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| | YARD SCHOOL OF ART August Workshops Check out our wide range of workshops in August below or download the summer brochure for a full listing of available classes and camps. Register online, call 973-259-5139, or mail or fax the registration form on the last page of the brochure. Save the date! Fall registration opens for members Monday, August 10 and nonmembers Monday, August 17. | | | Intensive Collage | | Monday–Wednesday, August 31–September 2, 12–3 p.m.
Instructor: Barbara Minch
$120 members
$150 nonmembers
Register Discover the art of collage in this three-day intensive workshop. Using magazine imagery, you will learn how to layer and design unusual compositions with surprising results. This process allows you to tap into your subconscious and work more intuitively. We also explore glue and gel collages on canvas. Visit www.montclairartmuseum.org for a list of supplies. | | Pottery | | Introduction to Wheel Throwing
Sunday, August 2, 12–3 p.m.
Instructor: Steve Jaskowak
$60 members
$80 nonmembers
Register Is learning the potter's wheel on your bucket list? This one-day workshop is a basic introduction to the fundamentals of the potter's wheel. Students learn basic pottery techniques that will help them to create unique and personal pieces out of stoneware. Students select glazes and return to pick up their fired pots three weeks from the workshop date. All supplies are provided. Raku Firing
Sunday, August 16, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
Instructor: Steve Jaskowak
$100 members
$120 nonmembers
Register This workshop will explore the concept of post-fire reduction known as Raku. led by MAM Ceramics Studio Manager Steve Jaskowak, students will explore techniques such as traditional Raku, tinfoil sagger, horsehair embellishment, and slip resist. Students are to bring bisquefired pieces to glaze and fire during the workshop. Contact Steve at sjaskowak@montclairartmuseum.org with questions. | | And more! | | Introduction to Printmaking
Sunday, August 23, 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
Instructor: Lizzy Storm
$80 members
$100 nonmembers
Register This Workshop will introduce participants to printmaking techniques, the art of transferring an image from a printing plate to paper, using MAM's Charles Brand Etching Press. Students will explore processes that produce a wide variety of results including monoprint, collagraph, drypoint, and relief printing, among others. Choosing one or more techniques, students will complete a small edition printmaking principles, as well as aspects of design, to bring freshness and depth to the participants' creative process. All levels welcome.
Photographing Your Artwork for the Web
Sunday, August 9, 12–3 p.m.
Instructor: Anthony Cuneo
$40 members
$60 members
Register
You have worked hard to hone your craft and created art that you want the world to see. Now you need high-quality photos so that you can share your talent online. Don't settle with cellphone pictures and poor lighting! Bring your artwork to our Digital Media Lab and learn to photograph it like a professional to ensure that your hard work and talent is truly captured. Students may bring paintings, sculptures, and ceramic artwork. 2D art should be no larger than 30"x40" and 3D art no larger than 30x20x20." Limit of five 2D pieces and two 3D pieces of art per student. Please bring a flash drive to store your digital photos. | | | | View the full MAM Calendar.
MAM members receive discounts on every class offered by the Yard School of Art! Join MAM when you purchase your class for instant savings. MONTCLAIR ART MUSEUM
3 South Mountain Avenue, Montclair, NJ, 07042
973-746-5555
montclairartmuseum.org | | |
