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certificate program: A FOCUSED COURSE OF STUDY
This year Anderson Ranch introduces our Certificate Program, which offers a focused course of study in seven separate artmaking disciplines: Ceramics, Film & Digital Photography, Furniture Design, New Media, Painting & Drawing, Printmaking,
Sculpture and Woodturning. The Certificate Program is designed to give students the necessary skills, analytical tools and
resources to establish a solid practice in their chosen medium.
The program is open to all and there are no prerequisites. This is an ideal opportunity for anyone interested in following a wellplanned course of study in a non-accredited environment, rooted in the Ranch’s long history of program excellence and
high aesthetic standards.
Anderson Ranch Certificate Programs are tailored for students who are new to the field as well as those who are practicing artists
and who wish to enhance their skills through professional development. Courses in the certificate curricula build
from core competencies to advanced levels, balancing theory and practice as appropriate to each discipline.
In order to participate in this program, you need only declare your intention to do so at the time of registration. There is no extra
cost and no limitation on the number of years required to complete the certificate program. All courses must be
taken at Anderson Ranch; students can apply courses taken at Anderson Ranch within the last four years prior to entering the
Certificate Program, subject to the approval of the respective Program Director. Although no grades will be given, Faculty must
confirm the student has satisfactorily completed each course.
The Certificate Programs require a minimum number of hours of coursework that vary by program, as outlined below.
Ceramics
New Media
The Certificate Program in Ceramics provides a flexible structure for students to acquire the
needed skills, analytical tools, and resources to achieve a solid ceramics practice. The courses
encourage development of a unique visual expression as well as a broad understanding of the
role ceramics plays in contemporary culture. Students choose from a variety of courses covering handbuilding, throwing, glazing and firing with a focus on functional pottery or ceramic
sculpture.
The Certificate Program in New Media provides a flexible structure for students to question
and analyze the convergence of technology and media through practical and theoretical applications across disciplines. The curriculum encourages students to gain an understanding
and conversancy with new media through the exploration of digital imaging, sound, video,
animation, interactivity, installation and performance. Students also gain knowledge of the
social and historical implications of those media.
Specific Course Requirements (14 weeks required)
1-week critical studies course
1-week 2D/3D foundation course addressing line, texture, mass, plane, space, color, etc.
1-week drawing course
1-week course in another discipline
2-week beginner course in handbuilding techniques, either vessels or figurative
2-week beginner throwing course
2-week intermediate handbuilding or wheel-based pottery course
1-week intermediate course in glazes, clays and firings
2-week advanced course in throwing or handbuilding
1-week intermediate or advanced course in ceramic design, function or conceptual theory
Specific Course Requirements (12 weeks required)
1-week critical studies course
1-week 2D/3D foundation course addressing line, texture, mass, plane, space, color, etc.
1-week drawing course
1-week course in another discipline
1-week course in performance-based installation
1-week time-based course
1-week web/internet-based art course
2 1-week software-based classes
3 1-week intermediate content-based classes
Painting & Drawing
Film & Digital Photography
The Certificate Program in Film & Digital Photography allows students to explore lens media
through photographic seeing, production and presentation. The courses encourage development of a unique visual expression as well as a broad understanding of the role photography
plays in contemporary culture. Students choose from a variety of courses covering photographic techniques, antique and non-silver photography, digital, video, electronic imaging,
web projects and color photography.
Specific Course Requirements (12 weeks required)
1-week critical studies course
1-week 2D/3D foundation course addressing line, texture, mass, plane, space, color, etc.
1-week drawing course
1-week course in another discipline
1 Photoshop class
3 1-week beginner to intermediate photo classes
2-week advanced photo class
1-week video class
1-week digital printing class
Furniture Design
The Certificate Program in Furniture Design provides a flexible, comprehensive structure for
acquiring the technical and analytical skills necessary for establishing a solid, vibrant, self-reliant practice in studio furniture design and production. The program emphasizes techniques,
materials properties and construction methods, integrated with theoretical exercises that focus on the design process and that investigate furniture as both object and cultural agent. The
curriculum encourages students to develop the capacity for a unique visual expression as well
as an understanding of studio furniture in the context of contemporary art practice.
Specific Course Requirements (14 weeks required)
1-week critical studies course
1-week 2D/3D foundation course addressing line, texture, mass, plane, space, color, etc.
1-week drawing course
1-week course in another discipline
2-week basic wo odworking techniques course
1-week basic woodturning or basic metals techniques course
1-week course on joinery or sustainable materials
2-week intermediate course addressing cabinet construction
1-week course in finishing, surface treatments or veneering
2-week advanced course in furniture design/practice
1-week intermediate or advanced course in design theory
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The Certificate Program in Painting & Drawing offers students a comprehensive framework
designed to establish a solid groundwork for their art practice. Students who participate in this
program will receive balanced training in the 2D visual fine arts from leading artists and critics.
Students will choose from courses covering all technical aspects of drawing, design, color
theory, oil, acrylic, watercolor and encaustic painting, as well as mixed media and collage.
Further, course subject matter ranges from abstraction to works directly from observation.
The course framework is designed to allow students to explore and understand the whole
process of visual expression from design, color and compositional basics through advanced
critique with the aim of creating a self-reliant and vibrant art practice.
Specific Course Requirements (12 weeks required)
1-week critical studies course
1-week 2D/3D foundation course addressing line, texture, mass, plane, space, color, etc.
1-week drawing course
1-week course in another discipline
1-week color theory or mixing class
1-week mixed media or collage class
3 1-week painting classes (1 beginning, 1 intermediate, 1 advanced)
1-week non-beginning drawing class
2 1-week advanced critique classes