SPRING APRIL through June 2017 adult WORCESTER teen ART MUSEUM youth Greetings! Contents WAM is pleased and proud to announce a Call for Entry for its annual Adult Student Art Exhibition, running from May 7 through ADULT June 4. This special exhibition is open to current Winter 2017 and Spring 2017 students only. Last Spring WAM faculty helped over Why WAM 2 50 students complete and select works of art to be exhibited in the Tips for Getting Started 2 Higgins Education Wing. Skill Levels 3 Classes for Beginners 4 We in the Studio Arts program applaud our students’ work and their determination. Spring Classes 5 We all understand here at WAM that no work of art is complete until it’s shared. It’s Spring Workshops 15 not enough to work in solitude. It’s not enough to merely perfect technique. Schedule-at-a-glance 18 An artistic cycle begins with a work’s conception. Sometimes it’s an idea. A feeling. YOUTH Or a question. The cycle isn’t fully exercised until the artist places his or her work in front of the public, stands back and listens to the conversation between the art and What makes our program unique 20 the viewer. What happens next can be surprising. An artist’s intent doesn’t always align Tips to get started 20 with a viewer’s perception. Exhibiting is another way to learn, just as listening to Youth & Teen Levels 21 teachers’ and classmates’ comments is instructive. Spring Classes 22 Art is a form of communication. At its most basic, art thrills and inspires. Art also carries meaning, message and the potential to disrupt. The WAM Studio Art program loves this TEEN annual exhibition of its adult students’ work. These exhibitions have been held for more than a quarter of a century. In a New England spring, we refresh our receptors. It’s a What’s available for teens 24 time to open up again, admire and contemplate. We are proud to support our students’ Tips to get started 24 and faculties’ creative voices. They have important things to say and we’re listening. Spring Classes 25 I hope you’ll stop by Between May 7 and June 4 to see for yourself what our local FACULTY 26 artists have been expressing in this year. CLASS INFORMATION 28 REGISTRATION FORM 29 Sincerely, Ashley Occhino Visit us online for the the latest news and events Studio Class Manager worcesterart.org/classes Cover: Faculty Sue Dion, Melting Iris ADULT CLASSES What You Should Know Why WAM? About Taking Adult Studio Classes at WAM Home to one of the oldest and most respected studio art programs in the region, the Worcester Art Museum offers a wide range of art and art history classes and workshops Skill Levels taught by the area’s leading instructors. Unlike other programs, WAM students have access to the Museum’s world-renowned collections that inspire and inform their work Novice – For those with no previous experience with medium in the classroom. Studio art classes and workshops are available for day, evening, and Beginner – For those who have some experience with medium weekend sessions and for all ages, abilities, and interests. Intermediate – Requires completion of at least two classes in medium Advanced – Requires completion of at least three classes – Open to all levels from beginners to continuing students Tips to Get Started All Levels Except when noted, materials are not included in the tuition. All-day workshops • Review list of recommended skill levels on next page. include a lunch break. Bring your own lunch, or visit the Museum Café and Sip Cart. • Get to know our faculty at worcesterart.org/education/meet-our-faculty • Enroll early to secure a spot. Classes must meet enrollment minimums to run. • Note important dates below. College and Teacher Credit • Look for our new spring classes labeled New @ WAM! • See a complete list of beginner classes (page 4). Teachers and educators may take any of our classes for Professional Development • Like us on Facebook for Studio Class updates and news. Points. Many courses can be taken for college credit at Quinsigamond Community College. Classes offered for credit are indicated by CredQCC= Quinsigamond Need help? Community College. Credit is awarded through QCC’s Experience-Based Education Program. Award of credit is through QCC following the completion of the course. Students pay WAM tuition plus a WAM credit processing fee of $40 prior to first For easy enrollment, try our new online course registration system to browse offerings and class. Upon completion of the course, the student pays current sign up for classes. Register at worcesterart.org/classes. For questions about enrollment, credentialing fee to QCC. For more information, call QCC at 508-854-4439. please call us at 508-793-4333 or email [email protected]. Important Dates Scholarships April 4/11 Adult Winter Classes End Scholarships are available on a first-come, first-serve basis for students on limited 4/15 Community Day: Star Wars Day or fixed incomes. Please call 508-793-4339 for more information. 4/18-4/21 NO ADULT CLASSES - April Art Vacation Workshops 4/24 Adult Spring Classes Begin May 5/7 Annual WAM Student Exhibition Opens 5/27-5/29 NO CLASSES – Memorial Day Weekend June 6/4 Annual WAM Student Exhibition Closes 6/25 Adult Spring Classes End July 7/10 Adult Summer Classes Begin August 8/18 Adult Summer Classes End 2 Adult Classes Try our new online registration! worcesterart.org/classes 3 New Beginnings Classes The following classes and workshops are for absolute beginners. Explore our wide selection of Spring classes. These classes are for students looking to learn the basics, and emphasis will be placed Look for New @ WAM classes for adults–beginner through advanced. on creating a supportive environment to help you build skill quickly. Calligraphy Pastel Drawing Watercolor I & II Beginning Photography Workshop Ella Delyanis Level: Intermediate/Advanced Sue Dion Richard Hoyer A Taste of Calligraphy Tues 9:30am-12:30pm, Apr 25 – June 13, Level: Novice/Beginner Level: Novice/Beginner CJ Kennedy 8 weeks Mon 1-4pm, Apr 24 – June 19, Sun 9:30am-12:30pm, Apr 30 – May 7, 2 weeks Level: All Levels pg 15 Nonmem $225 / Mem $202.5 8 weeks (no 5/29) Wed 6-9pm, Apr 26 – May 24, 5 weeks Explore the art of pastel drawing, from quick pg 13 Nonmem $140 / Mem $126 Beginning Painting sketches to rich, painterly applications. Work Learn calligraphy, the art of beautiful writing! Beginning Drawing Level: Novice/Beginner with a variety of toned papers and subject Using a broad-edge pen and ink, create Ella Delyanis Sun 9:30am-12:30pm, Apr 30 – May 21, 4 weeks matters including still life, landscape, and graceful and elegant letters in Italic, a style of Level: Novice/Beginner pg 11 portraiture. Have fun experimenting with pastels handwriting used in the 15th and 16th centuries. Tues 6-9pm, Apr 25 – May 16, 4 weeks as you become comfortable with this versatile Try Watercolor Workshop Beginners receive an overview of lowercase pg 6 medium. Prerequisite: at least two drawing and simplified uppercase letters while continu- Level: Novice/Beginner courses. Supplies for first class: white drawing Drawing I & II ing students explore more in-depth topics and Sun 1-4pm, May 7, 1 class paper (11”x14” or larger), erasers, 2B and basic engage in independent study. Gallery visits Helen Downey pg 15 chalk pastel set. (CredQCC) Level: Novice/Beginner inspire students and reinforce lessons. No Thurs 9:30am-12:30pm, Apr 27 – June 15, Try Portrait Drawing Workshop prerequisite. All abilities welcome. Supplies for Experimental and Experiential Drawing 8 weeks Level: Novice/Beginner first class: pad of graph paper, a pencil, and a New @ WAM! pg 6 Sun 1-4pm, May 21, 1 class calligraphic marker. Continuing students bring Rebecca Duffy pg 16 your usual supplies. Level: All Levels Drawing with Pencil Tues 6-9pm, Apr 25 – June 13, 8 weeks Art Studio Sampler A Taste of Calligraphy Patti Kelly Nonmem $225 / Mem $202.5 Level: Novice/Beginner Level: Novice/Beginner CJ Kennedy In this eight-week course, students will work Thurs 6-9pm, June 1 – June 22, 4 weeks Sat 9:30am-12:30pm, Apr 29 – June 24, Level: All Levels with traditional and non-traditional drawing pg 9 8 weeks (no 5/27) Thurs 1-4pm, Apr 27 – May 25, 5 weeks mediums and tools. These materials will be pg 6 Nonmem $140 / Mem $126 Try Pastel Drawing Workshop applied to different surfaces or varying sizes. See description above. Level: Novice/Beginner Students will be led through the process of Sun 1-4pm, June 11, 1 class working and thinking abstractly, as well as pg 17 expressionistically. Leave your preconceptions Drawing at the door! Supplies for first class: 18”x24” drawing pad, erasers, 2B and 6B pencils. No Ella Delyanis Fall on the Blackstone #2 (detail) Drawing II prerequisite. All abilities welcome. (CredQCC) Ella Delyanis Level: Beginner/Intermediate Sketch Book Hacks Mon 6-9pm, Apr 24 – June 19, 8 weeks (no Jamie Buckmaster 5/29) Level: All Levels Nonmem $235 / Mem $211.50 Tues 6-9pm, Apr 25 – June 13, 8 weeks Further your knowledge of drawing while learn- Nonmem $225 / Mem $202.5 ing to visually convey your own creative ideas. A class completely dedicated to sketching! Using a variety of mediums, expand on basic Students learn to keep a sketchbook, find the 2D concepts, including composition, line, value, right tools for their process, and explore non- proportion, form, space, and texture as students traditional materials and techniques, such as draw from objects and a model.