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 ROOT DIVISION'S ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM Take an Art Class!, Root Division's Adult Art Education Program, offers highly innovative and affordable art classes. Root Division Studio Artists, as well as other Bay Area professional artists, guide students through a variety of art processes, and it all happens in a friendly & engaging environment. The classes & workshops are the perfect length for the busy and non-committal, while allowing enough time for students to leave with a handmade masterpiece and a sense of accomplishment! *While classes are geared towards adult learners, most classes are open to high school students. And if you don't see what you want here, we would love to hear your suggestions for future classes. Please email Kija Lucas adulted@rootdivision.org with your ideas! FALL 2010 CALENDAR (September 2010 - December 2010) All sessions meet at Root Division (3175 17th Street @ S. Van Ness) unless otherwise noted. We strongly encourage students to REGISTER AT LEAST 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE of the 1st class to ensure placement. DRAWING 101 FIGURE DRAWING INTRODUCTION TO ACRYLIC PAINTING PHOTOGRAPHY 101 SCREEN PRINTING 101 T-SHIRT SCREENPRINTING WORKSHOP STOP MOTION ANIMATION INTRO TO THE ART OF CARICATURE CYANOTYPE WORKSHOP PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS LEARNING TO TEACH ART TO YOUTH GOING PRO: PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES FOR EMERGING ARTISTS PRIVATE CLASSES WITH ROOT DIVISION RESIDENT ARTISTS If you prefer to have an individual tutorial, you can choose from... DRAWING with Angie Crabtree or Robert Minervini PAINTING with Hyun Jo, Robert Minervini, or Angie Crabtree SCREEN PRINTING with Nicholas Bohac or Dana Hemenway WATERCOLOR/WORK ON PAPER with Christopher Reiger SCULPTURE/INSTALLATION with Dana Hemenway, Kate Stirr, or Cathy Lu VIDEO EDITING or PHOTOSHOP with Dana Hemenway PHOTOGRAPHY with Kija Lucas or or Vita Litvak CARICATURE DRAWING with Jon Casey Clary CHILDREN'S ART or TEACHER TRAINING with Mona Chitkara 3 hours for $100. Private classes are available for all levels and ages. REGISTRATION Enrolling in any of our classes is easy. These are your options: 1. BY CREDIT CARD: You may register for all our classes by calling us at 415.863.7668. 2. VIA OUR WEBSITE (credit card/check): •Find the class you want to take and click in the 'Buy Now' icon next to that class. •Submit payment using Pay Pal. (Please use Pay Pal option from our website link only.) 3. BY CHECK: Please mail a check, the name of the class, and your name/address/phone # to: Root Division 3175 17th Street San Francisco, CA 94110 4. BY CASH: Visit us in person, Monday-Friday from 10-6. Please call us prior to your visit so that we can better assist you. Class enrollment varies from class to class, but in some cases is limited to 8 students. We encourage you to register as soon as possible, as you are considered formally enrolled once your payment is processed. Cancellation policy: 100% prior to start of 1st class; 75% refund after the 1st class; 25% refund thereafter. Special Rates! Register with a friend and get 10% off the class fee. Register with 5 friends and one person can take the class free of charge. Please email to register for special rates: adulted@rootdivision.org. For inquiries and to take advantage of special rates, please send us an email at adulted@rootdivision.org. Please be sure to include your name, email address, phone number, and which class you would like to take. For a sense of what Bay Area media such as 7x7 Magazine & the SF Chronicle have to say about Take an Art Class and Root Division, visit our Press section. ........................................................................................................................ DRAWING 101 Instructor: Robert Minervini, MFA Dates: 6 class meetings / Tuesdays, October 26, November 2, 16, 23, 30, December 7 (No Class November 9) Time: 6:30pm - 9:30pm Tuition: $150 (plus $10 materials fee due at first class) Robert Minervini will teach you the fundamentals of drawing. Key areas of contrast, form, composition, and process will be presented and explored. Students may choose their medium, but please bring an 18'x24" sketchbook or pad of newsprint, pencils (2H, HB, 2B), vine charcoal, and kneaded eraser and hard eraser to each session. Sign up with a friend and Save 10%: FIGURE DRAWING Instructor: Christopher Reiger Dates: 3 class meetings / Wednesdays, September 15, 22, October 6 (No Class September 29) Time: 6:30-9:30 pm Tuition: $75 Materials and Model Fee: $20 (due 1st class) This course will focus on rendering the figure from live models. Students will gain an understanding of anatomy as well as the fundamentals of drawing. Bring a pad of newsprint and your favorite drawing implement to the first class, and come ready to draw! Sign up with a friend and Save 10%: INTRODUCTION TO ACRYLIC PAINTING Instructor: Robert Minervini, MFA Dates: 6 class meetings / Thursdays, September 9, 16, 23, 30, October 7, 14 Time: 6:30-9:30 pm Tuition: $175 (plus $20 materials fee due at first class) Through this course artists and beginners will work with acrylic paint to understand its properties, mediums, paint applications, and to unleash its full range of possibilities. We will begin to explore some of the options, and to give students the groundwork and understanding to develop their skills beyond this course. PHOTOGRAPHY 101 Instructor: Kija Lucas, MFA Dates: 4 class meetings / Mondays, September 13, 20, 27, October 4 Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm Tuition: $125 This course will guide you through the basic steps of taking pictures and into the aesthetics of photography. We will start by addressing materials and technical issues pertinent to either film or digital image making. We will then move to the artistic components such as light, composition, and subject matter. Finally, you will learn how to use your unique ideas and capture them through the medium of photography. Camera with manual aperture and shutter speed settings required. Sign up with a friend and Save 10%: SCREEN PRINTING 101 Instructor: Nicholas Bohac, MFA Dates: 6 class meetings Tuition: $175 Screen Printing can be one of the easiest and most versatile mediums... once you learn th basics. Over the course of six weeks, Nicholas Bohac will introduce the basic DIY processes and techniques, and from there develop projects with each student. Whether you want to learn to print multi-colored editions on paper, print one or multi-color T-shirts, or figure out how to work screen-printing into your other art projects, this is the course for you. Section A: Dates: Mondays, October 25, November 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Time: 6.30-9.30 pm Sign up with a friend and Save 10%: Section B: Dates: Thursdays, October 28, November 4, 11, 18, December 2, 9 Time: 6.30-9.30 pm Sign up with a friend and Save 10%: T-SHIRT SCREEN PRINTING WORKSHOP Instructor: Nicholas Bohac Dates: 2 class meetings / Saturdays, September 11, 18 Time: DAY CLASS! 10:00-2:00 pm Tuition: $100/ Materials Fee: $20 In this two-part workshop, Nicholas Bohac will teach the basics of DIY t-shirt printing. Learn how to develop an image on a screen and print a one-color shirt over the course of two Saturdays. Come prepared with blank shirts and images, artwork, and/or ideas on a CD, thumb drive, or email file. Sign up with a friend and Save 10%: STOP MOTION ANIMATION Instructor: Kate Stirr, MFA 2 class meetings / Wednesdays, November 10, 17 Time: 6:30 - 9:30 pm Tuition: $75 Materials/Equipment Fee: $35* (Due at the First Class) Learn how to bring objects and images to life using iStopmotion software. Seamlessly create frame-by-frame videos of otherwise motionless stuff. Kate Stirr will show you how to use modeling clay, cut paper, or inanimate objects to create narrative or non-narrative videos. Students will be guided through shooting and editing their videos in class using cameras and tripods supplied by Root Division. Students must bring their own Mac laptop with iMovie or Final Cut editing software, as well as the free trial download of Boinx iStopmotion. (*Equipment fee is only $10 if you bring your own compatible camera & tripod.) Sign up with a friend and Save 10%:
INTRO TO THE ART OF CARICATURE Instructor: Jon Casey Clary 3 class meetings / Tuesdays, September 14, 21, 28 Time: 6:30 - 8:30 pm Tuition: $75 Materials/Equipment Fee: $20 (Due at the First Class) Using the theory of the mean (average) face for use of distortion, students will render caricatures from classmates and photos, putting them within the context of the history of caricature and its modern day uses. Lessons in digital caricature available for interested students. Sign up with a friend and Save 10%: CYANOTYPE WORKSHOP
Instructor: Ben Venom, MFA 1 class meeting / Saturday, November 13 DAY CLASS! Time: 11:00am - 2:00 pm Tuition: $40 Materials Fee: $20 (Due at the First Class) Cyanotype is a lens-less photographic process using printing to produce Prussian blue toned prints. This workshop will introduce students to producing cyanotype prints from digitally formatted negatives via Photoshop. Students may work from existing analog or digital files. A variety of advanced Photoshop techniques, including curves, filters, and contrast adjustment will be discussed. Sign up with a friend and Save 10%: GOING PRO: PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES FOR EMERGING ARTISTS Instructor: Michelle Townsend 6 class meetings / Wednesdays, September 15, 22, October 13, 27, November 10, 17 Time: 6:30 - 9:00 pm Tuition: $125 This course will serve as an overview for artists who are trying to get their work out of the studio and into the world. Topics include time management, goal setting, building the right portfolio, creating a Web presence, public speaking, writing about your work, exhibiting in open studios, galleries, and non profits. THere will be homework between sessions. Going Pro is recommended for artists whose professional practices need a tune-up, and for those eager to show but not sure where to begin. Sign up with a friend and Save 10%: LEARNING TO TEACH ART TO YOUTH (GRADES K-8) Instructor: Sarah Brothers, MAE Date: Thursday, September 9 Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm Tuition: $25 Designed for artists with little or no teaching experience, this class explores techniques for classroom management, group facilitation, and developing strong lesson plans. This class aims to help you refine and translate your interests, ideas, and creative vision to elementary and middle school students. We will also introduce how to lead VTS-style (Visual Thinking Strategies) discussions with youth. Sign up with a friend and Save 10%: |
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