Summer 2009
Session 1: June 22 - August 2
CLASSES: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT /WORKSHOPS / WRITING / DRAWING / PAINTING / PHOTOGRAPHY / JEWELRY / PRINTMAKING / MIXED MEDIA / FIBER ART / GLASS / SCULPTURE / ACCESSORY DESIGN / ART EXPRESSIONS / INSTRUCTORS
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
THE ART OF GRANT WRITITNG
Skill Level: All Levels
Instructor: Lois B. Hoffman, Principal of the LB Hoffman Group
This is a free workshop. Please call 305.674.8278 to reserve a space
Three sessions offered:
Saturday, May 2 from 1 - 3 pm
Before you write a word - developing a fundable program design
Thursday, May 7 From 5:30 - 7:30
Writing the Proposal and Project Budget
Thursday, May 21 from 5:30 - 7:30
Once you get funded
With the challenges confronting the economy and funding and sponsorship opportunities for non-profits, everyone is asked to do more and become more entrepreneurial to support their organization. These workshops are a must for all novice and junior arts administrators, and artists in all disciplines who are launching or managing artist collectives and alternative spaces. Major points covered:
- Current trends in funding
- Identifying the right funder
- How to create an effective program design
- How to develop a persuasive need statement
- How to craft an effective and well written proposal and submit it for a final review
And much, much more…
WORKSHOPS
PHOTOSHOP TWO DAY WORKSHOP
Skill Level: Beginner
Instructor: Tamsin Parvus
Offered twice each session
Mondays from 6:30-9:30pm
Spring 2: Workshop 1 - May 4 & 11
Workshop 2 - June 1 & 8
Summer: Workshop 1 - June 29 &; July 6
Workshop 2 - July 20 & 27
$60 for members/ $65 non-members
924 Lincoln Road # 100
Join us for this two day workshop and learn how to make Photoshop work for you. Topics covered will include: Image correction, area selection and manipulation, working with layers, color correction, adding in text and texture and creating compositions. Laptop and Photoshop program required.
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP FOR BEGINNERS
Skill Level: Beginner
Instructor: Mikelle Moore
Offered 3 Saturdays per session from 10am - 1pm
Spring 1: March 21 or April 4
Spring 2: May 9 or May 23
Summer 1: June 27 or July 18
$50 per person for members/$55 for non-members
924 Lincoln Road #100
Digital Photography has become the standard, even for the novice. Come and learn all of the ins and outs of your handheld digital camera. Get comprehensive knowledge of your cameras gadgets and modes. Learn about image composition and the basics of digital photographic technique and file organization. In just three hours you can become more comfortable with yourself behind the camera.
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP 2
Skill Level: Intermediate
Instructor: Mikelle Moore
Offered 2 Tuesdays per session from 6pm-10pm
Spring 1: March 10 or March 24
Spring 2: May 12 or May 26
Summer 1: June 30 or July 21
$65 per person for members/ $70 non-members
924 Lincoln Road # 100
For those of you with a working knowledge of digital imagery, take your knowledge a step forward and learn more professional photographic techniques in this four hour hands on workshop. Leave the classroom and shoot as you learn more about composition and perspective. Get a better understanding of file organization and gain knowledge on file formatting. Learn the basics in editing with Adobe PhotoShop and Light Room.
FELTING WORKSHOP
Skill Level: Beginner
Instructor: Kerry Phillips
Three Sundays from 3-6pm
Spring 1: March 15, 22 & 29
$85 for members/$90 non-members-plus $20 (+tax) material fee-(includes wool for beginning projects and dry felting needles.)
924 Lincoln Road # 200
What is Felting? Very simply, felt is wool that has been matted. Wool becomes felt when it is subjected to moisture, heat, and pressure. Felted pieces can be made into functional objects like bags and hats, as well as non-functioning art, such as felt paintings, sculpture, installations and environments. The possibilities for felt are boundless. We will learn the basics of felting focusing on various methods of wet and dry felting. We will also explore simple wool-dyeing possibilities. Students will be encouraged to be experimental and bring in wild ideas and odd materials for projects. Visit www.andrea-graham.com to see how one artist uses the felting process to create incredible artwork.
NEW!
BEAD WEAVING WORKSHOPS
Skill Level: Beginner
Instructor: Leslie Lacombe
Sunday, April 19 or June 14 from 11am - 2pm
$45 for members/$55 non-members supplies included
800 Lincoln Road # 109
Learn basic weaving skills and create a beautiful bracelet with Czech fire polished beads. These same techniques can then be used to make necklaces, pendants, rings, belts and purses.
NEW!
ONE DAY BEADING WORKSHOPS
Skill Level: Beginner
Instructor: Ruth Avra
Beading Workshop 1 - Offered Sunday, May 3 or June 28 from 2 - 6pm
Beading Workshop 2 - Offered Sunday, May 17 or July 12 from 2 - 6pm
$60 for members/$70 non-members supplies included
Please note - Workshop 1 does not need to be taken in order to take Workshop 2
800 Lincoln Road # 109
BEADING WORKSHOP 1- Beginning Beading & Wire Work - This class teaches basic through advanced wire working techniques to give you a jump start to making your own jewelry! In just a few hours you’ll learn the “simple eye loop” and the “rosary turn” which are the basis of all wire-working projects, as well as several other more advanced techniques. We will create a pair of earrings and a bracelet you can take home with you. Learning these techniques will allow you to create wonderful jewelry at home for yourself or others.
BEADING WORKSHOP 2- Stringing & Knotting - This class will teach the basics of stringing. Learn how use to crimps, create multi-strand necklaces, even knot pearls! Create beautiful jewelry that can last a lifetime by learning these simple techniques. You will create a bracelet and necklaces to take home with you, and learn skills that will empower you create beautiful jewelry.
NEW!
SILVER PALM WRITER'S WORKSHOP & RETREAT
A Weekend Writing Workshop in Beautiful Key Largo @ the Coconut Palm Inn
Skill Level: All Levels
Instructor: Emma Trelles
Workshop will be held August 28 - 30, 2009.
Registration cut off date: July 27
$289 per room, plus $150 workshop fee per person.
Please note room and workshop fees are non-refundable.
Silver Palm Writers Workshop and Retreat-Writers at any stage of development are invited to attend classes designed to create new work or develop an existing writing project. Set at the Coconut Palm Inn and surrounded by the abundant tropical beauty of the Florida Upper Keys, this workshop will offer writing and reading assignments, thoughtful discussion, and suggested outings to visual arts communities and natural environments - all designed to spark fresh ways of approaching creative writing of any genre. Participants will also have the opportunity to meet with author and award-winning writer Emma Trelles to discuss up to three pages of unpublished work, or simply to consider proposed projects and writing goals.
Space is limited. Call Today! 305-674-8278
Two night stay (Friday and Saturday night) includes breakfast on Saturday and Sunday mornings, wi-fi access @ the beach, and suggested itineraries for outings. Private manuscript consultations (up to 5 pages) will be an additional $20.
To read more about the Coconut Palm Inn please visit:
www.coconutpalminn.com
WRITING
THE ART OF CREATIVE WRITING
Skill Level: Intermediate
Instructor: Emma Trelles
Six Thursdays from 3 - 5pm-Spring Session 1 and 2
$130 for ArtCenter members/ $145 for non-members
924 Lincoln Road # 100
This course focuses on the essential tools of creative writing: image, language, and voice. In-class reading and exercises will spark ideas and help participants create original writings. We will consider poetry, essays, visual art, music and the natural world as sources for inspiration.
NEW!
WRITING YOUR LIFE: The Art of the Personal Essay
Skill Level: Intermediate
Instructor: Emma Trelles
Six Thursdays from 6:30-8:30pm-Spring 2 only
$130 for ArtCenter members/ $145 for non-members
924 Lincoln Road # 100
This course focuses on how personal experience can be transformed to creative non-fiction. Memoir writing, individual responses to art and music, and meditations on urban and natural environments are some of the approaches we will implement. Participants will read and study personal essays by contemporary writers, then write their own essays using in-class assignments and discussion as prompts. A prior class in creative writing is recommended but not necessary.
OPEN DRAWING
Skill level: All Levels
Instructor: William Dratler
924 Lincoln Road # 203
Sessions are held every Wednesday, from 7-10 pm
A model is present for each session. All media welcome. No registration necessary. $10 fee per person, per session. Lab is also available to those currently enrolled in drawing classes. Present class confirmation to avoid paying additional fees.
Membership discounts do not apply.
INTRODUCTION TO ILLUSTRATION
Skill level: All Levels
Instructor: Stephanie Rodriguez
Six Wednesdays, from 5:30 - 8:30pm - Summer Session Only
924 Lincoln Road # 100
Explore the world of illustration! In this course, students will be introduced to editorial, book and comic/graphic novel markets through a series of projects related to each topic. Award-winning artist Stephanie Rodriguez, who specializes in book and editorial illustration, will teach this course.
INTRODUCTION TO DRAWING
Skill level: Beginner
Instructor: Armando Droulers
Six Thursdays, 6 - 9pm - Available Spring and Summer
924 Lincoln Road # 203
$190 class tuition plus $20 optional open lab fee (provides access to open drawing sessions on Wednesdays from 7-10pm)
Join this class and get introduced to basic drawing techniques through traditional approaches to line, form, composition and perspective. Gain an understanding of how to create an illusion of space, depict volume and gain a better understanding of proportion.
CALLIGRAPHY I
Skill Level: Beginner
Instructor: Stephanie Rodriguez
Six Thursdays, 2 - 5 pm - Spring 2 only
924 Lincoln Road # 100
$190 class tuition
Learn the art of beautiful writing. In this course, students will learn basic calligraphy along with a variety of other writing styles. This class enables students to see and write/practice many styles of lettering. Students will have by the end of the course 3-4 finished calligraphy artworks and will have mastered various calligraphic fonts to create greeting cards, wedding invitations and much much more!
ANATOMY
Skill Level: Beginner
Instructor: Gustavo Roman
Six Tuesdays, 6:30- 9:30pm - Available Spring and Summer
924 Lincoln Road # 203
$190 class tuition plus $50 model fee (includes model during classes and open drawing sessions on Wednesdays)
This course aims to develop the student's ability to render the human figure and refine drawing skills and techniques. Students will learn to use line and tone to develop an understanding of the proportions & structures of the body. A model will be present for each class. Short and long poses will be provided.
FIGURE DRAWING
Skill Level: All Levels
Instructor: Gustavo Román
Six Mondays, 6:30 - 9:30pm - Available for Spring and Summer
924 Lincoln Road # 203
$190 class tuition plus $50 model fee (includes model during classes and open drawing sessions on Wednesdays)
This course will provide the student with the technical knowledge needed to draw the human figure convincingly in various poses. The exercises aim to encourage seeing the figure in its totality and successfully transfer the visual information from life to paper. Upon completion of the course the student will understand the formal principles of drawing the figure from observation and should be able to draw visual queues from memory that suggest the figure’s components within it’s entirety.
PAINTING
CREATIVE PAINTING
Skill Level: Intermediate and Advanced
Instructor: Anthony Ardavin
Six Saturdays from 10am-1pm - Available for Spring and Summer
924 Lincoln Road # 203
$190 class tuition
Each Class will have a specific assignment. The object of each class is to have a finished artwork in three hours, followed by a very constructive artist/teacher discussion at the end of each class. At the end of the 6 weeks the artists will decide if they want to have their work exhibited in the classroom to resemble a Gallery show where their family and friends can attend and see the work.
INTERMEDIATE PAINTING
Skill Level: Intermediate
Instructor: Jacquenette Arnette
Six Mondays from 6:30 -9:30pm - Available Spring and Summer
924 Lincoln Road # 200
$190 class tuition
This course is designed for students who wish to advance their skills in painting. The class will be organized with several projects that will help students to experiment with different methods and visualize the concepts they have. It is the goal of this class to familiarize students with the art and practices of painting that they may use all these tools for their own personal vision.
FLORENTINE FRESCO PAINTING
Skill Level: Beginner to Intermediate
Instructor: Monica Alvarado Eichmann
Six Mondays, from 6 - 9pm
924 Lincoln Road # 211
$190 class tuition plus $20 (+ tax) material fee
At the end of this class students will have an authentic style Buon Fresco art piece according to the specific rules of method and authenticity complying with the state of Tuscany law and regulations. Life during the renaissance will be discussed as well as a brief history of some of the more famous frescoes. As part of the core curriculum a short Italian Vocabulary will be introduced in order to recognize and apply the correct pronunciation and terminology of the Al fresco Steps and methods. All materials in this course are made out of natural and organic ingredients such as: powdered lapis, lazuli, turquoise, mother of pearl and copper oxides.
WATERCOLOR PAINTING I
Skill Level : Beginner
Instructor: Stephanie Rodriguez
Six Wednesdays from 1 - 4 pm - Spring 2
Six Wednesdays from 6 - 9 pm - Summer
924 Lincoln Road # 100
$190 class tuition
Learn watercolor the fun and creative way. Students will be introduced to the world of watercolor through a variety of techniques that experiment with composition, color and texture. By the end of the class students will have three to four finished pieces demonstrating the watercolor techniques covered.
PAINTING TECHNIQUES & CREATIVE THINKING
Skill Level : Beginner/ Intermediate
Instructor: Franklin Sinanan
Six Thursdays from 1 - 4 pm - Spring 2 only
924 Lincoln Road # 200
$190 class tuition
The course will provide an introduction to painting and painting techniques. The student will acquire specific skills and knowledge in color theory and color blending, however, the primary goal will be to apply creative thinking to all facets of the student’s lives. Emphasis will be placed on the student exploring their creative expressions through the freedom of art.
ABSTRACT PAINTING
Skill Level: All levels - Ideal for Beginners
Taught in English & Spanish
Instructor: Pablo Contrisciani
Six Wednesdays, 7-10pm - Available Spring and Summer
924 Lincoln Road # 200
$190 class tuition
Learn to paint without boundaries. Explore the concepts, meanings, and contemporary relevance of abstraction in art. Create abstract works of art using a variety of techniques.
PAINTING STUDIO
Skill Level: All Levels
Taught in English & Spanish
Instructor: Pablo Contrisciani
Six Saturdays, 1- 4pm - Available Spring and Summer
924 Lincoln Road # 200
$190 class tuition
Choose the kind of paint you want to explore! Through individual instruction, learn the fundamentals of color, composition and techniques. This course is for beginners, and also for students with some experience in drawing and painting who want in-depth lessons on materials and paintings methods. Emphasis in creating works of art that explore emotion through personal style. Learn to translate traditional content into bold passionate paintings.
ACRYLIC PAINTING
Skill Level: Beginniner/Intermediate
Taught in English & Spanish
Instructor: Pablo Contrisciani
Six Tuesdays, 7-10pm - Available Spring and Summer
924 Lincoln Road # 200
$190 class tuition
Conquer your fear or satisfy your curiosity about painting. Learn basic acrylic techniques, color, composition, and design fundamentals while developing your personal style. Demonstration and individual guidance are provided.
OIL PAINTING
Skill Level: All Levels
Taught in English & Spanish
Instructor: Pablo Contrisciani
Six Thursdays, 7-10pm - Available Spring and Summer
924 Lincoln Road # 200
$190 class tuition
Learn the technical and expressive fundamentals of oil painting through individual instruction. Explore composition, color, form, space, and paint handling. Experience in drawing is not necessary.
* Please note: not recommended for pregnant women.
PHOTOREALISM IN OIL PAINTING TECHNIQUE
Skill Level: Intermediate
Instructor: Stephanie Rodriguez
Six Thursdays, 6 -9pm - Spring 2 Only
924 Lincoln Road # 203
$190 class tuition
In this class, students will learn photorealism techniques using oil paint. Emphasis will be placed on the use of reference photography to render realistic subject matter. By the end of the course students will have a finished oil painting in the photorealism style.
SELF PORTRAIT
Skill Level: All levels
Instructor: Monica Alvarado Eichmann
Six Saturdays, 1 - 4 pm - Available Spring and Summer
924 Lincoln Road # 211
$190 class tuition
Since the Renaissance, artists have used self-portraits to explore a basic question: Who am I? While a mirror or a photograph can tell a person what he or she looks like, that physical image does not reflect the whole self. Self-portraiture insists the artist embark on a journey of self-exploration in order to make decisions about how to represent him/herself authentically. Self-portraits may also represent an artist’s quest for immortality, as a way to leave behind an image that will outlive the artist. Additionally, a self-portrait can preserve a memory, serve as a gift, and even help an artist further understand him/herself. This particular Self-portraiture class will help artist and beginners with easy techniques and methods to render the perfect portrait.
PHOTOGRAPHY
OPEN DARKROOM
800 Lincoln Road, Upstairs
Sessions are held every Sunday from 1-4 pm
and Thursday from 6-9 pm
Please bring your class confirmation to gain access to the darkroom with out incurring additional fees for usage. The darkroom is available for student use and is open to the general public for a fee ($25 for members/ $30 non-members).
*The darkroom is available for private rentals.
Please call for 305.674.8278. ext. 15 for more information.
BLACK & WHITE PHOTO 1
Skill Level: Beginner
Instructors: David Zalben
Six Tuesdays from 7-10pm - Available Spring and Summer
Six Saturdays from 11am - 2pm - Available Spring and Summer
800 Lincoln Road - second floor darkroom
$190 class tuition plus $40 (plus tax) additional lab fee
Develop an understanding of black & white photographic technique. Learn to properly expose, process and print black & white film. Begin to make conscious decisions in viewing and recording a scene. This course will address both technical and visual solutions for basic black and white photography.
(Covers chemical charge and provides darkroom access for student labs)
*Please note: not recommended for Pregnant Women.
BLACK & WHITE PHOTO 2
Skill level: Intermediate/Advanced
Instructor: David Zalben
Six Monday or Wednesdays, 7-10pm - Available Spring and Summer
800 Lincoln Road- second floor darkroom
$190 class tuition plus $40 (plus tax) additional lab fee
Students with basic working knowledge of darkroom techniques are ready for this class. Learn and apply visual and technical ideas to enhance your images. Receive in depth printing instruction while working one on one with the instructor to develop a small, original body of work. Review aperture settings, depth of field, contrast control, fiber-based papers & toning.
(Covers chemical charge and allows for access to darkroom for student labs)
*Please note: not recommended for Pregnant Women.
JEWELRY
OPEN JEWELRY LAB
Monitored by: Leslie LaCombe
Thursdays from 6:30 - 9:30 pm and on Wednesdays from 1-4 pm
800 Lincoln Rd. #109
The Jewelry lab is available during ArtStudies Sessions only. Prior jewelry experince is required. Class is limited to 8 participants.
$20 fee per person, per session. No registration necessary.
Membership discounts do not apply.
ART JEWELRY
Skill level: All Levels
Instructor: Ruth Avra
Six Mondays 1 - 4pm - Available Spring and Summer
Mondays 6:30pm-9:30pm - Available Spring and Summer
800 Lincoln Road # 109
$190 class tuition plus $25 (+ tax) additional material fee
This all-levels class teaches basic through advanced jewelry techniques. Through individual help and group demonstrations, you will learn about chain-making, metal fabrication, piercing, soldering, forming, stone setting, finishing & surface patinas. Learn to become comfortable in the jewelry studio environment or expand your basic knowledge and develop your metal working skills.
JEWELRY TECHNIQUES
Instructor: Leslie LaCombe
Six Wednesdays, 6:30 - 9:30pm - Available Spring and Summer
Six Thursdays, 1 - 4pm - Available Spring and Summer
Six Saturdays, 11am - 2pm - Available Spring and Summer
800 Lincoln Road #109
$190 class tuition plus material fee $25 (+ tax)
New students will learn the basic techniques of jewelry making through the completion of an assigned project. From this project student will learn metal forming, texturing, soldering, stone setting and finishing. Intermediate and advanced students can also benefit from this class by creating their own projects with the instructor's supervision. These students can learn about piercing, overlay, married metals, bench-top casting, box-making and hinges.
WAX CARVING IN JEWLERY
Skill Level: All Levels
Instructor: Ruth Avra
Six Tuesdays 1-4pm or 6:30 - 9:30pm - Available Spring and Summer
$190 class tuition plus material fee $25 (+ tax) additional material fee
800 Lincoln Road #109
Please note: Additonal costs for casting will depend on each student project.
Learn the traditional art of wax carving and let your imagination take
charge. This relaxing class will teach you to mold and manipulate wax
pieces that will become jewelry through the process of lost wax casting (not done in class).
We also experiment with the ancient casting method of cuttlefish in class.
Through group demonstrations and individual help,
only your creativity can limit the jewelry you can create.
No previous experience necessary.
PRINTMAKING
OPEN PRINT LAB
Pre-requisite: Prior Monoprinting Experience
Monday - Friday, 10 - 5 pm
924 Lincoln Road # 103
$20 for members and $25 for non members per person per 3 hour session
Please call Tammy Key at 305.674.8278 ext. 15 for reservations
PRINTMAKING & SILKSCREEN
Skill level: All Levels
Instructor: Lazaro Amaral
Six Thursdays, 7-10pm or Six Saturdays, 10am-1pm or 2 - 5pm
All Classes Available Spring and Summer
924 Lincoln Road # 103/ Print Room
$190 class tuition plus $15(+ tax) material Fee
*Class Limited to 4 Students
Transform your designs into silk screen prints! Individualized
instruction guides you through the photo emulsion process. Final products can be postcards, posters, fabric, clothing & more. Exhibition opportunities will be made available to printmaking students at the end of each session.
MIXED MEDIA
DRAWING & COLLAGE
Skill Level: Beginnners to Intermediate
Instructor: Armando Droulers
Six Tuesdays, 7 - 10 pm - Available Spring and Summer
924 Lincoln Road #211
$190 class tuition
This course explores the possibilities of mixed media by combining
both drawing and collage. By drawing, cutting and pasting, the class will create works based on different types of textures using a variety of materials such as papers, fabrics and cardboard. Drawing materials will include pencils, charcoal, pastel and ink. Exploration will be encouraged with an emphasis on strong composition based on some of the best examples of collages in the history of art.
FIBER ART
The Subversive Stitch
Skill Level: All Levels
Instructor: Natasha Duwin
Six Saturdays from 10am-1pm - Available Spring and Summer
924 Lincoln Road #211
$190 per person-plus $15 (+tax) material fee-
This is not your mom’s stitching, or the embroidery of pillowcases for the hope chest, or the drudgery of mending clothes. This is “ain’t-rocket-science” tools and techniques, in order to do bend-the-rules needlework, as outlet for the creative impulse, as meditation, and as expression of all sorts of feelings, from the sublime to the outrageous, in the coziness of a fellowship of brave-hearts that dare to brandish the mighty needle.
GLASS
NEW!
OPEN GLASS LAB
Monitor/ Instructor: Morgan Lorenzo
Six Fridays from 6 - 8 pm - Available Spring and Summer
924 Lincoln Road # 204A
$20 per session, no registration necessary, please pay instructor at start of lab
Come work on all of your glass projects. Students receive technical advice and artistic direction.
GLASS MOSAICS/ STAINED GLASS
Skill Level: Beginner
Instructor: Morgan Lorenzo
Six Thursdays from 6 - 9 pm - Available Spring and Summer
924 Lincoln Road # 204A
$190 per person - plus $40 (+ tax) additional materials fee
In this course we will learn how to build glass on glass mosaics for the purpose of illuminating them from behind. Two dimensional pictures and three dimensional sculpture will be created using a process that imitates stained glass works. Framing, lighting and creating a freestanding armature will also be explored.
REDUCTION SCULPTURE
Instructor: Monica Alvarado Eichmann
Six Fridays, 1-4pm - Spring 2 Only
Six Wednesdays, 6 - 9pm - Summer Only
924 Lincoln Rd # 211
$190 per person plus $20(+tax) additional material fee
This class will explore the process of Abstraction utilizing form and movement and inspired by the works of Constantin Brancusi, Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth. Students will examine the figure in motion, define line of gesture, zoom in on specific area of figure, generalize or simplify forms, make clay Maquette for model to follow. Each student will cast a plaster block.
The plaster sculpture will be complete by implementing the subtractive sculpting method of chiseling. Form and movement will be concentrated towards the dominance of the abstraction of the human figure.
Students will use straight and toothed chisels, rifflers, rasps and square hammers.
FURNITURE DESIGN: Functional Artistic Furniture Design NEW! What Why When Where Parking: Parking is available in the metered lot directly behind our building @ 924 Lincoln Road. 924 Lincoln Road is between Michigan and Jefferson Avenues. Who Contacts: For Program information
Instructor: Franklin Sinanan
Six Tuesdays, 6-9pm
924 Lincoln Rd # 204-Available Spring and Summer
$190 per person
A fantastic hands-on learning opportunity for students to explore the design and development of functional furniture as an art-form. The interactive lectures will concentrate on designs which reflect the student’s unique personalities and life-style. Practical applications will explore the use of paint, resin and other finishes on reclaimed objects, or small pieces of existing furniture.
LEATHER HANDBAGS
Skill Level: Beginner
Instructor: Morgan Lorenzo
Six Wednesdays, 1:30 - 4:30 pm or 5 - 8pm - Available Spring 2 Only
924 Lincoln Rd # 204-A
$190 class tuition plus $45 (+tax) additional material fee
Forget about those outrageously expensive “it” bags are were all ready to kill for! Now you can make our OWN signature bag with help from artist Morgan Lorenzo.
In this class we will learn how to design classic and cutting edge shapes. Secret fashion industry techniques for cutting, sewing and embellishing leather will be shared with class participants. One-of-a-kind accessories guaranteed!
ART EXPRESSIONS
Art classes, free of charge, taught by professional artists from ArtCenter/South Florida for those receiving treatment from the Mt. Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Center. All materials for classes will be provided. Subjects covered will include painting, mixed media, mosaics and more…
ArtCenter/South Florida and the Mount Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Center believe that expression through the arts may enhance the emotional well being of those individuals experiencing stress related to their journey through diagnosis, treatment and recovery.
Classes meet at ArtCenter/South Florida on beautiful Lincoln Road. Join us in this relaxed, supportive atmosphere. Come see how the arts can be a powerful and satisfying means of expression. Participants are welcome to bring one family member or friend with them to participate in the classes.
Classes meet every Wednesday, from 11am to 1pm
924 Lincoln Road, Suite 205 Miami Beach
Please come to Suite 205 for class location or call 305.674.8278 ext 15 for location and class information. Class location varies according to class topic and medium.
Classes provided by ArtCenter/South Florida in partnership with Mount Sinai Comprehensive Center, with the generous support of The Cancer Lifeline of Mount Sinai Medical Center.
For Registration & Class information
Tammy Key, Education Director, ArtCenter/South Florida
305.674.8278 ext 15 or tkey@artcentersf.org
Sameet Kumar, Ph.D., Psychosocial Services, Mount Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Center 305.535.3362 or SKumar@aptiumoncology.com
INSTRUCTORS
Lazaro Amaral - Won a three year scholarship for Art at the University of Miami while still in high school. He went on to The Parson’s School of Design, New York, and earned an A.A. Degree in 1988. Lazaro has created work for MTV, Vh1, Nickelodeon, The Miami Herald & Avanti Press.
www.lazaroamaralart.com
www.picturetrail.com/ardavin
Jacquenette Arnette - has made it her artistic pursuit to live, work and interact in as many different areas of the world as possible. Born in San Antonio, Texas she has studied and taught in Australia and Germany and lived in Japan, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and most recently Miami Beach. Currently Jacquenette is the Director of Exhibitions at the ArtCenter of South/ Florida, and has completed residencies at both the Miami Children’s Museum and the Red Cinder Residency in Kona, Hawaii. She contnues to show all around the United States and regularly participates in residencies and cultural exchanges both in Florida and abroad.
www.refuseart.com
Ruth Avra - University of Wisconsin-Madison-BS in art with an art
jewelry concentration.
www.KX2art.com
www.ruthavra.com
Pablo Contrisciani - Earned a Masters of Fine Art in Painting from The National University of Fine Arts of La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina (1992)
www.PABLOCONTRISCIANI.com
William Dratler - Attended the Parsons School of Design in New York City and was graduated with honors in advertising. Earned a Bachelors of Science degree from New York University in teaching art and graphic design. Was affiliated with Ted Bates Advertising Agency as Vice President Art Director. Currently continues to paint and write poetry.
Armando Droulers - Armando Droulers is an artist, art historian, graphic designer and Illustrator. As an educator he has taught all of the above including animation. He studied at Bard College, Academia de Arte Federico Brandt,
New World School of the Arts and at the University of Florida. http://web.me.com/adroulers/Artmando/about.html
Natasha Duwin was born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and has since lived in New York, Tokyo and Miami. In her work, Duwin explores the ideas of female-ness and womanhood, and how to construct a strong female identity without falling into the traps of tradition and expectations. Duwin uses non-traditional materials, such as metals and organic matter, in traditionally "feminine" techniques, such as weaving and embroidery. She has shown extensively over the last couple of years, is included in several prominent collections, holds an MFA in Visual Arts from Florida International University, and is an Artist-in-Residence at ArtCenter South Florida (800 Lincoln Road, Studio 107, Miami Beach).
www.duwin.net
Monica Eichmann has a BFA in Public Art from University of Florida and New World School of the Arts and Masters Degree from Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze and Istituto per il Arte e il Restauro in Florence, Italy.
She has been working for UNESCO as a registered art restorer and therapist.
She is part of the team that restored David at the Accademia ,Giambologna sculpture “The Rape of the Sabine Women” at Loggia dei Lanzi, The Bronzino frescoes at Palazzo Vecchio and the Pontormo Fresco at Santa Felicita Church.
The subject matter of her art playfully addresses how to survive in a culture where over stimulation made the word redundant look flat. With her work she proposes to go back to basics and to nature. She uses art to celebrate life and teases the viewer into unleashing the magical creative journeys that waits dormant in all of us at any age. Monica shows her work in selected galleries in Florence, Prague, Tangier, Zurich, Konstanz and Berlin.
Leslie LaCombe - Leslie LaCombe grew up in Canada and has a business degree from the University of Toronto. While excelling in business she explored the arts in her spare time and eventually left the corporate world to make beaded jewelry with a local designer. In 2004 Leslie went to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico to study silver jewelry design with Billy King. Within a few months of study her work was on display at a prominent local gallery. Today Leslie lives in Miami, Florida and produces her unique creations from her studio in South Beach.
Morgan Lorenzo is a graduate of Darton College and a recipient of Stonehaus Ceramics’ 2006 summer residency. She is a public artist specializing in glass and ceramic installations for hotels, resorts and other hospitality venues. Morgan also serves as ArtCenter’s Education Coordinator and Art Studies’ glass mosaic workshop instructor.
www.morganlorenzo.com
Mikelle Antoinette Moore - Earned a Masters of Fine Art in Photography from the University of Miami (2006) and a BFA in Mass Communication and Media Arts from Southern Illinois University (2003)
www.mikellemoore.com
Art and creating have always been a major influence and conductor in her
life. She graduated with a Honors degree in Photography in 2004 and
has been traveling and taking images ever since. Photography, for
her, is a way to express the beauty and the secrets of life which take
your breath away and remind you that you are alive.
Stephanie Rodriguez‘s work is influenced by expressionism and contemporary art. It is her vision to incorporate an abstract look using traditional mediums. Stephanie has worked with many companies from around the world including Plank Road Publishing, newWitch, Aurealis Australian Science Fiction and Artist’s and Graphic Designer’s Marketplace. She works in a variety of mediums including pen and ink, watercolor and oil paint. Stephanie specializes in whimsical art for children, portraits and conceptual artwork.
http://stephanierodriguez.artroof.com
Gustavo Román - was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. After earning a Bachelor of Humanities in Fine Arts from the University of Puerto Rico, he moved to Miami where he resides and works. He has shown in Chicago, Kansas City, and New York. Román is currently pursuing an MFA in drawing from Florida International University in Miami.
His body of work deals with the human psyche and its correlation with physical existence, a study of humanity through the figure.
www.franklinsinanan.com
Emma Trelles is an arts and culture journalist and a Pushcart Prize nominee for poetry. Her poems and essays have been published in lit anthologies and in New Millennium Writings, OCHO, Gulf Stream , Newsday, the Miami Herald and Latina magazine. Most recently she was the art critic for the Sun-Sentinel for three years and an editor for the Tigertail poetry journals and MiPOesias Magazine's American-Cuban issue. She has taught creative writing at the ArtCenter/South Florida, the Florida Center for the Literary Arts and at Florida International University , where she earned her Masters in Fine Arts. She recently published a chapbook of poems, Little Spells, with Goss 183 press. www.emmatrelles.com
David Zalben - As a professional still-life photographer David worked In Chicago and NYC on national and international advertisements and later shot lifestyle portraits. Now, as an artist he brings many different points of views to the classroom to motivate and assist others in achieving their goals.
www.davidzz.com
