APPLIED ARTS COURSES FOR VISUAL ART PRIMES
Artists hone their foundation by employing the technical skills of a particular art or field of endeavor. These courses are Prime specific, or recommended for your prime and are designed to strengthen your skillset and/or build your portfolio. Students should focus their Applied Arts choices in their prime arts area, but may explore outside of their prime in some cases.
CHOOSING COURSES
Applied Arts courses are offered one day per week on Tuesdays and/or Thursdays. Be mindful of the length of the courses you are interested in. Most courses are scheduled for the full trimester, however, there are some that meet for only half of the trimester. In those cases, it's recommended you sign up for both half-trimester courses. You are welcome to sign up for classes on Tuesdays or Thursdays, but be mindful of the dates courses are offered so you do not choose classes that are offered at the same time.
TUESDAY OFFERINGS
🟡 Fall A : September 14 - October 12 (5 sessions/10 hours)
🟫 Fall B: October 19 - November 16 (5 sessions/10 hours)
🔺 Fall AB: September 14 - November 16 (10 sessions/20 hours)
THURSDAY OFFERINGS
Fall A : N/A
Fall B: N/A
🔶 Fall AB: September 23 - November 18 (7 sessions/14 hours)
TUESDAY OFFERINGS
Yes And...
Improvisational Acting/Intro to ActingMentor: Emily Karol
Contact: ekgerbasi@aacps.orgTuesdays at Studio 39
🟫 Fall B: Oct 19 - Nov 16
(5 sessions/10 hours)
All levels and primes welcome.
Introduction to improvisation for non-actors who want to experience something outside of their normal studies. Play a series of games that will help stretch your creativity and test the boundaries of your comfort zones. All actors and non-actors are welcome!
Fundamentals of Drawing A
2D: DrawingMentor: Mireya Torres-Pagan
Contact: mtorres-pagan@aacps.orgTuesdays at Studio 39
🔺 Fall AB: September 14 - November 16
(10 sessions/20 hours)
All levels welcome.
In this class, you will build and strengthen your drawing skills. Materials will be a mix of pencil and charcoal. We will explore still life and even some portraiture.
We will focus on proportion, shading, contouring, and composition. Although this is a fundamentals class, any level of ability is encouraged to join! It is always good to get back to the basics.
Sumi-e: Japanese Ink Painting
2D: PaintingMentor: Mary Rosoff
Contact: mrosoff@aacps.orgTuesdays at Studio 39
🔺 Fall AB: September 14 - November 16
(10 sessions/20 hours)
All levels welcome.
The Japanese term “sumi” means “black ink”, “e” means “painting”. It indicates one of the art forms in which subjects are painted with black ink in all possible gradations ranging pure black to the lightest shades achievable by dissolving ink in water.
In this class you will explore techniques of this painting style and learn to master the four basic brushstrokes and create beautiful brush paintings of your own.
Non-Traditional Mixed Media A | Repurposing, Recycling
2D/3D Mixed MediaMentor: Selin Balci
Contact: sbalci@aacps.orgTuesdays at Studio 39
🔺 Fall AB: September 14 - November 16
(10 sessions/20 hours)
All levels welcome.
Combine found objects or other unorthodox materials with traditional visual art mediums to explore their self-expression. The materials used in mixed media art are central to the vision of the artist and play an important role in the message they are striving to convey.
Throwing on the Potter's Wheel A
3D Ceramics/PotteryMentor: Barbara Bustard
Contact: bbustard@aacps.orgTuesdays at Studio 39
🔺 Fall AB: September 14 - November 16
(10 sessions/20 hours)
Application Required. Ceramics experience recommended. Space limited. There will be an additional offering of this course in the Spring Trimester.
In this course you will learn the basics of throwing on the potter’s wheel. The techniques of centering, lifting, opening, collaring, and trimming will be covered. Students will need to become proficient in centering the clay in order to move on to creating vessels. Students will be expected to successfully form a bowl, a straight cylinder (straight vase or cup), cup with handle, and a tall vase or vessel which demonstrates skill in lifting, opening and collaring a vessel.
To apply for this class, click here: https://forms.gle/J6ouEMKHmKcCTpEy8
Trash & Flash Prop Creation
3D: Theatrical DesignMentor: Alexander Rothschild
Contact: arothschild@aacps.orgTuesdays at Studio 39
🔺 Fall AB: Sept 14 - Nov 16
(10 sessions/20 hours)
All primes welcome.
Learn how to make image reference objects out of found materials. Students will be using multiple sculptural techniques and recycled materials to create a final product.
Fall Writing Collection
Creative Writing Collection Mentors: Maggie Heemstra & Lynn Schwartz
Contact: mbenshaw@aacps.org, lschwartz@aacps.orgTuesdays at Studio 39
🔺 Fall AB: Sept 14 - Nov 16
(10 sessions/20 hours)
All primes welcome and encouraged.
The Creative Habit (3 sessions) Sept 14, 21, and 28
We’ll identify the creative self in each of us and explore how to establish the most effective process for our ongoing artistic work. Learn to create a healthy and powerful working practice, an inspirational workspace, and techniques to combat barriers to creativity such as writer’s block, procrastination, and the inner critic.
The Professional Writer (3 sessions) Oct 5, 12, and 19
If you hope to have your work taken seriously, you will need to behave professionally. Let’s examine professional etiquette, how to edit and revise, and understand what is expected in the publishing process, including proper email style and the agent query letter. We will also explore effective book promotion and how to best pitch your ideas in an interview or email. We’ll learn to use a variety of creative exercises designed to help you develop and maintain a positive and professional attitude toward your work.
Narrative Voice (4 sessions) Oct 26, Nov 2, 9, and 16
Who should be telling your story and how should they tell it? Let’s examine Voice, Style, Tone, and Point of View — the elements that create the overall feeling of a work. In addition, beginning writers are often instructed to Show, not Tell — to create dramatic scenes and cut exposition, but this is not always appropriate advice. Skilled writers know that a good read results from a thoughtful balance of scene and summary. We’ll examine different scene types, the uses of summary, and how to craft transitions. The goal is to have a reader fully engaged with your narrator and your story.
THURSDAY OFFERINGS
Fundamentals of Drawing B
2D: DrawingMentor: Mireya Torres-Pagan
Contact: mtorres-pagan@aacps.orgThursdays at Studio 39
🔶 Fall AB: September 23 - November 18
(7 sessions/14 hours)
All levels welcome.
In this class, you will build and strengthen your drawing skills. Materials will be a mix of pencil and charcoal. We will explore still life and even some portraiture.
We will focus on proportion, shading, contouring, and composition. Although this is a fundamentals class, any level of ability is encouraged to join! It is always good to get back to the basics.
Non-Traditional Mixed Media B | Repurposing, Recycling
2D/3D Mixed MediaMentor: Selin Balci
Contact: sbalci@aacps.orgThursdays at Studio 39
🔶 Fall AB: September 23 - November 18
(7 sessions/14 hours)
All levels welcome.
Combine found objects or other unorthodox materials with traditional visual art mediums to explore their self-expression. The materials used in mixed media art are central to the vision of the artist and play an important role in the message they are striving to convey.
Throwing on the Potter's Wheel B
3D Ceramics/PotteryMentor: Barbara Bustard
Contact: bbustard@aacps.orgThursdays at Studio 39
🔶 Fall AB: September 23 - November 18
(7 sessions/14 hours)
Application Required. Ceramics experience recommended. Space limited. There will be an additional offering of this course in the Spring Trimester.
In this course you will learn the basics of throwing on the potter’s wheel. The techniques of centering, lifting, opening, collaring, and trimming will be covered. Students will need to become proficient in centering the clay in order to move on to creating vessels. Students will be expected to successfully form a bowl, a straight cylinder (straight vase or cup), cup with handle, and a tall vase or vessel which demonstrates skill in lifting, opening and collaring a vessel.
To apply for this class, click here: https://forms.gle/J6ouEMKHmKcCTpEy8
Observational Drawing Techniques
2D: DrawingMentor: Marcie Wolf-Hubbard
Contact: mwolf-hubbard@aacps.orgThursdays at Studio 39
🔶 Fall AB: September 23 - November 18
(7 sessions/14 hours)
Some experience recommended.
Observational drawing is defined as drawing from life. Examples would include sketching a bowl of fruit (still life), drawing from a model (figurative), or drawing a street scene (landscape). The image is not taken from either a photograph or the artist’ imagination, but from real life observation. Traditionally the subject matter is rendered as accurately as possible. Typically most observational work is done in pencil, charcoal or other drawing mediums. These works will demonstrate how you interpret the world, how you make compositional choices, how accurately you can depict form, light and shadow.