Mia Semingson , Grandmother ( detail )
Leap Before You Look : Black Mountain College 1933-1957 by Helen Molesworth
Wendy White , Pleasure ! ( detail )
July 3 - 7
Encaustic , Collage & the Photographic Image
Mia Semingson
SKILL LEVEL : Open to All
CONCEPT : This workshop explores the beauty of working with wax to inherently allow the artist to build up luminous layers while incorporating photographic imagery , found objects , paint and transfer processes . Students experiment with different ways to create imagery using the computer and scanner by outputting onto a variety of surfaces using archival printer paper , Japanese rice paper , tissue paper and image transfer papers . We then use the imagery in the encaustic studio as we layer , scrape , mask , stamp , paint , transfer and collage using encaustic painting techniques .
MEDIA & TECHNIQUES : We use simple Adobe Photoshop tools to alter and adjust photographic imagery for best use when incorporating with encaustic . The encaustic techniques we cover include choosing a substrate , encaustic gesso / grounds , gluing papers and prints , making encaustic medium , mixing encaustic paint and fusing . Additional topics include wax application , emphasizing texture , pouring , scraping and creating image transfers .
ACTIVITIES : We begin with technical demonstrations illustrated with visual examples from contemporary art . Mini assignments are given the first few days to encourage experimentation with plenty of studio time for personal exploration . As the week progresses , students discover the limitless possibilities that working with wax has to offer while building upon your own visual vocabulary .
FACULTY : Mia Semingson received her M . F . A . from the University of Colorado , Boulder and subsequently taught photography in the Department of Art and Art History there for 11 years . She owns Two Hands Paperie where she teaches workshops in book and paper arts , encaustic and mixed media . She exhibits her work nationally and internationally .
July 10 - 11 | 8 AM - 12 PM CRITICAL DIALOGUE
Black Mountain College : then & now
Helen Molesworth with Guest Artist Anoka Faruqee
SKILL LEVEL : Open to All
CONCEPT : Take an exciting step back into art history , and explore one of the founding institutions of experimental liberal arts in America — Black Mountain College . This two-day workshop traces the history of the school , examining its role in the birth of American avantgarde , as well as the long-term impact this small college had on the art world at large . Led by Josef and Anni Albers , Black Mountain College faculty was comprised of such luminaries as Heinrich Jalowitz , Robert Motherwell , M . C . Richards , Merce Cunningham and Buckminster Fuller . Also included in the program is an Interaction of Color exercise in the spirit of Josef Albers ’ teachings on color .
MEDIA & TECHNIQUES : Recommended reading : Black Mountain College : An Experiment in Community by Martin Duberman , The Arts at Black Mountain College by Mary Emma Thomas , and Leap Before You Look : Black Mountain College 1933 - 1957 by Helen Molesworth
ACTIVITIES : We meet in Schermer Meeting Hall where students enjoy lectures , discussion and an interactive color exercise .
FACULTY : Helen Molesworth is the Chief Curator at The Museum of Contemporary Art ( MOCA ), Los Angeles . From 2010-2014 she was the Barbara Lee Chief Curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art ( ICA ) Boston . Her writing has appeared in publications such as Artforum , Art Journal , Documents , and October .
Anoka Faruqee is director of graduate studies in painting / printmaking at Yale School of Art . Exhibition venues include Secession , Vienna ; MoMA / PS1 , Queens , NY ; and Björkholmen Gallery , Stockholm . She curated Search Versus Re-Search : Josef Albers , Artist and Educator at Yale 32 Edgewood Gallery .
www . anokafaruqee . com
July 10 - 14
Studio Momentum : advanced painting workshop
Wendy White
SKILL LEVEL : IV , portfolio review required
CONCEPT : Develop and sustain direction and momentum within the personal studio practice in this advanced studio workshop . We place particular emphasis on workshop dialogue that focuses on conceptual strategies , formal connections , and the ways in which ideas are cultivated and built upon within each artist ’ s particular studio parameters . Students gain insight into established contemporary artists ’ methods as well as hone their own concept , generating skills through intensive conversation among their peers , independent studio time , and one-on-one as well as group studio visits .
MEDIA & TECHNIQUES : Students may work in any chosen media . Alternative and / or experimental media are encouraged but not required . Paintings may incorporate or verge on three dimensions .
ACTIVITIES : Each day includes a mid-day discussion bookended by independent studio work in the morning and afternoon . Students are expected to maintain a rigorous process in the studio and work toward advancing both critical thinking and technical skills .
FACULTY : Wendy White has exhibited extensively , including : the LA County Museum of Art ; M Woods in Beijing , China ; Museum of Fine Arts in Gifu , Japan ; Bemis Center in Omaha , Neb .; Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art ; and Kunstverein Rosa-Luxemburg- Platz in Berlin . She received a fellowship from the New York Foundation for the Arts and is included in Phaidon ’ s anthology , Vitamin P2 : New Perspectives in Painting .
www . wendywhite . net
Tuition : $ 1,145 OR Tuition + Studio Support Donation : $ 1,345 Registration Fee : $ 45 Studio Fee : $ 150 Code : P0515-17 Enrollment Limit 10
Tuition : $ 350 OR Tuition + Studio Support Donation : $ 450 Studio Fee : $ 15 Code : A0601-17 Enrollment Limit 50
Tuition : $ 1,075 OR Tuition + Studio Support Donation : $ 1,275 Registration Fee : $ 45 Studio Fee : $ 75 Code : D0611-17 Enrollment Limit 10
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