Anderson Ranch Arts Center Workshop Catalogs 2000-2009 | Page 2

WELCOME Since 1966 Anderson Ranch Arts Center has offered artists a place to work, a supportive community and an atmosphere dedicated to the highest aesthetic values. For Summer 2008, we’re offering more than 140 workshops in painting, drawing, photography, digital media, sculpture, ceramics, printmaking, wood and furniture design. We also have an extensive array of workshops in visual arts for children and teenagers and an active public events program of slide lectures, talks and exhibitions. Our faculty is comprised of established artists and gifted teachers from throughout the country. We have created one of the finest summer schools of art in America and have attracted a faculty of artistic innovators who challenge boundaries and provide fresh perspectives. Many of them teach at America’s top colleges and universities. Whether you are just beginning your creative process or looking to further a lifelong pursuit, the Ranch has workshops to nourish your passion, test your skills and teach you something new. We want your experience to be about originality, imagination and discovery. Our workshops are planned and coordinated by talented program directors and coordinators, working artists who are dedicated to the success of your time at the Ranch. They are supported by studio managers and interns who are second to none and joined by an administrative staff that strives to make your experience flawless. All of this happens in a well-equipped, state-of-theart facility in one of the most beautiful regions in the country. What began 40 years ago as an effort to support artists has flourished into a resource of national reputation and significance. The work created at the Ranch speaks for itself; it has an enduring appeal. The Ranch believes in the importance of the individual artist. Here we put the art making process first. We honor your creativity. It’s why we exist. Come join us. Hunter O’Hanian, President WORKSHOP FACILITIES AND ARTISTIC STAFF CERAMICS AND SCULPTURE DOUG CASEBEER, PROGRAM DIRECTOR The ceramics program offers artists time and a community in which to discuss, exchange, and make ceramic art and pottery. Interactive and communal studios are shared by students and faculty. Emphasis is on personal artistic growth, where the making of finished art is only part of the process and experience. Ceramics facilities include a 2,000-sq.-ft. kiln yard containing a large down-draft gas kiln, updraft gas kiln, small gas kiln, one-chamber Bourry wood kiln, large and small soda kilns, many electric kilns, a small Trane wood kiln, and a three chamber noborigama wood kiln. There is 3500 sq. ft. of studio space including well-stocked glaze and clay labs. Doug received his MFA in ceramics from Alfred University in New York and BFA in ceramics from Wichita State University. Doug teaches, lectures, builds kilns, and exhibits his artwork worldwide. Doug has served as pottery consultant to the United Nations and is currently a board member for the Carbondale Clay Center in Colorado. Doug’s service to the field has involved outreach in rural Jamaican schools, technical support and assistance for Nepali potters, and advising art centers in Chile and Hawaii. Call Doug at 970-923-3181 x238 or email him at [email protected]. PRINTMAKING MATT CHRISTIE, PROGRAM DIRECTOR Printmaking workshops reflect the exciting evolution of print media in recent years– a mix of tradition and innovation, the elemental and the high tech. The diverse workshop selection includes everything from “Printmaking: a progressive survey,” to workshops in woodcut, nontoxic printing, screen, intaglio, photogravure and digital applications. Something is offered for every skill level. The extensive facilities are housed in the Dee Wyly Painting Building and the Patton Print Shop. Three intaglio and two motorized lithographic presses enable a full range of processes. We provide computer support, relief and screen printing capabilities, and a darkroom equipped for photographic processes. Matt Christie holds an MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University, a BFA from the University of Denver, and has over 27 years of experience collaborating with artists on print projects. He has taught at the Rhode Island School of Design and the University of Georgia’s study abroad program in Cortona, Italy. He served as a professional printer at Shark’s Ink in Lyons, Colorado, for over 15 years, and currently oversees Anderson Ranch Editions. Call Matt at 970-923-3181 x235 or email him at [email protected]. 2   W W W.ANDER SO NRANCH.ORG 1-888-353-4710 I N FO @ A N D E R S O N R A N C H . O R G ART HISTORY AND CRITICAL STUDIES, PAINTING AND DRAWING KATHLEEN LOE, PROGRAM DIRECTOR Summer 2008 focuses on serving the full range of our students’ interests and skill levels. Work spaces are beautifully lit, well-equipped and always available. A range of traditional tools and easels are available alongside projectors, computers and scanners for work with digital components. All workshops are staffed with inspirational instructors and dedicated interns. In addition to our studio arts offerings, we continue to provide exciting workshops in art history and critical studies. These are taught by experts in the field, charismatic scholars, critics, writers and artists with unique points of view. From intimate round table discussions to lectures, our art history seminars captivate audiences from an international arena. Kathleen ho lds an MFA from Queens College of SUNY and a BFA from Louisiana State University. A Louisiana-born multimedia artist and independent writer, she has been a visiting critic at Brown University, Rhode Island School of Design and Louisiana State University. She writes critical essays for artists’ exhibitions and has taught studio art and art history at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Wesleyan University and Bloomfield College. Her paintings, drawings and prints have been nationally exhibited at a number of galleries and museums. Call Kathleen at 970-923-3181 x236 or email her at [email protected]. FURNITURE DESIGN, WOODWORKING AND SCULPTURE SUSAN WORKING, PROGRAM DIRECTOR From traditional woodworking to where sculpture, painting, digital technology, and furniture making cross-pollinate and blur categories— this summer’s workshops offer a wide spectrum of approaches and techniques. Whether you identify as an artist, designer or craftsperson, as a beginner, amateur or professional, you’ll find a workshop that speaks your language and challenges your assumptions. We limit workshop enrollment and provide highly qualified assistants to give each student maximum personal attention. The Maloof Wood Barn has first-rate equipment and features a large machine room, bench rooms, a spacious design studio and a turning studio. Students in furniture construction classes each have a European-style work bench and tool storage. The loft studio, used for design and interdisciplinary work shops, is equipped with workbenches and light woodworking equipment. The turning studio is outfitted with nine lathes and a set of tools at each station.