Extended Programs

Explore Lesley Seminars offered through the Division of Continuing Education and check back for our upcoming Summer 2010 Session.

Summer 2009 Session

Monday, June 1, 2009 - Friday, August 21, 2009

Web Registration
March 16, 2009 - May 31, 2009

Art History & Liberal Arts

IAHIS 1255-01
A Living History of Boston Architecture
June 3 - 17 + June 29 - July 6, M, W, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
1.5 Credits  |  22.5 PDPs
Zachary Violette

IAHIS 1257-01
A Living History of Boston Architecture
June 3 - 17 + June 29 - July 29, M, W, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
3 Credits  |  45 PDPs
Zachary Violette

This course will intensively explore Boston's built environment, focusing on the city's critical growth from Colonial times to the eve of the twentieth century. The class will divide its time between in-class lectures and on-site examination of Boston landmarks.  Students will learn about the larger context of American architecture during this period and will be able to situate Boston's growth in this larger context.

IAHIS 3600-01
Art Since 1945
June 2 - 18 + June 30 - July 28, T, TH, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
3 Credits  |  45 PDPs
Stuart Steck  bio

This course explores the rapidly changing work of post-war art, emphasizing developments in the United States. After an introductory overview of the formative early modern period in Europe and America, in particular the rise of abstraction and the emergence of surrealism, the course examines such artistic movements as Abstract Expressionism, Pop, Minimalism, Earth Art, Realism, and Conceptual Art. In addition to the artistic movements themselves, the course also considers such issues as the place of art and the artist in contemporary society.

LINTD 6027-01
Traditions and Cultures of Ireland
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Foundation

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New Media

AIB's Computer Labs are equipped with Macintosh G5s,
large format and color printers, plotters, CD-ROM writers, scanners, graphic tablets, and other state-of-the-art devices.

Graphic Design

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Illustration

IILLU 3280-01
Summer Sketchbook
July 7 - August 6, T, TH, 2:00pm - 6:00pm
1.5 credits  |  22.5 PDPs
Kate Castelli

IILLU 5280-01
Graduate Level Summer Sketchbook
July 7 - August 6, T, TH, 2:00pm - 6:00pm
1.5 credits  |  33.75 PDPs
Kate Castelli

This course aims to explore and expand the artist's sketchbook as a dynamic, creative, and personal resource. Students will focus on the development of a personal sketchbook that will serve as a tool for their own work and ideas. Development of this sketchbook will be encouraged through experimental media, observational and on-site drawing.

IILLU 3100-01
Digital Storytelling
July 10 + 31, F, 5:30pm - 10:00pm and
July 11, 12, August 1 + 2,
Saturday + Sunday, 8:00am - 5:00pm
3 credits  |  45 PDPs
Kevin Keaney

IILLU 5100-01
Graduate Level Digital Storytelling
July 10 + 31, F, 5:30pm - 10:00pm and
July 11, 12, August 1 + 2,
Saturday + Sunday, 8:00am - 5:00pm
3 credits  |  67.5 PDPs
Kevin Keaney

Storytelling has long been a way for us to share our life experiences, ideas, and imagination with each other. Combining words, images, and sound, the storyteller shares a piece of themselves and engages the audience in their 'virtual reality'. We live in a unique time in history, a time when storytellers from around the world can instantly share their stories to a massive audience. In this class, students will explore and experiment with the methods and techniques used in storytelling and the new digital technologies available, including Photoshop, PowerPoint and iMovie. No computer experience is necessary, just a willingness to learn, share, and create!

Photography

IPHOT 2150-01
Large Format
June 1 - June 17 + June 29 - July 29,
M, W, 5:30pm - 10:00pm
3 Credits  |  45 PDPs
Josh Winer  bio / website

The large format camera has long been the favored by serious photographers when issues of clarity and tonality become paramount in image making. This course allows intermediate/advanced students to explore the creative capabilities of the 4 x 5 (or 8x10) view camera. In addition to classroom discussions and demos, we will meet and work outdoors as a class. We will also investigate the Zone System of exposure and development, using a special computer program prepared by the instructor. Students will acquire a familiarity with large format cameras, gain a greater understanding of exposure/development parameters, and produce a portfolio of original, self-defined work. The school provides all cameras, lenses, tripods, and film holders.

IPHOT 2120-01
Color: Digital
July 15 - August 19, M, W, TH, 5:30pm - 10:00pm
3 Credits  |  45 PDPs 
Katherine McVety  bio / website

IPHOT 5120-01
Graduate Level Color: Digital
July 15 - August 19, M, W, TH, 5:30pm - 10:00pm
3 Credits  |  67.5 PDPs
Katherine McVety  bio / website

This course explores the potential of digital capture and output to transform the medium of color photography both aesthetically and technically. With the creation of the camera raw file format, the traditional pre-exposure concerns of color balance and exposure have now become post-exposure choices for the artist. Color: Digital will investigate the artistic implications of this malleability of image capture, following through to improved controls and archival quality attained in digital color photography.

IPHOT 1220-01
Introduction to Photography for Non-Majors
July 2 - August 20, T, TH, 7:00pm - 10:00pm
3 Credits  |  45 PDPs
Angela Mittiga

This course is a basic, hands-on introduction to the photographic arts. It addresses both technical and aesthetic areas of photographic concern. Beginning with the basic properties of light, this course covers camera and lens functions, basic black and white printing processes, and presentation of the final image. Aesthetic concerns of space, composition, point of view, image rendering, manipulation, and the intentions of the artist are covered in class critique.

IPHOT 1180-01
Photoshop for Photographers
June 2 - June 18, T, TH, 6:00pm - 10:00pm
1.5 Credits  |  22.5 PDPs
Instructor TBA

This course introduces Photoshop to photographers who have little or no experience. We begin with the basics of the program, bringing in images, creating images, and learning to output them for both print and the web.

IARTS

IARTS 1350-01
Beginning Photo: Digital
July 2 - August 20, T, TH, 7:00pm - 10:00pm
3 Credits  |  45 PDPs
Bryce Harper

This is an introductory class specifically designed for non-art majors. We will look at three fundamentals of contemporary photography: composition, editing, and image production. We will discuss current digital camera technology and how that affects what you shoot. We will also discuss modes of distribution and output: whether the images are made for live journal, flickr, personal prints, or galleries. During class, we will go over the foundation of what it takes to make a good photo. The basic terms of photography will be explained so you can get the most out of your subject, whatever it might be. Students will have time to explore the use of Adobe Bridge and Adobe Photoshop, to edit and manipulate their images. Photography today isn't always about what happens when you release the shutter. There are more options then ever between the time you take a picture to the time you show it.

Fine Art

IFINE 2230-01
Mixed Media Studio/Assemblage
July 6 - August 10, M, W, 8:30am - 12:30pm
1.5 Credits  |  22.5 PDPs
Santiago Hernandez  bio / website

IFINE 2231-01
Mixed Media Studio/Assemblage
July 6 - August 21, M, W, F, 8:30am - 12:30pm
3 Credits  |  45 PDPs
Santiago Hernandez  bio / website 

IFINE 5231-01
Graduate Level Mixed Media Studio/Assemblage
July 6 - August 21, M, W, F, 8:30am - 12:30pm
3 Credits  |  67.5 PDPs
Santiago Hernandez  bio / website 

This course offers students the opportunity to address the technical, conceptual, and aesthetic concerns that confront the developing artist who is interested in combining different art media. Special emphasis will be placed on the development of an individual approach to subject matter and using materials in a personal and expressive manner. Students will be encouraged to develop their sensitivity to a variety of 2 and 3-dimensional materials. This course will continue to address formal issues such as compositional structure and properties of color while also introducing alternative methods to image making.

IFINE 2321-01
Color + Texture in Printmaking: Monotype and Collagraph
July 6 - July 16, M, T, W, Th, 8:30am - 2:00pm
1.5 Credits  |  22.5 PDPs
Constance Jacobson  bio / website

IFINE 5321-01
Graduate Level
Color + Texture in Printmaking: Monotype and Collagraph
July 6 - July 16, M, T, W, Th, 8:30am - 2:00pm
1.5 Credits  |  33.75 PDPs
Constance Jacobson  bio / website

This workshop will first introduce several monotype techniques such as transfer drawings, mannière noire (working from dark to light), as well as rolling and painting on the plate and using stencils. During the second week, students will be introduced to simple collagraph techniques to build texture using gel medium, aluminum tape, and carborundum (powdered steel). For collagraph printing, the plates will be wiped in the intaglio method as well as rolling with brayers, so that many skills learned in monotype can be applied to the collagraph portion of the class. For both techniques, students will use etching inks on Plexiglas plates and print with an etching press. Although several techniques will be demonstrated, students are not required to do them all and may choose favorite techniques, delving more deeply into those. The emphasis will be on personal expression and creating a suite of related prints. Time will be reserved at the end of each week to evaluate work.

IFINE 2571-01
Landscape/Cityscape: Outdoor Painting
June 23 - July 21, T, TH, 2:00pm - 7:00pm
1.5 Credits  |  22.5 PDPs
Tim Peck  bio

IFINE 2570-01
Landscape/Cityscape: Outdoor Painting
June 23 - August 20, T, TH, 2:00pm - 7:00pm
3 Credits  |  45 PDPs
Tim Peck  bio

IFINE 5770-01
Graduate Level Landscape/Cityscape: Outdoor Painting
June 23 - August 20, T, TH, 2:00pm - 7:00pm
3 Credits  |  67.5 PDPs
Tim Peck  bio

Each class will meet at a different location throughout the city (weather permitting) to paint directly on site in either a park or an urban setting. We will discuss how to deal with the practical issues of painting outside as well as come up with economical, compact, and convenient alternatives to expensive and cumbersome outdoor painting gear. Once outfitted and in the field, we will explore color and how it functions to create a specific sensation of space, form, light, and atmosphere in a landscape painting through an efficient direct painting approach. As the class progresses, we will discuss how to develop our paintings in the studio to maximize the intended effect experienced on site.

IFINE 1999-91
Truro Center For the Arts at Castle Hill
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LFINE 5000-01
Landscape Painting: Searching for the Spirit of the O'Keefe Landscape
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IFINE 4414-01
Form Development in Clay
July 6 - August 5, M, W, 5:30pm - 10:00pm
1.5 Credits  |  22.5 PDPs
Ellen Schön  bio / website

IFINE 4415-01
Form Development in Clay
July 6 - August 19, M, W, Th, 5:30pm - 10:00pm
3 Credits  |  45 PDPs
Ellen Schön  bio / website

IFINE 5415-01
Graduate Level Form Development in Clay
July 6 - August 19, M, W, Th, 5:30pm - 10:00pm
3 Credits  |  67.5 PDPs
Ellen Schön  bio / website

Since clay is a material linked to earliest human expression in nearly every culture around the world, in what ways can we draw on those historical sources, yet transform them to develop an individual voice in clay? This course explores a source idea's evolution toward personal expression through the methodology of working in a series.

Travel Courses and Partnerships

LFINE 5000-01
Landscape Painting: Searching for the Spirit of the O’Keefe Landscape
August 9-16, Travel, Ghost Ranch, Santa Fe and Abiquiu, New Mexico
3 Credits  |  67.5 PDPs
Tony Apesos  bio
For additional information and to register, click here.

IFINE 1999-91
Truro Center For the Arts at Castle Hill
1.5 Credits  |  22.5 PDPs
Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill has operated a successful summer art school for the past 32 years. The facilities offer a well-equipped printmaking studio as well as painting and ceramics studios. Students are offered a number of classes working en pleine air, a genre adopted by decades of Cape artists. The location, nestled in the dunes of Truro and within walking distance to Cape Cod Bay, provides an inspirational and meditative backdrop that enhances the workshop experience. Throughout the summer, Castle Hill offers a series of humanities lectures, gallery exhibitions, and special events led by visiting artists that augment the studio classes. Students may earn 1.5 credits of studio electives by taking three studio workshops or 1.5 credits of general electives by taking three writing workshops. Visit www.castlehill.org for additional information.

LINTD 6027-01
Traditions and Cultures of Ireland
June 27 - July 5, Travel, Glencolmcille, Donegal, and Dublin
3 or 6 Credits Available  |  67.5 PDPs or 135 PDPs
Martha Barry McKenna and Maura Delaney
For additional information and to register, click here.

Provincetown Work Center
Located at the very end of Cape Cod, this arts colony hosts one of the nation's most well respected artist residency programs.  The Art Institute Of Boston at Lesley University has an affiliation with FAWC where students enrolled in FAWC can earn BFA credits.  Each year, more than 80 courses in visual arts, poetry, and creative writing are offered.  See www.FAWC.org for a complete course and faculty listing. 

Transfer Students Welcome!

The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University maintains Articulation Agreements with community colleges whereby students graduating with an AA or AS degree can more easily facilitate the transfer of their credits to the BFA program.  The transfer of credit is previously determined to ease the transfer process.  Below is a list of those community colleges with current or pending agreements.

Bristol Community College, Massachusetts
Cape Cod Community College, Massachusetts
Greenfield Community College, Massachusetts
Holyoke Community College, Massachusetts
Massasoit Community College, Massachusetts
Mt. Wachusett Community College, Massachusetts

Art Educators

AIB is a certified provider of Professional Development Programs for Massachusetts' teacher re-certification. Earn Professional Development Points (PDP code 4-9001-999) by enrolling in any of our college-level courses or professional development seminars. Check our websites for January and Summer listings as well as Lesley Seminars. Art Educators receive a 15% discount on tuition.

Contacts:

Brad Anderson
Customer Care Representative
617.585.6747

Diana Arcadipone
Associate Dean
617.585.6729

Susan Ashbrook
Art History Program Advisor
617.585.6775

Julie Stanwood
Director of Academic Advising
617.585.6722

Lisa Crow
Professional Academic Advisor
617.585.6723

Office of Admission: 617.585.6710