May Intersession, June, July & August 2008 Continuing Studies  Courses

JULY 2008

PRE-COLLEGE & CONTINUING STUDIES:

INTENSIVE
2- OR 4-WEEK FUNDAMENTALS PROGRAM

&

3-WEEK PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT COURSE

TWO- OR FOUR-WEEK FUNDAMENTALS PROGRAM:  This summer, middle and high school students ages 12-19, plus adult Continuing Studies students, have the opportunity to enrich their art education and skills in a college studio environment. Each course may be taken more than once to improve student skill levels.  Courses are challenging to both new and returning students.  See course descriptions and schedules below.

Students may attend either or both two-week sessions. A student may opt to attend for the entire day, 9 am - 4 pm Monday through Friday, taking two 3-hour classes per day, or choose to attend for a half-day, taking either the morning session (Drawing) or selecting Painting or Sculpture in the afternoon.

Especially handy for the working person, we are offering the same two 2-week sessions in the evenings from 6-9pm.  Students may choose between Drawing, Painting, or Sculpture each session.

THREE-WEEK PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT COURSE:  As a high school student (or adult) looking to enter a college art program, your portfolio is essential to the admissions process.  Lyme Academy College can help students build their portfolio for admissions.  This three-week, 3-hour per day class will allow you to develop both your body of work and your abilities.

Intensive  Summer Workshops in
PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT and  the FUNDAMENTALS for
Pre-College & Continuing Studies Students.

Schedules and descriptions:

July 7 – 18:  Session A
9 am – noon      FUNDAMENTALS OF DRAWING: CONSTRUCTION
This course concentrates on the use of line to portray form in space and will develop students’ skill in representing observed 2D forms on paper with accuracy and efficiency. No prerequisite.

1 – 4 pm            FUNDAMENTALS OF SCULPTURE: PORTRAIT
Students will begin by building appropriate armatures for a life-sized human skull and progress to a life-sized portrait. No prerequisite.

1 – 4 pm            FUNDAMENTALS OF PAINTING: INTRODUCTION (oil)
Using traditional subject matter, students begin with a limited palette to develop a reliable approach in breaking complex imagery down to manageable components. No prerequisite.

6 – 9 pm            FUNDAMENTALS OF DRAWING: CONSTRUCTION

6 – 9 pm            FUNDAMENTALS OF SCULPTURE: PORTRAIT

6 – 9 pm            FUNDAMENTALS OF PAINTING: INTRODUCTION (oil)

July 7 – 25
9 am - noon      PRE-COLLEGE PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT
This three-week course is for the serious art student who is considering applying to fine art colleges. The class will work on completing a portfolio necessary for acceptance. High school students and adults. (Prerequisite: understanding of painting and drawing in any medium.)


July 21 – August 1: Session B
9 am – noon      FUNDAMENTALS OF DRAWING: VALUE STUDY
This course concentrates on the use of value to portray form in space. The traditional subject of still life will be used in the beginning as the class works towards working with the live model. No prerequisite.

1 – 4 pm            FUNDAMENTALS OF SCULPTURE: FIGURE
This course focuses on the construction of a scale representation of the human figure in clay. The course will feature demonstration and much individual attention. No prerequisite.

1 – 4 pm           FUNDAMENTALS OF PAINTING: COLOR AND DESIGN (oil)
Using traditional subject matter, students learn to mix complex colors by using a limited palette of warm and cool pigments of the primary colors and white. Students will learn concepts, color relations, and build a core vocabulary while gaining a sense of method and purpose to develop representational paintings. No prerequisite.

6 – 9 pm          FUNDAMENTALS OF DRAWING: VALUE STUDY

6 – 9 pm         FUNDAMENTALS OF SCULPTURE: FIGURE

6 – 9 pm         FUNDAMENTALS OF PAINTING: COLOR AND DESIGN (oil)
 

FUNDAMENTALS’ & PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT INSTRUCTORS: All of the instructors in our non-credit classes hold BFA and/or MFA degrees. They will help you learn the basic fine art techniques that have shaped the work of the great masters. The Fundamentals Curriculum is based on the same Foundation Year required of BFA students at Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts.

COST: Each Fundamental course's tuition is $400 per two-week, 3-hours-per-day class.
Studio fees are $40 for Fundamentals of Drawing: Value.
Studio fees are $40 for Fundamentals of Sculpture: Portrait course.
Studio fees are $65 for Fundamentals of Sculpture: Figure course.
Portfolio Development's three-week, 3-hours-per-day course tuition is $600 plus $80 model fee.

A $50 registration fee will be charged once per semester per student.
Scholarships for Pre-College students may be available.

CHART

Registration for these courses will begin March 17, 2008.

You may register on-line, by mail, or by phone.

Contact Kathy Young-Murphy, Director of Continuing Studies
Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts
84 Lyme Street, Old Lyme, CT 06371
860.434.3571 x120 (9am-5pm M-F)
kyoungmurphy@lymeacademy.edu