Studio Residencies for Art Educators

Introduction  

Studio Residencies for Art Educator workshops are offered each year in July or August in an intensive week-long format. One studio residency, "Artists Who Teach", is offered in Boston at the Art Institute of Boston Campus (AIB) in Kenmore Square. A second residency, "Works on Paper", is offered off-site in Bar Harbor, Maine. A third residency, "Photography + The Image Behind the Eye", is offered in Paris, France. 

These intensive studio workshops are designed for artists who are also art educators and have limited time to create their own work in a focused environment during the academic year. Art Educators are awarded 67.5 PDPs at the successful completion of these intensive studio experiences. Students may take these courses for credit at the regular undergraduate or graduate tuition rates.

Contact: Linda Harris, Director of Programs, Office of Extended Programs -- 617.585.6724 or lharris@aiboston.edu

Artists Who Teach -- July 16 - 21, 2012

This intensive workshop offers artists a comprehensive residency experience in a shorter period of time. From Monday to Saturday, museum visits, studio work, workshops and demonstrations combine to provide a total immersion experience in an urban setting of contemporary art. Artists choose one of three disciplines that are offered. Demonstrations will provide a base for learning new techniques to deepen personal studio work and may also be developed for classroom experiences. Participants will produce a portfolio of work that will be presented for a final critique/seminar at the end of this week-long studio intensive.  Graduate students will be required to produce a greater quantity of work. 

Artists Who Teach : Monotype Printmaking will provide a brief overview of the history of monotype and show examples of historical and contemporary monotypes, as well as prints from the AIB student archive. The first demonstration, An Introduction to Monotype, will introduce subtractive and additive monotype techniques in black and white oil-based inks. In subtractive monotypes the ink is rolled on to cover the plate completely (creating a solid black) and then ink is removed with a variety of tools (brushes,rags, q-tips) to create the image. In additive monotypes the use of solvents and mediums to create ink washes will also be introduced. The concept of the cognate or "ghost" print will be explored, as will issues of paper preparation, press use and plate registration. The second demonstration, Techniques in Color Monotype, will introduce a range of techniques that can achieve multi-colored prints including stencil and water-based monotypes. Participants will learn to create stencils using mylar that can be re-inked and used in a variety of ways to create series of related monotypes. Then the use of watercolor paints and Caran d'Ache watercolor pencils to create monotypes in a non-toxic environment will be explored. In this technique images can be created in water-based media at home and brought in to print in the studio, since the damp paper reactivates the image when it is printed. 

Faculty: James Mustin

Artists Who Teach : Landscape Cityscape ; Outdoor Painting

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. As the class progresses we will discuss how to develop our paintings in the studio to maximize the intended effect experienced on site. Approaches to painting the landscape in the studio from photos, memory, imagination, and models will be explored.

 Faculty: Tony Apesos

Artists Who Teach : Exploration in Sculpture & Mixed Media

This workshop is designed for teaching artists who may or may not have extensive experience with the language of sculptural forms. Participants will experiment with elements of 3-D design, various form languages and material considerations in the service of developing a form of expression. After an introductory slide show, participants will create a text and image concept proposal that will develop as a series of three-dimesional iterations that explore the concept and ultimately lead to a final, 3-D composition. Figure/body related and gestural work might be an area of concentration. Artists with a background in 2D work are encouraged to explore some of the same idea sets in 3D media. Media explored in the class include: wood, clay, wire, glass and scavenged materials. A range of basic mixed media tools and joining techniques will be covered.  

Faculty: Ann Hirsch

This Studio Residency for Art Educators will be held at the Art Institute of Boston (AIB) in Boston, Massachusetts.

Works on Paper -- July 22 - 28, 2012

This intensive workshop is designed for artists and art educators who are interested in infusing and informing their individual practice with a variety of expressive mediums that expand their existing repertoire of techniques. Demonstrations will include Pen and Ink, Monotype Printing, Photo Transfer Process, Watercolor and Assemblage/Collage. Participants may choose one or more new techniques to incorporate into their professional work while they expand and strengthen their skills as teachers.

Each day will begin with a morning session that introduces new materials, methods and demonstrations. Works by contemporary artists challenge participants to develop their personal artist vision in ways that demonstrate a deeper understanding of the relationship between art and meaning. Afternoon sessions will provide an opportunity for participants to select from and apply processes within their own professional work. Exploration of new practices will provide the means to further explore ideas and develop a unique body of work. In this session diversity of practice and innovation is encouraged. Student's experimentation and interpretation during the afternoon sessions should connect to a new understanding of the art making processes. Students may choose to work from life (landscape, still life), imagination or previously established content. Evening sessions will be group critiques and prompted discussions where students show work from the day and discuss concepts, discoveries, challenges and contexts within the contemporary art world. 

Participants will produce a final portfolio that demonstrates an investigation into a more personal artist sensibility. These ideas and images of work will be presented for a final critique/seminar at the end of this week long studio intensive. Graduate students will be required to produce a greater quantity of work.  

This Studio Residency for Art Educators will be held at the College of the Atlantic campus which overlooks Frenchman Bay and Bar Island in Bar Harbor, Maine. 

Faculty: Joan Ryan

Photography + The Image Behind the Eye -- August 5 - 12, 2012

This intensive course will describe the role photographic images play in personal reactions to human events and in shaping social consciousness and public policy through their use in photojournalism, advertising, war and pornography. These ideas will be presented in a practical manner with participants making photographic images in selected locations in Paris, drawing on photographic concepts and ideas, and analyzing these ideas during daily critiques. The course content will cover the basics of photographic imaging, light spectrum physics and the neuro-physiologic basis of vision and cognition.

Participants must bring a digital camera and a laptop or iPad for reviews. 

This Studio Residency for Art Educators will take place in Paris, France.

Faculty: Regis de Silva 

Faculty Bio:Regis de Silva was trained in medical imaging using film, video and radiographic techniques for visualizing bodily structures. He also studied photography, painting and sculpture at extension programs at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts and at other venues in the Boston area. His special interest is on the neurophysiology and psychology of vision and in how the brain "sees". He has taught photography at the Cambridge Center for Adult Education. In the past, he taught a college credit course for The Art Institute of Boston in Europe for five years. He founded and is the Director of the French-American Collaborative in Language & Art, a collaborative of artists, photographers, art historians, writers and linguists who work in the United States and France. 

Tuition 

$500 Non-credit tuition for Teachers Only or

$1530  3 Undergraduate credits or

$2610  3 Graduate credits

Registration fee  $30

PDPs available upon request. 

Additional Fees

"Works on Paper" course fee  $575 (Housing)

"Photography + The Image Behind the Eye" course fee $500 (Estimated for Housing)

"Artists Who Teach" $558/Single or $498/Shared (Associated housing expenses if accommodations are needed.)

Refund Policy 

Participants must withdraw 1 week prior to the start of the class in order to receive a full tuition refund (less registration fee). 

Housing Options 

Residency Options are available at The Art Institute of Boston, College of the Atlantic and Paris, France. 

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