YMCA Summer Art Camp 2009: Ages 6-9 ---- Week #1 July 20-24 Week #2 July 27-31
9:00am-12:00pm~15 hours per week: Members $85 week; Non-members $100/week For more information contact Kat Kane at the East Area Family YMCA - 637-2025 ext. 216
- Ceramics and glaze
- Pastel and Watercolor resist
- Sketching on site
- Plein Air Painting
- Art History and Artist inspired by nature (i.e. Georgia O’Keeffe)
- Art History and Artists of work present on grounds
- The Art Park Gallery show integrated into preparing for camper Gallery Show on the last day
- What is a Gallery
- Who is the artist
- What is the importance of the work
- How to display and label artwork
- The job of a docent
Tools & Techniques in Metal Sculpture- Instructor Ron DeRutte - July 10 - 12
This workshop is designed so that the participant can gain sufficient knowledge of tooling and techniques to construct an art object using steel as its’ main component.
Some of the tooling and techniques that will be covered are as follows:
1) Oxygen/ acetylene heating and cutting
2) Metal inert gas welding (MIG) for welding steel electrically
3) Instruction and use of various power and hand tools such as right angle grinders, die grinders, files, hammers, saws, and abrasives.
4) Finishes such as oils, primers, pigments, and protectants will be discussed.
At the conclusion of the workshop each participant should have completed at least one art object. Finishes can be applied at home if time does not allow you to do so at the workshop. If you have been itching to try your hand in making artwork using steel here is a great chance to get started.
Workshop cost: $300
Wood Working with Rod Northcutt - July 27 - 31, 6-9pm - $300 read more about Rod's work
Class Description:
Thorough knowledge of woodworking, from the log up and the grain out, is often best developed through traditional hand skills, and this can be uniquely enhanced with the revival of pre-industrial machines and techniques. In this workshop, participants will learn the fundamentals of both carving and turning (which is essentially concentric carving) using traditional hand tools and non-electric lathes, along with some green woodworking techniques added for good measure.
Carving and riving (splitting) will be taught using axe, adz, handsaw, froe, chisel, gouge, slick, and rasp. For turning, participants can learn how to form both spindle and bowl forms using treadle-, spring-pole-, and bow-powered lathes in large and small formats. In a similar method, a parser bow-drill will be used to create inlays. Green wood will be shaped using shaving horses, drawknives and spoke-shaves.
The class also features guided discussions on contemporary and historical artists, craftspeople, and designers that have employed such traditional methods in their work. Additionally, the old-school content of the class will be complemented by an investigation of some local edible plants, natural drinks, and even the construction of a lashed yurt sweat-lodge.
Experimentation and collaboration will be encouraged as students work to create their own engaging art, craft, or design. Call the Office for more info-
Amber Blanding will be conducting private glass jewelry and hot glass bead making classes in the Art Barn this Summer. For more info visit Amber Waves of Glass! or call the Art Park Office. 315-655-3196
