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Foundry: An Introduction/All Levels (In-Person)
with Pavel Efremoff
Thursdays, 6 – 9:30 p.m.
Instructor: Pavel Efremoff
Credit: Non-credit or 1.5 undergraduate credits (see description)
This course will cover all aspects of the foundry process. Demonstrations and hands-on instruction will be given in wax modeling and casting, ceramic shell techniques, bronze pouring, metal chasing, TIG welding and patination. All levels welcome. Note: Tuition includes a $65 lab fee.
This course does not meet during Thanksgiving Break, November 23 - 26.
Optional: This course is available for 1.5 undergraduate credits for $1,060 (including lab fee). Select credit option when registering.
Image: Ann Lax-Antrim, The Practitioner – Her Guitar, 2023, Bronze and wood, 15 x 8 x 5 in. Courtesy of the student.
Register by: September 8
Fall 2023 CE Policy Guide, including updated Withdrawal/Refund Policies
Stone Carving (In-Person)
with Steve Nocella
Saturdays, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Instructor: Steve Nocella
Credit: Non-credit or 1.0 undergraduate credit (see description)
Explore the possibilities of stone carving by using traditional and nontraditional methods. All processes from rough carving to polishing will be covered, and various tools and techniques will be demonstrated. Open to all levels. Note: Tuition includes $20 lab fee.
Learning Objectives
- Develop proficiency in basic tool use including manual carving, pneumatic carving, sawing, grinding, and sanding.
- Learn the methods of stone carving beginning with "roughing out" a form and finishing with sanding and polishing.
- Develop a perceptual ability for spatial relationships of the elements that constitute a sculpture or a three-dimensional image.
- Learn to use creative and critical thinking in the process of carving sculpture.
- Gain an appreciation for the influence and informing effect that medium and process have on image making.
- Acquire an introductory understanding of the history of stone carving as well as the capacity to conceptualize context for the student's own sculpture.
This course does not meet during Thanksgiving Break, November 23 - 26.
Optional: This course is available for 1.0 undergraduate credit for $715 (including lab fee). Select credit option when registering.
Image: Francesco Toledo, 3 Mayan Girls, 2023, Carrara marble, 18 x 16 x 12 in. Courtesy of the student.
Register by: September 8
Fall 2023 CE Policy Guide, including updated Withdrawal/Refund Policies
Comprehensive Portrait Sculpture: The Bust in Clay (In-Person)
with Morgan Dummitt
Wednesdays, 6 – 9 p.m.
Instructor: Morgan Dummitt
Credit: Non-credit or 1.0 undergraduate credit (see below)
Modeling the portrait in clay is a foundational skill of traditional sculpture. Working from a model, learn to create a portrait from composition to completed sculpture. Instruction for this uniquely comprehensive course will encompass learning to build an armature, modeling the form in clay, and casting in plaster to preserve the finished artwork. Topics of study will include proportion, composition, structure, and simplified sculptural form.
This class consists of twelve meetings, which will be divided as follows:
Week 1: Armature Construction/Composition
Weeks 2 - 8: Clay Modeling
Weeks 9 – 12: Plaster Casting
Note: Course tuition includes a $50 model fee.
Optional: This course is available for 1.0 undergraduate credit for $745 (including model fee). Select credit option when registering.
Image: Morgan Dummitt, Cooper Portrait.
Register by: September 8
Fall 2023 CE Policy Guide, including updated Withdrawal/Refund Policies
Mixed Media Explorations: Collage, Combines, and Assemblage (Online)
with Colleen O'Donnell
Tuesdays, 1 – 3 p.m. (Zoom, with Canvas content)
Instructor: Colleen O’Donnell
Credit: Non-credit or 1.0 undergraduate credit (see below)
Explore alternative ways of conceptualizing and creating mixed-media art. 2D and 3D techniques have been an essential part of modern art history, as evinced in the poetic artworks of Joseph Cornell, politically charged assemblages of Betye Saar, revealing works of Eileen Agaar, and whimsy of Robert Rauschenberg. Push your art-making process to a new level by combining 2D and 3D art into a contemporary expression of your own. Intrinsically engage awareness while drawing on design elements to reflect a point of view and a moment in time. Each week discover your unique expression while bringing new work into existence.
Optional: This course is available for 1.0 undergraduate credit for $595. Select credit option when registering.
Image: Patti Rosenberg, [Untitled], Mixed media. Courtesy of the student.
Register by: September 15
Fall 2023 CE Policy Guide, including updated Withdrawal/Refund Policies
Metal Sculpture (In-Person)
with Steve Nocella
Saturdays, 12:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Instructor: Steve Nocella
Credit: Non-Credit Only
This six-week course teaches the basic skills needed for making metal sculpture. Learn fundamental methods of cutting, bending and welding metal such as sawing, heating, and MIG welding. Students will be encouraged to explore the medium with directness and spontaneity to gain a knowledge and understanding of its complexion. Note: Tuition includes a $25 lab fee.
Image: Peter Lerner, Spotted Bass #1, 2023, Steel and bronze, 18 x 22 x 6 in. Courtesy of the student.
Register by: October 20
Fall 2023 CE Policy Guide, including updated Withdrawal/Refund Policies