Events and Programs
Annapolis, Continuing Education and Fine Arts
Fine Arts Workshops – Spring 2013
Workshops offer instruction in the practice of the fine arts. They meet weekly beginning on September 8 and ending on November 17, unless otherwise noted. Workshop size is 12 to14 students.
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Life as Story: Crafting Memoir and Essay
Instructor: Laura Oliver
Tuesday, 7 - 9 p.m.
February 12 – April 30 (no class March 5 and 12)
Barr-Buchanan Center, Room 109
Tuition: $185; Materials fee: $10. 10 sessions
In this workshop participants are taught to turn their lives into literature through reading, writing and lively discussion. We examine award-winning essays, novel excerpts and short stories in order to learn by example how to craft stories that resonate. Techniques commonly used to shape fiction are studied and employed to write short weekly pieces based on our own experiences. Feedback on this shared work is instructive, supportive and inspiring.
This workshop is perfect for those who wish to explore the craft for the first time and for serious writers seeking to reenergize their work. We will specifically address: how to ignite inspiration, distill subject from experience, develop an authorial voice, create conflict, write humor, and the multiple uses of setting to instigate plot, intensify character and to create jeopardy. In addition, we will learn how to maintain narrative arc and flow, the elements of effective dialogue and how to reach a satisfying ending. Participants may tailor assignments to support their individual interests and submit a longer story for individualized instructor-feedback and group discussion. In addition, we will learn how and where to submit work for publication. For more information: Lauraoliver2@yahoo.com
The Craft of Story: Fiction
Instructor: Lynn Schwartz
Wednesday, 7 – 9 p.m.
February 13 – May 1 (no class March 6 and 13)
Barr Buchanan Center, Room 109
Tuition: $185; Materials fee: $10. 10 sessions
This step-by-step approach to story structure will examine the architecture of a well-told tale. The class will isolate the individual parts of a story to understand how they interconnect to construct a satisfying whole. The process includes: identifying what is worth telling; pinpointing where to begin and how to engage the reader, maintaining a strong and consistent voice, creating realistic characters, motivation, conversational dialogue, building conflict and plot, strengthening the rhythms of language, and reaching an organic and resonant ending. Reading assignments will illustrate successful short story and novel writing techniques, and in-class writing exercises will put those techniques into practice. Tools for how to revise and publish completed work will be covered. Students may also choose to submit their own projects, tailored to their interest and experience, for class discussion. Appropriate for both practicing and would-be storytellers. For more information: LAS1000@aol.com
Landscape Painting
Instructor: Jean Brinton Jaecks
Tuesday, 7 – 9:30 p.m.
February 12 – April 16 (no class March 5 and 12)
Mellon Hall, Room 200
Tuition: $185. 8 sessions
This workshop will focus on painting landscape in oil or acrylic. Artists will create careful compositional and value studies in preparation for painting. Atmospheric light and its effect on color will be emphasized. The class will cover simplifying shapes to create dynamic paintings, mixing of color and color harmonies, value structure and composition. Artists will work from their plein air sketches, field studies and images of rural landscape, and urban subjects, as well as interior landscape. Artists may work in any format or size. Painters of all levels will be inspired and challenged.
Painting Nature in Watercolor
Instructor: Jean Brinton Jaecks
Wednesday, 7 – 9:30 p.m.
February 13 – April 17 (no class March 6 and 13)
Mellon Hall, Room 202
Tuition: $185. 8 sessions
Through careful observation, participants explore the natural world by drawing and painting in watercolor plants, shells, pods, flowers, bird nests, and other organic material. The workshop emphasizes color and color mixing, drawing, and understanding the structure of elements, light, form, surface, and composition. The study of naturalists Robert Bateman, Fuertes, Beatrix Potter, Edith Holden, and Redoute enhance the learning experience.
Life Drawing
Instructor: Ken Cosgrove
Wednesday, 7 – 9 p.m.
February 13 – May 1 (no class March 6 and 13)
Mellon Hall, Room 200
Tuition: $185; Model fee: $35. 10 sessions
This figure drawing course is designed to broaden awareness of the human form and help the student develop the ability to render it through various drawing techniques. Importance is placed on the use of classic observational drawing methods to better understand proportions, gesture, anatomy and light. A variety of different approaches and media will be explored during the course. Analysis of the human body will help students understand its overall structure and complexity. Slide lectures, demonstrations, discussions, and critiques will supplement drawing practice and develop a context for the human figure in art history and in contemporary art.
Sculpture: Stone Carving
Instructor: D. H. Banker
Saturday, 10 a.m. - noon
February 9 – May 4 (no class on March 2, 9 and 16)
Mellon Hall, Room 200
Tuition: $185; Materials fee: $40. 10 sessions
Students in this class will carve alabaster, a relatively soft stone that can be polished into a beautiful luster. Clay will be used to work out sculptural problems and designs. Students will work with basic stone-carving techniques using hand tools. There will be some lecture, discussion, and viewing of slides where appropriate; however, the class is designed for hands-on learning experience. It is appropriate for both beginning and continuing students, as the sculptural process takes a long time to master.
Beginning and Intermediate Pottery with Raku Firing
Instructor: John Jensen
Saturday, 10 a.m. – noon
February 9 – May 4 (no class on March 2, 9 and 16)
Mellon Hall, Room 28
Tuition: $185; Materials fee: $35. 10 sessions
This class will focus mainly on Raku and the Japanese Tea Ceremony. Students will work to master the basic form of the tea bowl thrown on the potter's wheel. Students will have multiple opportunities to glaze and fire their work in the Raku method. The aesthetic and ritual of the Japanese Tea Ceremony will be discussed as it relates to the pottery objects we make and use. Students should wear casual clothes and bring a towel.
Pottery: An Introduction
Instructor: John Jensen
Tuesday, 7 – 9 p.m.
February 12 – April 30 (no class March 5 and 12)
Mellon Hall, Room 28
Tuition: $185; Materials fee: $35. 10 sessions
The focus of this class will be on general pottery, with an emphasis on throwing on the potter's wheel to make functional items. Students will be encouraged to explore a range of hand building and sculptural techniques. Class will include glazing and firing stoneware clay. Students should wear casual clothes and bring a towel.