Hartford Art School
Visual Arts Workshop for High School Students
An intensive, four-week workshop in drawing and one elective studio offering in sculpture, photography, ceramics, illustration, or video, this workshop is designed for student artists in the junior and senior years of high school who are committed to art-making and to the pursuit of art study at the collegiate level. Students will have the opportunity to work closely with several recognized professional artists during the program.
The workshop will meet two sessions per day (9 a.m.- 12 p.m. and 1-4 p.m.), Monday through Friday. One session will concentrate on drawing and the other on an elective studio.
7/6-7/31 MTWRF 9 a.m.-4 p.m. $700
Space is limited, and admission is by recommendation of the high school art teacher. Interested students should contact Visual Arts Workshops, Hartford Art School, University of Hartford, 200 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford, CT 06117; 860.768.4393.
Undergraduate
CER 220 Introductory Ceramics I 3.0
Fundamental processes with equal emphasis on handbuilding and wheelthrowing. In handbuilding, the focus will be on pinch, coil, and slab methods. In throwing, primary forms will be explored. Basic glazing and firing techniques will also be presented.
Lab fee: $40
7/6-8/13 23189 MTWR 9 a.m.-12 p.m. VCST Holder $1,230
CER 390 Special Topics: Ceramics Workshop 3.0
This two week intensive ceramic workshop with Paul McMullen will focus on the value of experimentation and risk-taking in ceramics. Participants will be encouraged to explore different approaches to the relationship between ceramic surfaces and forms. Through the use of multiple layering of under-glazes, printed images, projected images, decals, glazing and over-glazing students will discover new and exciting relationships between image and the three dimensional form. Please contact the Ceramics Department at 860.768.4393 for additional details.
Prerequisite: CER 220 or permission of instructor
Lab fee: $40
5/18-5/29* 23228 MTWRF 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
and 5/23 SA 9 a.m.-5 p.m. VCST Towers $1,230
*This class starts before regularly scheduled session.
DES 390 Special Topics: Design with Type and the Macintosh 3.0
This intensive workshop will focus on the basic principles of publication design and the integration of typography and imagery on the printed page. Students will work extensively in the design department Macintosh G5 lab. This workshop is strongly recommended to freshman and sophomore students considering majoring in visual communication design, illustration, or media arts. Limited number of participants.
Prerequisites: Basic Macintosh/graphic design experience or permission of instructor
Lab fee: $40
5/18-5/29 23241 MTWRF 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
and 5/23 SA 9 a.m.-5 p.m. V223 Sepe $1,230
*This class starts before regularly scheduled session.
DES 391 Special Topics: Design History in the Studio Context 3.0
This Intensive studio workshop will focus on the production of two major projects; one screen printed and the other a collaborative book. These projects will be informed through lectures and student research that focus on the development of form (typography and imagery), technology and the theories and attitudes that have shaped graphic design. Lectures will primarily focus on the late 18th through the 20th century. This course will include one travel day to New York City.
Prerequisites: DES 220, DES 222 or permission
Lab fee: $40
5/18-5/29 23254 MTWRF 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
and 5/23 SA 9 a.m.-5 p.m. HJGE203D Nordyke $1,230
*This class starts before regularly scheduled session.
DES 391 Special Topics: "Flash" 3.0
Flash is an animation program used for interactive art and Web design. Students will explore the interface, navigation, and spatial-design aspects of this program as they relate to Web-based and interactive art. Discussions of practical techniques, concepts of Web-based art, and the cultural impact of technologies in society are integral to this course. (This workshop is recommended for students considering majoring in visual communication design, illustration, or media arts. Limited number of participants.)
Prerequisites: Advanced Macintosh and Photoshop experience
Lab fee: $40
6/1-6/12 23267 MTWRF 9 a.m.-5 p.m. HJGE203C Berg $1,230
DWG 220 Drawing I: Traditional 3.0
An introductory course in the materials and media of drawing, with an emphasis on traditional modes, pictorial representation, and illustrative techniques.
Lab fee: $40
7/6-8/13 20551 MTWR 1-4 p.m. V238 Staff $1,230
DWG 222 Drawing I: Figure 3.0
An introductory course in drawing and the use of drawing materials and media with an emphasis on drawing from the figure.
Lab fee: $40
6/1-6/12 23202 MTWRF 9 a.m.-5 p.m. V238 Andersen $1,230
EXS 390 Special Topics: Experimental Techniques 3.0
This class will explore non-traditional mediums used to create images. Through class demonstrations and experimentation, students will investigate various techniques, including 2D and 3D collage, acrylic transfer and the nontraditional use of oil paints in the production of imagery.
Lab fee: $40
6/1-6/12 23280 MTWRF 9 a.m.-5 p.m. V233 O'Rourke $1,230
GRA 390 Special Topics: Offset Monotype Workshop 3.0
The printmaking department is offering an intensive, two-week workshop introducing monotype printing on the school's offset and Vandercook printing presses. Approaches will include various techniques of painterly image-making through multilayer printing. Contact the school at 860.768.4393 for a list of supplies prior to the first day of class. This class may be taken for graduate-level credit by arrangement. Enrollment is limited.
Lab fee: $40
6/1-6/12 23293 MTWRF 9 a.m.-5 p.m. V148 Lee $1,230
IL 391 Special Topics: Facial Illustration 3.0
This intensive, two-week workshop will investigate facial illustration with an emphasis on extreme perspectives and intense lighting. Students will work primarily in the mediums of charcoal and watercolor.
Prerequisite: Basic drawing skills
Lab fee: $40
6/15-6/26 23319 MTWRF 9 a.m.-5 p.m. V233 Carlstrom $1,230
MDA 390 Special Topics: Sudden Media 3.0
An intensive, intermediate-level production workshop for those with fundamental video-shooting and editing experience. The class will focus on the relationship between image and text and is writing- shooting- and editingintensive. Participants will create short experimental scripts and produce extremely brief video works of 5-30 seconds in length. It is preferred that participants have access to a miniDV camcorder, but it is not required.
Prerequisites: Fundamental shooting and editing experience and permission of instructor
Lab fee: $40
5/18-5/29* 23332 MTWRF 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
and 5/23 SA 9 a.m.-5 p.m. V217 Gort $1,230
*This class starts before regularly scheduled session.
Interested parties should contact Professor Gene Gort at 860.768.4393.
PHO 350 Digital Photography 3.0
An intermediate-level course in photography dealing with photographic issues and images and how ideas may be expressed through the digital manipulation of images. Through lab sessions, students will develop an understanding of computer hardware, input/output devices, and the basics of software used in digital imaging. Critique sessions will focus on the cultivation of a personal aesthetic while developing an awareness of the related moral and ethical issues.
Prerequisite: PHO 222 or permission of instructor
Lab fee: $40
8/3-8/14 20665 MTWRF 9 a.m.-5 p.m. HJGE203C Kriss $1,230
PHO 391 ST: Large Format Pinhole Photography 3.0
This course will focus on the theory, design, construction and use of large format pinhole cameras. Students will create large-scale color and black and white images while exploring the experimental possibilities of the pinhole camera. Extensive practice in lighting techniques, studio use and the development of appropriate still lifes is included.
Prerequisite: PHO 222 or permission of instructor
Lab fee: $40
6/15-6/26 23345 MTWRF 9 a.m.-5 p.m. V123 Calafiore $1,230
PTG 391 ST: Landscape Painting in Oils and Watercolor 3.0
This two-week, intensive workshop will introduce students to landscape painting in oils and watercolor. Working from photographs or digital images, students will complete paintings that exhibit a strong sense of realism. Basic issues of preparing materials, choosing subject matter, composition, value, color, and their relative importance will be explored.
Lab fee: $40
6/15-6/26 23358 MTWRF 9 a.m.-5 p.m. V242 Milici $1,230
Please contact Professor Rey Milici at 860.768.4393 for a materials list.
SCL 340 Introduction to Foundry Processes 3.0
An introductory course in the basic processes and techniques of investment casting of nonferrous metals, particularly, bronze. Students will learn preparation methods of direct wax construction, spruing and venting techniques, mold preparation and investing, pouring, and finishing techniques. Safety will be stressed throughout the course.
Prerequisite: SCL 220 or permission of instructor
Lab fee: $40
7/6-8/13 23215 MTWR 5 p.m.-8 p.m. VSbl Rhea $1,230
SCL 390 Special Topics: Metal Fabrication Workshop 3.0
This intensive workshop will introduce the processes and techniques employed in the fabrication of metal sculpture. Gas, electric arc, Mig/Tig welding, plasma-arc cutting, as well as mechanical fastening means will be covered in this course.
Lab fee: $40
5/18-5/29* 23371 MTWRF 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
and 5/23 SA 9 a.m.-5 p.m. VSbl Fukawa $1,230
*This class starts before regularly scheduled session.
SCL 391 Special Topics: Kiln-Casting Glass Workshop 3.0
This class is an introductory survey of kiln-casting glass techniques, including slumping, frit, chunk, and Pate de verre. Kiln-cast glass can be figurative, abstract, or vesselbased, with localized or expressionistic color. This class emphasizes the use of glass in the student's personal sculptural vision.
Lab fee: $40
5/18-6/25 23384 MTWR 5 p.m.-8 p.m. VSbl Staff $1,230