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Ali Momeni, Women’s Desert Liberation Front Travis Townsend, Thing from Oregon (with barbershop doodles) Trey Hill, Navigating the Decline July 29 — August 2 O August 5 — 9 O Augmented Sculpture: mixed-media sculpture & installation Make/ReMake: exploring creativity through sculpture & drawing Ali Momeni Travis Townsend MEDIA conceived idea, it has the chance to be more interesting and unexpected. This workshop teaches multiple approaches to the creation and surfacing of constructed wooden volumes and linear three-dimensional “sketches” using wood, paper, drawing media and paint as expressive media. Through drawing exercises and direct techniques in wood, students make forms, then elaborate and/or reconstruct these forms. Come ready to draw, discuss, invent, build, paint, rebuild and rework. Work is as weird or imaginative as the student desires. CONCEPT This workshop focuses on mixed- media techniques that combine sculpture and installation with video projection and controlled lighting. Students are encouraged to bring their own sculptural and installation practice into the workshop and to experiment with augmenting this practice with light. Participants gain exposure to software environments for rapid prototyping of projection mapping content, as well as electronic techniques for nuanced control of lighting for sculptural purposes. & TECHNIQUES Students work with microcontrollers, lighting, and rapid prototyping projection and electronics in conjunction with other media to better understand utilizing this technology to create dynamic and responsive installations and works. ACTIVITIES Students learn methods for integrating video projection and controlled lighting into their own studio practices. There is also experimentation with microcontroller technologies, simple circuits, projections, and LED lighting to achieve atmospheric and directed effects. The workshop is structured to offer plenty of time for experimentation, group discussion, and one-on-one instruction. FACULTY Ali Momeni was born in Isfahan (Iran) and immigrated to the United States at the age of twelve. He studied physics and music at Swarthmore College and completed his doctoral degree in music composition, improvisation and performance with computers from the Center for New Music and Audio Technologies at UC Berkeley. Momeni Founded the ArtFab lab at Carnegie Mellon University, and has served as an assistant professor at various institutions around the US. Ali has exhibited work nationally and internationally. CONCEPT If artwork can get beyond the initial MEDIA & TECHNIQUES Students learn woodworking techniques to create linear and volumetric forms, basic joinery and numerous expressive approaches to sculpting with wood and mixed media. There are discussions and strategies presented for introducing color and imagery into work. ACTIVITIES Technical demonstrations in woodworking and drawing are presented as well as group and one-on-one instruction and discussion. There is also plenty of time to make, re-make and collaborate. FACULTY Travis Townsend has presented his wood and mixed-media sculptures in numerous solo and group exhibitions and been included in the publications New American Paintings, Manifest International Drawing Annual and The Penland Book of Woodworking. He received his MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University and teaches at Eastern Kentucky University. www.travistownsendart.com August 5 — 16 I Sculpture: clay, wood & steel II Trey Hill CONCEPT Explore new materials and approaches to working with clay. Learn to combine different materials to create successful ceramic and mixed-media sculptures. Discover how adding different materials such as steel, wood, and found objects to your work adds layers of information and complexity. This dynamic studio environment gives you access to new materials and new ways of thinking. MEDIA & TECHNIQUES Students build ceramic objects using selected imagery and work to incorporate other built and found objects. Review different building techniques including large-scale coil, slab and solid construction. Demonstrations include multiple ways of hand building, introductory woodworking, metalworking and surface treatments for ceramic sculpture. ACTIVITIES The first week of the workshop takes place in the ceramics studio and moves to the sculpture studio during the second week. Demonstrations, lectures, group discussions and one-on-one mentorship occur. Each new technique and materials demonstration demystifies the material and process with an emphasis on safety and experimentation. FACULTY Trey Hill is a professional sculptor and Associate Professor at the University of Montana where he teaches both ceramics and sculpture. He received his BFA from Bowling Green State University and his MFA from San Jose State University. His work has been shown in galleries and museums nationally and internationally. Trey has participated in numerous national and international artist residencies. www.treyhillstudio.com www.alimomeni.net TUITION $1,075 TUITION $1,075 TUITION + STUDIO SUPPORT DONATION $1,275 TUITION + STUDIO SUPPORT DONATION $1,275 TUITION + STUDIO SUPPORT DONATION $1,595 REGISTRATION FEE $45 | STUDIO FEE $195 REGISTRATION FEE $45 | STUDIO FEE $150 REGISTRATION FEE $45 | STUDIO FEE $195 CODE S0908-19 ENROLLMENT LIMIT 10 CODE S1009-19 ENROLLMENT LIMIT 10 CODE C1015-19 ENROLLMENT LIMIT 12 | TUITION $1,195 | | sculpture 73