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SUMMER STUDIO ARTS AT SKIDMORE COLLEGE

For a full list of the credit bearing and five week studio art courses offered during the summer, visit the Master Schedule or the Skidmore Summer Term page for more details. 

For registration information on all Summer Studio Art courses and workshops, please contact Marianne Needham at 518.580.5052.

2008 FIVE-WEEK SPECIAL TOPICS COURSES AND WORKSHOPS - Application

SCULPTURE: FINE ARTS BRONZE CASTING
John Galt
May 27 – June 27 & June 30 - July 31
MTWThF 9:00 am - 12:15 pm

Students are taught basic foundry practices including rubber molding, waxwork, gating and shelling. (Other technologies presented are TIG welding, chasing and patina.) No casting experience is necessary but students mst have significant experience in sculpture beyond the foundation level. Student applications must include three photographs of a finished sculpture ready to be cast in bronze. Acceptance into the program is dependent upon instructor approval of the scale and nature of the work. 
Tuition: credit, $2,000; non-credit, $1,200.  Lab fee: $200.  (Lab fee does not include the cost of bronze, wax or other miscellaneous supplies.)

printmaking

PRINTMAKING: COMPOSE AND ASSEMBLE: MAKING ARTIST'S BOOKS
Megan O’Connell
June 30 - July 31
MTWThF 1:15 - 4:30 pm

Participants will explore an array of materials and techniques to make an artist’s book. Letterpress printing, paper preparation, sewing and binding will be the focus. Preliminary exercises in single-page composition and sequencing will also be offered. The instructor will take part in editing, designing and supporting the completion of all editions. Students will be further engaged in the material with visual presentations, discussions of readings, notable examples in Special Collections at the Scribner Library, in-studio source books and structural models.   
Tuition: $2,000 credit; $1,200 non-credit. Lab fee: $100

 

clay subtraction

FIBERS: TEXTILE SURFACE DESIGN WORKSHOP
Betsy Brandt
June 30 - July 31
MTWThF 1:15 - 4:30 pm

This class will explore color and pattern while using found materials in conjunction with traditional textile materials.  Color and structure studies will be produced using a low tech method of miniature tapestry weaving.  Students work may be either narrative or abstract.  Students will be encouraged to incorporate found materials in these studies. Surface design, color and pattern will also be studied through block printing on fabric as well as found textiles. Hand embellishment will also be incorporated. 
Tuition: $2,000, credit; non-credit, $1,200.  Lab fee: $100

OTHER MEDIA: DIGITAL FILM MAKING WORKSHOP
Ronald Taylor
June 30 - July 31
MTWThF 9:00 am - 12:15 pm

This is an introductory studio course designed to explore both aesthetic and technical aspects of video production.  Through instruction in the use of video equipment, students will be able to express themselves creatively with moving images and sound.  All areas of production will be covered, including composition, camera angles, lighting, continuity, scripting, storyboards, editing, special effects, titles, and soundtracks.  Video as an art form will be stressed, with examples of many contemporary video and film artists of historical significance.  A special public screening of student films will take place at the end of the course.  Students will leave with a DVD portfolio of their work.  (For students enrolling for credit: suggested preparation: AR 131, 132, 133 and/or 134) 
Tuition: $2,000, credit; non-credit, $1,200.  Lab fee: $100.00.

COMPUTER DESIGN WORKSHOPimage by Robert Baldwin, computer design course student
Shawn Lawson
June 30 - July 31
MTWThF 9:00 am - 12:15 pm

This non-credit workshop is an introduction to the digital art. We will explore the various programs, used by artists and designers, such as:  Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Processing. Participants will leave the class with both a CD of digital work: imagery, animation, and interactive; hard copies of selected projects; and a web gallery will be placed on-line. Scanners and digital cameras will also be used in this course. No previous computer experience is necessary to enroll in this course.
Tuition: non-credit only, $1,200

http://www.shawnlawson.org/shawn/html/bio.html

SUMMER VISITING ARTISTS:

(click on the visiting artist's name to visit their websites)

Polly Apfelbaum
July 14th, 2008

Martin Weinstein
July 16, 2008

PANEL DISCUSSION: ART FROM "THE OTHER SIDE"
July 17, 2008
Ian Berry, Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery, moderator; Holly Block, Bronx Museum; Rachel Seligman, Mandeville Gallery at Union College; and Laura Von Rosk, The Lake George Arts Program.

SPECIAL WEEK-LONG/WEEK-END WORKSHOPS:

Terry Adkins
EXPERIMENTAL PRINTMAKING WORKSHOP
Terry Adkins
July 14th - July 18th
MTWThF  9:00 am - 12:00 pm & 1:15 - 4:30 pm 
This workshop is designed to bring artist's ideas to fruition using printmaking tecniques. Empasis will be on non-traditional techniques such as Chine Colle, Monotype and Collagraphs. A creative approach to the printmaking process along with image development will be stressed. Previous art making or printmaking experience is recommended.
Tuition: $450.  Lab fee: TBD.

Jeffrey Shapiro
CERAMICS WORKSHOP
Jeff Shapiro
July 19 & 20
Saturday and Sunday, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm & 1:30 - 4:00 pm
APPROACHES TO CREATIVITY: INSPIRATION, PASSION & PROCESS
In this two day workshop we will participate in a lively dialogue with the artist Jeff Shapiro while exploring alternative forming methods (slab fabrication, 2 part mold forms, throwing and altering).  Participants will explore new processes and approaches for ideas to develop individual concepts and context.
Tuition: $200.  Lab fee: TBD.