CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS ART ClASSES fOR ADUlTS AND hIGh SChOOl STUDENTS Fall 2017 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS CE PREVIEW NIGhT Join our community of dedicated artists of all ages and skill levels WEDNESDAy, SEPTEMbER 6 | 6 – 9 P.M. Interested in taking a class or trying something new, but don’t know where to start? Join us on Wednesday, September 6, for a free mini course and find out what PAFA CE has to offer! Experience hands-on instruction from expert CE faculty in PAFA’s studio classrooms. All courses are FREE with a $10 materials fee, with all materials provided! New students will receive a 10% discount on a Fall 2017 class.* Photo: Tom Crane Tom Photo: fOUNDED IN 1805 AS ThE NATION’S fIRST SChOOl AND MUSEUM Of fINE ARTS, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) promotes the transformative power of art and art making. For over 200 years, our close-knit community of faculty, critics, scholars, curators, museum professionals, and alumni have created a home for contemporary artists to reinvent tradition and make their own mark on the future. As part of this mission, PAFA Continuing Education (CE) programs offer a diverse array of studio art courses, workshops and programs for adults and high school students, open to all levels of ability, from absolute beginner through advanced artist. Whether you’ve never taken an art class before, are returning John horn after a long absence, or are preparing a portfolio for applying to art school, PAFA CE has something for you! ON ThE David Wiesner, illus. Detail from MINI COURSES fOR ADUlTS Art and Max. By David Wiesner. COVER I TAblE Of CONTENTS Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010. ShODO: ChINESE & JAPANESE CAllIGRAPhy Shodo originated in China 3,500 years ago and has developed as a fine art using simple tools: brush, ink and paper. Learn the various styles and techniques of Shodo along with its history with CE faculty Master Classes...........................................................6 Mayumi Tomii. Pre-College Programs.............................................8 I lIfE DRAWING CE & School Programs.........................................10 Join PAFA Professor and CE faculty John Horn for the basics of drawing the human figure considering Painting.......................................................................11 proportions, the skeletal framework, anatomy, surface form and movement. Drawing .....................................................................16 I MIxED MEDIA DRAWING Printmaking..............................................................19 CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS Explore the dynamic possibilities for your drawings by mixing materials and techniques, including 128 North Broad Street pastel, chalk, ink and watercolor with CE faculty Sherif Habashi. Sculpture...................................................................20 Philadelphia, PA 19102 Other Media, Lectures, and Seminar.............22 t 215-972-7632 f 215-569-0153 e [email protected] PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Space is limited. For more information and to register, visit: www.pafa.edu/cepreviewnight Schedule At-A-Glance.........................................26 www.pafa.edu/CE or call 215-972-7632. Registration Information ...................................28 *Excluding Master Classes 3 MASTER ClASSES AND WORKShOPS ThE PERCEPTUAl MOMENT WITh STUART ShIlS: I Visit pafa.edu/MasterClasses for extended course descriptions, materials lists and upcoming classes. NOT JUST ANOThER “lANDSCAPE” I PAFA Members at the Friend level and above receive a 10% tuition discount on CE courses, workshops and Master Classes! See page 29. PlEIN AIR PAINTING IN CAPE MAy, NEW JERSEy Open to All Levels Join Joe Sweeney for a plein air painting retreat in beautiful Cape May! Experience small town hospitality while painting Cape May Point, the Cove with sweeping vistas, Cape May Lighthouse, and Sunset Beach. Includes tips on choosing a prime location, reading the weather and light at a particular time of day, and setting up a landscape palette. Morning and evening painting times will leave the afternoons free to relax on the beach – the perfect artist’s getaway! Instruction geared towards oil, acrylic and pastel, but experienced watercolorists are welcome. Stuart Shils, Reconstructing Distant Adventures, acrylic on panel, 15 x 30 in. Thursday – Sunday, September 14 – 17 PT 605CM | $595 Register by: August 18 For Intermediate/Advanced Artists For more information and recommended Photo: Joe Sweeney Embrace the concerns of making a painting rather than the conventional notion of painting a landscape. accommodations, email [email protected] Experience the vitality of working outdoors while painting on location at a variety of Philadelphia sites. Explore the intersection between the internal perceptual moment and the design of the working surface as PASTEl PORTRAITURE WITh EllEN EAGlE the fundamental concern of painting. Drawing, as the engine of thought and means of informing the brush, will be emphasized in a variety of media. Open to All Levels Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 13 – 15 Learn everything you need to know about pastel portraiture 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. with Ellen Eagle, noted author of Pastel Painting Atelier and IN 609EP | $950 non-credit instructor at the Art Students League in New York. Be Register by: September 15 inspired by the artist’s passion, and extensive knowledge of the medium’s history and applications. Instruction will address methods of executing a successful portrait, studio fREE PUblIC lECTURE: set-up, pastel varieties, tools, and surfaces. The workshop Visiting Villages Where Children Can will include a visit to PAFA’s Center for the Study of the Stay Up Late and Play Outside American Artist, where Eagle will discuss rarely-exhibited Thursday, October 12 | 6 – 7:30 p.m. pastel works from PAFA’s collection. Ideal for the dedicated Hamilton Auditorium/ portraitist or those seeking to enhance their knowledge of Historic Landmark Building pastel and color. RSVP to the CE office, 215-972-7632 Friday – Sunday, October 6, 7 & 8 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Stuart Shils, visiting villages where children can stay up late and play outside, 2017, digital photograph of paper and tape Ellen Eagle, Asha, pastel on paper, 6 x 5 3/8 in. IN 609EP | $595 non-credit collage on LED light screen. ½ Register by: September 8 4 5 MASTER ClASSES AND WORKShOPS continued PlEIN AIR PAINTING IN NEWPORT, RhODE ISlAND WITh JOE SWEENEy ChIlDREN’S bOOK IllUSTRATION WITh DAVID WIESNER Open to all Levels Explore the visual language of picture books in this hands-on illustration workshop with Caldecott Medal-winning book creator, David Wiesner. Picture books are about how images work together, relate to each other, and convey William Trost Richards, South Shore, Newport, information to create a whole that is greater 1881, watercolor on paper, 3 3/16 x 5 1/16 in., Collection of the Pennsylvania Academy of the than the individual elements. Learn how Fine Arts, 67.5.2008, Promised gift of images move the reader through the book and Dorrance H. Hamilton in memory of create a compelling visual rhythm; how Samuel M. V. Hamilton. information and emotion are transmitted through the size, shape and number of images; Open to all Levels and how design affects not only the look of the Don’t miss this opportunity to paint on location at one of the east coast’s premier sailing ports, led by plein air book, but the story elements as well. Drawing painter extraordinaire Joseph Sweeney and area architect and watercolorist John Grosvenor. Capture the will be the primary focus of the class; a choice breathtaking seascapes, sailing ships, cliff walks, and historic architecture that captivated Childe Hassam, David Wiesner, illus. Detail from Mr. Wuffles. By David Wiesner. of stories will be available, but students may Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013. William Trost Richards and numerous others throughout art history. Learn to paint efficiently out-of-doors, bring their own – original or public domain. in your choice of oil, acrylic, pastel, watercolor, or other media. The course features visits to great cliff-side Saturday and Sunday, November 4 & 5 fREE PUblIC lECTURE: estates of Newport including Castle Hill, the Vanderbilt Grace Hotel, and private residences by special 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Thursday, November 2 | 6 – 7:30 p.m. arrangement. Between painting sessions, explore the picturesque town of Newport and its environs. IN 609DW | $650 non-credit Hamilton Auditorium/Historic Landmark Building Students are responsible for their own accommodations. Limited discount-rate room reservations available. Register by: October 6 RSVP to the CE office, 215-972-7632 Email [email protected] for more information. Monday – Friday, October 16 – 20 Times Variable PT 605ER | $695 non-credit or $875 for 1.0 undergraduate credit DRAWING WORDS & PICTURES: fUNDAMENTAlS Of COMICS STORyTEllING Register by: August 18 WITh MATT MADDEN Open to all Levels ANATOMICAl DRAWING WITh RObERTO OSTI Comics are a kind of alchemy, blending text and images on the page to tell stories that make powerful impressions. Words and Open to all Levels pictures play off of each other and swap roles in ways that The human body is one of the most fascinating and inspiring subjects provide the author a powerful range of expression. Learn how to an artist can depict, but its complexity can make it intimidating. Join master the basics of this rich visual language through a series of Roberto Osti, artist, teacher and author of Basic Human Anatomy: An short