Spring into summer...and expand your mind. Be COOL this summer
at the SCA!
OPEN FIGURE STUDIO
Coordinator: Dawn Stafford
Thursdays, April 3, 10, 17, 24
10:00 – 12:30 p.m.
$15.00 per drop-in session
MAXIMIM 12 ARTISTS PER SESSION
Artists supply their own materials, including easels
Open figure studio provides an independent study forum for the maintenance and development of artistic skills and allows for free experimentation essential for creative development in all media.
Draw, paint, or sculpt in clay the nude and costumed figure in this 2 1/2 hour open studio session for all levels of artists. The model's pose lengths can be arranged according to the class's preference.
This is not an instructed course.
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Standing Figure | Dawn Stafford
DEMYSTIFYING REALISTIC
FIGURE DRAWING
Instructor: Thimgan Hayden
Saturday & Sunday | April 19-20
Noon - 4:00 p.m. | $125
ENROLLMENT LIMITED TO 10
Each day begins with a demonstration and instructional period followed by coached studio sessions. Hayden will help participants explore artists' aids and learn simple rules for solving proportion problems and capturing gesture.
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Figure Painting | Thimgan Hayden
Thimgan Hayden paints with a style reminiscent of European masters. She studied classical drawing at the Angel Academy of Art in Florence, Italy; figure painting at the Florence Academy of Art; and then oil painting independently at Atelier Harp also in Florence. Hayden divides her time between Michigan and Italy.
Her work is in collections in the United States and Europe. Her numerous awards include Winner of the 2004 American Artist Magazine Drawing Competition, the Jack Richeson Award at the 2006 Oil Painters of America 15th Annual Exhibition, and Honorable Mention at the ARC International Salon in 2006.
SKETCHING THE FIGURE
IN OILS
Instructor: Thimgan Hayden
Saturday & Sunday | April 26-27
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | $165
ENROLLMENT LIMITED TO 10
Each session begins with a demonstration and instructional period followed by coached studio sessions. The basics of flesh color mixing and understanding tonal relationships will be emphasized. Participants may choose to paint with oils in a limited or monochrome palette.
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HAND KNITTED WIRE JEWELRY
Instructor: Joanie Flynn
Tuesday, May 6 | 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. | $50
AGE 10 to ADULT
Students supply size 8 (10-inch/25cm length)
aluminum knitting needles
Knitters learn to create their own unique hand knitted wire jewelry with beads as Ms. Flynn teaches students how to make a multi-strand bracelet using knitting stitches in this 3 hour workshop.
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Knitted Jewelry | Joanie Flynn
COPPER PAINTING WORKSHOP
Instructor: Lori Kammeraad
3-Session Workshop:
Tuesday, May 27, 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Wednesday, May 28, 10:00 a.m. - Noon
Thursday, May 29, 10:00 a.m. - Noon
3-Day Workshop: $95.00+ $35.00 materials fee
AGE 15 and UP
Explore the technique of painting on copper plate, using patinas, copper leaf, and mica.
Painting on copper is a process discovery. Various colors react differently to changes in temperature and humidity, always ensuring one-of-a-kind pieces. Begin by painting on copper plate, incorporating variegated colors of copper leaf, applying patinas and mica powders, and finishing with an automotive clearcoat.
Using leaves as stencils, participants will complete a 4"x14" painting with 3 raised plates 3"x4" and a 3"x3".
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Paintings on Copper | Lori Kammeraad
Lori Kammeraad's paintings are represented in over 50 galleries throughout the United States. In October 2008 she will be Artist-In-Residence at the Forest Hills Fine Arts Center in Grand Rapids.
GET YOUR ARTICLE PUBLISHED!
How to Write a Successful Query
Thursday, June 26 | 6:30-9:30 p.m. | $35.00
As a freelance writer, the query letter can be your ticket to publication. Your query letter needs to be a solid representation of the work you are capable of and demonstrate why you are the best writer for the job. Whatever idea you are pitching, there are practical techniques and methods you need to know to craft the perfect query letter. This seminar will teach you how to find your strengths, generate ideas, research target markets, and formulate the pitch to sell your idea to local and national outlets.
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"ECO-FRIENDLY" FARMING
Guest Speaker: John Renaldi
Tuesday, July 15 | 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
GOOD WILL DONATION
Discussion and presentation by Eco Acres Organic farm proprietor John Renaldi. Renaldi, a successful agricultural entrepreneur, will discuss the local and global importance of sustainable agriculture and why eating organically is one way you can make a positive impact on the planet.
RAIN GARDENS
Guest Speaker: Patricia Pennell
West MI Environmental Action Council
Thursday, July 17 | 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
GOOD WILL DONATION
Rain is natural-- storm water isn't.
Government studies have shown that up to 70% of the pollution in our streams, rivers, and lakes is carried there by storm water. Patricia Pennell of the West Michigan Environmental Action Council will lead a conversation on what rain gardens are and why they are so important. Planting a rain garden may seem like a small thing, but if you calculate the amount of rain that runs off your roof, you will understand why keeping rain where it falls – via a rain garden – is a natural and beautiful solution.
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Rain Garden | Saugatuck Center for the Arts
PLEIN AIR OIL PAINTING
Instructor: Diane Olsen (VanNoord)
July 22-24 (Tues-Thurs) | 8:30-12:30 p.m. | $125
Paint in plein air (on location) around the beautiful Saugatuck -Douglas area each day. Award-winning artist Diane Olsen (Van Noord) leads a 3-day, interactive workshop. Olsen will help students learn a variety of techniques, including painting from direct subject matter “en plein aire.” There will be a short demonstration the first morning, with lots of individual attention as you compose and paint your own works. Beginners welcome.
Diane Olsen is a member of the National Watercolor Society, the Arizona Watercolor Association, and Allied Artists of America. Olsen’s work can be viewed on her webstie at:
www.dianeolsenstudio.com
Summer Grove | Diane Olsen
Dune Path | Diane Olsen
PLEIN AIR WATER COLOR
Instructor: Diane Olsen (VanNoord)
July 29-31 (Tues –Thurs) | 8:30-12:30 p.m. | $125
Paint in plein air (on location) around the beautiful Saugatuck -Douglas area each day. Award-winning artist Diane Olsen (Van Noord) leads a 3-day, interactive workshop. Olsen will help students learn a variety of techniques, including painting from direct subject matter “en plein aire.” There will be a short demonstration the first morning, with lots of individual attention as you compose and paint your own works. Beginners welcome.
Diane Olsen is a member of the National Watercolor Society, the Arizona Watercolor Association, and Allied Artists of America. Olsen’s work can be viewed on her website at:
FIGURE DRAWING MARATHON
Instructor: Katherine Sullivan
August 16 & 17 (Sat-Sun) | 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | $175
This intensive studio session for beginning and advanced drawers will focus on drawing from the nude model. Emphasis will be placed on learning the proportions and planar structure of the body. We’ll also focus on expressive mark-making and experimentation with a variety of materials including charcoal, conte pencil, and ink.
(Participants provide their own lunch.)
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Cluster 1 | Katherine Sullivan
BEER 101
Steve Berthel, Brew Master
Saturday, September 27 | 5:30-7:00 p.m. | $35
MUST BE 21 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER
Award winning master brewer Steve Berthel from Benton Harbor’s Livery brings his expertise in the brewing business to Saugatuck. Sample 3 lagers and 3 ales and learn the history, color, and taste of various styles of beer. All of Berthel’s beers are "Hand-forged Microbrews" painstakingly created by Berthel and his assistant, Wally Rouse.
RateBeer.com presented Berthel and The Livery with two awards and ranked Berthel as No. 36 on its “Top 100 Brewers in the World” in 2008. Berthel's bourbon cask-aged Wheat Trippelbock also won top honors in the Weizen Bock category.
