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SOUTH SHORE ART CENTER Courses & Workshops Fall 2011 NEW! Classes at Hingham Community Center p: 781.383.2787 > f: 781.383.2964 > www.ssac.org Register at least 10 days before the class begins! | SSAC Fall 2011 1 South Shore Art Center’s mission is to enrich the communities south of Boston by Exhibition/Event Calendar Calendar/Contents fostering an understanding and appreciation of the visual arts through exhibitions and education. September Day, evening and weekend courses and workshops are offered for students of all abili- 16 Bancroft Gallery—rISD reunIon – toDD mcKIe, rIcharD merKIn, Welcome ties in all media. Karen moSS, LeIgh paLmer, phyLLIS paLmer Dillon Gallery—meDIa InventIon—SuSan DennISton, Please Note: Courses offered at Hingham Community Center are on pages ALISon goLDer, Don LarKIn, DanguoLe rIta KuoLaS, 14 & 19, all others take place in our Cohasset Facility. Dorothy SImpSon KrauSe Faculty Feature—anthony pILLa Beginners OPENING RECEPTION, 6–8 pm Interested in an art class, but uncertain where to begin? Courses recommended for beginners include Basic Drawing #300, No Fear Drawig october #301, Drawing for Painting #303, Oil Painting Basics #321, Pastels for Beginners 3 Wax, Inc. entries due #309, as well as courses in ceramics and photography. november Workshops 4 Bancroft Gallery—Wax, Inc., National Show Juried by Brian Allen, See our workshops on page 10–13. Director of Addison Gallery of American Art Dillon Gallery—eye canDy Children’s Classes Students must be 4½ years old. See pages 17–19 for courses and workshops for OPENING RECEPTION, 6–8 pm elementary, middle and high school students. January Studio Art Foundation Program 13 Bancroft Gallery—In & out—SSAC gaLLery artIStS For students looking for a formalized program of study, the Art Center offers guidance Dillon Gallery—boStonIa and a recommended course track, culminating in a Certificate in Studio Art Foundation. OPENING RECEPTION, 6–8 pm Please call us if you need any assistance in choosing the right class for you! 781-383-2787 • WWW.SSac.org Table of Contents Adult Courses & Workshops....................................................................5–14 Hingham Community Center Courses..................................................14 & 19 JO N Gallery Rental Information..........................................................................14 SOUTH SHORE ARTi CENTER Faculty Roster............................................................................................16 enjoy meeting artists and friends at openings: Children/Teens Courses & Workshops..............................................17–19 RISD Reunion in the Bancroft Gallery, Community Outreach Programs...............................................................20 Media Invention in the Dillon Gallery Gallery Artists .........................................................................................24 September 16–October 30, 2011 Contributing Members • Donors • Sponsors • Business Members..............25–27 Art Center Directory...................................................................................28 Opening Reception: Friday, September 16, 6–8pm Registration Information.......................................................................30–31 See page 31 for membership information. 2 Call 781 383 2787 to Register | Register online—www.ssac.org Register at least 10 days before the class begins! | SSAC Fall 2011 3 Adult Courses & Workshops s hat you neeD to KnoW • Young adults, 15 years and older, are 302 paSteL ateLIer New p W ... welcome to enroll in most adult courses Donna Rossetti-Bailey o Drawing and Painting h with the permission of the instructor. This experience for the intermediate and s • Please register early to avoid disap- k pointment. You may register online at experienced pastel artist will provide five r o www.ssac.org, call (781)383-2787 to • Materials are included for Children hours of uninterrupted studio or plein air / Teen Courses and Workshops unless 300 baSIc DraWIng painting time each week. Each session W register by phone with a credit card or Judy Rossman see registration page for mail-in informa- noted. Students must provide their own will include instruction, one-on-one easel & materials for Adult Courses and Work- The ability to draw is not inherited, it time, critiques, and lots of information s tion. Tuition includes a $25 non-return- e shops unless noted. is a learned skill. That ability is directly exchanges. All students will be encour- s able registration fee. r related to ones’ observational skills. Be- aged to express their own personal style u ing able to see the basic structure of all o • No classes will be held on Columbus • An asterisk (*) following a course and imagery. We will have fun, laugh and objects is the first step (similar to reading C number denotes a course eligible for one learn from one another in this extended Day (Monday, October 10), Veterans’ t Massachusetts College of Art undergrad- music). Through a series of exercises, l Day (Friday, November 11) and Thanks- class. We will work outside when weather u assignments, and “homework”, students giving week (from Wednesday evening, uate credit for $125 additional fee. permits. Some materials provided. Bring d will strengthen their observational skills your lunch. (No class November 23) A November 23 through Sunday, Novem- and their drawing skills. Composition, ber 27). 9/21–11/30 Wednesday 9:00–2:00 value studies, line, texture and color will $350M $390NM 10 classes broaden their understanding of the draw- (includes additional materials fee) ing process. This class can accommodate Studio Art Foundation Program both beginner and intermediate levels South Shore Art Center offers a program for students looking to formalize their art in a supportive environment with lots studies. Upon completion of a specially designed curriculum, SSAC will award stu- of one-on-one instruction. Continuing dents a Certificate in Studio Art Foundation. Participants in the program will have students may complete works in progress. ongoing support of Art Center faculty to evaluate work and assist in course selection. (No class Friday, November 11) Certificate Students will have priority registration and be assisted in creating a portfo- 9/23–11/18 Friday am10:00–1:00 lio of work from their selected courses for presentation and exhibition. They also will $205M $245NM 8 classes have the opportunity to exhibit at SSAC in Certificate Student shows. Courses must be completed within three years of registration. Registration fee for this program is $50. Contact 781-383-2787 for more information. FIrSt year FocuS: Basic Drawing (48 hours minimum) Color Theory (10 hours minimum) Intro to Painting (24 hours minimum Oil, Acrylic, or Watercolor) 303 DraWIng For paIntIng Elective choice (24 hours) Evelina Brozgul In this intensive still life class you will econD year FocuS S : © Lucy Wightman learn to draw “exactly what you see” from life and will progress to being able Drawing II (24 hours minimum) 301 no Fear DraWIng—baSIc to draw without inhibitions or fears. The Art History (12 hours) DraWIng technIqueS Two Hours goal of the class is to train your eye to Painting Elective (24 hours minimum) Marion Carlson look, not just see what is on the stand. Elective choice (24 hours) You can draw! Each week, a principle of Assignments will train your hand and eye design will be introduced. This hands–on coordination and develop an intelligent, eLectIve courSeS: approach will give you the tools to have strong classical technique. Finally, you a successful drawing. You will learn line, will examine how value relates to color Advanced Drawing (24 hours) texture, value, contrast, negative space and how drawing is necessary for classi- Printmaking (24 hours) and more in this supportive two-hour cal painting. (No class November 24) Photography (16 hours) class. (No class October 10 or 31) 9/22–12/1 Thursday am 10:00–1:00 3D Ceramics (24 hours) 9/19–11/21 Monday pm 6:30–8:30 $255M $295NM 10 classes Sculpture (24 hours) $145M $185NM 8 classes Visiting Art Workshops (18 hours minimum) 4 Call 781 383 2787 to Register | Register online—www.ssac.org Register at least 10 days before the class begins! | SSAC Fall 2011 5 Adult Courses & Workshops 304 paSteL paIntIng thurSDayS: 310* begInner/IntermeDIate 318 neW thoughtS on WatercoLor 321 oIL paIntIng—baSIcS For begInnerS FocuS on treeS WatercoLor Lilly Cleveland Charissa Roberts Anne Heywood Mary Callahan Watercolor is a diverse medium. Experi- Explore the fundamentals of oil painting New England is full of trees, so join us in Designed for all levels of the watercol- ment with simple washes and mixing of materials and methods while working on this term’s exploration of painting trees orist, this course will first provide the color to produce a radiant under-painting a sequence of projects. We will touch with pastel. Eight-week course includes fundamentals and then explore the many or dramatic finish. Skies develop with on different styles, techniques and ap- demonstrations, instruction, and much techniques of watercolor. Work from light color or advance into the excit- proaches to suit diverse interests. Join us art camaraderie. Plenty of one-on-one still life set-ups, photos or from your ing darkness of full pigment. Paint from to begin, or refresh your creative process guidance from a professional artist. imagination. Emphasis will be on color photographs. Explore textures and tech- in a comfortably-paced class. Suggested materials list provided upon and