"During the fall semester at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière, a historic school of modern art, students completed their work in the studios once used by Marc Chagall, Giacometti, Zadkine, Antoine Bourdelle, and more. In painting, we explored European modernists like Matisse, Seurat, and Picasso, developing foundational skills in oil painting, color theory, and form. The drawing course took us to a different Paris museum each week, where we practiced perspective, scale, and light while experiencing the city's museums, parks, and architecture, including special access to restricted collections like the Musée des Moulages." - JYA Student 2023-2024
Studio Art majors at Smith take courses at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière.
The following courses are typically offered by the academy:
FALL SEMESTER
Materials List:
HB, 2B, and 4B pencils
0.5 mechanical pencils with 2B leads
30 sheets of 280gsm A2 white paper
Charcoal
180gsm sandpaper
Kneaded erasers
Utility knife
Fixative for charcoal and pencil
47x62 cm drawing board for storing work
Schedule: 2.5 hour studio once per week for 12 weeks (30 hours per semester)
Lundi // 9h30 - 12h00 (du 16 septembre au 16 décembre 2024)
Materials List:
Watercolor paint box (12 colors)
Watercolor brushes (2 sizes to choose from: one for details, one larger)
Sketchbook of your choice, minimum A4 size
Pencils of your choice, eraser
Schedule: 2.5 hour studio once per week for 12 weeks (30 hours per semester)
Jeudi // 9h30 - 12h00 (du 19 septembre au 19 décembre 2024)
Materials List:
Canvases no larger than 50x50cm and no smaller than 30x30cm
Brushes of various shapes, including flat and round
Linseed oil
Selected oil colors: ultramarine blue, yellow ochre, burnt sienna, titanium white, Payne's gray
Odorless turpentine
Mixing palette
Charcoal
Cleaning cloths
Spatula
Schedule: 2.5 hour studio once per week for 12 weeks (30 hours per semester)
Jeudi // 9h30 - 12h00 (du 19 septembre au 19 décembre 2024)
Materials List:
HB, 2B, and 4B pencils
0.5 mechanical pencils with 2B leads
30 sheets of 280gsm A2 white paper
Charcoal
180gsm sandpaper
Kneaded erasers
Utility knife
Fixative for charcoal and pencil
47x62 cm drawing board for storing work
Schedule: 2.5 hour studio once per week for 12 weeks (30 hours per semester)
Vendredi // 9h30 - 12h00 (du 20 septembre au 13 décembre 2023)
SPRING SEMESTER