20th Annual Summer Visual Arts Institute

Grades 10–12

About the Instructors

This four-week precollege program offers a unique opportunity for students who have completed their freshman year of high school to work with practicing artists in a variety of media at Purchase College. Led by a team of accomplished instructors, the Visual Arts Institute is a series of focused workshops designed to provide experience in technique and materials in a variety of disciplines. All art materials are included; both new and returning students are welcome.

Each day, students attend two master workshops and an elective of their choice. The Institute culminates with an exhibition of student work for family members and invited guests.

To broaden exposure to the arts, the Visual Arts Institute can be combined with the Songwriting Workshop or Creating Comic Books and Graphic Novels to make for a well-rounded summer experience.

July 9–August 3
Monday–Friday, 9:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
$2,275 for the first registration
$2,045 for the second registration in the family, Purchase College employees and alumni, and early registrations (received by May 4, 2012)

MASTER WORKSHOPS:

• Drawing and Painting: Using pen and ink, charcoal, watercolor, and acrylic paint, investigate a variety of formal concerns—including the clothed figure, still life, and landscape.
• Sculpture: Explore the process of creating art in three dimensions.

ELECTIVES:

• Figure Drawing: Examine the human figure analyzing the figure’s form and structure through the use of a variety of media, including charcoal, ink, conté crayon, and color. There is a nude model for this workshop.
• Technical Drawing and Model Making for Art and Design: A generalized introduction into drafting and model production. Learn to take your sketches and ideas further by creating scaled working drawings and models of your ideas.
• Fiber Arts: Investigate the use of fiber arts in portrait creation. Explore wax resist, collage, and batik techniques.
• Basic Architecture: Learn basic drafting and rendering and obtain hands-on experience building models.

On the registration form, select a first and second choice of electives. Registration for electives is on a first-come, first served basis, so register early!

About the Instructors

Sue Miller (lead instructor) is an artist, curator, and art teacher who has worked in many different mediums. The focus of her master’s and undergraduate course of study has been in sculpture. Ms. Miller has worked with ceramics, wood, concrete, metal, nontraditional materials, and most recently glass. She has exhibited throughout the New York metro area and continues to expand her technical skills while pursuing her career in education.

Jill Parry, a figurative painter and fiber artist, was born in the UK and studied textiles at the Birmingham College of Art. She taught textile design at the University of Papua New Guinea and studied contemporary batik techniques in Indonesia. She ran a batik and handpainted silks studio in London and has exhibited her work worldwide. Ms. Parry teaches portrait and figure painting at the Jewish Community Center of Mid-Westchester and conducts artist residencies in schools and community centers.

Derek Stroup (instructor) received his BA from Williams College and MFA from the University of California, San Diego. His paintings, drawings, and photographs are in numerous public and private collections. He is represented by A.M. Richard Fine Art in New York and teaches at Pace University, the City University of New York, and the graduate program in visual arts at Vermont College. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two daughters.

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