, giving participants access to the faculty, studios, and resources needed to create. 35
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Sunday, July 15 - Friday, July 20 Boarding Student Tuition $1700
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For one week each summer, we offer an intensive, full-day program for students interested in science and engineering. • • •
Develop electro-mechanical assembly skills Explore solid modeling and 3D printing Experiment with Arduino processors and programming
Faculty Spotlight
Glenn Littledale is an innovator in project-based learning. He is that rare instructor who enjoys solving differential equations as well as rebuilding a farm tractor engine from the main bearings up. He is the Science Department Chair at Putney.
Robert Chave worked in NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab on various Mars rovers and the Hubble Space Telescope. His current work includes a scanner for the autonomous detection of melanoma for the National Institute of Health.
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Adult Arts Week
Sunday, Aug 5 - Saturday, Aug 11 Boarding, shared room: $1050 Boarding, single room: $1250 Commuter: $800 (ages 21+) 38
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This one-week arts intensive for adults provides the guidance, time and space to develop individual work. Select one studio workshop with six hours of instruction per day, and studios open 24/7 for independent work.
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Blacksmithing Creative Writing Fiber Arts
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The flexibility of each day, both in and out of the classroom, proved to be an important part of the weeklong experience.”
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Glass Arts Metal Jewelry Painting
For full workshop descriptions visit summer.putneyschool.org/adultarts
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faq Do I need to have experience to join a workshop? No. Students choose workshops in disciplines that they are interested in learning more about, regardless of their previous experience. More advanced students are encouraged and supported in working at their own pace.
Am I in a studio all day? You’ll have studio time both in the morning and in the afternoon. At 4pm everyone comes together for sports activities and special events. There are additional opportunities for studio time.
Will I be able to work independently once I get started in my workshop? In general, each student works on an independent project starting about midway through the three-week session. Groups such as dance and theater often work collaboratively for the entire three weeks.
Are there international students? Putney is known as a place that students come to from around the world. Many of our international students enroll directly into arts workshops, while some non-native English speakers choose to enroll in English language classes in the morning and arts workshops in the afternoon.
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