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8 WEEK
WINTER SESSION
January 22 – March 16, 2008

REGISTRATION BEGINS SATURDAY, January 12, 2008 8:30 am

         
   

MONDAY

M1 UNINSTRUCTED LIFE DRAWING WORKSHOP: LONG POSE
Fee $60, Lab Donation $5 all payable to BACSAC
Uninstructed life drawing employs a nude model. Each week there will be
one long pose. We alternate between male and female models.
Uninstructed Lab Donation*
1:00-4:00 pm Studio 1

M2 BEGINNING ACRYLIC PAINTING
Fee: $96 payable to City of LA, DCA
All Levels Welcome
This painting class is designed to introduce students to the basic techniques of acrylic painting and explore traditional and modern acrylic painting techniques. Learn about line, form, shape, volume, texture and color, while enjoying your own creative expression. Bring canvas and paints to the first night.
Aaron Donovan
6:30-9:30 pm Studio 1

M3 BEGINNING WHEEL-THROWING
Fee $96 payable to City of LA, DCA
Lab Donation: glazes $20 payable to BACSAC
This course is devoted solely to beginning wheel-throwing exercises and projects. Learn the art of forming cylinders, open forms (bowls) and glazing. Students will buy their own clay.
Livija Lipaite
6:30-9:30 pm Studio 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TUESDAY

T1 UNINSTRUCTED LIFE DRAWING WORKSHOP : SHORT POSE
Fee $60, Lab Donation $5 all payable to BACSAC
Uninstructed workshop employing a nude model for each session. We alternate between male and female models. 2, 3, 5, 10, 15 minute poses and one 20 minute pose.
Uninstructed
9:30 am-12:30 pm Studio 1

T2 BEGINNING TO ADVANCED CERAMICS
Fee $96 payable to BACSAC
Lab Donation: glazes $20 payable to BACSAC
An instructed workshop for beginning to advanced students. Demonstrations will explore both wheel and hand-building processes and relationships between form, surface and glaze. Individual instruction. Students will buy their own clay.
Ray Yocum
9:30am -12:30 pm Studio 3

T3 BEGINNING STONE SCULPTURE
Fee $96 payable to BACSAC
Discover the age old secrets of this three dimensional art form. Carve sculpture of human, animal, and abstract forms in full round or relief. Emphasis on content, understanding materials, use of tools, detail work and finishing. Materials & tools bought in class. Dodd Roth
6:30-9:30 pm Studio 1

T4 CREATING WRITING
Fee $96 payable to City of LA, DCA
In workshop format, this series of classes will stimulate beginning, intermediate and advanced writers who will tap into emotions, sensations and dreams that are often the basis of poems, fiction and memories. We will also study the work of professional poets and fiction writers, as well as
the value of figurative language, line breaks, persona, plot, character and setting. Students will be given journal exercises inspired by music and word prompts plus optional weekly assignments to encourage and refine craft.
Carol Cellucci
6:30-9:30 pm Studio 2

T5 BEGINNING INTERMEDIATE CERAMICS HAND-BUILDING
Fee $96 payable to City of LA, DCA
Lab Donation: glazes $20 payable to BACSAC
Class will cover pinch, coil and hand-building techniques. Learn to make slabs by hand and roller. Glaze application and decoration included. Students will buy their own clay.
Livija Lipaite
6:30 -9:30 pm Studio 3

T6 COLLAGE/ASSEMBLAGE
Fee: $96 payable to City of LA, DCA
This class will investigate collage and assemblage as a medium. Students will learn transfer and painting techniques, try out new and unconventional materials, learn color theory and elements of design, and investigate artist’s use of collage throughout history. This is a project based class, although the themes and concepts are open and individual expression is encouraged. Please bring magazines, scissors, and a paint brush to the first class.
Naomi Buckley
6:30-9:30 pm Studio 4

T7 STAINED GLASS
Fee: $96 payable to City of LA, DCA
Let your creativity soar in this beginning to intermediate stained glass class. Learn copper foil and lead methods of assembly. Special focus will be on creativity and design. A materials list will be provided on the first day of class.
Abdel Kebir
6:30-9:30 pm Studio 5

       
   

WEDNESDAY

W1 UNINSTRUCTED LIFE DRAWING WORKSHOP: LONG POSE
Fee $60, Lab Donation $5 all payable to BACSAC
Uninstructed life drawing employs a nude model. Each week there will be one long pose. We alternate between male and female models.
Uninstructed
9:30 am-12:30 pm Studio 1

W2 BEGINNING WHEEL-THROWING
Donation $96 payable to BACSAC
Lab Donation: glazes $20 payable to BACSAC
This course is devoted solely to beginning wheel-throwing exercises and projects. Learn the art of forming cylinders, open forms (bowls) and glazing. Students will buy their own clay.
Evan Vieser
9:30 am-12:30 pm Studio 3

W3 CERAMICS: DECORATIVE AND FUNCTIONAL
Donation $96 payable to BACSAC
Lab Donation: glazes $20 payable to BACSAC
A clay class covering all aspects of hand-building, wheel and decorative sculpture. Emphasis is on construction, design and glazing. Goals include several completed projects. Individual and group instruction on all levels. Learn to make slabs by hand and roller. Glaze application and decoration included. Students will buy their own clay.
Gloria Martin
1:00-4:00 pm Studio 3

W4 BEGINNING/INTERMEDIATE WATERCOLOR
Donation $96 payable to BACSAC
This class is for beginning and intermediate watercolor students (or returning after a few years sabbatical) who wish to learn or relearn the wonders, joys, techniques and skills of watercolor painting. Each week the class will explore a technique such as dry application, wet, color mixing. Last two weeks students will be exploring on there own what they have learned. Students will use professional tube watercolors. Students buy their own supplies (up to $100).
Joan Kleihauer
6:30-9:30 pm Studio 1


W5 BEGINNING MOSAIC
Fee: $96 payable to City of LA, DCA
This fun and creative hands-on class provides instruction on cutting and breaking of glass, tiles, dishes and construction of finished piece. Learn and develop direct and indirect basic mosaic-making techniques. Design and create mosaic mirrors, tabletops, stepping-stones, etc. Students buy their own supplies.
Livija Lipaite
6:30-9:30 pm Studio 2

W6 BEGINNING TO ADVANCED CERAMICS
Fee $96 payable to BACSAC
Lab Donation $20 payable to BACSAC
This course is for beginning to advanced students. Explore new forms through combined wheel and hand-built techniques. Plan individual projects with aid of instructor. Students will buy their own clay.
Brian Peshek
6:30-9:30 pm Studio 3

W7 BEGINNING DRAWING
Fee: $96 payable to City of LA, DCA
All Levels Welcome
This drawing class is designed to introduce students to the basic techniques of black and white drawing using pencil and charcoal. It is designed to develop and expand observation and rendering skills. Learn about line, shape, volume, perspective and composition. Bring a 16”x24” pad of newsprint, a pencil, and an eraser to the first night.
Aaron Donovan
6:30-9:30 pm Studio 4

W8 PHOTOGRAPHY
Donation $96 payable to BACSAC
Introduction to Black and White Photography gives students an opportunity to capture images through various projects and collaborations.
We will develop our own film, as well as printing and exploring various printing techniques such as sepia toning, filters, dodging and burning, and sandwiching. The class also covers lighting, portraiture technique, and critique. Please bring camera to first class.
Tom Meyer
6:30-9:30 pm Studio 5

 

THURSDAY

TH1 TEXTILE TECHNIQUES METAL
Fee: $96 payable to City of LA, DCA
(No class Thursday, February 21)
Students will be introduced to a coiling and twining and variety of other textile techniques in wire. Finished project possibilities include beads, bracelets and necklaces. No previous jewelry experience required.
Mary Ann Frericks
2:00-5:00 pm Studio 3

TH2 INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED WATERCOLOR
Fee $96 payable to BACSAC
Prerequisite: Beginning/Intermediate Watercolor
This class is for students who have learned basic watercolor painting skills and wish to further develop their skills and techniques. Individual and self directed projects, group and individual critiques. Students will use professional tube watercolors. Students buy their own supplies (up to $100). Joan Kleihauer
6:30-9:30 pm Studio 1

TH3 METAL FORMING
Fee: $96 payable to City of LA, DCA
(No class Thursday, February 21)
This course will introduce the alternative metal forming techniques anti-
clastic raising and fold forming. Students will be encouraged to develop original designs. Basic sawing and fabrication skills are a prerequisite.
Mary Ann Frericks
6:30-9:30 pm Studio 3


TH4 TRADITIONAL ILLUSTRATION/INDEPENDENT STUDIES
Fee $96 payable to BACSAC
Students will practice the steps of traditional illustration from start to finish. The class will collectively read a short piece of literature, begin thumbnail concept sketches of how to illustrate it, make rough comps, and then
finalize the work using any favorite medium. Each assignment will take
2-3 weeks to complete IN CLASS, so students may complete up to 4 finished illustrations (or more), working at their own paces with their own mediums. A great chance to work on portfolio pieces! Bring to first class: a sketchbook, pencils and pens, or other materials of choice to get started right away.
Victoria Howard
6:30-9:30 pm Studio 4

TH5 PRINTMAKING
Fee $80 payable to BACSAC
The class presents a range of printmaking processes: intaglio, relief, monoprint, and transfer techniques. Students are encouraged to use the language of printmaking for the development of imagery and expression. A historical and contemporary overview of printmaking is shared in the first class. Water and oil based inks are used. Instructor works one-on-one with students. No previous printmaking experience necessary. Laura Stickney
7:00-9:30 pm Studio 2

TH6 PHOTOGRAPHY: PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT
Fee $80 payable to BACSAC
An exciting new class that can work two ways – improve your portfolio with work critiques and darkroom printing or work uninstructed printing and developing, all mentored by a professional photographer.
NOTE: Previous darkroom experience necessary. Black and White Only.
Michael Going
7:00-9:30 pm Studio 5

 

 

             
   


FRIDAY

F1 UNINSTRUCTED LIFE DRAWING WORKSHOP: LONG POSE
Fee $60, Lab Donation $5 all payable to BACSAC
A non-instructed workshop employing a nude model in every session. We alternate between male and female models.
9:30 am-12:30 pm Studio 1

F2 BEGINNING/INT. JEWELRY MAKING/METALSMITHING
Fee: $96 payable to City of LA, DCA
An overview of the basic steps and techniques of metalsmithing and jewelry making. Sources, tools, and supplies are studied and used (up to $80 for tools and materials.)
Joseph Fiorillo
9:30 am-12:30 pm Studio 3

F3 INTERMEDIATE JEWELRY MAKING/METALSMITHING
Fee: $96 payable to City of LA, DCA
A continuing class for students with a knowledge of jewelry making and metalsmithing, who are interested in developing their own projects. Sources, tools, and supplies are studied and used (up to $80 for tools and materials.)
Joseph Fiorillo
1:00-4:00 pm Studio 3

F4 LIVE MODEL FIGURE PAINTING/OIL
Fee: $96 payable to City of LA, DCA
Fee $60, Lab Donation $5 all payable to BACSAC
Prerequisite: Basic Drawing Skills
All levels are welcome. This class focuses on the fundamentals of figure painting using the technique of alla prima (a single application of pigments). Instruction covers color mixing, the use of limited palette with an emphasis on light and shadow. Students are encouraged to share ongoing insights, discoveries and process. The class addresses composition strategies and how a painting speaks.
Aaron Donovan
6:30-9:30 pm Studio 1


F5 BEGINNING JEWELRY
Fee $96 payable to BACSAC
Basics of silversmithing SAW, SOLDERING and FILE. Introduction of tools: making of a pierced pendent, soldering skill, basic bezel setting of stone.
Emnie Kadrie / /Shelia Bolton
6:30-9:30 pm Studio 3

F6 INTRODUCTION TO MIDDLE EASTERN DRUMMING
Fee: $64 payable to City of LA, DCA
Wael Kakish, the artistic director of Kan Zaman Community Ensemble, will teach classical and folk rhythm patterns from the Middle East, Egypt, and Gulf countries. Learn to play Darabukka (Egyptian tabla), Rigg (fish skin tambourine) and Tar (rame drum) or bring your own.
Wael Kakish
6:30-8:30 pm Studio 4

F7 EXPLORING COMPUTER ART
Fee: $64 payable to City of LA, DCA
Using primarily the innovative Photoshop program, with a brief introduction to Illustrator later in the session, the class will creatively explore painting, drawing, coloring, filters, hues, and tones-all in the digital domain of the computers of the JAC Digital Studio. Students will also learn to manipulate photography (and to restore photographs). This class is a good introduction to digital creation on the computer and a good refresher to learn more. No previous experience is necessary, although some students work on projects on their own computers at home.
Everett Lewis
7:00-9:00 pm Studio 6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SPECIAL SATURDAY WORKSHOPS!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


SATURDAY

S1 BEGINNING WHEEL-THROWING
Fee $96 payable to BACSAC
Lab Donation: glazes $20 payable to BACSAC
This course is devoted solely to beginning wheel-throwing exercises and projects. Learn the art of forming cylinders, open forms (bowls) and glazing. Students will buy their own clay.
Evan Vieser
9:30 am-12:30 pm Studio 3

S2 BEGINNING/INT/ADV. LOOM WEAVING
Fee $96 payable to City of LA, DCA
The demonstration, presentation of traditional woven crafts, and examples of contemporary fiber art will enable the students to choose their own techniques and pursue individual goals. Looms are provided.
Carolyn Potter
9:30 am-12:30 pm Studio 5

S3 PLEIN AIR
Fee $96 payable to City of LA, DCA
In this oil painting class the emphasis will be on bringing the studio into the outdoors. Study and paint the landscape using techniques that will address basic painting issues. Some techniques we will learn and apply are; color theory, color temperature, atmospheric perspective, and how to create an under painting to stop time and movement. Bring paints and canvas to first class. Individual and group critiques.
Aaron Donovan
1:00 am-4:00 pm Gallery Studio

S4 UNINSTRUCTED LIFE DRAWING WORKSHOP: SHORT POSE
Fee $60, Lab Donation $5 all payable to BACSAC
Uninstructed life drawing employs a nude model for each session. Male and female models are scheduled for the self-directed student. 2, 3, 5, 10, 15 minute poses and one 20 minute pose.
Uninstructed
1:00-4:00 pm Studio 1

S5 UNINSTRUCTED JEWELRY WORKSHOP
Fee $80 payable to BACSAC
Open to students in jewelry classes. This is workshop time to use the equipment and work on your own projects with an experienced lab assistant.
Emnie Kadrie Lab Donation*
2:00-5:00 pm Studio

SP ALTERNATIVE PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESSES
Fee: Adults: $80, Teens: $60
Lab Donation $5 all payable to BACSAC
Join this exciting hand-on introduction to alternative photographic processes in a workshop environment. (All of these techniques are very 19th century itself - salted paper prints, Van Dyke Brown Prints, Cyanotypes and Albumen Prints.) Using a “kitchen cookbook” approach, learn to create unique hand crafted images from readily available materials and common household supplies. No previous photographic experience is necessary, but curiosity and a willingness to experiment are mandatory. All materials supplied. Students pay a material fee of $30 to the instructor in class.
Enrico Obusan
1:30-4:00 pm Studio 2

SS1BEGINNING DRAWING FOR ADULTS AND TEENS
Fee $48 payable to City of LA, DCA
Learn drawing skills while enjoying park views and landscapes. Explore pencil, charcoal and pastel techniques. Work on a variety of textured papers. Capture effects of light, shadow and perspective. Bring a pencil and paper to the first class.
Aaron Donovan
9:30-11:00 am Gallery Studio

SS2BEGINNING DRAWING FOR ADULTS AND TEENS
Fee $48 payable to City of LA, DCA
Learn drawing skills while enjoying park views and landscapes. Explore pencil, charcoal and pastel techniques. Work on a variety of textured papers. Capture effects of light, shadow and perspective. Bring a pencil and paper to the first class.
Aaron Donovan
11:00 am-12:30 pm Gallery Studio

 

SATURDAY WORKSHOPS
at the Barnsdall Art Center
Sponsored by BACSAC

S6 March 1, 2008
A DAY AT DESCANSO GARDENS:
WATERCOLOR PAINTING
Fee $35 payable to BACSAC
Admission to the gardens: Senior/Students $ 5.00
Learn the basics of quick sketch landscape painting. Composition, color, wash, dry and wet techniques will be discussed. Bring water, sunscreen, hat, watercolor easel (only if you have one) low beach folding chair, watercolors, sharpie pen, pencil, eraser, watercolor block (3-5 pages), brushes, water containers. We will paint from 12:00-3:30pm with critique from 3:30-4:00pm.
Joan Kleihauer
12:00-4:00 pm Descanso Gardens

S7 March 8, 2008
CITYCAPE SKETCHING IN CHINATOWN
Fee $35 payable to BACSAC
Meet on Ying Ling Way in front of wishing well between Broadway & Hill.
Learn the basics of quick sketch cityscape drawing, by using, pens, color pencils, watercolor pencils, and wash. Bring sketchbook, watercolor pencils, drawing pencils, sharpie ink pens, eraser, small plastic water container and a brush.
Joan Kleihauer
12:00-4:00 pm China town

 

 

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CLASSES BEGIN: April, 2008

             
   

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