Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Magazine and Course Catalog Winter 2017

WINTER 2017

DIRECTOR’S EXHIBITIONS MESSAGE

W

hat a year the KIA has had!

With program attendance up 16%, there are many reasons to celebrate. We attribute our successes this year to greater community outreach and collaborations, greater variety in the types of programs offered, and meaningful and engaging exhibitions.

Our newly redesigned Upjohn Mason Grandchildren Interactive Gallery provides compelling experiences for the young and the young at heart. Friendly, fun, and high-quality instruction by our school faculty paired with a substantial investment in studio improvements have yielded healthy registration in our Kirk Newman Art School.

You may have seen many new faces around the KIA this year, including the members of our new cohort of postbaccalaureate residents from around the country. Ours being one of the best community-focused arts schools in the region, students come from all over to take classes and participate in workshops with visiting artists, such as ceramicist James Watkins (coming in January 2017) and painter Steven Assael (July 2017). Join our residents and visiting artists in our incredible studios to nurture your creativity. Register now for one of more than 100 classes and workshops for beginners and experienced students of the arts.

KIA 2016/2017 Board of Directors Ron Kitchens, President Priscilla Pedraza, First Vice President Jack Michael, Second Vice President

K. Perry Wolfe, Treasurer Billee Lightvoet Ward, Secretary James Carter, Past President

Danielle Mason Anderson, Susan Bowers, Linda Dunn, Diane Eberts, Sidney Ellis, Michele Fabi, Anne Fassler, Bjorn Green, Daniel Guyette, Marissa Harrington, Kevin Jawahir, Sarah Parfet Jbara, Pauline Jenson, Lori Knapp, Pamela Mansager, Peggy Napier, Bill Parfet, Vince Pavone, Gonzalo Rodriguez, Jr., Paula Shelhamer, Jim Stephanak, Ronda Stryker, Tom Turner, Michelle Tombro Tracy, Ashley Van Ek, Von Washington, Jr.

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Tuesday - Wednesday: 11 am - 5 pm Thursday - Friday: 11 am - 8 pm

Throughout the winter, we’ll offer warm spaces for you, your family, and your friends to learn, explore, connect, and reflect in a creative, inspiring environment. Whether you’re visiting the KIA to view one of our exciting exhibitions, get hands-on in a class, or attend one of our thought-provoking programs, please know that we’re grateful for your support. You can also support the KIA by giving a financial gift to our Annual Fund. Check your mailbox or our website for more information.

We hope to see you soon, Belinda

Saturday: 11 am - 5 pm Sunday: noon - 5 pm

Monday and holidays: closed

Publication of Sightlines is supported by:

cover: Wadada Leo Smith, Kashala, 2011, mixed media musical score. Courtesy of the artist and Corbett vs Dempsey Gallery, Chicago. ©Wadada Leo Smith. This exhibition is organized by the Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago, the exhibition is curated by John Corbett and Hamza Walker.

NEWS AND NOTES

The Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo presented their Community Arts Awards in July, with a reception following at the KIA. Recipients were those who have “contributed in and through the arts to sustain and energize Kalamazoo’s artistic vitality and quality of life,” said Bryan Zocher, Arts Council Board President. Among the winners were long-time KIA curator Greg Waskowsky and new Art League President Marissa Harrington. Some of the winners are pictured here. Standing, from left: Maryellen Hains, Ladislav Hanka, Bianca Washington, and Kendra Flournoy. Seated, from left: Greg Waskowsky, Marissa Harrington, Siavon Williams, and Mickey Moses.

We lured 343 Pokemon catchers of all ages to the KIA for the August Art Hop. Many had not been to the museum before! One dad wrote to us saying, “I enjoyed being able to teach my son more about art.

We had a great time, and thank you for opening your doors to us. Keep doing what you’re doing.”

We welcomed a new class of post-baccalaureate resident artists in September. They’ll be with us through May to further their skills and learn about the business of being an artist. They’ll work with faculty mentors in the Kirk Newman Art School in preparation for further university study and/or careers in art.

Pictured, from left, are: Anna Hunt (Printmaking) BFA, Grand Valley State University; Stephanie Modlin (Printmaking) BA, Purdue University; Lauren Schildberg (Jewelry) BFA, Western Michigan University; Kaylon Khorrsheed (Ceramics) BFA, Western Michigan University; Alicia Chiaravalli (Photography) BA, University of Michigan; Ashley Rolfe (Photography) BFA, Western Michigan University; and Sarah Parr (Ceramics) BFA, Kendall College of Arts and Design. winter 2017

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NEWS AND NOTES

Top 10 Gift Giving Ideas

The Healing Power of Art We recently welcomed a group of adults working to rejoin the community after a stay at the Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital. C-C and Zach (pictured), were among the students voting to visit the KIA as part of their leisure education program.

“Community integration is our goal,” said Nikki Stahl, Interim Activity Therapy Manager at the KPH, who accompanied the group. “Leisure education builds creative thinking and life skills, and community visits help put those skills into practice.”

The group spent the morning exploring the museum before sitting down to talk about what they saw.

While Zach enjoyed Fred Wessel’s beautiful portraits, he really liked Chul Hyun Ahn’s light sculptures, displayed in the darkened Joy Light Gallery—as did everyone else.

“I hope to come back with my family,” he said. “My mom loves art museums.”

C-C appreciated the evocative art of Renée Stout.

“Her three-dimensional work sparked my wonder—the one with the skeletons especially.

It was like each one had a story of its own.”

Another student was drawn to Barbara Takenaga’s abstract paintings.

“They made me want to look closer. It was tantalizing to my brain to be able to walk and take my time and look at the pieces and see what drew my eye. I like how my interpretation may not be yours—but that gives you a chance to have a conversation.”

All the students felt their visit was important to them.

C-C felt that restful time in the museum can “take you to another place—to a time in your past—or even a look toward the future.”

Zach felt a museum visit can “help build relationships—who doesn’t love art?

Nikki said, “The KIA has been an inspiration for our patients—expanding their horizons and showing them new ideas.”

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(The first and last ones are FREE!) 1. Bring a friend or loved one to one of our free programs—Art Hop, ART break, Art Detectives, or Teen Night as part of a fun outing.

2. Shop at the holiday sale, December 1-3 (see hours on the back).

3. Schedule yourself and a friend for a one-day workshop (check out the school catalog).

4. Pick up some $5 admission passes as stocking stuffers.

5. Give a year full of art with a KIA membership (starts at $35).

6. Give the gift of an art class – they pick something they love, and you pick up the tab (tuition starts at $65).

7. Gift certificates are good throughout the KIA: for a class, for a membership, or at the gift shop.

8. Shop at the Gallery Shop—with everything from stocking stuffers to original art. Open Tuesday-Sunday, including until 8 on Thursdays & Fridays.

9. Contribute to the annual fund in someone’s name.

10. Bring your kids to play in the redesigned interactive gallery over their holiday break. Kids are always FREE at the museum (through age 12).

NOT A MEMBER? JOIN THE FUN!

For information on how you can enjoy the many benefits of a KIA membership, log on to kiarts.org or contact Membership Manager Cindy Trout, at cindyt@kiarts. org, or call 269/349-7775, ext. 3113.

Memberships start at just $35.

NEWS AND NOTES

Refreshed Children’s Space Welcomes You

We are pleased to invite you and the young ones in your life to visit the Upjohn Mason Grandchildren Interactive Gallery after a comprehensive redesign. Located on the museum’s lower level, the space is filled with tactile, creative activities for children two and older.

“Often, we have to say to kids ‘please don’t touch’,” says Candie Waterloo, Assistant Curator of Youth and Family Programs, and lead designer of the gallery. “This is a place for children to enjoy play-based learning with art. I think we’ve created something to entice imaginations of all ages.”

The gallery originated in 1994, with funds donated by Betty Upjohn Mason in honor of her grandchildren. The renovation includes the latest art-related books, and stations for individual creativity, including a magnetic wall, blacklight station, drawing “robot,” pegboard wall, reading nook, draw-it-yourself station, and even a fascinating artifact: a typewriter!

“Those who have visited before will see that everything’s new and different—including custom-designed furnishings and fabrics in contemporary, bright, gender-neutral colors,” says Waterloo. “As always, we hope families will be inspired by this space to explore the rest of the museum’s galleries.”

Admission to the KIA is always free for children through age 12 (and KIA members). Regular admission is just $5, and students pay $2. Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday, 11 am - 5 pm, Thursday-Friday, 11 am-8 pm, and Sunday, noon to 5 pm.

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EXHIBITIONS

Sayaka Ganz, Armor, 2011, reclaimed plastic objects, wire.

Courtesy of the artist

Luminescence: From Salvage to Seascape, Sculpture by Sayaka Ganz November 19, 2016 – March 19, 2017

Experience a magical, “underwater” installation of colorful and glowing creatures—fish, jellies, and coral—by Sayaka Ganz.

Guided by sensitivity to the environment and human habits of discarding objects, Ganz rescues and repurposes plastic utensils and household items as the material of her sculptural creations. Slotted spoons and colanders gain a second life as luminescent sea creatures that invite us to reexamine our relationship to the natural world, perhaps with special attention to the problem of plastics washing into our oceans. Visitors to Environmental Impact (Spring 2014) will recall Ganz’s trio of suspended, swimming polar bears.

This installation will be designed specifically for the Joy Light Gallery of Asian Art by the artist.

Tim Lowly, Pillar, 2001, acrylic on panel. Courtesy of the artist

Poetry of Content: Five Contemporary Representational Artists November 5, 2016 – February 19, 2017

Celebrate realist painting styles that reflect classical drawing and painting techniques. For more than 40 years as a painter and professor at Syracuse University, Jerome Witkin has championed representation. Poetry of Content is his examination and celebration of work by five artists—Bill Murphy, Gillian PedersonKrag, Joel Sheesley, Tim Lowly, and Robert Birmelin—who share his interest.

About the exhibition, Witkin writes: “The exhibition title, Poetry of Content, describes what we think the public and student artists will discover when they examine the works by these mature creators who continue, regardless of the neglect of museums and critics, to persevere and hone to perfection a body of work that I feel will last beyond our time.”

Organized by the Syracuse University Art Collection

Reception November 4, 5-8 pm Sponsor:

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EXHIBITIONS

Out of the Fire: Masterworks of Ceramics January 14 – March 12, 2017

Although we may think of ceramic as a material used to create functional objects like vases, bowls, plates, and mugs, in the mid-20th century, ceramic moved from a traditional craft material to one used to create unique sculptural works of art.

This exhibition features wide-ranging examples by some of the finest ceramic artists of the 20th century, represented in the KIA collection. Among them are Peter Voulkos, Ruth Duckworth, Rudy Autio, Paul Soldner, Don Reitz, Otto and Vivika Heino, Toshiko Takaczu, and James Watkins.

Wayne Higby, Cathedral Pass, 1977, Raku earthenware. Collection of the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts; Director’s Fund Purchase, with support from the Student Sale Fund, and donations.

The KIA announces the 2016-2017 Women’s Artist Program sponsored

by Stryker.

We will celebrate the contributions of women artists during our 2016-2017 season, with programming including artists in Poetry of Content, opening November 5, and Out of the Fire: Masterworks of Ceramics, opening January 14. We also will welcome Sayaka Ganz (shown) during her exhibition Luminescence: From Salvage to Seascape. Our Women’s Artist Program sponsor, Stryker, chose to support this program as it aligns with their commitment to social responsibility. We extend our gratitude to long-time sponsor Stryker.

Continuing Exhibitions: Reaching into Infinity: Chul Hyun Ahn through November 6

Chul Hyun Ahn, Portal, 2013, plywood, changing LED lights, mirrors.

Courtesy of C. Grimaldis Gallery

Chul Hyun Ahn uses colored light and mirrors to explore the illusion of infinity.

His sculptures transport us through an optical and bodily illusion of limitless space, urging us to consider man’s boundless ability for physical and spiritual travel.

Sponsor:

Scaled Up: Sculpture by Marcia Wood through December 31 Marcia Wood, Procession (maquette), 1984.

Marcia Wood (1933-2000) created alternatives to intimidating, out-scaled, minimalist sculpture that once dominated public plazas and parks.

Wadada Leo Smith: Ankhrasmation, The Language Scores, 1967-2015 through March 5 Wadada Leo Smith, Coral Reef, 2012, mixed media musical score. Courtesy of the artist and Corbett vs Dempsey Gallery, Chicago. © Wadada Leo Smith.

Trumpeter, composer, educator, and visual artist Wadada Leo Smith has created a musical language for which the illustrated scores are true works of art.

Presenting sponsor:

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COLLECTION EXHIBITIONS HIGHLIGHT

“We feel the presence [in sumi-e] of a certain moving spirit, that mysteriously hovers around the lines, dots, and shades of various formations.”

—D.T. Suzuki, scholar of Zen Buddhism Through sweeping sheets of rain and distant mists, Chiura Obata grants us a tantalizing glimpse of the craggy volcanic basin of Lake Towada—Japan’s largest crater lake. The Japanese-American artist is best known for his paintings of California’s Yosemite, but in this work he recalls a treasured national park in northern Japan. Obata’s mastery of the sumi-e tradition is apparent in the confident energy guiding his brush, along with his facility in handling gradations of light to dark ink and the time-honored focus on the natural world.

Sumi-e, Japanese ink painting, is essentially a monochromatic form of watercolor. Because a wash of ink cannot be modified afterwards, the artist must study and internalize the essence of the object or scene before touching brush to paper. Obata instructed his students not to paint directly from life, but instead to paint the recalled impression of the scene at a later date. Sumi-e may be understood as a kind of spare, visual poetry expressing the artist’s personal feelings about nature, rather than its actual appearance.

By the time he painted this work, however, Obata had become adept at blending Western and Eastern ways of seeing. The framing of the composition, dynamic expression of rain, and somewhat naturalistic descriptions—such as the reflections of rock in the rain-dappled water—present a level of drama and detail that may have developed from the artist’s exposure to blending of Eastern and Western practices.

The young, precocious Obata began to train as an ink painter at age 7 and at age 14 ran away to Tokyo, where he was attracted to artists who were experimenting with Western styles of painting. In 1903, the 17-year-old booked passage to San Francisco and made California his home. In an inspiring immigrant’s tale, he became a respected professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and dedicated his life to building cross-cultural understanding. Through the dark days of discrimination toward Asian immigrants and WWII internment camps, Obata recognized that by teaching Japanese art, he could transform Americans’ fascination with an “exotic” art form into deeper cultural understanding and acceptance.

Karla J. Niehus Associate Curator of Exhibitions

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Chiura Obata, Towada Lake, c. 1930-1970, ink and wash on silk. Collection of the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Donald S. Gilmore

PROGRAMS

The Mary and Edwin Meader Fine Art Library

Friday Teen Night

Book Discussions

Third Wednesdays at 2 pm, free.

Middle and high schoolers gather for pizza, pop, new friends, and art!

Join others who share your interests in reading and art during our informal, lively discussions of art-related titles.

Friday, November 11

November 16: The Marriage of Opposites,

by Alice Hoffman. A forbidden love story about the extraordinary mother of painter Camille Pissarro.

With KIA docent Pam Boudreau.

December 14: The Last Painting of Sara de Vos: A Novel, by Dominic Smith. It’s 1631, and Sara de Vos is the first woman admitted as a master painter to Amsterdan’s Guild of St. Luke. Three hundred fifty years later, her work is embroiled in forgery and mystery. With Karen Trout, librarian at Kalamazoo Public Library.

January 18: Eight Girls Taking Pictures: A Novel,

by Whitney Otto. Inspired by artists including Imogen Cunningham, Madame Yevonde, Tina Modotti, Grete Stern, Lee Miller, and Ruth Orkin, eight stories portray the tensions that defined their lives. With photographer Dave Curl.

Art Detectives

Organized by the Meader Fine Art Library and the Museum Education Department, Art Detectives is for children age 4 to 8 (with an adult). They’ll enjoy storytelling, guided looking, and art-making.

Second Saturdays, 11 am-12:30 pm, free.

November 12: Think Big! Discover how sculptures are made as we examine the big works of Kalamazoo sculptor Marcia Wood and play like sculptors using foil and wire to make three-dimensional works of art.

December 10: From Trash to Treasure Dive into the whimsical “underwater” works of Sayaka Ganz, who up-cycles spoons into fish, styrofoam bowls into coral, and much more.

January 14: Face Off! From snapshots to selfies, portraits have come a long way! We’ll put on our detective hats and search the galleries for clues about the people of our past, our present, and our future.

6-8 pm, free.

Sponsor:

Friday, December 9 Friday, January 13

Sponsor:

Free admission, 5-8 pm.

The spacious and relaxing venue with the most art anywhere for downtown Kalamazoo’s Art Hop. November 4 Exhibition reception:

Poetry of Content December 2 Holiday Sale January 6 THE art-filled Art Hop stop

Get the Picture

Third Thursdays at noon, included with admission.

Enjoy an in-depth discussion of a single work of art with Curator of Education Michelle Stempien.

November 17 Sculptures that Move: George Rickey and Harry Bertoia December 15 Ed Paschke, Mestizo Ed Paschke, Mestizo, 1982, oil on canvas.

Collection of the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, NEA matching grant and Art Auction Fund Purchase

January 19 William Bailey, Still Life with Egg Cup,

Eggs and Bowl

Sunday Tours

2 pm, included with admission. Docent-led guided tours of current exhibitions.

Check kiarts.org for topics.

Sponsor:

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PROGRAMS

ARTbreak

December 6 Video: Tales of Winter: The Art of Snow and Ice, conclusion

Sponsor:

ecember 13 Video: The World of the Lindisfarne Gospels D Explore one of the British Library’s great masterpieces of medieval Western art—an illuminated 8th-century manuscript used at Lindisfarne Priory on Holy Island.

Tuesdays at noon, free

November 1 Video: The Art of Persuasion From the How Art Made the World series, learn how the leaders of the ancient world exploited the power of images, and how politicians today use images to persuade us.

December 20 & 27 No ARTbreak

November 8 Video: Craft in America: Service The story of craft and the military, from the origins of the Army Arts and Crafts Program and the G.I. Bill to contemporary soldiers and veterans.

January 3 Video: Outsider: The Life and Art of Judith Scott

Judith Scott became an artist who flourished in the face of daunting odds: Down syndrome, deafness, and 35 years in an institution, after her twin sister regained custody and brought Judith to the Creative Growth Art Center in Oakland.

November 15 Artist’s Talk: Tim Lowly Featured in the exhibition Poetry of Content, Tim Lowly is a Chicago artist, musician, and teacher, known for compassionate paintings of children in mysterious circumstances.

January 10 Artist’s Talk: Great Works Dance Project Join Associate Professor Megan Slayter, WMU Department of Dance Chair to learn more about their Great Works Dance Project, celebrating 20 years in February.

ovember 22 Artist’s Talk & Demo: Don Marek N Watercolor painter and instructor Don Marek will discuss and demonstrate his approach to painting, which he calls “an unending dance between planning and improvisation, abstraction and realism, exuberance and restraint.”

January 17 Video: Paul Soldner: Playing with Fire Explore the life and art of a revolutionary ceramic artist who transformed a 3,000 year-old craft into a new expression of modern art.

ovember 29 Video: Tales of Winter: N The Art of Snow and Ice (part 1)

See how mankind’s ever-changing struggle with winter has been reflected in Western art throughout the ages, resulting in images that are now among the greatest paintings of all time.

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January 24 Video: A Life in Photography John Szarkowski, of New York’s Museum of Modern Art (1962-1991), helped establish photography as a fine art.

Organizer of 100+ exhibitions, he taught us how to think about and look at photographs.

January 31 Artist’s Talk: A Closer Look at Out of the Fire

Enjoy an insider’s look at our ceramics exhibition with potter and art school instructor Julie Devers. Julie operates Newgrange Pottery, has exhibited and sold her functional stoneware for over 25 years, and spearheads our anagama kiln program.

PROGRAMS

Thursday Evening Events

6:30 pm, Included with gallery admission Thursday programs resume February 9, 2017 November 10 Filmmaker Dhera Strauss

Dhera Strauss has directed award-winning documentaries, and served as media producer and faculty at Kalamazoo College.

She will use excerpts from her films Los Bandits, Kitchen Conversations, Donut Day, and others to discuss the art of interviewing in producing documentaries. We wish to thank Public Media Network for their continuing support of our film series.

L ectures Art League members: free, KIA members: $10, Public: $12, Students: $3

Wednesday, November 9, 10 am Herman Miller Picnic Posters

As Herman Miller’s first graphic designer, Steve Frykholm’s first assignment was a poster for the company picnic. Twenty posters later, his graphic art is collected by museums. Frykholm’s won many awards in his 40-year career shaping the visual identity for the company.

His sense of humor and play are evident in his art, and will be in his talk.

Wednesday, December 14, 10 am The Art of Maps, 1500 to 1900

Brian Leigh Dunnigan, the University of Michigan’s Associate Director and Curator of Maps, will share his knowledge of cartography and his special interest in early Great Lakes maps. Scholars from near and far cite his expertise. (An Art League members-only reception at the home of map collector Larry Bell will take place the previous evening.)

Valentine’s Day depARTure Tuesday, February 14, register by January 6 November 17 A Reading in the Galleries Enjoy work inspired by the Poetry of Content exhibition, written and read by the creative writing group led by Scott Bade in the Kirk Newman Art School.

Join fellow art lovers for a stop at small-batch chocolate makers Mindo Chocolate in Dexter before heading to the Detroit Institute of Arts for Bitter | Sweet: Coffee, Tea & Chocolate. We’ll lunch in Kresge Court, then stop for gourmet coffee on the way home. We’ll leave around 8 am and be back in time for dinner. Please reserve by January 6 with a $50 deposit. Enrollment forms are online at kiarts. org, KalamazooArtLeague.org, and the KIA reception desk.

Art League members: $148. KIA members $168. Public: $198.

The Art League is a 501c3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to fund, organize, and sponsor an annual lecture series and other activities to promote understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment of the visual arts. Like the diversity of arts-related programs offered, Art League values diversity among participants in all aspects of the organization. Art League memberships supports the costs of offering these special programs and operating the all-volunteer organization.

Art League memberships are open to all KIA members

Submission due:

January 20

Calling young filmmakers: enter by January 20 to compete in the

14th Annual Teen Filmmaker Festival on Saturday, March 4, 2:30 pm at

Chenery Auditorium. New this year: upload your films to Film Freeway,

a free online platform, and film artists ages 10-12 now have their own

category to compete for prizes. For rules and upload instructions, visit the

Official Teen Filmmaker Festival page at bit.ly/teenfilm.

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KIA CALENDAR AT A GLANCE

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER

JANUARY

1 TUESDAY NOON ARTBreak: Video

2 FRIDAY 4-8 PM Art Hop: Saturday Holiday Sale

1 CLOSED

3 SATURDAY 9 AM-5 PM Holiday Sale

3 TUESDAY NOON ARTBreak: Video

6 TUESDAY NOON ARTBreak: Video

6 FRIDAY 5-8 PM ART HOP

4 FRIDAY 5-8 PM Art Hop 4 FRIDAY Exhibition opening reception: Poetry of Content: Five Contemporary Representational Artists

2 CLOSED

6 TUESDAY Scholarship due

5 SATURDAY 10 AM-3PM Holiday Ornament Glass Workshop

8 SUNDAY 2 PM Tour

8 THURSDAY 6-8 PM Winter Season Container Garden

10 TUESDAY NOON ARTBreak: Talk

6 SUNDAY 2 PM Tour

9 FRIDAY 6 PM Teen Night

8 TUESDAY NOON ARTBreak: Video

10 SATURDAY 11 AM Art Detectives

9 WEDNESDAY 10 AM Art League Lecture

14 SATURDAY Exhibition opens: Out of the Fire: Masterworks of Ceramics

11 SUNDAY 2 PM Tour

10 THURSDAY 6:30 PM Film Series

14 SATURDAY 11 AM Art Detectives

14 WEDNESDAY 10 AM Art League Lecture

15 SUNDAY 2 PM Tour

11 FRIDAY 6 PM Teen Night

13 FRIDAY 6 PM Teen Night

17 TUESDAY NOON ARTBreak: Video

11-12 FRIDAY-SATURDAY Parched Desert Floor Felted Wool Vessels

18 SUNDAY 2 PM Tour

12 SATURDAY 11 AM Art Detectives

21 WEDNESDAY 2 pm Book Discussion

13 SUNDAY 2 PM Tour

22 THURSDAY NOON Get the Picture

13 SUNDAY 1-3:30 PM Kiln-Fired Glass Parent/Child Workshop

25 CLOSED

14 MONDAY Member registration for winter classes

27 TUESDAY NOON No ARTbreak

24 TUESDAY NOON ARTBreak: Video 28-29 SATURDAY-SUNDAY Visiting Artist Workshop: Alternative Firing Techniques with James Watkins

15 TUESDAY NOON ARTBreak: Talk

31 SUNDAY 2 PM Tour

29 SUNDAY 2 PM Tour

16 WEDNESDAY 2 pm Book Discussion

31 SUNDAY Exhibition closes: Scaled Up: Sculpture by Marcia Wood

31 TUESDAY NOON ARTBreak: Talk

31 SUNDAY New Year’s Fest

Full details on these events are found throughout this edition of Sightlines and at kiarts.org.

17 THURSDAY NOON Get the Picture 17 THURSDAY 6-8 PM Boxwood Wreath Workshop

20 TUESDAY NOON No ARTBreak

26 CLOSED

18 WEDNESDAY 2 pm Book Discussion 19 THURSDAY NOON Get the Picture 22 SUNDAY 2 PM Tour

17 THURSDAY 6:30 PM Poetry Reading 19 SATURDAY Exhibition opens: Luminescence: From Salvage to Seascape, Sculpture by Sayaka Ganz

KEY: BLUE: Free Events

20 SUNDAY 2 PM Tour

ORANGE: Exhibition openings, receptions (admission may apply), and closings

21 MONDAY Open registration for winter classes

BLACK: Admission fees apply

22 TUESDAY NOON ARTBreak: Talk & Demo 24 CLOSED 27 SUNDAY 2 PM Tour 29 TUESDAY 6-8 PM Bird Lover’s Wreath Workshop

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PINK: School workshops needing no prior experience; pre-registration & fees apply. Register at kiarts.org or call 269/349-7775 ext. 33101.

KIRK NEWMAN ART SCHOOL/WINTER ADULT CLASSES

Kirk Newman Art School Calendar Winter 2017 Scholarship applications are available at kiarts.org. Winter 2017 Scholarship applications due December 6 Member registration begins

Non-member registration begins

November 14 November 21

Holiday Sale Holiday Sale Winter Winter classes Winter classes Members’ Night December 2 & 3 Scholarship due for adults begin for children begin December 1 December 6 January 9

January 14

Winter classes for children end

March 25

Winter classes for children end

March 30

Independent studio time and museum admission is available to all students for the duration of their classes.

DRAWING Drawing Basics Instructor: David Yeider (920) Thursdays, January 12- March 30 1 – 3:30 pm/12 weeks, Studio 4 Instructor: Michael Parr (921) Wednesdays, January 11- March 29 6:30 – 9 pm/12 weeks, Studio 4 Members: $205, Non-Members: $225 Pick up the pencil and learn basic drawing techniques: observational line drawing, composition and value, with a focus on black & white media. Please bring newsprint pad and drawing pad 18”x24”; 2H, HB, 2B, 6B pencils.

Intermediate Drawing and Printmaking (922) Instructors: Michael Parr, David Yeider and Vicki VanAmeyden, Studio 2 and Print Studio Thursdays, January 12 – March 30 6:30 – 9 pm/12 weeks Members: $210, Non-Members: $230 Prerequisite: Beginning Drawing or equivalent Take your drawing skills to the next level and broaden your observational and design skills through drawing and printmaking techniques with three instructors each offering their expertise. Bring an 18”x24” drawing pad and whatever drawing supplies you have to the first class.

Portrait Drawing (923) Instructor: Michael Parr, Studio 4 Mondays, January 9- March 27 6:30 – 9 pm/12 weeks Members: $240, Non-Members: $260 Prerequisite: Beginning Drawing or equivalent skill level Enhance your skills in the proportions and placement of features; the underlying anatomy; light and shadow; and evocative line technique. Bring a large drawing pad and pencils. Instructor’s web site is: michaelparrstudio.com

Open Modeling (924) Thursdays, January 12- March 30 6:30 – 9 pm/12 weeks, Studio 4 Members: $115, Non-Members: $135 Live models will pose for students and professionals. Students must be 18 or have parental permission.

PAINTING Pastel Painting (925) Instructor: Laurel Kuehl, Studio 6 Tuesdays, January 10- February 14 1:15 – 3:45 pm/6 weeks Members: $110, Non-Members: $130 Prerequisite: Beginning Drawing or equivalent Explore pastel techniques of design, color, value and light in this colorful medium. Instructor’s Figure Painting from Life with website is laurelkuehl.com. [M] Steven Assael (960) Monday - Friday, July 10 -14, 2017 One-Day Watercolor Experience (926) 9 am - 5 pm, Studio 6 Instructor: Denise Lisiecki, Studio 2 Members: $480, Non-Members: $500 Sunday, January 29 Non-Refundable cancellation fee $75 12:30 – 4 pm/One day No Refund after June 26 Members: $45, Non-Members: $65 Prerequisite: Drawing and oil painting Enjoy an afternoon learning the basic experiences techniques of colorful watercolor painting.

Steven Assael teaches at the School All materials are included.

Watercolor (927) Instructor: Denise Lisiecki, Studio 2 Tuesdays, January 10- March 28 1:15 – 3:45 pm/12 weeks Members: $220, Non-Members: $240 Prerequisite: Beginning Drawing Beginners will explore watercolor painting techniques, including tools and materials, color layering, mixing, and theory. Experienced painters will be individually guided. A materials list will be available at the school office. [M]

of Visual Arts in New York. His work is in many public and private collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and the Art Institute of Chicago. He will demonstrate painting from the model on day one, then students will paint from the model the following days, focusing on the development of form and color. Steven is represented by Forum Gallery in New York City. His website is stevenassael.com. Full details at kiarts.org Visiting artist workshops are subsidized by the Lois and Jim Richmond Workshop Fund.

Painting continued on next page

LEARN MORE AT KIARTS.ORG/SCHOOL OR CALL (269) 349-7775, EXT. 33101.

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PAINTING. cont’d.

Watercolor: Bring It All Together (928) Instructor: Susan Badger, Studio 2 Tuesdays, January 10- March 28 6:30 – 9 pm/12 weeks Members: $210, Non-Members: $230 Explore techniques of free flowing watercolor that focus on practical remedies and how to “tie it all together.” Lessons, demonstrations, and exercises will be offered to emphasis design and unity in painting. Water-based mixed media materials such as water-soluble crayons and pencils may be used to enhance projects.

Bring watercolor materials to the first class.

E-mail questions to badgerburrow@aol. com. [M] Enjoying Transparent Watercolor (929) Instructor: Don Marek, Studio 2 Thursdays, January 12- March 23 1:30 – 4:30 pm/11 weeks Members: $225, Non-Members: $245 Prerequisite: Beginning Drawing Enjoy painting looser watercolors with weekly demonstrations showing wet-in-wet, layering, clear values, refined shapes, rich colors and compositional techniques. Bring watercolor materials to the first class. Materials List: see Registrar or bit.ly/Marek17. [M] Oil, Acrylic or Egg Tempera Painting Instructor: Kenneth Freed, Studio 6 Mondays, January 9- March 27 6:30 – 9 pm/12 weeks (930) Wednesdays, January 11- March 29 1 – 3:30 pm/12 weeks (931) Members: $210, Non-Members: $230 Prerequisite: Beginning Drawing Explore oil, acrylic or egg tempera painting from a la prima painting to underpainting and overpainting. All styles, directions and content encouraged. Bring whatever painting materials you have. Instructor’s website is kennethfreed. com. [M] Paint Together (932) Fridays, January 6, February 3 & March 3 6 -8 pm/3 Sessions, Studio 6 $20 per session Come paint with acrylics and enjoy the company of others while creating your masterpiece. All painting supplies and inspirational material will be provided. You may bring your own subject matter, canvas, beverages and snacks. A monitor will be present to help with your painting needs.

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Chase Away the Winter Blues: Drawing, Painting or Photographing in the Greenhouse (933) Instructors: Denise Lisiecki & Mary Whalen, River Street Flowerland Saturday, February 25 12:30 – 4 pm/One day Members: $45, Non-Members: $65 Get rid of the winter blues by drawing, painting or photographing beautiful plants and flowers in River Street Flowerland’s Greenhouse. Individual instruction will be provided. Bring materials of your choice to create your beautiful images.

PRINTMAKING Beginning Printmaking (780) Instructor: Vicki VanAmeyden, Print Studio Wednesday, January 11 – March 29 1:30 – 4pm/12 weeks Members: $225, Non-Members: $245 Prerequisite: Beginning Drawing or equivalent This course introduces you to the essential foundations of printmaking: monotype, linocut, stencil, and drypoint. You’ll discover the drawing and painting capabilities of print media and incorporate these techniques into your intuitive compositions. Bring sketches and/or photographs to first class.

Intermediate Printmaking (781) Instructor: Vicki VanAmeyden, Print Studio Wednesday, January 11 – March 29 1:30 – 4pm/12 weeks Members: $225, Non-Members: $245 Prerequisite: Any printmaking course or equivalent This course is designed for those who have experience with basic printmaking techniques, but would like to further investigate the possibilities of printmaking processes. Etching, multi-color printing, registration systems and printing of editions will be covered. Bring your previous prints, work-in-progress, sketches and ideas to the first class.

Printmaking Studio (782) Instructor: Vicki VanAmeyden, Print Studio Open Studio Hours, January 9 – March 30 Variable times/12 weeks Members: $225, Non-Members: $245 Prerequisite: Departmental Approval Do you have a special project in mind or just need quality studio time? Printmaking Studio is designed for the experienced, independent artist/printmaker to utilize our well-equipped printmaking studio. Enrollment includes storage and access to equipment during Open Studio Hours. New students must arrange to meet with instructor the first week to review shop rules and safety. Materials are available for purchase.

Go Green! Printmaking (783) Instructor: Tamara Hirzel, Print Studio Mondays, January 9 – March 27 1– 3:30 pm/12 weeks Members: $225, Non-Members: $245 Explore printmaking without solvents. Water miscible inks offer the best of both worlds – the rich intensity of oil-based inks and the ease of soap and water clean up. This course will cover print design, and both linocut and drypoint intaglio printmaking. Please bring sketches, ideas and reference materials to first class.

Intro to Lithography (784) Instructor: Deborah Mattson, Print Studio Mondays, January 9 – March 27 6:30 - 9 pm/12 weeks Members: $225, Non-Members: $245 Prerequisite: Beginning Drawing or equivalent This course introduces lithographic printmaking techniques using aluminum plates to discover the many aspects of this process like the ‘magic’ of chemistry, image development, and hands-on printing. Drawing with litho pencils, crayons and washes, you’ll create a unique image that can be printed multiple times.

Step-by-step instruction takes you through basic plate and press set-up and operation, etching and inking processes. You’ll print your own image with the potential of leaving with a small edition of prints.

NOTE: All materials provided unless you see [M] at the end of the listing, indicating details available online.

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Screen Printing for Paper and Fabric (785) Instructor: Sue Caulfield, Print Studio Tuesdays, January 10 – March 28 No class March 7 6 - 8:45 pm/11 weeks, Members: $225, Non-Members: $245 This course covers the basics of screen printing.

Develop your own design or image to print on paper or fabric. Time to work independently and finish projects or further develop skills.

Instructor will be available for feedback, technical advice, and guidance.

Beginning Ceramics (310) Instructor: Brian Hirt: Studio 7 Tuesdays, January 10 - March 28, 6:30-9 pm/12 weeks Members: $240, Non-Members; $260 A variety of clay forming techniques will be explored in this class. Coiling, pinching, and slab building will be demonstrated, along with an introduction to the wheel. Students will also learn about glazing and glazes. Cone 10 stoneware and Raku firings are available.

Intermediate Drawing and Printmaking (922) Instructors: Michael Parr, David Yeider and Vicki VanAmeyden, Studio 2 and Print Studio Thursdays, January 12 – March 30 6:30 – 9 pm/12weeks Members: $210, Non-Members: $230 Prerequisite: Beginning Drawing or equivalent Take your drawing skills to the next level and broaden your observational and design skills through drawing and printmaking techniques with three instructors each offering their expertise. Bring an 18”x24” drawing pad and whatever drawing supplies you have to the first class.

Sunday Sampler: Go Green! Monoprints (786) Instructor: Tamara Hirzel, Print Studio Sunday, January 22 1– 4 pm/One day Members: $40, Non-Members: $60 Discover the expressive world of monoprinting!

This simple technique offers fun results using basic materials and colorful inks that clean up without solvents. All materials provided.

Bring your own drinks, snacks and sense of adventure!

Sunday Sampler: Figurative Monotypes (787) Instructor: Vicki VanAmeyden, Print Studio Sunday, February 26 1– 4 pm/One day Members: $40, Non-Members: $60 Working from direct observation with a live model, we will draw with ink on a plate and then print with a press. Using both additive and subtractive techniques, our focus will be on spatial arrangement and mark making. This painterly approach to printmaking is immediate, experimental, and fun! Must be 18 to enroll. All materials provided. Bring a favorite beverage and snack.

Mud in the Morning (312) Instructor: Julie Devers: Studio 5 Wednesdays, January 11 - March 29 9:30 am – noon/12 weeks Members: $240, Non-Members: $260 Prerequisite: Beginning Ceramics This class is for beginning, intermediate and advanced students to get a creative start on their day. A variety of clay-forming techniques will be explored. Coiling, pinching, slab building and extruding will be demonstrated, along with an introduction to the wheel. Advanced students will set goals and receive instruction and assignments appropriate to their skill level.

Students will participate in class discussions about their work and learn glazing, glaze mixing, and kiln loading. Cone 10 stoneware and Raku firings are available.

The Potter’s Wheel: Beginning/ Intermediate Both sections: Studio 5 Instructor: Wyatt Lane (313) Wednesdays, January 11 - March 29 1 - 3:30 pm/ 12 weeks, Instructor: Tom Richards (314) Tuesdays, January 10 - Mar 28 6:30 – 9 pm/12 weeks Members; $240, Non-Members ; $260 Prerequisite: Beginning Ceramics Focus on the techniques of forming and finishing pottery on the potters’ wheel. The beginning potter will learn and develop basic skills such as centering, opening, drawing up the walls and trimming. The intermediate potter will be able to refine those skills by working on making lids, spouts, handles and sectional throwing. We’ll also discuss using slips, glazes and glazing.

The Potter’s Wheel: Beginning/ Intermediate Both sections: Studio 5 Instructor: Wyatt Lane (313) Wednesdays, January 11 - March 29 1 - 3:30 pm/ 12 weeks, Instructor: Tom Richards (314) Tuesdays, January 10 - Mar 28 6:30 – 9 pm/12 weeks Members; $240, Non-Members ; $260 Prerequisite: Beginning Ceramics Focus on the techniques of forming and finishing pottery on the potters’ wheel. The beginning potter will learn and develop basic skills such as centering, opening, drawing up the walls and trimming. The intermediate potter will be able to refine those skills by working on making lids, spouts, handles and sectional throwing. We’ll also discuss using slips, glazes and glazing.

Alternative Firing Techniques with James Watkins (311) Saturday - Sunday, January 28- 29 9 am - 5pm, Studio 5 Members: $140, Non-Members: $160 Non-Refundable cancellation fee:$50 No Refund after January 13, 2017 Prerequisite: Beginning Ceramics and Potter’s Wheel.

James Watkins teaches Architectural Ceramics and Architectural Delineation at Texas Tech University. He is a former Fulbright Scholar, whose work is shown internationally and is included in the first permanent White House Collection of American Crafts. He’ll explore the technical issues involved in throwing and firing large-scale work, with demonstrations including large platters and double-walled vessels. The workshop will cover surface decoration, glazing and firing techniques, fuming, and Raku and Saggar firing in a metal container, as illustrated in his book “Alternative Kilns and Firing Techniques.” Participants are encouraged to bring 4-5 bisque pieces to participate in the firings.

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LEARN MORE AT KIARTS.ORG/SCHOOL OR CALL (269) 349-7775, EXT. 33101.

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Introduction to Red Earthenware (318) Instructor: Susan McHenry: Studio 7 Wednesdays, January 11 – March 29 6:30 -9 pm/12 weeks Members: $240, Non-Members: $260 Prerequisite: Beginning Potter’s Wheel or equivalent Work with the studio’s luscious low-fire earthenware clay. Bring vibrant color and layered surfaces to your work. Decorative techniques such as slip application, brushwork, paper and wax resists, and the use of terra sigillata will be a major focus of this class.

Learn how to mix a custom color palette with Mason stains to decorate your work.

Demonstrations will include both wheel and hand-built forms.

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Out of Round: Altering Wheel-Thrown Forms (315) Instructor: Amy Hudson: Studio 7 Mondays, January 9 – March 27 6:30 -9 pm/12weeks Members: $240, Non-Members: $260 Prerequisite: Beginning-Intermediate Potter’s Wheel Give your pots a new dimension by learning to manipulate the shape by cutting, paddling, faceting, and adding hand built parts thrown on the wheel. Square, oval, and rectangular are some of the shapes that will be explored. Both simple and more complex alterations will be discussed and demonstrated.

Exploring Raku/ Alternative Firing (316) Instructor: Brian Hirt: Studio 5 Wednesdays, January 11 – March 29, 6:30 – 9 pm/12 weeks Members: $240, Non-Members: $260 Prerequisite: Potter’s Wheel or equivalent Warm up by the winter Raku fire! We will explore and experiment with Raku glazes, terra sigillattas, and firing techniques as well as post firing possibilities. “Horse hair,” “Obvara” and “Naked Raku” techniques will also be available.

Students will learn to master the raku firing technique!

Anagama (319) Instructor: Julie Devers: Studio 5 Mondays, January 9 – March 27 6:30 - 9 pm/12weeks Members: $240, Non-Members: $260 Prerequisite: Beginning Potters’ Wheel This is one of our most enlightening and challenging classes. Cast your fate to the fire and open yourself to the wonderful possibilities of wood-fired kilns. Julie will share her in-depth knowledge of forming pots for a traditional Japanese kiln. This class could be the highlight of your ceramic career.

Image Transfer (317) Instructor: Chad Bagge: Studio 7 Thursdays, January 12 – March 30 6:30-9 pm/12 weeks Members: $250, Non-Members: $270 Prerequisite: Beginning Ceramics Explore a variety of techniques for transferring images onto clay. Screen-printing, decals, monoprint and relief techniques will be demonstrated. Images can be transferred onto tile, sculptural forms, and forms made on the wheel. Expand your horizons in this ideapacked class.

Stamps and Stencils (320) Instructor: Lindsay Hayosh: Studio 5 Thursdays, January 12- March 30 1-3:30 pm/12 weeks Members $240, Non-members $260 Prerequisite: Beginning Ceramics This class will focus on altering the surface of your work with handmade stamps and stencils, as well as appropriating other materials for surface manipulation. Learn how to give your work a unique transformation and bring some fun into the creative process. We will work with a variety of materials including wood, rubber, plaster and fabric.

ACCESSIBLE ARTS Accessible Arts (200) Instructor: Elizabeth Carnell, Studio 6 Tuesdays, January 10 – March 28 6:30 – 9-pm/12 weeks Members: $240, Non–Members: $260 For developmentally disabled adults seeking to express their creativity with clay and other 3–D media. Participants will hand–build forms and work on the potter’s wheel. Participants should be able to follow basic instructions and work with minimal assistance.

PHOTOGRAPHY AND DIGITAL MEDIA Introduction to Photography/ Using Your Camera Creatively (801) Instructor: John Crouch, Multi-Purpose Classroom Thursdays, January 12 - March 30 6:30 - 9pm /12 weeks Members: $195, Non-Members: $215 Students will learn how to use their digital cameras more creatively. Basic photographic concepts on exposure control and basic composition are explored through lectures, demonstrations and class assignments.

Participants provide their own cameras with user controls for shutter speed and lens opening. A tripod is recommended. Please bring your owner’s manual to the first class.

Mechanics of Composition (802) Instructor: Corinne Satterlee, Multi-Purpose Classroom Thursdays, February 23 - March 30 9:30 am - noon/6 weeks Members: $110, Non-Members: $130 Prerequisite: A basic knowledge of your camera.

Explore in-depth what makes a good photograph. Weekly assignments will be given to further understand the principles of compositional techniques, such as the rule of thirds, creative exposure and design elements.

Photographs from the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts’ extensive collection will be studied for inspiration.

Hot Date Night: Ceramics (321) Instructors: Brian Hirt and Chad Bagge, Studios 3 and 5 Friday, Feb. 10, 6:30- 9:30 pm Members: $55, Non-Members: $ 75 (per couple) Bring your special someone and experience working on the potter’s wheel. We’ll turn up the heat with a Raku firing that will produce a piece to take home. It’s the perfect opportunity to have creative time together, while learning something new. Couples can bring their own beverages and snacks.

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Traditional Black and White Film & Printing (803) Instructor: Mary Whalen, Photography Darkroom Tuesdays, January 10 – March 28 6:30 - 9 pm /12 weeks Members: $195, Non-Members: $215 Learn how to develop film and print black & white photographs. Through demonstrations and supervised printing sessions, participants will learn film and print development, how to control print contrast, and special darkroom techniques. A perfect opportunity to print your special black and white negatives from the family archives. Students must provide their own film and paper. Darkroom chemicals and equipment are provided. Open darkroom time is available.

Blending Digital and Traditional Photographic Processes (804) Instructor: Mary Whalen, Darkroom/ Computer Lab Thursdays, February 23 – March 30 6:30 - 9 pm/6 weeks Members: $135, Non-Members: $155 Prerequisite: A basic knowledge of Photoshop Learn to produce high quality digital negatives from digital files, color slides or film. The digital negatives are then contact printed in the darkroom using traditional black and white enlarging paper. This digital negative-making technique, can be used for most alternative printing processes, blending digital technology with hands-on printing.

Sports Photography (805) Instructor: John Crouch, Multi-Purpose Classroom Tuesdays, January 10 – March 28 6:30 - 9 pm/12 weeks Members: $195, Non-Members: $215 Prerequisite: Introduction to Photography or equivalent.

Learn the fine points of sports photography at a variety of sporting events at WMU and around Kalamazoo. A telephoto or zoom lens of at least 200mm is recommended although not required. In addition to photographing the various events, the class will view and critique work generated. The instructor’s website: johncrouchphotography.com

Bookmaking Using Adobe Lightroom (806) Instructor: Mary Whalen, Computer Lab Thursdays, January 12– February 2 1:30 – 4 pm /4 weeks Members: $115, Non-Members: $135 Prerequisite: A basic knowledge of Lightroom Making a book is a great way to show and share your favorite photographs. Students will select, create a collection, edit and sequence photographs to create a book using Lightroom’s Book Module. Participants will use the Develop Module to become familiar with the master editing tools to fine-tune their images. The KIA library’s photography books will provide inspiration.

Introduction to Photoshop Elements Instructor: Susan Andress, Computer Lab Tuesdays, January 17- March 21 (807) 1 - 3:30 pm/6 weeks Tuesdays, January 17- March 21(808) 6:30 – 9 pm/6 weeks Members: $115, Non-Members: $135 Photoshop Elements is user friendly for organizing and enhancing your photos. You will learn the tools necessary to retouch, resize, work in layers, add text and create albums.

There will be hands-on practice on Mac computers (or your own, provided that Adobe Photoshop Elements 12, 13 or 14 is installed).

To contact instructor: susan.andress@att.net or susanandress.com.

Scanner as Image Maker (809) Instructor: Mary Whalen, Computer Lab Saturdays, March 4 & 11 Noon – 4:30 p.m.

Members: $75, Non-Members: $95 Prerequisite: Basic understanding of computer, knowledge of photography helpful.

Learn to use a flatbed scanner to scan your 3-D objects, photos, slides and learn how to combine scanned images to create interesting and compelling new works of art from your own selected and enhanced images. Images will be digitally printed.

Creative Camera Phone Photography (810) Instructor: Mary Whalen, Room 13 Tuesdays, February 7- 28 2–4:30 p.m. /4 weeks Members: $90, Non-Members: $110 Using the camera phone as your photographic tool, this course will guide your exploration of the capabilities of this technology. Lean to effectively capture and edit photos while exploring the creative possibilities of the phone as camera. Please bring your camera phone to the first class. There will be class outings to photograph as a group.

LEARN MORE AT KIARTS.ORG/SCHOOL OR CALL (269) 349-7775, EXT. 33101.

Still Life in Photographs (811) Instructor: Laurie Pruitt, Computer Lab/Studio Saturdays, January 14 – February 18 1 – 3:30 pm/6 weeks Members: $110, Non-Members: $130 Still life photography allows the photographer to create images, having full control over lighting, mood, and composition. There is a meditative quality in arranging something special out of objects that are often overlooked or considered mundane. Through careful observation, we will refine our capacity to see and give creative expression to the objects that surround us. To contact the instructor: Laurielle@sbcglobal.net. or lafontsee.us.

Platinum Printing Weekend (812) Instructor: Laurie Pruitt and Dave Jones, Computer Lab/Darkroom Saturday and Sunday, March 4 – 5 Saturday, 10 am – 4 pm Sunday, noon – 5 pm/Two days Members: $145, Non-Members: $165 This process is a beautiful way to realize a photographic image. Hand- coating paper and developing gives a sense of participating in the photographic process. Using Photoshop to create digital negatives from your film, slides or digital capture, will allow the necessary adj ments to create enlarged negatives, bridging digital technology with this historic process.

3-D Modeling & Printing Workshop (813) Instructor: Kevin Wixson, Computer Lab Thursdays, February 9– March 30 6:30-9 pm/8 weeks Members: $155, Non-Members: $175 New modelers will receive guided introduction to an easy modeling program for their exploration of 3-D printing and modeling.

Continuing modelers will develop their 3-D modeling skills and work independently on projects in this supervised workshop. Receive expert advice and technical assistance, using Blender, TinkerCAD, 123D Design, 123D Sculpt and Meshmixer 3-D modeling programs. 3-D printers are available to participants of this workshop.

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CREATIVE WRITING

FIBER

Art on the iPad Image and Video (814) Instructor: Kevin Wixson, Room 13 or Conference room?

Mondays, February 6 – March 27 6:30-9 pm/8 weeks Members: $155, Non-Members: $175 Learn to use your iPad to edit photos and to draw, record and edit video! Students need their own iPad and an iTunes account to download apps.

Creative Writing/Poetry, Short Prose and Fiction (605) Instructor: Scott Bade, Board Room Tuesdays, January 10 – March 28 6:30 – 9 pm/12 weeks Members: $195, Non-Members: $215 Explore how language and imagination come together to make the literary arts we are passionate about. Read, write and engage with contemporary poetry and/or prose and short fiction in a range of styles. Classes are primarily workshopping of your writing and plus inclass writing activities as well as analysis and discussion of various kinds of literary art.

Floor Loom Weaving Instructor: Gretchen Huggett, Weaving Studio Thursdays, January 12 - March 30 1 – 3:30 pm/12 weeks (520) Thursdays, January 12 - March 30 6:30 – 9 pm/12 weeks (521) Members: $240, Non-Members: $260 Learn weaving using four- and eight-harness floor looms with basic process and design (beginners), new patterns and techniques (advanced), exploring areas of personal interest.

Weaving design software is available to learn structure and design principles.

Documenting Artwork / Step by Step Lighting Techniques Instructor: Colleen Woolpert, Photo Studio and Computer Lab Saturday, January 14 10am – 12:30pm (2-D work) /1 – 3:30pm (3-D work) Both sessions, Members: $40, Non-Members: $60 (816) 2-D session, Members: $25, Non-Members: $45 (816a) 3-D session, Members: $25, Non-Members: $45 (816b) This workshop will demonstrate techniques to best show your jewelry, small sculpture, paintings or objects. Whether you are putting your work online, submitting for exhibitions, art fairs or documenting your portfolio for archival purposes clear, in focus and properly lit photos are important. Participants must provide their own cameras that have user controls for shutter speed and lens opening.

A tripod is recommended. Colleen’s website; www.colleenwoolpert.com Lighting Principles & Techniques (817) Instructor: Colleen Woolpert, Photo Studio and Computer Lab Wednesdays, January 18 – March 22 6:30–9 pm /10 weeks Members: $175, Non-Members: $195 Photographs can’t be made without light, but light is often taken for granted. Lighting will be considered in terms of its essential principles of quality and direction. Working with a range of light sources from existing “naturally” (e.g. sunlight and room lights) to camera flash and studio lights you will learn to recognize and control light is essential to great photography.

Colleen’s website; www.colleenwoolpert.com

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FOREIGN LANGUAGE French Cinema for Conversation (607) Instructor: Larissa Dugas, Conference Room 2 Wednesdays, January11- March 15 6:30 - 8:30 pm/ 10 weeks Members: $160, Non-Members: $180 Prerequisite: Previous study of French (minimum 3 college semesters or equivalent experience is required) In French, cinema is called the seventh art.

In this course, we will use French films as the basis for conversation, cultural analysis, vocabulary development, and grammar review.

The course will be conducted in French.

Textbook: Cinéphile (2nd edition) by Kerri Conditto (It is not necessary to purchase the accompanying workbook. However, students will need to acquire the films Bon voyage (with Gérard Depardieu) and La grande séduction.

ART APPRECIATION How to Look at Art Instructor: Kendra Eberts, Multi-Purpose Classroom Thursdays, January 12- February 2 (608) Thursdays, March 2-23 (609) 1-3 pm/4 weeks per session Members: $60, Non-Members: $80 per session In the first session using the KIA collection, exhibitions, library and the Kirk Newman Art School studios, class participants will gain an understanding of general art history and principles of design. We will look at works from the collection and learn about the artist’s process through studio demonstrations. During the second session the participants will have the opportunity to study works of art from a researcher’s point of view to determine its artist, period, medium, and provenance. Advice on building an art collection and how to care for it will be discussed.

Spinning (522) Instructor: Emily Wohlscheid, Weaving Studio Wednesdays, February 22 - March 29 6:30 – 9 pm/6 weeks Members: $150, Non-Members: $170 Beginners will learn the basics including spinning, plying and setting finished yarns.

Intermediate/advanced will further explore various techniques including boucle, cabled yarns, lock spinning, core spinning, thick and thin yarns, coils, custom blending, long vs. short draw, wire spinning and more! Students may borrow a wheel but need to reserve it at the time of registration. All materials are provided.

Spinning With a Drop Spindle (523) Instructor: Emily Wohlscheid, Weaving Studio Wednesdays, March 1 - March 22 10:30am -1pm/4 weeks Members: $95 Non-Members: $115 Learn how to make your own handspun yarn using a drop spindle! Spindles are a portable, affordable, and accessible method of spinning yarn for knitting, crocheting, weaving, and more. Plying, spindle types, origins, and their purposes will be covered along with an introduction to the spinning wheel and fiber blending. Top whorl spindles are available for students to borrow but must be reserved at registration.

NOTE: All materials provided unless you see [M] at the end of the listing, indicating details available online.

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Beginning Rug Hooking (524) Instructor: Martha Rosenfeld, Studio 4 Tuesdays, January 24 - March 28 6:30 – 9 pm/10 weeks Members: $220, Non-Members: $240 Learn the basics of making hand-hooked rugs using a rug frame and wool fabric. Students will get an overview of basic methods and create a small hooked mat. Color planning, hooking techniques, and finishing will be covered. Bring a tote bag and scissors to the first class; other tools and materials will be provided.

Rug Hooking/Continuing Study (525) Instructor: Martha Rosenfeld, Studio 4 Tuesdays, January 10 - March 28 6:30 – 9 pm/12 weeks Members: $225, Non-Members: $245 Prerequisite: Beginning Rug Hooking or one completed hooked mat.

Work on a hooked rug project of your own choosing with help from the instructor. This class will emphasize creating an original pattern (drawing skills are not required). Tracer fabric and up to a half yard linen foundation are included. You provide your own rug frame, hook, wool, and pattern ideas.

Inkle Weaving (527) Instructor: Nancy Crampton, Weaving Studio Saturday, March 4, 9 am- 5pm Sunday, March 5, 1 – 5pm/Two days Members: $105, Non-Members: $125 Learn to design and weave beautiful bands on simple wooden inkle looms. Bands can be used for straps, handles, dog collars, trim etc. All yarns and use of a loom are provided.

Explorations in Nuno-Felt Surface Design (528) Instructor: Dawn Edwards, Multi-Purpose Classroom Friday & Saturday, February 10 & 11 9 am- 5 pm/Two days Members: $165, Non-Members: $185 Explore surface design to create texture and visual interest in Nuno-Felting. Undyed Merino wool roving will be felted into a sheer woven undyed silk. We will experiment with a variety of nuno-felting surface design techniques, and incorporate several of those elements into one-of-a-kind wearable-art scarf, wall hanging or table runner. This is a great class for feltermakers who want to add new skills to their repertoire or anyone interested in making their own one-of-a-kind fabric yardage. Some physical exertion is required. [M]

Tapestry Weaving (526) Instructor: Nancy Crampton, Weaving Studio Mondays, January 16 & 30, February 6 & 20 1-3:30 pm/4 sessions Members: $95, Non-Members: $115 Students will learn the basic tapestry joins and techniques of shading using different colors of weft threads using an adjustable tension frame loom furnished by the instructor. Several warping styles will be demonstrated and used.

Discussions will include making a cartoon or plan for the tapestry and transferring the design to the warp threads. Students will warp the loom in their chosen warping style and complete a small tapestry.

Finishing techniques, lining the weaving and mounting it will be demonstrated. All yarns for sampler and use of the frame loom are included. Frame looms may be purchased for an additional fee.

LEARN MORE AT KIARTS.ORG/SCHOOL OR CALL (269) 349-7775, EXT. 33101.

SCULPTURE Beginning Welded Steel Sculpture (401) Instructor: Paul Nimz, Studio 1 Tuesdays, January 10 – March 28 6:30 - 9-pm/12 weeks Members: $245, Non-Members $265 Students will be introduced to the equipment and processes for manipulating and joining steel for sculptural applications. Learn to cut, bend, weld and surface to begin realizing our creative vision in steel. Some metal supplied.

Students may need to purchase or collect additional steel.

Intermediate Welded Steel Sculpture (402) Instructor: Karmene Hassell, Studio 1 Mondays, January 9 - March 27 6:30-9 pm /12 weeks Members $245, Non-Members $265 Prerequisite: Beginning Welding Expand on basic welding techniques and metal fabrication skills to create artistic sculptural forms and functional objects. Explore how to introduce mixed media to welded objects. Some steel provided but students will need to supply project-specific material.

Sculpture/ Independent Study (403) Instructor: Rick Butler, Studio 1 Wednesdays, January 11- March 29 6:30-9 pm/12 weeks Members $245, Non-Members $265 Prerequisite: Beginning and intermediate welding or equivalent Independent study is for the self-directed student who is familiar with the operation and safe use of our equipment. Students must provide their own metal materials. Permission of the instructor is required.

Wood Joinery with Hand Tools (404) Instructor: Gerren Young, Studio 1 Thursdays, January12 – March 30 6:30 - 9 pm/12weeks Members: $245, Non-Members: $265 Focus on creating hand cutting strong and attractive joints in wood. Students will learn that once they can lay out a joint accurately and cut to the line, any joint is possible! Learn several variations of dovetail and mortise and tenon joints, bridal joints, lap joints, and more!

Sharpening chisels and using card scrapers will also be covered.

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JEWELRY/METALS Beginning/Intermediate Jewelry Jewelry Studio Tuesdays, January 10 - March 28 Instructor: Holly Northrup (720) 1:15pm-3:45pm/12 weeks Instructor: Emily Wohlscheid (721) 6-8:30pm/12 weeks Members: $240, Non-Members: $260 Through demonstrations and discussions you will become familiar with layout, piercing, filing, texturing, basic roller embossing, soldering, forming, finishing and polishing. With practice you will gain knowledge and confidence in jewelry making skills. Independent studio time will be available. All materials will be provided with additional materials available for purchase.

Intermediate Jewelry (722) Instructor: Linda Kekic, Jewelry Studio Wednesdays, January 18 - March 29 1- 3:30 pm/11 weeks Members: $220, Non-Members: $240 Prerequisite: Beginning Jewelry or equivalent Explore in-depth instruction and techniques using a variety of jewelry making hand tools and larger equipment. Through individual help and demonstrations, you will learn skills in sawing/piercing, hammering, and soldering including bench techniques and bezel, prong and tube settings. Stages of project completion will be addressed from design to finishing/ polishing. Studio time is available. Project materials are provided with additional available for purchase.

Intermediate and Advanced Jewelry (723) Instructor: Kelli Jackson, Jewelry Studio Wednesdays, January 11 - March 29 6:30 - 9pm/12 weeks Members: $240, Non-Members: $260 Prerequisite: Beginning/ Intermediate jewelry or equivalent This course is designed for students with substantial jewelry fabrication experience and will focus on fabrication and finishing skills.

Students will apply comprehensive soldering processes, tighten-up the basic skill set through implementing classic jewelers positioning and handholds, learn basic metallurgy theory and take a detailed look at surface finishing and polishing techniques. Independent studio time is available. Some materials are provided with additional materials available for purchase.

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Introduction to Lapidary Stone Cutting for Cabochons (724) Instructor: Dawn Coeur, Jewelry Studio Mondays, January 9 - February 13 6:30 - 9pm/6 weeks Members: $130 Non-Members: $150 Learn how to cut your own stones to use in your jewelry and metal work designs. Students will be introduced to cutting, grinding and polishing stone slabs into a variety of shapes including calibrated and free form cabochons.

Students with previous lapidary experience can practice and refine their technique.

Chasing (728) Instructor: Lauren Tripp, Jewelry Studio Thursdays, February 23 - March 30 10:30am – 1pm/6 weeks Members: $130 Non-Members: $150 Chasing is a technique of tooling on metal to create a relief that results in an image or design and adds extra dimension and detail to your jewelry and metal work. Learn chasing and other similar embellishing techniques. Tools and materials will be supplied. Independent studio time will be available. Additional materials will be available for purchase.

Designer Cabochons (725) Instructor: Dawn Coeur, Jewelry Studio Mondays, February 20 - March 27 6:30 - 9pm/6 weeks Members: $130 Non-Members: $150 Prerequisite: Intro to Lapidary Stone Cutting or equivalent experience A great class for students who have started honing their skills in lapidary work and are ready for the next level. Students will learn how to cut some new designer-shaped stones from new and interesting material. Independent studio time is available. Most materials are provided with additional materials available for purchase.

Wearable Found Objects (729) Instructor: Cheyenne Sosman, Jewelry Studio Thursdays, February 23 - March 30 6:30-9pm/6 weeks Members: $130 Non-Members: $150 Prerequisite: Beginning Jewelry or equivalent experience Explore the use of mixed media and found objects as an additional aesthetic element in creating one-of-a-kind works of art. Using photographs, bottle caps and broken bits of plastic, you will learn to discover the beauty in everyday objects. Independent studio time will be available. All materials will be provided with additional materials available for purchase.

Raising/ Hammering (726) Instructor: Lauren Tripp, Jewelry Studio Thursdays, January 12 - February 16 10:30am – 1pm/6 weeks Members: $130 Non-Members: $150 Learn how to hammer and form metal into a finished vessel. You will not only achieve a better understanding of the properties of the metal, but also learn valuable metalsmithing skills. This course requires some physical strength and patience, but is very rewarding.

Independent studio time will be available.

All materials will be provided with additional materials available for purchase.

Precious Metal Silver Clay (PMC) (730) Instructor: Linda Kekic, Jewelry Studio Saturday, February 18 10am - 3 pm/One day Members: $85, Non-Members: $105 Prerequisite: Beginning Jewelry or equivalent experience Explore the many possibilities of creating jewelry with Silver Clay. PMC is a clay material that contains fine silver particles. It is molded by hand and fired in a kiln or with a torch.

Learn the basics of working with and firing PMC while completing earrings and a pendant.

All materials are provided with additional materials available for purchase. Please bring a sack lunch.

Nuts and Bolts Jewelry (727) Instructor: Holly Northrup, Jewelry Studio Thursdays, January 12 - February 16 6:30 - 9pm/6 weeks Members $130 Non-Members $150 Prerequisite: Beginning jewelry or equivalent experience Learn how to use everyday objects from their local hardware store to enhance their jewelry designs. Formica samples, acrylic sheet, and PVC pipe will be used as aesthetic elements.

Small brass hinges, nuts, and bolts will be used in a more functional application. Independent studio time will be available. All materials will be provided with additional materials available for purchase.

NOTE: All materials provided unless you see [M] at the end of the listing, indicating details available online.

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FREE FRIDAY LECTURES & DEMOS

Unconventional Powder Coating (731) Instructor: Holly Northrup, Jewelry Studio Saturday & Sunday, March 11 & 12 Noon-4pm/2-day Members: $90, Non-Members: $110 Prerequisite: Beginning Jewelry or equivalent experience.

Learn powder-coating methods that you can do at home. You will learn how to dip, sift, fill and mask your materials for powder coating.

We will review finishing techniques that can be used once the powder coat has been applied.

These alternative powder-coating methods will be easy to use at home once you learn them.

Materials will be provided with additional materials available for purchase.

Powder Coating for Jewelry Instructor: Holly Northrup, Jewelry Studio Friday, February 3 5:30 – 7 pm, FREE Interested in adding some color to your jewelry designs? During this demonstration, Holly will show examples of powder coating and will demonstrate the basics. If you would like to attend, email Holly at jewelrymetalskia@gmail. com to reserve your spot!

Spinner Meditation Ring (732) Instructor: Linda Kekic, Jewelry Studio Saturday, March 18 10am - 3pm/One day Members: $65, Non-Members: $85 Prerequisite: Beginning Jewelry or equivalent experience.

Spinner rings are also called meditation and worry rings - the top ring moves freely over the bottom ring section creating calming energy.

Create a two to four piece copper and brass spinner ring. Hand forge, stamp, add texture and finish the ring. Some soldering experience is preferred. All materials are provided with additional materials available for purchase.

Please bring a sack lunch.

Studio Tool Maintenance and Repair Instructor: Lauren Tripp, Jewelry Studio Friday, March 3 5:30 – 7 pm, FREE If you want them to last a lifetime, even good tools need maintenance. During this free lecture Lauren will talk about and demonstrate the how-to and importance of tool maintenance and repair. If you would like to attend, email Lauren at jewelrymetalskia@ gmail.com

Found Object Jewelry Instructor: Emily Wohlscheid, Jewelry Studio February 17, 2017 5:30-7 pm, FREE We all acquire precious objects on travels, during milestones, or treasures from childhood.

During this free lecture we will take a look at several examples of found objects being used in metalsmithing and Emily will demonstrate ways to incorporate those objects into wearable treasures. If you would like to attend, email Emily at jewelrymetalskia@gmail.com

Denise Lisiecki, Director | Brian Hirt, Ceramics Chair | Mary Whalen, Photography & Digital Media Chair Registration may be done online: kiarts.org; by phone: (269) 349-7775; in person/mailed: KIA, 314 S. Park St., Kalamazoo MI 49007; or by fax: (269) 349-9313.

Payment in full is required, and we accept cash, check, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express. A $30 returned check fee will be charged. If a class is cancelled due to lack of enrollment, a full refund will be given.

Scholarship applications are due by December 6 for Winter term and Spring Art camp and May 9 for Summer term. More scholarship information is available at kiarts.org.

Refunds: A $30 registration fee is withheld from all refunds. An additional $30 is withheld after the first class. No refunds are given the day of second class.

Refunds for classes meeting eight weeks or less will only be given the day of the first class meeting. No refunds for art camps after the first day of camp. Refund requests for one- or two-day workshops and visiting-artist workshops may be made up to one week before the workshop begins or as stated. An additional workshop registration fee may be withheld if noted in the class schedule.

Materials: All materials provided unless you see [M] at the end of the course description. For details, see full course descriptions at kiarts.org/school, or call (269) 349-7775, ext. 3101.

LEARN MORE AT KIARTS.ORG/SCHOOL OR CALL (269) 349-7775, EXT. 33101.

Lockers are available for rental.

Cancellations: In the event of a closing due to weather, the KIA will post information on kiarts.org, WWMT-TV, Facebook, Twitter, and on the KIA’s outgoing phone message at (269) 349-7775. When possible, makeup classes will be scheduled.

School Dismissal Policy If a student’s or visitor’s behavior is deemed to be rude, disruptive or inappropriate, the instructor maintains the right to dismiss the person from the class with a warning. Students suspected of any form of substance abuse, including but not limited to drugs or alcohol, will be removed from the premises, given a warning and not be allowed to return prior to an interview and approval by the Director of the School. In the event of subsequent behavior problems or suspicion of substance abuse, they will be dismissed from the KIA without benefit of class refund or access to further programming. Students found removing KIA property from the bulding will be dismissed.

Photography: The KIA reserves the right to photograph students, student art, and school activities that occur on its premises and use images for promotional purposes.

Changes: The KIA reserves the right to withdraw or change classes, instructors, schedules, or fees.

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WINTER CHILDREN’S CLASSES

All materials provided The term will end with an exhibition of our work at the KIA AGES 3 - 4

GRADES 4 - 6

GRADES K - 5

My First Art Class (100) Instructor: Corinne Satterlee, Studio 2 Fridays, March 3 - 24 10 - 11 am/ 4 weeks Members: $25, Non-Members: $45 (One adult & one child) Additional child: $20 Young children and their favorite grown-up are introduced to the museum and artistic expression in this multi-dimensional class.

Clay, paper, paint, and more will be used in the creative processes introduced in the class.

The Art of Drawing (103) Instructor: Al Harris, Studio 4 Saturdays, January 14 – March 25 9:30 - 11am/11 weeks Members: $155 Non-Members: $175 While continually building on the concept of “seeing” as the most important tool for drawing, this class will explore the elements of drawing through a variety of media. Each class will be devoted to a deeper understanding of drawing techniques..

Spring Break Art Camp Spring break camp is offered in full- and half-day options. Students will be introduced to works of art on view in the galleries, from current exhibitions and the KIA collection, to inspire imagination and creativity to create two- and three-dimensional works of art in the studio. Please send lunch with full day students.

AGES 4 - KINDERGARTEN Artistic Expression (101) Instructor: Corinne Satterlee, Studio 2 Saturdays, February 18 - March 25 9:30 – 11 am/6 weeks Members: $95, Non-Members: $115 Your child’s artistic expression will blossom and grow as they explore clay, paper, paint and more.

GRADES 1 - 3 Meet the Masters (102) Instructor: Candie Waterloo, Studio 2 Saturdays, January 14 – March 25 9:30 - 11am/ 11 weeks Members: $155, Non-Members: $175 Explore the basics of art while learning about famous artists. Each week we will study a different artist and create something in his or her style. Drawing, painting, sculpture and more await you when you meet the masters!

All About Clay (110) Instructor: Kaylon Khorsheed, Studio 7 Saturdays, January 14 – March 25 9:30 - 11am/ 11 weeks Members: $170, Non-Members: $190 Get your hands dirty in this class while creating special works of art in clay. Try your hand at slab construction, coil building, drape molding and more.

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Clay on the Wheel (104) Instructor: Natalie Lagoni, Studio 5 Saturdays, January 14 – March 25 9:30 - 11 am /11 weeks Members: $170, Non-Members: $190 Students will spend time learning to center the clay on the potter’s wheel, open the ball and form bowls, cups and vases. Hand-building techniques will also be pursued. Pieces will be decorated using slips and high and lowfired glazes. Students should wear old clothing to class.

Fun with Photography (105) Instructor: Corinne Satterlee, Multi Purpose Classroom Saturdays, January 14 – February 4 9:30 - 11am/4 weeks Members: $60, Non-Members: $80 In this course we will look at the history of photography through hands-on projects.

Experience sun prints, build pinhole cameras and explore the darkroom and computer while creating well-composed images through the photographic process.

Monday - Friday, April 3 - 7 9 am - 4 pm (080) Members: $250, Non-Members: $270 Half Day 9 am - noon (081) or 1 - 4 pm (082) Members: $150, Non-Members: $170

WINTER TEEN CLASSES

MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL Drawing and Painting (106) Instructor: David Yeider, Studio 6 Saturdays, January 14 – March 25 9 - 11:30 am/11 weeks Members: $230, Non-Members: $250 One-on-one instruction will be provided with an emphasis on exploration of visual culture through drawing and painting mediums and subject matter. Students will be encouraged to create artwork that brings out their unique talent and creativity. The semester will end with an exhibition of our work at the KIA. Photography (107) Instructor: Trevor Grabill, Photography Studio Saturdays, January 14 – March 25 10am - 12:30pm/11 weeks Members: $230, Non-Members: $250 We will look at the entire history of photography though hands-on projects.

Film cameras and one roll of black and white film will be provided. Processing film, as well as printing negatives in a traditional wet darkroom, will be covered. Students may also use their own digital cameras as well as camera phones. Focus on camera functions and composition will be highlighted. The semester will end with an exhibition of our work at the KIA.

Clay on the Wheel (108) Instructor: Sarah Parr, Studio 5 Saturdays, January 14 – March 25 12 - 2:30 pm/11 weeks Members: $235, Non-Members: $255 Students will learn to create vessels on the potter’s wheel through demonstrations of basic skills and a variety of techniques.

Advanced students will explore more complex approaches to throwing vessels. Students may also pursue hand building. Slips and high-and low-fired glazes will be used.

The Art of the Story: Creating Visual Narratives (109) Instructor: Zach Page - Wood, Computer Lab Saturdays, January 14 – March 25 10am - 12:30 pm/11 weeks Members: $235, Non-Members: $255 To tell stories using images, we will look at book illustration, magazine illustration, storyboarding for video production, comic strips, and graphic novels. Students will create and tell their own stories through imagery using a combination of traditional and digital media as well as basic language arts skills. Some of the fundamentals of art and design will be discussed.

LEARN MORE AT KIARTS.ORG/SCHOOL OR CALL (269) 349-7775, EXT. 3101.

3-D Modeling & Printing Workshop (813) Instructor: Kevin Wixson, Computer Lab Thursdays, February 9– March 30 6:30-9 pm/8 weeks Members: $155, Non-Members: $175 New modelers will receive guided introduction to an easy modeling program for their exploration of 3-D printing and modeling.

Continuing modelers will develop their 3-D modeling skills and work independently on 3-D modeling projects in this supervised workshop. Participants will get expert advice and technical assistance, using Blender, TinkerCAD, 123D Design, 123D Sculpt and Meshmixer 3-D modeling programs. 3-D printers are available to participants of this workshop.

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Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Kalamazoo, MI Permit No. 1365

314 South Park Street Kalamazoo MI 49007 269.349.7775 www.kiarts.org

K A L A M A Z O O I N S T I T U T E O F A R T S ’ 4 3 Rd A N N U A L

TO BENEFIT THE KIRK NEWMAN ART SCHOOL

December 1-3, 2016

Friday, December 2 4-8 pm Saturday, December 3 9 am-3 pm MEMBER NIGHT:

Thursday, December 1 5:30-8:30 pm Presenting Sponsor:

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Artists shown: Susan Badger, Chad Bagge, Jerry Harty, Tamara Hirzel, Gretchen Huggett, Linda Kekic, and Martha Rosenfeld. Works shown are representational and may not be available for purchase.