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 ROOT DIVISION'S ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM Take an Art Class!, Root Division's Adult Art Education Program, offers highly innovative and affordable art classes. Root Division Studio Artists, as well as other Bay Area professional artists, guide students through a variety of art processes, and it all happens in a friendly & engaging environment. The classes & workshops are the perfect length for the busy and non-committal, while allowing enough time for students to leave with a handmade masterpiece and a sense of accomplishment! *While classes are geared towards adult learners, most classes are open to high school students. And if you don't see what you want here, we would love to hear your suggestions for future classes. Please email Rachael Jablo adulted@rootdivision.org with your ideas! WINTER/SPRING 2010 CALENDAR (January 2010 - May 2010) All sessions meet at Root Division (3175 17th Street @ S. Van Ness) unless otherwise noted. We strongly encourage students to REGISTER AT LEAST 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE of the 1st class to ensure placement. DRAWING 101 FIGURE DRAWING INTRODUCTION TO ACRYLIC PAINTING COLLAGE INTRODUCTION TO THE ART OF CARICATURE IMAGE TRANSFER WORKSHOP PHOTOGRAPHY 101 SCREEN PRINTING 101 ADVANCED SCREENPRINTING SCREEN PRINT STUDIO TIME BASIC SCULPTURE VIDEO BASICS STEALING TIME: ONE PROJECT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE - Photoshop, Illustrator, Bridge & InDesign THE ARTIST/GALLERY RELATIONSHIP PRIVATE CLASSES WITH ROOT DIVISION RESIDENT ARTISTS If you prefer to have individual tutorial, you can choose from... Drawing with Randall Miller, Robert Minervini, or Elisheva Biernoff Caricature Drawing with Jon Clary Acrylic Painting with Robert Minervini or Elisheva Biernoff Photography with Rachael Jablo Screen Printing, Stencils, and/or Image Transfer with Adam Friedman Mono-printing with Kit Rosenberg Collage with Elisheva Biernoff Sculpture/Installation with Ryan Jones or Conrad M. Meyers II Video with Michael Hession or Conrad M. Meyers II CAD Drawing with Conrad M. Meyers II 3 hours for $100. Private classes are available for all levels, ages 12 & up REGISTRATION Enrolling in any of our classes is easy. These are your options: 1. BY CREDIT CARD: You may register for all our classes by calling us at 415.863.7668. 2. VIA OUR WEBSITE (credit card/check): •Find the class you want to take and click in the 'Buy Now' icon next to that class. •Submit payment using Pay Pal. (Please use Pay Pal option from our website link only.) 3. BY CHECK: Please mail a check, the name of the class, and your name/address/phone # to: Root Division 3175 17th Street San Francisco, CA 94110 4. BY CASH: Visit us in person, Monday-Friday from 10-6. Please call us prior to your visit so that we can better assist you. Class enrollment varies from class to class, but in some cases is limited to 8 students. We encourage you to register as soon as possible, as you are considered formally enrolled once your payment is processed. Cancellation policy: 100% prior to start of 1st class; 75% refund after the 1st class; 25% refund thereafter. Special Rates! Register with a friend and get 10% off the class fee. Register with 5 friends and one person can take the class free of charge. Please email to register for special rates: adulted@rootdivision.org. For inquiries and to take advantage of special rates, please send us an email at adulted@rootdivision.org. Please be sure to include your name, email address, phone number, and which class you would like to take. For a sense of what Bay Area media such as 7x7 Magazine & the SF Chronicle have to say about Take an Art Class and Root Division, visit our Press section. ........................................................................................................................ DRAWING 101 Instructor: Robert Minervini Dates: 6 class meetings / Thursdays, January 21, 28, February 4, 11, 18, 25 Time: DAY CLASS! 10:00am - 1:00pm Tuition: $150 (plus $10 supply fee due at first class) Robert Minervini will teach you the fundamentals of drawing. Key areas of contrast, form, composition, and process will be presented and explored. Students may choose their medium, but please bring a large pad of newsprint paper, pencils, vine charcoal, and kneaded eraser to each session. SAVE 10% ON 2! SIGN UP WITH A FRIEND! FIGURE DRAWING Instructor: Randall Miller Dates: 4 class meetings / Thursdays, March 4, 11, 18, 25 Time: 6:30-9:30 pm Tuition: $150 Materials Fee: $10 (due 1st class) This course will focus on rendering the figure from live models. Students will gain an understanding of anatomy as well as the fundamentals of drawing. Bring a pad of newsprint and your favorite drawing implement to the first class, and come ready to draw! SAVE 10% ON 2! SIGN UP WITH A FRIEND! INTRODUCTION TO ACRYLIC PAINTING Instructor: Robert Minervini Dates: 6 class meetings / Tuesdays, February 23, March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Time: 6:30-9:30 pm Tuition: $175 (plus $20 supply fee due at first class) Through this course artists and beginners will work with acrylic paint to understand its properties, mediums, paint applications, and to unleash its full range of possibilities. We will begin to explore some of the options, and to give students the groundwork and understanding to develop their skills beyond this course. SAVE 10% ON 2! SIGN UP WITH A FRIEND! COLLAGE Instructor: Elisheva Biernoff Dates: 6 class meetings / Tuesdays, April 13, 27, May 4, 11, 18, 25 *(No class April 20) Time: 6:30pm - 9:30pm Tuition: $150 Materials Fee: $20 (due 1st class) Traditionally, collage reinterprets and subverts found imagery through unexpected combinations. After looking at some example of collage in art, we will create our own original and unexpected compositions using photos, magazines, and old books. SAVE 10% ON 2! SIGN UP WITH A FRIEND! Introduction to the Art of Caricature Instructor: Jon Casey Clary Dates: 3 class meetings / Wednesdays, February 10, 17, 24 Time: 6:30-9:30 pm Tuition: $75 Materials Fee: $20 (due 1st class) Using the theory of the mean (average) face for use of distortion, students will render caricatures from classmates and photos, putting them within the context of the history of caricature and its modern day uses. (Lessons in digital caricature will possibly be included depending on student interests.) SAVE 10% ON 2! SIGN UP WITH A FRIEND! Image Transfer Workshop Instructor: Robert Minervini Dates: 2 class meetings / Saturdays, February 20, 27 Time: DAY CLASS! 10:00-1:00 pm Tuition: $50 Materials Fee: $20 (due 1st class) In this workshop, Robert Minervini will show you three basic processes for transfering images and text to a variety of surfaces: gel medium transfers; heat transfers; and solvent based transfers. Learn to use these techniques as a starting point or as an enhancing feature of collage, painting, mixed media and/or sculpture. SAVE 10% ON 2! SIGN UP WITH A FRIEND! Photography 101 Instructor: Rob Schroeder Dates: 4 class meetings / Tuesdays, January 19, 26, February 2, 9 Time: 6:30 -8:30 pm Tuition: $125 This course will guide you through the basic steps of taking pictures and into the aesthetics of photography. This class starts by addressing materials and technical issues pertinent to either film or digital. You'll move to the artistic components such as light, composition, and subject matter. Finally, you wil learn how to use your unique ideas and capture them through the medium of photography. Camera with manual aperture and shutter speed settings required. SAVE 10% ON 2! SIGN UP WITH A FRIEND! Screen Printing 101 Instructor: Adam Friedman 6 class meetings Tuition: $175 Materials Fee: $25 (Due at the First Class) Whether you've got a t-shirt design that you're dying to print, looking to forge a Warhol, or just curious to find out how it's done, this class is for you. The course starts with a quick introduction to the materials and the process of DIY-style silk-screening. After that, what you print is up to you. Adam Friedman will discuss your project prior to starting and then guide you through to completion. Section A: Dates: Thursdays, January 21, 28, February 4, 11, 18, 25 Time: 6.30-9.30 pm Section B: Dates: Mondays, January 25, February 1, 8, 22, March 1, 8 (No Class February 15) Time: 6.30-9.30 pm Section C: Dates: Mondays, April 12, 26, May 3, 10, 17, 24 (No class April 19) Time: 6:30 - 9:30pm SAVE 10% ON 2! SIGN UP WITH A FRIEND! Section D: Dates: Tuesdays, April 6, 13, 27, May 4, 11, 18 (No class April 20) Time: DAY CLASS! 10am - 1pm SAVE 10% ON 2! SIGN UP WITH A FRIEND! Advanced Screen Printing Instructor: Adam Friedman Dates: 6 class meetings / Thursdays, April 8, 15, 29, May 6, 13, 20 (No class April 22) Time: 6:30-9:30pm Tuition: $150 Materials Fee: $20 Now that you've grasped the basics, delve deeper into the art of screen-printing with a more advanced, project-based course. SAVE 10% ON 2! SIGN UP WITH A FRIEND! Screen Printing Studio Time - CANCELLED Instructor: Adam Friedman Dates: 6 class meetings / Thursdays, April 8, 15, 29, May 6, 13, 20 (No class April 22) DAY CLASS! Time: 10:00-1:00pm 2 Session Pass: $40 4 Session Pass: $75 6 Session Pass: $100 For those who are currently enrolled in or have previously taken our screen-printing classes and would like some extra time to print, we are offering an extra three hours of studio time a week where you can use our facility and equipment. While there is no specific course material, Adam will be here to help troubleshoot. Bring your own screen and inks unless you are currently enrolled in a Root Division Screen Printing class. Basic Sculpture Instructor: Conrad Meyers Dates: 4 class meetings / Wednesdays, April 7, 14, May 5, 12, 19 Time: 6.30-9.30 pm Tuition: $100 Materials Fee: $20 Conrad will help you acquire the sculptural vocabulary & process to reveal the talent you know you have. Learn the basics of three-dimensional design, using both additive and subtractive techniques, and the basics of materiality, balance, texture, and scale. Cardboard lamination, Plasticine modeling, wood carving and more will be introduced through elemental sculpture projects. With these basic skills you will have the know-how to realize your own inventive sculptures. SAVE 10% ON 2! SIGN UP WITH A FRIEND! Video Basics Instructor: Michael Hession Dates: 3 class meetings / Wednesdays, March 3, 10, 17 Time: DAY CLASS! 10:00am - 1pm Tuition: $75 Michael Hession will introduce the basics of digital video formats, editing, and output using common consumer / pro-sumer technology. Students should bring a laptop with Final Cut Pro or Express. SAVE 10% ON 2! SIGN UP WITH A FRIEND! Stealing Time: One Project Instructor: Michelle Townsend Dates: 8 class meetings / Wednesdays, January 20, 27, February 10, 17, 24, March 10, 17, 24 (No class February 3, March 3) Time: 6:30-8:30 pm Tuition: $150 Stealing Time workshops are about carving out time to make artwork. With "One Thing", the focus is on getting something DONE. Students will come to the first class with some idea of what their "one thing" will be, then spend the remaining time bringing their project to completion. Classes will combine progress reports, an exchange of strategies and ideas, and exercises to boost creativity. Possible projects include completion of a single work of art, creation of a series of drawings or photos, the editing of a video piece or short story, etc. If you've got an idea that's been keeping you up at night, this class is for you. SAVE 10% ON 2! SIGN UP WITH A FRIEND! Professional Development Workshops Adobe Creative Suite 4 Workshops Date: Mondays, March 15, 22, 29, April 5 Time: 6:30-9:30 pm Tuition: $30 each or $100 for all four Learn the amazing range of digital design techniques in Photoshop, Illustrator, Bridge and InDesign in these four workshops that can be purchased together or separately. Take one or take them all! Bring a laptop with CS3 or CS4. Photoshop: March 15 Illustrator: March 22 Bridge: March 29 InDesign: April 5 PHOTOSHOP ILLUSTRATOR BRIDGE INDESIGN SIGN UP FOR ALL FOUR! The Artist/Gallery Relationship Instructor: Jamie Brunson and George Lawson Date: Wednesday, March 3 Time: 8-9:30 pm Tuition: $20 per workshop, $35 for 2 Artist and artist-mentor Jamie Brunson and gallery owner George Lawson will help you figure out how to best present yourself to galleries and how to negotiate the initial relationship with them once you get there. 2 FOR $35 - SIGN UP WITH A FRIEND! |
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