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Art
Exploration
Creating Something from Nothing
Open to students ages 13–16
July 12–25
Course # YYAE Ø1–Ø2
Two-week session
Culmination:
Student Art Exhibit
Saturday, July 25, 10 a.m.
Whether you consider
yourself an “artist” or not, this course
has a lot to offer. We will spend two weeks Playing,
Learning, Experimenting, and Stretching as we experience
the joy of creating art. Projects will include both
2D and 3D creations, using a variety of materials and
techniques. Each morning we will focus on two-dimensional
projects. We will begin with instruction in drawing,
painting and design. A project will be presented. This
will be followed with plenty of supportive studio time
to practice and create. The afternoon will be devoted
to 3D creations. These will incorporate color and design
instruction with projects including sculpture, printmaking,
silk painting, basketry, fabric art, mosaic, bookmaking
and found object assemblage. Instruction will be individualized
to support all levels of confidence, talent and skill
development. The session will culminate in an art exhibit.
Materials:
Students should bring a large newsprint sketch
pad (18” x 24”); a Bristol pad (18”
x 24”); pencils (2H-4B); colored pencils; assorted
paint brushes; a glue stick; and a ruler. Students can
bring any other supplies they have as well.
Tuition,
room and board: $2450
Lab fee: $80
Enrollment limited
to 15 students.
Rachel
Welch
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Photography:
Black & White
Open to students ages 14–18
July 12–25
Course # YYPH Ø1-Ø2
Two-week session
Culmination: Student
Art Exhibit
Saturday, July 25, 10 a.m.
Week I: Beginning with the
Basics
This intense, comprehensive workshop covers all the
fundamental techniques of black and white photography
from camera handling to the finished print. A complete
introduction to the camera includes exposure calculations,
image control, and uses of different films and lenses.
Field trips and shooting assignments
are followed by extensive work in the darkroom where
students learn the proper techniques of film development,
quality printing, print finishing and presentation.
Students gain a working knowledge of darkroom equipment,
chemistry and set-up.
The class also provides an introduction
to visual concepts in photography, such as the frame,
composition, light and time; these elements of the photograph
are considered in depth in Week II.
Week II: Learning to See
This week stretches the student’s ability to “see”
photographically. Students explore ways of interpreting
the world through photographs so their images reflect
what they feel and see. The aesthetics of photography
are explored through slides, books, discussions and
extensive individual and group critiques and workshop
assignments.
Techniques of negative control through
exposure and development changes are introduced, as
well as more advanced printing techniques. The potential
of toning and hand coloring to alter the black and white
print is demonstrated.
This week is designed not only to
enhance technical knowledge, but also to clarify goals
as a photographer, enabling the student to develop a
new sense of direction and purpose.
Materials: Students
should bring a padlock for lockers, 35mm camera; extra
camera batteries; tripod (optional); Tri-X film (24
or 36 exposures) 8 rolls; 8”x10” Ilford
Multigrade RC printing paper - glossy surface preferred
- 100 sheets; 5”x7” printing paper is also
acceptable.
Tuition, room and board:
$2450
Lab fee: $50 (Includes printing supplies.)
Enrollment limited to 10 students.
Eric Metzler
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Youth
Ceramics - Ceramics Workshop
Open to students ages 14–18
July 26–August 8
Course # YYCR Ø3-Ø4
Two-week session
Culmination: Student
Art Exhibit
Saturday, August 8, 10 a.m.
This intensive two-week studio session
is a two-part, 3 dimensional art experience which will
develop concepts and skills for the participants. The
first week will examine clay and its basic properties
of construction. The second week will examine glazing
and firing. Methods of firing will include raku, gas,
electric and wood fire. Pottery made on the potter’s
wheel is stressed. The session provides an excellent
opportunity for individual instruction and group interaction
for both the beginning and the advanced student. Students
will complete essentially a semester’s amount
of work during these two weeks, and will bring home
many pieces.
Materials: Students may bring their own tools, but studio
tools are available for use. Old clothing is recommended
for class.
Tuition, room and board:
$2450
Lab fees: $40 (Includes clay &
firing costs.)
Enrollment limited to 10 students.
Greg
Kennedy
Eric Kao
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Photo
Explorations
Open to students ages 14–18
July 26–August 8
Course # YYPH Ø3-Ø4
Two-week session
Culmination: Student
Art Exhibit
Saturday, August 8, 10 a.m.
By popular demand, this workshop
is designed for those photography students who have
taken the basic black and white photo workshop at Idyllwild
Arts (or equivalent classes) and wish to explore new
directions and experiment with new processes in photography.
Through slide presentations, demonstrations,
extensive darkroom work and critiques, students will
be encouraged to develop an individual style and approach
to work. They will continue to fine-tune their technical
skills as well as be introduced to new processes and
materials which will broaden their vision of the vast
expressive potential of the photographic medium.
During two weeks of intensive exploration
and discussion, students will be challenged to sharpen
their personal goals in photography and clarify the
ideas behind their work. Over the course of the workshop
students will work towards producing a series of coherent,
related images to enrich their portfolios.
Several field trips will provide
locations for shooting.
Materials: Students should bring
a padlock for lockers; two pieces of your work that
best exemplifies both technique and personal expression;
35 mm camera; extra camera batteries; 8 rolls Tri-X
film; Ilford RC Multigrade III or any fiber base paper
of your choice, 5”x7”, 8”x10”
or 11”x14”. Paper is sold at the campus
store.
Tuition, Room and Board:
$2450
Lab fee: $70 (Includes printing supplies.)
Enrollment limited to 10 students.
Eric Metzler
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Youth
Jewelry Workshop
Open to students ages 14–18
July 26–August 8
Course # YYJL Ø3-Ø4
Two-week session
Culmination: Student
Art Exhibit
Saturday, August 8, 10 a.m.
Experience hands-on jewelry construction!
Students will learn basic theory and technique of benchwork
fabrication and gemstone setting. This session provides
an excellent opportunity for one-on-one instruction
for beginning students. The course is designed for those
who have never held pliers or files before.
Students will begin with an introduction
to wax modeling techniques for lost wax casting. Projects
will include traditional overlay design in copper, brass,
and nickelsilver; bezel stone setting in sterling silver;
and creating a pendant and ring or bracelet. Skills
aquired will include soldering, piercing, finishing,
casting and stone setting.
Materials: Students
should bring an apron and a small notebook. All other
tools are provided.
Tuition, room and Board:
$2450
Lab Fee: $150 (Includes the use of
all tools, equipment, brass, copper, nickle silver,
sterling silver, gemstones and consumables such as solder,
polishing buffs and compounds.)
Enrollment limited to 20 students
per session.
Anthony Chavez
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Computer
Animation
Open to students ages 14–18
July 12–25
Course # YYCA Ø1-Ø2
Two-week session
Culmination: Student
Art Exhibit
Saturday, July 25, 10 a.m.
An immersive “hands-on”
studio approach providing an introduction to creating
computer animation and supporting materials. Skills
are developed in both creating computer animation using
Adobe Flash and traditional animation.
In this workshop you will learn the
fundamentals of the art of animation and how to use
Flash to create art and characters. You will be learning
how to design and animate scene elements and characters,
enhance and apply existing skills to animation, as well
as learning the Flash tools that are used to create
scenes, transitions and special effects. Through guidance
and observation of classic and contemporary art &
animation, you’ll explore the tricks and techniques
animators use to create the illusion of life and how
to refine your own techniques and style.
You will apply the principles of
animation, story development, storyboarding, production
processes, and explore how to use design and color palettes
to define artistic styles. You will create a portfolio
that integrates your own sketches, action studies, reference
materials and your own digital creations. All participants
are encouraged to bring their own artwork of characters
or scenes you’d like to animate, as well as story
ideas.
Materials: Students should bring
3-ring folders with pockets; two 3-ring plastic sheet
protectors. Each student should consider bringing either
a USB thumbdrive or CD for archiving their work.
Tuition, room and board:
$2450
Lab fee: $70
Enrollment limited to 16 students.
Jim Morford
Carrie Meeker
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Filmmaking
for High School Filmmakers
Open to students ages 14–18
July 12–August
1
Course # YYFM Ø1-Ø3
Three-week session
Culmination:
Student Film Screening
Saturday, August 1, 10 a.m.
Designed for high school-aged
artists passionate about making films. Using our state-of-the-art
sound stage, lighting and grip equipment, digital cameras
and editing suites, filmmakers will cast their films
from a wide variety of actors in the Idyllwild Arts
Casting Directory to make short digital films. During
an intensive three-week period, the young filmmakers
will learn techniques of visual storytelling leading
to an understanding of the creative collaboration in
filmmaking between the writer, director, cinematographer,
editor and actor in creating authentic, memorable films.
In the first week, participants will concentrate on
story, screen writing, development, producing, camera,
sound, directing and crewing skills. In the second week,
they will complete pre-production planning, cast actors,
and work in several positions on crews to shoot their
short films. In the third week, students will edit picture
and sound, score, and add visual effects. All films
will be screened on the last day of classes at Idyllwild’s
first-run movie theater, pending its availability. Each
student will receive a DVD of the films made in class.
Tuition, room
and board: $3725
Lab fee: $125
Enrollment limited
to 16 students.
Ira
Abrams
Alex
Gaynor, BFA in Film, Chapman University
Pam
Pierce, MA in Screenwriting from Stanford
University.
Additional Faculty TBA
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Acting
for the Camera
Open to students ages 14–18
August 9–22
Course # YYAC Ø5-Ø6
Two-week session
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Drawing
and Painting Program
This six-week program, comprised of three, two-week
sessions, is designed to provide instruction and assistance
to the students interested in developing their artistic
talents and interests. The first two sessions focus
on developing students’ abilities and approaches
towards drawing and painting. The last session will
specifically address portfolio preparation and provide
information regarding advanced studies at the college
level. Each session can be taken separately or, students
may enroll in multiple sessions.
Note: It is recommended
that the student who is interested in enrolling in the
third session should have previous studio experience
in painting and drawing as well as a body of work that
is representative of that individual’s abilities
and artistic involvement.
Please note:
Students are responsible for the packing and shipping
their artwork after each culmination.
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Drawing and Painting -
Session I
Open to students ages 14–18
July 12–25
Course # YYPD Ø1-Ø2
Two-week session
Culmination: Student
Art Exhibit
Saturday, July 25, 10 a.m.
This workshop is designed to
provide instruction in the fundamental approach, techniques,
and concepts concerning drawing and painting. Drawing
will be taught exclusively using the human figure as
a means of investigating line, contour, negative space,
volume, composition, etc., using a wide array of media
used during drawing. Concurrently, studies in painting
will focus on the techniques and application of acrylic
paint, with emphasis on the use and understanding of
color, using the human figure, landscape, still life,
and the photographic image as subject matter. Both workshops
will investigate various ideas and considerations regarding
art in historical and contemporary terms. Additionally,
the studio will be open during evening hours for individuals
who want to work on projects outside of class. At the
end of the two week session, a group exhibition will
be organized in which each student’s work will
be represented.
Materials: Students should
bring three Bristol pads (24” x 18”); one
newsprint pad (24” x 18”); pencil sharpener;
three round oil brushes (No. 14, No. 12, No. 10); and
three flat brushes (No. 14, No. 12, and No.10).
Tuition, room and board:
$2450
Lab fee: $75 (Includes paint, canvas
& wood.)
Enrollment limited to 30
students.
Richard Godfrey
John Brosio
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Drawing
and Painting - Session II
Open to students ages 14–18
July 26–August 8
Course # YYPD Ø3-Ø4
Two-week session
Culmination: Student
Art Exhibit
Saturday, August 8, 10 a.m.
This class will study advanced techniques
and approaches to drawing and painting. Instructors
will assist students who are interested in compiling
a body of work for college entrance portfolios. Drawing
instruction will explore various methods using a wide
array of materials to investigate aspects of light and
volume using a live model. The painting class is designed
to provide an opportunity for the student to work in
acrylic or oil paint. Each student will be expected
to produce a series of four to twelve paintings that
will investigate an idea, theme or interest. Critiques
will be given throughout the class to discuss concerns
regarding the development of each students’ work.
This session will culminate with an exhibition of each
student’s work.
Materials: Student
should bring four Bristol pads (24” x 18”);
one newsprint pad (24” x 18”); pencil sharpener;
three round oil brushes (#’s 14, 12, & 10);
and three flat brushes (#’s 14, 12, & 10).
Tuition, room and board:
$2450
Lab fee: $75 (Includes paint, canvas
& wood.)
Enrollment limited to 30 students.
Sarah Lehrer-Graiwer
Richard Godfrey
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Drawing and Painting - Master's
Class
Open to students ages 14–18
August 9–22
Course # YYPD Ø5–Ø6
Two-week session
Culmination: Student
Art Exhibit
Saturday, August 22, 10 a.m.
Open to all visual arts media.
This class is designed for the more
advanced student who is considering pursuing his/her
artistic studies on the college level. During the two
week session each student will produce a body of work
that will represent his or her technical abilities as
well as an understanding of fundamental concerns in
the visual arts. Classes will be conducted in drawing,
painting and mixed media in which a number of exercises
will be used to allow the student to demonstrate his
facility and knowledge in life drawing, color theory,
composition, etc. At the end of the session, each student
will have a minimum of twenty works of college entrance
quality that will be compiled in a standard presentation
portfolio. In addition, each student will produce a
12” x 9” brochure that will include a resume,
an artist’s statement and a selection of digitally
reproduced images of his/her work. Application information
will be provided in regard to institutions, colleges,
and universities that have various departmental studies
in the visual arts. The session will culminate in an
exhibition in which each student will have his or her
work on display.
Materials: Students
should bring a standardblack portfolio (31” x
20”); portfolio case (optional); one Bristol Vellum
pad (36” x 18”); pencil sharpener; three
round brushes (No.14, No.12, No.10); three flat brushes
(No.14, No.12, No.10); 3 blank CDs; and a 35mm camera
(optional) or a digital camera (optional). It is also
suggested that students bring works of art completed
in previous programs to include in their portfolio.
Tuition, room and board:
$2450
Lab fee: $75 (Inclues paint, canvas
& media.)
Enrollment limited to 15 students.
Richard
Godfrey
Rachel Welch
