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Evanston Art Center Fall 2012 Classes 2603 Sheridan Road Evanston, IL 60201 September 10 – December 9, 2012 847.475.5300 www.evanstonartcenter.org EAC MAIN FACILITY 2603 Sheridan Road The only constant is change. Perhaps no Evanston, IL 60201 other endeavor illustrates this point better Tel 847-475-5300 Fax 847-475-5330 www.evanstonartcenter.org than contemporary art. By synthesizing the past with the present and looking EAC AUXILIARY CAMPUS ahead, artists are uniquely able to help us Noyes Cultural Arts Center better visualize and understand the rapidly 927 Noyes Street, Evanston, IL 60201 changing world we live in. Lower Level PARKING The organizations that represent There is a public parking lot adjacent to the building at 2603 contemporary art must also evolve in Sheridan Road. There is also street parking on Central Street order to remain relevant. The Evanston and Lincoln Street. At Noyes Cultural Arts Center there is a public lot adjacent to the building and metered street parking on Art Center is currently in the midst of an Noyes Street. artistic evolution. What does it mean to be a 21st century community arts center? EAC GALLERY & CLASS REGISTRATION HOURS Monday thru Thursday: 9 am - 10 pm How can we best connect with our Friday: 9 am - 5 pm diverse audiences? Can we play a role in Saturday: 9 am - 4 pm. arts education that extends beyond our Sunday: 1 - 4 pm classrooms? What type of facility should we Galleries are free and open to the public. 1st fl oor galleries are handicapped accessible. operate out of and where should it be? This exercise of self-refl ection will ultimately lead NOYES GALLERY HOURS to a more accessible and connected Art Monday - Saturday: 10 am - 7 pm, Sunday: 10 am - 6 pm Center in the near future. GALLERY INFORMATION Galleries are free and open to the public. 1st fl oor galleries are I would like to thank our Board of Trustees handicapped accessible. for embracing the process of change, our HOLIDAYS supporters for their generosity, our teaching The EAC is closed for the following holidays: New Year’s Eve, artists for their ongoing dedication, our Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and students for their interest in learning and Christmas Day. Closed the week of December 24. loyalty to the Evanston Art Center, the MEMBERSHIP parents who realize their children benefi t Many of our classes require a student membership, which is from visual art education, our staff for $40. Of course, there are a host of other membership levels working so very hard every day, and available including individual, family and business. Evanston City offi cials for recognizing the As a member of the Evanston Art Center you will be one of our contribution all the arts make to ensuring most valued supporters. Student membership contributions vibrant and sustainable communities. help to defray some of the expenses of running a high-quality Art School and all membership levels help enable us to fulfi ll our Norah Diedrich, Executive Director mission and continue our community commitments. In return, we connect our members to the vibrant art scene of Chicago and Chicago’s North Shore with special access Cover art: “Carnal Desire” to collection tours, art openings, public programs, Art Store Etching with Chine Colle by Juliane von Kunhardt Created in Julian Cox’s class discounts, and more. 2 IMPORTANT DATES Fall Session September 10 – December 9, 2012 Drop-off and mail-in Ongoing Phone-in & walk-in Begins July 23, 2012 Make-up week December 10 – 16, 2012 No classes Thanksgiving week, November 19 – 25, 2012 Closed for the holidays week of December 24 – 29, 2012 Winter session begins January 7, 2013 CONTENTS Workshops p 4 Artistic Inquiry p 5 Digital Media and Photo p 6 Drawing and Painting p 6 Fiber and Material Studies p 10 Jewelry and Metalsmithing p 11 DONATE TODAY Printmaking p 11 We need your ongoing support if we are to sustain our Ceramics p 12 very important mission of making the visual arts available Figure Sculpture p 13 to the various communities we serve. We are happy to accept large gifts and small. We can direct your support to Metal Sculpture p 13 programs that speak to your specifi c interests. We can help Youth p 14 you enroll in the Alice Riley Society, which will help us grow High School p 16 our endowment and sustain our future. We urge you to Faculty p 18 make a tax-deductible contribution today. Thank you. Registration Info p 20 Visit our website at www.evanstonartcenter.org and click on Donate. Chiaravalle Montessori School 425 Dempster St, Evanston, IL 847.864-2190 www.chiaravalle.org Plan your next party at the Evanston Art Center. Birthdays, surprise parties, showers, and celebrations of all kinds are more fun with an element of art. Everything from tie-die to silk screening to working with clay can be scheduled. All parties include supplies and a teaching artist. Discover Chiaravalle To book a party or learn more, please How you learn shapes who you are contact Donna Lurie-Semmerling at [email protected] Parent/Child · Toddler · Early Childhood 3-6 · Elementary · Middle School 3 9168 NAKED COLOR THEORY Workshops Nina Weiss Saturday 9/29, 10am – 4pm MISSION Sunday 9/30, 1pm – 4pm The Evanston Art Center is 9159 2North Strip away the mysteries of color theory! dedicated to fostering the SCREEN-PRINTING WITH JAY RYAN: Through visuals, discussion, experimentation, appreciation and expression of and the application of theory, students gain an A MASTER SILK- the arts among diverse audiences. understanding of color in art. Psychological and SCREEN WORKSHOP scientifi c theories will be used to teach color The Art Center offers extensive Saturday August 11 relationships and mixtures. Students create and innovative instruction in broad 1-5pm compositions using colored paper, collage areas of artistic endeavor through materials, and water-based paints. Jay Ryan has been Skill Level: All Levels classes, exhibitions, interactive screenprinting concert Ages 15+ arts activities, and community posters in Chicago since EAC Member $85/Non-member $100 1995, with an emphasis on hand-drawn images Class Size Limit 12 outreach initiatives. and hand-cut fi lms. In this four-hour workshop, Jay will speak about his work, and demonstrate how to 9025 hand-pull a print comprised of four or fi ve screens. HISTORY We will cover all aspects of making hand-pulled GOUACHE EXPLORATION BASICS The establishment of the Evanston screenprints on paper, including some special Nina Weiss techniques such as layering inks and use split Saturday 10/20, 12pm – 4pm Art Center in 1929 was a direct fountains to attain a wider range of colors. Sunday 10/21, 1pm – 4pm result of civic and cultural leaders $45 per person 2North working together to realize the Space for 20 people available Gouache is a water-based opaque paint with a brightly saturated color and velvety matte goal of a community center where Jay Ryan is an artist with diverse talents and texture. In this class, we will explore the technical the arts could be experienced, interests. He graduated from the University of possibilities of gouache, such as linear and tonal Illinois in Urbana in 1994 with a Bachelor of Fine technique; painterly and graphic application; color, appreciated, discussed, and Arts degree in painting and moved to Chicago and composition. Gouache is a paint medium practiced. The Art Center has where he pursued his interest in music and ideally suited to both beginner and advanced continued to be a vital part of drawing. By 1996, he was working in the Screwball painters. Because gouache is a water-based Press print shop under Steve Walters where he medium, it requires a minimum of materials and the community for over 80 years, learned Steve’s special printmaking process. Jay dries quickly for reworking. serving artists, teachers, students felt he was able to combine his love of live music Skill Level: All Levels of all ages, curators, collectors and creating visual art through his screen prints. Ages 15+ He started his own band, Dianogah, in 1995 and EAC Member $70/Non-member $85 and connoisseurs, philanthropists, was able to create posters related to his travels Class Size Limit 12 volunteers, work-study students, around the world with the band. Jay found his work fl ourished in the “Chicago Style” of poster- 9115 schools, art galleries, cultural making where most artists print their own work, as institutions, and nonprofi ts. opposed to farming out the actual printing process TRAVEL SKETCHING to professional printers. Nina Weiss Our community outreach and Saturday 10/13, 10am – 4pm scholarship programs help us Sunday 10/14, 1pm – 4pm reach underserved audiences. We 2North You love to draw and you love to travel. How best continue to offer our constituents 9155, 9156 2-WEEK to combine the two? In this class, you will learn new and meaningful ways to BOOK & PAPER CLASS FOR BEGINNERS how to maximize your time as you sketch and draw engage in the arts. The Evanston Julian Cox the landscapes of your travels. Emphasis includes: 9155 Thursday 9/13 & 9/20, 2pm – 5pm how to extract your vision from the landscape using Art Center has always been 9156 Thursday 10/11 & 18, 6-9pm elements of composition, how to render basic connected to its community roots Noyes Printmaking Studio forms of the landscape, how line and gesture are The Book and Paper Class for Beginners is a used to capture the landscape, and how color can and this bond will remain a guiding basic introduction to book arts and includes two be used as an exciting addition to your drawing.