Session 1 (June 20 - July 11)

• Two-hour studio course: Digital Imaging will explore software and techniques utilized in the creation and development of digital images. Students will learn about digital photography, image capture and scanning, color and image correction and the development of images. No previous experience is required but familiarity with Mac computers is recommended. It is recommended that students bring a digital SLR camera. A portable storage device such as a thumb drive is required equipment.
• One-hour studio course: Printmaking will provide an overview of printmaking as an art form. Students will explore basic techniques for multiple image generation such as stamping, embossment, drypoint, stencil printing and monoprinting.
• Two-hour studio course in a three-dimensional discipline (view list)
• Evening tutorial twice a week
• Visual Arts Hour

Session 2 (July 12 - August 3)

• Two-hour studio course: Digital Design will explore the relationship between words and images. Students will use digital layout software to create projects such as broadsides, collages, sequential imagery and artistic web-pages. No previous design experience is required but familiarity with Mac computers is recommended. A portable storage device such as a thumb drive is required equipment.
• One-hour studio course: Book Arts will cover basic materials and techniques associated with bookbinding. Students will explore the book as a form for presenting art-making methods or working sequentially.
• Two-hour studio course in a three-dimensional discipline (view list)
• Evening tutorial twice a week
• Visual Arts Hour

Facilities

In 2009, the visual arts programs will relocate to the new Dow Center for Visual Arts. This exceptional facility includes separate studios for ceramics, sculpture, painting, drawing, metals, digital arts, photography, printmaking and fibers. The light-filled complex also features a professional gallery space for exhibitions.