Photography
Creative Writing
Ceramics
Visual Arts
Dance
Supervised Open Darkroom
Instructor: Anna Wonson
Instructor: Natalie Cheung
Mondays 6:15 – 8:45 pm, July 7 – August 4 (4 weeks) MA4 - $60
Saturdays 9:30 – 12:30 pm, June 21, July 5, 12, 19, August 9 (5 weeks) SA2 - $75
Unsupervised Open Darkroom 6/28, 7/26, 8/2- $10 drop in. Call for orientation (required).
Students should have their own film and printing paper, chemistry provided. Orientation required for unsupervised dark room use. (photo lab)
Photoshop Basics
Instructor: Ed Wieland
Tuesdays 6:30 – 8:30 pm, June 16 – August 4 (8 weeks) MA5 - $240
In this class, the students will be made familiar with the Photoshop desktop and use of some of the more common tools needed to manipulate and alter photos. Students will work with selection tools, filters and various views of a photo in order to fix such common problems as brightness, contrast, red eye, scratches and other noise. These skills are useful in restoring heirloom photos that have faded and been damaged from being stored in boxes and junk drawers. Students will also begin to work with layers and text tools in order to begin building the skill sets required to start simple design work. At the conclusion of this course, students will have the basic knowledge to build collages, import images from one photo to another and begin to build on the necessary skills required to tackle more advanced techniques that will be encountered in more advanced Photoshop instruction. File formats, resolution, camera settings and other topics will also be covered so that the students can make intelligent choices while using a digital camera and a scanner. (digital lab)
Great Vacation Photography I & II
Instructor: Joe Yablonsky
Tuesdays 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Session I, June 17 – July 8 (4weeks) TA2 - $120
Session II, July 15 – August 5 (4 weeks) TA3 - $120
This class will cover techniques guaranteed to make your photographs better. Session I will cover when and how to take your camera out of automatic mode to have more control over the photos you take, ISO, apertures, shutter speeds, exposure modes, depth of field, exposure compensation, metering modes, and flash basics. Session II will cover the rules of composition, when to break the rules, quality of light, how to design a photograph, and close-up photography. Students in session II are required to purchase a set of close-up filters ($30) (http://www.ritzcamera.com/product/241663863msk.htm). (photo lab)
Collage, Montage and Composite
Instructor, Mark Isaac
Wednesdays 6:30 – 8:30 pm, June 17 – July 30 (7 weeks) WA4 - $210
The use of multiple photographs (or photographs and other media) to create one photographic image is almost as old as photography itself. In this class, students will explore the history and current uses of collage, montage and composite imagery through classroom presentations. Students will also spend considerable time creating unique and creative collage or composite imagery of their own. Students can choose to work in a traditional darkroom setting, in a digital darkroom, or to combine images using non-photographic techniques. Special attention will be paid to the limitless opportunities for composition and multifaceted meanings created by these complex images. While traditional or digital darkroom experience may be helpful, the most important prerequisite is a strong interest in the creative possibilities of collage and composite imagery. (photo and digital labs)
Moving Beyond the Frame
Instructor Gabriela Bolisova
Thursdays 6:30 – 8:30 pm, June 19 – August 7 (8 weeks) RA4 - $240
Advance and perfect your beginning photography skills. This class will cover technical aspects of B&W photography as well as focusing on developing one's vision and ability to communicate visually. (photo and digital labs)
Bringing Life to the Page: Writing from Experience
Instructor: Monica Jacobe
Tuesdays 7:00 – 9:00, June 17 – August 5 (8weeks) TA7 - $240
Writers at all levels and of all genres mine personal experience for material. This class will benefit any writer, from one who needs help starting to one who just needs a new spark, choose the best moments, voices, and details to bring to the page. Our collective work to refine and refresh the all-important writer's eye will be primarily guided exercises in character development, point of view, and narrative strategy useful for poets and prose writers alike. Short readings will be distributed to help spark ideas and demonstrate techniques, and students will be asked to share some of their in-class work at the end of each session. The final meeting will offer ideas about how and where to develop your writing further. Please bring a notebook and a pen you love. (theater)
The X-Pot: Adorn Your Yard
Instructor: Tamara DeSilva
Mondays 6:30 – 8:30 pm, June 16 – August 4 (8 weeks) MA2 - $240 + $30 Materials Fee
Hand-built and thrown, a beautiful match. Feel like its time to adorn your yard with a wall pot overflowing with Jasmine or Marjoram? Maybe its time for an abstract face to mask a container holding mosquito repellent. This class is designed for those who are new to hand-built clay work or those with combined experience in wheel work and hand-building. During our studio time we’ll explore approaches to hanging the functional and more sculptural art works. Please be able to work with confidence at the wheel if you plan on throwing. (ceramics studio)
Pottery Wheel & Handbuilding
Instructor: Joy Bridy
Tuesdays 6:30 – 8:30, June 17 – August 5 (8 weeks) TA6 - $240 + $30 Materials Fee
This class is ideal for both beginning and experienced clay enthusiasts. Discover and explore forms through hand-building techniques—the very root of ceramic tradition. While simple to master, pinching, coiling, slab-building, and extruding, alone and in combination, offer an infinitely rich vocabulary for expression. Demonstrations and group exercises are designed to encourage experimentation with shape and surface in individual projects. Students with previous experience/basic knowledge of the wheel are welcome to add thrown components to their creative mix. Fee includes one 25-lb bag of clay, kiln firing, glaze, and tools. (ceramics studio)
Ceramic Vessels and Sculpture
Instructor: Twylene Moyer
Wednesdays 6:30–9:00 pm, June 18 – August 6 (8 weeks) WA3 - $240 + $30 Materials Fee
Designed for students with previous ceramics experience, this class focuses on the acquisition of new skills and the creation of a new, or expanded, personal clay repertoire. Students will concentrate on individual projects—hand-built and/or wheel-thrown sculptural and one-of-a-kind functional forms—in addition to assignments designed to expand creativity. Eccentric shapes, formal alterations and modifications, and carving and raised relief additions are all encouraged. Students should come prepared with an idea of what they want to accomplish during the class and be ready for a concentrated, and fun, creative experience. Fee includes one 25-lb bag of clay, kiln firing, glaze, and tools. (ceramics studio)
Funky and Functional Slabwork
Instructor: Amanda Stulz
Thursdays 6:15 – 8:45 pm, June 19 – July 10 (4 weeks) RA3 - $150 + $20 Materials Fee
Build functional …or not so functional ceramic creations for your home and garden. No previous experience required. Get dirty, discover (or rediscover) your inner artist. Fee includes clay, kiln firing, glaze, and tools.
In this class students learn the fundamentals of working with oil paints. We will cover material and supplies choice, handling and safety; canvas stretching and preparation; painting planning; composition; color theory; paint application; art evaluation and criticism. The class will be complemented with theory and examples in art history. Time permitting, there may be group critiques of work during the semester. This is intended to allow students to see what others aredoing and learn from their work and to enhance the student art vocabulary. There is strong emphasis on building a community in the classroom that allows students to comfortably take risks with their work. Students may be invited to meet for informal “field trips” to exhibits and other art-related events. (art studio)
Enter the world of metalsmithing and jewelry making through a variety of introductory techniques such as, texturing metal, fold forming, wire wrapping and closures for wearable art. Students will also explore the use of epoxy resin and other cold connection techniques for securing organic and inorganic objects. We will examine artists' pieces from around the world and samples brought in by the teacher. (art studio)
Mask Making - Part I
In the first three class sessions, students will learn how to make a plaster negative mold mask. Students can then use the mask to fashion a self-portrait or a Lion King-type figure, using a variety of papier-mâché and other sculpture materials and techniques.This class will allow students to work in a safe space in which they are encouraged to take risks, try new materials, and see their artistic creations, not as something that must be perfect and right, but as personal art created by their own hands and instincts. This class will be fun, messy, and creative!
Masks and Beyond – Part II
Returning students can use the mask they made in Part I to experiment further and create a headdress, or they can start fresh with a new mask and new ideas. New students may want to make a mask and proceed from there. All students can choose to work in other ways such as creating papier-mâché figures.Our goal is to unleash your creative self, through mask making and other artist experimentation, in a safe, supportive and creative environment. (art studio)
In this class students work on increasing their understanding of and comfort with rendering the human figure. It is assumed that all students taking this class have some prior drawing experience, and materials preferences. Instruction will be individual, with an emphasis on helping students grow through trying new materials and new approaches to rendering the figure. The class will be complemented with theory and examples in art history. Time permitting, there may
be group critiques of work during the semester. This is intended to both allow students to see what others are doing and learn from their work and to enhance the student art vocabulary. There is strong emphasis on building a community in the classroom that allows students to comfortably take risks with their work. Students may be invited to meet for informal “field trips” to exhibits and other art-related events. (art studio)
Beginning Tap
Instructor: Heather Whyte
Tuesdays, 7:00 – 7:50 pm June 17 – July 1 & July 22 – August 5 (6 weeks) TA4 - $90
An introduction to tap for adults. Learn to shuffle, flap, and all the basics to get you moving. Students should have tap shoes and wear comfortable clothes. (dance studio)
Beginning Ballet
Instructor: Heather Whyte
Tuesdays, 8:00 – 8:50 pm June 17 – July 1 & July 22 – August 5 (6 weeks) TA5 - $90
This class emphasizes the fundamentals of ballet and encourages ballet as a means of improved body awareness, poise, grace, musicality, flexibility, and self-expression. Classes are structured to include warm-up exercises, barre technique and center floor work. Ballet shoes and comfortable clothes are recommended. (dance studio)
Learn to Dance for your Wedding/Union (or somebody else’s!)
Instructor Charles Jones
Wednesday 7:00 – 7:50 June 18 – August 6 (8 weeks) WA5 - $120
Don’t get caught in the spotlight unprepared. Master basic partner dance skills so that you can move with confidence on your big day
(dance studio)
Cha Cha like the Stars!: Dancesport
Instructor Charles Jones
Wednesdays, 8:00 – 8:50 June 18 – August 6 (8 weeks) WA6 -$120
Develop confidence and style on the dance floor while learning the basic styles of Ballroom and Latin Dance. This course includes beginning footwork, simple turns and the principles of leading and following. Great for beginners and intermediate dancers!
(dance studio)
Pilates
Instructor: Roberta Rothstein
Thursdays, 6:30 – 7:30 pm, June 19 – August 7 (8 weeks) RA2 - $150
This Pilates course, designed for all levels, strengthens and streamlines your body without building bulk or stressing your joints. The class is a mat-based Pilates class emphasizing the lengthening of your torso and graceful movements while improving your overall balance. Pilates coordinates your mind, body and breathing techniques to develop strong abdominal muscles, and long back and full body alignment. Mats are provided. (dance studio)