Leap Before You Look : Black Mountain College 1933-1957 by Helen Molesworth
G . Dubinsky + D . Short , Untitled ( detail ) Peter Basil , Moser Table ( detail )
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 17 - 21
Craftufacturing : designing for production
George Dubinksy & David Short
SKILL LEVEL : II
CONCEPT : Explore the manufacturing techniques developed and used by the home goods design and manufacturing company , Edgewood Made , in a unique production-focused workshop . Edgewood Made founders George Dubinsky and David Short introduce different manufacturing methods that are available in the making of small production runs that aim to remove barriers in the making process and create a path of least resistance , from design to final product . We create test products focused on specific techniques , culminating in newlylearned processes to make a small run of a product designed during the class .
MEDIA & TECHNIQUES : We use computer design in conjunction with traditional pattern making and provided outsourced parts and materials to create products that can be easily produced in multiples , while still maintaining the integrity of a finely crafted design .
ACTIVITIES : We incorporate instructional demos on production methods such as cold connections in metal , router jigs and specialized tooling . Discussions cover designing products from the making process that are inherently designed for being produced in multiples , and on the marketing and selling of well crafted items .
FACULTY : George Dubinsky and David Short are the founders of Edgewood Made , which produces home goods made from wood , porcelain and metal that are primarily produced for the wholesale market .
www . edgewoodmade . com
July 24 - 28
Discovering the CNC
Peter Basil
SKILL LEVEL : Open to All
CONCEPT : Broaden your furniture making skills and knowledge by learning the fundamentals of Computer Numerically Controlled ( CNC ) machining in this in-depth workshop . During this hands-on course , we make a small object and use it as a vehicle to learn all the steps necessary to go from a concept to a finished product , cut on the CNC . Students learn how this powerful tool can benefit their practice by giving them accuracy , repeatability and freedom of form not easily attained with traditional methods . This workshop benefits both beginners and those who want to expand their CNC knowledge .
MEDIA & TECHNIQUES : We explore the appropriate use of CNC as a tool , computer-aided drawing , and creating toolpaths in CAM software , as well as tooling and the challenge of fixturing the workpiece .
ACTIVITIES : Through demonstrations , examples and hands-on time , you learn the skills necessary to make a small project on the CNC router over the course of the class .
FACULTY : Peter Basil is a graduate of the School for American Crafts , and has spent several years immersed in the world of product development and digital manufacturing , working with multiple axis industrial CNC routers . He is currently Product Design Engineer at Thos . Moser .
www . thosmoser . com
Tuition : $ 350 OR Tuition + Studio Support Donation : $ 450 Studio Fee : $ 15 Code : A0601-17 Enrollment Limit 50
Tuition : $ 825 OR Tuition + Studio Support Donation : $ 1,025 Registration Fee : $ 45 Studio Fee : $ 100 Code : W0712-17 Enrollment Limit 10
Tuition : $ 825 OR Tuition + Studio Support Donation : $ 1,025 Registration Fee : $ 45 Studio Fee : $ 150 Code : W0814-17 Enrollment Limit 10
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